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Podcast 1826: 4th of July Future of Gaming and iOS 12

Podcast 1826: 4th of July Future of Gaming and iOS 12

June 30, 2018 | Comments Off on Podcast 1826: 4th of July Future of Gaming and iOS 12

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We are delighted to have Shane Hamelin with us once again.  Shane brings an extensive knowledge of the Gaming Industry which recently celebrated E3 in Los Angeles, California.

 

 

Bryan Reedy was Shane’s special guest -Bryan designs, manufacturers and sells eyewear for a LARGE eyewear company here in Michigan.. He was also Shane’s PWNED RADIO Co-Host on 97.1 and the podcast. So he knows Radio, Gaming and EYEWEAR. We are going to talk over exposure to TECH Devices with computer, Cell Phones, Gamers and people that just sit in front of LCD’s all day and night.

Blue Light

Blue light has been a topic for a long time, but it is becoming more and more relevant as studies are done showing the harmful effects it has.
·       Blue light exists in the 400-500 nanometer within the light spectrum
·       Lenses that protect from blue light have been used for some time to help people with macular degeneration.
 Blue light is not only produced by all tech devices (anything that shows an image in color vs black and white), but is 200% stronger from the sun
·       Yes most polarized lenses do a good job blocking blue light
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Podcast 1825: The Magic Behind The Ford Fireworks

Podcast 1825: The Magic Behind The Ford Fireworks

June 23, 2018 | Comments Off on Podcast 1825: The Magic Behind The Ford Fireworks

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Patrick Brault is the genius behind the wonderful display of color and light that bathed the Detroit River, Monday night, June 25.  Caston Thomas and Foster Braun were able to do a special interview with Patrick before the event.  We got behind the scenes to know the man who combines choreography, explosives (which he carefully crafts at his workshop in Mexico) and a wonderful eye for color. It was kind of like peeking behind he curtain and discovering the secrets of the Wizard of Oz!

“World-renowned pyrotechnic Patrick Brault has been choreographing the Ford Fireworks Detroit since 2009, but he’s been lighting up the skies for more than 25 years. It isn’t what he planned on doing with his life, but he sure is good at it. ”  Hour Magazine

 

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Mike Brennan is the editor of this free news source cover technology and entrepreneurship throughout the state of Michigan.  Mike publishes twice a week with text, audio and now video resources that follow those headlines.  All this is yours for just…$0.00!  Simply go to mitechnews.com, enter your email and you on your way to being better informed about what drives …


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Podcast 1824 : Memories from the Bartolini Kitchens & Happy Father’s Day to All

Podcast 1824 : Memories from the Bartolini Kitchens & Happy Father’s Day to All

June 16, 2018 | Comments Off on Podcast 1824 : Memories from the Bartolini Kitchens & Happy Father’s Day to All

Show Notes:

Hour 1: The Bartolini History Begins in the Kitchen and MiTechNews for Father’s Day weekends

 

John Bartolini joins us to talk about tracing his family traditions by following a tasty trail in his aunt’s kitchen!  John is the brother of one of our faithful listeners named Paul Amici (aka Paul Senior).

You can follow John’s progress as he put the book together and discovered more of his family’s history by going to his aunt and learning the stories around the recipes.  ChgoJohn Facebook Page is that journey.

 

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Podcast 1823: 6-7 PM Sat. June 9 Indoor drones and iPhone Addiction

Podcast 1823: 6-7 PM Sat. June 9 Indoor drones and iPhone Addiction

June 9, 2018 | Comments Off on Podcast 1823: 6-7 PM Sat. June 9 Indoor drones and iPhone Addiction

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Show Notes

Hour 1 Indoor Drones, Breaking iPhone Addiction, MiTechNews

 

Wayne State University Professor Giuseppe Santangelo who is also CEO of Skypersonic Indoor Drones will explain the developments taking place in this brand new field.

Giuseppe is the founder and CEO of Skypersonic LLC a US company focused on Autonomous Vehicles & UAV Systems manufacturer located in Detroit Metro, Michigan.

