Technical issues discussed with Alicia Carr and her world travels to conferences around the world

• Who we are (Mr & Mrs)

   

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    This episode is all about us and how we got here. We go all the way back from high school to our current enterpenual activities of today. You see where we are where we been and hopefully where we are going. We wanted people to know a little of our background so you can see why we try to help as many people as possible as well as why we are still together for over 35 years.

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• Tech News I

   

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    This episode we talk about some tech news that has been floating around during this holiday season. Internet traffic, Black Friday and Cyber Monday. We also get into the the new DirectV now app that is coming out November 30th for $39 dollars for 100 channels. Sounds too good to be true right. Well, you know there's a catch.

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• Tech Talk - Messaging stickers

   

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    This episode we talk about Apple's introduction to the new online messaging phenomenon Stickers. We discuss the Asian influence in all of this. How the company Snapchat made the other tech industries have to look up and acknowledge what they are doing. We discuss some interesting facts about where its making a hit beyond the messaging application and how Google is trying to jump in as well.

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• Home Wifi

   

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    This episode we discuss Home Wifi. There has been a big push in technology to create devices that can cover dead spots in your home, apartment or work area. We talk about the top companies that have the highest rated devices on the market and the differences between them.

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• Our trip to "The land down Under" (Australia)

   

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    Here is our travel log of our trip to see the Aussies. We talk about our experience during our short trip to Sydney Australia. Eating the food meeting the people. Especially as a black couple couple walking the streets during daylight hours. 😉

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• Voice activated personal assistants or intelligent personal assistant

   

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    This session we talk about the ever growing personal assistants trend. There are many out on the market but the 3 major companies that stand out are Apple's Siri, Amazon's Alexa and Google assistant. Sadly I have to throw in Microsoft Cortana too. With our hands on these 3 items, we give our 4 cents to the discussion of what we see as the leading candidate with this growing voice activating trend.

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• Test Driving the Tesla

   

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    On the first installment of Women Tech talk. Alicia has her special guest Sadiyah Withrow, her granddaughter who initiated there trip to test drive the Tesla electric car. We get to hear from the young mind of a young lady that has Her eyes set for the future. With a love of the tesla cars.

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• Is Uber the only company with women problems?

   

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    Today we talk about the diversity problem in the Tech community as well as The false narrative of wanting to diversify companies with Women. Alicia my co-host will discuss this with me after her talk at the API days at the International Conference Center in Sydney Australia. Our interactions with companies there and our thoughts on what companies are doing will be part of our Tech talk
    Check out the Tech companies that are making an effort as well as those that are stagnate without in visible strategies anyone can place their hands on. These companies have pending litigation against them currently (GitHub, Squarespace)

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• DjangoCon Europe /Tech Conferences

   

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    On this session of Tech Talk we tape live in Florence Italy at the Django Con Europe. Live at the Cinema Teatro Odeon. We talk about the conference and Tech conferences in general. Alicia talks about her experiences at Tech conferences as well as her feelings about the conferences formats that differ from each other.

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• Our Trip to Tuscany (Florence Italy)

   

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    On our continued travel episodes. We take a trip to Florance Italy, in the Firenza province and the Tuscany region. Yeah, I know. Lot of stuff right? But we share our thoughts of this beautiful city and what we were able to experience and enjoy for our 7 day extravaganza!! A little of our travel experience, a lot of food and lots of wine. O, and I stopped off in Pisa for a minute as well. 🙂

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• Women in Tech ULL Conference Killarney, Ireland

   

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    Úll is a conference for people who build and love great products. We focus on great product stories, presented through an Apple-shaped lens. We treat the conference itself as a product: with a deep emphasis on the attendee experience.
    For episode 2 of Women in Tech, Alicia is a presenter at ULL Conf in Killarney, Ireland. Instead of focusing on herself, Alicia wanted to interview a few amazing women she met at the conference. Here's a few of the many women she met.

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• Millennium TechGirls

   

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    With todays Women Tech talk, We talk to two young millennials (Adrianna & Kamilah) about how it is being in the age of millennials in tech and the challenges they face in it. Also why they love WWCode and how they continue to try to find that right job in tech after graduating from college

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• OSCON 2017 Conference

   

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    Open source is everywhere—from the bottom of the programming stack to the top. OSCON brings the software engineering and developer community together to explore what's new and useful in open source languages, tools, and techniques.
    For episode 4 of Women in Tech, Alicia attends the OSCON conference in Austin Texas. Alicia speaks to a few remarkable women she met at the conference on their experience and thoughts on women in Tech. Great views by these women at the Conference.

