AwesomeCast: Tech and Gadget Talk

<p>This week, we had the fortune to chat with Podcasting Industry Expert Daniel J Lewis about the history and evolution of Podcasting, getting into and building a business around Podcasting and tips for the newbies out there! </p> You can learn from Daniel J Lewis on the Audacity to Podcast show and listen to other shows on his Noodle.mx Network! Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and...

Sorg and Chilla are keeping it real this week, as they’re talking this week’s tech news, including: We’ve made updates to streaming quality. You’d never notice Chilla’s not in studio – except he has no Slice. Start at the $20 Executive Level on Patreon this week – and we’ll move the brick wall to the new studio. It’s time for Chilla’s Awesome Thing of the Week. He’s sharing the AirBeam TV App so h...

Cynthia Closkey of Shift Collaborative joins us in studio this week. She talks with Sorg, Katie, and Chilla about this week’s tech news, including: Cynthia is giving us a quick share about what she’s up to at Shift Collaborative. Catch her AwesomeChat this week! Cynthia is sharing her Awesome Thing of the Week – her new AirPods! Cynthia is sharing her AirPod hack – using one while charging the oth...

<p>Cynthia Closkey of Shift Collaborative talks with us about her career including a brush with Steve Jobs at NEXT Computers, MIT, and more! </p> Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment. Follow Michael Sorg (@sorgatron) and @AwesomeCast for updates and live streams of our interviews! Subscribe on Facebook,Stitcher, Spreaker, iTunes, and Youtube!

Frank Murgia of Pittsburgh Podcast Network joins Sorg and Chilla this week. Frank always keeps it real when he’s in studio with Blackberry updates and notes on paper. This week, our tech and gadget gurus are talking about: Frank is sharing an Awesome Thing of the Week with a wearable USB sync and charging bracelet. Chilla’s Awesome Thing of the Week is an open source product for 360 photos without...

<p>We’ve got a familiar face – with a different gig, on the show this week as James Deighan of Mega Cat Studios makes a visit to the studio. James sits down with us to talk about what he’s up to, including developing for several platforms, life as a serial entrepreneur, and more!</p> Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment. Follow Michael Sorg (@so...

Chris Whitlatch joins Sorg and Chilla this week. In addition to some of the things he's working on with the Mon Valley Alliance, he's also working on an interesting project in Pittsburgh. The guys are otherwise talking about some interesting things in tech this week, including: AC Chilla is sharing his Samsung Galaxy Note 8 as his Awesome Thing of the Week. Chris is planning a roadtrip to Vegas fo...

This week we’ve got Susan and Vance of Ohio Linuxfest in studio to share some news about their event at the end of the month. We’ve also got our usual cast of characters with Sorg, Katie, and Chilla as we talk about the obvious things – Apple updates! Susan and Vance are sharing this year’s Ohio Linuxfest as their Awesome Thing of the Week. Katie is talking about what happens when you don’t realiz...

<p>Joe Wos of Wos is Me joins us for this week's AwesomeChat. We've previously had Joe on the main AwesomeCast show, but we're sitting down with him to talk about some of the cool stuff he's doing since we last caught up with him. Joe shares his story about becmoing a cartoonist, starting Toonseum, going out on a limb to reach his dream as a syndicated cartoon...

This week we’ve got James Deighan of Megacat Studios in studio, and he brings a friend from Sorg’s other world (the Wrestling Mayhem Show) with him. It’s a great chat with them and our usual suspects, Sorg and Chilla, as they talk about: Otherwise, James develops games, when not stuck behind a microphone in studio. Chilla has paper. We are super confused. With Chilla talking about Hershey Park, we...

<p>Terri Orlowski of WordCamp Pittsburgh joins us on the couch for this week's AwesomeChat. Terri, a WordPress developer, talks with us about the second year of the PodCamp-like event, what it takes to make WordCamp happen, balancing content for new Wordpress users and seasoned users, dealing with impostor syndrome, and more!</p> Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomeca...

We’ve got Ron “Krazy” Krause in studio this week joining Sorg and Katie, with Chilla reporting in from Studio C. They’re talking some of the current tech news, including: Katie is sharing her Awesome Thing of the Week. It involves cats and Backblaze. PSA: Remember to back up your stuff. Krause’s Awesome Thing of the Week is so awesome he doesn’t even have it in hand yet – the Pixel C. Chilla is ta...

<p>Marta Napoleone Mazzoni of Marta on the Move is in studio for this week's AwesomeChat. She talks about her early beginnings as an interviewer - talking with her stuffed animals, and how she made the transition from hating her own voice to accepting it and moving on. She also shares some insights (and importance) of traveling by yourself in order to truly experience the world, cree...

