Squaretrade.com

Squaretrade offers warranties for products sold on the Internet. The company began selling warranties for products sold on eBay and now offers their warranty services to web resellers and merchants of appliances and electronics on the web. Warranties can be upsold to customer with your tech products.

The company has been in business since 1999 and claims to be the largest independent warranty provider.

Phone: 1-877-WARRANTY

Reseller Information: http://www.squaretrade.com/pages/websites

The Force Field now carrying TPN coverage of CES 2009

(TheForceField.net) January 9, 2009 — The Force Field is now carrying video coverage of The Consumer Electronics Show to the public and members of The Force Field.

Through an arrangement with Techpodcasts.com and GeekNewsCentral the site will feature daily HD video coverage from the floor of CES 2009. The Force Field podcast is a member of the Techpodcasts.com Network.

The videos are hosted by Todd Cochrane of Geek News Central and Andy McCaskey of Slashdot Review. They will be joined by Jeffrey Powers of Geekazine to provide daily reports from the floor of CES 2009 in Las Vegas.

There are three separate video productions. The official video episodes will be published on the home page of THEFORCEFIELD.NET and available to the public. These are HD video feeds that will recap the events of each day.

There is also a second video production. This will be a backchannel feed. This daily video update will follow the hosts and crew and provide a behind-the-scenes look at the CES event normally only available to members of the press, including press events and insider tours. In addition to the two recorded video feeds members of The Force Field will be able to watch a third feed in real time. The feed will be streamed live from the floor of CES and will be available based on available time and bandwidth.

The backchannel and live video feeds will be available from TheForceField.Net web portal to members of The Force Field only. The backchannel can be viewed from a special menu link after login. Members can watch the live feed from the Home Page of TheForceField.Net after login.

Membership to TheForceField.Net is free but will be subject to administrator approval for the event. All fields on the membership application form must be filled out with valid information such as a valid e-mail address, mailing address and contact number to be considered for approval.

CES is an annual event held every year in January. This year the event will be held January 8-11.

 

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TheForceField.Net to carry TPN coverage of CES 2009

(TheForceField.net) January 7, 2009 — The Force Field will begin video coverage of The Consumer Electronics Show to the public and members of The Force Field beginning tomorrow.

Through an arrangement with Techpodcasts.com and GeekNewsCentral the site will feature daily HD video coverage from the floor of CES 2009. The Force Field podcast is a member of the Techpodcasts.com Network.

The videos will be hosted by Todd Cochrane of Geek News Central and Andy McCaskey of Slashdot Review. They will be joined by Jeffrey Powers of Geekazine to provide daily reports from the floor of CES 2009 in Las Vegas.

There will be three separate video productions. The official video episodes will be published on the home page of THEFORCEFIELD.NET and available to the public. These are HD video feeds that will recap the events of each day.

There is also a second video production. This will be a backchannel feed. This daily video update will follow the hosts and crew and provide a behind-the-scenes look at the CES event normally only available to members of the press, including press events and insider tours. In addition to the two recorded video feeds members of The Force Field will be able to watch a third feed in real time. The feed will be streamed live from the floor of CES and will be available based on available time and bandwidth.

The backchannel and live video feeds will be available from TheForceField.Net web portal to members of The Force Field only. The backchannel can be viewed from a special menu link after login. Members can watch the live feed from the Home Page of TheForceField.Net after login.

Membership to TheForceField.Net is free but will be subject to administrator approval for the event. All fields on the membership application form must be filled out with valid information such as a valid e-mail address, mailing address and contact number to be considered for approval.

CES is an annual event held every year in January. This year the event will be held January 8-11.

 

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Episode 30 – The State of the IT Industry Part 2

This week we are going to talk with a computer consultant in Oregon, discuss how the current economic situation has affected his company and ask him where he thinks his business is headed. Part 2 of a 4 part series.

TechPodcasts Promo Tag :10
Intro 1:17
Billboard :34

News and Comment segment 5:19
IBM announced production of a new ThinkPad notebook by Lenovo with dual LCD displays.

Enter the Technibble contest and Win! We are giving away The Computer Business Kit from Technibble (a $49 value) FREE. Listen to this episode of The Force Field for your chance to win!

Microsoft announced December 22 that it would extend sales of Windows XP until May 30 2009. This is good news for system builders. It is bad news for Vista.

Commercial Break 1:00
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Intro to Interview 1:39
In our last episode we talked with Pat Palmer, heard how his business is doing well in spite of the economy and how he expects this trend to continue in the months and years to come. This week we will talk with Kris Crispell, a computer consultant in Oregon and ask him where he thinks his business is headed. Will he agree with Pat or will he have in a different story with a different point of view? Part 2 of a four part series.

Kris Crispell Interview 18:28

Part 3 Teaser :19

Wrap up and Close :46

Comments, questions or suggestions? Send them in to comments@theforcefield.net. Feedback on this topic will be read by the host and included in future episodes of the show.

©2008 Savoia Computer. All rights reserved.

 

http://media.techpodcasts.com/theforcefield/media.libsyn.com/media/theforcefield/The_Force_Field_30.mp3  

Episode 30 – The State of the IT Industry Part 2

This week we are going to talk with a computer consultant in Oregon, discuss how the current economic situation has affected his company and ask him where he thinks his business is headed. Part 2 of a 4 part series.

TechPodcasts Promo Tag :10
Intro 1:17
Billboard :34

News and Comment segment 5:19
IBM announced production of a new ThinkPad notebook by Lenovo with dual LCD displays.

Enter the Technibble contest and Win! We are giving away The Computer Business Kit from Technibble (a $49 value) FREE. Listen to this episode of The Force Field for your chance to win!

