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Check out this weeks Podcast with Cynthia Stump of ITC Holdings – the electrical power transmission company here in Michigan serving DTE, Consumers, and others. Cynthia will be talking with us about the holiday decorations that ITC does in the communities it serves by decorating the transmission towers for the season. You can find the locations of those towers by clicking on this link – https://www.itc-holdings.com/newsroom/newsroom-details/itc-decorates-transmission-towers-with-festive-lighting-as-part-of-holiday-tradition-2018 to see the locations of the decorated towers.

Gary Baker, the Internet Advisor, will be talking with the guys about the rise and fall of cryptocurrencies like BitCoin.

Calvin Carson will have more tips on getting that Apple iPhone for less as a gift for the holiday season

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This weeks show we welcome back the one and only Rick Broida, formally know as the Cheapskate now Senior Editor with CNet. Rick will be in to fill us in on great gadget gifs for that techie or not so techie on you gift list. Also he will be speaking on internet tools or websites that will help you find the best price for the gifts that are on your list.

Calvin will be talking about those “Highly Charged” and “Electrifying” items for some of you tech gifts and or toys. Yes! He will be talking about BATTERIES! Where to research the best ones for your devices and places to find the best prices.

Here are the links to find out what is the best battery to use:

http://www.duracell.com

http://www.energizer.com

Best places to get best price on batteries click on “Where to find the best deal on batteries” to see Clark Howard’s website.

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We have a powerful double header on today’s podcast: An Experienced realtor joins us to explain how drones can help him sell houses better. Listen in for an interesting interview with Caston’s associate Brian Kurtz certified Drone Pilot and Videographer. He will speak on what you should expect when you use a service like the one that Brian provides. Check out his site at http://www.michiganvideotours.com

One of the co-founders of the Internet Advisor, Foster Braun reflects upon his 21 years of being part of the show and says his heartfelt goodbye to the audience with this being his last show. …

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From our homes to your….Happy and Festive Thanksgiving. Join the crew as they map out their strategy for preparing the traditional feast of football and fowl. Then scope out the sales they have their eyes on.…

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Cal Carson, one of our longstanding tech hosts, specializes in all things Apple. He is also one of the leaders in the Detroit MacGroup. Cal updates us on the latest developments in the Apple world. He is also joined by co-anchors Ed Rudel and Gary Baker for a lively discussion about the spread (or lack thereof) high speed connectivity in our rural areas. 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 our state and the businesses that are blooming here. …

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The Power of Sleep

Dr. Tim Royer, PsyD, is a Michigan-based neuroscientist who has worked with some of the world’s top performers including NBA All Stars, NFL standouts, bestselling authors and C-suite executives from across the nation. Performing at a high of a level can take a toll on the body and the mind. According to Dr. Royer, there is one thing that puts top performers at a level above everyone else – sleep. Seems too simple to be true, but talk to Dr. Royer and you’ll see the science behind it.

Top performers get AT LEAST nine hours of sleep every night, and for example, in Roger Federer’s case, he gets upwards of 12 hours of sleep per night. It’s no wonder he’s been at the pinnacle of tennis for so many years. If the brain doesn’t receive the optimal amount of rest and recharging, the body can’t perform at an optimal level.

Dr. Royer is a renowned psychologist best known for fusing foundational insights of psychology together with state-of-the art technology and clinical measurements to assess and optimize brain performance. Royer’s vision of brain optimization is revolutionizing the way individuals train their minds for maximum performance. If …

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Show Notes Hour 1: Tech Experts break down the week’s top stories Capt. Gary Baker’s “Tech Slice” from the Shared Adventure Ed Rudel’s “Window on Microsoft” Caston Thomas: “Chuck Norris of Security” tackles security headlines of the week Foster Braun: Grumpy Gramps Guide to all the rest!

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Show Notes Hour 2: Keeping Up in a Connected World and Report from Automotive Research’s Management Briefing Seminars in Traverse City with Mike Brennan

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Gregg Garrett, co author of Competing in the Connecting World, joins us in studio to share his insights into not only coping with a fast changing future but actually competing successfully. His insights are not just for businesses looking to keep a profit margin in an ever changing market. They are about helping each of us come up with our own strategies for coping with everything from the latest AI inventions, to self-driving vehicles and a generation of youth who are seemingly completely disconnected to the world around them…if it isn’t on their phone.

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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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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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Discussion topics for both hours: 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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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 whichis 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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Victor Pytko and Ed Gardiner

are two filmmakers determined to bring a national health issue to light, no matter what the opposition. The story begins in a little upstate New York hamlet of Hoosick Falls. But the issue is much bigger, “All across America and the world, people are getting sick, and, in some cases, dying because for the past 50 or so years, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) have

water and accumulating, like a time bomb, in our bloodstreams.”

Want to do something about this vital issue? Visit this GoFundMe site for more information.

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It’s time to Geek out!! Is it possible to speed up our internet connection by changing our DNS?

You may have heard of a company called that has a service called 1.1.1.1. It’s a DNS resolver that claims it can speed up and secure your web browsing. A DNS is like a directory that translate a URL into a series of numbers so your browser can get into a specific site. Each time you request a webpage, it requires multiple DNS lookups. Some of the text, some for

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Show Notes: Hour 1: Smart Bottles and Cardio Data

Josh Stein is the CEO and Cofounder of AdhereTech, a company that makes patented smart pill bottles to track and improve adherence for patients on specialty medications. AdhereTech’s smart bottles are currently distributed from leading specialty pharmacies, hospitals, and clinical trial sites – across multiple continents.

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Dr. Robert Frank CEO &

Prabode Weebadde, Executive Chairman joined us to share the story of AvidCor. Developed out of MSU AvidCor is a cardiac monitoring device capable of measuring heart rate and rhythm, pulse oximetry, and temperature. Data is transferred securely via a Bluetooth connection to a smartphone with our proprietary app and saved in our cloud platform. The data is then assessed by our machine learning algorithms and is available for viewing by a healthcare professional as well as the patient.

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21st Century Automotive Braking Systems To Feature Brake-by-Wire “Smart” Technology
LTU’s Sixth Annual Research Day Sets Records – Again
Venture Capital Funding Up 4 Percent – Artificial

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Show Notes: Hour 1 Open Lines

During the first hour we reconnected with our audience and hopefully lit a lamp in the memories of our faithful listeners who come to us with their questions including: Updating Win 10 on a lame tablet that deserves to be junked and a woman with a magnetic personality whose very presence causes the machines to crash!!! Never a dull moment on the Open Line shows. Be sure to catch both hours on our podcasts on Sunday night! MiTechNews Headlines March 31, 2018

MISBDC’s Small Business, Big Threat, LTU’s Game-Programming Events, IoT TechConnect’s VIP Reception Listen to Mike Brennan and Matt Roush on their podcast: M2 TechCast, LIVE at their new time, Mondays at 2-3 PM on PodcastDetroit Network.

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Podcast 1811 MiTechNews Headlines 3-17-18 Video Asset IoTTechConnect, Why You Should Attend MiTechNews final edition Listen to Mike Brennan and Matt Roush on their podcast: M2 TechCast, LIVE at their new time, Mondays at 2-3 PM on PodcastDetroit Network.

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Show Notes Hour 1: Our Driverless Future

Attention, (human) drivers! The technology behind driverless cars is quickly advancing, and insuranceQuotes.com is tackling this timely topic by introducing a new editorial series written by Tim Spell, an award-winning automotive columnist who spent more than three decades at the Houston Chronicle. The column explores the future of self-driving automobiles and how they will reshape society and Americans’ attitudes toward commuting, road-tripping and even that quick trip to the market.

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Last week Foster was invited to share the microphones with Dave Phillips, Bob Waltenspiel and Nuri Gocay cohosts of IT in the D. The link below will connect with Foster’s interview about our 20th Anniversary.

Click here to listen to Foster’s interview on ITintheD Show Notes: Hour 1: Rick Broida, The Cheapskate Rick Broida stands out as one of our favorite in studio guests over the last 20years on WJR. How can you not love a guy who brings in a tiny drone and flies it in studio! Rick has brought us many of these kind of devices that we have enjoyed …

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Show Notes Hour 1: Games People Play at Lawrence Tech University

Mars (Marshall) Ashton, MA, is an Assistant Professor and Director of Game Art at Lawrence Tech University and Founder of the Infinite Machine Axis Descending. He has achieved international recognition through press, conferences and exhibitions, and has developed “gamedev” culture throughout Michigan via meetups and events. Throughout his graduate studies, he has established a set of guidelines within his paper “Defining Feedback Devices in Digital Gamespaces” to establish a standard of Design Thinking within the discipline.” Mars will open our eyes to the brilliant world of gaming that is reaching a multi-billion dollar industry set to explode …

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Show Notes: Hour 1: Publicity Stunt or Historic First Step

Joining us today to talk about the Space X Heavy Falcon launch and its historic impact are a team of three experts from the aeronautics field.

Richard Stiennon may surprise you as a member of this panel but he received his BS from the University of Michigan in Aerospace Engineering before becoming the international cybersecurity expert and author. Richard will be with us as a guest expert for the whole show.

Patrick Stiennon , a patent lawyer in Madison, WI, was another surprise guest. Patrick, however, has extensive knowledge and experience in the design of …

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Caston Thomas, CEO and founder of InterWorks Technology in Rochester, MI is both a standing tech expert and co host for he show but he is also an excellent commentator on security on the Web. So we took special note of his response to an article by another security expert on the degree of information that Google has about each of us.

Caston is going to help us look at the consequences of all that data mining and deal with the simple but profound question: What has happened to privacy? Is there such a thing anymore? How can we protect critical data e.g. SS numbers, bank account information etc.? What does privacy mean in 2018? Is Google the only or biggest player in this field? Who else has eyes on our data?…

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Jason Vazzano, Co-founder of Vectorform examines a grill ornament in this picture with Ford designers.

Vectorform, is a digital product and experiences company with expert capabilities in mixed reality design and engineering, today announced its collaboration with Microsoft to innovate vehicle design and prototyping processes for the automotive industry. Using Microsoft’s HoloLens mixed reality headset, Vectorform and Microsoft enabled Ford Motor Company’s designers and engineers to view 3D holographic versions of exterior body options (e.g. side mirrors, grilles) overlaid on top of the physical vehicle prototypes.

Part of our mission during the past 20 year here on WJR has been to highlight excellent in local technology design.

The ability to help Microsoft and its automotive clients see the potential impact of mixed reality in its design process is a huge win

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Show Notes Hour 1: NAIAS/CES 2018 Previews

Paul Eisenstein, Editor of The Detroit Bureau starts us off by highlighting the two major events of the new year…North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) and Consumer Electronic Show (CES)

NAIAS 2018 is Detroit’s Really Big Show as Ed Sullivan used to say (most of you remember him or can at least Google the name!) The future of driving as well as the latest models are one display. You get a sense not only of where the auto industry’s cutting edge models are but where we are headed in the future. Will that mean more electric or hybrid vehicles or will be see displays of self-driving cars and trucks? Tune in and find out.

CES 2018 is a fitting connection for Paul because he will be heading there after his does his reporting for The Detroit Bureau The connection to the electronics show is a natural for anyone as steeped in the auto industry as Paul Eisenstein. As a matter of fact, the electronic componentry in today’s autos are the strongest selling points after design and performance. Listen in to hear his commentary on both shows.

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Show Notes Hour 1: The Cheapskate Review

Don’t let that friendly smile fool you. This steely eyed big game bargain hunter is remorseless when tracking the biggest bargains on everything from drones to smartphone subscription plans. We are, of course, talking about Rick Broida, CNET‘s official Cheapskate and our Gadget Guy. We have turned the first hour of the show over to Rick to talk about The Cheapskate’s favorite tech deals of 2017 and take a peek behind the veil at 2018’s big shopping stories.

Listen to Rick Broida the Cheapskate

MiTechNews Headlines for Dec. 30, 2017

Mike is on a Christmas/New Years break for the next two weeks but he stopped by the show to talk about 2017 and project trends for the coming year. Listen to the Year in Review on MiTechNews Listen to Mike Brennan and Matt Roush in the New Year on their podcast: M2 TechCast, live, Mondays at 3-4 PM on PodcastDetroit Network. .

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Stephanie Scapa is CEO, WEYV, Inc. and Vice President, Corporate Development of Software Technologies, Altair. WEYV is an app with music, magazines and more all in one experience. WEYV is available on iOS and Android devices and via a web player for U.S.-based users. WEYV contains a full catalog of music from all the major record labels and magazines including People, Real Simple, Fortune and Sports Illustrated. With unique customization options, sharing and connectivity features, WEYV was designed with families in mind. Additionally, WEYV is donating 0.5% of its revenue to charity. The more you listen to a music artist in WEYV, the more WEYV donates to the charity selected by or on behalf of that artist.

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Show Notes Hour 1 Winners: MCWT Foundation 2017 Website Design Competition for Middle School & High School Girls

Today we are joined by a group of very talented young women (Gen Z) who won the Michigan Council of Women in Technology Website Design 2017 Competition. Our guests include:

Jamie Fu – 1st place high school advanced category – Novi High School

Sonia Bhakkad – 2nd place high school advanced category – Plymouth High School

Haneen Alaouie – 2nd place high school beginner category – Dearborn Center for Math, Science & Technology High School

These three young ladies represent a much larger group of young women who are excited about technology. They have been encouraged to endure in their efforts by mentors, teachers and parents alike. The fruit of their labors can be see at …

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Lisa Reynolds, VP of Marketing & Audience Development introduces us to 1001 Inventions and invited everyone to join in the the Michigan Science Center’s 5th Birthday Celebration. If you are planning some Holiday field trips with the family, then you don’t want to miss what Lisa has to say about the exhibits and events planned at the Science Center for this time of year. Listen to Michigan Science Center

Steve DeDoes is the creative genius behind the theme music for our show, the Internet Advisor. Steve joins us today to talk about his current Christmas release Hurray for Christmas. (Here is a link to a sampler of the tunes on the album.

Listen to Steve DeDoes Talk about his Music From “Christmas Air”: * + “Hurray For Christmas” (excerpt). HurrayXMasEx1.dedoes

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Show Notes: Hour 1 Tom Lawrence is many things to the online world: Entrepreneur (owner of Lawrence Technology Services in Taylor, MI), tech expert who has helped answer our listener questions, podcaster and YouTube celebrity.

Recently Tom returned from a trip to New York City where he met with Microsoft executives and got a peek at the future of the “House that Bill (Gates) Built”. During today’s program we will introduce you to Tom and the many resources that he offers from individual computer repair to wiring entire business networks and even some web design.

Listen to Tom Lawrence Microsoft’s Vision of the Future in 2020 MiTechNews Headlines for Dec. 2, 2017

NSA Breach Spills Over 100GB Of Top Secret Data
MSU Professor: Transparent Solar Is Wave Of The Future
Report: Smart Speakers Set To Be

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Robert Capps isn NuData Security’s Vice President of Business Development, Robert is responsible for developing and nurturing company partnerships and channels. He is a recognized technologist, thought leader and advisor with over 20 years of experience in the design, management and protection of complex information systems. Researchers at the University of Michigan created 2-factor voice authentication by creating a wearable device like a necklace, earbuds or eyeglass attachment that runs software called VAuth It continuously registers speech-induced vibrations on the user’s body, then pairs them with the audio, providing verification of the person’s identity.

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MiTechNews Headlines for Nov. 25, 2017

Cut The Cord With CloudTech1’s Satellite-Based, High-Speed Internet Connections
Orbio Space Technology Wins $500,000 In Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition
Bamboo Detroit Co-Founder Lewan Discloses Details Of Co-Working

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Rick Broida is a columnist for CNet who has worn the title of Cheapskate proudly for the past 10 years!

Throughout the year he is on the hunt for the best deals that can be found. Black Friday and Cyber Monday have been two post Thanksgiving days when stores have traditionally lowered prices with hopes of ending the year on a profitable note. In fact, however, Rick knows and can lead you to great deals all year long. This weekend he will lead you, our faithful friends, to the very best deals available in the hidden corners of the Internet.

Listen to Rick Broida 10th Anniversary Cheapskate

MiTechNews Headlines for Nov. 18, 2017

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Kathleen Norton-Schock joins the advisors to report on the Past. Present and Future of the Michigan Council of Women in Technology including:

MCWT Web Design Competition
Results of MCWT Gala fundraiser
The Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation named Allison Gleeson its “Woman of the Year in Technology.” Gleeson is the Sr. VP of the Americas for Cisco.
MCWT Giving Tuesday Campaign – 11/28
MCWT Record Year for Grants – and who the grantors are, and the purposes of the grants
New MCWT President (Rebecca Bray) Listen to MCWT History

Kathleen is also the cohost of Diva Tech Talk along with Amanda Lewan and Nicole Johnson Scheffler. She will discuss some of the outstanding guests they have interviewed, the future of the podcast and Diva Tech Talk’s celebration of NATIONAL WOMEN’S ENTREPRENEURSHIP DAY (11/19)

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Have a question for our tech experts? Use the form below to leave us your problem and we’ll get you some answers this week. Remember: The only dumb question is the one you don’t ask! ;-b Justin Coffey, is the Microsoft Solutions Manager for Red Level Networks and has helped us understand the many facets of Microsoft. Justin returns to help us catch up with all the Microsoft News that has come out in the past few days. Not only is there a huge update available (Fall Creator’s Update) but there are many other important announcements to be aware of. Get ready to take notes…Redmond is on the move! Red Level is a technology consulting firm, cloud solutions developer and managed IT services provider that serves businesses throughout the Michigan.

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Cal Carson has a report on Youmacon, the Japanese anime culture festival going on at Cobo Center in Detroit November 2-5. This colorful festival last year drew over 21,000 people to Detroit.

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Sophie Boudreau is a freelance write for Only in Michigan website. Sophie is originally from the west side of the state (Holland, specifically) and she graduated from the University of Michigan in 2014 with a degree in Screen Arts & Cultures. Following a year as a Fulbright grantee in Malaysia, Sophie returned to Michigan and started searching for writing-related jobs. She actually came across Only In Your State via a Craigslist ad about a Michigan freelance writing position, Sophie has now been with the company for a year and while she continue to work primarily with the Only In Michigan and Only In Detroit initiatives, she also oversee video projects for the website as a whole. Sophie currently live in Grand Rapids.

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Don’t let this happen to your home or office. KRACK is a security flaw in the WPA2 protocol, which could see an adversary break the encryption between a router and a device, allowing them to intercept and interfere with network traffic.

Today our team will explore this long standing flaw and find what is being done to protect ourselves from it.

Dug Song was recently featured in Michigan news:

Ann Arbor-based Duo Security, a cybersecurity firm with 500 employees, has set a record for venture capital valuation in Michigan after securing a new round of $70 million in investment.

The company’s value is now more than $1 billion as it takes on more customers and ponders its future in Ann Arbor.

Duo Security Explains the KRACK vulnerability Click Here to Listen to Dug Song and Duo Security

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The whole crew (Gary Baker, Ed Rudel, Cal Carson and Foster Braun) is back in studio for this special live program. This is Foster’s first time back in the studio since his stay in the hospital and we are anxious to see how that turns out.

It has been quite a couple of months! Gary weathered the hurricane season in Ft. Lauderdale, Shared Adventure, and we are still waiting for photographic proof that this isn’t just a figment of Capt. B’s imagination! LOL

This past week should be called “Cyber Insecurity”! First Equifax admits to a leaky help page and pulls the plug on it and Russian Cybersecurity agency Kaspersky Lab is now being black listed because of allegations that they helped Russian hackers affect our last presidential …

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Cal Carson, Ed Rudel and Gary Baker co-hosted the show covering recovery efforts in Florida following multiple attacks by hurricanes.

Fortunately Gary was able to weather the storm inland at a convenient Air B&B in Fort Lauderdale. Meantime his boat, Shared Adventure, also weathered the storm at the Las Olas marina. Fortunately the hurricane had changed landfall and he and his craft avoided the worst of the impact.

The guys were joined by Alex Landos, an international relief worker, who described efforts to bring people out of the Florida Keys. Alex is a recognized photographer who has helped with rescue efforts around the globe.

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Show Notes Hour 1 The Cheapskate Back to School Issue

Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, features and blog posts. He writes CNET’s popular Cheapskate blog and co-hosts Battlestar Recaptica, a “Battlestar Galactica” recap podcast. Broida also owns two escape rooms located in Detroit, MI. He can squeeze the buffalo on a nickel till it moos!!!

Podcast 1730 Broida Back to School

No More Ransom

Caston Thomas is the President of InterWorks LLC, an integrator focused on discovering & delivering innovative network & cybersecurity technologies to large organization. The company recently, announced its partnership with the No More Ransom(NMR) project to aid in the fight against ransomware. InterWorks joins as a supporting partner, providing help promoting No More Ransom at a national and international level.…

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Vince Chmielewski, the president and founder of Visual Compass of Ann Arbor (formerly VC Webdesign in Ypsilanti, MI), joins us to talk about the future of self-driving cars and the impact that they will have on our culture as well as our means of transportation. What are some of the biggest changes coming and when will they hit? Insurance, parking, unemployment…all subjects that loom large on the horizon.

Podcast 1729 Vince Chmielewski Autonomous Vehicles Visual Compass Show Reel MiTechNews Headlines for July 29, 2017

PrivateLabelVR.Net Offers Turnkey VR Product For Video Game Arcades

Michigan Tech’s Summer Youth Program Hosts Detroit Students For Clean Energy Camps

Report: Hackers Can Take Over Your Phone To Send Text Messages, Make Phone Calls

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US to create independent military cyber command Richard Stiennon, is Chief Strategy Officer of Blancco Technology Group. He is an international expert on cyber security and has written three books on cyber war, with “There Will Be Cyberwar” featured as a Washington Post bestseller in April 2016.

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A bonus interview with Dan Lohrmann, Internationally recognized cybersecurity leader, technologist, speaker, blogger and author. Dan led Michigan government’s cybersecurity and technology infrastructure teams from 2002-2014, receiving numerous national awards including: CSO of the Year, Public Official of the Year and Computerworld Premier 100 Leader. Globally recognized conference speaker on many ICT and cybersecurity topics, with keynote presentations from Moscow to South Africa to San Francisco.

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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:

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Trish Lopez is a young mother from New Mexico who decided that seniors, like her home, needed help keeping up with technology. So she created Teeniors™ , tech-savvy teens and young adults who help seniors learn technology through one-on-one, personal tutoring. Whether it’s a smartphone, tablet or computer – our goal is to empower you to connect with your loved ones and engage with the world through technology, while also providing meaningful jobs to young adults.

Susan Page is a retired prosecutor who now does pro bono work at legal clinics several days a month. She reads for the Newsline for the Blind and mentors a child through the WIseMen and Women Program of Youth Development Incorporated. She and her husband, who have three grown children, also …

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Teresa Mask, PR Specialist with AT&T joins us to talk about their campaign to combat Cyberbullying. Recent court proceedings have made it abundantly clear that this not an innocent prank but is a vile and deadly weapon that can be used against the most vulnerable members of our society.

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Happy 10th Anniversary iPhone IA Crew Remembering iPhone

Cal Carson, our Apple expert, shares the ways that the iPhone has impacted his life:

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Mike Brennan, editor of MiTechNews, was formally invited by the Israeli government to cover the prestigious CyberWeek 2017 at Tel Aviv University starting June 25. 7,000 participants from 48 countries will gather in Israel this week to discuss tactics and technology of cybersecurity. Mike will report all week long from his website but he joins us today to give us the scope of this major cybersecurity conference.

