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Podcast 1513 April 4, 2015: AT&T Connects Cars & Obama Lowers the Boom on Hackers

April 6, 2015 | Comments Off

Please note: Due to MSU last game in the NCAA tournament our show was not heard live on WJR 760 AM in Detroit on 4/4/15. However, we recorded an entire 2 hour program with guests and listener questions during the game and you can download the podcast right here on our homepage.

Show Notes:

Hour 1

Connected Cars: AT&T’s Role in the Future of Your Car

Brian Greaves is the Director of Product Development IoT Solutions, at AT&T’s Drive Studio and Drive Lab in Atlanta, GA. The former Detroiter talks about the booming business of helping cars to talk to one another and to their components with advance digital systems. The Atlanta Drive Studio is where the Communications Giant experiments with technologies to work with a host of car manufacturers.

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Pres. President Obama Gives Executive Order to Crack Down on Growing Cyber Assault on America

Richard Stiennon, President of IT-Harvest and a noted international expert on cyberwarfare, comments on the effectiveness of this latest crackdown on increasingly serious attacks on US government and private business by hackers. Most notorious of these are the Chinese agents who have hobbled sites like …

Podcast 1512 March 28, 2015: Microsoft Special

March 28, 2015 | Comments Off

Congratulations Spartans!

Final Four Here We Come!

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It has been a long time since we had the opportunity to spend some time with the once indomitable digital brand that n0w finds itself in a rapidly changing digital world. Today our entire first hour is dedicated to catching up with the Redmond giant and finding out what is shaking.

We are delighted to bring back Dave Sawyer, Technical Director, Heartland Microsoft Technology Center to help us get a grip on the many faces of Microsoft under its new leadership. Dave comes equipped to answer our questions and show some of the newest gadgets that Microsoft is introducing. What’s the difference between Office Web Apps and Office 365? Is the Microsoft Band an avant garde music group? What in the world is the Internet of Things and when is Azure more than a color? Is Internet Explorer going away? Dave….you have a lot of explaining to do. Oh and don’t forget the gadgets! LOL

Microsoft Special Part 1

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There has been a lot of confusion about Office Web Apps and Office 365. In this …

Podcast 1512 March 21, 2015: Fuel – Detroit with Josh Linkner & Battling The Tech Drought with Matt Roush of ESD

March 21, 2015 | Comments Off

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Fuel Detroit Leadership: The Music of Business

Josh Linkner, NY Times best selling author, entrepreneur and accomplished jazz musician will explain how he will use his jazz performances as a metaphor to drive innovation and promote creativity during the upcoming Fuel Detroit Leadership Conference. Josh is part of a star studded selection of leaders who will present at the Motor City Casino April 13. Other members of the panel include Magic Johnson, Jessica Alba and Michigan’s Governor Rick Snyder. WJR’s own Paul W. Smith will emcee Fuel Detroit Leadership Conference April 13.

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Fighting The Tech Drought

Longtime tech commentator Matt Roush represents the Engineering Society of Detroit (ESD) and will talk about their efforts to encourage the develop technical talent to fill the growing needs of companies in Michigan. How does Michigan find and develop the talent to fill the growing spaces in booming tech sector.

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Mike Brennan, Editor and Host of MiTechNews

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Hour 2 Answering Listener Questions

Foster Braun, Bill …

Podcast 1511 3/14/15: Rick Broida Takes A Bite Out of Apple & Answering Listener Questions

March 15, 2015 | Comments Off

Happy Pi Day 3.14.15

Show Notes:

Hour 1

Is the New 12″ MacBook A Marvel of Design or the Result of the “Apple PR Zone”?

Join our hosts Gary Baker, Ed Rudel, Shane Hamelin and Foster Braun and they look at the Apple Spring forward event (3/9/15.) Was it really about Apple Watch or even about the 12 ” MacBook Retina? Maybe we all missed the main point of the dog and pony show in Cupertino!

Rick Broida, the Gadget Guy and Cheapskate blogger, joins us in studio to give his opinion on Apple technology, his current favorite watch and his recommendation for your next Windows laptop.

Click Here to Listen to Apple Part 1 (The Apple Watch Event?)

