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Sponsored by Olio Digital Labs and Codeship

Thanks to Techdoz.ca for the loan of the Snowball Blue Mic

Hosts & Guests

• Stuart Clark
• Derek Silva
• Kelly Andrews

Kelly is the Developer Advocate at Codeship. Dev by day, card magician by night, and a massive karaoke enthusiast.

Quick Hits

• Canada’s 2 newest astronauts named during Parliament Hill festivities
  • http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/two-new-canadian-astronauts-announced-canada-day-1.4187535
• Drone Delivery Canada partners with Ontario’s Region of Peel on delivering defibrillators
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2017/06/22/drone-delivery-canada-partners-ontarios-region-peel-delivering-defibrillators/
• Transport Canada revises recreational drone use restrictions
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2017/06/29/transport-canada-revises-recreational-drone-use-restrictions/
• Earn gift cards with BlackBerry Messenger Rewards in Canada
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2017/06/22/earn-gift-cards-blackberry-messenger-rewards-canada/
• IDC Report: AI Could Boost Revenues of Canadian CRM Businesses by $32 Billion
  • http://betakit.com/report-ai-could-boost-revenues-of-canadian-crm-businesses-by-32-billion/

Topics

• Women in Tech Speak Frankly on Culture of Harassment
  • https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/30/technology/women-entrepreneurs-speak-out-sexual-harassment.html
• Canada and China sign no-hacking agreement to protect trade secrets
  • http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-china-no-hacking-agreement-1.4178177
• Are cryptocurrencies about to go mainstream?
  • https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jul/01/cryptocurrencies-mainstream-finance-bitcoin-ethereum
• Russia behind cyber-attack, says Ukraine’s security service
  • http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40471310
  • http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-40442578
• Canada’s top court backs order for Google to remove firm’s website from global searches
  • http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/google-ruling-1.4181322
  • http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/google-ordered-by-b-c-judge-to-block-website-from-search-results-1.2679824

Stuff We Like

• Stuart – Behringer Q1202USB Premium 12-Input 2-Bus Mixer
• Derek – Tide focus/productivity app: Google Play, iTunes App Store
• Kelly – Expert Card Technique – latest book I’m reading

What are you up to lately?

• Stuart – Got a new audio mixer to be used in future podcasts. On call next week and moving to a new version of our backup software at work.
• Derek – Posted a Council recap of February – April, responded to two RFPs, lots of Canada Day festivities on Friday and Saturday, yard work today, looking for acquisition targets for CleverHost.
• Kelly – Travelling around to Meetup groups – most recently VanRuby in Vancouver. Heading to Seattle and LA next.

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Music Credit:

“District Four” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 57:53 — 66.2MB)

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Sponsored by Olio Digital Labs and Codeship

Thanks to Techdoz.ca for the loan of the Snowball Blue Mic!

Hosts & Guests

• Stuart Clark
• Derek Silva

Quick Hits

• Over 3,000 of Canada’s Indigenous Lands are now on Google Maps
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2017/06/21/over-3000-canadas-indigenous-lands-on-google-maps/
• YouTube announces sharing videos within its native app and true full screen videos
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2017/06/23/youtube-announces-sharing-videos-native-app/
• SpaceX launches and lands 2 rockets over the weekend
  • http://globalnews.ca/news/3555915/spacex-launches-and-lands-2-rockets-over-the-weekend/
• Twitter to let streaming video stars collect money from fans
  • https://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/twitter-to-let-streaming-video-stars-collect-money-from-fans/article35409036/
• Nintendo officially reveals the $99 SNES Classic
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2017/06/26/nintendo-officially-reveals-snes-classic/
• Amazon growing Toronto office by 200 people, plans to open Alexa-focused dev shop in Ottawa
  • http://betakit.com/amazon-opens-office-in-toronto-plans-to-hire-200-people/
  • http://betakit.com/amazon-opening-ottawa-office-focused-on-alexa-development/

