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The Killing IT Podcast

IT authors and entrepreneurs Ryan Morris, Karl Palachuk, and Dave Sobel provide commentary on the changing world of technology opportunities and emerging tech.

We want to expand the discussion from the SMB IT channel to all things tech - with one eye on the future and the other on profits. Join us!

May 31, 2022

Topic 1:  Shredding the Myth of Anonymity in Bitcoin 

 

Wired recently published a long, detailed story of how law enforcement agencies around the world collaborated to bring down the largest child abuse sex network in history. One key element in this take-down is the “trick” of turning bitcoin from an...


May 24, 2022

Topic 1:  Found all those Great Resignators: They’re working somewhere else.

Looks like a basic shake-up that forced a number of employers to treat their employees like humans.

Maybe, and we're only speculating here, the working person realizes they don't have to work somewhere that has no decent pay, no decent...


May 17, 2022

Topic 1:  Ransomware leads to the first casualty in the higher education market as Lincoln College closes permanently due to cyberattack in December 2021. Who was their MSP … and why was there not a plan in place?

Ten years ago, a system failure of more than 24 hours could mean the end of your business. Today, with...


May 10, 2022

Topic 1:  Colloquium: What do we think the permanent changes are to “the workplace” after the pandemic.

What percentage will go back? Is hybrid permanent forever? Has the concept of office changed forever from a technology perspective? If yes, was this something we should have seen coming and covid just sped it up?...


May 3, 2022

Topic 1: Should businesses embrace or avoid social media?

Can we talk about “social media” without focusing too much on Elon?

I think we all love the concept of the Marketplace of Ideas...but the Internet somehow turns that into silos of sewage. 

With Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit, the marketplace allows ignorance...