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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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Show Notes

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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

Hour 1

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.

 

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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:

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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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Show Notes

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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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Show Notes

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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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Podcast 1724 CyberWeek 2017 Tel Aviv with Mike Brennan and Avoiding Phishing Scams

Podcast 1724 CyberWeek 2017 Tel Aviv with Mike Brennan and Avoiding Phishing Scams

June 23, 2017 | Comments Off on Podcast 1724 CyberWeek 2017 Tel Aviv with Mike Brennan and Avoiding Phishing Scams

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Mike Brennan, editor of MiTechNews, was formally invited by the Israeli government to cover the prestigious CyberWeek 2017 at Tel Aviv University starting June 25.  7,000 participants from 48 countries will gather in Israel this week to discuss tactics and technology of cybersecurity.  Mike will report all week long from his website but he joins us today to give us the scope of this major cybersecurity conference.

 

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Richard Stiennon, has coauthored a number of books with Mike and is considered a leading figure in Security on an international level.  Richard is currently Chief Strategy Officer at Blancco Technology Group and has attended CyberWeek in Israel on numerous occasions.  He will help us get some perspective on the topics that …


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Podcast 1723 Keeping an Eye on Crime with Comcast

Podcast 1723 Keeping an Eye on Crime with Comcast

June 17, 2017 | Comments Off on Podcast 1723 Keeping an Eye on Crime with Comcast

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ON JANUARY 1ST OF 2016, the Detroit Police Department (DPD) partnered with eight gas stations that have installed real-time camera connections with police headquarters as part of a ground-breaking crime-fighting partnership between local businesses, the City of Detroit and community groups called “Project Green Light Detroit.”

PROJECT GREEN LIGHT DETROIT is the first public-private-community partnership of its kind, blending a mix of real-time crime-fighting and community policing aimed at improving neighborhood safety, promoting the revitalization and growth of local businesses, and strengthening DPD’s efforts to deter, identify, and solve crime.

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Robert Cannon, Clinton Township Supervisor, joins us in studio to explain a recent ordinance that requires …


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Podcast 1722: “Unmanned Lighthouse” Heroes Become Victims and Highlights from Apple’s WWDC

Podcast 1722: “Unmanned Lighthouse” Heroes Become Victims and Highlights from Apple’s WWDC

June 10, 2017 | Comments Off on Podcast 1722: “Unmanned Lighthouse” Heroes Become Victims and Highlights from Apple’s WWDC

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Sharma Krauskopf is the Executive Producer/Screenwriter of Lighthouse Unmanned which began its life as a crowdfunding project that we announced three years ago on Internet Advisor.  The movie has finally launched and is currently being screened at a film festival in Toronto, Ont.  Sharma will take us through how the Internet was used to bring this unique films to theatres and what her next project will be.

 

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 MiTechNews Headlines for June 10, 2017

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Podcast 1721: Zeamster: Making Banking Secure

Podcast 1721: Zeamster: Making Banking Secure

June 3, 2017 | Comments Off on Podcast 1721: Zeamster: Making Banking Secure

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Show Notes

Hour 1: Protecting Your Online Transactions

 

 

Kevin Shamoun, Founder and CEO and Erica Drozdowski, Director Client Integrations, join us in studio to tell the story of Zeamster.  This Novi, MI based company came to Gary Baker’s attention at the Collision Conference recently where start ups meet interested venture capitalists.  This Michigan based software firm helps small to mid-sized business protect their income and your expenditures with state of the art technology.  That means everything from credit card protection to safe bank transactions.
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 MiTechNews Headlines for June 3, 2017

Mike Brennan 5-1-16

MiTechNews Headlines 6-3-17

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Hour 2

The second hour of our

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Podcast 1720: A Barrel of Apples: Special Memorial Day Mac Show

Podcast 1720: A Barrel of Apples: Special Memorial Day Mac Show

May 26, 2017 | Comments Off on Podcast 1720: A Barrel of Apples: Special Memorial Day Mac Show

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Cal Carson is back with his merry band of MacGroup Detroit members Chita Hunter, Jim Cutler and Dave McGuire to host a special on MacGroup Detroit.  In about a week, WWDC 2017 (World Wide Developers Conference) will be hosted  in San Jose, California.  The much awaited iPhone 8 is predicted to be the star of the show but there is still a lot of question about whether Apple is being left behind in the race to present VR and AI (Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence).  While Apple may be one of the wealthiest companies in the world, whispers about its ability to keep up with Amazon and Google abound.  Join us for a fascinating weekend of discussion and discovery.

Click Here to Listen to Hour 1 with the MacGroup Detroit Members

Join Cal Carson and the folks at the MacGroup for their next meeting May 28, 2017.  Dave McGuire will be presenting: “Passwords – How to Manage Them Securely”.  Topics will cover Password Manager Apps, Creating Secure Passwords and Who Should have Access to your Passwords.
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