Podcast 1724 Mike Brennan Cyberweek 2017

Richard Stiennon, has coauthored a number of books with Mike and is considered a leading figure in Security on an international level. Richard is currently Chief Strategy Officer at Blancco Technology Group and has attended CyberWeek in Israel on numerous occasions. He will help us get some perspective on the topics that …

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Deputy Chief Todd Bettison joins us to discuss Project Green Light in Detroit. ON JANUARY 1ST OF 2016, the Detroit Police Department (DPD) partnered with eight gas stationsthat have installed real-time camera connections with police headquarters as part of a ground-breaking crime-fighting partnership between local businesses, the City of Detroit and community groups called “Project Green Light Detroit.”

PROJECT GREEN LIGHT DETROIT is the first public-private-community partnership of its kind, blending a mix of real-time crime-fighting and community policing aimed at improving neighborhood safety, promoting the revitalization and growth of local businesses, and strengthening DPD’s efforts to deter, identify, and solve crime.

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Robert Cannon, Clinton Township Supervisor, joins us in studio to explain a recent ordinance that requires …

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Sharma Krauskopf is the Executive Producer/Screenwriter of Lighthouse Unmanned which began its life as a crowdfunding project that we announced three years ago on Internet Advisor. The movie has finally launched and is currently being screened at a film festival in Toronto, Ont. Sharma will take us through how the Internet was used to bring this unique films to theatres and what her next project will be.

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Grand Circus To Offer Free Facebook Social Media Training For 3,000 Michigan Residents
Snyder Signs Income, Sales Tax Capture For Development
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Show Notes Hour 1: Protecting Your Online Transactions

Kevin Shamoun, Founder and CEO and Erica Drozdowski, Director Client Integrations, join us in studio to tell the story of Zeamster. This Novi, MI based company came to Gary Baker’s attention at the Collision Conference recently where start ups meet interested venture capitalists. This Michigan based software firm helps small to mid-sized business protect their income and your expenditures with state of the art technology. That means everything from credit card protection to safe bank transactions. 1721 Listen to Zeamster MiTechNews Headlines for June 3, 2017

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Cal Carson is back with his merry band of MacGroup Detroit members Chita Hunter, Jim Cutler and Dave McGuire to host a special on MacGroup Detroit. In about a week, WWDC 2017 (World Wide Developers Conference) will be hosted in San Jose, California. The much awaited iPhone 8 is predicted to be the star of the show but there is still a lot of question about whether Apple is being left behind in the race to present VR and AI (Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence). While Apple may be one of the wealthiest companies in the world, whispers about its ability to keep up with Amazon and Google abound. Join us for a fascinating weekend of discussion and discovery.

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Join Cal Carson and the folks at the MacGroup for their next meeting May 28, 2017. Dave McGuire will be presenting: “Passwords – How to Manage Them Securely”. Topics will cover Password Manager Apps, Creating Secure Passwords and Who Should have Access to your Passwords.

For more information about the location and other details, visit www.macgroup.org

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Caston Thomas President of InterWorks brings a special security report on the alarming tsunami of ransomeware that has has hit 16 NHS hospitals in the UK and up to 70,000 devices across 74 countries using a leaked exploit first discovered by the NSA.

The dust is clearing but is there a way to protect your business and/or home from extorsion attempts?

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Rick Beckers of CloudTech1 and Mike Brennan of MiTechNews share their vision for IoT Tech Connect Conference. The gathering planned for this October will highlight what’s happening with the Internet of Things market in Southeast Michigan, including autonomous vehicles, bio-agriculture, tourism and travel, biotech and life …

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Caston Thomas brings a special security report on the alarming tsunami of ransomeware that has has hit 16 NHS hospitals in the UK and up to 70,000 devices across 74 countries using a leaked exploit first discovered by the NSA.

Click here to read a full report on the attack. Click here to read Caston’s Top Ten Security Recommendations

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Alan Boehme, is the Chief Technology Officer, Chief Innovation Officer & Chief Architect at the Coca-Cola Company and the visionary behind THE BRIDGE, a unique Commercialization Program for startups, acting as a bridge between the entrepreneurial community and major global markets including the US, Europe, Africa/Eurasia and the Pacific. The vision began three years ago in Israel and now counts Turner …

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Show Notes Hour 1: CyberSecurity Headlines: French Election Email Bomb…Computer Apps Eavesdropping…Two Factor Banking Hacked Richard Stiennon is an internationally recognized security analyst and author with a sharp eye for security weaknesses and trends. He is the Chief Strategy Officer at Blancco Technology Group, former industry analyst and author of There Will Be Cyberwar, a Washington Post Bestseller.

Today Richard will be examining some of the top stories in cybersecurity this week to sort fact from fiction:

A new privacy busting technique tracks computer users through the use of ultra-sonic tones
Two-factor security is so broken, now hackers can drain bank accounts
A gigantic last minute dump of data is aimed at derailing the French election (sound familiar?)
The Current State of Ransomeware (hint: back up, back up, back up)

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There Will Be Cyberwar: How The Move To Network-Centric War Fighting Has Set The Stage For Cyberwar

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Show Notes Hour 1: Baker College Flint Free Fix-IT Fest and Championship Cyber Defense Teams

Doug Witten, director of cyber defense, computer science and computer information systems programs at Baker College’s Flint campus joins us to talk about the upcoming second Computer Fix-IT event in conjunction with the all-campus open house event that includes the popular Car & Motorcycle Show at the main campus, Sunday, May 21, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

At the Computer Fix-IT event, the public can get help from students in Baker College’s IT programs and IT faculty to resolve a variety of computer issues, from installing software and hardware to ridding machines of viruses. The students’ specialties are all makes and models of laptop and desktop personal computers (PCs) using Microsoft Windows, UNIX or Linux operating systems, but

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Tracy Ann and Rob Palmer return to the Internet Advisor to talk about the upcoming Midwest Technology Leaders (MTL) Symposium coming to the Henry Ford in Dearborn, MI April 26. MTL is an exclusive gathering of the Midwest region’s top information executives — those committed to innovation, excellence and results. This is the only Midwest-based IT executive symposium that combines an influential, exclusive audience and access to distinguished speakers, while supporting the advancement of information technology in the region. The symposium is a nonpolitical, cross-industry, annual event, providing a platform to celebrate the achievements of this strong technology community.Together, this group of thought leaders is finding innovative approaches for IT and business challenges.

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Steve Acho, VP of Business Development Solstice Consulting Group has the answer to the question: Why is technology recruiting broken and what to do about it? He has developed Shortro.com staffing that cuts the time and effort of finding qualified candidates for IT jobs by 80% assuring hiring the right candidate with greater accuracy. Resumes are so 2001; find out what is landing people their jobs nowadays in the fast paced world of IT and how employers can find the right talent in 80% of the time is normally takes.

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Show Notes Hour 1: Beating the Book Store Hustle Two Detroit students at Kalamazoo College got fed up with the typical school bookstore hustle: incredibly high costs at the beginning of the school semester followed by incredibly low prices on those same books when the semester is over. Is there no way to beat this “shell game”?

Kalamazoo College Juniors, Darryl Lewis and Shawn Fair Jr. took the bull by the horns and created a smartphone mobile app called Book Cycle. The free, simple to use mobile app allows students, and any registered user, to buy, sell and swap books directly with other. The app features a built-in ISBN Scanner, Chat function, alerts, and searching capabilities powered by Amazon Search and Google Maps to help users easily find and safely secure books they’re looking to buy, …

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Show Notes Hour 1: Protecting Privacy? Caston Thomas, CEO of InterWorks Technology, thinks the whole hubbub in the press about Congress giving away our rights to online privacy is overblown. Plenty of other players than ISP’s have been gathering and selling our information to the highest bidder. That is just the price of being online.

Shaun Murphy, CEO and Inventor of SNDR.com, might agree but he has developed a program that ensures end to end privacy and even the ability to recall email once sent.

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Show Notes Hour 2: Touch Don’t Look…Sculpture for the Blind and Apple and Windows Update News While on his adventures in the Caribbean, Gary Baker ran into Jon Grau, a former Wolverine and a sculptor who wanted to let the blind enjoy his art. In conjunction with …

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Sheri Kam is our social media expert and she joins us today as a special cohost. Pocket Democracy is a catchy name for something that has been around the Internet for a while:Applications that keep you connected with what is going on in politics and, more importantly, gives you a voice in your elected representatives ear.

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Recently The Verge published a special article about Pocket Democracy apps where you will find links to some of the applications that Sheri talks about, particularly Countable.

Meta Mesh bridges the Digital Divide through the use of novel wireless solutions wherever they are needed. Meta Mesh, a 501c3 non-profit is mostly known for building the PittMesh Community Wireless Network in its hometown of Pittsburgh. This network now boasts over sixty locations providing open public Internet access. Each device is connected to one another either physically or over the Internet, creating a city-wide Intranet that can be used any time but is especially useful when Internet access is disrupted. Meta Mesh uses open-source technology with all configurations listed on their website, MetaMesh.org.

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David Sawyer wants to know: What is the story of your life? He and his colleagues at TSOLife have developed a program that will help you capture the highlights of your own history for your family to enjoy for years to come. Don’t let this important part of your life slip away.

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The Atlantic wants to help you create your own timeline.

Shane Hamelin, Master Gamer, is back in studio with us to bring us up to date on the latest phenomenon in gaming: The Nintendo Switch.

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Patrick Anderson joins our staff with a secret weapon in the never ending pursuit of picking the perfect bracket during the NCAA March Madness basketball championship. His Lansing based company, Supported Intelligence, discovered that using Artificial Intelligence helped to create a high (95%) degree of accuracy in picking winners during the 2016 competition. During today’s program Patrick will explain the development of SmartBracket, his tool for sorting out the spring time madness that is the NCAA tournament.

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Cal Carson has some timely tips for you folks who have not gotten you incoming tax return done yet. He will share files that you need to prep and talk about income tax prep software. It’s inevitable: the Taxman Cometh!!!

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Five ways to spot a phishing email (from CIO Magazine) 1. Expect the unexpected In a 2016 report from Wombat Security, organizations reported that the most successful phishing attacks were disguised as something an employee was expecting, like an HR document, a shipping confirmation or a request to change a password that looked like it came from the IT department.

Make sure to scrutinize any such emails before you download attachments or click on any included links, and use common sense. Did you actually order anything for which you’re expecting …

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Show Notes Hour 1: LookUpDetroit The Power of Positive News with Fr. Richard Dalton

Since 2004 Fr. Richard Dalton, an Anglican priest from Rochester, MI, has doggedly published a chronicle of Detroit’s good news, promoted budding artists and shared stories that otherwise wouldn’t have seen the light of day. It’s called Look Up Detroit.

The whole news/media issues are very much on peoples minds right now. Leaving the curation of content in the hands of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other social media sites is a serious concern. Fr. Dalton has added a new way for interested individuals to post stories about their communities and events in and around Detroit. Listen to the interview and find out how you can become part of reporting the real news happening in the Motor City and its suburbs.

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Show Notes Hour 1: Lawrence Tech University Summer Camps

Lisa R. Kujawa, the Assistant Provost for Enrollment at Lawrence Technological University, joined us for the first hour of the show to highlight the summer camp schedule coming this July at LTU. Over 500 students from all over the state and a few foreign countries attended last year’s camps as commuter campers and many as live in residents at the Southfield university.

Dr. Jeff Morrissette, is chairman of the Natural Sciences Dept. and teaches one of the most popular classes on bioscience. Jeff joined the conversation to describe his course content which is highly practical and includes using DNA to identify “suspects” in a …

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Show Notes Hour 1: STEM at the Michigan Science Center

Seun Phillips, VP of Education and Engagement at Michigan Science Center joined our experts to describe the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) programs that the Michigan Science Center is using to encourage children, particularly girls, to get involved early and often in sciences. Seun Phillips joined the Michigan Science Center in 2015 and has pioneered and led successful initiatives in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) educational community since 2006. Phillips is responsible for fostering school and community partnerships, providing innovative STEM educational activities and fulfilling the mission and goals for the Michigan Science Center.

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Show Notes Hour 1: Hacking Innovation: Josh Linkner’s Newest Best Seller

To Josh Linkner, creativity and innovation are the lifeblood of all human progress, and as such, he’s spent his career harnessing the spirit of creative disruption. His journey has been non-traditional at every step: he’s been a professional jazz guitarist, 4-time tech entrepreneur, hyper-growth CEO, New York Times bestselling author, venture capitalist, and urban reinventor. Today, Linkner leads Detroit Venture Partners, helping to rebuild his hometown of Detroit, Michigan, by backing passionate entrepreneurs who can make an impact through their own innovative ideas. He is also a thought leader and top-rated keynote speaker on innovation, creativity, and reinvention. Linkner has written two books –

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Show Notes Hour 1: Answering Listener Questions

Foster, Shane Hamelin, Ed Rudel and Gary Baker dedicated the first hour of the program to listening to and answering listener call in questions. Due to a shift in schedule, the only live part of the show was this open line segment which we dedicated to our faithful listeners.

If you have a question for the team during the week, visit our homepage (www.internetadvisor.net) and submit your question through the Contact Us form.

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Show Notes Hour 2: Fighting Isolation with Kindness and Tech

Eric Schneidewind, National President of AARP joined the Internet Advisors to share important information both about the seriousness of …

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Show Notes Hour 1: Andy Bissonette of Michigan Humane Society and Mayor Kevin Hinkley of Wixom, MI

Andy Bissonette, Digital Marketing Manager for the Michigan Humane Society, shared some of the many resources that the Michigan Humane Society offers pet owners all across the state of Michigan. Everything from adoption to spaying and neutering are offered at extremely reasonable rates for pet owners.

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Mayor Kevin Hinkley of Wixom, MI joined us to proudly announce the arrival in his city of Uber’s newest R&D facility in Michigan. According to an article in Crain’s Detroit Business

Sherif Marakby, vice president of global vehicle systems for Uber,

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Show Notes Hour 1: Rick Broida, the Gadget Guy, brings the full Consumer Electronic Show Report When Rick Broida steps into the studio, the fun has just begun. He always brings great insight into the events he covers and usually at great prices since he is the official Cheapskate reporter on CNet. Another thing is that Rick usually brings some fun toys for all of us to get hands on and today was no exception to the rule. 1701 Rick Broida the Gadget Guy

This is Rick’s list of some of the hottest gadgets from CES 2017 Coolpad Conjr

IDo3D printer

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Sen. Gary Peters joins us to talk about One of his top priorities: ensuring Michigan is a leader in the development of connected and automated vehicles that will change the future of mobility. He has established the bipartisan Smart Transportation Caucus to educate his colleagues about the importance of these technologies and encourage policies that support their development and deployment. 1700 Sen. Gary Peters

Paul Eisenstein, editor of the Detroit Bureau is returning from CES where he has watched the emphasis on connecting cars and technology continue to grow. Paul will also give us a sneak preview of Detroit’ biggest show, the North American International Auto Show starting Jan. 9.

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Imagine the holiday table set with in-laws and outlaws, all talking at once while quieter voices are trying to get the macaroni and cheese or turkey passed before Cousin Ralph (the skinny one with the hollow leg) eats it all. There…you have some idea of what it was like to get our Internet Advisors (minus Shane who had a real family gathering to attend) together to talk about their predictions for 2017. A heck of a lot of fun and opposing views of important topics but NEVER a dull moment. So I am going to plead the 5th and just post the whole, unedited (except for breaks) podcast for your entertainment purposes. Hopefully my stay in the hospital starting later today will actually give me time to post the individual segments for your listening pleasure. The real truth is that it was almost impossible to divide the in studio conversations into neat segments. The phone ins were another matter and were easier to edit. Sooo, patience my friends and fans, by Sept. 4 late, I hope to have all the individual segments separated for you. Until then, enjoy this raucous look into 2017 with …

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The Revolution is Here: AT&T Offers 3 Ways to Stream Premium Video Content

Chris Dierkes, AT&T store manager (Taylor) explains the ins and outs of this new AT&T service.

For more information visit directtvnow.com and sign up for some of this amazing offers. You do NOT need to be a DirectTV or AT&T subscriber to benefit from DirectTV NOW offers.

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Dan Lohrmann, Chief Strategist & Chief Security Officer at Security Mentor, Inc., former Michigan CISO offers us an analysis of the president elect and his relationship with the captains of technology.

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Show Notes: Hour 1: The IA Crew Helps Build Your Techie Gift List and Mike Brennan Offers Tips to Protect You at the Mall

The whole IA crew pitched in with their unique suggestions about gifts for your favorite techie (OK, besides yourself!). There also was some interesting commentary on what NOT to buy said sweetie, general shopping tips including some very important tips when it comes time to shred the wrapping and get down to using your new digital delight.

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Bluetooth headsets (They are not just for phone calls when you are driving anymore, there are some good sport ones as well)
iCodis CB-100W Mobile Projectorhttps://www.amazon.com/iCODIS-Projector-Wireless-Connectivity-Portable/dp/B01CYC1UO6 Why watch TV and movies on your mobile device when you can projected on the

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Show Notes Hours 1 & 2: We Introduce our New Social Media Expert Sheri Kam and Deal With: * Online Shopping Tips * Sorting Out Messaging Apps * Facebook MarketPlace

Sheri Kam has been a frequent visitor in the past for two reasons. Not only her firm grasp of Social Media tools with she uses as PR Director at KAM Consulting Services, Grosse Pointe, MI but primarily because Sheri has a wonderful way of introducing complicated subjects and making them simply clear. That is our objective at the Internet Advisors and we are delighted that Sheri has the time and desire work with this crazy bunch of Internet Advisors! She is more than a match! ;-D

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Show Notes Hour 1: Building a Culture of Innovation

Derek Bishop the co-author of Building a Culture of Innovation along with Cris Beswick, Derek Bishop, Jo Geraghty joins us from England to discuss A Practical Framework for Placing Innovation at the Core of Your Business. In other words, when companies get as big as some of the international automotive giants in Michigan, how do they stay nimble enough not to be run out of town by some upstart innovative company like Google or Tesla. Are they doomed to die like the Leather Companies who made saddles and buggy whips in 1899 and were run over by Henry Ford’s invention?

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Show Notes Hour 1: Bryan Cantrill Explains “Distrumption”: What Happened in the Presidential Election of Donald Trump

Bryan Cantrill is the CTO of Joyent , a cloud container company just purchased by Samsung. He found himself suddenly on stage at a tech conference the day after the election of Donald Trump. Most of the audience was in a state of shock but Bryan challenged them to see this as the long term outcome of forces that had been at work for at least a generation. He called it: “Distrumption” a play on the concept of disruption.

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Show Notes Hour 1 Crystal Ball Gazing with Data Mining Expert Sheri Petras CEO of CFI, Michigan in Top 10 Cyberbullying States, MiTechNews Special Headline

Sheri Petras is the CEO of CFI Group a global leader in providing customer feedback insights through analytics provided by our patented American Customer Satisfaction Index modeling engine. She explains to Gary and Ed how their data mining services help with Customer Service and identifying winning startups.

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Ed Rudel’sCyberbullying report places Michigan in the Top Ten Cyberbullying States in America.

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Show Notes Hour 1: ACD.Net Prepares Business and Consumers for Next Black Swan Event.

Kevin Schoen, CEO of ACD.Net, is committed to helping business and consumers in general prepare for their next “Black Swan” event, an event or occurrence that deviates beyond what is normally expected of a situation and is extremely difficult to predict.

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Show Notes Hour 1: Vector Form Takes Dreaming to a Whole New Level and Groupknit Enters a Crowded Field

Jason Vazzano and Kurt Steckling have turn dreaming into a a very profitable business. Founded in Detroit in 1999, Vectorform invents digital products and experiences for the world’s leading brands with a focus on Mobile, Augmented and Virtual Reality, Internet of Things, Smart Home, Connected Vehicles and Wearable Technology. Vectorform has five global offices: Seattle, Detroit, New York, Munich and Hyderabad. The company has over 120 employees in design, engineering, …

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Show Notes Hour 1: Russia is deep inside the American political process. Richard Stiennon is an internationally recognized expert on Cyber Security and published author. We asked him how deep the problem of Russian hacking went in the American presidential race and some of the consequences of this blatant “meddling” in the choice of our next leader. Some of his answers may surprise you and the depth to which the Russians have penetrated the American political machine. As Vladimir Putin (pictured above) boasted, “It’s bigger than Watergate!” referring to the email leads from the Clinton campaign that the Russians have appeared to have engineered with …

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”13145″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]Due to circumstances well beyond our control, this podcast was not edited and posted until Monday night, Oct 10! Everything from a failed macOS Sierra install to doctor’s appointments and a Sunday with three full meetings conspired to delay the release of this great show. BUT there was a silver lining to the show. Ed, Cal and Foster got to do a real live podcast! ie. they got to take their time discussing a variety of topics and bantering back and forth with their opinions. Normally we bring you guest commentators on subjects and let them be the focus while our tech experts, along with Gary and Foster, question them about topic. We felt it was high time that you got to enjoy the quick wit and broad experience of our two top tech experts. So we hope that you enjoy this special edition of the Internet Advisor.

Saturday, Oct. 15 we will return to our normal pattern of inviting guest hosts and experts on various topics in our first hour and focusing on your question in the second hour with Ed and Cal taking the podium. We will be preempted again by an afternoon …

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Show Notes Hour 1 North American International Cyber Summit…TEDX-Detroit…MiTechNews Headlines and UPSHIFT Conference

Brigadier General Michael A. Stone, Assistant Adjutant General for Installations, Michigan Army National Guard joins us to detail the upcoming North American International Cyber Summit. This prestigious event, to be held at Cobo Hall on Oct. 17 will be hosted by our Governor Rick Snyder and will once again attract a growing gallery of international experts in the field of cybersecurity. Gen. Stone will explain Michigan’s stature in this field and the reasons that the gathering has continued to attract such a powerful group of attendees.

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Yahoo announced this week that it had suffered a breach of 500,000 usernames and passwords….wait for it….in 2014!

Caston Thomas, The Chuck Norris of Securing & Managing Mobile & Networks, is the CEO of InterWorks Technology, a computer and security company based in Rochester, MI. Mr. Thomas tackles questions like: Why did Yahoo wait two years? They claim that this was a “state sponsored attack” but where is the proof?

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Cal Carson, one of our tech experts, is on a mission: He wants to see how many different devices he can connect in his home through the Internet of Things (IoT) This could include a Nest Thermostat, LED lights, a remote …

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Damien Rocchi, the CEO and co founder of Grand Circus, believes that everyone should have the access and the opportunity to have a tech career. They deliver 10-week coding bootcamps focusing on the skills most in demand to address the disparity between Detroit’s tech workforce and the exploding demand for tech talent.

In addition to training, Grand Circus operates one of 9 Google for Entrepreneur tech hubs—a partnership that provides technology, mentoring & connections to Detroit’s startup ecosystem. They also host 50+ entrepreneurs in a co-working space and oversee a regular schedule of community events.

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Show Notes Hour 1 Evaluating The Apple iPhone 7…Keeping Up With the Red Dwarf…Shane’s Games

On Wednesday, Sept. 7, Apple released the most leaked product ever: iPhone 7 and 7+. Was it worth the wait? Was it REALLY a “courageous” move to take away the headphone jack and replace it with wireless headphones that cost $129 separately?! Did Apple “jump the shark” or are we looking at some really significant advances. Hmm…this is sounding like a presidential debate outline!

