Monthly Archives April 2013

Podcast 4/27/13: A Gathering of Tech Elite

April 27, 2013 | Comments Off

Show Notes:

Midwest Technology Leaders 2013

Rob Palmer |Business Development Director, Events, UBM Technology and Tracy Ann Palmer discusses the gathering of the brightest and best minds in technology May 22^nd

Nerd Nite Detroit

Amber Conville one of the founders of Nerd Nite will also tell about MobiDevDay coming to Cobo Hall May 4^th.

MiTechNews.com

Weekly feature with Mike Brennan, editor and publisher of MiTechNews.com, highlighting technology headlines from Michigan and around the world that impact of our state’s growing high tech sector.

Hour 2: Answering Listener Questions. 800-859-0957

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Guest Tech Advisor, Justin Beale

Video: Behind the Scenes at the Internet Advisor

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Boston's Surreal Digital Manhunt

April 19, 2013 | Comments Off

Crowd sourced video helped the FBI identify the two bombers responsible for the Boston Marathon Masacre. It was a feat that would have been unthinkable as little as 5 years ago. Smartphones are everywhere in the first world; who needs CCTV? …

Podcast April 20, 2013: High School-Hi Tech High, Ghosts and Terrorists Caught

April 19, 2013 | Comments Off

Show Notes:

Digital Manhunt

FBI finds two needles in a video haystack to catch those responsible for Boston Marathon bombing. Incredible web of video footage assembled from everywhere quickly snared two random faces in the crowd leading to the death of one suspects and the capture of the other later in the day, Friday.

iPads will replace textbooks

Two venerable Catholic schools have decided to step into the 21st Century with a passion. They are going all-digital with their textbooks. Find out why.

Fr. John Huber, Detroit Catholic Central Sean Jorgensen from St. Mary’s Catholic Central in Monroe.

Harry Birthday Gary Baker – Our own Gary Baker celebrated a birthday this week. Feel free to email and tease him.

Detroit Haunted Fort Wayne Tours – Our own Shane is a big haunted house investigator. Shane invites you be part of one of the largest organized ghost hunts in the Midwest as the Paranormal Muster takes over Historic Fort Wayne on May 4th!

MiTechNews.com

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Aereo is Coming to Detroit … What is It and Why Should You Care.

April 13, 2013 | Comments Off

Aereo is based on a very simple idea. Many people want to cut the cable cord, but find it hard to watch the major broadcast networks even with an over-the-air (OTA) antenna. Aereo takes several existing technologies and creates a packaged solution for these people.

First, Aereo sets up clusters of miniature antennas in an area. When you sign up for the service, you are assigned two of those antennas. One is for watching live shows and the other is for recording programs. Your local OTA shows are then streamed to a cloud-based digital video recorder (DVR)-like service.

Aereo is planning on expanding to 22 new cities in 2013.(Including Detroit)

Full Story on ZDNet …

Worst PC Slump on Record Blamed on Windows 8

April 13, 2013 | Comments Off

Windows 8 haters are dancing a merry tune because of a recent IDC report that lays the cause of the biggest PC sales slump (record 14% down over previous quarter) at the feet of the new Microsoft OS. These reports gloss over the fact that this has also been the biggest selling quarter for tablets and smartphones in history. Oh by the way, this is the fourth quarter of significant drop in PC sales although they still sold around 75 million units worldwide! …

Email Opens on Mobile Devices Close to Tipping Point

April 13, 2013 | Comments Off

Commercial emails opened on mobile devices are on pace to surpass PC opens by the end of 2013, according to recent research from data and digital messaging solutions provider Knotice.

Full Story …

Podcast April 13, 2013: Gadget Guy & 3D Printing

April 13, 2013 | Comments Off

Show Notes:

Facebook Home: Home run or out at Home?

Emily Hay, President of Hay There Social Media, discusses the reactions to Facebook Home, the new face of Android and Twitter music app.

3D Printing:

Chris Brown, Mgr. Apex Dental Milling, Ann Arbor, MI is already using this technology in his work.

Video: Apex Dental 3D Milling

Gadget Guy’s New Computer

Gadget Guy, Rick Broida talks his newest gadget and why he chose Windows 8!

Cheapskate Deal of the Week

Rick Broida is also the Cheapskate and brings us a beautiful bargain. Lifehacker is doing an exclusive promo with a cloud-storage service offering 50GB free:

MiTechNews.com

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MalwareBytes RootKit Scanner

April 6, 2013 | Comments Off

MalwareBytes, our favorite free malware scanner, now provides a free Root-kit scanner. Root-kits are small malicious programs that hide in unused boot sectors of your hard drive or in files or folders not visible to the Windows files system and therefore not scanable by standard anti-virus programs. If your computer continues, and I’m talking every few minutes or hours, to become re-infected with Trojans, Viruses, or Malware then you might have a rootkit. Rootkits can remain on your computer and re-infect the computer even if you perform a system restore, reload your operating system, or use a manufactures factory installation media. Add this free small utility to your tool-kit by visiting Malwarebytes Anti-Rootkit. …

Google Turns the Heat Up on Office

April 5, 2013 | Comments Off

Google launched its Microsoft Office substitute, Quickoffice, for Apple’s iPhone, Android smartphones and Android tablets, fulfilling a promise made in December.

The release follows the launch of Quickoffice for Apple’s iPad late last year, when a Google executive said that iPhone and Android versions “are on the way.” The move was also preceded by a February announcement that Google was baking the Quickoffice technology into both its Chrome browser and Chrome OS. Full Story on MacWorld …

Verizon Launches $10 Million Powerful Answers Awards Program

April 5, 2013 | Comments Off

DETROIT – Verizon on April 3 launched its Powerful Answers Award, a $10 million challenge to find innovative ideas in three core focus areas – healthcare, education and sustainability. Entries must use Verizon networks and technology (wireless, cloud, broadband, etc.) to help deliver solutions that address societal challenges, deliver social benefit and grow markets. Full Story MiTechNews.com …

Monthly Archives April 2013

Show Notes:

Hour 2: Answering Listener Questions. 800-859-0957

Video: Behind the Scenes at the Internet Advisor

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Kalamazoo

Sun 12p-1p

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Muskegon

Sat 4p-6p, Sun 12p-2p

Show Notes:

iPads will replace textbooks

Hour 2: Answering Listener Questions. 800-859-0957

Show Notes:

Facebook Home: Home run or out at Home?

3D Printing:

Gadget Guy’s New Computer

Cheapskate Deal of the Week

Hour 2: Answering Listener Questions. 800-859-0957

Video: Behind the Scenes at the Internet Advisor

Welcome Michigan Talk Network Affiliates

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