Monthly Archives September 2015

Office 2016 and Colorblind Pal

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Office 2016 and Colorblind Pal

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Office 2016 has arrived but there are so many ways of getting it.  Sarah Mitroff. an associate editor with CNET, has written an article that will help you sort out the best and most economisarah-mitroff-2015-squarecal way to get Office 2016 entitled: Three ways to get your hands on Office 2016  In this segment Sarah outlines each path to Office and answers other questions, like: What happens to Office on the Mac and where has publisher gone?

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Vincent Fiorentini is a computer scientist in his senior year of college in southern California. Being red-green color blind himself, Vincent recently applied his Vincent Fiorentinipassion for building software to create an app that helps other people with color blindness see the colors around them.  Colorblind Pal is an app for iOS and Android devices which also works on Apple devices. 

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MiTechNews Headlines for Sept. 26, 2015

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iOS 9 & The Tricycle Collective

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iOS 9 & The Tricycle Collective

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 iOS 9 New Features

CalCal Carson shares the highlights of Apple’s new mobile operating system iOS 9.  Some of the changes like the new way of displaying open apps are immediately apparent while others like the settings menu won’t require three, four, or five taps just to do something simple like manage your location services.

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The Tricycle Collective

Michele OberholtzerMichele Oberholtzer has a dream: Keep Detroit families in homes that are in danger of foreclosure and sale during tax auctions.  The Tricycle Collective is her tool to do that.  By using the crowdfunding website Patronicity, a small investment can help a small group of families buy the houses that they are currently renting.

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The Dove Channel

Dick RolfDick Rolfe founded the Dove Foundation over 25 years ago to help families find videos and movies that fit their personal values. Now the Dove Channel has been transformed into an Over the Top video source …


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Apple Pickin’ with the Gadget Guy

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EmilyDigital Summit is coming to the Motor City September 22-23 and it promises to be one of the most important conferences of the year in digital marketing.  Our own Digital Diva, Emily Hay, CEO of Haytheresocialmedia, joins us to talk about the importance of the conference.  Emily will also help us catch up on some key changes in social media tools in marketing: Facebook and Instagram.

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rickApple just treated the world to two hours of new and/or improved products from Cupertino.  But what is really worth a second or third look?  Rick Broida, our Gadget Guy and renowned Cheapskate takes a hard look at :iPhone 6S and 6S Plus, iPad Pro and the newly revised Apple TV.

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Answering Listener Questions

We need your help!

During the MSU sport season this hour, which is normally heard live on WJR, is preempted by pre-game programming.  BUTwe still record an hour of answering your questions!

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A Losing Bet and Up Periscope

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A Losing Bet & Up Periscope

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You Bet Your Life

Shane_HamelinLargerNew Jersey, Delaware and Nevada have opened the Pandora’s box of online gambling and more states want to fix their ailing casino industries by joining in.

Harmless entertainment or the tip of a massive societal iceberg?  Shane Hamelin tackles the subject of online gaming/gambling addiction.  How big is the problem, what is the fallout and what can be done for those who find themselves hooked online?

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USA Today:  Online Gambling Spurs Addiction Fears

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Up Periscope!

Sheri KamSocial media keeps expanding and its time for us to help you catch up with the latest trends.  Sheri Kam joins us once again to help explain some of the most recent tools that have been added to the toolbox for those who want to explore new ways of keeping in touch personally and professionally.  Sheri will look at the increased popularity of Snapchat, first used by teens to avoid detection by parents, and Periscope, one of the new video sharing social media tools.

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