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Show Notes for Hour 1 Maven: GM’s Ride Sharing Program Expands and Duo Security Helps Companies Prepare for Phishing Attacks Annalisa Bluhm, Maven Communications Mgr. joins us to explain GM’s Maven Car Sharing Service which offers Ann Arbor a New Way to Road Trip This Labor Day Weekend. Here is a special code good this weekend for a discount on Maven services: Laborday16

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Jordan Wright, is an R&D Engineer at Duo Security which recently developed Duo Insight, a phishing assessment tool that helps companies evaluate how vulnerable they are to phishing attacks.

The results of their study were shocking:

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Our co host and producer, Foster Braun, is also our podcast editor. Shortly after the show ended on Saturday, he was taken to the ER for severe pain and wasn’t discharged until Monday afternoon. Good news: no fractures! Pain persists but is better controlled. The full podcast is being edited and will be posted, God willing, by Tuesday, Aug. 30. Thank for your patience.

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Show Notes for Hour 1 (3-4 Live on WJR) Hunting for first college laptop. Rick Broida brings online bargains. Gary Burns teaches teens to rock and roll with 3rd Degree Burn… and MiTechNews Headlines with Mike Brennan Rick Broida, noted online bargain hunter and official CNET Cheapskate, drops by to share some of his favorite hot new steals. …

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MacGroup Detroit Celebrates 30th Anniversary

MC’s Dave McGuire and Cal Carson Show Notes Hour 1: Goodby Dr. Dean…Happy 30th Anniversary MacGroup Detroit…Security Expert Caston Thomas It’s hard to believe but Dr. Dean Krauskopf, host of WJR’s Gardening Show, and our long time expert neighbor on WJR, is leaving for the fall and winter months. God willing he will return in Spring 2017 after the NCAA Final Four champs are crowned (he’s still holding out hope for MSU his alma mater). In the meantime, send your questions on gardening to Dr. Dean at WJR’s Gardening Show blog page. Click Here to Listen to Dr. Dean K

Terry White founded the Mac Group Apple users group at his offices in downtown Detroit in 1986 and it has not missed a beat since. Sunday, August 21 a full …

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Show Notes Hour 1: Round 2: Dave and Bob: ITintheD Podcast co hosts and Founders of PodcastDetroit.com Network with “the New Guy, Nuri Gocay”

Dave Phillips, Bob Waltenspiel and (the new guy) Nuri Gocay are the cohosts of ITintheD and they are back as part of a home and home series of broadcast appearances on each other’s shows. On Monday, Aug. 8. Gary Baker and Foster Braun were guest on their podcast at the new studios is in Royal Oak, MI and this was the return engagement.

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Show Notes Hour 1: Comcast Special Olympic Coverage and Buy Michigan Now!

Every Minute, Every Medal, Every Screen That’s the motto of Comcast’s super Olympic coverage. Rob Ponto, Senior Manager, Public Relations for the Heartland Region of Comcast, joins us to describe how Comcast customers can get never before seen coverage of all the Olympic events.

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Lisa Diggs joins us from Northville’s Buy Michigan Now Festival street fair featuring Michigan made products. Buy Michigan Now is a campaign to promote and support Michigan businesses. Will you take their pledge?

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Show Notes Hour 1: Yahoo/Verizon Takeover and Windows 10 Anniversary Update

Rich Jaroslovsky has been following the future of news coverage for most of his career with such outlets as Wall Street Journal Online and Bloomberg News. We are delighted to have his perspective on this latest shift in the “tectonic plates” of Internet sites: Cable provider Verizon is buying veteran site, Yahoo. What are the implications? Rich is currently Vice President for Content and Chief Journalist at SmartNews, an international, Tokyo-based news aggregation service.

At Yahoo, a Case Study in Death by Leadership

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Justin Coffey, is a Microsoft Solutions Manager with Red Level Networks who will explain the Windows 10 Anniversary Upgrade highlights. The Windows 10 free …

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Free Windows 10 upgrades end on July 29 After that it could cost you $119. This is Microsoft’s last version of Windows; from here on it’s all upgrades. Time to make your mind up.

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Dan Lohrmann, led Michigan’s cybersecurity and technology infrastructure teams from 2002-2014, receiving numerous national awards including: CSO of the Year, Public Official of the Year and Computerworld Premier 100 Leader. During that time he was involved in crafting the state’s response to the tidal wave of cyber attacks that grew bigger and more vicious. One of those responses was the catchy “Cyber Militia”. Today we will see how that concept has progressed to the formation of the Michigan Cyber Civilian Corps (MiC3) and who can be involved.

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Show Notes Hour 1: Dr. Dean’s Electronic Garden Basket & Live coverage of failed military coup in Turkey

Dr. Dean Krauskopf has been dispensing gardening tips for 25 years as one of the weekend experts on WJR Radio in Detroit. In all that time his basket of tools has increased exponentially with the help of Internet sites that can do everything from pest management to plant selection. On our show today he will introduce listeners to some of the best of those sites as he digs a virtual spade into your garden.

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Free Windows 10 upgrades end on July 29 After that it could cost you $119. This is Microsoft’s last version of Windows; from here on it’s all upgrades. Time to make your mind up.

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Show Notes Hour 1: Play Bigger and “Lighthouse Unmanned”

David Peterson, like a lot of great smaller competitors, starting with David, King of Israel, discovered that giants aren’t all they are cracked up to be, especially when you “Play Bigger”! That is the title of his new book about Category Design or playing bigger individually, as a business or any kind of entity in your respective field. Fascinating topic that lead easily into our second discussion about the challenges of making an independent film like “Lighthouse Unmanned “.

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Our sincere apologies for the delay in publishing this podcast due to a last minute emergency room visit for Foster our cohost and editor! Ironically being disconnected on vacation added to the delay in editing and uploading! Enjoy the show

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Show Notes Hour 1: Disconnected Vacations and Rewiring

Gary Baker is just back from sailing Georgian Bay in Lake Huron, not the place to expect a strong Internet signal. How did he do? Twitches, rash, hives?…we’ll find out as he and Foster Braun compare notes on their recent wired and unwired vacations.

Cal Carson will, of course, take up an opposite position just to make things interesting with the results of a global survey taken by McAfee that found that more than half of the respondents could not disconnect.

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Show Notes Hour 1: Protecting Patent Protection Keith Schonberger is one of team of lawyers at the law firm of Young Basile, based in Troy, MI. Keith is a degreed software engineer as well as a seasoned patent lawyer who recently joined the prestigious YB firm. He provides strategic counseling to inventors in prosecuting patent applications before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

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Show Notes Hour 1: WWDC, Microsoft/LinkedIn and Renewable Energy Fair

Cal Carson reports on the huge wave of OS changes announced at the recent Apple World Wide Developers Conference, held last week in California. No big new gadgets wowed us but there was a BIG change in the OS platforms supporting those Apple devices.

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Gary Baker is our enterprise guru and he has some insights into the recent acquisition of LinkedIn (Facebook for business) by Microsoft. Is this going to be for good or just another excellent site being absorbed and forgotten?

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Allan O’Shea, President CBS Solar and Co-Chair Michigan Renewable Energy Fair announces a triple play for renewable resources coming to Mason, …

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Show Notes Hour 1: AARP TEK Android Training

Lisa Whitmore Davis, AARP Michigan Associate State Director for Community Outreach,describes the AARP TEK Android Smartphone workshops being offered across the state of Michigan this summer and other tech offerings for seniors. To find out more about the upcoming AARP TEK free seminars near you, call 866 591-8105 or visit www.aarptek.aarp.org Classes will be forming in the Jackson, Lansing, Grand Rapids and Metro Detroit areas all throughout this summer. Don’t forget that AARP TEK also has a wide range of online services that it offers from webinars to online tutorials.

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Comcast Internet Essentials and Hotspot Roll Out

Michelle Gilbert, Vice President Public Relations, Comcast Cable Heartland Region, returned to talk about Internet Essentials, a low cost (less than $10/mo) internet connection …

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Show Notes: Hour 1: Rick Broida, the Gadget Guy and Cheapskate Rick Broida is a frequent co host on the Internet Advisor. He brings a keen wit and discerning eye to the world of digital gadgets that constantly bombard our consciousness. This month he will be helping us with gadgets for the digital dad in your life! Father’s Day is coming soon; listen for some good gift ideas. Click Here to Listen to Rick Broida Part 1

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Rick always has some great bargains to share with us since he is the official Cheapskate of the Internet! ;-D

Here is an example: Universal Ballpoint

Do It Yourself Cardboard Virtual Reality

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Show Notes: Hour 1: Meet the Winners of MCWT Scholarship Awards The WJR studios were packed with bright young women this past Saturday, May 28. The guests were winners of the Michigan Council of Women in Technology 2016 Scholarship awards. Rajani Sinha, Scholarship Chair for MCWT, helped to moderate the discussion. Ms. Sinha is Business Relationships Manager for IT at Fiat-Chrysler Motors.

Ariel Magyar, second year student at Grand Valley State University in Western Michigan won the Undergrad Scholarship of $15,000 over three years. This summer Ariel is interning at Disher Design and Development in Jenison, MI.

Rhea Singh, recently graduated from Northville HS and will be attending the University of Michigan to major in computer science. Rhea won the High School Scholarship award of $20,000 over 4 years.

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Show Notes: Hour 1: Deciding Which Kind of Computer Is Best For You

If there is one question that dominates our email and our listener call ins, it is “What kind of computer should I be buying?” When Gary and Foster started the program back in 1998, the answer tended to presume that you meant, “What kind of PC should I be buying?” and the usual group of name brands from Dell to HP were trotted out.

Ever since 2010, when Steve Jobs launched the category breaking iPad, the answer to that question has gotten more and more complicated. As desktops become more and more niche market devices, laptops, ultrabooks, tablets, and hybrids are offering a wide variety of options and price points. Nonetheless, the most important basic question to decide is: “What will you be doing with your new device?” …

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Show Notes: Hour 1: E- Waste Scam Exposed by BAN and Transforming MiTechNews.com BAN or the Bazel Action Network is a non-profit with a mission to champion global environmental health and justice by: * ending toxic trade * catalyzing a toxics-free future * campaigning for everyone’s right to a flourishing environment.

Focusing on electronic waste and old ships, BAN fulfills its mission using interrelated policy, market solutions, and public engagement strategies that create systemic change.

For most of our history, the Internet Advisor has been proud to recommend Global Tech Ministries led by Stephen Beck as a recycling resource for your major e-waste. As with any kind of “ministry” this has been an uphill struggle to find funding and this December is another one of those deadlines beyond which the future of Global Tech Ministries is very unclear. If you want to …

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Show Notes: Hour 1 MERIT and the founding of the Internet 50 years ago Joe Sawasaky, Pres. and CEO of Merit, joins the Internet Advisor to both reminisce about the remarkable history of this pioneer organization and the new directions in which it is heading.

Dr. William J. “Joe” Adams, leads Merit’s R & D program aims at performing ground-breaking research that would benefit Merit’s Members, Michigan and the society. The group currently focuses on Internet measurements that provide insights into the evolution of the Internet and the adoption of new protocols, on network security, and on the development of tools that can help network operators better monitor and secure their networks.

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Show Notes: Hour 1 Helping America’s Farmers With Immediate, Unbiased Data Jesse Vollmar graduated from Saginaw Valley University with two passions: continue the 5th generation of family farming and creating a set of tools that could help other farmers win the battle with the elements and the markets. In 2012 Jesse and Brad Koch founded Farmlogs with offices in Ann Arbor, MI and outreach across the fields of North America. During our interview, we were joined by Chad Kulman, a satisfied Farmlogs customer from Nebraska and Ben Carpenter, family farmer from Adrian, MI. BTW if you thought that farming was all about a dying breed of aging American farmers, check out the mugshots of the nearly five dozen 20-30 something members who make up Farmlogs team. (There are a FEW gray hairs ;-)) If you are interested in following Farmlogs more closely, check out their …

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Show Notes: Hour 1 Stirring up new tech business in Michigan from east to west!

Southeast Michigan Tom Kellyis the COO and director of entrepreneurship for Automation Alley, Michigan’s leading technology business association, connecting companies and organizations with talent, resources and funding to accelerate innovation and fuel Southeast Michigan’s economy.

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Wrapping up an IT training program that helped to address Southeast Michigan’s IT skills gap by training more than 1,300 local employees
Investments in six local tech startups
Helping to attract Chinese plastics company Kingfa to Canton, Mich., creating 50 high-tech jobs

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Southwest Michigan Sandra Cochrane is a full-time Technology Business Consultant for the MI-SBDC. In this position she assists start-up and early-stage high-tech companies. Services she provides to clients …

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Show Notes: Hour 1 “The Bloody Truth about Living and Working in Panama” EJ Rolfstad has lived and worked in Panama for the past 10 years. He has been an eye witness to the money laundering process that has been revealed to the world as The Panama Papers. 11.5 million pieces of information were stolen from a law firm in Panama that allegedly specialized in, among other things, laundering vast amounts of money for world leaders and underworld figures. EJ is writing a book entitled “The Bloody Truth about Living and Working in Panama” about the inner workings of the process. Visit EJ’s Homepage to follow the serialized unfolding of this story. Click Here to Listen to Panama Papers

First chapter of EJ’s book.Kathleen Norton Shock has been a frequent contributor to the Internet Advisor for nearly 15 years. She has worn …

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Show Notes: Hour 1 Brother Bruce Consolmagno SJ is a Detroiter who was named director of the Vatican Observatory (pictured above) in 2015. Consolmagno is a planetary scientist who has studied meteorites and asteroids as an astronomer with the Vatican Observatory since 1993. He had been serving as president of the Vatican Observatory Foundation, coordinator of public relations and curator of the Vatican meteorite collection in Castelo Gandolfo, one of the largest in the world. Click Here to Listen to Br. Bruce Consolmagno

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Br. Bruce will visit Our Lady Queen of Martyrs in Berkely, MI on Monday, April 11. In the morning he will talk with the students in the same classrooms where he attended grade school in the early ’60s. Later that night at 7:30 he will speak with the parents in an gathering …

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Josh Rosenberg,is a senior research analyst at GiveWell. He will explain how giving can be a sadly disappointing experience if we do not take the time to check out the groups to whom we are giving.

Here are some of the tips that Give Well offers to make sure that our charity gets to the people.

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Charlie Hopper stopped by to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first pasty deliveries online. The joy is tempered by the loss, this spring, of his wonderful wife Edie. She was a life …

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Dr. Dean Krauskopf, host of the WJR Gardening Show visited the program to kick off spring/summer 2016 on Saturday afternoons. The weather may not have seemed like it but we are all now on our regular Saturday afternoon expert schedules. Start with Dr. Dean from 3-4 PM and then stick around for the Internet Advisor from 4-6 PM each week.

Visit Dr. Dean’s Gardening website for more information and to ask your specific gardening questions.

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Terry White is the founding member of Mac Group Detroit and currently is Principal Worldwide Design & Photography Evangelist for Adobe Systems, Inc.. Along with Cal Carson, our resident Apple expert, we talk about the history of Apple, how they got involved with the company from Cupertino and where they see the most successful business in …

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Show Notes: Hour 1 Steven Fox, is a Senior Cyber Security Officer, US Dept. of Treasury outlined changes that have occurred in exchanging security information with Europe since the Edward Snowden revelations. Safe Harbor originally allowed very liberal boundaries for exchanging data but the new regulations under Privacy Shield provide for very serious penalties for data breaches. Basically the Europeans don’t trust us any more. Click Here to Listen to Steven FoxRick Broida is our Gadget Guy and noted Cheapskate. On a monthly basis Rick visits to talk about the latest in gadgetry. This month Virtual Reality is the hot topic with the release of the Samsung Galaxy VR headset.

Rick also had valuable comments to make about using VPN (Virtual Private Network) software to protect our data while surfing away from home or office.

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Show Notes: Hour 1 Call Carson speculates what Apple will reveal Mach 21 during its latest round of devices and upgrades. One of the main questions is whether the Cupertino crowd will say anything about its recent battle with the FBI.

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What in the world is going on? Is Microsoft really forcing Windows 7 users to switch to Windows 10? We let our listeners call in to tell us about their experiences and got some confirmations. We also received information from one of our listeners on how to avoid the forced upgrade completely. Shane Hamelin shared his insights from a call to Microsoft’s info line.

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Show Notes: Hour 1 Tim Fisher is one of the many experts who are part of About.com the most helpful site on the Internet (IMHO) For 10 years he has been handing out excellent advice about computers for ordinary folks including one article that became the focus of the discussion 13 Ways You’re Screwing Up Your Computer Click Here to Listen to Tim Fisher

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Catch Mike Brennan and Matt Roush on their new podcast: M2 TechCast, live, Mondays at 3PM on PodcastDetroit NetworkMeetup.com is the world’s largest network of local groups. Meetup makes it easy for anyone to …

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Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook for more information during the week. Show Notes: Hour 1 Richard Stiennon, chief Analyst at IT-Harvest and an internationally recognized security expert joined us to give his feedback on the RSA conference just concluded in San Francisco. Richard also shared his analysis of Project Cumulus, a “honey pot” developed by security firm Bitglass to attract hackers in the deep web to steal tainted data and then follow them to see where they went.

Click Here to Listen to Richard Stiennon on RSAJack Wallen is a renowned columnist for TechRepublic who recently published a fascinating article entitled, “Earables, the Next Big Thing”. It turns out that the ear canal is a far better place to be harvesting biometrical information, listening to music and gathering fitness data. That is just the beginning of what will be a wild ride in the next decade and we are all invited to “stick it in your ear!” ;-D

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Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook for more information during the week. Show Notes: Hour 1 On this show we tackle one of our most frequently asked questions: What do you recommend we buy for our next laptop? Each member of our team chimed in with helpful tips about everything from CPU speed to display size. To make the discussion a little more practical, we chose a recent laptop sold on Amazon and displayed above. We don’t want everyone to run out and buy this Lenovo laptop but we do want you to see that there are some very capable laptop computers for under $400, depending on your computing needs.Click Here to Listen to Computer Tips

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Show Notes: This week’s program is a three hour special featuring

important insights about getting a job during Hour 1
a vigorous debate in Hour 2 about Apple giving the FBI what it wants
and finally Hour 3 with listener question and answers

You’ll find all the notes right here along with links to important resources. Enjoy!

Hour 1: The Job Search Process and the Nain Rouge Click Here to Listen to Hour 1 Fix

Todd Palmer author of Job Search Process is a renowned thought leader and top staffing and recruiting executive who is committed to improving lives. Todd is founder and President of Diversified Industrial Staffing, and has helped over 4,300 people get jobs, bettering their lives and the lives of their families.

In his new book, The Job Search Process, Palmer provides a practical, targeted guide to landing a new job in only 30 days. His latest work has already been nominated for both the Axiom …

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Show Notes: Hour 1 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 NessRon 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.

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Christina Li a senior at Utica Community Schools was among nine people from across the country recognized Tuesday in Washington, D.C. as “White House Champions of Change for Computer Science Education.” She was nominated by Debbie Taylor, assistant director of the engineering school and director of Women in Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan, for the weeklong computer science camp she hosted last summer. The camp, called Hello World, taught 30 middle school girls how to code websites, games, apps and robots.

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Christina was our guest exactly one year ago when she was leading a group of fellow high school students on a robotics team named the Thunder Chickens.Donna MacMurray Klein was crowned the “eBay Lady” when she first visited our …

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Show Notes: Hour 1: Technology That Gives Sight to the Blind John Whitacre has committed his life to training the blind in the use of a wide range of technologies that improve their quality of life through iChallenged.org. (313) 910-7811 This organization helps train the visually challenged and blind in the use of assistive technologies and also works to provide medical solutions for the needy. Today he is focusing on a revolutionary new set of eye glasses that use sound to help the blind navigate the world around them. Click Here to Listen to iChallenged

Dennis Opoka is a 68 year old Royal Oak resident who has been blind since birth.He got the sonar glasses about 3 months ago and they have revolutionized the way he travels; he uses them with a white cane and verbal GPS for the blind.

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Show Notes: Hour 1 At age 11 Zach Marks secured a loan from an older brother and created GromSocial.com, a secure website where kids his age would be able to hang out safely and enjoy communicating with one another. Today that site has nearly 3 million members around the globe. There is even a Brazilian version with nearly 1 million members of its own. Join us for a conversation with the engaging and brilliant teenager who may be the next Mark Zuckerberg! Click Here to Listen to Grom Social

Video gaming is not longer the realm of disheveled, anti-social nerds locked in their mother’s basement living on Chips and Mt. Dew. In 2014, the global revenue for games was estimated at $83.6 billion (Polygon). Meanwhile, according to the MPAA, in 2014, the movie industry worldwide grossed $36.4 billion (MPAA).

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The North American International Auto Show is the Motor City’s time to shine. Bright lights, wild ideas, beautiful models (er) cars; it’s Detroit’s time to shine, a bright spot in the midst of normally harsh winter. In recent years technology has become almost as important a design element as the sporty curves and gutsy engines. The recently ended Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas sported a huge number of vehicles and automotive related technology. Now we get to see the flip side of that equation as car makers from all over the world vie for the attention of the masses of new car enthusiasts.

The NAIAS 2016 Report and WiTricity

Show Notes: Hour 1 Paul Eisenstein is the editor of The Detroit Bureau, the voice of the automotive world, and our frequent guest at this time of year. Paul will give us an overview of the North American International Auto Show which opens to the public January 16 through the 24th. Our focus will be on the increased importance of technology in the design and sales of the beauties on display at the Motor City’s…

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Super Show Doubleheader: CES and NAIAS

Show Notes: Hour 1 Help Desk Heaven: Cal Carson and Ed Rudel are two of our Tech Experts who answer your questions during our second hour of the show and by email. Today we look behind the curtain and visit the world of the Help Desk from their side of the monitor. You’ll love their humor and insight.

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Show Notes: Hour 2 Rick Broida is our Gadget Guy and a frequent contributor to many other columns. He has just returned from the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas where he spent a hectic two days gathering reviews which he will share with us during our show. Click Here to Listen to Rick Broida CES 2016Max Muncey, is the public relations manager for the North American International Auto Show. The super show is about to begin at Cobo Hall with press week. Max announces a new app for your …

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Predictions 2016

Show Notes: Predictions 2016 Mike Amman, President/CEO San Joaquin Partnership

It may be old hat but: IoT internet of things combined with 3 D printing Scaling of Electric Vehicles in the next 5 years with the demise of clean diesel Driverless vehicles should be driver assisted vehicle – low cost sensors and camera will make operating vehicles much safer- Silicon Valley becoming a software development cluster for the worlds driverless car technology Scaling of startups with Y-combinator, Plug & Play and 500 Startups with second round financing for companies making it through the initial start up phase

Online sales out pace in-store sales for the first time in 2016. Click Here to Listen to Mike Ammann

Why Detroit is Moving to Silicon Valley

Gary Baker, Co host and co-founder of Internet Advisor

Automatous (self-driving) vehicles will become closer to reality with the technology changes. For example, there is a price drop better camera/sensor technologies and new research to use a method of mapping the precise location of the vehicle without relying solely on …

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Special Show: Family Reunion and 2015 in Review Show Notes: Hour 1 Rick Broida is a noted columnist for CNET, Forbes, How To and many other online publications. He is our Gadget Guy and is also known as the Cheapskate for his skill in hunting down the best deals. (Wait till you hear Cal Carson’s unvarnished praise) Rick will also be covering the Consumer Electronic Show which will take place in Las Vegas right at the beginning of 2016. Stay tuned for our exclusive reports with Rick. Click Here to Listen to Rick Broida Gadgets 2015

Show Notes: Hour 2 Richard Stiennon, security expert and industry analyst, is known for shaking up the industry and providing actionable guidance to vendors and end users. He recently re-launched the security blog ThreatChaos.com and is the founder of IT-Harvest, an independent analyst firm that researches the 1,200 IT security vendors. This week Richard looks back at the major security trends in 2015. Don’t miss him next week when he predicts what …

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Special: Drone Laws…Zoo Sustainability…Data Center Debates and More!

