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We have a wide variety of topics for today’s show including learning personal and professional electronic courtesy, the newest Redbox Instant service, and the connection between March Madness and Twitter. Join in the podcasting fun with us as we make our way through the never ending exciting world of technology.

Fortune has published their World’s Most Admired Companies. What makes an admirable company? Is it value, customer service, products or perhaps name recognition. Looking back on successful and admirable companies, what has changed and what has happened over time? Who are the winners and losers.

March Madness is here! This week we talk about the wild world of sports odds-making with Todd Fuhrman. Former odds-maker at Caesar’s Palace, Columnist for Out Kick The Coverage analyst for Donbest.com. Odds-making is it an exact or inexact science and how does technology play a role.

Dick Quis, co-author of the new self-help workbook, “Thinking Anew” comes into the “Conversation Corner” this week to talk about his new book, and self publishing. He’s an expert at the business side of marketing and promoting a book, and he shares some advice and some tips. We also look at where the book publishing world is heading.

City Prints make fine art map prints of university campuses, world cities, sports stadiums and more! We are joined by Tony and Tim Rodono of City Prints as they talk about maps as artwork, and how they turned City Prints into a successful business.

Waves of Tech is all new this week with a show primarily based on becoming healthier! With the introduction of cell phones, tablets, handheld gaming devices, and e-readers, the use of such devices are causing health related issues and injuries. Also on the show, Yahoo! announced a new policy towards reducing telecommuting in their business. We discuss the benefits and challenges of telecommuting from a personal, professional, and health platform.

Michigan author Elaine Pereira joins the Conversation Corner this week to talk about her heartwarming book, I Will Never Forget – A Daughter’s Story of Her Mother’s Arduous And Humorous Journey Through Dementia. It’s a very important topics as the population of the U.S. gets older and older. Caring for a loved one that no longer knows you, is a challenge, and Elaine took that challenge head on. It’s a fascinating read and this Conversation Corner is a must listen.

Nate Swanner from AndroidAuthority.com is on Google At A Glance this week with host John Hanlon. They talk about Nate’s experience so far with the brand new Chromebook Pixel, the HP Slate 7 and Galaxy Note 8 devices from Mobile World Congress, Google+ 3rd party login, Google’s Oscar search data, Andy Rubin says no Google retail stores and Sergey Brin talking about Google Glass at TED conference.