Adventures with Google Wallet. Why your iPad is Wonky.

Listen in on a full hour of live calls about personal technology and the problems it causes. We discuss Apple Pay and Phil's adventures with Google Wallet. We take calls on new iPads, iMap email problems, iPhone syncing, Minecraft, upgrading to an iPhone 6, why is my iPad wonky, storing photos online, the perils of a suspended Google account, backing up and more. This show originally aired on the ETV Public Radio network in South Carolina.

Should I buy now or wait for the next generation of smartphone?

This is a show from our archives...and one of our favorites. We talk about the buy versus wait decision for any new technology and then answer questions on how to make your internet experience faster. We tell you what you need to know about using a 4G LTE WiFi hotspot. Is it worth upgrading your Mac? Also, how do you pick a tablet? Plus we discourage a caller from having us in her home. Really. You don't want that. Do you?

What If You Could Engage Your Community?

What If You Could Engage Your Community?

I recently got a chance on YourDay to sit down with Adam Gautsch and talk about the birth of WhatIfGreenville, WhatIfAnderson, and now the tool that any community can use to engage it's stakeholders. We learn that the wisdom of the crowd can be brought to bear on many community problems and you are likely to learn a great deal more along the way.

The easiest way to video conference an iPad with Android plus your calls

Join me, Phil Yanov and Eric Rodgers in a live and lively discussion of computers, cameras and all the other electronic and digital technology in our lives. We talk about Amazon Prime Music, how to use Google Hangouts to video conference between Android and iPads, how to pick between tablets, and editing video on an iPad.

Live Radio - How do I keep my online self safe? Is this Mac worth fixing? We take your calls

 

 In this show we talk to callers about:

• Why we like rugged phones
• When do you fix your Mac? (or buy a new one.)
• Should I buy a Roku or Apple TV or something else?
• How to keep your online self safe.
• A cool virtual globe.

 

Your Day Technology Show 2012-07-12 (Video)

We've moved to Thursdays! We are now live the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month with various pre-recorded segments in between.  That is to say we are live on the radio and streaming.  This is another of our Google hangout experiments. This is the whole show including the off-air calls from July 12, 2012.

What happens at an Intensive Journal Workshop? (audio)

Intensive Journal workshops involve a series of writing exercises aimed at self development. Over a series of days participants write about themselves, their thoughts, friends, family, and conversations in a way that creates breakthrough experiences. Over 175,000 participants, from all walks of life attend these workshops since 1966, looking to gain insights about their relationships, career, health and goals. I had the opportunity to talk Jon Progoff, head of the Dialogue House and son of founder Ira Progoff, Ph. D. about the workshops, the Intensive Journal method, and what people get out of attending.

This interview first appeared on Your Day, which is heard on the ETVRadio network of stations.

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An Intensive Journal Introductory Workshop will be held in Clemson, SC on October 28-29, 2011. (This is a new date.)


Your Day airs at noon Monday through Thursday on the NPR stations across South Carolina.

Some basic talk about 4G LTE (video)

It turns out some people are still a bit confused about 4G. They don't even know if they have it or not. In an attempt to dispel a couple of myths and get the listeners of the Your Day radio show a basic introduction, I sat down and talked to the folks at Verizon Wireless.

A visit to the Immedion data center (Video)

Our October Your Day radio program included a technology road show where I went out and visited a couple of tech companies and did some interviews. The segments appeared on ETVRadio (South Carolina's NPR stations) and also on the Your Day website as video. This piece was from my visit to South Carolina based data center service provider Immedion.

Audio: Interview with John Warner - What is Innomobility 2011?

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John Warner, the creator of Innoventure, has something new up his sleeve. In a few days he will unveil Innomobility, the mobility brother of Innoventure. It's a conference with a global reach that's going to pull in automotive and mobility executives from across the country to present and connect with opportunities and business models in automotive, materials, and information technology. I interviewed John for Your Day and he talked about the presenters and opportunities he hopes will come out of this new conference.

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October 18-19, 2011
more info: Innomobility.com

Your Day airs at noon Monday through Thursday on the NPR stations across South Carolina.

Audio: Adding Windows features to your Mac, your calls.

On the third Wednesday of every month we do a live call in show taking your technology questions. This episode, first aired on August 17, 2011. We start our talking about Lion, the new Mac OS, but the bulk of this show, as always is the improv we do when we take your calls.  You never know what we're going to be asked, or what we might say.

In this show:

• How to be your own computer detective.
• I'd rather be lucky than stupid.
• Should you leave your computer on at night?
• Do computers dream during hibernation?
• We solve domestic disputes.
• What can keep you from making a recovery disk?
• How do you keep your Macbook from overheating?
• Should you use anti-virus software on your Mac?
• What you might think abut before giving up your PC for a Mac.
• How to pair a bluetooth headset with a new cell phone.
• How solid state hard drives make your computer boot faster.
• Can solid state drives be compromised?
• My laptop is turning itself off! Help!
• Why do laptops overheat?
• Why do cats hate computers?
• Why do I run out of Virtual Memory?
• Voodoo may be our answer to your computer problem.
• Are the "affordable options" for smartphone service worth trying?
• and some bonus calls that were never heard on the air!

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Your Day airs at noon Monday through Thursday on the NPR stations across South Carolina.

Audio: Netflix rebate, Your Calls, Avoid having your phone hacked

On the third Wednesday of every month we do a live call in show taking your technology questions. This episode, first aired on July 20, 2011. We start out with a riff on the Netflix troubles and eventually give some advice on how to secure yourself against phone hacking.

