AwesomeCast: Tech and Gadget Talk - Episodes Tagged with “Lyft”

Cat Butts Are Extra | AwesomeCast 491

Sorgatron Media — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 20:30:00 -0400

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services. Mike Pound returns to the show to join Katie Dudas and Mike Sorg as we take a look at this week's tech news topics, including:

Katie's Awesome Thing of the Week involved an Animal Crossing New Horizons party!
Mike Pound is sharing Its Literally Just Mowing as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Tired of the same-old-same-old Zoom meetings? Invite a llama or goat with Goat 2 Meeting!
There's a new iPhone to help you keep in touch while social distancing.
Katie is sharing the grief of trying to unlock her iPhone while wearing a mask.
Google is adding some new features to Google Meet.
Mike Pound is sharing how the Science of Well Being course has helped him with the transition to work-from-home.
NASA and SpaceX are scheduled for launch on May 27th - - marking the FIRST crewed flight for SpaceX, and the first US launch in about a decade.
Apple is releasing a new Fraggle Rock series - - filmed entirely on iPhone 11 in creators' homes.
Lyft is launching an essential delivery service.
Have you had a chance to check out the Steak Umm twitter account?
Premier League football (soccer for our fellow Americans) stars face off in an eSports tournament.
Ever picked up a Starbucks coffee with a drone?

After the show remember to: Eat at Slice on Broadway (@Pgh_Slice) if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com) Want to be part of our studio audience? Hit us up at awesomecast@sorgatronmedia.com and we’ll save you a seat! Join our AwesomeCast Facebook Group to see what we’re sharing and to join the discussion! Follow these awesome people on Twitter: Mike Pound (@unclecrappy), Michael Sorg (@Sorgatron), and Katie Dudas (@Kdudders) You can support the show at Patreon.com/awesomecast! Remember to check out our friends at the The 405 Media (@The405Radio), and Postindustrial Audio (@post_industry) who replay the show on their stream throughout the week! Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment; and view us livestreaming Tuesdays around 7:00 PM EST

2018 Flashback: Jack Morgan of Duolingo | Awesome Chat

Sorgatron Media — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 01:00:00 -0500

Originally released February 15, 2018

When your resume pretty much starts with Google and you’re currently employed at a growing startup, chances are there’s a fun story on how you got there. This week we sit down with Jack Morgan as he shares some insight into his path across the pond from England right here to Pittsburgh, what he’s working on over at Duolingo, and what he’s learned about Pittsburgh (and Pittsburghers) thanks to rideshare encounters and work friends.

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AwesomeCast 414: Prothusiasts

Sorgatron Media — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 13:00:00 -0400

This week’s episode brought to you by ScareHouse, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! Katie joins Sorg in studio this week as Chilla is remote from Studio C. It's time to get geeky as we're talking about this week's tech news, including:

Katie is opening a bar - - well ScareHouse is. And it's her Awesome Thing of the Week this week.
You need zombies? Katie knows a guy.
Chilla's Awesome Thing of the Week is the Elgato CamLink.
Sorg and Chilla are looking at some of the differences between prosumer and consumer cameras.
Sorg is sharing Lyft filters as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Playstation Now lets you download games to play offline.
The new Amazon Echo Show looks sharp.
Katie is talking about ads that interact with Google Home.
We have learned that the beach has VR.
Mirror.Co has a mirror that gives you workout assistance.
Are you a Windows Insider and want to jump off the train? Chilla has some tips and tricks.
Windows launched the Whiteboard app.
You know your platform is successful when you launch a version of Angry Birds on it.
Capcom has released Mega Man Classics cartridges.

BONUS: Katie shared a great Reddit thread about a missed connection in Pittsburgh. After the show remember to: Eat at Slice on Broadway (@Pgh_Slice) if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com) Want to be part of our studio audience? Hit us up at awesomecast@sorgatronmedia.com and we’ll save you a seat! Join our AwesomeCast Facebook Group to see what we’re sharing and to join the discussion! Follow these awesome people on Twitter: Katie (@Kdudders) , Chilla (@chilla) and Sorg (@Sorgatron) Have you seen our AwesomeTips videos? You can support the show at Patreon.com/awesomecast! Remember to check out our friends at the River’s Edge (@RiversEdgePGH) and The 405 Media (@The405Radio) who replay the show on their stream throughout the week! Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment; and view us livestreaming Tuesdays around 7:00 PM EST!

Get Out the Vote | AwesomeCast 324

Sorgatron Media — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 20:00:00 -0500

Sorg talks about his first few weeks as a driver for Lyft and Uber
Chilla has a new monitor for his Mac, the Samsung U28E590D 28-Inch UHD LED monitor.
We talk the 2016 Election as Chilla discusses his very first experience with voting and what made him finally register.
We discuss resources like ballotpedia.org and myridetovote.org with the ride sharing services.
We discuss the new Microsoft Slack and Slack's passive aggressive response.
Eat at Slice on Broadway if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com)

Follow these awesome people on Twitter: John Chichilla (@chilla, www.chillatech.net) Cynthia Closkey (@cynthiacloskey, Shift Collaborative) and Mike Sorg (@Sorgatron, SorgatronMedia.com).

Thanks to our Awesome Patreon @MikeFedorShow! You can support the show too at Patreon.com/awesomecast !