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Matt Roush and Mike Brennan are two long time rival commentators on technology who recently joined forces to be the hosts of M2 TechCast, a new podcast heard on the PodcastDetroit network.They join our team as guest hosts for today’s marathon show.

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Beth Wallace, Detroit Zoological Society Manager of Sustainability talked about the Detroit Zoo’s renewable electricity initiative. ITC is helping the Detroit Zoo to go 100 percent electric renewable with Renewable Energy Credits. Click Here to Listen to Detroit Zoo Sustainability Drones are incredibly popular this holiday season. Thinking of buying one for a friend, family member or yourself. Listen in as Enrico Schaefer explain how the FAA came out with the rules that will force most folks who buy a drone for Christmas to register those drones with the FAA. Click Here to Listen to Drone Law Enrico

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Shop Local and Rocket Fiber

Show Notes Hour 1 Matt Chosid decided that it was time to take the sales game back from Amazon. His method is intriguing: Encourage people to take their business to local shops at prices that match Amazon with his new app, Get Price Local. Click Here to Listen to Get Price Local BRandy Foster and his buddies decided it was time for Detroit to have its own high speed, fiber connection to the Internet. Entrepreneur Dan Gilbert agreed and Rocket Fiber was launched. Randy will talk about this first step and the plans they have for spreading this high speed connectivity to consumers and businesses in the Motor City.

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Hour 2 Listener Q & A IA Tech Experts Need help with a computer problem? Looking for advice before you buy your next gadget? You have come to the right place. Our tech experts have helped people like you for nearly 20 years on WJR. If you have a question …

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Show Notes Hour 1 Sue Schade is an all star in technology. She is CIO – University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers and has a long track record of success in IT. Sue wants this holiday to be a special one for boys and girls in particular who are curious about science and the way things work. Her recent blog post “STEM for the Holidays” highlighted some excellent gifts to help those curious minds grow while they have fun. Recommended Book:

“Hello from 2030: Science and the Future of You” by Jan Paul Schutten

Click Here to Listen to Sue Schade STEM giftsLinda Daichendt, is theExecutive Director/President, Mobile Technology Association of Michigan which recently hosted a Mobile App Bootcamp at Automation Alley in Troy. Linda will explain why Mobile Apps are so important for businesses and organizations that want to connect effectively with their customers.…

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Holiday Shopping with Cheapskate & Random Acts of Christmas Kindness

Show Notes Hour 1 Rick Broida writes the weekly Cheapskate column for CNET, one of the Net’s biggest news sources where he specializes in finding the best deals at the best prices. We are lucky to have Rick as our monthly Gadget Guy as well, where Mr. Broida gives us the lowdown on the hottest new devices on the market. In this show we recruited Rick to help up sort through myth and reality about Cyber Monday and all the other supposed super shopping days online. Rick’s Favorite Tablet: Lenovo Yogatab 3 (8″)

Show Notes Hour 2 MiTechNews Headlines for Nov. 28, 2015

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M2 Techcast Live Nov.28, 3-4 PM

The three outstanding stars of Diva Tech Cast will join Mike Brennan and Matt Roush for a preview of their regular monthly appearance on M2 Techcast. Kathleen Norton-Schock, Nicole Johnson and Amanda Lewan have been featuring outstanding women in technology …

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Unbiased Political Apps?!, Apple TV Review and Microsoft Celebrates 30 Years of Windows

Show Notes Hour 1 Mike Wendland, also know as PC Mike to his adoring fans, is a long time friend and frequent visitor to the Internet Advisor. This time around Mike thinks he has found three excellent apps that will help you sort out the truth from the hype in the heat of current political discussions. The three apps are:

Inside 2016
Politomix
US Politics News

Kevin Schoen is the CEO of ACD, a facilities based Internet and Telecommunications provider based in Lansing, MI, and a developer for Apple TV. Until recently Kevin could not comment on Apple TV because he was developing apps for it. He can now freely comment and provides us with some insights into the pros and cons of the new Apple TV set top box and the whole new world of apps that are being written for it.

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Building a Bridge to India & Veterans 2.0

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Keith Zendler has dreamed of creating a way for different businesses and organizations in our community to communicate their dreams for Detroit and Michigan in one central location. Out of that Peoplemovers.com was born; Keith calls it a bulletin board for businesses.

Now Keith is extending that vision across continents to embrace India, particularly Pune, India’s Motor City. Find out what this spicy combination looks like.

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Scott Mclean is Chief School Administrator for New Horizons Learning Solutions. He and his company believe that no Veteran should be left out of our economy and have joined together with Automation Alley in Oakland County to provide a unique opportunity for veterans. Join us as Scott explains how this joint venture plans to create Veterans 2.0 with new IT skills that will propel them forward in our booming economy.

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Special: Listener Question and Answer

Normally we invite guests to join us for our first hour of programming to keep up with the latest in tech news. However, this week we have the rare opportunity of airing our program live on our flagship station WJR 760 AM in Detroit from 4-5:30 PM prior to the MSU football game. So we decided to give our listeners an extended and rare opportunity to ask our panel of experienced tech experts whatever question is on their minds.

Call us at 800 859-0957 And don’t forget:

The Only Dumb Question is the One You Don’t Ask!

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Halloween Special: Cyber War & Poisoned Download Show Notes: Hour 1 Richard Stiennon has been a frequent guest on the Internet Advisor when it comes to all things cyber security. Richard is a security expert and industry analyst, known for shaking up the industry and providing actionable guidance to vendors and end users. He recently relaunched the security blog ThreatChaos.com and is the founder of IT-Harvest, an independent analyst firm that researches the 1,200 IT security vendors. He was Chief Marketing Officer for Fortinet, Inc. the leading UTM vendor. Prior to that he was VP Threat Research at Webroot Software. Click Here to Listen to Richard StiennonCal Carson is our resident expert on all things Apple. The Apple TV that is just arriving is one of the most anticipated devices to be launched by the folks from Cupertino. The question is: Has Apple been able to shake up the set top market that so far seems to be owned by Roku’s excellent 4th generation device. Cal will give us the highlights and the challenges behind the new Apple …

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Drone Law and CuriosiD

Show Notes Hour 1 Harry Arnold (holding a racing drone) is the founder of Detroit Drones.com a company that performs commercial drone flights for a variety of companies. Harry is also an avid Remote Vehicle enthusiast and promotes drone events around Metro Detroit. Click Here to Listen to Drone CoversationEnrico Schaefer is a lawyer with Drone Law Pro who practices law in Traverse City, MI.

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His article on recent legal movement by the US Dept of Transportation and FAA to regulate drone flights and piloting are contained in the following article:

Has The FAA Gone Crazy? Inside The FAA’s Attempt To Require Registration Of All Recreational Drones

Hour 2 MiTechNews Headlines for Oct. 24, 2015

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M2 Tech Cast Live Oct.24 3PM

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Ada’s Army & Diva Tech Talk

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(L-R) Kathleen-Norton Schock, Nicole Johnson and Amanda Lewan form the cross generational team known as Diva Tech Talk. These three professional women represent a wide range of experience in technology from leading a software company, working as a top employee in Cisco to a leading entrepreneur in Detroit’s booming tech startup movement. Visit their Diva Tech Talk page on Facebook for more information about their guests and upcoming shows.

Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (née Byron; 10 December 1815 – 27 November 1852) was a British mathematician and writer, chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage‘s early mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine. Her notes on the engine include what is recognised as the first algorithm intended to be carried out by a machine. Because of this, she is often regarded as the first computer programmer.

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Special: Cyber Security Summit & FiFi’s Finest Hour

Show Notes: Hour 1 Aliki Liadis-Hall from North American Bancard discuss the new EMV chip-enabled credit cards and their new Apple Pay-ready payment terminal for merchants. We will all soon be changing the way that we purchase our goods and services with new debit and credit cards that will require major changes for merchants and users alike.

Click Here to Listen to BankcardBruce Coventry, chairman of TowerSec, talking about info security for autos. Not only are vehicles complex means of transportation, but nowadays they are also communication hubs. That means that they are more and more vulnerable to hacking. TowerSec is at the front of the battle to protect our cars and their occupants.

Click Here to Listen to Audo SecurityRod Davenport, CTO and Interim CISO for State of Michigan will share about the North American Int’l. Cyber Summit on Oct. 25 & 26 at Cobo Center. According to one report the average business will spend $15 million/year dealing with cyber attacks. …

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Office 2016 and Colorblind Pal

Office 2016 has arrived but there are so many ways of getting it. Sarah Mitroff. an associate editor with CNET, has written an article that will help you sort out the best and most economical way to get Office 2016 entitled: Three ways to get your hands on Office 2016 In this segment Sarah outlines each path to Office and answers other questions, like: What happens to Office on the Mac and where has publisher gone?

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Vincent Fiorentini is a computer scientist in his senior year of college in southern California. Being red-green color blind himself, Vincent recently applied his passion for building software to create an app that helps other people with color blindness see the colors around them. Colorblind Pal is an app for iOS and Android devices which also works on Apple devices.

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MiTechNews Headlines for Sept. 26, 2015

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iOS 9 & The Tricycle Collective

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iOS 9 New Features Cal Carson shares the highlights of Apple’s new mobile operating system iOS 9. Some of the changes like the new way of displaying open apps are immediately apparent while others like the settings menu won’t require three, four, or five taps just to do something simple like manage your location services.

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The Tricycle Collective Michele Oberholtzer has a dream: Keep Detroit families in homes that are in danger of foreclosure and sale during tax auctions. The Tricycle Collective is her tool to do that. By using the crowdfunding website Patronicity, a small investment can help a small group of families buy the houses that they are currently renting.

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The Dove Channel Dick Rolfe founded the Dove Foundation over 25 years ago to help families find videos and movies that fit their personal values. Now the Dove Channel has been transformed into an Over the Top video source …

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Apple Pickin’ with the Gadget Guy

Show Notes: Hour 1 Digital Summit is coming to the Motor City September 22-23 and it promises to be one of the most important conferences of the year in digital marketing. Our own Digital Diva, Emily Hay, CEO of Haytheresocialmedia, joins us to talk about the importance of the conference. Emily will also help us catch up on some key changes in social media tools in marketing: Facebook and Instagram.

Apple just treated the world to two hours of new and/or improved products from Cupertino. But what is really worth a second or third look? Rick Broida, our Gadget Guy and renowned Cheapskate takes a hard look at :iPhone 6S and 6S Plus, iPad Pro and the newly revised Apple TV.

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Answering Listener Questions … We need your help!

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A Losing Bet & Up Periscope

Show Notes Hour 1 You Bet Your Life New Jersey, Delaware and Nevada have opened the Pandora’s box of online gambling and more states want to fix their ailing casino industries by joining in.

Harmless entertainment or the tip of a massive societal iceberg? Shane Hamelin tackles the subject of online gaming/gambling addiction. How big is the problem, what is the fallout and what can be done for those who find themselves hooked online?

USA Today: Online Gambling Spurs Addiction Fears

Up Periscope! Social media keeps expanding and its time for us to help you catch up with the latest trends. Sheri Kam joins us once again to help explain some of the most recent tools that have been added to the toolbox for those who want to explore new ways of keeping in touch personally and professionally. Sheri will look at the increased popularity of Snapchat, first used by teens to avoid detection by parents, and Periscope, one of the new video sharing social media tools.

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Cal Carson discusses some of the most insistent rumors about the upcoming Apple Event Sept. 9 in San Francisco. In the running: iPhone 6S and a brand new Apple TV set top box (’bout time!)

Next Meeting: Sunday, September 13, 2015

Dan DeRyckere Total Color Calibration

Color Calibrate your Monitor and Printer

Matthew Resch, VP PR Michigan, reports that AT&T is accepting $29.7 million in CAF II funding from the FCC to bring reasonably-priced high-speed Internet access service~~s~~ to provide service for rural and remote areas of Michigan because it is very costly and often uneconomic to do so otherwise.

Andrew Vissman, Director of Business Development for Winn Communications shares the vision of farsighted farmers whoover a century ago brought modern communications to Central Michigan. Now Winn Comm.provides cutting edge gigabit broadband service to homeowners and businesses in Clare, Midland and Gaylord.

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Keeping Students Safe Online Donald Welch, Ph.D., University of Michigan Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Don discusses key strategies for keeping students safe online on campus.

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Listen to Don Welch Campus SecurityTreat Your Batteries Well

Uncovering the myths and truths about keeping your devices healthy by treating your batteries properly. Should you deliberately run down your battery? Will heat affect the battery’s life? How does wireless charging effect battery health.

Listen to Battery Myths and RealityAlibaba Kazaam

Ed Rudel went shopping for a single circuit board directly from a Chinese supplier. The key to his success was learning to use Google Translator. Alibaba Express turned out to be a rich source of merchandise at discounts well below Amazon…if you’re willing to wait for the ship to arrive in two months!

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Visual Compass sets the course for a new look. Vince Chmielewski and his ace crew have designed a fresh look for the Internet Advisor homepage that is both informative and entertaining. They will be sharing the multi-discipline approach that it takes to create and maintain a great website.

Along with the boss, Vince, also appearing on the show:

Courtney Jones – Director of Business Development

Brad Thornill – Lead Developer * Eddie Fritz – Video Director * Megan Alexa Haller – Digital Marketing Manager * Brandy Deming – Client Support Specialist

Look Ma, It’s the Internet Advisor Show!

Podcast Channel: the Wind Beneath Our Wings

Bob Waltenspiel and Dave Phillips are the force behind Detroit’s fastest growing tech podcast ITintheD. They now have established their own podcast channel and we are delighted to announce that Internet Advisor is one of their newest offerings. Podcasting is the wave of the future for entertainment broadcasting and a perfect way for our program to stretch its wings and enjoy the breeze generated by nearly 300,000 regular listeners to ITintheD. Bob and Dave will explain this new platform.

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Show Notes Hour 1 Microsoft’s Last Great OS Arrives! After much hoopla, suspicious press and endless previews, Windows 10 was released into the wild on Wednesday, July 29, 2015. Lo and behold, they came, they downloaded and they installed…and it was good, or at least much better than most everyone had expected.

Click Here to Listen to Hour 1 Windows 10 Install This week our panel of experts represent four different perspectives on the Win 10 download and install.

Gary Baker waited until Saturday, Aug. 1 just hours before the show to download his copy of Windows 10. He is normally pretty skeptical about installing something as major as an OS without a lot of other people pioneering the process but felt that this time the odds were in his favor.

Shane Hamelin has spent all week long installing Windows 10 on more than 20 different computers at his store CompTech Services in Sterling Heights.

Cal Carson is our Apple expert who runs Windows 10 inside a virtual machine on his MacBook Air. His work with US Figure Skating competition require that special software work perfectly with the new OS.

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Show Notes Hour 1 King of Cheapskates Joins Feisty Panel Once a month Rick Broida, noted cheapskate columnist, joins us in studio to talk about some of the latest cost saving/shaving issues. This time around we have a rowdy panel of tech experts to challenge him.

Gary Baker, the original Internet Advisor, and co-founder of the show.

Ed Rudel, our right hand tech expert and uber-tinkerer.

Cal Carson, Gandalf the Grey of computing and Mac Expert.

Bill Carver, “The Guy” you call when you have trouble at Quicken Loans HQ.

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Hour 2 Answering Listener Questions “Remember: The only dumb question … is the one you don’t ask!”

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Keepers, Stage II Technology of all sorts is radically changing our society and lives. The independent film Keepers dramatically portrays the impact of those changes on the lives of the brave men, women and families who ran the lighthouses of the Great Lakes and beyond. Sharma Krauskopf, executive director of the movie, joins us to launch Stage 2 of her tireless effort to get this movie produced in Michigan despite recent politically motivated repeal of movie incentives. Sharma discusses the progress made, actors cotracted and crowdfunding campaign started for Stage II.

Stuart St. Paul, the film’s director, also called in from England to share his perspective on the road to producing Keepers. He talked about the director’s job and the interaction with Sharma as screenwriter. Stuart is currently directing a web-based mini-series in Great Britain call Shades of Bad.

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Michigan Holds Virtual Court David F. Viviano is the 109th Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. He was appointed by Governor Rick Snyder in 2013 and elected to complete the remainder of his term in 2014. He is the Supreme Court’s point-person for judicial training and statewide e-filing. Justice Viviano has participated in a number of initiatives to improve the administration of justice.

According to Justice Viviano the expanded use of videoconferencing technology to create “virtual” courtrooms has saved the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) nearly $5 million over the past two years. Because of this technology initiative, prisoners can participate in court hearings without the security risks and traditional costs involved in transporting them to court. Currently, 417 courtrooms in Michigan have videoconferencing capabilities. Since its launch in 2010, the program has expanded so that high definition videoconferencing is installed in at least one circuit, district and probate court in all 83 counties. Seventy-eight counties now have videoconferencing systems in every courtroom.

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Show Notes: Hour 1 There Will Be Cyberwar Richard Stiennon is a prolific writer, analyst and speaker on security at all levels and a frequent guest on the Internet Advisor. Richard is a security expert and industry analyst who is known for shaking up the security industry and providing actionable guidance to vendors and end users. He recently re-launched the security blog ThreatChaos.com and is the founder of IT-Harvest, an independent analyst firm that researches the 1,200 IT security vendors. Richard was Chief Marketing Officer for Fortinet, Inc. the leading UTM (Unified Threat Management) vendor. Prior to that he was VP Threat Research at Webroot Software.

Richard Stiennon has written for Network World (IDG) and CIO Update (Jupiter Media) His blog was hosted by CNet for two years and is still published by Network World. Prior to publishing There Will Be Cyberwar: How the Move to Network-Centric Warfighting Has Set The Stage For Cyberwar , Richard co-authored Cyber Styletto, a novel of cyber intrigue with Mike Brennan, editor of MiTechNews.com.

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Emily Morningstar, Linda Mitchell and Tonya Thomas

MCWT Honors Winning Women Linda Mitchell, Dir. of Cloud Sales and Devices, Microsoft Heartland Division and MCWT VP of Programs introduced two of the recent scholarship winners, Emily Morningstar and Tonya Thomas. Linda also talked about the wide range of MCWT programs like GET-IT programs in high school and annual Camp Infinity to encourage young women of all ages to embrace and pursue IT careers. For more information on MCWT programs for young women click here.**

Two Outstanding Winning Women Emily Morningstar graduated from high school in Canton, MI and plans to study computer science at Michigan Technological University in Houghton. She won the $20,000 MCWT Foundation GET-IT Scholarship. Emily founded her school’s GET-IT club, served as its president and participated throughout all four years of high school. She was a finalist in MCWT’s Website Design Competition and a Robofest State Qualifier. She also was recognized as the national runner-up in the National Council of Women in Technology Award for Aspirations in Computing. She served as a summer IT co-op for Mercedes Benz Financial Services.

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Show Notes Hour 1 Visual Compass Director Hits the Red Carpet Eddie Fritz grabbed the gold at the Michigan Emmy’s with his Motion Graphic Presentation: Visual Compass Field Guide: Navigating the Digital Landscape. Congratulations Eddie and the whole crew at Visual Compass. Watch the award winning presentation right here.

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AT&T and the Internet of Things (IoT) Mobeen Khan, Executive Director of Product Marketing Management for AT&T shares the increasing complexity of a world where more and more of our lives and work are connected digitally. AT&T is on the cutting edge of this booming sector which seems certain to reach trillions of dollars in the near future.

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aimWest Young Techie Doug Kelly, President of aimWest shares the vision for promoting technology in the western side of Michigan. More and more technology companies, test labs, entrepreneurs and research centers are following the arc from Detroit to Grand Rapids. aimWest “works to create a common language between the technology and business disciplines. As a non-profit, they host monthly educational and networking events in West Michigan to facilitate education and …

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Show Notes Hour 1 Go Karts for Good Health Zack Wigal joins us in studio to talk about this latest effort by Gamers Outreach to help sick children trapped in the antiseptic world of hospitals during their treatment. Our own Shane Hamelin is an ardent gamer and will be our special co host for the segment that focuses on a program to install XBox units in C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor.

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Good Health and Savings Michael Antaran, CEO of Marvel Apps in Royal Oak, MI, wants to give you a reason to get out and walk around your community, for your good health and for your town’s economic wellbeing. Mike joins us in studio to talk about Carrot, a free app, on both iOS and Android platforms, that gives you points for getting out and exercising in your community that can be redeemed for deals at businesses you walk by on your way!

BLE iBeacon Used by Stores to Alert Customers’ Phones

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Windows 10 Official Launch Date Arrives Along with Mystery Icon

July 29, 2015 is the official date for the distribution of Microsoft’s next major OS: Windows 10. Ed Rudel will lead the discussion on some Frequently Asked Questions about the Windows 10 upgrade, in particular what the heck that mysterious white window in your System Tray means!

Microsoft Windows 10 Frequently Ask Questions

How to Make an ISO file from the Windows 10 Upgrade

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Apple’s WWDC Opens June 8 Cal Carson will have the rumored highlights of what has typically been Apple’s “really big show”, the 2015 World Wide Developers Conference, this coming week. Will Apple TV finally get the makeover it has desperately needed? Will the world catch the beat of Apple’s uber music service? What new tricks will appear in iOS 9 for the world of Apple’s digital devices? Answers await.

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Mike Ammann and John Osment

Civilizing Online Debate Mike Ammann, CEO of San Joaquin Valley Partnership joins us once again in studio to talk about developing and mentoring entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley’s neighborhood. Mike also brought along a new member of his extended family.

John Osment, soon to be Mike’s nephew by marriage, is also the founder of Roomble.org a website dedicated to civilizing conversation online by offering the rules of structures of debate to allow more heat than light to arise from arguments online.

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The Mayhem Continues

Dave Phillips and Bob Waltenspiel join the IA crew to talk about their brand new recording studio in Ferndale, MI and their incredibly popular weekly podcast that is heading toward 1 Million listeners each week . ITintheD is one of the hottest new tech podcasts on the Internet and it’s homegrown right here in the Ferndale, MI.

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Emily Hay, the founder of Hay There Social Media and our social medial expert, talks about ways of making your business stand out from the crowd.

Lisa Alberts, VP Creative Strategy, is helping a Traverse City winery become the toast of the Internet.

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Grand Circus: Training the Next Generation of IT Pros Derek Turner, CEO of Grand Circus presents the cutting edge training being done by this Detroit startup to develop the next generation of IT Pro’s for the new economy. The company is coming up on 2 yrs since launch and in that time they have taught more than 600 people some form of tech skill. Their main focus now is intensive 8-Week boot camps and they just graduated their 100th student.

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Royal Oak’s Park Gets Smart Mayor Jim Ellison shares the vision for transforming a small corner of downtown real estate into a futuristic hub for Internet connectivity, smart car charging stations and entertainment in the heart of one of America’s …

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by Rick Broida @cheapskateblog May 6, 2015 8:02 AM PDT As I’ve said many times before, a password manager is an absolutely essential tool. That’s why I routinely share deals on products like LastPass and RoboForm Everywhere.

