Monthly Archives July 2017

Podcast 1729 Self-driving cars – Where are they taking us?

Podcast 1729 Self-driving cars – Where are they taking us?

July 29, 2017 | Comments Off on Podcast 1729 Self-driving cars – Where are they taking us?

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Vince Chmielewski, the president and founder of Visual Compass of Ann Arbor (formerly VC Webdesign in Ypsilanti, MI), joins us to talk about the future of self-driving cars and the impact that they will have on our culture as well as our means of transportation.  What are some of the biggest changes coming and when will they hit?  Insurance, parking, unemployment…all subjects that loom large on the horizon.

 

Podcast 1729 Vince Chmielewski Autonomous Vehicles

 

Visual Compass Show Reel

 

 

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MiTechNews Headlines for July 29, 2017

Mike Brennan 5-1-16

PrivateLabelVR.Net Offers Turnkey VR Product For Video Game Arcades

Michigan Tech’s Summer Youth Program Hosts Detroit Students For Clean Energy Camps

Report: Hackers Can Take Over Your Phone To Send Text Messages, Make Phone Calls

Mike Brennan Headlines 7-29-17

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Podcast 1728: Unleashing US Cyber Command and Connecting Rural Michigan with Online Jobs

Podcast 1728: Unleashing US Cyber Command and Connecting Rural Michigan with Online Jobs

July 22, 2017 | Comments Off on Podcast 1728: Unleashing US Cyber Command and Connecting Rural Michigan with Online Jobs

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Show Notes

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US to create independent military cyber command

Richard Stiennon, is  Chief Strategy Officer of Blancco Technology Group.  He is an international expert on cyber security and has written three books on cyber war, with “There Will Be Cyberwar” featured as a Washington Post bestseller in April 2016.

 

Listen to Richard Stiennon Cyber Command

 

A bonus interview with Dan Lohrmann, Internationally recognized cybersecurity leader, technologist, speaker, blogger and author. Dan led Michigan government’s cybersecurity and technology infrastructure teams from 2002-2014, receiving numerous national awards including: CSO of the Year, Public Official of the Year and Computerworld Premier 100 Leader. Globally recognized conference speaker on many ICT and cybersecurity topics, with keynote presentations from Moscow to South Africa to San Francisco.

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Podcast 1727: TV White Spaces Connecting Rural Michigan: Hope or Hoax?

Podcast 1727: TV White Spaces Connecting Rural Michigan: Hope or Hoax?

July 15, 2017 | Comments Off on Podcast 1727: TV White Spaces Connecting Rural Michigan: Hope or Hoax?

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Show Notes

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Microsoft’s President, Brad Smith, announced on July 11 that the digital giant is going to throw its weight behind TV White Space technology to connect millions of our fellow citizens living in rural America.  The initial stages of the program will hook up some 2.3 million people in 12 states (including Michigan!) by 2025.

In today’s show we will breakdown Microsoft’s plan and discuss the pros and cons of using TV White Space technology as one of the ways to cost effectively connect this huge portion of population.  Is this the new Great White (Space) Hope or Hoax?

Click Here to Listen to Microsoft Announcement

 

Joining us to discuss the topic are two people with long term investments in reaching America’s underserved populations with broadband technology:

Jameson Zimmer is …


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Podcast 1726: Teeniors: Teens and Seniors Tackling Tech

Podcast 1726: Teeniors: Teens and Seniors Tackling Tech

July 8, 2017 | Comments Off on Podcast 1726: Teeniors: Teens and Seniors Tackling Tech

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Trish Lopez is a young mother from New Mexico who decided that seniors, like her home, needed help keeping up with technology.  So she created Teeniors™ , tech-savvy teens and young adults who help seniors learn technology through one-on-one, personal tutoring. Whether it’s a smartphone, tablet or computer – our goal is to empower you to connect with your loved ones and engage with the world through technology, while also providing meaningful jobs to young adults.

 

 

Susan Page  is a retired prosecutor who now does pro bono work at legal clinics several days a month. She reads for the Newsline for the Blind and mentors a child through the WIseMen and Women Program of Youth Development Incorporated.  She and her husband, who have three grown children, also …


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Podcast 1725: Cyberbullying…iPhone 10th Anniversary…Oh Canada!

Podcast 1725: Cyberbullying…iPhone 10th Anniversary…Oh Canada!

July 1, 2017 | Comments Off on Podcast 1725: Cyberbullying…iPhone 10th Anniversary…Oh Canada!

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Teresa Mask, PR Specialist with AT&T joins us to talk about their campaign to combat Cyberbullying.  Recent court proceedings have made it abundantly clear that this not an innocent prank but is a vile and deadly weapon that can be used against the most vulnerable members of our society.

 

 

Podcast 1725 Cyberbullying AT&T

 

 

 

Parents’ Resource Guide

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Happy 10th Anniversary iPhone

 

 

IA Crew Remembering iPhone

 

Cal Carson, our Apple expert, shares the ways that the iPhone has impacted his life:

I believe that when you take it all in, Jobs and Apple saw an innovation needed in the cell phone and they brought it to the market. The larger screen, the screen that actually

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