Podcast 1639 Gen. Michael Stone on Cyber Summit and Charlie Wollborg on TEDX Detroit

Show Notes

Hour 1

North American International Cyber Summit…TEDX-Detroit…MiTechNews Headlines and UPSHIFT Conference

Brigadier General Michael A. Stone, Assistant Adjutant General for Installations, Michigan Army National Guard joins us to detail the upcoming North American International Cyber Summit.  This prestigious event, to be held at Cobo Hall on Oct. 17 will be hosted by our Governor Rick Snyder and will once again attract a growing gallery of international experts in the field of cybersecurity.  Gen. Stone will explain Michigan’s stature in this field and the reasons that the gathering has continued to attract such a powerful group of attendees.

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Charlie Wollborg is one of Detroit’s biggest fans and the Executive Producer of TEDX Detroit 2016.  This 8th celebration of creativity and invention is coming to the Fox Theatre, Thursday, Oct. 6. It’s impossible to listen to Charlie talk about TEDX Detroit without getting excited about this monumental creative event that will feature the famous TED lectures in the historic Fox Theatre but will also pour over into hands-on experiences at Comerica Park right across Woodward Avenue.

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 MiTechNews Headlines for Oct. 1, 2016

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Catch Mike Brennan and Matt Roush on their new podcast: M2 TechCast, live, Mondays at 3PM on PodcastDetroit Network.

Michael Austin  the Editor in Chief of Autoblog shares about their upcoming conference, UPSHIFT, taking place October 6th at Rusas Printing Building in Detroit. Autoblog focuses on the many facets of the future of mobility and will feature Dan Gilbert, Founder and Chairman of Quicken Loans Inc., and AOL CEO Tim Armstrong. They’ll wrap up the day’s discussions with a fireside chat about the role that business, technology, and transportation has in the evolution of our urban centers.

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Hour 2:         Listener Q & A

The second hour of our show is usually dedicated to answering listeners’ random questions called in on 800 859-0957.  This week we were blessed with an extra half hour, so we extended the Q&A time and added a special guest at the start of the second hour.

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Did your phone suddenly go off last week with a text warning about flash flooding? If so, you were the proud recipient of a WEA (Wireless Emergency Alert).  You may have received Amber Alters in the past with the object of helping to find missing children but there are many other kinds of alerts.

1st Lt. Mike Shaw of the Michigan State Police explained the impact of a new law just passed in Michigan which will extend that alert system in Michigan.  The new law passed on Sept. 20 is Michigan PA 235 PUBLIC THREAT ALERT SYSTEM ACT of 2016.  

Click here to listen to Lt. Shaw’s explanation of the impact of this new law’s impact.

Ed Rudel gave a very important link during our Q&A session.  If you have been having trouble installing programs on Windows 7, 8 or 10, there is a great tool waiting for you.

Go to www.bing.com and look for KB2714434

You will be taken to a screen that will give you a great tool called Mr. Fixit, which, when downloaded will automatically fix the problem for you!

Due to time left before the beginning of MSU football coverage, we were able to take an extra half hour of answering listener questions.

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