Although many of them offer freebie versions, those are usually limited to a desktop client, with no syncing with the Web or mobile apps. And, trust me, syncing is something you really want. I can’t tell you how often I end up needing a password or other personal info when I’m out and about.

Typically you have to pay $20 to $40 per year for the privilege, but there’s an often-overlooked gem that will cost you nothing:Norton Identity Safe. Though once part of Norton’s paid security-suite offerings, this password manager is now a standalone product — and a free one at that.

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Please Drive Safely This Memorial Day Weekend

Show Notes Hour 1 Rick Broida the Gadget Guy and legendary Cheapskate answers: The Big Question: What should I buy to replace my aging PC before Windows 10 arrives? PC or Laptop? Don’t miss this rousing discussion that is being repeated everywhere as the deadline for the launch of Windows 10 approaches in the summer of 2015. Rick Broida wants to replace his mother’s aging computer and Foster Braun needs to replace his wife Ginny’s aging, refurbished Core Duo PC to make the move to Windows 10. New desktop or laptop? Is cheapest best? Do you trust brand names? Will a “new” out-of-lease or refurbished device fill the bill? How do you buy for the future but keep within a budget? All questions that we will tackle with the Gadget Guy, Rick Broida.

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Gadget Guy Bonus Free Utilities to Make your Computing Easier

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Show Notes Hour 1: Who’s Afraid of Windows 10? Ready or not here it comes! Click Here to Listen to Hour 1 Microsoft aims to have Windows 10 on 1 billion devices. Will yours be one of them?

Shane Hamelin works at CompTech Services in Sterling Heights, MI and day by day he deals with the complaints and fears about changing from aging, broken down, corrupted Windows XP machines to new computers often because of the horrible reputation that Windows 8 has justifiably earned.

In today’s show, Shane and his fellow tech experts Gary Baker, Ed Rudel and Cal Carson tackle some of the big issues that may determine Microsoft’s future:

Getting over the fear of windows 8 Learning to love Windows 10…it will be everywhere! The Cloud? What is it, why is it important.

Microsoft Doubleheader In the last 30 days Microsoft has held two conferences that are potentially the key to their future.

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Tesla Powerwall Home Battery Show Notes: Hour 1 Tesla Powerwall A Household/Business Battery Elon Musk announced a stunning new battery technology that could reshape electrical use around the world, even in countries where there is no power grid! Is this just another toy for rich greenies or is this another great leap forward in energy independence?

Dave Hurst is Director of Market Analysis at NextEnergy, leading Next Energy’s Energy Sector and Program teams in the understanding and development of various market segment intelligence. NextEnergy is a convener, collaborator, and service provider accelerating advanced energy technologies through industry and venture development

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4 Tips for a Spring Technology Check Up from Comcast Michelle Gilbert, Vice President of Public Relations and Bill Babbit, Tech. Operation Supervisor for Comcast in Michigan have great tips to get the best out of your cable connection.

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Show Notes: Hour 1 Adobe Lightroom Creative Cloud Photographic Expert Terry White returns to Detroit to shares the nuances of Adobe’s Lightroom and Creative Cloud for those who want something more out of their pictures. Terry, founding father of the MacGroup Detroit, returned to the Motor City as guest speaker Sunday, April 26, at the Birmingham Temple. He shared some of the newest tricks and tips for taking and working with pictures on Adobe’s Lightroom and Creative Cloud workflows.

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Hour 2: Answering Your Computer Questions

Gary Baker, Cal Carson, Foster Braun

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Your Trusted Computer Repair Shops These local computer shops have been recommended by you the listeners for good, honest service and reasonable costs. Let us know your favorite local computer shop so we can share it with your neighbors and friends.

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Show Notes Hour 1: Digital Spring Cleaning

Our esteemed tech panel of Ed Rudel (Windows/Network), Cal Carson (Mac/Windows) and Shane Hamelin (PC Support and Gaming) along with producer and co host Foster Braun provide insights into tuning up your devices for a busy spring, summer and fall.

Steps for cleaning and tuning your digital devices
Latests upgrades to Mac OS X 10.10 and iOS 8.3

Resources * Top 10 Best Online Back Up

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Back Up: Which Cloud Service is right for you? * One Drive (Microsoft) * DropBox * Google Drive * Box * iCloud (Apple)

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Happy 10th Anniversary Leo Laporte and TWIT TV

Surprise Announcement: The New Screensavers Launches in May

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Show Notes: Actually it’s the same Internet Advisor show you have come to love and look for but in a new format: Hour 1: 4-5 PM EDT Today’s Tech News and Views Click here to listen to Hour 1 This hour is dedicated to interviews with experts, discussions of the hot topics of the day and in studio guests talking about technology in Michigan and around the world. This hour is also heard on our affiliate network throughout Michigan but NOT live on WJR AM in Detroit.

Topics Discussed: * Apple Watch Release * HBO Now on Apple TV and Cablevision for $15/mo just in time for Game of Thrones Season 5 * LinkedIn buys Lynda.com * Teens Still Favor Facebook

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Agile and Beyond Jason Dinkelman worked with co-host Gary Baker in some of the early implementation of Agile Software Development near the turn of the century. The concept began at Chrysler Motors in the mid-90’s and spread around the globe. The Agile and Beyond Conference is now coming to Dearborn, April 30-May 1 and for two days experts from around the world will discuss the practical applications of these concept to Detroit based business.

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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 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 …

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Congratulations Spartans! Final Four Here We Come!

Show Notes: Hour 1 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

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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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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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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 Click Here to Listen to Dan Hoops Part 1a Click Here to Listen to Dan Hoops Part 1b Click Here to Listen to Dan Hoops Part 2

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.

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

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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 …

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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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Hour 1 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.

Click Here to Listen to Charlie Hopper Talking About Net Neutrality 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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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 …

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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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Windows 10 Details

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Surface Hub

The Big Surprise: HoloLens

The Internet Advisors, of course, had to put their two cents worth of observations. Click Here to Listen to Advisors Reaction MiTechNews Headlines Mike Brennan, Editor and Host of MiTechNews

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The Battle For Net Neutrality Show Notes: Hour 1 In February the FCC will propose new rules governing the use of the Internet. The battle fronts are blurred but the stakes are high: Who will control how we access this vital link to our digitized world?

Craig Aaron, President and CEO of FreePress joins us to describe what is at stake in this epic battle for free flow of information over the Internet. His organization has taken up the consumer banner with a passion in this battle against private monopoly interests bent on restricting the flow of information and the development of innovation in order to promote their own profit goals. We the people need someone looking out for us. Enter FreePress

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The Auto Show is in full swing with some amazing, ground breaking things happening right on the show floor, e.g. a company is printing a car or most of its parts right there! (Local Motors) And soon learning your dashboard may be as easy as using your cell phone.(Apple Car Play)

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Show Notes: Hour 1 Click Here to Listen to Jeff DeGraff’s Hour Long Conversation The Dean of Innovation: Prof. Jeff DeGraff Jeff DeGraff is a world renowned thought leader, executive and innovation expert. His expertise has been shared globally at top innovation incubators and think tanks such as the Aspen Institute and with companies that include Eaton, GM, SPX, 3M, Apple, American Airlines, Coca-Cola, GE, Johnson & Johnson, LG, Pfizer, and Toyota. DeGraff has contributed his expert knowledge in publications such as Business Week, CIO, Fortune, USA Today, Training+Development and the Wall Street Journal. Jeff is focused on how to lead Innovation; developing the culture, capabilities, and collaborative connections that result in revenue and market growth. Jeff is the complete package.(Huffington Post)

During the last 25 years Jeff has been a distinguished faculty member of the prestigious Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. This is a remarkable hour of discussion with one of the leading authorities on innovation in the world.

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Internet Advisor Predictions 2015

Internet Advisor Predictions 2014

Hour 1: 2015 Year of the Super Hack? Listen to Hour 1 Complete

Richard Stiennon, President of IT-Harvest is an international authority on security and a frequent contributor to the Internet Advisor. Richard will give us his outlook on top security concerns from a global and national perspective. Will this state sponsored hacking go from Cold War to a very Hot War with an attack on our infrastructure?

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TrustPipe: Personal Security for $5/Year Ridgely Evers, CEO of TrustPipe reveals a new way of security your computer, servers and even hardware against the slickest attacks by hackers. Don’t miss this conversation; it could be the difference between security and misery in 2015.

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Social Media Predictions 2015

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Teri Takai 2014 and Beyond We are honored to have one of Michigan’s outstanding technologists, Teri Takai, in our studio once again. Teri, a U of M grad, has held numerous leadership roles as the CIO of Michigan, CTO of the State of California and until recently as CIO for the US Defense Department. Teri has returned home to take the CTO job at Meridian Health Care.

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The Best and Worst of 2014 What title would you give 2014? Our staff will take a look at 2014 to see what stage has been set for the coming year. The Year of the Hacker?

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Cash in Your Gift Cards Not all gifts are created equal; some may be like Ralphie’s pink bunny pajamas in the Christmas Story movie. That’s true of gift cards too. So why let them collect dust when you can collect money for them? Kendall Perez from Gift Card Granny joins us to talk about how you can get money for those gift cards you will never use.

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Happy Holidays 2014

The Internet Advisor Crew from our house to yours!

Today’s program has been preempted on WJR Radio Detroit by MSU basketball. However you can still hear our 2 hour show by downloading or listening to our podcast on our homepage beginning Sun. 12/21 around 10PM.

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Sync 3: The New Face of Ford In-Car Paul Eisenstein, publisher of The Detroit Bureau, The Voice of Automotive World, tells the story of Ford’s switch to QNX based Sync 3** as their new in-car communications system. After a long and painful relationship with Microsoft under the name of Ford Sync, there’s a new voice in your Ford in 2015.

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Skype Translator: Simultaneous Translation Mark King, Cloud Architect at the Microsoft Technology Center shares the story of Skype Translator a remarkable breakthrough in communication. Now your friend in Bogota, Colombia can talk to you in their native language, Spanish, and after a short delay…you HEAR the translation. Then you get to talk back in English…without one day of Berlitz or Rosetta Stone (No se puede creer…Verdad?!) This is just the beginning. (Transcoders, Star Trekkies?!?!)

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Show Notes: Gift Giving for a New Generation of Tech Savvy Children Welcome back Sheri Kam, PR Specialist, Social Media Expert and mother of two teenage daughters. Sheri not only knows her way around technology but has a mother’s eye for holiday presents that will teach as well as entertain children who are interested in technology…without breaking the bank

Click to Listen to Smart Toys Segment with Sheri Kam and Sean McCarroll Recommended Toy List: Sheri Kam and Sean McCarrell

Rec0mmended Smart Toy Lists Top educational gifts for kids Click on Detroit TV Segment 9 High-Tech Toys & Gadgets Designed For Kids Consumer Reports: 8 best tech toys for kids

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Creating an Innovation Lab in High School Sean McCarroll is a social studies and technology teacher at Grosse Pointe North High School in Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan. Sean worked with fellow teacher Gary Abud to design, collect funding for, and implement the GP North Innovation Lab, a modern learning space equipped with the technological tools needed for learning in the 21st Century. It was designed to promote creative and innovative thinking, group collaboration, and better access …

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How to Shop Instantly on Instagram and Shop Locally on Etsy Our social media maven, Emily Hay, founder of Hay There Social Media has some timely tips for your holiday gift shopping.

Contrary to popular belief, Instagram isn’t just for selfies and snapshots of your lunch. Sure, users don’t hold back on posting photos of their most picturesque provisions but that’s not the only thing we’re all doing on the app.

Everyone knows how important shopping local is, right? It impacts your state/city/region by keeping money and jobs in your community. But did you know that you can use the Internet to shop locally? You can. It’s easy. Enter Etsy.

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And the Winners Are…Student Web Designers Awarded for Their Budding Skills The Michigan Council of Women in Technology is dedicated to inspiring young women to achieve great things in technology. One of the ways they accomplish this is through the 9th Annual Website Design Competition for high school girls. We are delighted to have one of the budding designers in studio with us:

Likitha Nimmagadda from Farmington Harrison HS (See her site)

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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.

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

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Look Up Detroit: Share Good Things Around Detroit Father Richard Dalton is a man on a mission: finding the positive stories in and about the Motor City. At the dawn of the Web he was gathering links to sites that focused on the growing in a metro area that was dying. His long battle seems to be paying off. Maybe you have a role to play in LookUpDetroit.

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Funding the Future: Wheat Ridge Ministries Rick Herman, President of Wheat Ridge Ministries. Established in 1905, Wheat Ridge Ministries provides funding and support for inspired leaders starting new health and human care ministries. Their granting efforts are focused on improving the health of the whole person, by addressing wellness of body, mind and spirit. Currently more than 70 ministries around the world receive assistance through Wheat Ridge grants, in addition to the thousands of past grantees who have received funds totaling over $30 million.

Wheat Ridge Ministries is supporting Dreams in Action an outreach of Grace In Action Church in Southwest Detroit.

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Show Notes: Hour 1 Strike up the Band! Jeff Garnai, Microsoft Product Specialist joins us in studio once again to talk about two major developments at Microsoft: the Microsoft Band and Windows 10 Preview. Jeff will also stick around during the listener Q&A time in Hour 2 to help answer your questions.

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3D: A New Way of Looking at Your Business Doug Willett, co founder of LunaTech3D , a visualization and marketing firm in Novi, Michigan. He has been working as a Google Certified Geo 3D Developer for the last 5 years and helped launch the Google Business Views a.k.a “Indoor Street View” program here in Michigan.

LunaTech 3D has partnered with Google and the Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM) to help launch the “Let’s Put Our Cities on the Map” initiative in Michigan. They will be holding a number of free workshops and live seminars across the state over the next several months to help business owners better utilize Google’s easy-to-use, highly targeted free and paid tools in their online marketing.

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Visual Compass Web Design Vince Chmielewski shares his journey from the Ypsilanti Spark East incubator to the new home for his business in Ypsilanti’s Historic Depot Town.

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Spread the Glove Are you proud to be a Michigander? Homesick for the Pleasant Peninsula? or just proud and thankful to live in this Great Lakes State? Check out Spread the Glove. Mark Serra explains this lifestyle brand being built on loving where you’re from, no matter where you are. We set to build a community of people in, from and fond of Michigan, using our website, social media and in real life events.

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Yum Village Think of a “kamikaze restaurant” suddenly popping up in an unusual place in Detroit featuring a meal made specially for the occasion by one of the area’s finest chefs. Sound romantic, exciting..you come to the right place…Yum Village. Listen as Godwin explains the concept of these remarkable movable feasts. The next Yum Village event is November 13. Check it out and make your reservation here.

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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. …

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Techno Cage Match Refereed by Rick Broida The Gadget Guy

Our mild mannered and insightful gadget expert and noted cheapskate Rick Broida, tried to keep the warring parties apart during this lively discussion of Apple technology revealed last week and Google Goods paraded before the public.

Are we all being herded into walled gardens of technology that work seamlessly together provided you have the right hardware? Or are consumers getting fed up with the sales pitch and want good products that just work at the right price point no matter who makes them?

This was a uniquely lively show that you won’t want to miss.

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AT&T Offers New Passport Plan for International Travel Melissa Bahoora, Regional Sales Manager for AT&T in Michigan explains the updated Passport program that allows greater freedom outside the US to make calls and receive data without taking out a new mortgage.

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Making Sure Government Works For Us: A2 Fix It Robert Kellar explains why the City of Ann Arbor has adopted an app named A2 Fix It that lets the citizens report on problems and make sure that they get fixed. (Read Background Article)

Tucker D Severson, Government Partnerships at SeeClickFix shares how his company’s software is enabling citizens to hold their cities accountable for needed repairs.

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Daily Detroit: A New Voice Chronicles Detroit’s History Patrick McNamara is one of the founders (along with J.A. Staes and Nick Hagen) of a new source of stories about the city of Detroit, the Daily Detroit. It has been described as “a blog telling the story of Detroit’s revitalization”. Their motto is “Pushing Detroit Forward”. It’s only two weeks old and already has over 38,000 like on FB.

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Windows 10: Microsoft’s Brave New World Jeff Garnai, Devices & Mobility | Technology Solutions Professional for Microsoft shares the details on the announcement that caught the tech world by surprise earlier this week. One OS to …

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Show Notes: Get ready for a delightful hour with Rick Broida the man we call The Gadget Guy but he is a man of many hats such as the Cheapskate.

Click here to listen to Gadget Guy Rick Broida We will be talking about Chromebooks, particularly HP’s 14″ beauty

The new Moto G vs Moto X and Moto 360 Watch

Rotten Apple Week: iOS8.0.1 update mess, Bash Bug and “Bendgate”

MiTechNews Headlines Mike Brennan, Editor and Host of MiTechNews

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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.

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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.

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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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Step “IT” Up America-– Graduation Time! On July 12, 2014 a group of IT professonal women joined us in studio to talk about Step IT Up America. Detroit, a program to recruit minority women for careers in IT through internships and training. This week we welcome them back to talk about their experience.

Myra Ford Jenkins MSA, Detroit Account Manager, Step IT Up America, UST Global describes this unique program designed to put minority women to work in IT. Joining her in studio are:

For more information call (949) 371-4372 /email myra.ford@ust-global.com

Sheila F. Pettaway, Step IT Up America Coach for Detroit. Following a career in the Navy, she is working with women in the program in Motown.

Monique Cleveland, Detroit native participant in Step IT Up America and looking forward to her first job in IT.

Jenae Conley is a Detroiter who is also an Academic Intern with Step IT Up America: Detroit

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Michiprenuer and the new economic pioneers in the D Amanda Lewan shares her passion for promoting businesses in Detroit’s gritty new world rising out of the ashes of bankruptcy. She is co-founder of Bamboo Detroit, a workspace for startups and entrepreneurs at Brush and Gratiot in downtown Detroit. Amanda is also the editor of Michipreneur, an online publication, built to empower entrepreneurs, encourage investment, strengthen small business, and foster talent retention in Michigan. They publish news, resources, events, funding information and more for Michigan startups and businesses.

Click Here to Listen to Amanda Lewan Interview Dr. Dean Krauskopf, WJR Gardening Show host for 21 years, bids the IA crew farewell till next spring when his program, The WJR Gardening Show, reappears after March Madness 2015

Click Here to Listen Dr. Dean Krauskopf Goodbye

TECHONOMY DETROIT SEPTEMBER 16, 2014 Detroit was the Silicon Valley of 50 years ago. It was the center of innovation. How do you get the people who left Detroit to come back here? It really is all about talent. STEVE CASE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, REVOLUTION LLC

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Show Notes: TV Streamer Showdown Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV, Roku or Apple TV: which is the best feature for feature and dollar for dollar? Rick Broida, the Gadget Guy, @justrick, picks the best of the “streamers”, digital devices that connects you to a world of entertainment on your TV over the Internet. Key to cutting the cord or just another gadget to attract dust? Gizmodo Streamers Comparison Chart

Click Here to listen to Rick Broida Gadget Guy Rick had another surprise that will have everyone in studio running for cover. Watch the Maiden Flight of Captain Broida’s Drone

Legendary Detroit Tech Commentator Leads ESD Promotion Matt Roush has guided Detroit readers and listeners for years with his insights into technology and its place in Michigan. Now Matt is the Communications Director for the Engineering Society of Detroit. This venerable Detroit institution is out front providing forums for development in Michigan and Detroit. Matt is also the editor of Technology Century Newsletter for the ESD.

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America’s Original Private Eye Comes Home to the Midwest Jack Zahran, President of the Pinkerton, joins us to talk about why one of the oldest corporations in the US decided to move their home base to Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Click Here to Listen to Jack Zahran Pinkerton Interview BONUS: Special Podcast Extra Jack Zahran and Foster Braun continue the conversation about the shift in PInkerton’s focus and offices to Metro Detroit and what that will mean for services they offer companies.

Meet Detroit’s PC Gladiator Jeff Harter is a long time listener and the owner of PC Gladiator, a local computer repair shop in Livonia, MI. Jack will be our special co-host for the show and help answer questions during the second hour. We are delighted to have Jeff share the trends in computer sales and problems people are having with their computers.

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Show Notes: Due to sudden illness, Cindy Pasky will not be on this show but will be with us in the future.

Unmasking the 1.2 Billion User Russian Hack Hoax Richard Stiennon is a noted expert in Internet Security who attended the Black Hat Security Conference this past week. Richard’s extensive history in digital security has made him a sought after consultant to governments and corporations around the globe. He feels the bigger story is: Is Russia Poised to Retaliate Against Recent Sanctions with Cyber War?

Cyber Security Expert Questions 1.2 Billion Stolen Identities Story Click Here to Listen to Richard Stiennon Debunk 1.2 Billion Hacked IDs Click Here to Listen to Stiennon and Johnson Russian Potential Cyber Attack

Nicole Johnson: Cisco Security Expert

Nicole Johnson has been a Systems Engineer and has worked across business units within Cisco for over 8 years. Her experience ranges from Security Consulting to Technical Marketing for Learning and Development. She has served as an Adjunct Professor at Davenport University and Lansing Community College. Nicole is also a leader in the community with technology oriented non-profit and learning organizations. Recently she won the mentee of the year award from MCWT for working …

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IT in the D: Networking Detroit “One Beer at a Time” It’s outrageous, it’s informative and it’s hugely popular. IT in the D is a weekly, two hour podcast developed from the ground up by a group of Detroit IT warriors who decided that the young and growing IT industry in and around Detroit needed a voice. And, boy, did we get one! Jeff Mackey and Bob Waltenspiel, two of the stars of the show (along with David Phillips) will join us in studio to talk about the state of IT in the D (the program and the industry) and about podcasting as the wave of the future for reaching masses of people focused on a narrow subject vs. broadcasting which casts a broad net. Don’t miss the conversation!

The IT in the D Story Click Here to Listen to IT in the D

Happy First Anniversary: MiTechNews & Internet Advisor Co-edited Newsletter Mike Brennan, Editor and Host of MiTechNews, and

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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.

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inGAGE: Training Women in Business Leadership Rachele Downs, VP of Entrepreneurial Strategy Inforum and the Inforum Center for Leadership explains how budding female entrepreneurs in Michigan can get a head start on the competition through inGAGE which provides training and networking to women who are launching a new business venture or having been established. inGAGE is Inforum Center for Leadership’s strategy to position Michigan as the Midwest hub for high-growth, high- tech women entrepreneurs.

Click Here to Listen to Rachel Downs Inforum Inforum Center for Leadership Awarded Renewed Funding from MEDC for Entrepreneurial Strategies inGAGE: Positioning Michigan as the Midwest Hub for High-Growth Women Entrepreneurs

Emily Hay, CEO of Hay There Social Media and our Social Media expert shares what she gained from inFORUM until a certain little bundle of joy put things on hold for a while!

Grandma Gets Social Media, With a Passion 76 year old Farmington Hills resident Natalie Yellin made national headlines last fall when she became a “goodwill ambassador” for Square, a San Francisco-based company that operates software allowing virtually anyone to send and receive payments. Natalie is absolutely unfazed by the Internet, social media and all its intricacies. Maybe …

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Show Notes: Exploring the Dark Web About.com editor, Wendy Boswell joins us to uncover the massive presence of the sinister Darknet or Deep Web as it is sometimes know where massive volumes of information are illegally traded along with guns, pornography and so much more.