From 2008 to 2013, he was the CEO of a Multinational Engineering Group ,Teoresi SpA, P&L of 30 million dollars and over 400 employees.

Giuseppe collaborates at Wayne State University as professor for the Autonomous Vehicles course. Giuseppe collaborates at Lawrence Technological University as adjunct professor of Space System Engineering and Aerospace Propulsion.

Giuseppe has been a professor of Attitude Orbital Guidance and Navigation Control at the International Master II level in Space Exploration and Development Systems at Polytechnic of Turin, Universität Bremen (Germany) and Grande Ecole Aérospatiale Supaero Toulouse (France).

He was responsible for the development of some projects on behalf of the European Space Agency and NASA at Thales Alenia Space.

He studied Astronautical Engineering at La Sapienza di Roma, Giuseppe participated to the engineering design and development of several equipment for …


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Podcast 1822 June 2, 2018 Summer Camping with Mich. Science Center

Podcast 1822 June 2, 2018 Summer Camping with Mich. Science Center

June 2, 2018 | Comments Off on Podcast 1822 June 2, 2018 Summer Camping with Mich. Science Center

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Show Notes:

Hour 1:  Tech Roundtable with our Tech Professionals

  • Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) is due to open this week and all is quiet.  It appears that there will be no new gadgets from t he folks who brought up the iPhone, iMac and iWatch in the past.  The emphasis seems to be more on what’s under the hood.
  • Bringing Up Baby in a Screen Centric World.    Are the possibilities of technology for children today limitless or limiting?
  • (Ed) How to upgrade from Windows 10 Home to Pro for free  (see article)
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Mike Brennan is the host/editor of this bi-weekly news magazine covering technology and entrepreneurial topics in Michigan.  Mike has been cover tech topics from Silicon Valley to Campus Martius here in Detroit for more that 25 years. During this summer we are experimenting with a change in format in which Mike focuses on one issue that is tops in the tech news headlines and deals with it in depth rather than pick three or four headlines.  You can still get your free copy of MiTechNews twice each week by subscribing free …


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Podcast 1821 5-26-18 Happy Memorial Day Girls Solve IT

Podcast 1821 5-26-18 Happy Memorial Day Girls Solve IT

May 28, 2018 | Comments Off on Podcast 1821 5-26-18 Happy Memorial Day Girls Solve IT

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Show Notes

Hour 1 : Tech Roundtable with Cal and Foster

Ooooops! Watch your mouth around Alexa

A Portland family’s private conversations were recorded by their Amazon Echo smart speaker and emailed to a random phone contact of the father in an incident that has given fresh life to concerns that popular smart speakers are recording more than their owners realize.
The Oregon family contacted Amazon to investigate after a private conversation in their home was recorded by their Amazon Echo — the voice-controlled smart speaker — and the recorded audio was sent to the phone of someone in Seattle who was in the father’s contact list, they told a local TV station.
When it’s turned on, Amazon’s voice recognition program is constantly listening for its “wake word,” the word that tells the system to pay attention. Alexa has four — Alexa, Echo. Amazon or Computer, but the default is Alexa unless the user changes it.
After it hears the wake word, it starts sending the conversation to the cloud, where it’s recorded and translated for Alexa to respond to.
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Show Notes

Hour 2: Girl Solve IT

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Podcast 1820 5-19-18 The Beginning of the End of Cash

Podcast 1820 5-19-18 The Beginning of the End of Cash

May 22, 2018 | Comments Off on Podcast 1820 5-19-18 The Beginning of the End of Cash

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Show Notes

Hour 1: Tech Roundtable

The Decline of Money

Decade by decade, America has been inching closer to a fully cashless society.
This week our nation took a giant leap closer to that goal with the May 14th announcement by the tax collector of Seminole County, Florida, that as of this summer Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash payments will be accepted by the county to pay taxes and state licensing fees.  Seminole County is an area with a population of approximately one-half million people.The county’s decision to go crypto potentially translates to hundreds of thousands of new cryptocurrency users.
Good idea or bad?
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The Great Debate: Yanny or Laurel

Click on the audio file attached here. preferably with a group of friends, and ask each one what they hear.  The results may shock you.  We are still trying to find out why people here different words.  The sound file was allegedly created by Vocabulary.com to help with the pronunciation of the word “Laurel” . More to come next week, May 26.

