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Internet Advisor: 11/17/12 The Cheapskate's Guide to Black Friday

Internet Advisor: 11/17/12 The Cheapskate's Guide to Black Friday

November 16, 2012 | Comments Off on Internet Advisor: 11/17/12 The Cheapskate's Guide to Black Friday

Show Notes:

Cheapskate’s Guide to Black Friday. Unstuff your wallet wisely with the help of Rick Broida, aka The Cheapskate (also Gadget Man).  For 5 years Rick has been squeezing nickels till the buffalo mooed.  Black Friday is coming and the deals are already being rolled out.  Catch Rick’s list of the Five Best Black Friday Deals.

Phoenix Guide to Detroit: Brandon Helderop, By day, Brandon’s occupation is in Marketing and Advertising. By night, he is the Co-Founder of Fail Detroit, a website that aims to promote innovation in Metro Detroit. When not doing those things, Brandon has a passion for writing about Metro Detroit’s startups, leadership and social media. You can follow him on Twitter at @B_Helderop. Emily Hay, our Social Media expert will introduce Brandon and share why she posted an entry on FailDetroit .

 

How to pick your next computer: Ed Rudel, Cal Carson, and Shane Hamelin share the key things to keep in mind when shopping for a new computer during Black Friday or the holidays.

CNET Laptop Buying Guide
CNET Tablet Buying Guide
How to Buy a Computer: TechSpot

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Podcast: Nov. 10, 2012 Microsoft's Gadget Guru Dave Sawyer

Podcast: Nov. 10, 2012 Microsoft's Gadget Guru Dave Sawyer

November 10, 2012 | Comments Off on Podcast: Nov. 10, 2012 Microsoft's Gadget Guru Dave Sawyer

Show Notes:

Dave Sawyer,Tech. Dir., Heartland Microsoft Tech Center

The wait is over…it’s like Christmas on the Internet Advisor!  Our favorite Microsoft guest,Dave Sawyer, returns with a bag full of devices from the mothership featuring the new Windows 8 OS: Windows Surface RT, Windows 8 OS and Windows 8 Phone.  Everything you wanted to know about Windows 8 and more!

Shane Hamelin’s new company: CompTech on Schoenherr in Sterling Heights, MI

Cal Carson is starring in Driving Miss Daisy Nov. 9, 10, 16, 17, 18 in Plymouth

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Podcast Nov. 3, 2012: The Perfect Storm, Windows 8 and Future Computers

Podcast Nov. 3, 2012: The Perfect Storm, Windows 8 and Future Computers

November 2, 2012 | Comments Off on Podcast Nov. 3, 2012: The Perfect Storm, Windows 8 and Future Computers

Show Notes:

The Internet Advisor Team looks back on a stormy week online and off:

  • Superstorm Sandy brings the East Coast to its knees and sharks are reported swimming in Jersey towns. Where did you go for breaking news?
  • Windows 8 Phone arrives and Windows Surface RT begins to get grudging respect.
  • Apple’s Map Flap leads to Scott Forestall’s firing and not everyone is crazy about the iPad Mini, particularly its price.

Rich Jaroslovsky, Bloomberg News analyst joins us to talk about the unfolding world of Windows 8 and its devices and to comment on the upheaval at Apple.

 

 

Mike Ammann, President/CEO, San Joaquin Partnership.  Mike is a frequent guest and a man with a vision for computers and the Internet.  What will computing look like in the near future?

 

Links Mentioned During the Show

Disaster Recovery for Electronic Devices: Bheestie Bags (Cal Carson)

Comparison of Siri and Google Voice Technology (Mike Ammann)

Internet Advisor Takeaway: Two websites designed to help you be an informed voter when you enter the booth on November 6, 2012. Publius.org and Google Voter Information Tool

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Podcast Oct. 27, 2012: Windows 8 "Surfaces" and a Mini Apple Drops

Podcast Oct. 27, 2012: Windows 8 "Surfaces" and a Mini Apple Drops

October 27, 2012 | Comments Off on Podcast Oct. 27, 2012: Windows 8 "Surfaces" and a Mini Apple Drops

Show Notes


Windows 8 officially “Surfaced” Oct. 25. To help you understand the operating system, the devices and the future of this controversial and revolutionary change by Microsoft we have invited three experts from Apex Digital to join Foster Braun, Ed Rudel and Cal Carson:

Jason Lambiris, Founder and CEO Apex Digital and
Justin Coffey, Technical Solutions Professional.

 


Our Mac Expert Cal Carson gives us his perspective on this newest Apple creation and the other hardware changes announced Oct. 23.

 

 

Internet Advisor Takeaway: Blue Stacks. Free Instant Android apps on your Windows/Mac devices.

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Podcast Sat. Oct. 20, 2012: Rick Broida and SmartTV

Podcast Sat. Oct. 20, 2012: Rick Broida and SmartTV

October 20, 2012 | Comments Off on Podcast Sat. Oct. 20, 2012: Rick Broida and SmartTV

Show Notes:

Gadget Man is Back!

Rick Broida: CNet Cheapskate and Gadget Guru will look at the blizzard of laptops, tablets and gadgets that are appearing prior to Microsoft’s Oct. 25 launch of Windows 8 and their flagship Surface laptops.

SmartTV: Rick and the IA Team talk with FAVI Entertainment, creators of SmartTv, a device that plugs into the back of most  flatscreen TV’s and instantly turns them into a wireless connection to a new world of video content on the web.

