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Both Segments: Marcel Gagne. Cooking With Linux. Food, Wine, and Linux may seem like a strange combination, but combining three passionscan be a wonderful thing. I'm Marcel Gagné. Those of you who read Cooking with Linux, the multi-award-winning column that appeared monthly in Linux Journal magazine for 10 years, likely agree. With the help of my faithful waiter, François, Restaurant Chez Marcel serves up the finest in Linux and open source software paired with exceptional wines. https://www.youtube.com/embed/lAsR6-VJNOQ For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!

Both Segments: Dariush Derakhshani. Computer America Graphics Correspondent. Dariush Derakhshani is an award-winning visual effects supervisor, author, and educator whose work has appeared in The Fantastic Four, Pan's Labyrinth, the South Park TV series, and countless commercials and music videos. An Autodesk Certified Instructor, he teaches 3D animation and is the author of previous editions of Introducing Maya. Dariush is coauthor of the Autodesk 3ds Max series of books.   For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!

First Segment: ExpressVPN. Harold Li ExpressVPN is a leading VPN service provider enabling users worldwide to safely and anonymously browse the web. With 1000+ servers across 94 countries and new servers added each week, ExpressVPN offers a comprehensive reach and provides uncensored access to international websites. The company’s award-winning apps for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Routers, and Linux preserve customer privacy and provide best-in-class internet security. https://www.youtube.com/embed/lNL_mDEZbVU Second Segment: Computer and Technology News. Today's Topics Include: Apple To Add 3D Sensor In Next iPhone FCC To Vote On New Broadcasting Standard FDA Approves New Medical Tracking Pill Firefox Quantum Released Youtube Demonetization of Videos For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!

First Segment: Epson. Haol Yao, Product Manager - Consumer Ink Jet Epson, a leader in home and business printing products, joins us on the program to talk all about their eco-tank systems. How they can improve the yield and capacity of printers.   Second Segment: Computer and Technology News. Today's Topics Include: Alibaba Brings In $25 Billion In A Single Day Lord of The Rings Take To TV Star Wars Battlefront 2 Microtransactions Pirating Sites Go Down Freemium Amazon Video Service And more! For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!

First Segment: Balance Edutainment. Dave Room, Author. Our Mixed Reality/EdTech firm has produced the first-of-its-kind Animated children’s book – Pacha’s Pajamas: A Story Written By Nature, which instantly grabs attention, and makes kids want to read. Hovering our augmented reality app over the illustrations in the book brings them to life with animations featuring celebrities including Cheech Marin, Mos Def, and Cheech Marin. Pacha’s imagination is bigger than the Andes Mountains, homeland of her ancestors. The characters on her PJs come alive in her dreams and join her on a dream adventures in which she learns more about herself.    Second Segment: Computer and Technology News: Today's Topics Include: Facebook Exploits Human Vulnerability Alexa Holds House Party While Owner Is Away Intel Headhunts AMD/Apple Executive First Autonomous Vehicle Crashes First Day Of Service And more! For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!

Both Segments: Sandy Berger. Compukiss.com/Correspondent Sandy Berger joins us on Computer America to talk all things consumer electronics for both segments. Sandy Berger is a consumer electronics expert with many years of experience in the field, giving her unbiased opinion on the products that are available to the masses.   Today’s Topics: Home Automation Round-up: We talk Google and their new Google Home Mini, Amazon with their Echo Plus, and the much anticipated Apple Home Pod. For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!

First Segment: NYC Data Science Academy. Vivian Zhang, Founder/CTO NYC Data Science Academy is an educational, training and career development organization. We grew from the combined expertise and commitment of SupStat Inc., a group of data science and big data professionals. Delivering a wealth of experience in all things data science, we provide rigorous technical and strategic training for highly motivated individuals and corporations. We offer a variety of services including full-time bootcamps, part-time courses, corporate training, consulting, and career services. We are committed to improving the data science community and all of its members.   [embed]https://www.youtube.com/embed/pI-zvNEWnWE[/embed]   Second Segment: Computer and Technology News Today's Topics Include:   Waymo's Services Expand To Public Use Fitbit Chosen As Wearable Of Choice For Public Health Study Fox And Disney, The Combinining AR Pedestrian App Promises Better Navigation $300 Million Ethereum Gets Frozen In Glitch And more! For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!

First Segment: Dyno Equipment. Scott Matthews, President.  "At Dyno Equipment, we believe the most powerful camera you own is the one that you have on you.  That is why our goal is to design user friendly, cinematic style accessories made for the cameras you use most.  Wherever your adventures may take you, we don't want you to be held back by your gear.  We strive to make portable, intuitive, and professional quality camera equipment at a price that you can afford." - About Us   https://www.youtube.com/embed/23FJs3MQ2xo Second Segment: Computer and Technology News   Today's Topics Include: Qualcomm Looking At Merger With Broadcom Intel and AMD Team Up For New Processors Stranger Things 2 Tops The Charts iPhone X Drop Tests Abysmal T-Mobile and Sprint Officially Not Merging And more! For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!

