Wireless Wednesday for 8/29/13: With Mitch Evans - All About LinkedIn

 Rick and Mitch talk about LinkedIn today.

listen to ‘Wireless Wednesday for 8/28/13 on 92.9 The Game Part 1’ on Audioboo

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* TOPICS -   U.S. Open tennis is underway and we take a look at LinkedIn today. - and the App of the Week

LinkedIn: A social media platform for professionals

225 million+ members | Manage your professional identity. Build and engage with your professional network. Access knowledge, insights and opportunities.
You need to have a LinkedIn account!


1. * LinkedIn news - 14-Year-Olds Can Join LinkedIn, Size Up Colleges

LinkedIn has lowered the minimum age for users to 14.
Should your 14-year old have a LinkedIn account?
As of Sept. 12, the age-18 minimum for LinkedIn membership will disappear. Being 14 will be sufficient in the U.S. and Canada.
LinkedIn’s new initiative centers on specially designed pages for universities. Late last week, LinkedIn’s higher education evangelist, John Hill, offered previews of new LinkedIn pages for Carnegie-Mellon and New York University. In addition to all the usual fare — such as campus news, photos and financial-aid facts — LinkedIn will provide lots of unique data about alumni career paths, as well some help in reaching out to individual graduates.
LinkedIn's thought is to try and make money off colleges and universites


2.   Get the LinkedIn app for your phone, iPad, etc

A great app  upgraded with faster search
Faster search, easier  to find other people

3.  LinkedIn Redesigns Group Pages

The "groups" section of LinkedIn is one of the most popular area.
The redesign is part of LinkedIn's continued efforts to make the site "easier and simpler to use," according to a press release. It also puts more emphasis on user content, making it easier to determine who has commented on a Group post or follow a conversation in the comments thread. Group moderators will also be able to customize the Group's image at the top of the page.


4.   Some LinkedIn Tips

a.  Optimize your LinkedIn profile
Update your profile image. Upload a head shot if you haven’t already. It doesn’t need to be professionally photographed, but it should be clear and appropriate for your industry.

b.   The Experience Section
Edit experience section. Don’t simply cut and paste from your resume. Be sure to list not only your job responsibilities but also your notable accomplishments and good client results at each job.

C.  Complete other sections
Complete other relevant sections. After completing the basic experience section, LinkedIn will allow you to add education, honors and awards, certifications, volunteer experience, LinkedIn groups you’ve joined. You can even upload professional presentations or portfolios.

D. Look at your LinkedIn profile and determine if you would hire yourself



App of the Week   - U.S. Open Tennis App - Free

The app for the 2013 US Open Tennis Championships, developed by IBM with special features from American Express and Esurance. Follow the action LIVE during the Open, August 26 to September 9, 2013.

Key Features:

Timeline
Completely redesigned homepage allows fans to view a chronological timeline of news, photos, videos, tweets and Trending Topics throughout the tournament.

Scores
LIVE exclusive point-by-point scoring updates and completed match results during the US Open.

Video
LIVE streaming video during Labor Day and Finals Weekends, and on-demand video highlights, press conferences, analysis and more throughout the tournament.

US Open TrendCast – American Express Special Feature * Social Media*
Follow the US Open’s hottest social trends like never before with the top five topics on our Heat Index fan can join in all across the globe on the latest trending conversation.

News
Latest news updates from on and off the court throughout the tournament.
USOpen.org Radio - American Express Special Feature
LIVE streaming ball-by-ball radio coverage featuring Courtside Q&A — a live, interactive Q&A with match commentators featuring user-submitted questions via Twitter.

Schedule of Play
Keep track of when and where all the matches are throughout the day.

Draws
Follow your favorite players and of all the great match-ups.

Photos
Stunning photo coverage during the US Open.

Social
Stay connected to the US Open via Facebook, Twitter, Google+, foursquare, YouTube, and Instagram.

Visiting the Open
A fan's guide to the US Open, featuring an interactive map of the grounds, Esurance Top 10 things to do at the Open and other great spectator info.