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• Women of Google I/O 2017

   

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    Google I/O is an annual developer festival held at the outdoor Shoreline Amphitheatre in California. Google I/O brings together developers from around the globe for an immersive experience focused on exploring the next generation of tech.
    For episode 5 of Women in Tech, Alicia attends the Google I/O conference in Mountain View California. Alicia speaks to a few women with different talents she met at the conference on their experience and thoughts on women in Tech. Also little of her experience for the second time at Google I/O

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• Women of Apple's WWDC 2017

   

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    This episode Alicia speaks to women and children at Apple's WWDC 2017 in San Jose Ca. Once again finding out their views and how they got into Tech. As an IOS developer, Alicia is right at home with her peers and the Apple employees she has come to know and love

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• Apple WWDC 2017 San Jose California

   

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    This episode, Alicia and I discuss the OS changes and the few hardware changes Apple presented during their conference in San Jose California. This was a different feel compared to the other Apple conferences. and not just because it wasn't in San Francisco. We mostly speak to our plus and minuses of what we saw and what we didn't see at the WWDC 2017 conference.

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• Google I/O 2017 Review Mountain View California

   

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    This episode of Tech Talk we review the highlights and Alicia's visit during the Google I/O conference in Mountain View Ca. Alicia compares the previous year's conference to the current one and highlights the standout issues she experienced.
    Like always we break off topic comparing the other major players in their sector (Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, Samsung, Facebook) with the products and innovations that came out during this conference.

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• Google upgrades Home and Assistant

   

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    On todays Women tech talk, Alicia and I talk about the new features of Google assistant and Google home that she got to experience while she was at Google I/O. This was a good effort Google showed better thanthe previous year and a good challenge to the other two major players in the assistant realm (Alexa, Siri) as well as the home automation market. We not only have a google home now but we both downloaded the the google assistant on our Iphones as well.
    This is the first time in a long time I can become a tech lover and not a follower of just Apple products. Should be a very enlightening conversation from Apple fans.

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• The Men of "We Rise" Conference WWC Atlanta 2017

   

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    On this episode Alicia as a member of Women who Code Atlanta, host a women's conference in Atlanta Georgia called We Rise Women in Tech Conference. During this conference Alicia changes her interviews to the men who are speakers at the conferences and gets their view point about how they can help women and what are they are doing for women in tech. This was a good opportunity to speak to a minority when women are the majority and men are the minority.

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• Amazon Echo new features, Products and "Whole Foods"

   

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    This episode of Women Tech talk, Alicia and I go over the new calling features of the existing Amazon Echo devices as well as throw our opinions on the two new products Amazon has introduced to the market before Google or Apple had a chance to introduce any improvements or products during their conferences (Google I/O and Apples WWDC). Amazons new products are the Echo Look a camera enabled device for fashion and the Echo Show that has a tablet size screen attached to it.
    We also put our two cents into the "Whole Foods" acquisition and what does it mean to the grocery market in the future. Whole Foods Market was acquired by Amazon June 16, 2017 at 13.7 billion dollars

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• Rebecca A. Colett of ChickTech & Viberide

   

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    Rebecca Colett is the lead for the Atlanta chapter of ChickTech, that supports women and young girls with tech. She builds a community, empower participants to see themselves as leaders, and provide networking and mentoring opportunities in the rapidly growing high tech industry.
    I fell in love with Rebecca and all her energy and how she is using it to help young girls learn how to code. She is smart and amazing. I really hope you enjoy this podcast.
    Ms. Rebecca Colett is a passionate individual from the beautiful city of Detroit, Michigan. Currently residing in Atlanta, Georgia pursuing passions Project Management, Marketing, Advertising, Event Strategy, Digital Media and Health/Wellness education. She belongs to and serves on several National organizations' boards; such as The American Marketing Association, The Atlanta Interactive Marketing Association, The National Urban League, Hands on Atlanta, The Salvation Army and Susan G. Komen. Enthusiastic about helping others live their healthiest lives she started a boutique fitness studio www.theviberide.com. In her free time she enjoys working out and being involved in the non profit arena.

