Mike Bower (also Michael Bower or "Bower") is a radio personality who hosted on the Maxim Channel on Sirius Satellite Radio from 2005 to 2008. The Bower Show starred Bower, Scooter and Producer Laura. In 2008, Bower was "let go" by the Maxim Channel and immediately began work at EA SPORTS for a groundbreaking online video game called "Game Show".
History
Mike Bower began his career in 1992 at KSJO in San Jose under the pseudonym "Zakk Michaels". At the same time that he was Program Director at KJCC on the campus of San Jose City College. He has worked at KFMF in Chico, CA; KXFX in Santa Rosa, CA; KRZR - "The Wild Hare" - in Fresno, CA; WDFN in Detroit, MI; WTKX in Pensacola, FL; KCXX - X1039 - in San Bernardino, CA; on Sirius Satellite Radio and .
Bower now hosts a nightly sports-based podcast on blogtalkradio.com (and as of 2009 it is simulcast on ErrorFM.com) called The Wheelhouse
Maxim Radio Highlights
- One of The Bower Show's favorite moments was when RUSH drummer NEIL PEART came in for a very rare interview whose transcript still lives online today.
- Award winning writer and director of the movie Juno, DIABLO CODY was a weekly contributer to the show. Her segment aired every Friday called "Fetish Friday" where DIABLO brought the cast members a new and twisted fetish to talk about every week
History
Mike Bower began his career in 1992 at KSJO in San Jose under the pseudonym "Zakk Michaels". At the same time that he was Program Director at KJCC on the campus of San Jose City College. He has worked at KFMF in Chico, CA; KXFX in Santa Rosa, CA; KRZR - "The Wild Hare" - in Fresno, CA; WDFN in Detroit, MI; WTKX in Pensacola, FL; KCXX - X1039 - in San Bernardino, CA; on Sirius Satellite Radio and .
Bower now hosts a nightly sports-based podcast on blogtalkradio.com (and as of 2009 it is simulcast on ErrorFM.com) called The Wheelhouse
Maxim Radio Highlights
- One of The Bower Show's favorite moments was when RUSH drummer NEIL PEART came in for a very rare interview whose transcript still lives online today.
- Award winning writer and director of the movie Juno, DIABLO CODY was a weekly contributer to the show. Her segment aired every Friday called "Fetish Friday" where DIABLO brought the cast members a new and twisted fetish to talk about every week
ZOLVE is a comprehensive website which provides a portal for real estate practitioners and service providers on a global level to connect, mentor, share experiences/expertice, network and help each other develop better business practices and relationships.
Company Creation
Brian Wilson started ZOLVE.com, a social network for real estate providers while he was an Army Captain stationed in Baghdad, Iraq. During his 17-month tour, he read about the ups and downs and misinformation being published about the real estate market and saw a need for better communication and support for the agents trying to serve their local communities. Wilson wanted to tap into the expansive and detailed knowledge that real estate practitioners have about their business and information specific to their local cites and neighborhoods and provide a portal where they could share with each other and the public.
ZOLVE.com was then created as free real estate tool with the mission to harness the vast knowledge that flows in & out of real estate professionals on a global level. This mission is being fulfilled in many ways from; questions & answers about daily hurdles, sharing proven work policies-procedures-practices, communicating local market information, support through mentoring or coaching and a myriad of other ways. ZOLVE members are now working together to increase each other's potential -financially, academically and personally.
ZOLVE members enjoy a safe place where they can share tools,information and best practices in the "Share Center", learn from and be supported by their peers in the "Over Coffee" Forums, and share their local market information with other professionals and the public via their own customizable "Blog". Members can also easily keep up with the industry's best information and writing(in print and on the web)through viewing "The Early Bird" section and they can greet & meet and encourage new members at the "Welcome Mat".
In addition to providing a business-class network, ZOLVE provides networking tools which empower real estate professionals to expand their sphere of influence globally and connect specifically with others who share similar business interests. ZOLVE.com has been so successful in its first year it has been nominated for the coveted Inman "Innovator Award".
Company Creation
Brian Wilson started ZOLVE.com, a social network for real estate providers while he was an Army Captain stationed in Baghdad, Iraq. During his 17-month tour, he read about the ups and downs and misinformation being published about the real estate market and saw a need for better communication and support for the agents trying to serve their local communities. Wilson wanted to tap into the expansive and detailed knowledge that real estate practitioners have about their business and information specific to their local cites and neighborhoods and provide a portal where they could share with each other and the public.
