The Great Lakes Geek discusses important concepts and interviews leading business and technology experts from Cleveland and around the world - all in an informative but fun format
Rollie Cole, Executive Director of the SPI, tells the Great Lakes Geek that when you consider the number of patent applications filed and the number of examiners available, the examiners have about 7 hours to look at a patent application. That's not very much time for complicated technology.
Joe Tait's booming voice is well-known to fans of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
His tenure as "Voice of the Cavs" goes back to the first year of the team and includes the Miracle of Richfield, The Shot and now the LeBron James era.
In this interview, Joe talks about the Miracle of Richfield, why he prefers Radio to TV, the early days with coach Bill Fitch and his signature lines like "Wham with the right hand!"
The Great Lakes Geek speaks with award-winning writer Les Roberts, famous for the Milan Jacovich detective novels. In this interview, Les tells us why he chose Cleveland, details about Milan and how writing is the ultimate entrepreneurial venture.
Cleveland Clinic Audiologist Dr Craig Newman tells the Great Lakes Geek about the possible hearing damage from overloud and overlong listening to iPods and other MP3 players and offers a rule of thumb to prevent such damage.
How does a self-proclaimed ?pop culture Renaissance Man? from Boardman Ohio become the Technology Reporter at Ohio?s largest newspaper? In this episode, the Great Lakes Geek turns the microphone around and interviews Plain Dealer Technology Reporter Henry Gomez.
When attorney Cathy Panzica returned to Cleveland after 15 years in London she was dismayed at the state of the City. While many would have merely complained ? after all, you can?t fight City Hall ? Cathy decided to make some changes, revolutionary changes, in town.
In this fan-to-fan episode, Cleveland Indians owner Larry Dolan tells Dan Hanson about Chief Wahoo, small-market teams, the greatest Indian ever and how past stars would do against modern players.
Paul Stork was trapped in his office when a gunman entered the Peter B. Lewis Building at Case Western Reserve University and opened fire. Paul tells the Great Lakes Geek how technology helped him get through the night.
The Great Lakes Geek speaks with Bill Priemer, the COO of Hyland Software, about OnBase Software and how a tech company thrives in a non-traditional locale ? Cleveland, Ohio not Silicon Valley.
The Great Lakes Geek speaks with Steve Potash, CEO of OverDrive, the leading eBook company. Steve talks about eBooks, audio and video content and DRM ? Digital Rights Management.
Chris Koch of Num Num World Music suggests that we broaden our horizons and try listening to some different kinds of music. Chris gives the geek suggestions for music in the office, while exercising and even some music for kids that may not drive adults crazy.
From all the bad news you hear, you would think that manufacturing in Cleveland, NEOhio, Ohio and even the US has been pretty much lost to China or other foreign economies. Becky Morgan, an expert in the manufacturing business, tells the Geek that the Rust Belt can rise again.
International virus expert David Perry has been involved in malware since the first PC viruses were created. In this interview, David tells the Great Lakes Geek how most malware is the product of organized crime – and what can be done about it.