Click Here to Listen to Apple Part 2 (Technologies that will change mobile)

Click Here to Listen to Apple Part 3 (Rick’s favorite watch and laptop recommend)

The Real Story of the Apple Reveal: New Technologies that will change mobile computing

The New Force Touch TrackPad

The New “Butterfly Keyboard

USB-C: One Connector to Rule Them All

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Mike Brennan, Editor and Host of MiTechNews

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Podcast 1510 March 7, 2015: Protecting Your Digital Legacy & Retro Arcade Night

March 8, 2015 | Comments Off

Show Notes:

Is your legacy lost in cyberspace?

Dan Hoops, Assoc. Prof. of Accounting and Taxation, Walsh College joins us to give us insights into identifying our digital valuables and advising us on how to make sure your legacy doesn’t die with you.

Prof. Hoops: Estate Planning with Digital Assets

Digital Asset Form

Protecting Your Digital Assets Before You Die

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Online Tech Hosts Retro Arcade Night, Thursday, March 19, 3 – 7pm

Shawn Fergus of Online Tech announces a casual, fun networking event for IT pros and other business professional who are interested in the types of products and services they offer. There will be no sales pitching, just more than 20 classic arcade games (the real ‘80s machines), craft brews, food and NCAA tournament hoops on large screen TVS. Act quickly, reservations are limited.

Click here to reserve your tokens.

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Don’t Miss the Big Apple Event, Monday, March 9, 10 AM PT (1 PM EST)

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Podcast 1508 Feb. 21, 2015: The Red Dwarf, Crowd Funding and Saving the Freighthouse

February 21, 2015 | Comments Off

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Saving a Michigan Landmark: The Ypsilanti Freighthouse

Courtney Jones is a board member on the Friends of the Ypsilanti Freighthouse, will describe how they have used online resources to spearhead the campaign for restoring and preserving this landmark.The Ypsilanti Freighthouse was a key stop on the early railroads into Michigan’s interior in the early 1800’s and has become a symbol of Ypsilanti’s rebirth in the 21st Century.

Vince Chmelewski, is the owner of Visual Compass, a web design and multi-media company out of Ypsilanti that has helped the Friends of the Freighthouse promote, gather support and crowd source funds for the project. (Full disclosure, Visual Compass, is the power behind our homepage and its exciting renovation coming very soon.)

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Nain Rouge,The Red Dwarf: Great Lakes ComicCon

Joe Bastian is a folkteller who has resurrected the legend of the Red Dwarf or Nain Rouge, a legendary character in the history of Detroit since its founding. He joined us twice last year (Podcast 1412 and Podcast 1429) as he launched a KickStarter campaign to raise $18,000 to produce the first novels in the Nain Rouge …

Podcast 1507 2/7/2015: Pipeline Fellowship, Code Day Detroit & Thunderchickens

February 14, 2015 | Comments Off

Michigan Connects ^TM

Show Notes

Hour 1

In Search of Detroit’s Female Answer to Mark Cuban

Monica Wheat is a 14+ veteran of the digital strategy & product management communities and the Detroit lead for Pipeline Fellowship Detroit which is an angel investing bootcamp for women that includes three main components:education, mentoring, and practice.

The Ultimate Guide for Female Tech Entrepreneurs by Amanda Lewan

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Code Day Detroit and Thunderchickens

Christina Li created a winning website during last year’s Michigan Council of Women in Technology (MCWT) contest and was our guest along with some of the other winners on Dec. 6, 2014 . Christina is back to talk about Code Day Detroit and her favorite, Thunderchickens!

Christina will be accompanied by her mentor, Aaron Willcock, a junior at Wayne State University, pursuing his bachelor’s and master’s degree in computer science. Aaron’s also the programming mentor of her robotics team Thunderchickens 217.

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Michigan Connects ^TM is an interactive map of the state of Michigan that shows where there is broadband coverage and …

Podcast 1506 2/7/15 :FCC Battle Stations, Sportsman Tracker, Anthem/BCBS Connection and Mind Set

February 7, 2015 | Comments Off

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Net Neutrality Battle Stations

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler opened the battle for Net Neutrality this week by declaring that wired and wireless carriers would be classified as “common carriers” under Title 2.

Charlie Hopper, owner of Pasty.net, both wired and wireless services, in northern Michigan shares his perspective on the decision and why he thinks it may hurt more than help net neutrality.

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Twitter Launches Group Messaging

Emily Hay, founder of Haytheresocialmedia describes a new way to get your message out to a select group of people quickly with Twitter’s new Group Messaging. She will also tell us what moms thought about the Super Bowl Ads and her recent appearance on TV as part of a select panel of local experts.

