Archives for Mike Elgan

Podcast: July 16, 2011

Ed Rudel, Cal Carson, Foster Braun and Erik Anderson

Show Notes:

Noted Internet Columnist Mike Elgan returns to describe his Strict Google+ Diet.  Mike has abandoned all other forms of social networking…even Skype…in favor of strictly using the tools involved in Google+ He even gave some of our guys special invites to Google+ so that we have had a chance to play with it.  Will this be the new “Facebook Killer” in the same way that Facebook dispatched My Space?  Learn about all the bells and whistles that Google+ offers for free and decide for yourself.

Cal Carson will share some of the highlights of the upcoming Mac Group Meeting.  Ed Rudel will reveal his plans for a “Survival Thumb Drive” with the essential applications for defeating your computer’s foes.

Remember the second hour of our program is all yours.  Call us with your computer problems at 1-800-859-0957!

Podcast: July 16, 2011 – Hour 1
Podcast: July 16, 2011 – Hour 2


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Is the iPad Really Eating into PC Sales?

Mike Elgan is a blogger with a flair for the dramatic and a year ago he brought nearly the whole blogosphere down on his head for predicting that the iPad spelled the end of the PC dominate era.  His most recent reflections are well worth the read as one analyst after another re-calibrates the impact that the iPad is having on PC sales.  At very least it’s worth looking at the ingenious graphic he created for the article!


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Podcast: August 14, 2010

A tablet computer for just $35!  Scam or miracle?  That is the question we will explore today with Mike Elgan tech expert, nationally recognized blogger and host of Mike’s List.  Mr. Elgan believes that this is part of a pattern of sensational headlines that the Indian tech industry is using to create more propaganda than computers.  Join Gary Baker, Ed Rudel, Cal Carson and Foster Braun as we explore this news headline and others with Mike Elgan and catch up on the latest Apple news with Erik Anderson and The Mac Minute.

Of course the main part of our program is spent answering your computer questions.  Remember that the only dumb question is the one you don’t ask!  We look forward to hearing from you and giving you a helping hand.  Don’t forget that our Forums are open for your questions 24/7;   just click on Forums on the toolbar.

Interview Podcast: Mike Elgan
Full Show odcast: August 14, 2010 – Hour 1
Full Show Podcast: August 14, 2010


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