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TWO BLOKES AND A MIC!

32 EpisodesProduced by Ramin Keyvan and Dan HindeWebsite

Weekly episodes of useful hints, tips, recommendations to help business owners make better decisions about what products, services etc. to use to help their companies grow. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tbaam/support

32 Episodes | 2020 - 2022

TBAAM -- HIRING GOOD PEOPLE IS REALLY HARD!

August 22nd, 2022

30:05

It has become very difficult to hire good people these days. Why? There are some good reasons. 


Join us for this discussion and let us know if you …

HAS A.I. BECOME SENTIENT?

July 4th, 2022

24:52

Has AI become sentient?


Someone at Google recently thought so. Google did not agree.  


What do you think? How can we use technology to make our …

TBAAM -- WHATEVER HAPPENED TO CUSTOMER SERVICE?

March 26th, 2022

18:44

Whatever happened to taking care of customers and making sure they were happy with our product and service offerings? 

In today's episode we discuss the decline and fall of customer service as everyone blithely marches …

TBAAM -- SAAS MONITORING AND WHY YOU WANT IT

February 28th, 2022

19:18

Another layer of security you can use to protect your company's data in the cloud: SAAS Monitoring.

In today's episode we describe, define and discuss what SAAS Monitoring is and how it can help you stay safe out there.

TBAAM -- ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE!

February 7th, 2022

12:16

Two Blokes and a Mic is back! After a crazy end of 2021 and a very busy January 2022, we are back with our fist episode in some time.

In this episode we discuss the things we have learned in recent months about the …

TBAAM -- BUSINESS HIGHLIGHT - 23RD STREET INVESTORS INTERVIEW

September 13th, 2021

30:04

This week we have our good friend Nancy Chillag of 23rd Street Investors on the show giving us a primer on how real estate syndication works and why you might be interested.  

Nancy Chillag is an attorney, CPA and real …

TBAAM -- WHY YOU NEED TO STANDARDIZE EVERYTHING!

June 12th, 2021

15:42

STANDARDIZE EVERYTHING!!! 

Yup...that's what we are telling everyone! Why? 

Watch video for the details. It is perhaps one of the most important and overlooked "things" that business owner need to pay attention to.  

THE IMPORTANCE OF RELATIONSHIPS AND TIME

June 10th, 2021

14:14

SO! What are the two most important possessions you have as a business owner?

Take a listen to this episode and we will let you know how you can …

TBAAM -- RANSOMWARE AND CYBERSECURITY.....AGAIN!

May 20th, 2021

25:44

OK! PAY ATTENTION! THIS IS SERIOUS! PLEASE TAKE THE ADVICE IN THIS VIDEO TO HEART. IT IS REALLY, REALLY, IMPORTANT!  

Here we are again beating the "do the basics to keep yourself and your data safe" drums again! It's …

TBAAM -- MICROSOFT 365 -- WHAT IS IN THOSE BUNDLES?

April 21st, 2021

17:45

Microsoft 365 offers a lot of bundles and options. But what do you get for the money? We unpack the mystery of Microsoft's marketing. Below is a link to their comparison webpage so you can check it out for yourself.

TBAAM -- SPLASHTOP BUSINESS HIGHLIGHT (V2)

April 1st, 2021

31:20

NOTE: The original version had a bit of noise and static at 11:56. This version has been cleaned up.   

SPLASHTOP BUSINESS HIGHLIGHT!  

We are very pleased to have Victor Chin, Director of Product at Splashtop, a …

TBAAM SPLASHTOP BUSINESS HIGHLIGHT AND INTERVIEW

March 29th, 2021

31:23

SPLASHTOP BUSINESS HIGHLIGHT!  

We are very pleased to have Victor Chin, Director of Product at Splashtop, a premier remote access service provider.  

Victor leads product development at Splashtop. He has been at …

TBAAM -- TECH NEWS FOR THE WEEK OF 12MAR2021

March 15th, 2021

14:36

CHROME UPDATES, STARLINK IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND MORE!  

Take a listen and let us know if you have any questions at all!  

Link to Starlink website: https://starlink.com/ 

Stay safe out there!  

Thanks for watching! 

TBAAM DATA PRIVACY IN THE AGE OF FACEBOOK AND IPHONES

March 3rd, 2021

24:03

Our first video of 2021!  

Data Privacy....IT'S A THING!  

We discuss how you can best protect yourself and your private data from the likes of FaceBook and other data miners. This is important!  

As always, please take …

TBAAM -- PHISHING FOLLOW UP!

March 1st, 2021

21:51

OUR LAST VIDEO OF 2020…FINALLY UPLOADED!  

