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Halloween Special: Cyberwar and Poisoned Downloads

Halloween Special: Cyberwar and Poisoned Downloads

October 30, 2015 | Comments Off on Halloween Special: Cyberwar and Poisoned Downloads

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Halloween Special: Cyber War & Poisoned Download

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Show Notes:

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Richard StiennonRichard Stiennon has been a frequent guest on the Internet Advisor when it comes to all things cyber security.  Richard is a security expert and industry analyst, known for shaking up the industry and providing actionable guidance to vendors and end users. He recently relaunched the security blog ThreatChaos.com and is the founder of IT-Harvest, an independent analyst firm that researches the 1,200 IT security vendors. He was Chief Marketing Officer for Fortinet, Inc. the leading UTM vendor. Prior to that he was VP Threat Research at Webroot Software.

Click Here to Listen to Richard Stiennon[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]CalCal Carson is our resident expert on all things Apple.  The Apple TV that is just arriving is one of the most anticipated devices to be launched by the folks from Cupertino.  The question is: Has Apple been able to shake up the set top market that so far seems to be owned by Roku’s excellent 4th generation device.  Cal will give us the highlights and the challenges behind the new Apple …


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Drone Law & CuriosiD

Drone Law & CuriosiD

October 25, 2015 | Comments Off on Drone Law & CuriosiD

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Drone Law and CuriosiD

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Show Notes

Hour 1

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”10584″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]Harry Arnold and Racing DroneHarry Arnold (holding a racing drone) is the founder of Detroit Drones.com a company that performs commercial drone flights for a variety of companies.  Harry is also an avid Remote Vehicle enthusiast and promotes drone events around Metro Detroit.

Click Here to Listen to Drone Coversation[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”10567″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]Enrico SchaeferEnrico Schaefer is a lawyer with Drone Law Pro who practices law in Traverse City, MI.

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His article on recent legal movement by the US Dept of Transportation and FAA to regulate drone flights and piloting are contained in the following article:

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Mike Brennan

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M2 Tech Cast Live Oct.24 3PM

FERNDALE – On the Oct. 26 edition of M2 TechTalk, Neal Anderson talks about how Supported Intelligence’s…


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Ada’s Army and Diva Tech Talk

Ada’s Army and Diva Tech Talk

October 19, 2015 | Comments Off on Ada’s Army and Diva Tech Talk

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Ada’s Army & Diva Tech Talk

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Hour 1

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(L-R) Kathleen-Norton Schock, Nicole Johnson and Amanda Lewan form the cross generational team known as Diva Tech Talk. These three professional women represent a wide range of experience in technology from leading a software company, working as a top employee in Cisco to a leading entrepreneur in Detroit’s booming tech startup movement. Visit their Diva Tech Talk page on Facebook for more information about their guests and upcoming shows.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”10559″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]

Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (née Byron; 10 December 1815 – 27 November 1852) was a British mathematician and writer, chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage‘s early mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine. Her notes on the engine include what is recognised as the first algorithm intended to be carried out by a machine. Because of this, she is often regarded as the first computer programmer.

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Hour 2

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Mike Brennan

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Special: Cyber Security Summit & FiFi’s Finest Hour

Special: Cyber Security Summit & FiFi’s Finest Hour

October 10, 2015 | Comments Off on Special: Cyber Security Summit & FiFi’s Finest Hour

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Special: Cyber Security Summit & FiFi’s Finest Hour

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[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”10522″ img_size=”300×300″ alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]aliki photoAliki Liadis-Hall from North American Bancard discuss the new EMV chip-enabled credit cards and their new Apple Pay-ready payment terminal for merchants.  We will all soon be changing the way that we purchase our goods and services with new debit and credit cards that will require major changes for merchants and users alike.

Click Here to Listen to Bankcard[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”10523″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]Bruce CoventryBruce Coventry, chairman of TowerSec, talking about info security for autos.  Not only are vehicles complex means of transportation, but nowadays they are also communication hubs.  That means that they are more and more vulnerable to hacking.  TowerSec is at the front of the battle to protect our cars and their occupants.

Click Here to Listen to Audo Security[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”10513″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]Rod DavenportRod Davenport, CTO and Interim CISO for State of Michigan will share about the North American Int’l. Cyber Summit on Oct. 25 & 26 at Cobo Center. According to one report the average business will spend $15 million/year dealing with cyber attacks.  …


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The Lost Podcast: The Deep Web & El Capitan

The Lost Podcast: The Deep Web & El Capitan

October 2, 2015 | Comments Off on The Lost Podcast: The Deep Web & El Capitan

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The Lost Podcast: The Deep Web & El Capitan

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Office 2016 and Colorblind Pal

Office 2016 and Colorblind Pal

September 26, 2015 | Comments Off on 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

iOS 9 & The Tricycle Collective

September 19, 2015 | Comments Off on iOS 9 & The Tricycle Collective

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iOS 9 & The Tricycle Collective

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Show Notes
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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

Apple Pickin’ with the Gadget Guy

September 12, 2015 | Comments Off on 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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Hour 2 

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Answering Listener Questions

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

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A Losing Bet and Up Periscope

A Losing Bet and Up Periscope

September 5, 2015 | Comments Off on 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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Give Us A Hint Siri & Futuristic Farmers

Give Us A Hint Siri & Futuristic Farmers

August 31, 2015 | Comments Off on Give Us A Hint Siri & Futuristic Farmers

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Podcast 1532 August 29, 2015

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CalCal Carson discusses some of the most insistent rumors about the upcoming Apple Event Sept. 9 in San Francisco.  In the running: iPhone 6S and a brand new Apple TV set top box (’bout time!)

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Next Meeting: Sunday, September 13, 2015

Dan DeRyckere Total Color Calibration
Color Calibrate your Monitor and Printer   
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Matthew Resch, VP PR Michigan, reports that AT&T is accepting $29.7 million in CAF II funding from the FCC to bring reasonably-priced high-speed Internet access services to provide service for rural and remote areas of Michigan because it is very costly and often uneconomic to do so otherwise.

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Anthony VissmanAndrew Vissman, Director of Business Development for Winn Communications shares the vision of farsighted farmers whoover a century ago brought modern communications to Central Michigan.  Now Winn Comm.provides cutting edge gigabit broadband service to homeowners and businesses in Clare, Midland and Gaylord.

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[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”10262″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]Mike BrennanMike Brennan brings a sample of the weekly headlines for August. 28, 2015. 

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