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Podcast 1819 05-12-18 Happy High Tech Mother’s Day

Podcast 1819 05-12-18 Happy High Tech Mother’s Day

May 19, 2018 | Comments Off on Podcast 1819 05-12-18 Happy High Tech Mother’s Day

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Show Notes: Happy Mother’s Day

Hour 1: Tech Roundtable

 

Gary Baker, Ed Rudel, Cal Carson along with Caston Thomas and Foster Braun lead the Tech Roundtable with a sad story about a crash involving a Tesla.  Apparently two young men near Gary’s boat dock, ran a Tesla off the road at high speed and were killed. Who/what is to blame? Can anyone blame Tesla for including all the kill switches necessary to avoid this…except the one that can stop a young man from doing something deadly?

On to much more pleasant tech topics.

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Show Notes:

Hour 2: Getting grandma/pa on board with technology.

 

Caston Thomas started things off by introducing his mother Vicky Thomas in Georgia and telling the story of her embracing technology.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ellece Campbell, Managing Director, OtterBase, Inc., also shared her insights as a very well connected technologist who has faced the challenges of raising a family and still being an IT professional.  Her family was in studio to confirm that she was a very special mom.

 

 

 

 

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Podcast 1818 5-4-18 The Gary, Ed and Cal Show and Caston Thomas

Podcast 1818 5-4-18 The Gary, Ed and Cal Show and Caston Thomas

May 4, 2018 | Comments Off on Podcast 1818 5-4-18 The Gary, Ed and Cal Show and Caston Thomas

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Show Notes:

Hour 1: The Ed Rudel / Cal Carson Show

with Capt. Gary Baker aboard the Shared Adventure in Ft. Lauderdale, FL

  

 

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  1. In case you or colleagues are following Facebook’s announcement today that users will soon be able to opt out of one of Facebook’s key data gathering practices: the collection and use of people’s web browsing history, which the company uses to sell targeted ads. Facebook is getting the message that privacy and transparency are important to Facebook users and Internet users in general. Giving users the ability to identify and manage which sites are tracking information about them shows that Facebook is actively taking positive steps to protect user privacy. Time will tell, but this may help Facebook overcome the shadow of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

  2. The evolution of the iPad  

  3. Amazon announced a new delivery option for Prime members with the unveiling of it’s in-car delivery option. The new service which will launch across 37 cities in the US will allow Prime subscribers with GM or Volvo vehicles to have their orders delivered to their car. In order to access the new option, members
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Podcast 1817: 4/28/18 Women in Tech and Big Windows Update

Podcast 1817: 4/28/18 Women in Tech and Big Windows Update

April 29, 2018 | Comments Off on Podcast 1817: 4/28/18 Women in Tech and Big Windows Update

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Show Notes

Hour 1: Digital Divas, Mr. Fixit and Windows 10 Update

 

 

Kathleen Norton Schock brought us up to date with her blossoming podcast Diva Tech Talk which is a specialized communication channel highlighting women doing wonderful things in the technology arena by creating podcasts from interviews with successful female individuals in the field and covering various technology events.  It was created to inform and inspire women of all ages to succeedin professional and life missions that are technology-driven.

 

 

 

 

Kathleen also filled us in on events for the Michigan Council of Women in Technology which included a special gathering of Detroit girls on Girls Get IT Day.  Check out their calendar for other upcoming events.

MCWT Mission Statement: Every day we work toward our mission to inspire and grow women in technology. A diverse IT workforce is a vital part of Michigan’s transformation and we strive to engage and retain female professionals here.

OUR VISION IS SIMPLE: MAKE MICHIGAN THE NO. 1 STATE FOR WOMEN IN IT.

In our network, you’ll meet executives, students, business owners, entrepreneurs and others dedicated to a thriving technology community.

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