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• Kim Crayton, Community Engineer & Advocate

   

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    Alicia sits down with her friend and sister from Women who Code Atlanta, Kim Crayton. Kim is a Community Engineer and advocate for diversity, inclusion, and safe spaces in tech.
    She has years of experience working with learners of all ages, skill level, and abilities and is now using her knowledge to develop technical people, ideas, organizations, and communities. She is known for her skills as a problem solver and strategy developer. She possesses a unique ability of being able to see the BIG picture while still managing the details
    facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kim.crayton?ref=br_rs
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/KimCrayton1
    Web: kimcrayton.com

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• Home automation - tech options

   

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    This tech talk is on Home automation or home tech. We talk about the options and what we started with to make our home a tech haven. We have a few suggestions that are laid out, but we always want to speak to the laymen that may not be aware of any of the options out there. From Apple to Iris (Lowes)
    Take a look at the youtube version with product images and comments. Or listen to the podcast on all podcast platform

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• CODE: Debugging the gender gap

   

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    CODE documentary exposes the dearth of female and minority software engineers and explores the reasons for this gender gap and digital divide. The film highlights breakthrough efforts that are producing more diverse programmers and shows how this critical gap can be closed. CODE asks: what would society gain from having more women and people of color code, and how do we get there?

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• Apple's 2017 fall Keynote

   

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    Today as usual, Apples Fall keynote in September usually ushers in the new iPhone, maybe a watch or two, the Apple TV and any other throw ins Apple may have up their sleeves during this time. Alicia and I watched the keynote and made our assessment of what what presented today. Not bad of a keynote but not overly exciting as either. Here's our opinion of the presentations and products.

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• First Uber now Google (diversity and sexism in Tech) Part I

   

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    Alicia and I sit down finally to go over the massive amount of attention Google has been getting from their internal issues with diversity to the women who are calling out Google. Their unequal treatment with women as well as allowing a less friendly and borderline hostile environments in the workplace.

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• First Uber now Google (diversity and sexism in Tech) Part II

   

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    Alicia and I continue with our discuss with how tech companies are failing to recognized the cultural challenges that they need to address in order to have a productive diverse staff. Google started the conversation off from the previous podcast but we speak to the general observation that is not being addressed.

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• Jeremy Likness at Connect Tech Conference 2017

   

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    On this Episode Alicia talks to Jeremy Likness about his time in tech and how he speaks at conferences. Alicia Invited Jeremy to the Women who Code event but did not get to talk to one of the few men that spoke at their conference. Here is her chance to give him some time.
    Jeremy Likness is an experienced entrepreneur and technology executive who has successfully helped ship commercial enterprise software for 20 years. He specializes in catalyzing growth, developing ideas and creating value through delivering software in technical enterprises. His roles as business owner, technology executive and hands-on developer provided unique opportunities to directly impact the bottom line of multiple businesses by helping them grow and increase their organizational capacity while improving operational efficiency

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• GitHub Universe 2017

   

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    This episode, I sit down with Alicia as she explains her relationship with GitHub and her experience with the GitHub staff. We talk about Alicia's growth and the direction where she is going with her app and how GitHub helps her to see that it can be done.
    GitHub Universe is the three-day event for people making the future of software. Immerse yourself in creativity and curiosity with the largest software community in the world. The event is packed with advanced training, deep dives on open source projects, keynotes from industry experts, and a look into successful software teams

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• MIMEC (Monterrey Interactive Media & Entertainment Cluster)

   

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    Alicia heads out to Monterrey Mexico for the MIMEC conference where she speaks to the group about "Home Automation" and talks to a few women she was on a women panel with. MIMEC (Monterrey Interactive Media & Entertainment Cluster) is an initiative designed by and for companies that provide services related to the creative and interactive media industry.

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• All things Open Conference (Raleigh Durham)

   

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    Alicia is chosen to speak at the "All things Open" conference in Raleigh Durham NC. Speaks on Home Automation and the future of homes. Which is a conference exploring open source, open tech and the open webbing the enterprise. She speaks to a few ladies that attended this huge event.

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• GDG Women Techmakers Atlanta

   

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    On this episode, Alicia as a quest speaker at the Dev Fest Summit in Atlanta Georgia takes time to speak to a few women about black women and women of color in tech. Alicia talks to these women about their challenges and experiences with women in tech.

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• Anita Borg Institute Grace Hopper Christmas Party 2017

   

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    Alicia attended the Anita Borg institute Grace Hopper Christmas party and decided to ask the women there about 2017. The two questions were. What was your thoughts about what happen to women and what women did this year? Also as women what was accomplishments or what was this year like for you personally? Alicia had plenty of diverse views as well as very personal stories.

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• BCS TECH CONFERENCE (LONDON UK) 2018

   

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    Alicia gets a chance to speak at the UK BCS conference in London and we get to tour the city With our new best Friends. Charolette, her father Paul and Gen Ashley. We discuss her experience as a keynote speaker and how her talks have evolved in order to get people motivated and involved with women, minorities and young people with technology. Alicia lets us know her thoughts and feelings about the experience.

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