CompuSchmooze Podcast

Steve chats with Paul McEnroe, the leader of the IBM team that invented the bar code, and the author of the new memoir, "The Barcode: How a Team Created One of the World's Most Ubiquitous Technologies" [Read more...]

Editor’s Note: This podcast is the basis for Steve’s 9/26/2018 Compuschmooze column, which appeared in the Jewish Community Voice of Southern New Jersey. As the population ages, assisted living communities and nursing homes around the country are having a more difficult [Read more...]

Editor’s Note: The audio podcast is now available How often do you want to share with friends what you just heard in an audio news story or podcast? Would you want to send them a [Read more...]

As I write this column, Hurricane Joaquin has just been upgraded to Category Three and may become a Category Four storm before you get this issue of The Voice. It is a serious reminder for [Read more...]

The CompuSchmooze podcast returns with an interview about event planning online, with our guest, Vanessa Schneider, senior public relations manager of Eventbrite.com, an online event organizing site. Listen to the podcast here: Read the article [Read more...]

In this audio podcast, we present a telescoped aircheck recording of an interview with Lori Katz, Cherry Hill resident and Parkinson’s Disease activist and advocate. (A telescoped aircheck removes the commercials and irrelevant content of [Read more...]

UPDATE, 9/18/2012: Tungle has announced it will discontinue the service in December 2012. Read their official blog post here. In this edition of the Compuschmooze podcast, we interview Marc Gingras, CEO and founder of Tungle.me, [Read more...]

In this edition of the Compuschmooze podcast, we report on the March “Net Tuesday” meeting held in Philadelphia by Net Squared, a group that “enables social benefit organizations to leverage the tools of the social [Read more...]

In this edition of the Compuschmooze podcast, we interview Steve Schack, founder of BeMyNudge.com, a coaching and goal-setting website. According to the BeMyNudge website, Steve has coaching clients for many years, working with clients to [Read more...]

A new class of assistive technologies are dramatically altering the way people with various disabilities are able to engage in their daily activities. The Pulse SmartPen, from Livescribe (), is one of these devices. Lori [Read more...]

Click to Play PodcastSteve was one of 30-40 Philadelphia area Twitter users who got together in “meat space” for a “TweetUp” at the Manayunk Brewery on July 20. These short interviews introduce you to some [Read more...]

Click to Play Two exhibits at the opposite ends of the scientific spectrum are at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia through September. "Galileo, the Medici, and the Age of Discovery," brings one of Galileo's own [Read more...]

The Drexel University Chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) presents “Breaking Boundaries: The Revolution of Social Media,” a panel discussion held May 5, 2009 in the Bossone Auditorium at Drexel University [Read more...]

In October, Ipsos Insight, a Canadian market research company, learned in its market research that “the popularity of online video services has grown significantly with women and older consumers, helping close the age and gender [Read more...]

Click to Play Jeff Pulver’s Real-World Social Media Tagging Breakfast in Philadelphia on February 5 included short remarks by Jeff about why he began creating opportunities for social media participants to meet each other in [Read more...]

On December 30, 2008, the Israeli Consulate General in New York hosted a “citizens’ press conference” and invited interested parties to send the Consulate questions about the recent Israeli military actions in the Gaza Strip, [Read more...]

  Backup for important business data now can benefit from additional protection from fires, with the FireKing MediaVault HD fire-hardened backup drive. Underwriter’s Laboratories® has tested the MediaVaultHD container according to standard UL72 and approved [Read more...]

In June, the International Association of Online Communicators (IAOC) held its international conference in Reykjavik, Iceland. In October, the Icelandic economy collapsed, the three largest banks were nationalized, and tens of thousands of Icelanders found [Read more...]

Click to Play PNC Bank has launched a new online banking product targeted at Gen Y customers, young people who’ve grown up with the Internet and prefer to manage their finances online. The product incorporates [Read more...]

In Episode #25 of the Compuschmooze Podcast, we interview Travis Todd and Scott Scheyer of GrowVotes.org, a social networking website devoted to local politics across the US; and Nathaniel Wice, co-founder of Mishare.com, which offers [Read more...]

In epsiode #24 of the CompuSchmooze podcast, we speak with Voice Editor and General Manager Harriet Kessler about the Voice’s new website at http://www.jewishvoicesnj.org. We also speak with Stephen Larson, founder of Our-Hometown.com, the service [Read more...]

In epsiode #23 of the CompuSchmooze podcast, social media and internet entrepreneur Jeff Pulver discusses his commitment to early-stage investments in startup technology companies in Israel. We spoke with Jeff during a recent social media [Read more...]

This podcast features a report on the breakfast for social media devotees hosted by Jeff Pulver in Philadelphia on January 31, 2008. Steve attended along with about 50 other social media users including bloggers, podcasters, [Read more...]

In epsiode #22 of the CompuSchmooze podcast, we have two interviews and spotlight some podsafe music. Download the podcast file here (53.8 mb stereo MP3 file, 00:39:14 length). First, a conversation with Mrinal Desai, one [Read more...]

In epsiode #21 of the CompuSchmooze podcast, we have two interviews and spotlight some podsafe music. Download the podcast file here (55.0 mb stereo MP3 file, 00:40:02 length). First, a conversation with Stan Schwartz and [Read more...]

In this edition of the CompuSchmooze podcast, we present a collection of interviews: 1. Reporting on the floor of BlogPhiladelphia, the first of two “un-conferences” being held in Philadelphia this year. 2. Interview with Chris [Read more...]