This week Marta Napoleone Mazzoni stops in between her worldly travels to join us on the big purple couch! All settled in, she’s ready to talk some tech with Sorg and Chilla, including: Chilla is giving some tips to fix trucks parking in front of the studio street cam. Marta is sharing some info about what she’s up to with HER podcast at the top of the show. Chilla is campaigning hard for that bri...

We’re LIVE with the YaJagoff John Chamberlin, Chilla and Sorg. John is just off a wirlwind trip following last week’s Red Bull Flugtag, and is ready to talk some chat and Pittsburgh, including: John admits he’s here because of the Slice on Broadway pizza. John is also sharing some of the fun things he’s been doing – like hitting up porches and flugtagging. It’s time for our Awesome Thing of the We...

<p>WeCloneU is "cloning" people in Squirrel Hill with a combination of a room sized 3D scanner and 3D printers to make statues of you! We talk about the process, reactions and results from the local Comic Cons and Video Game Conventions, working out the initial kinks and more!</p> Find out more at www.wecloneu3d.com ! Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast...

Buzzy Torek of Epicast joins Katie on the big purple couch this week. They’re chatting some tech news with Sorg and our awesome chat room, including: We’re LIVE with this week’s tech talk with Buzzy of Epicast and Katie. Buzzy is talking some music happenings for the Allentown neighborhood in Pittsburgh. Katie is sharing her Awesome Thing of the Week – the Red Bull Flugtag she participated in this...

We’re comparing new studio spaces with Brian Crawford of The River’s Edge this week! Sorg, Chilla and Brian are bringing you the week’s tech news including: Apparently we have a wall in our future? Did you miss the Big Purple Couch Parade? Check out our Facebook videos from last week! Brian Crawford of The River’s Edge is joining us tonight – with some updates from THEIR new studio, too! Speaking...

It’s the first AwesomeCast from the NEW Sorgatron Media Studio on Broadway Ave in Pittsburgh! Chilla, Sorg and Mike Pound are talking all the week’s tech news including: Chilla is celebrating to the countdown to the death of Adobe Flash! Mike Pound is eyeing Pittsburgh’s Duolingo’s valuation hit $700 million with new funding! Sorg is just happy to have the new studio! Brandon submits the story abo...

It’s the last episode in the current Mayhem Studio! We’ll be in our new digs on Broadway Avenue for next week. But, until then, join Sorg, Chilla, and Katie as they talk what’s new in tech this week for AwesomeCast 356, including: We’re having a couch party next week. Check out our Facebook event for details! AwesomeChat will be back after our move next week, too! Chilla is sharing his Awesome Thi...

We’re counting down the days in Mayhem Studio before moving to our fancy new studio space! Join Sorg, Chilla, and Katie as they talk what’s new in tech this week for AwesomeCast 355, including: Sorg has a rundown of devices you can run Doom on as his Awesome Thing of the Week this week. Chilla brings us Store Parser – a smart way to sort the entire XBox Store as his Awesome Thing of the Week. Kati...

We've got a full studio this week as Kim Lyons joins us on the couch! Sorg is back behind the desk, and Katie and Chilla take up their respective spots around the Slice on Broadway pizza box. It can only mean we're ready to talk what's new in tech this week for AwesomeCast 354, including: Kim is sharing some fun information about what she's up to these days. Kim is ready to roll with her Awesome T...

Sorg is in the middle of nowhere this week, so we’re back on Google Hangouts with him, Chilla and Katie. The gang talks what’s new in tech this week for AwesomeCast 353, including: Katie is talking about her Awesome Thing of the Week with Instagram replay options. Chilla must be looking to upgrade Studio C. He’s sharing IKEA AR options. Sorg is sharing Academy Pittsburgh as his Awesome Thing of th...

Sorg is back in studio, and we’re getting creative due to an internet service outage. We’re not going to let it stop us from talking about what’s new in tech this week – including some E3 chat! Chilla joins Sorg for a little extra geeky AwesomeCast 352, including: Sorg troubleshoots some tech outages while podcasting. Verizon has failed this podcast this week. E3 was a thing that happened this wee...

Sorg is on the road this week, but that’s not going to stop us from talking about this week’s tech news. Chilla and Katie join in to bring us this week’s tech news for AwesomeCast 351, including: Katie is sharing her Awesome Thing of the Week – and it involves candy and soda. Did someone say bacon? Sorg is sharing some thoughts about chocolate after spending the weekend in NYC with the boys. Sorg’...