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Nain Rouge III: The Red Truth

Author Joe Bastian joins us to launch the third in the series of books about the legend of the Red Dwarf (Nain Rouge). According to folktales, when the dwarf appears it is a harbinger of disaster. We will be giving away free copies of Nain Rouge III: The Red Truth during the show.

Click Here to Listen to Joe Bastian Nain Rouge Detroit Comic and Science Fiction Convention

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Click Here to Listen to Hour 2 Listener Q&A How to Create a Bootable Disk How to Make Windows 8 Looks Like Windows 7 (Click on Classic Start at the Bottom of the page)

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Powerful Winds of Change: ITC Holdings in Michigan Ron Hinsley, ITC V.P. of IT and CIO explains the role of ITC in bringing power and development to Michigan through projects like the Thumb Loop. He also sheds some light the security challenges that this major utility provider faces.

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Step “IT” Up America-– “Social Empowerment Through Technology” Myra Ford Jenkins MSA, Detroit Account Manager, Step IT Up America, UST Global describes this unique program designed to put minority women to work in IT. Joining her in studio are:

Sheila F. Pettaway, Step IT Up America Coach for Detroit. Following a career in the Navy, she is working with women in the program in Motown.

Monique Cleveland, Detroit native participant in Step IT Up America and looking forward to her first job in IT.

Find out more about Step IT Up America Click Here to Listen to Step IT Up America MiTechNews Report Subscribe to our co-branded MiTechNews Newsletter in collaboration with the Internet Advisor. Click Here to Listen to MiTechNews 7-12-14

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Lawrence Technological University: Training Michigan’s Future Engineers Dr.Virinder Moudgil, President of LTU, talks about the importance of STEM Education in the formation of our future technological leaders.

Click Here to Listen to Dr. Virinder Moudgil Pres. LTU STEM or STEAM?: Ya Gotta Have Art! Project JASON: Bringing STEM to students in and outside the classroom

Energizing Michigan’s Future Jim Saber, Vice President, Business & Technology Development, NextEnergy describes how his company is casting a vision and laying the groundwork for powering the next generation of technology. Jim is also an LTU alumnus.

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Mike Brennan

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Hour 2 Answering Listener Questions:Click Here to Listent to Gary Baker talks about holiday Travel Virus Click Here to Listen to Hour 2 Listener Q&A Join the conversation with your questions during this live segment and benefit from years of tech troubleshooting expertise. REMEMBER: The only dumb question….is the one you don’t ask.

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Show Notes Supreme Court Bans Aereo Services Our crew commented briefly on this significant decision against innovation for consumers of digital content. The Supreme Court overturned a lower court and ruled that Aereo violated the copyright privileges of TV broadcasters.

Click Here to Listen to Aereo Comment Open Gadget Guy and Cheapskate Reviews Rick Broida, our very own Gadget Guy and Cheapskate extraordinaire brings us his month basket of reviews.

The Moto 360 smartwatch, the Martian Notifier and Pebble)
iCracked for smartphone repair
OnePlus One smartphone
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Buyer Beware: Penny Auction Sites Click Here to Listen to Rick Broida’s Penny Auction Warning Fitness Wearables Review Lauren Baker, (aka Gary’s daughter and most frequent guest on the show in 16 years) recently graduated from U of M with a degree in sports management and her friend Tim VanRiper (childhood friend and fellow Wolverine) review a wealth of fitness devices. So what’s worth the try and why?

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Summer Social Media Daze

Our social media guru and new mom, Emily Hay has been on maternity leave for the last few months but has managed to stay connected to the world of social media. Today she introduces us to two of her friends:

Click Here to Listen to Emily Hay and Jeff DeHaven Jeff DeHaven tells us about Detroit Social Media Day: June 27. The event is designed to bring together people who are interested in promoting the use of social media throughout the Metro Detroit area. Sign up for the event.

Mrs. Weber’s Neighborhood where Lauren Weber helps young families find fun things to do during the summer and young mothers find a kindred spirit.

Click Here to Listen to Mrs. Weber’s Neightborhood AT&T: Hotspot, Audiovox Car Device, Amazon Fire Phone Todd Lane, AT&T Regional Sales Mgr. Michigan, talks about the company’s three hot new ways of connecting with the Internet and even your car!

Audiovox Car Connection
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Amazon Fire Phone

Click Here to Listen to Todd Lane AT&T Devices Shardae Rudel’s London Blog Follow our young heroine during her 2 month internship in London, England that began yesterday.

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Show Notes: Josh Linkner In the course of the Internet Advisor’s 16 years, Josh Linkner has moved from being the highly successful founder and CEO of ePrize to NY Times Bestselling Author, of Disciplined Dreaming* and a brand new book bound for the best-seller list: The Road to Reinvention: How to Drive Disruption and Accelerate Transformation.***

(From Josh’s homepage) Josh is passionate about making the world more creative and helping people seize their full potential. He accomplishes this through his work as an author, innovation keynote speaker, entrepreneur, high-growth CEO, venture capitalist, and urban reinventor. Here’s a quick snapshot of his credentials:

NY Times Bestselling Author, Disciplined Dreaming – A Proven System to Drive Breakthrough Creativity
Four-time tech entrepreneur, serving as CEO of each over the last 20+ years
Top-rated keynote speaker delivering inspiring talks on creativity, innovation, and reinvention
CEO and Managing Partner of Detroit Venture Partners, helping to rebuild his hometown of Detroit, Michigan
Founder and former CEO/Chariman of ePrize (largest interactive promotion agency in the world)
Professional jazz guitarist
Regular contributor to Inc., Forbes, and the Detroit Free Press

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In May 2014, Greg Sullivan, VP Windows Phone shared about the upcoming Windows Phone 8.1 upgrade which is becoming available through Microsoft and the mobile carriers beginning in Summer 2014.

Part 1 (7:11) Click Here to Listen to Part 1 of Greg Sullivan Interview * Availability of Windows Phone 8.1 * Developer Preview Download * Cortana

Part 2 (3:53) Click Here to Listen to Part 2 of the Greg Sullivan Interview * World Flow (Shape Writing) * Setting new Guinness World Book of Records Speed Record

Part 3 (9:05) Click Here to Listen to Part 3 of Greg Sullivan Interview * Convergence of WP 8.1 and Surface RT * Explain departure of People Social Media Hub * World Market for Windows Phone 8.1

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Show Notes Reports: WWDC 2014: All Under the Hood with Cal Carson Click Here to Listen to Cal WWDC Report Computex 2014: A peek at the future of computing with Ed Rudel Click Here to Listen to Ed Computex Report Microsoft in the House Jerry Carlson, Microsoft Device Ninja and Jeffrey Garnai, Client Specialist present Microsoft’s new Surface Pro 3 and Windows Phone 8.1

Jeff Garnai, Client/Technical Solutions, Heartland District, Microsoft Surface Pro 3: Defining a new segment? Click Here to Listen to Jerry Carlson and Surface Pro 3 Windows Phone 8.1 Update: Look out world; this isn’t your grandpa’s WinPhone Click Here to Listen to Windows Phone 8.1 Windows Phone 8.1 Sets new Speed record (Greg Sullivan, VP Windows Phone, Microsoft) Greg Sullivan, VP Discusses New Features in Windows Phone 8.1 Microsoft Anti-Piracy Program Don Morrison, Director of US Anti-Piracy, Microsoft explains the cost of “stealing” unlicensed versions of MS software.

Click Here to Listen to Don Morrison Anti-Piracy Digital Crimes Unit Story Study Microsoft Software Piracy Website How Can You Tell Whether Your Software Is Authentic MiTechNews Report Subscribe to our co-branded MiTechNews Newsletter in collaboration with the Internet …

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Show Notes: The Frugal Computer Guy Who doesn’t like free? One of our listeners, Michael Rommety, has set up his own site The Frugal Computer Guy for free software and video tutorials to help you use them.

Listen to Mike Rometty, the Frugal Computer Guy Apple WWDC June 2, 2014: What is Apple’s Next Big Thing? Is this the year we see an Apple iWatch? Will software or hardware dominate the gathering in San Francisco next Monday? Has Apple still got its “mojo”?

Cal Carson’s Predictions for WWDC 2014 A Mighty Fine Phablet After a month of hands on use, Foster has a review of the giant 6″ Nokia Lumia 1520. Could this be the “bridge” device between the phone and the laptop for the busy, on-the-go information hound?

Click Here to Listen to Foster’s Lumia 1520 Review Read Foster’s Full Review of Lumia 1520 MiTechNews Report Subscribe to our co-branded MiTechNews Newsletter in collaboration with the Internet Advisor. Click Here to Listen to MiTechNews 5-31-14

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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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Motor City ComicCon Celebrates 25th Anniversary

Shane Hamelin with spice things up with news about Mtorcity ComicCon and a special “Find Shane” contest at the Convention in Novi on Sunday!

Guest Mark Waid is a freelance comic writer who is visiting the Motor City ComicCon in Novi this weekend.

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New Horizons Steps Up to Help GI’s Back Into the Workforce

Scott McLean, Vice President of Operations at New Horizons Great Lakes shares the latest program by New Horizons to offer special training to help former military reenter a tough job market.

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Reports From Two Satisfied Customers of Crowdfunding Site Shardae Rudel (Ed’s daughter) wants to raise support for her college internship this summer in London, England. Click here to see the site

Lauren Elliot, Shardae’s friend and inspiration for GoFundMe, faced a sudden financial crisis when her horse had a medical crisis. Friends came through on GoFundMe. Click here to see the site

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Show Notes: Hour 1 Rick Broida the Gadget Guy has a basket full of goodies for us:

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The GoKey

AOC’s Android-powered monitors

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Click Here For Randy Peck’s Analysis of Verdict Net Neutrality: Issue at FCC That Could Determine the Future of the Internet Click Here for Discussion about Net Neutrality Discussion

Mike Wendland has an impassioned opinion: Screwed Again Woody Leonhard: Net Neutrality Debate: Why you should care, Tech Giants Rally Against FCC’s New Proposed Rules on Net Neutrality MiTechNews Report

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Show Notes Hour 1 FIRST Robotics World Championship Report Don Bossi, President of FIRST gives the big picture on the recently completed World Championship in St. Louis, MO.

Click Here to Listen to Don Bossi FIRST Pres WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS The Story of FIRST (Morgan Freeman) FIRST Robotics Programs 2014 FIRST Championship Winners Team Rush, the proud winners of the prestigious Chairman’s Award join the Internet Advisors in studio to share the excitement and goals for their future. Pictured with the banner are Camron Razdar, Dean’s Award (Highest Individual Award) and Team Rush 27 (Chairman’s Award-Highest Team Honor), John Havel, Carter Zielinski and Derek Joslin. Congratulations to Team Leaders Steve Hyer and Kyle Hughes.

Click Here to Listen to Team RUSH 27 Champions 2014 Team Rush 27 Video Midwest Technology Leaders Symposium Leading the Charge: The Next Decade of Innovation, Disruption and Consumerization. Tracy-Ann and Rob Palmer announce the upcoming Midwest Technology Leaders Symposium May 14, 2014.

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Show Notes: Hour 1 Taking Tech’s Temp: Quarterly Reports for Apple and Microsoft Hold Surprises What happened to iPad sales? Is Microsoft rebounding fast enough to survive?

Apple Q2 Microsoft Q3 Facebook Q1 Amazon Click Here to Listen to Quarterly Reports The ABC’s of Password Managers What kinds are there? How do the work? Do you have to pay for them? What are the best?

The Best Password Managers: Neil J. Rubenking

Password Managers: Mike Wendland

Six Great Password Managers: Neil J. Rubenking, 2011

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Click Here to Listen to MiTechNews and Podcast Channel Subscribe to our co-branded MiTechNews Newsletter in collaboration with the Internet Advisor. Check out our new Podcast Channel 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 only dumb question….is the one you don’t ask!

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Show Notes: Hour 1 Team Rush Wins FIRST Robotics State Championship Steve Hyer and Team Rush members, Cameron Razdar and Jennifer Ray report on their exciting win and the upcoming World FIRST Robotics Championships in St. Louis, MO on April 25, 2014.

Click Here to Listen to Steve Hyer and Team Rush Stopping the Bleeding from Heartbleed Richard Stiennon, Chief Research Analyst at IT-Harvest, is a noted security expert and our frequent contributor, gives us the big picture on the Heartbleed bug which has been described as one of the worst security holes in Internet history because of the depth of impact. Ironically it has been generally unexploited for over two years until it was discovered recently by security researchers. Richard gives us the big picture of the consequences of this bug and what we can do about it.

Click here to listen to Richard Stiennon Firefox Browser Plug-in That Checks for Heartbleed Vulnerability The Business of Promoting Michigan’s Business Business makes Michigan tick and Michigan’s businesses are the primary concern of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Mike Finney, President and CEO of the MEDC joins us to talk about …

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Hour 1 Click here to listen to Hour 1: Governor Rick Snyder and Dave Sawyer of Microsoft

Saturday, April 12, 2014 from 4 to 5 PM, The Internet Advisors welcome Michigan’s Chief Nerd in Residence, Governor Rick Snyder to WJR’s studios. Michigan’s chief executive discussed: * Cyber Range to help combat cyber attacks, * STEM (Science, Technology Engineering and Mathematics) education for our Michigan youth, and * The entrepreneurial culture and how it affects growing technology businesses in Michigan

MiTechNews Report MiTechNews 4_12_14 The MiTechNews Report is a weekly feature with Mike Brennan, editor and publisher of MiTechNews.com which focuses on technology headlines and the impact of our tate’s growing high tech sector.

Subscribe to our co-branded MiTechNews Newsletter in collaboration with the Internet Advisor. Hour 2 Click Here to Listen: Hr 2 Seg 1 Dave Sawyer and Jeff Ingalsbe Windows XP is Gone and Windows 8.1 Update is Here Dave Sawyer from Microsoft’s Heartland Offices in Ann Arbor joins us to answer questions about the new look of Windows 8.1 Update and the world after XP!

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Show Notes: Hour 1 Rick Broida is way too young to be a curmudgeon, but he’s getting there quickly! In this show Rick, our Gadget Guy and noted Cheapskate columnist takes a common sense, hard-nosed look at:

Microsoft Office… Alternatives to the world’s premiere office suite. The battle between phone systems, e.g. Apple vs Android. Worse than the Crusades Set Top Boxes Battle for Your TV: Amazon Fire vs. Roku vs. Apple TV vs. ??? Click here to listen to Rick Broida

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Subscribe to our co-branded MiTechNews Newsletter in collaboration with the Internet Advisor. Protecting Intellectual Property: Randall Peck, Senior Counsel

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Online Tech 20th Anniversary Yan Ness, CEO Online Tech, the Midwest’s premier managed data center operator, serves a growing demand for secure and compliant hosting for enterprise organizations with mission-critical applications and data.

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Office for the iPad Arrives Click Here for Office for iPad discussion

Making the XP Transition Click Here for XP Transition Discussion

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ITA and New Horizons Computer Learning Centers.ITC, the nation’s largest independent electricity transmission companyWarner, Norcross & Judd attorneys at law.

Subscribe to our co-branded MiTechNews Newsletter in collaboration with the Internet Advisor. Hour 2: Answering Your Questions

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Tim Thewes, GM at Microsoft’s flagship store in Troy’s Somerset Collection announced a $100 offer to Win XP owners willing to switch to another platform.Make your way to the Microsoft Store in Troy for your deal. Remember, this is good when you upgrade to any device with Win 8.1 from any manufacturer and includes free data transfer.

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Show Notes: Spring Cleaning for your Social Media Emily Hay of Hay There Social Media shares 9 Tips for Small Business Owners to Spring Clean Your Social Media Profiles – Hay There Social Media | Social Media Marketing & Management Services for Small Businesses .

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The Legend of The Nain Rouge (Red Dwarf) Graphic Novel Becomes a Kickstarter Project Author Joe Bastian is moving his book about the sinister Detroit legend of Le Nain Rouge from the printed page to an online graphic novel.

Carl Winans, producer and digital storyteller, explains the process.

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April 8, 2014 Super Download Day for Microsoft Justin Coffey of Apex Digital Solutions reveals the bonanza of downloads and updates coming from Microsoft on April 8, 2014. (hints: updates, games and iPhone 8.1)

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Show Notes: Hearing is Seeing Podcast 1329 July 27, 2013 Ted Lennox, our veteran technologist for the blind, introduces Robert Pakko, young inventor of audio aid for the blind. The eleventh grader at Dearborn High School has developed sound object identifier to let you know when there is something in front or to the side of a person. The signals provide a different musical note depending where an object is located.

Helping blind learn to use computer technology: Contact John Whitacre at www.ichallenged.org Google Glasses Help the Autistic Paul Louden, a 30 year old Asperger’s Syndrome adult from Houston ,was selected as one of the bold creative individuals to test out the new Google Glass. Paul has his own radio broadcast, called Understanding Autism and will talk about how the Google Glasses can help the autistic.

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Show Notes Microsoft Store Grand Opening in Detroit Foster Braun and Cal Carson attended the grand opening of the Microsoft Store at the Somerset Collection in Troy, MI Friday, June 28. Report includes Steve Balmer’s address, statement by Lt. Gov. Calley, Tim Thewes, Store Manager and customers attending.

Microsoft Store Grand Opening

Smartphone….Smart choice?

Learn what smartphone Foster Braun chose after the discussion on air and on Facebook last week.

Hour 2: Answering Listener Questions. 800-859-0957 Email your questions to us by going to the Contact Us button on our home page. It’s as easy as that.

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Show Notes: Hour 1: Mike Amman, President and CEO of the San Joaquin Partnership is a Pioneer Entrepreneur and Technology Analyst. He looks at trends in 2012 that will set the tone for 2013 in the digital world. Is wearable computing just over the horizon? What forces will shape the computers we use and what they can do?

Richard Stiennon, International CyberSecurity Analyst is a frequent expert guest on the show and has consulted companies around the globe on security issues. 2012 was characterized by massive data breaches; will our information be any safer in 2013? What are the new threats? How do we protect ourselves?

Aaron Guilimette, VP IT Apex Digital aka. Windows 8 Man will talk about what’s gone right and wrong with Microsoft’s most ambitious remake of their OS in over 20 years. Tips and tricks to help all those who found a Windows 8 machine in their stocking.Hour 2:

Hour 2: Predictions 2012, How Did They Do?

Ed Rudel, Cal Carson, Foster Braun and Shane Hamelin face the music and listen to their 2012 Predictions

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Hour 1: * Girrrl Power and the Future of the Web: Four young women won the recent web design contest put on by Michigan Council of Women in Technology

Rachel Xiang, Plymouth Canton Educational Park, Canton (Advanced Division)

Annie Fu, Plymouth Canton Educational Park, Canton (Advanced Division)

Jackie Kwapisz, Lake Shore HS, St. Clair Shores (Beginner Division)

Girls’ Winning Websites * Windows 8 Answer Man: Aaron Guilimette, Apex Digital: Dealing with the differences in IE 10 on the Desktop and the Modern User Interface (Tiles)

Hour 2: * Michigan Cyber Range: Boot Camp for Cyber Warriors: Don Welch, Pres. & CEO Merit Network, Inc.

Detroit 2.0: How to keep college grads in Detroit with Sandy Welch, college tech intern and Dr. Azarias Reda of Mertiful.com.
Infinity Hour: Band Delivering Music in the 21st Century. Teen band has unique approach to sharing its music. Listen to their original hit : Help Me Recall
Tis the Season to Go Social: Emily Hay, President of HayThere Social Media shares holiday highlights in social media: Snapchat: “Kid Friendly” Sexting, Pinterest catches criminals and Facebook shows your highlights for 2012

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Infinity Hour is a vibrant group of young folks who have burst on the musical scene in Southeast Michigan and are finding a voice on the Internet. In March of 2012 one of their songs, “No Mister Nice Guy”, was selected as a semi-finalist in the 2010 International Songwriting Competition (ISC) out of over 15,000 songs in 115 countries!!

Soaring vocal melodies, monster guitar riffs and guaranteed radio-ready hits – it’s not what you’d expect from a 16 year old girl and three guys who aren’t even old enough to drink. But Infinity Hour isn’t your typical bunch of teenagers. Despite their youth, all five members have been playing music for years, and their current mix of bright pop hooks and moody alternative rock is proof they’ve come of age.

Infinity Hour first coalesced in 2008, when powerhouse vocalist Jena Asciutto was just 12 years old. The band had previously honed their skills playing covers of both classic rock songs and contemporary alternative hits, but with the addition of Asciutto’s distinctive voice, Infinity Hour underwent a transformation of style and substance that is still in progress. Over the past …

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Show Notes: * Technology and Education: Cure or Curse: Steve Hyer, CEO IGD Solutions and Member of the Clarkston, MI School Board. Also joining Steve will be a group of students involved in the FIRST Robotics Team from Clarkston, Team Rush 27. * Cash Mobs: Andrew Samtoy, co-founder of Cash Mobs Cleveland. A creative and fun way to help small businesses and rejuvenate community. * Tracking Snow Plows: Russ Hanshue and Dave Wilburn have developed an application which allows Ann Arbor citizens to know where the snow plows are in order find the best route to work or avoid shoveling the driveway more than once.

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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.

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Show Notes * Ready or Not: Microsoft to force users into IE 8 (Win XP) or IE 9 (Vista & Win 7): Susan Bradley, Senior Editor, Windows Secrets Newsletter. * Ready or Not: Facebook will soon make everyone use Timeline: Emily Hay, Internet Advisor Social Media Expert and CEO of Hay There Social Media * Deadline Nears for Applicants to Michigan Council of Women in Technology Scholarships: Charlotte Decker, MCWT VP and Auto Club Group, VP and CTO * The Mac Minute with Erik Anderson

A visit with Allen Park Cub Scouts 1051 and their families.

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Beware the love rats, impostors, criminals and scammers, looking for love online. Romancescams.com seeks to expose these criminals and warn lonely hearts that have already been broken too often. Show Notes: * Paul Eisenstein of The Detroit Bureau returns with a wrap up of the hugely successful North American International Auto Show that wraps up this weekend with special focus on new technology in cars. * “Pinky” from www.romancescam.com and “Monique” uncover scams that prey on lonely people seeking companionship on the Web. * Erik Anderson: The Mac Minute reports on Apple’s big publishing news: iBooks 2.0

Because we will be on the air until 6 PM there will be plenty of time for your questions about computers and the Internet. Don’t miss your chance, call 1 880 859-0957

Happy Birthday to Ed Rudel!

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CES Report 2012: A roundtable discussion about the world’s largest consumer electronics show.
Paul Eisenstein, TheDetroitBureau.com on 2012 NAIAS and technology
Ed Rudel: PC Magazine Security Software Review
Teleworking in Michigan Report 2011: Christopher R. McGovern, Manager, Research Development, Connected Nation

Hour 2: The Team share emails and call listeners to answer their computer and Internet questions. Note that during Network shows you can email your question to us by clicking the Contact Us button on the homepage and sending us an email. Be sure to include your phone number and you could be one of the listeners we consult with over the phone during the Network show. ***Podcast: January 14, 2012 – Hour 1

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Show Notes This is our super-sized 2012 predictions show (along with a little accountability for 2011!) Each of our hosts comment on key areas of the Internet and computing for 2012.

Gary Baker: Unexpected Internet Trends for 2012
Ed Rudel: Media, Science and Technology Predictions for 2012
Cal Carson & Erik Anderson: Apple Top 10 Predictions
Emily Hay (Our new Social Media expert): Social Media Predictions for 2012

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Mike Wendland (aka PC Mike) joins us to talk about his Super Healthy Me campaign. Then as PC Mike he will pull out his crystal ball and tell us what he sees coming in 2012.