ZOLVE.com was then created as free real estate tool with the mission to harness the vast knowledge that flows in & out of real estate professionals on a global level. This mission is being fulfilled in many ways from; questions & answers about daily hurdles, sharing proven work policies-procedures-practices, communicating local market information, support through mentoring or coaching and a myriad of other ways. ZOLVE members are now working together to increase each other's potential -financially, academically and personally.
ZOLVE members enjoy a safe place where they can share tools,information and best practices in the "Share Center", learn from and be supported by their peers in the "Over Coffee" Forums, and share their local market information with other professionals and the public via their own customizable "Blog". Members can also easily keep up with the industry's best information and writing(in print and on the web)through viewing "The Early Bird" section and they can greet & meet and encourage new members at the "Welcome Mat".
In addition to providing a business-class network, ZOLVE provides networking tools which empower real estate professionals to expand their sphere of influence globally and connect specifically with others who share similar business interests. ZOLVE.com has been so successful in its first year it has been nominated for the coveted Inman "Innovator Award".
History
Cybernautic was originally founded in 1998 under the name Cybernautic Design. The name change occurred in 2008 along with a logo change. Chad C. Parker, the co-founder, current President and CEO of the company started Cybernautic at the age of 18. Chad grew the company from a small shop operating out of a basement into one of the largest web design firms in the State of Illinois.
Locations
Cybernautic has a physical presence in Peoria, Illinois Champaign-Urbana Illinois, Springfield, Illinois, Decatur, Illinois, Ohio, and Texas, in addition to the company headquarters in Normal, Illinois. Cybernautic also operates an evening support office in Baguio City, Philippines, giving the company a nearly 24 hour a day development cycle and support staff.
Notable Projects
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
In 2009, Cybernautic was asked to develop a site for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Central Illinois project. This project was produced in partnership with Bloomington-based Brady Homes. The site received rave reviews from the blogosphere because it was the first Extreme Makeover: Home Edition site to remain live during the entire home construction without a site crash. Cybernautic also developed a social media campaign involving Facebook and Twitter. The project's Facebook Fan Page ballooned to over 12,500 fans in less than 3 weeks, yielding the largest fanbase for an episode.
External Website
Cybernautic main website
Cybernautic was originally founded in 1998 under the name Cybernautic Design. The name change occurred in 2008 along with a logo change. Chad C. Parker, the co-founder, current President and CEO of the company started Cybernautic at the age of 18. Chad grew the company from a small shop operating out of a basement into one of the largest web design firms in the State of Illinois.
Locations
Cybernautic has a physical presence in Peoria, Illinois Champaign-Urbana Illinois, Springfield, Illinois, Decatur, Illinois, Ohio, and Texas, in addition to the company headquarters in Normal, Illinois. Cybernautic also operates an evening support office in Baguio City, Philippines, giving the company a nearly 24 hour a day development cycle and support staff.
Notable Projects
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
In 2009, Cybernautic was asked to develop a site for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Central Illinois project. This project was produced in partnership with Bloomington-based Brady Homes. The site received rave reviews from the blogosphere because it was the first Extreme Makeover: Home Edition site to remain live during the entire home construction without a site crash. Cybernautic also developed a social media campaign involving Facebook and Twitter. The project's Facebook Fan Page ballooned to over 12,500 fans in less than 3 weeks, yielding the largest fanbase for an episode.
External Website
Cybernautic main website
Linvo is a computer operating system that is based around Slackware GNU/Linux. It comes in desktop Live CD form. An installer is included in the CD.
Applications
It does include an office suite (OpenOffice.org extended with plugins), an internet browser (Firefox extended with plugins), a music player - Exaile, a video player - Totem, and all the available codecs in the repository.
Package managment
Linvo uses spkg instead of the traditional for Slackware pkgtools. However, it contains a compatibility wrapper to use spkg via the traditional pkgtools commands. It includes an apt-get like system for installing software, called slapt-get, and a graphical interface: Gslapt.
Other information
It contains Initng instead of the traditional sysvinit
It also contains a portable applications system, which allows you to run applications that are stored in only one file. It's very similar to Slax modules, however it is available in the installed system.
Applications
It does include an office suite (OpenOffice.org extended with plugins), an internet browser (Firefox extended with plugins), a music player - Exaile, a video player - Totem, and all the available codecs in the repository.
Package managment
Linvo uses spkg instead of the traditional for Slackware pkgtools. However, it contains a compatibility wrapper to use spkg via the traditional pkgtools commands. It includes an apt-get like system for installing software, called slapt-get, and a graphical interface: Gslapt.
Other information
It contains Initng instead of the traditional sysvinit
It also contains a portable applications system, which allows you to run applications that are stored in only one file. It's very similar to Slax modules, however it is available in the installed system.