HERE IN OUR FINAL 2020 VIDEO, DAN AND I TALK ABOUT HOW TO KEEP YOURSELF SAFE IN THE TIME OF MASS ATTEMPTS TO GET ACCESS TO YOUR NETWORKS AND YOUR DATA.  WE TALK ABOUT HOW TO …

THE INTERNET IS FOREVER!

January 25th, 2021

19:14

 Everything you do on the internet has a very, very long life, so think long and hard about what you are saying and posting. It makes a difference!  

So watch and be warned and be educated! It is important!  

Thanks for …

TBAAM -- HYLYT HIGHLIGHT VIDEO

January 11th, 2021

32:32

Sometimes, a product or service comes along that actually changes the way you do things in a very positive manner. Such a product is HyLyt from Sociorac (https://hylyt.co/).

This is a product that can bring all of your …

TBAAM HAPPY HOLIDAYS YEAR IN REVIEW

December 26th, 2020

17:00

#HAPPYHOLIDAYS #YEARINREVIEW   

Happy holidays from Dan and Ramin. 

Thank you for your time and attention over the past few months. 

This is a quick …

TBAAM -- GONE PHISHING!

November 10th, 2020

14:39

PHISHING!

No, it has nothing to do with putting a worm on a hook and angling for fish. It has to do with trying to trick you into divulging pertinent …

TBAAM ARE YOUR HR POLICIES STANDARDIZED

November 2nd, 2020

14:22

#HR #POLICIES #PROCEDURES #ONBOARDING #OFFBOARDING #ITSUPPORT 

Are your HR Policies standardized? Does your HR department work closely with hiring …

TBAAM -- LEO MANZIONE -- BUSINESS HIGHLIGHT

October 26th, 2020

28:45

Leo Manzione...Business Coach Exrtraordinaire! 

We have the great pleasure of interviewing someone who is very good at what they do....and what he does is help business owners comprehend their weaknesses, their …

TBAAM WHY DOES MY ISP WIFI SUCK?

October 12th, 2020

16:39

This is a question we get a lot from our clients who are working from home and who are trying to get reliable performance from the wifi connection on their ISP modem.   There are some network basics that if you actually …

TBAAM -- FUN FACT FRIDAY #4

September 22nd, 2020

22:50

Another complete waste of your time by Dan and Ramin at Two Blokes and a Mic!

Enjoy and let us know what you think.

Thanks!

Ramin and Dan

Two Blokes and a Mic!

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TBAAM -- MFA AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT

September 19th, 2020

13:35

MFA -- MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION What is it and why is it important to you and your organization?  We explain all in this video.  Please like, subscribe and let us know what you think.  THANKS FOR WATCHING!  Ramin and …

TBAAM -- FUN FACT FRIDAY #2

September 8th, 2020

20:11

FUN FACT FRIDAY #2!!  

WORMHOLES, THE VOID OF SPACE AND STRANGE LAWS FROM THE EASTERN SEABOARD!  

Come join us for another episode the strange, weird and the absurd!  

HUMAN TRAVERSABLE WORMHOLES:  

TBAAM -- WHY IS CUSTOMER SERVICE SO IMPORTANT NOW?

September 8th, 2020

18:02

Customer Service!  

It has always been important. But during the time of COVID-19 it has become even more important. 

Many companies think that support is that ugly thing that costs them money but during this lock-down, …

FUN FACT FRIDAY NUMBER 1

August 30th, 2020

18:19

From butt shaped robots to frogs that hold their pee for 8 months...  Welcome the first ever: FUN FACTS FRIDAY!  

These are going to happen every …

VPNs, PASSWORD MANAGERS AND ALL THAT JAZZ!

July 6th, 2020

23:25

Why should I use a VPN? 

Traceability.  You may not be doing anything nefarious but it's not just big government that is collecting data on you.  

TBAAM -- SECURITY BASICS

July 5th, 2020

19:49

What can we do to protect ourselves?  

These are the top things you need; 

AntiVirus - Make sure it's EDR at a minimum  

Backup - Make sure it's backing up offsite.  

Updates for OS and Apps - If you need to automate …

TBAAM -- ANTI VIRUS AND EDR

July 4th, 2020

16:25

Hi There,  

We recorded this just before the long Memorial Day Weekend.  The discussion in this episode is about Anti Virus, a bit of its history and …

TBAAM -- DATA BACKUPS AND WHY YOU NEED THEM

July 4th, 2020

27:30

A great episode regarding the use of data backups to protect your end users and your company's vital data. Most companies that lose their most important data due to hardware for services failure of some kind will …

TBAAM -- WELCOME EPISODE

July 4th, 2020

2:52

We welcome you to our podcast and its matching YouTube channel.

Please join us as we help business owners navigate all of the things they need to know to grow their companies.

We welcome your input and your comments.

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