Push Alerts
Get breaking news and player updates as the action happens.

NOTE: When you are on the grounds of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, be sure to use the "2013 US Open Fans" free WiFi Network

Wireless Wednesday for 8/21/13: With Mitch Evans - Gadgets For the Dorm Room

A lot of fun and laughs this week.

Gadgets for the college kid moving into a dorm room or small apartment - and the App of the Week

Students all over the country are moving into their dorm rooms or small apartments this week.  Here are some tech gadgets for those looking to save space in their dorm or apt.

Have a listen to all three parts

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1.    Dyson Bladeless Fan   www.dyson.com
Every student needs to bring along a fan.

10 inch table fan generates a constant flow of smooth air for personal cooling. It uses Air Multiplier™ technology to draw in and amplify air 15 times. There are no fast-spinning blades, so AM01 is safe and easy to clean. Airflow is fully adjustable, and there’s oscillation and touch tilt

2.   Sonic Bomb Alarm Clock ($40)

Worried about missing early classes? With humongous sound and a vibrating bed-shaker device, this "Sonic Bomb" will wake you (and your roommate) up on time, guaranteed, no mater how hungover or tired you are.
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW9IQou5xkA

3.  Satechi Smart LED Desk Lamp ($99)

When you pull an all-nighter because procrastinating seemed like a good idea at the time, a dependable desk lamp is a necessity. This one from Satechi has a built-in USB charger, dimmer touch controls and a long-lasting LED bulb, plus a timer so -- even if you fall asleep in your textbook -- you'll at least save energy.

4  Sticky Door Mat  $50-60

These unique mats are now available to protect many types of carpeted or hard surface floors in the home. Tracked in dirt on the shoes of family members or guests will no longer be a problem. Floors will stay cleaner and you won't have to say, “please wipe your feet” or “please take off your shoes”.
Sticky Mats come in different sizes and shapes, colors and designs.
With a Sticky Mat at the doorway, the dirt and grime gets automatically stuck to the mat. Kids love to see the footprints magically left behind on the mat
 

5  iShower    www.ishowerinc.com   $99

Bring Your Music in the Shower, Poolside, Beach, Spa or Backyard –
Soak in the Sound & Lather Up with Your Favorite Artist
 
Don’t Damage your Phone -- Keep Your Device Safe & Dry Away from the Water –
iShower Speaker is Compatible to 200 Feet with Any Bluetooth Audio-Streaming Phone, Tablet or Computer - Including iPad, iPhone, iPod & Android
    Play/pause/forward/rewind & volume functions.

•         200-foot range -- leave your device anywhere in your home, away from potential water damage.

•         15 hours of streaming audio on 3 AA batteries (included).

•         Water resistant.

•         Clock time display.

•         Easy installation with “Grab-n-Go” mount (no tools needed).

•         Detaches, easy to use on the go
 



App of the Week   - For the Fantasy Football Geeks

Fantasy Alarm - Free for both iOS and Android

For Fanatsy Football players - this app keep you up to the minute on injuries

NFL players take a beating on the field every Sunday, then do their best to recover over the course of the week before doing it all again. Bump, bruises, and even serious injuries are bound to occur over the course of a season. All of that is to be expected, but what fantasy football owners almost never expect is the game time scratch. This is an occurrence that has put an end to more than a few teams’ weeks before they even began. FantasyAlarm will make sure you don’t fall victim to the sudden roster changes by alerting you when a player on your fantasy team goes down with an injury or is deactivated before kickoff, giving you just enough time to make a quick adjustment that might save your week.


 

Wireless Wednesday for 8/14/13: With Mitch Evans - Gadgets that Multi-task

Rick and Mitch talk about gadgets that multi-task this week and an app that allows you to easily rent a car.

Have a listen:

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* TOPICS - Multi-tasking Gadgets - Gadgets that serve more than one purpose
-Rick is in Cincinnati this week at the Western & Southen Open Tennis Tournament - Federer, Djokovic, Nadal and Murray are all in Cincy

- He's always multi-tasking - so let's talk multi-tasking
We all want to get our money's worth out of our gadgets, so sometimes they can do us proud and serve more than one use...

