Blurring The Lines Podcast

Episode 25 – Business Phones Today

Adam and Peter discuss the topic Voice Over IP and try to shed light on the daunting task of choosing the right phones for your business. Keepass http://keepass.info/

Episode 24 – Livin’ the Vida Ubuntu

Peter and Adam invite Ken Scott to speak about Ubuntu and how he has converted his whole family to the alternative OS lifestyle.  Warning to the technically challenged:  There is a lot of technobabble in this episode, but the guys have a great time. Ubuntu Distribution http://www.ubuntu.com/ Mint Distribution https://www.linuxmint.com/

Episode 23 – Beer Brewing #2

As Peter is leveling up to Beer Meister, he and Adam discuss his progress.  Adam has been watching too many episodes of the Xfiles and has a conspiracy theory of his own.

Episode 22 – The Hard Knocks of Business

Regarding the lightbulb, Thomas Edison is paraphrased as saying, “I have not failed.  I have simply found 10,000 possibilities that do not work”.  Peter and Adam share in ways that they have failed in business, but not quit.

Episode 21 – IT Horror Stories

Halloween is right around the corner.  Peter and Adam share horror stories from the IT front.  The Nifty of the week is the Kanex keyboard. Kanex Keyboards https://www.kanex.com/category/keyboards

Episode 20 – Insomnia and Fitness Trackers

Peter and Adam talk about Insomnia which leads to Fitness Trackers and how life is now quantified by the number of steps taken. Microsoft Band https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-band/en-us Fit Bit Charge HR https://www.fitbit.com/chargehr

Episode 19 – You do not get a biscuit

Peter and Adam sit and quarterback from the IT Armchairs regarding Delta Airlines data center fire.  They also discuss that the Amazon Kindle Unlimited and Dash services are quite nifty. Delta Data Center Fire: http://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2016-08-11/delta-computer-outage-included-small-fire-at-data-center Kindle Website http://www.kindle.com  

Episode 18 – Don’t Let Hackers Get the Best of Your Business

Peter and Adam join Tim Richter in a roundtable discussion concerning ransomware.  The guys discuss how business owners should be protecting their computer infrastructure. This a collaborative follow up to Peter’s white paper 10 Critical Steps to Survive a Ransomware attack.  Not a bad webinar considering that the rest of the time Tim and Peter […]

Episode 17 – What am I paying you for??

In this episode Adam and Peter shed light on the elusive IT Services billing.

Episode 16 – The Battle Wages On…. Apple VS Windows

In this episode Adam and Peter are not trying dissuade you from your favorite operating system.  They discuss the pros and cons of both the Windows and Apple platforms.