Steve Hyer, CEO of IGD Solutions will talk about the role of ISP. Everything you’ve wanted to ask your Internet Provider but never had the chance to.

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We’re also delighted to introduce Rick Broida, a Detroit area resident, who writes the Cheapskate Blog for CNET, the nation’s premier techno information source. Rick will focus on What’s the Best Tablet to Buy?

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Podcast: December 3, 2001 – Hour 1 Steve and Mattie DeDoes

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The ABC’s of Twitter: Emily Hay of Hay There Social Media will conduct a course in the basics of Twitter. She promises to make it simple enough that even a grandpa like Foster can understand! ;-)) Emily will also talk about how to use Twitter effectively in business applications and the crew will discuss the different social media that they use at home and in business including:

*Twitter’s innovative use for solving customer service issues,
*Twitter’s impact on live conferences/events,
*Twitter as an industry research tool,
*”Twitter parties” for one’s business – collaborative (& even sponsorship) opportunities

Click here for Emily’s Twitter Basics outline.

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Don’t forget that the second hour of our show is dedicated to answering your computer questions and talking with listeners who have emailed us their computer concerns.

Coming Dec. 3, 2011…Live broadcast on WJR with the newly revised Internet Advisor theme music: “Cutting Edge” featuring composer Steve DeDoes who created our original sound track and now is aided by his talented son Mattie. Both will be in our studios to play live and talk about the new theme for a new decade.…

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Outsource to Detroit: Tim Bryan, CEO of GalaxE.Solutions, Detroit talks about why he brought his successful software company from New Jersey to Detroit and why other companies should do the same.

Internet Usability: what does that really mean? Cynthia Zimber VP, Business Development TecEd, Inc. How to be sure that your customers really love and use your website to its fullest?

Having The Talk with our Kids: Trend Micro’s Natalie Severino, Director, Consumer Product Marketing shares and eGuide that shows you how to talk with your kids about the the digital dangers that lurk on the Internet.

Stick around for our second hour or enjoy it on our podcast when we talk with listeners about problems that they have sent us through the Contact Us form on our home page. There’s always something new to share. Interview: Tim Bryan

Interview: Cynthia Zimber

Interview: Natlie Severino

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Show Notes: * Thailand Floods threaten the iCloud. * 48 Hrs. with Windows Phone 7.5 Mango * Apple issues a patch for iOS5 * Amazon’s new tablet catches Fire!

Our second hour is dedicated to answering questions that our listeners send on through our Contact Us.

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Show Notes: National Geographic Animal Jam : Brady Barr reptile expert and host of Nat Geo WILD’s Dangerous Encounters.

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder declares importance of broadband in state recovery: Phillip Brown, Director, Government Affairs & Advocacy, Connected Nation

Online Tech: New Frontiers in Cloud Computing and HIPAA Certification: Mike Klein, Pres. and COO of Online Technologies.

Don’t forget that the second hour of our show is when you will get loads of tips on maintaining, upgrading and enjoying your PC or Mac. We also answer listeners’ questions emailed to us during the week. You too can get your questions answered on air by visiting our homepage, clicking on Contact Us and entering the required fields. Its free and it could be the answer you’ve been waiting for.

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Show Notes: * Robert Nazarian, Editor in Chief of Talkandroid.com talks about Ice Cream Sandwich, the latests release of the Android OS. * Cellphone Debt Collectors Law: Eileen Ambrose, Baltimore Sun * Michael Amman: President and CEO of Economic Development for the Benefit of San Joaquin Partnership in Northern California (near Napa Valley was one of the original investors and Board Members of OnlineTech. Among many other tech tales, he was asked to give Internet seminars in India during the Internet’s formative years. He grew up in Jackson and led economic development groups in different parts of Michigan, before heading West.

Erik Anderson brings us the latest gossip from the Cupertino orchard with The MacMinute

Our second hour is dedicated to answering our listeners’ tech questions from “spinning beachballs of death” to learning how to install Time Code on videos they create. Don’t miss these excellent answers and check out Ed’s Excellent ToolKit on our homepage.

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Education Embraces E-learning: Jim Rarus and Anupam Chugh talk about RESA’s role is expanding education in Wayne County through online resources.

Celebrating the iPod’s 10th Anniversary: The little device that shook the world.

Here kitty, kitty. Taming Lion and installing iOS5 on Apple devices.

Our second hour is focused on answering listener questions that have been sent to us by email. We will tackle each issue in a roundtable format and even call some of our listeners to answer their questions personally. Don’t miss this segment of our show.

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Microsoft Security Intelligence Report: Dave Sawyer, Technical Director, MS Heartland Office, provides an overview of the security threat landscape and tips for consumers on how to stay protected.

Michigan’s Broadband Connection Report: Eric Frederick, Connect Michigan state program manager discusses the state of broadband deliver in the Wolverine State.

iPhone 4Gs is in the wild and Cal Carson, a member of MacGroup Detroit and our resident Apple expert along with Erik Anderson (producer of The Mac Minute) discuss the arrival this week of the next generation of iPhones along with iCloud and iOS5.

The second hour of the program is focused on answering your tech questions that have been emailed to us and even to talking with some lucky listeners about solving their problems. Don’t miss it!

Interview: Dave Sawyer

Interview: Eric Frederick

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The Steve Jobs’ Legacy: Terry White, President MacGroup Detroit
Cell Phones in the Classroom: Dale Palmer, 9th Grade English Teacher, Plymouth High School & Prof. Patrick Dickson, MSU Ed.
Michigan Emerging: Kelli Baird, Arizka announces a statewide event in November that will bring together the people, the resources and the connections required for entrepreneurs to prosper. Speakers will include Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder.
Erik Anderson* will present his post-apocalyptic Mac Minute***

Be sure to join our studio experts with your calls during the second hour of our live program to find instant answers to your computer problems. Podcast: October 8, 2011 – Hour 1

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Jason Lambiris, CEO of Apex Digital Solutions in Sterling Heights, a Microsoft Gold Partner attended TEDxDetroit and provides a review of this amazing event along with Gary.

Andrea Woroch: Resources for adding to your electronic bookshelf and reviewing the Amazon Fire.

The changing face of journalism: Nick Bilton, NY Times Bits Blog, How navigation, aggregation and narrative are changing our lives and behavior. Nick is the author of I Live in the Future & Here’s How It Works.

Erik Anderson has The Mac Minute with the final rumors leading up to next week’s iPhone 5 launch on Tuesday, Oct. 4.

Hour 2 of the program is dedicated to answering questions that listeners have emailed to us. We call them back to give our advice. Podcast: October 1, 2011 – Hour 1

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Facebook Follies: Understanding all the changes with Emily Hay, Social Network specialist

TEDX Detroit: Charlie Wollborg curator, TEDX will discuss this exciting creative event coming to the Motor City. (TED videos)

Making Mobile Work for Your Business: David Proegler Principal Consultant for Latitude Consulting Group Saline, MI

Hour 2 Michigan Cyber Summit : Dan Lohrmann, CTO for the State of Michigan

Listener email question call back.

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Show Notes: * *Review of Windows 8 Developers’ Release: Rich Jaroslovsky,* Bloomberg News Tech Columnist gives an overview of the Developers’ version of Microsoft’s next gen. operating system released Tues., Sept 13, 2011

Helping Law Enforcement Catch Identity Thieves: Detective Fountain, Detroit PD and Mike Prusinski, LifeLock Senior VP talk about helping law enforcement deal effectively with this growing, devastating crime.

Ann Arbor software firm expansion signals important growth in Michigan. Gary Evans, General Manager in Michigan of HookLogic announces doubling office space in Ann Arbor and adding a whole new group of employees.

Erik Anderson has the latest Apple ~~rumors~~ News with his The Mac Minute. More iPhone 5 sightings?

Our second hour is dedicated to answering listeners emails as we call them back during the show to answer their questions on the air. You can be part of a future show by submitting your email question through our Contact Form on the homepage. Don’t miss your chance to be part of the program! Podcast: September 17, 2011 – Hour 1

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Ed Rudel, Cal Carson, Foster Braun, Erik Anderson, Shane Hamelin

Show Notes: * Fun and Games with Paul Thelen, Founder of Big Fish Games . * 21st Century Terrorism: Richard Stiennon, author and expert on cyber warfare, Richard will be a keynote speaker at the upcoming Michigan Cyber Summit in Oct. * Janette Phillips, Ex. Dir. of Michigan Council of Women in Technology Career Fair, Sat. Sept. 17, 2011

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Show Notes: * Kyle deBeausset: Founder of the pro-migrant blog, Citizen Orange and a campaigner for Presente.org, a grassroots, Latino political action group. * Joshua Waldman, author of Job Searching with Social Media For Dummies. Helping job seekers understand the power of social media to help land their next job. * Tina Watson: How Baker’s Dozen Helps IT pros find work through LinkedIn.com. (BTW the Baker is our own Gary Baker!)

Don’t forget that the second hour of the program is dedicated to answering your computer questions at 1-800-859-0957 *This week we are going to be including a couple of the *email questions that we have received through our Contact Us tab on the home page. Listen in and learn how your email can turn into a phone call from the Internet Advisor crew on one of our upcoming programs. See the posting A New Way to Get Your Questions Answered on the Internet Advisor under the Advice column on our homepage.****

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Show Notes: Brad Zutaut:. Co-founder of FindMyPetNow.com integrates with Facebook and Twitter. They have collaborated with WagIt

Finding Hidden Highways: Becky Repp, co-editor of American Road Magazine

eCampus.com is the Internet’s leading online destination to help students rent, buy, trade in or trade up their academic textbooks. Matt Taylor and Sean Johnson will explain how they have improved their service to your budding genius.

The second hour of our show is dedicated to answering your questions at 1 800-859-0957.

*Don’t miss a special announcement about a new way to get your questions answered on the air during our show!*** Podcast: August 20, 2011 – Hour 1

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Comcast to Deliver New Business Class Ethernet Products: Jeff Freyer, Heartland Region Comcast Business Division, VP of Comcast Business Services will be our guest.
Identity Theft on University Campuses: Tami Nealy,LifeLock Senior Director of Corporate Communications, a Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist, and a Michigan native.
Global Tech Ministries: Steve Beck, recycling computers for missions and the poor.

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3G in the Jungle: Zandy and Jenny DeBeausset grow shrimp in Guatemala’s Pacific coast with the help of excellent high speed Internet. Also in studio was their son Kyle who is a proponent for protecting undocumented people in the US at his blog and Presente.
CyberStyletto, a new cyber crime novella from Mike Brennan and Gian DeTorre. Rich Steinnon also in studio, expert in Cyber Crime and Cyber Warfare.
How to Buy a Back to School Computer: Mark Kyrnin, Computers at About.com.
Is Your ISP Cheating You? A recent FCC study suggests that many are shortchanging their clients. Matt Wood of Freepress.net will be with us to talk about this subject and the proposed merger of AT&T with Mobile. Test your connection speed at MLAB.

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Show Notes: * “7 Tech-Friendly Recommendations for Baby Boomers”: Kate Rabe Forgach explains some great technology to help ripening “Boomers”. * Oakland County Wins Honors for Technology Savvy:Phil Bertolini, Deputy County Executive/Chief Information Officer, brags a little about the Detroit suburb winning honors from The Center for Digital Government. * Maker Faire is coming to Detroit this weekend bringing more than 300 inventors together at the Shrine of Invention, The Henry Ford in Dearborn, MI

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Show Notes: * Angie’s List: Cheryl Reed, Communications Director, shares what the list is and does for consumers like you and us. * Hands on with Spotify: Casey Johnston, associate writer, Ars Technica will share her insights into the new music service just arriving in the US. * Apple Lion OSX Review: Bill Carver and Terry White, Pres. MacGroup Detroit outline the features in Apple’s newest operating system.

Erik Anderson’s MacMinute details the major Apple launches this week.

The second hour of the show is all yours. Call us with your computer questions at 800-859-0957 and let our tech experts help you find a solution. Podcast: July 23, 2011 – Hour 1 Podcast: July 23, 2011 – Hour 2 Angieslist Review Spotify Review Lion OS X Review Tweet …

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Show Notes: Noted Internet Columnist Mike Elgan returns to describe his Strict Google+ Diet. Mike has abandoned all other forms of social networking…even Skype…in favor of strictly using the tools involved in Google+ He even gave some of our guys special invites to Google+ so that we have had a chance to play with it. Will this be the new “Facebook Killer” in the same way that Facebook dispatched My Space? Learn about all the bells and whistles that Google+ offers for free and decide for yourself.

Cal Carson will share some of the highlights of the upcoming Mac Group Meeting. Ed Rudel will reveal his plans for a “Survival Thumb Drive” with the essential applications for defeating your computer’s foes.

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Show Notes: * Microsoft Remote Workers Study: Jason Rook, Microsoft Heartland Area Partner Manager. Study found that Detroit information workers aren’t using telecommunications as much as they might. What are the consequences for Detroit? How can new MS Office 365 help bridge the gap? * MCWT scholarship winners: Tamara Grzebyk, University Graduate Scholarship from Plymouth, Michigan and Beth Hadley, High School Scholarship from Novi. These outstanding young women won scholarships from the Michigan Council of Women in Technology. Charlotte Decker, MCWT VP of Program Development & Scholarships and VP and C TO of Auto Club Group will discuss the MCWT’s efforts to encourage more young women to make Information Technology and Computing their life goal.

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Show Notes: On Thursday, June 30, the Michigan Public Service Commission and its partner, Connect Michigan released a new and in-depth report on Michigan’s broadband development and rate of adoption. Phillip Brown, from Connected Nation will join Gary Baker and the guys to talk about the state of broadband deployment in Michigan and the vital role it plays in the Renaissance of this Great Lake State.

Erik Anderson has The Mac Minute to report on all the dust up over Apple’s new video editing platform Final Cut Pro X.

Most importantly there will be lots of time for you to get your questions answered about your computer on this holiday weekend show.

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Show Notes: * FBI Breaks Up Two Big Scareware Rings Matthew Schwartz, of Information Week is the author of an article about International collaboration leading to busting spammers and hackers on both sides of the Atlantic this week. * Time to Move up to IE9 Susan Bradley is a contributing editor to Windows Secrets Newsletter and a Small Business Server and Security MVP. She contends that it’s time for serious Vista and Win 7 PC owners to step up to Internet Explorer 9. * 4G WiMax is Here! Dominic Serra of 123Net talks about the exciting developments in delivering 4G speeds through WiMax (long distance wireless digital communication) to businesses and consumers.

Foster Braun, Ed Rudel and Kurt Hines will also discuss some changes coming to Malwarebytes and the changing world of Anti-virus software. Erik Anderson (Mr. Mac) brings his weekly The Mac Minute for the select who just can’t go a week without their dose of Apple rumors! 😉

And of course our second hour is YOUR hour to call us with your computer and internet problems.

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Show Notes * Hack Attack: Chloe Albegensius, PCMag.com editor Who are these groups that have openly attacked banks, businesses and even the CIA? What is their purpose? Why haven’t they been caught? * Online Bank for the Disabled; Brad Saul President and CEO of Prime Access who is disabled himself, has developed specialized software to help the disabled with banking. Bridgeview Bank * A few of our favorite things: Cal, Foster and Shane will share a favorite device or software program with our listeners.

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Show Notes: * Yan Ness of OnlineTech guest in studio : –IPV6 Day and iCloud Webinar * Mark Hatch, CEOTechShop Detroit: A high tech workshop that inventors can rent to create new products! * Apple unwraps 3 new things and One More Thing at WWDC this week. * Erik Anderson will join Cal Carson to discuss the highlights of WWDC instead of his weekly The Mac Minute

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All about Windows 8: Jeffrey Van Camp, Digital Trends , Writer

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Show Notes: * Picking Google’s Wallet: Andrew Nusca, Associate Editor, ZDnet Between the Lines explains the new personal financial service from Google and the pro’s and con’s including PayPay’s suit against the service. * 6 Retailer Trends for 2011:Andrea Woroch , Shopping expert on how to get the most for your dollar * Holiday Road Trip Itineraries: Becky Repp, co-founder of American Road Magazine shares their website’s favorite spot: Road Trip Itineraries to help plan your summer vacations on the backroads of America. (Disclosure: Foster Braun is a paid contributor to American Road Magazine.) * Erik Anderson’s**The Mac Minute with up to the minute news/rumors/trends in Apple computing.

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Craig Newmark founder of nationally famous Craig’s List talks about his new venture Craigconnects seeks to benefit non-profits.
DO IPADS REALLY TEACH TODDLERS TO READ? Prof. Karen Pacoriek, Dept. of Early Childhood Education EMU
Wacky Warning Labels: Top 5 National Finalists, Bob Dorigo Jones, Northville, MI resident is president of Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch (M-LAW) and uses the contest as a way of highlighting the cost to all of us of frivolous lawsuits. Bob also has a daily 60 second radio commentary called Let’s Be Fair.
The Mac Minute with Erik Anderson features the latest Apple Computer news including the 10th Anniversary of their Apple Stores.

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RIP Skype?:Bloomberg News technology analyst Rich Jaroslovsky is our guest to talk about the impact and implications of Microsoft buying Skype.
Glo Bible, creator Nelson Sana, talks about new applications of 2010 Bible of the Year on the iPad and iPhone.
Shane Hamelin, from the help desk of CompuQuest USA Inc. is our guest tech expert sitting in for Ed Rudel.
Erik Anderson has The Mac Minute to keep us up to date on all things Apple.

Don’t forget that the entire second hour is dedicated to answering your questions. Gary Baker will be a judge at this year’s Fifth Annual Battle of the Entrepreneurial Improv **Podcast: May 14, 2011 – Hour 1

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Mac Under Attack: Cal Carson leads the discussion of this week’s news stories about hacker attacks aimed at Apple computers.
Osama bin Laden’s death unleashes a blizzard of malware. Gary, Ed and Cal discuss some of the alternative security software to the big names in Security.
Interview with Jay Elliott author of THE STEVE JOBS WAY: iLEADERSHIP FOR A NEW GENERATION
Remote Assistance for Computers: Our expert tech guys Ed and Cal are joined by Shane Hamelin, on of the online techs at CompuQuest Inc. who helps listeners out using remote assistance software.
Erik Anderson has The Mac Minute with the latest in Apple news and rumors…most often rumors and…

Our second hour is dedicated exclusively to answering listener questions.

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Gary, Ed and Foster will discuss a new way of looking at creating passwords that are simpler but safer.
WhatWasThere.com Steve Glauberman , CEO of Enlighten, has created a virtual time machine of sorts that allows users to navigate familiar streets as they appeared in the past.
Ryan Guerra from Rice University helped develop the nation’s first Super WiFi system for underserved urban and rural customers.
Ben Carpenter, long time listener and helper, has some suggestions for safety when making online purchases.
Erik Anderson brings us his weekly The Mac Minute.

Don’t forget that Hour 2 is dedicated to answering your questions.

Rice Univ. Grad. Student Ryan Guerra Explains Super WiFi

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Tracy-Ann Palmer and Kelli Baird from Arzika, producers of the Midwest Technology Leaders Conference will join us in studio.
Mobil Diva: Angela Kujava, Marketing Director for Logic Solutions discusses business apps for mobile devices.
Future Midwest Conference April 28-29, 2011 | Eastern Market, Detroit
Erik Anderson will have a Mac Minute report for us and the second hour of the show features…YOU and your questions at 800-859-0957

Links From The ShowLivio Radio

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Meet Todd Girdis of Intelli Home Systems Todd’s company has excellent systems to provide peace of mind for caregivers and security for seniors that give them the opportunity to live independently and safely. Excellent services for aging parents or other for whom you have the responsibility of care.
Thinking of starting your own website? Vince Chmielewski of VC Web Design is the man we called on and has a bag full of tips on making your site excellent. The ABC’s of site building.

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Ed Rudel Special Search Tips (Click on link to hear the segment of our 4/09/11 program where we discuss the tips and the new addition to the Toolkit)

Can you imagine the internet without web search capabilities? We would have to know specific web site addresses for every web site we visit. A simple comparison would be memorizing all of the phone numbers we use on a daily basis and if we needed to find a new business or person we would have to look the information using the yellow or white pages.

Internet search portals provide the ability to type in a simple name, phase, or question and display a list of web site links that contain the words you provided. These search results can be overwhelmingly huge and may or may not pertain to the information you were looking for.

The more specific the information you provide (the search criteria) the better the results. Internet sites like “Google, Bing, Yahoo, or About.com are continuously refining and improving but there are a number of tips you can use to improve your Search results on your favorite Internet search site.

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The first hour of our show is dedicated to an organization that has been around for 35 years supporting PC enthusiasts. Guests: Steve Yuhasz, Jim Rarus, Bob Clyne and Warner Mach. (See our Internet Advisor Facebook page for a complete photo gallery.) We’ll not only talk about the history of computing but discuss “The Future is Now”. Ed Rudel will have a special segment on “Successful Searching”, tips to help you find exactly what you’re looking for on the Internet.

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Focus on Stop, Think, Connect Forum, Walsh College, Tues. 5-7 PM Troy Campus

Bruce McConnell, Dept. of Homeland Security Senior Counselor for Cybersecurity, part of National Initiative for Cybersecurity Awareness
Nan Poulios, Director of the Information Assurance Center and assistant professor, Business Information Technology at Walsh College

Michelle Hackman, a blind senior at Great Neck High School, New York won second place in the Intel Talent Search and $75,000 for a science test that involved separating teens from their cell phones and measuring their anxiety.

The Flying Anderson Brothers (Erik and Scott) hold their official weigh-in to determine which one of them has lost the biggest percent of body weight over the past year and wins a brand new iPad 2.

Link: Restoring your computer with an external hard drive: Crash Plan

Hours 2 and 3: Don’t forget that we will also have two solid hours to answer all your computer and internet questions.

Walsh College-Stop, Think, Connect Forum

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Special return guest Josh Linkner outlines the kind of thinking and acting that will put America back on its feet again as a creative hotbed. Josh is a serial entrepreneur who founded ePrize and a handful of other successful ventures. During our interview Josh will share a five step process to getting the most creativity out of your life and/or organization. Among other things Josh is an accomplished jazz musician and writes an insightful blog
We will also be hearing about Apple’s latest moves from Erik Anderson’s Mac Minute report and Cal Carson will give us the highlights of the upcoming MacGroup Detroit Meeting this coming Sunday.
Then we will have TWO FULL HOURS of taking your phone calls and finding answers to your computer questions with Gary, Ed, Cal and Foster. Call us toll free between 5-7 PM at 800-859-0957.
TeachParentsTech.org
Disappearing DVD/CD Drive Solution

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Eric Abbot, Microsoft Online Solution Specialist, talks about Microsoft’s Imagine Cup, encouraging next generation of computing geniuses
Alumni of LifeCode Team, Steve Markovitch and Kun Wang from Wayne State University hope to compete in July 8-13th in New York City for the Imagine Cup with their new project Moov .
A brand new service from Google to help kids explain the Internet and computing to their parents and grandparents:TeachParentsTech.org

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Podcast: March 19, 2011 – Hour 3

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You’re going to have to get your questions in quickly this week because we have just one hour to find answers for your computer problems. MSU Basketball starts at 3:00PM as the Spartans keep marching on to the big dance. So we will put everything else on hold to make sure you get an hour of answers for your questions.

Don’t forget to turn the clocks ahead one hour this Sunday

when we switch to Daylight Savings Time for 2011!

