Monthly Archives May 2016

Podcast 1621 Winning Women and Memorial Day Special

Podcast 1621 Winning Women and Memorial Day Special

May 28, 2016 | Comments Off on Podcast 1621 Winning Women and Memorial Day Special

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Show Notes:

Hour 1: Meet the Winners of MCWT Scholarship Awards

[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”11608″ img_size=”large”][vc_single_image image=”12489″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]The WJR studios were packed with bright young women this past Saturday, May 28. The guests were winners of the Michigan Council of Women in Technology 2016 Scholarship awards.

Rajani SinhaRajani Sinha, Scholarship Chair for MCWT, helped to moderate the discussion. Ms. Sinha is Business Relationships Manager for IT at Fiat-Chrysler Motors.

 

 

 

Ariel MagyarAriel Magyar, second year student at Grand Valley State University in Western Michigan won the Undergrad Scholarship of $15,000 over three years. This summer Ariel is interning at Disher Design and Development in Jenison, MI.

 

 

 

Rhea SinghRhea Singh, recently graduated from Northville HS and will be attending the University of Michigan to major in computer science.  Rhea won the High School Scholarship award of $20,000 over 4 years.

 

 

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Podcast 1620: Choosing Your Next Computer

Podcast 1620: Choosing Your Next Computer

May 21, 2016 | Comments Off on Podcast 1620: Choosing Your Next Computer

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Show Notes:

Hour 1: Deciding Which Kind of Computer Is Best For You

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If there is one question that dominates our email and our listener call ins, it is “What kind of computer should I be buying?”  When Gary and Foster started the program back in 1998, the answer tended to presume that you meant, “What kind of PC should I be buying?” and the usual group of name brands from Dell to HP were trotted out.

Ever since 2010, when Steve Jobs launched the category breaking iPad, the answer to that question has gotten more and more complicated.  As desktops become more and more niche market devices, laptops, ultrabooks, tablets, and hybrids are offering a wide variety of options and price points.  Nonetheless, the most important basic question to decide is: “What will you be doing with your new device?”  …


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Podcast 1619: Beating the Recycling Scam and Smart Finds

Podcast 1619: Beating the Recycling Scam and Smart Finds

May 14, 2016 | Comments Off on Podcast 1619: Beating the Recycling Scam and Smart Finds

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Show Notes:

Hour 1: E- Waste Scam Exposed by BAN and Transforming MiTechNews.com

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]BAN networkBAN or the Bazel Action Network is a non-profit with a mission to champion global environmental health and justice by:
  • ending toxic trade
  • catalyzing a toxics-free future
  • campaigning for everyone’s right to a flourishing environment.

Focusing on electronic waste and old ships, BAN fulfills its mission using interrelated policy, market solutions, and public engagement strategies that create systemic change.

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For most of our history, the Internet Advisor has been proud to recommend Global Tech Ministries led by Stephen Beck as a recycling resource for  your major e-waste.  As with any kind of “ministry” this has been an uphill struggle to find funding and this December is another one of those deadlines beyond which the future of Global Tech Ministries is very unclear.  If you want to …


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Podcast 1618 Merit Turns 50 and Executive Connection Summit WJR 760 AM

Podcast 1618 Merit Turns 50 and Executive Connection Summit WJR 760 AM

May 6, 2016 | Comments Off on Podcast 1618 Merit Turns 50 and Executive Connection Summit WJR 760 AM

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Show Notes:

Hour 1

MERIT and the founding of the Internet 50 years ago

[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”black” border_width=”3″][vc_column_text]joe_sawasky_photoJoe Sawasaky, Pres. and CEO of Merit, joins the Internet Advisor to both reminisce about the remarkable history of this pioneer organization and the new directions in which it is heading.  

 

 

Joe_Adams_01Dr. William J. “Joe” Adams, leads Merit’s R & D program aims at performing ground-breaking research that would benefit Merit’s Members, Michigan and the society. The group currently focuses on Internet measurements that provide insights into the evolution of the Internet and the adoption of new protocols, on network security, and on the development of tools that can help network operators better monitor and secure their networks.

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Cyber Ranges are the new thrust of Merit and Joe will detail how they are helping private and public sector groups beat the bad guys at their …


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