Microsoft announced December 22 that it would extend sales of Windows XP until May 30 2009. This is good news for system builders. It is bad news for Vista.

Commercial Break 1:00
Get Great Web Hosting at GoDaddy.com and save 10%! Listen for the discount code in the show. GoDaddy.com 1:00

Intro to Interview 1:39
In our last episode we talked with Pat Palmer, heard how his business is doing well in spite of the economy and how he expects this trend to continue in the months and years to come. This week we will talk with Kris Crispell, a computer consultant in Oregon and ask him where he thinks his business is headed. Will he agree with Pat or will he have in a different story with a different point of view? Part 2 of a four part series.

Kris Crispell Interview 18:28

Part 3 Teaser :19

Wrap up and Close :46

Comments, questions or suggestions? Send them in to comments@theforcefield.net. Feedback on this topic will be read by the host and included in future episodes of the show.

©2008 Savoia Computer. All rights reserved.

Episode 29 – The State of the IT Industry Part 1

This week we are going to talk with an IT professional and discuss how the current state of the economy will effect his business and the industry in the year ahead. Part 1 of a 4 part series.

TechPodcasts Promo Tag :10
Intro 1:15
Billboard 2:15

News and Comment segment 5:40
The Force Field was part of the second annual 24 hour Podcast Marathon hosted by Geek News Central December 20 to raise money for charity.

Enter the Technibble contest and Win! We are giving away The Computer Business Kit from Technibble (a $49 value) FREE. Listen to this episode of The Force Field for your chance to win!

Microsoft released another emergency security patch for Internet Explorer December 17. The patch, considered by Microsoft as “critical”, resolves a known security vulnerability that allows allows remote code execution if a user views on a web page with malicious code.

Commercial Break 1:00
Get Great Web Hosting at GoDaddy.com and save 10%! Listen for the discount code in the show. GoDaddy.com 1:00

Intro to Interview 2:08
In the next few episodes we will talk with resellers, service providers and other professionals in the industry and find out how their business are doing now, where they think the IT marketplace will be in the next year and what, if anything we can do to prepare ourselves for the difficult times ahead. This week we will talk with Pat Palmer and find out what he thinks. Part 1 of a four part series.

Pat Palmer Interview 22:40

Part 2 Teaser :23

Wrap up and Close :46

Comments, questions or suggestions? Send them in to comments@theforcefield.net. Feedback on this topic will be read by the host and included in future episodes of the show.

©2008 Savoia Computer. All rights reserved.

Episode 29 – The State of the IT Industry Part 1

This week we are going to talk with an IT professional and discuss how the current state of the economy will effect his business and the industry in the year ahead. Part 1 of a 4 part series.

TechPodcasts Promo Tag :10
Intro 1:15
Billboard 2:15

News and Comment segment 5:40
The Force Field was part of the second annual 24 hour Podcast Marathon hosted by Geek News Central December 20 to raise money for charity.

Enter the Technibble contest and Win! We are giving away The Computer Business Kit from Technibble (a $49 value) FREE. Listen to this episode of The Force Field for your chance to win!

Microsoft released another emergency security patch for Internet Explorer December 17. The patch, considered by Microsoft as “critical”, resolves a known security vulnerability that allows allows remote code execution if a user views on a web page with malicious code.

Commercial Break 1:00
Get Great Web Hosting at GoDaddy.com and save 10%! Listen for the discount code in the show. GoDaddy.com 1:00

Intro to Interview 2:08
In the next few episodes we will talk with resellers, service providers and other professionals in the industry and find out how their business are doing now, where they think the IT marketplace will be in the next year and what, if anything we can do to prepare ourselves for the difficult times ahead. This week we will talk with Pat Palmer and find out what he thinks. Part 1 of a four part series.

Pat Palmer Interview 22:40

Part 2 Teaser :23

Wrap up and Close :46

Comments, questions or suggestions? Send them in to comments@theforcefield.net. Feedback on this topic will be read by the host and included in future episodes of the show.

©2008 Savoia Computer. All rights reserved.

 

http://media.techpodcasts.com/theforcefield/media.libsyn.com/media/theforcefield/The_Force_Field_29.mp3 

The Force Field to Participate in 24 Hour Live Podcast Today

Charlotte, NC (TheForceField.net ) December 20, 2008 — The Force Field will be part of a 24 hour podcast hosted by Geek News Central this weekend to raise money for charity. Rick Savoia, host of The Force Field podcast, signed on as a guest for half an hour today at 3:00 PM EST. Other podcasters will participate throughout the the 24 hour podcast as well.

 On December 20, 2008 at 6am Hawaiian Standard Time and 11am EST, Todd Cochrane, CEO of RawVoice, owner of The TechPodcast Network and the host of the Geek News Central Podcast , will start a live and Interactive event that will last 24 hours. The purpose of the event is to bring awareness to podcasting and raise money for Disabled American Veterans. This year's goal is $3000 and all proceeds will the donated to www.dav.com .

The 24 Hour Podcast Marathon will also feature such notable guests as Scobleizer tech blogger Robert Scoble, Microsoft Zune Marketplace Manager Rob Greenlee, Sun Microsystem's Chief Open Source Officer Simon Phipps, Computer America co-host Carey Holzman and others. Listeners are invited to call in and participate in live, interactive discussions with the host and guests.

This is the second annual event held by Geek News Central. The Force Field also participated in the first marathon held last year to raise money for the One Laptop Per Child program.

Listeners and Viewers can watch the event live on Ustream.TV and dial in to listen and talk on the TalkShoe TalkCast channel below.

Video:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/geek-news-central-24hr-podcast-marathon#

Interactive Audio:

http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/10832

 

 

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