The guest of Episode 28 is Josh LaFrance who is an IT supervisor for a school district in Vermont. Josh also has a successful computer repair business and is the host of the weekly podcast “Mr. Techie’s Computer Academy”.
Some of the topics discussed:
- Josh’s tech rewind episodes
- Josh’s fiance Amy and her role on the show
- How the podcast has helped Josh’s computer repair business
- The demographics of the typical person looking for computer training
- Josh’s opinion of the new iPhone 6
- Where the battle between Apple, Android and Windows Phone is going as well as Mac vs. PC
- Josh’s opinions on the Chromebook and the Google platform
- Google, Facebook: Is there really privacy in an online world?
- Google’s business platform, Google Docs for Business
- The future of computing and mobile platforms
- The app YikYak and bullying in schools
Other links and resources:
Mr. Techie’s Computer Academy on iTunes and Stitcher
Josh LaFrance on Facebook and Twitter
Avira (anti-virus software)
Mr. Techie website
This episode’s sponsor:
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