Monthly Archives August 2015

Give Us A Hint Siri & Futuristic Farmers

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Podcast 1532 August 29, 2015

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CalCal Carson discusses some of the most insistent rumors about the upcoming Apple Event Sept. 9 in San Francisco.  In the running: iPhone 6S and a brand new Apple TV set top box (’bout time!)

MacGroup-Detroit

Next Meeting: Sunday, September 13, 2015

Dan DeRyckere Total Color Calibration
Color Calibrate your Monitor and Printer   
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Matthew Resch, VP PR Michigan, reports that AT&T is accepting $29.7 million in CAF II funding from the FCC to bring reasonably-priced high-speed Internet access services to provide service for rural and remote areas of Michigan because it is very costly and often uneconomic to do so otherwise.

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Anthony VissmanAndrew Vissman, Director of Business Development for Winn Communications shares the vision of farsighted farmers whoover a century ago brought modern communications to Central Michigan.  Now Winn Comm.provides cutting edge gigabit broadband service to homeowners and businesses in Clare, Midland and Gaylord.

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Campus Cyber Security & Anchors Away Detroit

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Donald Welch, Ph.D., University of Michigan Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).  Don discusses key strategies for keeping students safe online on campus.

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Uncovering the myths and truths about keeping your devices healthy by treating your batteries properly. Should you deliberately run down your battery?  Will heat affect the battery’s life?  How does wireless charging effect battery health.

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Ed Rudel went shopping for a single circuit board directly from a Chinese supplier.  The key to his success was learning to use Google Translator.  Alibaba Express turned out to be a rich source of merchandise at discounts well below Amazon…if you’re willing to wait for the ship to arrive in two months!

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Hour 2 contains special interviews about Detroit Navy Week.

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The Digital Divide and Alphabet Soup

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Answering Listener Questions Live on WJR 5-6 PM

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The New and Improved Internet Advisor

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VC Web

Visual Compass sets the course for a new look. Vince Chmielewski and his ace crew have designed a fresh look for the Internet Advisor homepage that is both informative and entertaining. They will be sharing the multi-discipline approach that it takes to create and maintain a great website.

Along with the boss, Vince, also appearing on the show:

  • Courtney Jones – Director of Business Development
    Brad Thornill – Lead Developer
  • Eddie Fritz – Video Director
  • Megan Alexa Haller – Digital Marketing Manager
  • Brandy Deming – Client Support Specialist

Look Ma, It’s the Internet Advisor Show!

 


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Podcast Channel: the Wind Beneath Our Wings

Bob Waltenspiel and Dave Phillips are the force behind Detroit’s fastest growing tech podcast ITintheD.  They now have established their own podcast channel and we are delighted to announce that Internet Advisor is one of their newest offerings.  Podcasting is the wave of the future for entertainment broadcasting and a perfect way for our program to stretch its wings and enjoy the breeze generated by nearly 300,000 regular listeners to ITintheD.  Bob and Dave will explain this new platform.


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Windows Vista and Windows 7 Had a Baby! Windows 10!

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Microsoft’s Last Great OS Arrives!

After much hoopla, suspicious press and endless previews, Windows 10 was released into the wild on Wednesday, July 29, 2015. Lo and behold, they came, they downloaded and they installed…and it was good, or at least much better than most everyone had expected.

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This week our panel of experts represent four different perspectives on the Win 10 download and install.

Gary Baker

Gary Baker waited  until Saturday, Aug. 1 just hours before the show to download his copy of Windows 10.  He is normally pretty skeptical about installing something as major as an OS without a lot of other people pioneering the process but felt that this time the odds were in his favor.

 

 

Shane Hamelin, CompuQuest Tech ExpertShane Hamelin has spent all week long installing Windows 10 on more than 20 different computers at his store CompTech Services in Sterling Heights.

 

 

 

Cal Carson is our Apple expert who runs Windows 10 inside a virtual machine on his MacBook Air. His work with US Figure Skating competition require that special software work perfectly with the new OS.

 

 

 

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