In epsiode #19 of the CompuSchmooze podcast, we have a conversation with Matt Kleinschmitt of Ipsos Insight Research about his TEMPO study of digital music downloading behavior, and we talk with Brad Meador of ClearContext [Read more...]

In this podcast we present excerpts of remarks by Max Soliven, publisher of the Philippine Star newspaper, from his presentation to the Public Relations Society of the Philippines at the 13th National Public Relations Congress [Read more...]

Amy Webb In epsiode #18 of the CompuSchmooze podcast, we have a conversation with Amy Webb, a journalist and editor of the DragonFire culture webzine at Drexel University. Earlier this year, Webb stopped reading printed [Read more...]

In epsiode #17 of the CompuSchmooze podcast, we have a conversation with Adam Wright, senior research manager at Ipsos Insight, the Canadian market research firm that conducts “The Face of the Web” Survey about worldwide [Read more...]

In this edition of the CompuSchmooze podcast, we conduct interviews on the exhibit floor of the AIIM/OnDemand conference held in Philadelphia in May 2006. (Photos all Copyright ©2006 Steven L. Lubetkin.) Participating in interviews (timecode [Read more...]

Screen Shot of NeatReceipts Rafi Spero, inventor of NeatReceipts, is our guest on the CompuSchmoozeTM podcast this week. Download the podcast file here (24.5mb stereo MP3 file, 17:23 length). Here’s the text of the related [Read more...]

Bruce Kramer of OneCall PC Help Bruce Kramer, owner of OneCall PC Help in Mt. Laurel, NJ is our guest on the CompuSchmoozeTM podcast this week. Download the podcast file here (33mb stereo MP3 file, [Read more...]

Alexis Brownstein, Proprietor of Dr. Database Alexis Brownstein, proprietor of Dr. Database LLC, helps customers design automated documents that integrate the functionality of Microsoft Access, Microsoft Word, and other software solutions. She’s our guest on [Read more...]

Dr. Steven Dinero, Philadelphia University Dr. Steven Dinero, a professor of human geography at Philadelphia University, attended the World Summit on the Information Society last month in Tunisia. He’s our guest on the CompuSchmoozeTM podcast [Read more...]

Copyright © 2005 Steven L. Lubetkin. All rights reserved. Earlier this year, José Avila III, a young computer programmer from California, moved to Arizona for a new job. José didnt want to cause his roommates [Read more...]

This is the podcast of my interview with Matt Revis, product marketing manager for Dragon Naturally Speaking, the subject of my October 2005 CompuSchmooze column. Download the podcast file here (22.5 mb stereo MP3 file; [Read more...]

Melitz’s “Engaging Disengagement is an interactive 90-minute to 2 hour program that gives participants a deep understanding of what the people of Israel are experiencing through the disengagement. Shown discussing the program are (from left): [Read more...]

David Booth is executive marketing manager of Prague-based JetBrains Software, maker of Omea Pro, an information management environment. Version 2.0 was released September 6. Omea integrates with Microsoft Outlook, USENET, Web bookmarks, RSS Feeds, IM [Read more...]

Gary Hawkes, the co-creator of Audioguard CDs, is our guest. Audioguard is the first installment of a series of low-cost theft deterrent products from Gary’s UK-based Steel Onion firm. The Audioguard CDs contain high-quality digital [Read more...]

CompuSchmooze June 2005 (2nd column) : Podcasting Gains Support from Network RadioBy Steven L. LubetkinCopyright © 2005 Steven L. Lubetkin. All rights reserved.WORD COUNT: 688 Podcasting has gone legit. In May, the Sirius Satellite Radio [Read more...]

CompuSchmooze June 2005: AIIM On Demand Conference Spotlights Digital DocumentsBy Steven L. LubetkinCopyright © 2005 Steven L. Lubetkin. All rights reserved.WORD COUNT: 656 From May 17-19, more than 20,000 professionals involved in document creation, publishing, [Read more...]

We interview Tod Maffin, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation technology reporter who has just been named to host a new program about podcasting on the CBC’s radio network. More info on Tod at: http://todmaffin.com/speaking/bio.htm Tod’s new podcast [Read more...]

CompuSchmooze Podcast #5: AIIM OnDemand Steve attended the AIIM OnDemand show in Philadelphia this week. It’s one of the largest shows devoted to the digital document management, printing, and publishing industry, and more than 20,000 [Read more...]

CompuSchmooze April 2005: Daf Yomi Lectures Go Portable By Steven L. Lubetkin Copyright © 2005 Steven L. Lubetkin. All rights reserved. WORD COUNT: 677 Around the world, thousands of traditionally observant Jews (and other Jewish [Read more...]

Podcast entry on the syndication feed does not include the podcast link. The link is correct in the blog, but we’re resyndicating it so that you can get the podcast.     —–Original Message—–From: Steve Lubetkin [Read more...]

CompuSchmooze Podcast #4, interview with Shel Holtz and Neville Hobson, hosts of the For Immediate Release podcast. Produced in conjunction with my article on blogging and podcasting in the Spring 2005 issue of Attitudes, the [Read more...]

  CompuSchmooze Podcast #3, 4-13-2005, Interview with Yehuda Schmidman, creator of the ShasPod, an Apple Ipod delivered fully loaded with the Daf Yomi Talmud study lectures (shiurim) recorded by Rabbi Dovid Grossman of Los Angeles. [Read more...]

Copyright © 2005 Steven L. Lubetkin. All rights reserved. Those of us who have been bitten by the genealogy bug are often discouraged from doing detailed research on our ancestors because we’re not sure how [Read more...]

CompuSchmooze Podcast #2, 3-21-2005, Interview with Dexter Sealy, Chief Technology Officer, CardScan Inc.