Archives for Foster Braun

Podcast 1448 Nov. 29, 2014 : Plowz & Online Tech 20th Anniversary

November 29, 2014 | Comments Off

Show Notes

Hour 1

Your Very Own Snow Plow Service Is As Close As Your Phone

Plowz and Mowz Co-Founder, Wills Mahoney shares the birth of this ingenious service that means you are more likely than ever to be dug out of the next super storm well before your neighbors. When the green grass returns, you’ll be ahead of the neighbors with a well trimmed lawn, on time, every time.

Click Here to Listen to Plowz and Mowz

MiTechNews Forms Strategic Alliance with ITinTheD

Mike Brennan, editor of MiTechNews and Internet Advisor host Gary Baker were featured guests on the Nov. 24 edition of ITinTheD a new pure Detroit brand of podcast that is taking RawRadioX by storm. MiTechNews has formed a strategic alliance with the geek intensive podcast and will be posting links to their weekly broadcasts in MiTechNews every Friday.

Mike Brennan and Gary Baker were “chaperoned” by Ryan Walther, IT Risk Manager, Flagstar Bank during their appearance on ITinTheD. Actually Ryan discussed “the trials and tribulations of working in the world of IT audit, security and compliance.”

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Podcast 1447 Nov. 22, 2014 Holiday Shopping Preview with Rick Broida

November 21, 2014 | Comments Off

Show Notes:

Hour 1

Is Black Friday Such a Good Deal?…and other holiday shopping issues

Rick Broida is not only our official “Cheapskate” but he is also our monthly guide to all the goodies and gadgets he gets to review. Rick is a widely published commentator from HowTo.com to Time to CNet to Savings.com and a few other stops in between. You’re going to want to pay close attention and catch the tips, tricks and bargains that he has to point out at this gift giving time of year.

5 Insanely Good Deals That Make It Feel Like Black Friday All Year Long

Click Here to Listen to Rick Talk about Kindle Fire, HP Stream 11, & Drone

Click Here to Listen to Rick talk about Moto G Phone & Pebble Watch

Trapped in a Room with a Zombie is Rick Broida’s new business. First show Dec.12 at the historic Penobscot Building in downtown Detroit. Click Here for more information

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Proof Positive That The IA Team Is Hot Stuff

Picture above was taken by Rick Broida with the Seek Thermal Camera (iOS version –

Podcast 1433 10/25/14: A Star is Born & Social Media in the D

October 26, 2014 | Comments Off

Show Notes

Meet Ainsley Hay, daughter of our charming Social Media Expert, Emily Hay, CEO and founder of Hay There Social Media a company dedicated to helping small and mid-sized businesses maximize their presence with social media.

We first spent some time catching up with Emily and her colleagues at Hay There Social Media learning about their recent projects which you can explore at their homepage. Then Emily introduced us to two of her colleagues who are helping to create a whole new technology hub in Southeast Michigan.

Click Here to Listen to Emily Hay

Defining Your Brand

Hajj Flemings, Digital Brand Strategist and Founder of Brand Camp University, discusses Brand Camp, and what else is on the tech horizon in Detroit in 2015. Defining, communicating and defending your brand.

Click Here to Listen to Hajj Flemings Brand Camp

Bamboo Detroit: Creating a Coworking Atmosphere in the Heart of Detroit

Dave Anderson is one of the cofounders of Bamboo Detroit, a coworking space located in the heart of downtown Detroit that is available to start up businesses looking for both a space to set up shop and people who will feed their energy for success. …

AT&T Asus PadPhone Review

October 4, 2014 | Comments Off

Possibly the Best Phone/Tablet Deal Yet

I have to admit that I was pretty pumped to receive the demo copy of the Asus PadFone X from AT&T (props to Teresa Mask!) I was able to spend close to a month with it and came away with mixed feelings except for one very clear realization: For all its limitations, this device is a crazy good buy for just $199 under a two year contract with AT&T.

As will all my reviews, I have to disclaim that my observations are not meant to be an exhaustive investigation of the device. There are wonderful sites like Engadget that do super breakdowns of every imaginable device including this one. On the other hand I want to approach it more from our listeners’ point of view. What are the pro’s and con’s of the device and would I use it on a regular basis given the opportunity?

Description

Before phablets (e.g. Samsung Galaxy Note 3, LG G Pro 2,Nokia Lumia 1520) became hugely popular in Asia and then the US and Europe, the PadPhone proposed to be an excellent combination of phone and tablet. Asus PadPhone X is the first of its kind to be …

Podcast 1438 9/20/14: Apple iOS 8 and Jack Dorsey Supports Detroit Business

September 19, 2014 | Comments Off

Show Notes

Hour 1: iOS 8 Arrives and Gary Baker Gets His iPhone 6 Plus

Cal Carson leads the discussion on this new mobile OS for Apple Devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch)

How to download iOS8

Major changes and highlights

Challenges

What’s New in iOS 8?

