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Jtree.net’s Josh James to Appear on Channel 6

Not only does the Treasure Valley have people with great tech skills, we’ve got skilled technicians that also care about their community. I just found out that local SEO guru Josh James of JTree.net will appear on the Channel 6 “Boise Green Living” segment on Wednesday and Thursday night (by the way I noticed that […]

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Boise State Student Team Named Finalist in National Google Online Marketing Contest

Straight from the Boise State News site . . .

A Boise State University student team has been named a finalist, placing in the top three out of 700 competitors, in the Americas region of the 2008 Google Online Marketing Challenge.
As regional finalist, Team AdHype — Lisa Chipman, Trevor Herbst, Kasey Keller, Chris Mendonca and Lisa […]

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Reactions to Rivers City Club Speech

I wasn’t able to attend Mark Rivers City Club speech but there seems to be a lot of reactions out there to it.
The Boise Weekly has a very short post regarding his comments about the Boise Hole:
But either way, the vacant lot at the corner of Eighth and Main is overvalued and underutilized, Rivers said. […]

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Idaho Challenged by Results of the Human Development Index

TechBoise is a blog, and not a news agency, but that is still no reason for us to slip into rank boosterism. At the same time no one here wants to adopt a sky-is-falling tone. Still, amidst all the constant lists that Boise makes for being a great place to live, work, and raise a […]

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Metageek Releases Chanalyzer 3.1 for Wi-Spy 2.4x

Boise, ID - Today Metageek released the latest in a string of revolutionary wireless devices, the Chanalyzer 3.1. From CEO Ryan Woodings:

Chanalyzer turns data collected from the Wi-Spy 2.4x into highly interactive charts and graphs, allowing users to actually “visualize” their wireless landscape. Together, Wi-Spy 2.4x and Chanalyzer 3.1 enable both business and home users […]

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Matt Rissell’s FastCompany Interview

After Matt’s (CEO of Tsheets) Interview with Robert Scoble they did an *informal* interview on Kyte. Here’s the replay:

I’ve embedded the code for the FastCompany Interview but it doesn’t appear to be live yet. I’ll keep checking it.
UPDATE: I guess the show will be live Monday.
UPDATE: Here’s the video.

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Tsheets getting new media coverage

This week will probably be, Meridian based, Tsheets biggest server load week yet.
On Monday Tsheets was featured in TechCrunch. For those not in the Web 2.0 media world, TechCrunch is the Web startup version of the Wall Street Journal. It’s a pretty big deal.
This resulted in a several thousand unique visitors and over 100 new […]

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Idaho based Microbial-Vac Systems wins Innovation Award

And in tech news outside of Boise; Krissa at Idaho TechConnect sent this over
Local Business Owner Earns International Recognition for Innovative Product
Jerome, ID – Dr. Bruce Bradley, owner of Microbial-Vac Systems, Inc. (MSI) has been selected as the recipient of the 2008 Food Safety Innovation Award by the International Association for Food Protection.  Dr. Bradley […]

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HP and Micron can’t carry the Valley forever

Here’s my news tip for Boise (especially any elected or wannabe/soon to be elected officials):
LaserJet’s and DRAM are not going to carry the valley like they once did.
Can we expect to see more layoffs in Boise? It’s too hard to realistically predict any specific events tied to any specific market activity. Maybe not now. […]

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Transportation, Taxes and Talent

This is disappointing. From what I understand, the bill is asking to allowing voters the right to vote on being taxed or not. I think any bill that has anything to do with potential increased taxes will reach stiff opposition.
It’s a sad reality of politics. If this bill were passed and the […]

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