First Segment: Spatialand. David Lee, CSO and COO Spatialand - an L.A. based VR platform and toolset aimed at helping creators easily design and update immersive content destinations, will be able to provide retailers with a new and innovative way of showing their product to businesses and consumers. Using Spatialand’s platform and presentation tools, retailers can easily display products and allow potential buyers to immerse themselves in what will be offered along with any data and statistics.   Second Segment: Computer and Technology News Today's Topics Include: Starcraft 2 Is Going Free To Play iFixIt Tears Down The iPhone X Cockatoos Ravage Australia Major Car Companies Partner For Europe Wide Charging Grid Comcast Asks FCC To Stop Enforcing Net Neutrality For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!

First Segment: Minds.com. Bill Ottman, CEO Bill created Minds, an open-source, community-owned social network that rewards users for engagement with revenue — including digital currency — that can be exchanged for more content views. Bill would love to discuss how your listeners can reap the financial rewards of creating meaningful content or being active users.   Second Segment: Computer and Technology News Today's Topics Include: Fake Meat Millennials FCC Zombies Gather Support HTC Adds Dual Camera To New Phone Oprah Coming To Alexa To Help People Shop And more! For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!

Both Segments: Techguy.org. Mike Cermak, Owner/Operator Yes, really! Computer help is provided by volunteers and the site is paid for by sponsors and donations.  There is no cost to you. Tech Support Guy has been seen on the Today Show and BBC. Post your question any time!  Someone may reply with a suggestion within a few minutes or a few hours, depending on your specific question and the number of volunteers online at the moment. Tech Support Guy has been around for nearly 20 years and has over 700,000 registered users. https://www.youtube.com/embed/n-UmchW-k5E Today's Topics Include: Disney Asks for 65% ticket sales and mandatory 4 Week run in it's largest Theatres https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/11/disney-makes-a-bigger-ask-of-theaters-than-ever-before-with-the-last-jedi/   Microsoft Hololens Certified As Safety Glasses (Further proof Microsoft is not focused on consumer for AR any time soon) https://www.engadget.com/2017/11/01/microsoft-hololens-hard-hat-european-expansion/   Amazon AR Shopping For Household Items, Might be useful? https://www.engadget.com/2017/11/01/amazon-ar-view-shopping/

First Segment: Oxford Solutions. Richard White, Managing Director Cybersecurity is everyone’s issue. You don’t have to be in the headlines to be impacted. Any company can be a target and many times the reputational impact to a mid-size business can be greater. Oxford Solutions helps mid-sized businesses identify and secure critical assets to reduce risk.   Second Segment: Computer and Technology News Today's Topics include: Best Buy Stops Selling Full Priced iPhone 8/X Google Docs Spooky Disappearing Verizon Has Recommendations For FCC Razer Phone, And What We Know Realistic Fake Celebrity Faces And More! For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com! 

Both Segments: Computer and Technology News Computer America covers the latest and greatest tech news that you need to know about. https://www.youtube.com/embed/pYXZQqAMQR8 Tune in for stories such as: Company Adds BlockChain To Their Name, Grows 394% Early Tech History Snuffed Out For HP Microsoft Discontinuing Outlook Premiere, Rolling Features Into Office 365 Stanford University Shows Accelerator Embedded In Chips Amazon Changing Seller Fees To Perk Up Grocery Offerings iPhone X Engineer Terminated After Daughter Breaks NDA And more! For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!

Both Segments: Popzara. Nathan Evans, Managing Editor, Co-Host of Safe Spaces Loud, brash, and thoroughly verbose, the other half of the Safe Spaces hosting duties lay with a veteran editor constantly fighting the good fight against cynicism and disenchantment. As the managing editor at pop-culture skewing Popzara.com he does his damnedest to keep asinine politics from mucking up the works, a battle that rages on. Whether its print, online, podcast, or radio he’s gone head-to-head with politicians, CEOs, cartoonists, developers, and anyone else on the path to journalistic purity.   Today's Topics Include: Microsoft ceases production of the Kinect Amazon Key is a new service that lets couriers unlock your front door Rotten Tomatoes' Facebook show gives you weekly movie advice Saudi Arabia ripped after granting citizenship to robot Patreon is adding support for WordPress, Slack, and other platforms For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!

Both Segments: Scott Schober. President/CEO Berkeley Varitronics Inc. Cyberwarfare has become a very real part of our business, our government, our technology and our culture. We’ve seen terms like hacking, cyber-security and DDoS explode into our popular vernacular and for good reason. Real cyber-attacks have increased exponentially in the past 12 months and the growing fear of them has gone off the charts. Still, many of us do not incorporate simple, best practices when it comes to things like creating passwords and engaging with social media. https://www.youtube.com/embed/S9UdjxOFWB8 For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!