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Podcast Oct. 13, 2012 AT&T Expands and Start up TV

Podcast Oct. 13, 2012 AT&T Expands and Start up TV

October 13, 2012 | Comments Off on Podcast Oct. 13, 2012 AT&T Expands and Start up TV

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AT&T Expands Service Across Michigan: Jermaine Spight, Sr. PR Manager joins the Internet Advisors to explain the growth and higher speeds being offered throughout Michigan by AT&T.
CitizenTekk: Your Voice in Technology: Elizabeth (Beth) Kindig shares about a news website for start ups.  Now the next wave of entrepreneurs have their own news outlet. It’s like watching the future of the Internet unfolding.

 

The Internet Advisor team will also discuss the week’s top digital headlines: Facebook hitting 1 Billion users and whether the PC is dead or dying. In the second  hour we tackle your email questions and get some answers.

Sites mentioned on the show:

Microsoft Security Essentials:  Excellent free suite of protection from Microsoft that works best with Windows 7 and beyond.

Crucial.com This is one of many good sites to check out the memory on your machine and will tell you how much memory you can use and where to get it.

MalwareBytes: Great free malware hunter that should be on your computer along with an extra browser to troubleshoot Internet connections.

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Podcast October 6, 2012:TieCon Midwest – Hope for Detroit Rebirth

Podcast October 6, 2012:TieCon Midwest – Hope for Detroit Rebirth

October 6, 2012 | Comments Off on Podcast October 6, 2012:TieCon Midwest – Hope for Detroit Rebirth

This podcast is recorded for replay on Michigan Talk Network, iTunes, and at www.internetadvisor.net

Show Notes:

TieCon Midwest 10/11-12/12 Novi Sheraton: Rupesh Srivastava, President TieCon Detroit and CEO of Youngsoft, an IT consulting firm in Wixom, MI.  TieCon Midwest is expecting upwards of 500 attendees, including dozens of CIOs. Theme:  “Entrepreneurship for Economic Empowerment” how entrepreneurial activity can restore power to people, to the state of Michigan, and to the United States.

The Internet Advisor Team will also discuss the week’s top digital headlines: T-Mobile and Metro PCS merger and Microsoft’s new serving of Office 2013.

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Podcast Sept. 29, 2012: Mapplegate, YouthSpark and Foster the Barbarian

Podcast Sept. 29, 2012: Mapplegate, YouthSpark and Foster the Barbarian

September 29, 2012 | Comments Off on Podcast Sept. 29, 2012: Mapplegate, YouthSpark and Foster the Barbarian

Show Notes:

YouthSpark: Shelley Stern Grach, Citizenship & Public Affairs Director of Microsoft unveils Microsoft’s new initiative to create opportunities for more than 75 million youth across the U.S./Canada over the next three years. Locally they are working with Focus Hope to train a new generation of computer technicians.

Mapplegate: Apple CEO Tim Cook apologized publicallty for the mess that Apple created when they dumped Google map technology for their very own iOS6 mapping tools.

Barbarian Laptop Destroyer: What happens when you combine coffee and computers? Utter chaos if the user is our very own Foster Braun.  Hear the cautionary tale of salvaging a damaged computer.  He is now three-for-three: Dell Inspiron laptop, iPhone 4 and MacBook Pro laptop!

Online Resources mentioned during the show:

YouthSpark Hub: Microsoft site to help young people through Education, Employment and Entrepreneurship.

Internet Advisor Takeaway: SuperDuper: Free backup and cloning software for Macs.

 

Look for the podcast of this show starting Sunday, Sept. 30 at www.internetadvisor.net

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Podcast Sept. 22, 2012: Educational Tools for Teens and Tots

Podcast Sept. 22, 2012: Educational Tools for Teens and Tots

September 21, 2012 | Comments Off on Podcast Sept. 22, 2012: Educational Tools for Teens and Tots

Webee Console

Show Notes:

Building a Good Reputation from the Start: Meritful.com Dr. Azarias Reda wants to help teens to build good reputations online right from their very first post. At its core, Meritful builds a professional presence for high school students, much like LinkedIn does for adults. It is a place to document and share activities, projects and accomplishments—while getting feedback from a network of peers and mentors.

Playing to Learn: WEBEE was created by Danny and Rachel Van Buren, a husband/wife team, in order to provide their young children with a fun tool to assist in their developmental progress early in life, ahead of their peers. The program is open for investors on Kickstarter.

Online Resources mentioned during the show:

Internet Advisor Takeaway: Microsoft Security Patch

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Podcast Sept. 15, 2012 : Connected Cars

Podcast Sept. 15, 2012 : Connected Cars

September 15, 2012 | Comments Off on Podcast Sept. 15, 2012 : Connected Cars

Show Notes:

Jake Sigal, Founder of Livio Radio presents Livio Connect.
Cars are rolling computers nowadays from precision fuel injection to screens in the place of the old speedometers or touch screens where buttons once abounded.  The problem is that there are more auto operating systems than computer OS.  So how do you design applications for all of these car computers?  Enter Livio Connect!
Wearable Technology: Patrick Bertagna, Founder of the patented GPS Smart Shoe and the smart phone GPS Tracking App.
Our team of Tech Experts: Gary Baker, Ed Rudel, Shane Hamelin
Emily Hay, Social Media Expert and founder of Hay There Social Media
Erik Anderson, The Mac Minute iPhone 5 and iPods launched (Congratulations to Erik on his move to WXYZ TV, Detroit)

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