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Jeff Courter is the founder of a Grand Rapids based company which recently secured new venture capital to launch its first hunting app Sportsman Tracker this coming March. Jeff’s idea has found enthusiastic acceptance and the app is almost ready to launch. Full details follow.

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Podcast 1505 Jan.31, 2015: Happy 17th Anniversary, Heminwrite & Pasty.net

January 30, 2015 | Comments Off

Show Notes

Hour 1

Hemingwrite

Hemingwrite KickStarter Page

Hemingwrite: Throwback or Great Leap Forward

Patrick Paul is part of the local team of developers who came up with this ingenious device. Hemingwrite a distraction free writing tool that is part throwback to the portable typewriters that many of us remember fondly (or not) from late night paper writing sessions in college. It is also a wonderful digital device that is deliberately NOT connected to the Internet. Find out why!

Rick Broida, our favorite writer, columnist, commentator, cheapskate (and zombie wrangler) joins us for our discussion about Hemingwrite. Is it a great leap forward for someone who is constantly on deadline for his articles? Listen and see.

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Charlie Hopper, founder and CEO of Pasty.net and Pasty.com in the great frozen north of Michigan’s Upper Penninsula joins us for a double celebration. His website went live just about the same time as the Internet Advisors hit the Internet. Pasty.net is applying hi tech solutions to providing broadband access to customers in the heart of our rugged Upper Penninsula where there are often more racoons than customers. PS He also …

Podcast 1504 Jan. 24, 2015: Windows 10 Wow! & Building a New Computer

January 26, 2015 | Comments Off

Show Notes:

Hour 1

The New Face of Microsoft…Infinity & Beyond

Jerry Carlson, Tech Ninja for Microsoft’s Heartland office in Metro Detroit, joined us again to unveil a remarkable array of changes and additions to the Microsoft world. On January 21 Microsoft announced Windows 10, the much awaited sequel to the often hated Windows 8! Follow the links below to Microsoft’s breakdown of the Windows 10 launch for full details. There was one item that even surprised him! Jerry gave a quick overview of the changes and we will follow up with Microsoft for more details on these items in the coming programs.

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Please note: Due to MSU last game in the NCAA tournament our show was not heard live on WJR 760 AM in Detroit on 4/4/15. However, we recorded an entire 2 hour program with guests and listener questions during the game and you can download the podcast right here on our homepage.

Show Notes:

Hour 1

Connected Cars: AT&T’s Role in the Future of Your Car

Pres. President Obama Gives Executive Order to Crack Down on Growing Cyber Assault on America

Show Notes:

Hour 1

Microsoft Special Part 1

Show Notes:

Hour 1

Fuel Detroit Leadership: The Music of Business

Fighting The Tech Drought

to our co-branded MiTechNews Newsletter

Hour 2 Answering Listener Questions

Happy Pi Day 3.14.15

Show Notes:

Hour 1

Is the New 12″ MacBook A Marvel of Design or the Result of the “Apple PR Zone”?

Click Here to Listen to Apple Part 1 (The Apple Watch Event?)

Click Here to Listen to Apple Part 2 (Technologies that will change mobile)

Click Here to Listen to Apple Part 3 (Rick’s favorite watch and laptop recommend)

The Real Story of the Apple Reveal: New Technologies that will change mobile computing

to our co-branded MiTechNews Newsletter

Show Notes:

Is your legacy lost in cyberspace?

Online Tech Hosts Retro Arcade Night, Thursday, March 19, 3 – 7pm

Show Notes:

Hour 1

Saving a Michigan Landmark: The Ypsilanti Freighthouse

Nain Rouge,The Red Dwarf: Great Lakes ComicCon

Show Notes

Hour 1

In Search of Detroit’s Female Answer to Mark Cuban

Code Day Detroit and Thunderchickens

Hour 1

Net Neutrality Battle Stations

Twitter Launches Group Messaging

Show Notes

Hour 1

Hemingwrite

Hemingwrite: Throwback or Great Leap Forward

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Hour 1

The New Face of Microsoft…Infinity & Beyond

The Big Surprise: HoloLens

The Internet Advisors, of course, had to put their two cents worth of observations.

MiTechNews Headlines

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Hour 2 Answering Listener Questions

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