GeekSpeak for November 18, 2002
John Bower from Santa Cruz Electronics
John Bower 20 year owner of Santa Cruz Electronics joins the geeks for a disscussion of computer hobbyists vs mainstream consumers. Tune in to hear all about the trends of computer upgrades and purchaces.
FM Electronics Kits to Wireless networking
John Bower had a great attitude towards his buisness and to serving geeks in Santa Cruz. The company is focused on supporting IS departments and works on supporting consultants by billing end companies directly.
This show was a lot of fun, a full house of giddy geeks. In general it was fun to talk about a change from soldering hobbyists to a world of small computers and high-end video cards.
Calls
Darren SeasideWireless Question
Does Santa Cruz Electronics have kits for FM transmitters?
Santa Cruz Electronics has kits, possibly FM transmitter kits. Also Darren will need to get a kit with a stereo encoder in order to have a stereo signal.
Refirbish and Recycle
In the SC area is there a store/organization that takes computer equipment (older) for refurbish or donation?
None that we know of, but there is a move to make a county wide program for computer reuse. There used to be a group called Give-a-byte, but it does not exist because they didn't have a place to operate.
Radio is Still Geeky
Soldering and radio hobbiest are alive and well in Santa Cruz.