Topics

• Social media giants join to combat online extremist content
  • http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/social-media-giants-combat-online-extremist-content-1.4178791
• Snapchat’s newest feature is also its biggest privacy threat
  • https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/23/15864552/snapchat-snap-map-privacy-threat
• Google will stop scanning your Gmail messages to sell targeted ads
  • https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/23/15862492/google-gmail-advertising-targeting-privacy-cloud-business
• RBC has been trialling Ripple’s cryptocurrency-related products since 2015
  • https://www.xrpchat.com/topic/376-rbc-royal-bank-of-canada-is-trialling-ripple/
  • http://www.coindesk.com/royal-bank-canada-reveals-blockchain-remittance-trial-ripple/
  • https://ripple.com/insights/ripple-and-r3-team-up-with-12-banks-to-trial-xrp-for-cross-border-payments/
  • https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/75-banks-now-ripples-blockchain-network-162939601.html (auto-play video)
  • https://www.americanbanker.com/news/inside-ripples-plan-to-make-money-move-as-fast-as-information
• Supreme Court rules in favour of B.C. resident in Facebook lawsuit
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2017/06/23/supreme-court-rules-in-favour-of-b-c-resident-in-facebook-lawsuit/

Stuff We Like

• Stuart – Asus’ new Vivobook S
• Derek – SeatGeek

What are you up to lately?

• Stuart – Busy week last week with board meetings etc, new software rollout in the upcoming weeks at work. Getting back into reading some fiction.
• Derek – Attended the last Council meeting before the summer break starts (one meeting per month in July and August), counting down to oldest child’s last day of school, went to Food Fest on Friday evening, hosted some family from Portugal for an evening.

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Music Credit:

“District Four” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:18:03 — 89.3MB)

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Sponsored by Olio Digital Labs and Codeship

Thanks to Techdoz.ca for the loan of the Snowball Blue Mic

Hosts & Guests

• Stuart Clark
• Derek Silva
• Brendan Farr-Gaynor

Brendan Farr-Gaynor is a father of 3, managing partner at Olio Digital Labs, a web/mobile programmer with over 12 years of experience, part-time beekeeper and sheep farmer.

Quick Hits

• Microsoft’s Surface Laptop and 2017 Surface Pro are now available to purchase in Canada
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2017/06/15/microsofts-surface-laptop-and-2017-surface-pro-are-now-available-to-purchase-in-canada/
• Atari CEO confirms the company is working on a new game console
  • https://venturebeat.com/2017/06/16/atari-ceo-confirms-the-company-is-working-on-a-new-game-console/
• Amazon reportedly considering acquisition of message platform Slack
  • https://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/tech-news/amazon-reportedly-considering-purchase-of-message-platform-slack/article35322286/
• Google releases code education tool Blockly on Android and iOS
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2017/06/12/google-introduces-release-of-blockly-on-android-and-ios/

Topics

• CRTC bans locked phones and carrier unlocking fees
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2017/06/15/crtc-canada-carrier-unlocking-fees-banned

• Federal government says it won’t impose 5 percent broadband internet levy
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2017/06/15/federal-government-says-it-wont-impose-5-percent-broadband-internet-levy

• Outgoing CRTC Chairman Blais: ‘I’ve done what I set out to do’
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2017/06/16/outgoing-crtc-chairman-blais-ive-done-what-i-set-out-to-do
• Nintendo E3 2017 Spotlight showcases Super Mario Odyssey, reveals Pokémon and Metroid for Switch
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2017/06/13/nintendo-e3-spotlight-showcases-super-mario-odyssey-reveals-pokemon-metroid-switch
• Amazon buying Whole Foods for USD $13.7B
  • http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/amazon-whole-foods-1.4163661
  • http://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-friday-edition-1.4164029/amazon-s-whole-foods-deal-another-tech-company-swallowing-ever-greater-portions-of-our-economy-1.4164035
• Greta Bossenmaier (CSE Chief) says they anticipate seeing multiple hacking attempts from groups in the 2019 election
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RW0VPxSVee8

Stuff We Like

• Stuart – Targus City Lite II Ultra Backpack
• Derek – Skullcandy Chops Flex
• Brendan – Wouxun FM Dual Bander (KG-UVD1P)

What are you up to lately?

• Stuart – Busy week with CBC launch at Library, Library board meetings next week.
• Derek – Another soccer game and practice in the bag; team’s getting better! Got my other free watch from Folsom, “leather” is very cheap and inflexible. Family visiting from Portugal, saw them tonight and will again Tuesday.
• Brendan – Big nationwide app launch at Olio. Washing wool from our sheep at home and rescuing bees from the neighbours. http://gaynorhomestead.com

Don’t forget to review us on iTunes, Google Play, TuneIn, Stitcher, Player FM, or wherever else you get your podcasts. Please retweet us when we tweet about new episodes on Twitter, share them on Facebook, or tell a friend!

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Music Credit:

“District Four” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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