8 Security Tips for a Safe iOS 8 Upgrade

Square Capital: Exclusive Interview with Jack Dorsey

Founder of Twitter and Square introduces Square Capital and Jill Drnek, Detroit Square Customer and owner of Human

Square Capital provides a unique cash infusion for Square customers that avoids banks entirely. It is supporting Detroit businesses like Human, a fashion design store in the renovated Cass Corridor, that displays the works of Detroit clothing designers.

MiTechNews Headlines

Mike Brennan, Editor and Host of MiTechNews

to our co-branded MiTechNews Newsletter

Hour 2

Answering Listener Questions

Click Here to Listen to Hour 2 Q&A 9-20-14

Find Out What’s Using All The Space on Your Hard Drive

Your Trusted Computer Repair Shops

Welcome Network Affiliates

WJRW	AM	1340	Grand Rapids	Sun 1p-2p
WJIM	AM	1240	Lansing	Sun 2p-4p

WKMI	AM	1360	Kalamazoo	Sun 12p-1p
WKLQ	AM	1490	Whitehall/Muskegon

Podcast 1437 Sept. 13, 2014 3 Hour Special: iPhone 6, Internet Radio & Apple Pay

September 13, 2014 | Comments Off

Show Notes:

Hour 1

Keep Your Eye On the Apple

Phone lines are open. You tell us: Will you be buying a new iPhone 6 or 6 Plus? Didn’t Samsung do all of this before: Galaxy Note, Galaxy Gear (watch) and Google Pay? So what’s the big deal? $350 for an Apple Watch! You gotta be kidding…or not!

Foster, Gary and Ed will lead the discussion and find out what our listeners are saying about Apple’s grand reveal this past week.

Click Here to Listen to Hour 1 iPhone 6 Open Line

Hour 2

Internet Radio, The New Frontier:

Yakeem Tatum, host and founder of Urban Nation Radio .Yakeem is a Junior at Henry Ford Academy, associated with the College for Creative Studies.

Click Here to Listen to Urban Radio

Apple Payment: The Ultimate Digital Security ?

Rick Dakin, CEO and Chief Security Strategist of Coalfire (IT Data Security Firm) in regards to the security of the iPhone 6 pay-by-phone feature:

“A device and token-based payment system is inherently more secure than mag-stripe cards using 1970s technology, but consumers need to understand that even the most sophisticated technologies have vulnerabilities. Fraud always finds a way.”

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Nokia 635: The Doorway to the Smartphone World

September 6, 2014 | Comments Off

Foster Braun, 9/4/14

Most of us Americans are so used to the array of smartphones with all the bells and whistles in every 7 Eleven, Best Buy or AT&T store that it’s hard to imagine a world without them. We ho-hum the latest version of the Yazoo phone because it only has 16 GB of internal storage, quad-core processor etc. Unfortunately for manufacturers that razzle dazzle end of the smartphone market is slowing down because in our country and most of the “First World, markets are saturated. However, there are literally billions of users around the world just waiting for the right device to move up from their feature phones. Enter the Lumia 635 offered in the US on AT&T.

This creates a strange dilemma for this reviewer. To wit: Do I compare apples to apples or mix up my fruit selection? On the face of it, for the majority of US smartphone users, this device would be a step down. It sports a mere 8 GB of internal storage (up to 128 GB more on a micro SD card), just 512 MB (that’s right campers MB) of RAM and no rear facing camera! What?! No selfies?! BUT for folks …

IA Review of Samsung Galaxy 5S

July 28, 2014 | Comments Off

The Galaxy S5 has been held up as the finest example of what Samsung has to offer in smartphones. It’s big, fast, beautiful and functional. However, I have to say that in this case I was surprised to find that not all that glitters is gold. Listen to this review for the full details.

I would also like to thank Teresa Mask and the folks at the AT&T who have allowed me to use many of their devices for review during the past year. I has been invaluable to be able to work with these smartphones, tablets and other devices like the portable hotspots to be able to evaluate them for our listeners.

Click Here to Listen to Foster’s Galaxy 5S Review

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Podcast 1421 May 24, 2014 : Patent Wars & Walk to End Blindness

May 24, 2014 | Comments Off

History of Decoration Day

Show Notes:

Patent Wars Over?

Are patents choking out innovation or are they are necessary protection for innovation. Randy Peck, Patent Lawyer of Warner, Norcross and Judd Southfield joins the team as co-host to discuss key rulings this week in Apple/Samsung and Google.

