Tag: Technology

WTAM 1100 – What is Net Neutrality?

Play Audio – WTAM 1100 Newsradio – Tech Tuesday – February 10th, 2015: Photo by Blaise Alleyne

WTAM 1100 Newsradio Cleveland OhioThere’s a lot of talk about the FCC, Title II and net neutrality in the news lately. While telecom policies and the laws that apply to them are vast and complex, the argument for a free and open Internet is an important one for both sides of the current debate.

For this week’s #TechTuesday segment on WTAM 1100 Newsradio, Bill Wills and I discussed what “net neutrality” is and why it’s important to listeners.

WTAM 1100 – Smartphone Snow Apps

Play Audio – WTAM 1100 Newsradio – Tech Tuesday – February 3rd, 2015:

WTAM 1100 Newsradio Cleveland OhioThis week has seen a lot of Winter storms hitting the midwest. While we’re still digging ourselves out from yet another snowstorm, here’s a list of apps that can be useful for dealing with Winter’s wrath:

  • Plowz and Mowz – Like Uber for snow plowing. It allows you to search for on-demand snow plowing (or mowing service during warmer weather) in your area, either through the website or the smartphone app available for Android and iOS.
  • First Aid – Protect yourself with step-by-step instructions first aid from the American Red Cross.
  • Waze – Get a head’s up as you head into work with traffic and road hazard alerts using this free GPS app that provides information from other drivers on your route.
  • Snow Day Calculator Looking to get your kid’s hopes up? Snow Day Calculator has both a web page and downloadable app that allows you to enter your zip code in and get a rough percentage chance that their school will be closed. The app was built a few years back by a middle school student who is now at MIT.