Tech Bytes Radio on 98.9 WGUF Naples, Florida

Tech Bytes Radio Air Date 1/23/10

Our guest today is Rick Perry from Elektrosign. see www.elektrosign.com for details on them but feel free to contact me for solutions for your business. Digital Signage has been around for years (think Time/Temp at banks) but has advanced exponentially in the past few years. Still more growth can be expected in the coming years. Digital Signage starts at the entry level with photo frames using manual updates with cards to Firm Frames, Firm Players, and Firm Web – uses for each type of product – price ranges based on size, server costs and fees for updates

www.elektrosign.com Elektrosign

www.DSE2010.com Digital Signage Expo in Vegas Feb 23-25, 2010

www.digitalsignageweekly.com Digital Signage Weekly

www.digitalsignageassociation.org Digital Signage Association

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Tech Bytes Radio Air Date 1/16/10

Our guest today is Kim Pemberton from the Ferrari Club. Since the Mercato Car Cruise was rescheduled for today we planned on talking about some cool automotive technology… Sadly, on Tuesday an earthquake shattered Haiti. Since many of our local residents touched or affected by this, we did focus on letting you know how you can help today. Proceeds from todays event benefit the Special Needs Children’s Fund for the Eden Florida School for Autistic Children and Hope For Haiti.

Anyone that donates $10 or more at Byte Shop is eligible for one hour of FREE TRAINING in your choice of topics. Also, if you mention Tech Bytes Radio when you come into Byte Shop Style in the Mercato at Vanderbilt and 41 you can get a free diagnostic exam on your computer today only! Other Mercato Shops and Restaurants are giving discounts and freebies as well. See the list at the bottom of this post.

Hope For Haiti If you are not in the SW Florida area, contact Hope for Haiti here. If you live here you can donate money or items at any Byte Shop location, most Mercato stores and restaurants or at any 5/3 Bank you can donate money to the Hope for Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund.

Contact Frank Garbarino at Eden Florida School for Autistic Children frank.garbarino@edenservices.org.

Byte Shop Style at The Mercato Shops
239-325-2121
9118 Strada Place Unit 8105
Naples, FL 34108

Automotive Technology you can use!

Five Cool Car Gadgets Everyone Should Have

AiDA – the robotic friend The Affective Intelligent Agent Driving (AIDA) will inform you about the best route home and based on traffic reports, it will tell you when to fuel and even suggests places to visit.

Anti sleep – SmartCap Here is a hi-tech cap (SmartCap), equipped with sensors to monitor the brain. When it detects a specific activity of fatigue, the processor sends signals to a display terminal, which will alert the driver.
I’m still not sure I trust any driver that relies on a device instead of common sense… but here you go!

Express Yourself As the author of this article states “I’m not sure if i’m going to be hated or loved for this..” BUT… I am tempted to get this device! ” Call it an express-yourself-gadget ? The guys behind this project did a fantastic job in helping drivers express themselves. How many times do you curse behind the wheel ? Oops, i shouldn’t of asked that. Let me try again : How do you express anger ? Or frustration ? Or a simple “thank you” ? Everyday maybe ? This gadget eases the process. With a click of a button you can address to the driver behind you with messages like “PhaT ! Thank you”, “Sorry homey”, “Chill out homey” or my personal favourite “Whatever”…. Hey I think it will get a laugh MUCH faster than a finger! You decide what finger I mean! ;-D

Time Travel and the Flex Capacitor 54th Birthday (sort of) This one is for my brother Matt… His all time favorite movie series! I’m just disappointed we haven’t conquered Time Travel yet. I’m pretty sure I have hit the 88 mph mark before and I still haven’t Time Traveled!

100 Years of Failure… 10 Technologies we were promised but never got … at least in the mainstream. I don’t agree with this entire list because we do have a few options today… just not mainstream yet.

Car Gifts too dangerous to actually use while driving Don’t drive while playing with gadgets – this includes DON’T text and drive!!!

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Tech Bytes Radio Air Date 1/09/10

In recognition of the New Year we dedicated this show to new technology, CES and New Year’s Resolutions for your computer.

International CES January 7th – 10th, 2010 Check out all the new technology at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). This includes Computing, TV, Audio, Automotive… pretty much anything that plugs in and is consumer oriented. Keynote speeches and exhibitors are showcased here. SOMEDAY I hope to attend in person instead of just following the event online!

Gizmodo.com Gizmodo is where you can find cool gadgets in almost any category of technology!

Howtogeek.com HowToGeek.com has tons of great tips for you to use on your computer.

The Master List of New Windows 7 Shortcuts You can be more productive when you use keyboard shortcuts to navigate your computer. This list is a great start to get you going on your Windows 7 computer!

The Best Windows Tweaks that STILL work in Windows 7 Here are some great ways to tweak your computer. If you are a beginner, use caution or ask Byte Shop to help you.

Ten things you MUST do with your new Windows 7 PC! OK… so it isn’t a RULE… but a great rule of thumb to check out these tips after you get a new Windows 7 PC.

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Due to the holiday weekend, I am playing a repeat show to enjoy time with my family. In the spirit of the holidays I have found some posts about Christmas that I found interesting.

Enjoy!

Christmas on Snopes

Birth of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Festive Christmas Superstitions

Santa’s Postal Code in Canada – H0H0H0

2009 Best Christmas Decoration
Blog about the “Hung Man” mentioned in Snopes above

Christmas Light Display set to music