Click Here to Listen to Randy Peck on Patents

Click Here to Listen to Randy Peck Troll Story

Click Here to Listen to Extended Interview with Randy Peck about Apple/Samsung Patents Wars and Coming Supreme Court Decision

Walk to End Blindness

John Whitacre, Mary Kumer, and Jesse Lowe present the work of iChallenged and promote the upcoming Walk to End Blindness

Walk to End Blindness: June 7-8, 2014 – 7:00 am Shiawassee Park: Farmington, MI 48336

Click Here to Listen to iChallenged Walk to End Blindness

Videos about iChallenged.org and their clients

MiTechNews Report

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Click Here to Listen to MiTechNews 5-24-14

Click Here to Listen to Randy Peck Warner Norcross and Judd Expansion

Hour 2 Answering Listener Questions:

800-859-0957

Join the conversation with your questions during this live segment and benefit from years of tech troubleshooting expertise. REMEMBER: The …

Podcast 1346 Nov. 23, 2013: Ed and Shane's Thanksgiving Special

November 23, 2013 | Comments Off

Happy Thanksgiving

Show Notes

Hour 1:

Ed’s Excellent Advice: When Disaster Strikes

Ed Rudel has a checklist you will want to have on hand if disaster strikes in the form of nasty winter weather, flooding or alien invasion.

Shane Hamelin, CompuQuest Tech Expert

Shane’s High Tech Thanksgiving

Shane Hamelin has a list of things that will help you prepare for Thanksgiving and even fry your turkey without burning down the garage….we hope!

Black Friday/Cyber Monday Shopping Resources

Combined websites from Rick Broida, the Cheapskate and our other experts.

MiTechNews Report

Weekly feature with Mike Brennan, editor and publisher of MiTechNews.com, highlighting technology headlines from Michigan and around the world that impact of our state’s growing high tech sector. This MiTechNews report with Mike Brennan is brought to you by the Engineering Society of Detroit, representing 16,000 engineers in Southeast Michigan.

Subscribe to our co-branded MiTechNews Newsletter in collaboration with the Internet Advisor.

Hour 2: Answering Listener Questions

Shane Hamelin joins Ed Rudel, Paul Gurgul and Foster Braun to answer listener questions.

Watch out for the Crypto Locker Virus

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Sending Your Questions to the Show During Sports Season

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Archives for Foster Braun

Show Notes

Hour 1

Your Very Own Snow Plow Service Is As Close As Your Phone

MiTechNews Forms Strategic Alliance with ITinTheD

Show Notes:

Hour 1

Is Black Friday Such a Good Deal?…and other holiday shopping issues

Trapped in a Room with a Zombie is Rick Broida’s new business. First show Dec.12 at the historic Penobscot Building in downtown Detroit. Click Here for more information

**Click for an IA Special Interview about Trapped in a Room with Zombies**

Proof Positive That The IA Team Is Hot Stuff

Picture above was taken by Rick Broida with the Seek Thermal Camera (iOS version –

Show Notes

Defining Your Brand

Bamboo Detroit: Creating a Coworking Atmosphere in the Heart of Detroit

Possibly the Best Phone/Tablet Deal Yet

Description

Show Notes

Hour 1: iOS 8 Arrives and Gary Baker Gets His iPhone 6 Plus

How to download iOS8

Major changes and highlights

Challenges

Square Capital: Exclusive Interview with Jack Dorsey

Founder of Twitter and Square introduces Square Capital and Jill Drnek, Detroit Square Customer and owner of Human

MiTechNews Headlines

to our co-branded MiTechNews Newsletter

Hour 2

Answering Listener Questions

WJRW

AM

1340

Grand Rapids

Sun 1p-2p

WJIM

AM

1240

Lansing

Sun 2p-4p

WKMI

AM

1360

Kalamazoo

Sun 12p-1p

WKLQ

AM

1490

Whitehall/Muskegon

Show Notes:

Hour 1

Keep Your Eye On the Apple

Hour 2

Internet Radio, The New Frontier:

Apple Payment: The Ultimate Digital Security ?

Foster Braun, 9/4/14

Show Notes:

Patent Wars Over?

Walk to End Blindness

Subscribe to our co-branded MiTechNews Newsletter in collaboration with the Internet Advisor.

Hour 2 Answering Listener Questions:

800-859-0957

Happy Thanksgiving

Show Notes

Hour 1:

MiTechNews Report

Subscribe to our co-branded MiTechNews Newsletter in collaboration with the Internet Advisor.

Hour 2: Answering Listener Questions

Sending Your Questions to the Show During Sports Season

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