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Podcast 1727: TV White Spaces Connecting Rural Michigan: Hope or Hoax?

July 15, 2017 | Comments Off

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Hour 1

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?

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Joining us to discuss the topic are two people with long term investments in reaching America’s underserved populations with broadband technology:

Jameson Zimmer is …

1606 18th Anniversary Special

February 12, 2016 | Comments Off

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Show Notes:

Hour 1

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”10824″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Yan Ness is the CEO of Online Technologies, a company with long connection to Gary Baker and the Internet Advisor. Once upon a time, Online Tech was the ISP that Gary Baker ran and was the way that he and Foster Braun met. Foster called to get help with his connection to the then fledgling Internet and Gary was happy to pitch in. The rest, as they say, is history.

Click Here to Listen to Yan Ness[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Ron and Kay Wilmers of Lapeer, MI are the founders of The Disabled Traveler, a website dedicated to helping people with disabilities and/or age related challenges enjoy traveling. Ron’s experience began in 1977 when he was confined to a wheelchair but never let it keep him and his family from enjoying camping.

The Disabled Traveler is Ron and Kay’s personal crusade to help people facing disabilities and/or age related challenges to enjoy America’s …

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 1404 Jan. 25, 2014: 16th Anniversary Show

January 25, 2014 | Comments Off

Happy 16th Anniversary

Show Notes

Hours 1 & 2

Pasty.net: The Internet: Past, Present and Future

Charlie Hopper has been keeping Yoopers connected to the Internet with all sorts of innovative solutions. He began Pasty.comand Pasty.net at almost the same time Internet Advisor began.

IGD Solutions: Gateway to the Internet – Battling Hackers

Steve Hyer, CEO of IGD Solutions, hosts the Internet Advisor homepage and last week spent over 24 hours battling a DDOS attack that kept our site off the air until just before the show.

Agile and Beyond

Jason Dinkelmann and Tom Churchwell describe the collaborative workplace conference coming Feb. 21 and 22 in Detroit. Tickets are $149 but if you go to the Agile and Beyond website for the next two weeks and type in WJR760, they get tickets for $99!

LoveforDetroit: The Future of Detroit

Terry Bean runs Motor City Connect, a group of some 5,000 folks in the metro area trying to make a difference. Terry is helping Mike Brennan organize LoverforDetroit.com on March 13 to celebrate Detroit at Charles Wright Museum to help them kick off their celebration of our city’s 313th year. …

Podcast 15th Anniversary Special 2/2/13

February 1, 2013 | Comments Off

Show Notes:

Hour 1:

Emily Hay: Social Media Expert and CEO of Hay There Social Media

Charlie Hopper, Founder Pasty.net Internet for Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

Video: Snowy ride to Copper Harbor

Michael Malone: Author and journalist, has written extensively about Silicon Valley, including The Big Score and The Valley of Heart’s Delight: A Silicon Valley Notebook 1963-2001.

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE’s new Silicon Valley will premiere on PBS.

Hour 2:

Ed Rudel, Cal Carson, and Shane Hamelin: Internet Advisor Tech Specialists

Rick Broida, The Gadget Guy, columnist for CNet and aka Cheapskate: Archos Tablets

Aaron Guilimette, VP of IT for Apex Digital, explains the recent Microsoft announcements about Office 365 Home Premium.

Steve Hyer, CEO of IGD Solutions, host for Internetadvisor.net

Hour 3:

Lauren Baker: One of our first guests at age 5! Now a U of M coed and busy young, tech savvy lady.

Chris Cristian: Owner, i9 Sports in Ann Arbor talks about his campaign to end concussions in youth sports.

Yan Ness, CEO Online Tech, the place where it all began for Gary Baker

Jason Yaeger, Tech Specialist, Online Tech, here to help answer technical questions …

Podcast: February 4, 2012

February 4, 2012 | Comments Off

Special guest: Leo Laporte, ruler of Leoville (an alternative universe of podcasts, blogs and video ) joins us for a special exclusive anniversary issue.

Charlie Hopper, founder and CEO of Pasty.net keeps the UP connected to high speed Internet. Here he reviews the past and looks ahead to the future of Internet for Yoopers!

Agile and Beyond Conference: Gary Baker interviews Jay Aho, VP, Pillar Technology about Agile, a Michigan-made, cutting-edge software development tool.

A Shocking Story: Darin and Jodi Shock share a cautionary tale of how “in-app” purchases on an iPad in their child’s hands nearly cost them a fortune.

Emily Hay, our Social Media expert, reports on the Super Bowl Social Media Command Center in Indianapolis.

Cal Carson reflects on his years with the Internet Advisor team and, along with Mac Minute host Erik Anderson, comments on how Apple has changed and where it is heading.

Leo Laporte

Exclusive Extended Web Interview: Leo Laporte
Full Show Podcast: February 6, 2012

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Podcast: February 19, 2011

February 18, 2011 | Comments Off

Show Notes:

Nathan Bomey, Business Reporter, www.Annarbor.com state on online newspapers and www.groupon.com what it is and how it works.
Marvin Toll, Agile and Beyond Conference, March 12 in Dearborn, MI (Gary Baker one of speakers.)
Charlie Hopper, www.pasty.com and www.pasty.net Rural Broadband Initiative

Hour 2 is dedicated to taking your calls about problems with your computers, getting around the Internet and related topics.

Podcast: February 19, 2011 – Hour 1
Podcast: February 19, 2011 – Hour 2

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Podcast 1727: TV White Spaces Connecting Rural Michigan: Hope or Hoax?

Show Notes

Hour 1

1606 18th Anniversary Special