1.    West Bend 4-Slot Egg-and-Muffin Toaster   $59.00

    Four slice toaster, with egg cooker and meat warmer, 1800-watt, cetl listed
    Defrost function for defrosting breads, bagels and croissants
    Light to dark control setting for toasting preferences
    Egg cooker tray to scramble or poach eggs, basket to soft or hard boil up to 8 eggs
    Meat tray to warm pre-cooked meat, fruit or vegetables
 


2.  PHILIPS COOLING PAD

Cooling pads can be clunky platforms that protect your knees from the heat generated by laptops. In addition to this, the Philips Notebook cushion speaker pumps up the volume of the notebook (of course, it uses up a USB connection too). The Notebook sleeve, on the other hand, protects against heat and doubles up as a useful protective cover for carrying the machine.
 

3.  Zumreed X2 Hybrid headphone

Zumreed X2 Hybrid headphone
Available abroad, this is a headphone that bundles up as a speaker. This noise cancellation headphone has a switch that, when turned on, transforms the outer ear cups of the headphones into speakers. The ear cups can be rotated and the headphone can be placed on a flat surface while in the speaker mode. For using it as the speaker, you need to charge it using a USB cable. A one-hour charge gives it enough juice for four hours of music playback.

 
4  ECLIPSE case by  ElementCase.com

A great protective case, but with a bonus.
Designed with a unique resonant audio technology – Sound Boost System (SBS) – to channel sound from the phone’s rear-facing speaker around to the front, these impact-resistant, carbon-fiber laden cases offer superior protection and multimedia enjoyment.


5.  Blue Microphones Mikey Digital

Why We Like It: Plug this award-winning mic into your iPhone, Touch, or iPad to transform it into a versatile mobile recording rig. Back on campus, you might use it to capture lectures, interviews, or your own personal voice memos. But out and about, it's great for capturing CD-quality stereo music, whether it be a bar band or full blown concert. Plus, it's the world's only mobile mic with both a 30-pin Apple connector and a multi-source auxiliary input, so you can plug your guitar (or any device with a line out) right into it. And since it rotates 230 degrees, it's also great for recording quality audio with whatever video you're capturing on the go with pretty much any i-thing.
How Much: $100

 
App of the Week 

The new National Car Rental app  - Free

Makes renting a car so much easier
To make your rental experience even better, the National app has these features:

• Make, modify and cancel reservations.
• Find and map pickup and drop-off locations.
• See specials and deals that can be booked right from the app.
• Access roadside assistance and customer service.

Become an Emerald Club® member and get even more powerful app features and benefits:

• Track your past, current and future itineraries.
• Monitor and redeem your Free Rental Days.
• Manage your Emerald Club profile.

Travel with the new National app and put speed and choice in the palm of your hand. It’s available for download today!

 

Wireless Wednesday for 8/7/13: With Mitch Evans - Back to School Gadgets

Have you noticed parents with big smiles on their faces? It's because their kids are heading back to school.

Mitch and I talk about it this week.

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-Back to School gadgets
Some of the sames ones I brought on CBS Better Mornings Atlanta last week

1.   PlanOn ScanStick - A full desktop scanner that looks like a pen.  
www.planon.com

The Planon ScanStik is the most compact, sleek design, full page color scanner available.   $159.99
It has a MicroSD memory slot, when loaded can store 1000's images at 300-600dpi resolution in color or black and white. Scanning a page takes just 4 seconds. When you get back to the computer, plug it into the USB to transfer images and at the same time it recharges it's battery. Never worry about needing new batteries and also better for the environment.
 

2.  iGear Slim Tough iPad Case - Protect your iPad to the max

www.igearunlimited.com

The case school systems use to protect their iPads and tablets. Slim design, built in kickstand, durable and low cost.  You can drop it from 20 feet, scratch proof, ultimate protection for your iPad
Also has a nice kickstand
 $79.99




3.  Book Sox - High Tech Book Covers - cost under $10

    From the makers of the Original Book Sox
    For use with Hard-Covered Books
    Perfect for Textbooks, Novels, Dictionaries and more
    Protects. Reusable. Washable
    Jumbo Fits Books 8" x 10" and Larger
They come in cool designs
Original Book Sox are the "original" stretchable fabric book cover that stretches over hard-covered books with ease. Perfect for textbooks, novels, dictionaries, encyclopedias and more.
 