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Your Day airs at noon Monday through Thursday on the NPR stations across South Carolina.

Audio: Trashing your computer is about to become a crime

On the third Wednesday of every month we do a live call in show taking your technology questions. This episode, first aired on May 18, 2011. We open with a chat about the new South Carolina law that will require you recycle your electronics rather than putting them in the landfill.

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Your Day airs at noon Monday through Thursday on the NPR stations across South Carolina.

Radio: The iPhone is coming to Verizon!

On the third Wednesday of every month we do a live call in show taking your technology questions. This episode, first aired on January 19, 2011, opens with a discussion of Verizon's announcement that the iPhone is coming to their network. Do you run out and get it the first day? What features will it bring? We then take listener calls. We end up giving advice on how to record family history with digital recorders, how to move your photos from one computer to another, and talk about why you probably still want a GPS in your car even if you have a smart phone. We talk about why we still love the Kindle and lots more...

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Your Day airs at noon Monday through Thursday on the NPR stations across South Carolina.

Radio: Best of the Unheard Calls - 2010

On the third Wednesday of every month we do a live call in show taking your technology questions.  This episode, first aired on 29 December 2010, features some great calls that had not been aired previously because we had run out of time during the live show.

Robots, Creativity, Phil Yanov, and Poached Pears -- all in just one hour

Seems like today would be an especially good day to listen to Your Day, and not just because I'm on there. You've got Robots, a segment on creativity, my comments on Evernote, and then a recipe that sounds absolutely delicious.

You can listen live or on the web at noon.

THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2009

FIRST Foundation Palmetto Regional Robotics Competition. Donna London, director of the Jim Self Center on the Future talks with State Superintendent of Education Dr. Jim Rex and SC State Rep. Dwight Loftis of District 19 about the significance of the recent Palmetto Regional Robotics Competition held at Clemson University.

Creative people in business and industry. Dr. Kathy Kegley, a researcher and business consultant on creativity with Synchlora LLC, talks with Dr. Bruce Yandle, Clemson University Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics and author of the quarterly newsletter, The Economic Situation Report.

Evernote remembers all. Eric Rodgers learns about the outboard memory provided by Evernote from blogger Phil Yanov, President of the GSA Technology Council and Thinkhammer.

Port Wine Poached Pears with Figs and Ice Cream. Abbeville County Extension agent Rhonda Matthews visits the kitchen of Aramark Executive Chef Christian Thormose of Seasons by the Lake restaurant located at the Madren Conference Center in Clemson, SC.

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Live at noon today and taking tech calls (webstream available)

Eric Rodgers and I will host a live call-in show today at noon on most of the South Carolina Public Radio stations.

It's a a live call-in hour on most anything technical. Eric Rodgers hosts Phil Yanov, founder and President of the GSA Technology Council. Listeners call in via the tollfree number 888-539-8859 to ask questions about using the internet, computers, new digital devices, and related topics.



We're live from Noon until 1 PM on WEPR 90.1 FM and we stream live on the web.


Where else might you listen?

• 89.3 Charleston
• 90.1 Greenville / Spartanburg
• 91.3 Columbia
• 88.1 Sumter / Columbia
• 89.1 Aiken /Augusta
• 89.9 Beaufort / Hilton Head
• 90.1 Conway / Myrtle Beach

Video: Your Day - Wi-Fi hotspot in your pocket

On today's edition of the Your Day radio show is a segment about turning your cell phone into a Wi-Fi hotspot using the Cradlepoint PHS-300. The day we recorded the segment I set up the Flip Mino to shoot a bit of video as well. Here's the video and don't forget we'll be live at noon on Wednesday.


Turn your cell into a Wi-Fi hotspot - Cradlepoint PHS-300 from Phil Yanov on Vimeo.

We're live on ETVRadio today at noon

Eric Rodgers and I will host a live call-in show today at noon on most of the South Carolina Public Radio stations.

A live call-in hour on the Internet and related technologies. Eric Rodgers hosts Internet expert and blogger Phil Yanov, founder and executive director of the GSA Technology Council. Listeners can call in via the tollfree number 888-539-8859 to ask questions about using the Internet, computers, new digital devices, and related topics.



We're live from Noon until 1 PM on WEPR 90.1 FM and we stream live on the web.


Where else might you listen?

• 89.3 Charleston
• 90.1 Greenville / Spartanburg
• 91.3 Columbia
• 88.1 Sumter / Columbia
• 89.1 Aiken /Augusta
• 89.9 Beaufort / Hilton Head
• 90.1 Conway / Myrtle Beach

We'll be live on the radio at noon today

WEDNESDAY, July 16, 2008

A live call-in hour on the Internet and related technologies. Eric Rodgers hosts Internet expert and blogger Phil Yanov, founder and executive director of the GSA Technology Council. Listeners can call in via the tollfree number 888-539-8859 to ask questions about using the Internet, computers, new digital devices, and related topics.

We're live from Noon until 1 PM on WEPR 90.1 FM and we stream live on the web.

Where else might you listen?

• 89.3 Charleston
• 90.1 Greenville / Spartanburg
• 91.3 Columbia
• 88.1 Sumter / Columbia
• 89.1 Aiken /Augusta
• 89.9 Beaufort / Hilton Head
• 90.1 Conway / Myrtle Beach

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