4.  Masterlock Password Plus Lock

Every student with a locker needs a combination lock. This one has letters and numbers.
Easy to read black on white letters/numbers
Set-your-own 3-letter/1-digit combination for thousands of combination options
 
5.  The Cookoo Watch
$129.99

www.cookoowatch.com
A Bluetooth smartwatch that does many things when you pair it with your iPhone or iPad.  Alerts you when you have an email, text message or Facebook message.  Will also alert you when you are separated from your phone.  You can check in on Facebook by pressing a button on the watch.  Remote phototaking and music playing
 

App of the Week:

Bill Nye the Science Guy app - Free

For decades, Bill Nye has been teaching science to kids.
Not this app is a great learning tool.
Bill Nye The Science Guy® 20th Anniversary App—of Science! Science rules, especially when you grab a seat at The Science Guy's desk and help yourself to heaping handfuls of science. Just scan your thumb to gain entrance to Nye Labs, the most amazing, scientifically fascinating place on Earth

 

Wireless Wednesday (Monday) for 7/25/13: With Mitch Evans - Tennis and BB&T Atlanta Open

Rick and Mitch talk about the BB&T Atlanta Open that is going on this week at Atlantic Station and they also talk about technology in tennis.

Have a listen to all three parts:

listen to ‘Wireless Wednesday for 7/24/13 on 92.9 The Game Part 1’ on Audioboo

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Show Notes:

Tennis action is served up this week in Atlanta as the BB&T Atlanta Open is underway.  And the App of the Week!

Come out and see the stars of tennis - John Isner, Mardy Fish, Lleyton Hewitt
www.bbtatlantaopen.com

*Tennis Technology*

1. Hawk-Eye - Technology

Tennis' instant replay challenges.  Very accurate.
Players get 3 challenges per set -  Additional challenges if they are right
Replays are shown on big video screens on the court  and fans get into it

2.  Racquets

Not sure how much more racquets can change, but they have.
They continue to get lighter.  
Wilson is making an effort use fewer cross strings - that equals more spin.
So far the results have been positive.


3.  Strings

Big changes have occured in strings over the last 5-7 years.  String technology has evolved more than anything.

It has changed in the past decade because strings made of polyester blends can create more topspin, allowing players to swing harder, keep the ball in the court and extend rallies.

“For every 100 r.p.m.’s of topspin you can put on the ball, you can reduce the flight distance by 6 to 12 inches,”
The game has changes and the pro have all gone to the new strings.

4.  Wilson's High Tech Innovation Center in Chicago

The Innovation Center, a nondescript one-story brick building located a few blocks from O’Hare Airport, houses the gadgets and gizmos, and the brainpower that develops Wilson’s rackets. This year, the Innovation Center added a Doppler radar device called the TrackMan, which was connected to a small practice court to measure the speed, flight pattern and revolutions per minute of a ball when struck by a player. The tests confirmed that the string pattern was the key variable affecting spin, with other tweaks to the racket frame necessary to fully enhance the effect.

5.  For those Going to BB&T Atlanta Open

Check out the website at  www.bbtatlantaopen.com
Follow BB&T Atlanta Open on Facebook and Twitter

BB&T Atlanta Open Text Club - TEXT: ATLANTA to 25973
Joining the Atlanta Text Club not only allows you to stay updated on the tournament, but provides interactive activities while at the tournament. These include trivia, polls, voting and song requests. Joining the Text Club also give you the opportunity to receive a free seat upgrade.

App of the week:  ATP/WTA App  -  Free for iOS or Android

 
Keep up to the minute with all the professioanl tennis scores with this app.  Draws, stats and scores for all the big tournaments and smaller Challenger events