Remember or you’ll be an hour late for church or breakfast at very least! 😉

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Groupon: Kelsey O’Neill will explain how this great group discount site can help you shop till you drop for less!

Links From The ShowHotmail Help Hotline – 1-866-672-4551

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Show Notes * Dr. Tim Elmore author of Gen iY, a generation of young people we need to understand and guide . Also examining the youth movements that have driven the revolutions throughout the Middle East through Facebook and Twitter. * Rejeana R. Heinrich, one of three enterprising sisters who created www.michigan-made.com out of their homes in Standish, MI

Suggested links from show: Track your computer start up time with Soluto

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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

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Helping the Blind to See with Computers * John Whitacre, Dir. of Computer Training, Optometric Institute and Clinic of Metro Detroit * Dr. Bernard Miller, Dir. of Clinical Affairs, Optometric Institute and Clinic of Metro Detroit * *King Nelson*, Counselor, Michigan Commission for the Blind * Gina Demaggio, legally blind, and Roger Long, paraplegicand caller Nathantrained by OICMD * Robert Blake and friends, Montego Bay, Jamaica, trained to use computer by John Whitacre and OICMD staff.

Erik Anderson: The Mac Minute.

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Happy 13th Anniversary to the Internet Advisor with a very special cast of “characters”: Gary Baker, Ed Rudel, Foster Braun and the “Flying Anderson Brothers” Erik Mac Minute Man and Scott the Engineer. Our distinguished guests will include:

Vince Chmielewski representing VC Webdesign wrote the code that makes our homepage work (Members of Inner Circle Media who developed the graphics of our website will visit in the near future.)

Jan Gensheimer, President and Diane Durance, Program Committee Chair of New Enterprise Forum which is celebrating 25 yrs. of launching entrepreneurs.

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You read that correctly, we are on for a full THREE hours this Saturday, Jan. 29.

Our first hour features reporting directly from MacWorld Expo in San Franciso with Laura Phillips, Media Director for Handeholder, the Michigan-made iPad/tablet holder that is so successful. Mac Expert Cal Carson and Erik Anderson, host of The Mac Minute , rounds out the hour talking about up-coming Apple products and the impact that Apple is having on the PC’s that most of you use.

Best News: TWO HOURS of computer troubleshooting with Ed Rudel and Cal Carson to help you find answers to your digital dilemmas.

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Paul Eisenstein: Senior editor of The Detroit Bureau gives his comments on the “electrifying” North American International Auto Show which ends this Sunday at 7 PM.

Karen Sohl, from Cisco, chats with Gary about the brand new Linksys E4200 Dual Band N Router that he has been testing in his own home this week.

Ann King and two of her fellow grad students at California State University, East Bay have designed and built a way to travel Route 66 from Santa Monica to Amarillo, Texas, without moving an inch. Watch this video for the full story.

Erik Anderson has The Mac Minute report as excitement builds to the upcoming MacWorld Expo 2011 in San Francisco. And our second hour from 7-8 is dedicated to answering your computer questions.

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Hour 1: -Online Sales Show 14% Growth with Bob Cell, President of MyBuys

The 2011 North American International Auto Show : The Year of Electric Cars and Rolling Connection to the Internet with Paul Eisenstein of The Detroit Bureau

–Apple Announces the Arrival of the iPhone to Verizon in February The Mac Minute with Erik Anderson

Hour 2: Answering your computer questions 1-800-859-0957 1-800-859-0WJR Link: The Mac Minute

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Gary Baker, Ed Rudel, Cal Carson and Foster Braun return as we get an insider’s view of the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas from Mike Burns the inventor of the Michigan made “Handeholder”. Mike’s device has become enormously popular because it allows you to handle the iPad or any other tablet device easily from just about any angle. The guys also talk with Rob David, Executive Producer of The Handyman Show with Glenn Haege regarding CES. Rob had just returned from Las Vegas to give us his take on the event. Look for the return of Erik Anderson’s Mac Minute as Apple prepares to spoil the party for the competition with their upcoming announcements. We also be taking your phone calls in our second hour to answer your computer questions.

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What won’t happen in 2011 IPTV become mainstream Expect Malware and Spyware to target Tablet devices 11 predictions for 2011 Chris Obrian of the Mercury News Big Tech Predictions for 2011 (PC Mag) Twitter Predicts Slash Gear Top Predictions for 2011 Tweet

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Google Chrome OS and CR 84 Device

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Mark Zuckerberg Time Man/Person of the Year

iPhone and iPad rumors

Microsoft Gives Away 10 Free Products for IT and Home Users

iPhone Color Blind App.

Google set to map a new frontier: The human body

Download the new Chrome HTML 5 (beta) browser and explore the human body.

Nasty new virus: ThinkPoint

Moving theatre seats in Michigan

Once again Happy Holidays and a Blessed New Year.

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It’s a holiday gift edition featuring Dave Sawyer, Technical Director, Microsoft Technology Center Heartland District who loaded up his sleigh with a bag full of tech toys from tablets to Windowns 7 Phones for the geek in your lives, even if that’s you! Dave also talked about the changes in Microsoft’s recently released MS Office 2010. We are also delighted that Kurt Hines from VC Webdesign joined us again to help answer your tech questions.

Dave Sawyer’s Links From The Show – 12/11/10Mouse mischief for Microsoft Powerpoint

Sample lessons for teachers in the classroom

Video Demo Chemistry Add In For Word

Ribbon Hero A game to help you master the new features of Office 2010 and the ribbon.

Beta Bing travel planner for Outlook

Online Office 2010 Training Modules

Which Office 2010 Suite Is Right For You?

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Rishi Jaitly: Co-founder of Michigan Corps, a national philanthropy providing financial, intellectual, and human capital from across the country to outstanding social entrepreneurs and non-profits enriching Michigan.
Randy Dobbs: Author of Transformational Leadership, talks about the leadership that Michigan needs to get our state growing again.

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Podcast: December 4, 2010 – Hour 3

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Podcast: Randy Dobbs

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This week’s roundtable features a frequent guest and fresh voice, Kurt Hines of VC Webdesign .

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Stuxnet worm attacked Iran. It’s a modern day James Bond spy thriller without any 007’s.
Open source drivers written for Xbox Kinect create absolutely amazing applications.
The US government is starting to seize Peer to Peer sharing websites
Internet Censorship One Step Closer to Law
The rise of subscription viewing plan
Acer laptop with TWO touch screens
All the Roundtable experts want one thing for Christmas, can you guess what it was?

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Ann Arbor named 6th best digital city
Beatles live on iTunes. Why should anyone under 45 care?
Facebook Launches new Messaging tool.
Microsoft launches Kinect for XBox 360. Amazing interface based solely on user gestures. One million units sold in the first 10 days.
Was China guilty of hijacking the Internet?
First swap meet held at Detroit MacGroup
25 years of Microsoft screenshots
Gary shares insights from recent Michigan Emerging Conference.

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The gang was back with a special extended show which included:

Terry Cross, Founder of Windward Associates and Chairman of the Michigan Emerging Executive Board shares about Michigan Emerging, a conference designed to promote and connect innovators and entrepreneurs and the support system that exists only in Michigan. Michigan Emerging has been chosen as one of ten featured events in the nation for Global Entrepreneurship Week. During the week of November 15-21, over 30,000 events will take place across the nation to celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit — and Michigan Emerging is the only featured event in Michigan.

Steve Sadler, a frequent guest, will be sharing about his new book Exposure to Closure . Steve began Scate to help e-learning and then found that there was a huge field called “social media” and that his tools would work so well there.

Erik “Mac Man” Anderson(couldn’t keep calling him “Mac Boy” forever!) will report on Apple’s huge patch release and other items this week and he will share about using his iPhone’s camera to make transactions with Chase Bank.

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Dell moves 25,000 from Blackberry to Win Phone 7
Bank of America and Citigroup may ditch Blackberry for iPhone
Register Your Cell Phone for the No Call List Consumer Factsheets on FCC Do-Not-Call Rules
Master Lock Vault provides high security storage for all your passwords More Details on Master Vault
Detroit Free Press iPhone/Blackberry Ap

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Special Interview: Microsoft Security Report Foster Braun interviews Dave Sawyer, Technical Director, Heartland Microsoft Technology Center on the Security Intelligence Report (SIR)

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Ed Rudel joins his fellow tech expert Cal Carson and co-host Foster Braun to review the hottest topics on the Internet:

Apple Passes RIM Now 4th Largest Phone Vendor

China Claims World’s Fastest Supercomputer

New Wi-Fi Direct standard ratified which will allow devices from different manufactures to establish a micro networks.

Limewire is finally shut down by court order

Ed Rudel Reviews: The new color Nook from Barnes and Noble & The HP Slate tablet computer

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Gary Baker, Cal Carson and Foster Braun discuss a week full of exciting news for Apple fans and lots of other tech topics:

Lost Children Get Help From QR Codes: www.MyFlyer.org www.MyChildID.org

Internet Phenomenon Report

For Apple, a Week of Hot Air and Market Share

Apple Dumps Flash

Slate is a Motorcycle and iPad is a bicycle.

Google Street Views Disasters

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Fresh off the press here is this week’s IA Tech Roundtable with Gary Baker, Cal Carson and Foster Braun. Topics of discussion included:

Windows 7 Phones whole new way of doing smart phones with less is more. Smackdown vs. Android and iPhone.

-Facebook and Skype in Deal

-Oct 20 new Apple OS Lion? Apple shares soar on news of Verizon iPad sales.

– Why NASA could help rescue Chilean miners.

-Microsoft releases biggest-ever security update.

Also this week, Erik “Macboy” Anderson has a special web exclusive Mac Minute podcast, discussing the Verizon iPad and previewing Apple’s upcoming press conference.

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Welcome to the premier edition of The Internet Advisor Tech Roundtable, featuring Gary Baker, Cal Carson and Foster Braun discussing Google TV and Logitech devices, MS Office 2010 impact, iPad sales at Target and resurrecting AOL. Each week we will post a new 20 to 30 minutes conversation about the top tech topics of the week with members of our team hosted by Foster Braun.

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Whenever our program is preempted by Michigan State University sports coverage on our home station WJR-AM, Detroit, we offer you special, longer interviews with people who are involved in the many aspects of the world of computing and the Internet.

This is a special interview we did with Dave Sawyer,Technical Director, Microsoft Technology Center Heartland District about Microsoft Office 2010its new feature set which includes strong collaborative tools and links to “cloud computing” on Windows Live.

Remember to watch this space for special interviews on the days that our show is preempted on WJR. Subscribe to our Internet Advisor Facebook Fan Page and you will never miss an update.

To download Office 2010 and learn more about the product visit www.office.com

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Scott Mueller is the author of Upgrading and Repairing PC’s, released 19th edition. The book has been an essential resource over the last 20 years for training computer technicians and keeping everyone from hobbyists to network administrators up to date on the latest computer technology. Editions of Upgrading and Repairing PC’s also come with a DVD giving step by step instructions for many of the procedures described in the book.

When we interviewed Scott he had some some very interesting views on upgrading your computers that would seem to run counter to the notion that newer is always better, particularly with operating systems. Let’s just say, don’t throw out your Win XP Pro software just yet. It might be the best thing you could do!

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Join us for a late night edition of the Internet Advisor with Foster Braun, Gary Baker, and Ed Rudel. This week we will look at the next world war which may be taking place right now … Online! Richard Stiennon, author of Surviving Cyber War and a syndicated security blog , will talk about the next cyberwar and how we can prepare for it. Erik Anderson will also be back with The Mac Minute to keep you up to date with the latest Apple product information.

Also joining us, Amy Tyrrell to tell us about Buddy Walk, a fundraiser to help families of children with Down Syndrome through the Down Syndrome Group of Southeast Michigan. 1 in 800 children are created with Down Syndrome and each year they thrive more and more due to greater awareness which creates greater acceptance for all.

As usual our second hour will be dedicated to helping you with your computer problems. Don’t miss the chance to get some free expert advice simply by calling 1-800-859-7950 or 1-800-859-0WJR

Podcast: Richard Stiennon

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Because the show was preempted by MSU Football, we present you with a special podcast. This week’s interview is with Cindy O’Neil otherwise known as Mrs. Wizard. She has been helping people for over 15 years both in her hometown, Memphis, TN, and around the globe through her excellent website. You’ll also find out about her latest outing: a blog about the Kindle (Amazon’s Ebook Reader). (Foster Braun)

Mrs. Wizard Interview (approx. 20 minutes.)

As your Labor Day BBQs near, I thought you might be specifically interested in checking out Kayem’s Franksteiner application (http://kayem.com/frankensteiner/#/create-your-own) which allows you to create your very own hot dog recipes. Upon entering the hot dog laboratory, you can choose from a selection of more than 20 toppings to “dress up your dog.” Upon completion, you can submit your creation to the hot dog gallery for your chance to win coupons from Kayem. So before traveling to the supermarket for tons of hot dog toppings this coming weekend, be sure to visit the site to test out what works and what doesn’t! …

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Passwords are everywhere and every site seems to want a new one. How do you create secure or strong passwords and where do you save them? Gary Baker, Foster Braun and our original Tech Expert, Tom Diroff provide some practical tips during the first hour and the staff surprised Foster with a birthday cake. The second hour is dedicated to answering listeners’ questions.

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A tablet computer for just $35! Scam or miracle? That is the question we will explore today with Mike Elgan tech expert, nationally recognized blogger and host of Mike’s List. Mr. Elgan believes that this is part of a pattern of sensational headlines that the Indian tech industry is using to create more propaganda than computers. Join Gary Baker, Ed Rudel, Cal Carson and Foster Braun as we explore this news headline and others with Mike Elgan and catch up on the latest Apple news with Erik Anderson and The Mac Minute.

Of course the main part of our program is spent answering your computer questions. Remember that the only dumb question is the one you don’t ask! We look forward to hearing from you and giving you a helping hand. Don’t forget that our Forums are open for your questions 24/7; just click on Forums on the toolbar.

Interview Podcast: Mike Elgan

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Our guests this week are Art and Jennie McCafferty, owners of GLSP, a media company that publishes travel and sport related content in print, online and video. During the past 10 years they have produced over 3500 videos, 1404 on You Tube alone, for their five online television channels. They will speak about how publishing has been impacted by the modern communication technologies as well as their impact on the sports of golf and running.

Erik Anderson brings us the latest Apple news with The Mac Minute. And as always the second part of the show is all about you and your questions. Don’t forget to visit our Internet Advisor Facebook page for interesting stories that our hosts collect during the week from the world of technology.

Remember to visit the Internet Advisor Forums any time you have a tech question; lots of people are just waiting to pitch in and help you with your problems any day of the week.

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You might call the topic for our show this week: Browser Wars. In the past, few people thought about choosing a browser for surfing the Internet because the majority of us used PC’s running Microsoft operating systems equipped with Internet Explorer. Nowadays there are a lot of other options and depending on your point of view, much better options. This week join Gary Baker, Ed Rudel, Cal Carson and Foster Braun as they discuss the pro’s and con’s of the browsers you can use to surf the Internet.

We will start our open lines during the first hour for your computer questions and you will also enjoy our weekly The Mac Minute with Erik Anderson giving you the latest Apple news.

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Tune in this weekend for some special guest hosts and a whole bunch of unique topics. Foster Braun is joined by a special crew of experts: Vince Chmielewski, owner of VC Web Design, Kurt Hines, guest tech expert and IT specialist, Rachel Kelly, a specialist in Social Networking and Meaghan McCann who is an expert in AdWords/AdSense. Guests include: Stephen Clark, news anchor for WXYZ-TV (ABC) to talk about tweeting during the newscasts and Brian Mefford, CEO of Connected Nation to talk about Connect Michigan their new interactive map of broadband coverage in Michigan. And as always Erik Anderson brings us the latest Apple news with The Mac Minute.

The second hour of the program is all about finding answers to your computer questions.

Show Links: Irfanview: Classic, free application (PC only) that handles just about every/or audio or video file type developed by Austrian Irfan Skiljian. www.irfanview.com

Podcast: Stephen Clark, News anchorman, WXYZ-TV, Detroit

Podcast: Brian Mefford, Connected Nation

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So are you going to fix your $200 iPhone 4 with duct tape?!?! What a week for Apple but in the end they admitted they really do have problems with their shiny new phone. Join Foster Braun, Ed Rudel, Cal Carson and Erik Anderson as we talk about this week’s big media story with Terry White, president of MacGroup Detroit. Also joining us: Jamie McCarthy (son of long time WJR host JP McCarthy)to talk about New Voices and Visions, a unique online program for WJR listeners with specially produced video features which he co-hosts along with Christianne Sims, Director of Fusion the Detroit Regional Chamber. The program is a wildly creative mix of video and audio covering exciting events and personalities around Detroit.

Don’t forget that our second hour is dedicated solely to finding answers to your computer questions.

Podcast: Jamie McCarthy

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As a special treat this weekend, we ask our two favorite tech guys, Ed Rudel and Cal Carson, and co-host Foster Braun, to reveal a favorite application that they just couldn’t live without. As always Erik Anderson has the latest tidbits of Apple news on The Mac Minute as well.

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Happy 4th of July Weekend!

Gary Baker, Foster Braun and Cal Carson are in house this weekend to spend a full two hours answering your technology related questions. Also, Mr. Baker has a special announcement regarding a new product he received this week. Hint: Gary is being drawn deeper into the “Dark Side”.

Erik Anderson will also join us with The Mac Minute to enlighten us about the latest news from Apple.

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Summer is a summer camp time… so why not a tech camp? This Saturday we preview: Camp Infiniti, a summer camp designed specifically for Metro-Detroit girls by the Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation. The girls will be challenged to design websites and conduct a robot sumo competition this coming week.

Join Foster Braun, Gary Baker and Kurt Hines, our special guest tech expert, as we interview Julie Patterson, Camp Director of Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation’s Camp Infinity for the past 5 years, and Marina Reyna who can talk about the camp and speak to why technology is so important for young females.

We also focus on high tech security with Jason Yaeger, from Online Tech and Adam Goslin one of the co-founders of High Bit Security, a company that specializes in helping companies keep their information safe from intruders. These are the folks who make sure that your information stays safe in other peoples’ hands.

Erik Anderson joins us in studio with The Mac Minute.

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Recently one of the guys noted that we haven’t heard women’s perspectives on tech themes in a while and this weekend we intend to take a step toward remedying that oversight. This week, Gary Baker, Ed Rudel and Cal Carson welcome Rachel Kelly, a specialist in Social Networking and Meaghan McCann who is an expert in AdWords/AdSense. Both of these ladies are associates of Vince Chmielewski, our frequent tech contributor and web site designer. Rachel shows us how to use tools like Facebook and Linked-in to increase your outreach while Meaghan talks about the nuts and bolts of making a website work for you.

Also with us this week is Ron Stefanski, Captain of Tres Joli, a 38’ Beneteau sailboat. Ron tells how he used Facebook to keep his friends informed, in real time, of his adventures last week as he sailed from Lake Charlevoix around the mitten of Michigan to Toledo Beach in Lake Erie. He describes it as seeing Michigan at five miles per hour. Some friends even got on harbor webcams for a live view of the skipper and his crew as they prepare to disembark on the next segment of this journey. …

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Ed Rudel and Cal Carson host this week as they take your technology related calls during open lines for a full two hours. Don’t miss Erik Anderson’s Mac Minute for commentary on the new iPhone 4.0 released just this week. Gary Baker has the night off to celebrate the graduation from high school of his lovely daughter Lauren who is also our Teen Tech Advisor (new title coming soon) Congratulations Lauren Baker!

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Foster Braun, Gary Baker, Ed Rudel and Cal Carson start their regular Saturday schedule following Dr. Dean Krauskopf and the WJR Garden Show.

The Blind Leading the BlindThis week we are joined by John Whitacre and Ted Lennox to talk about how the blind are helping other visually handicapped individuals learn to use their computers. There have been some big changes in this field that will amaze you; don’t miss this great segment with these two experts in the field who have been our guests frequently during the last 13 years.

Since this is Foster’s last show for a while as he is undergoing Stem Cell Transplant therapy for the next three months, we will talk about www.caringbridge.org. This organization provides free blogs to families facing critical health issues that allow them to keep everyone informed on their loved one’s condition. You are invited to visit Foster’s CaringBridge blog to follow his treatment until he returns later this summer.

Erik Anderson is also be back with his The Mac Minute report on all things Apple and there will be plenty of time for your questions and some answers.

Links & Phone Numbers From The ShowOptometric Institute of Michigan…

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Foster Braun, Gary (birthday boy) Baker, Ed Rudel and Cal Carson have another three hour show this week. This is our last chance to offer you this big block of time to answer your questions about your computers and the Internet because, like the swallows returning to Capistrano, we look forward to Dr. Dean Krauskopf and the WJR Garden Show returning next week.

The guys help answer your computer questions on the show that has been pointing you in the right direction longer than any other locally produced computer program in Detroit for the last 12 years. Where else would you find that kind of dependable expert help but on the , WJR 760 AM, The Great Voice of the Great Lakes!

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Gary Baker, Ed Rudel and Cal Carson have cleared the decks to give you even more time to ask your questions about your computers and getting around the Internet. Erik Anderson also is on hand with his Mac Minute report on all things Apple, in other words, reactions to the iPad as well as new iPhone software announcements! Time for a little spring cleaning on our computers to get them tuned up for a busy summer of editing family pictures. Join us for lots of interesting conversation about the latest computer news and solutions to your computer problems.

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Gary Baker, Ed Rudel and Cal Carson host a special “Late Edition” of the Internet Advisor show.

Angela Kujava, Marketing Director for Logic Solutions talks to us about the iPad which Apple just released and the applications market. We also talk about the other smart mobile devices available by Microsoft, Apple, Google and Palm. Erik Anderson also has The Mac Minute chock-a-block full of more news about…what else? The iPad!

We have plenty of time to answer our WJR listener questions. Get your jammies on and get ready for a great show podcast to listen at your leisure.

Have a Happy Easter!

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Economics is the focus of this week’s super-sized Internet Advisor show. BetterInvesting.org, (a venerable, long-established, Michigan-based non-profit) is making significant headway in the face of the recent economic “tsunami” by assisting “main street investors” and investment clubs to stabilize and manage/grow their assets, using current technology tools. This Saturday Gary Baker and Ed Rudel interview Suzi Artzberger, Director of Information Technology and Product Development and an old friend, Kathleen Norton-Shock, about the way BetterInvesting.org uses new technology.

Also joining the crew to help answer your computer and Internet questions is Jason Yaeger from Online Technologies and Erik Anderson contributes The Mac Minute to keep us up to date on the latest in Apple news from the Dark Side. This week, we have a full two hours and plenty of expert help to get your questions answered.

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To Google or not to Google…a whole city, that is the question. Google Networks has created a bidding war among cities across the country including, of course, Ann Arbor, Michigan, to be one of the test sites for their super fast network. This week, the crew interviews a number of people who are trying to get Google to place their next generation fiber optic network in the home of University of Michigan and a host of high tech companies. Among our guests is: Chris Taylor, City Council person for City of Ann Arbor, Laura Patterson, CIO for the University of Michigan and Derek Mehraban, the CEO of Ingenex Digital Marketing whose company is sponsoring some of the local A2 Fiber events.

Of course we also have our full panel of experts: Gary Baker, Ed Rudel and Cal Carson to answer your questions along with co-host Foster Braun. Erik Anderson will also bring us his weekly Mac Minute highlight all things Apple in the news.

Links From The ShowAnn Arbor Fiber Project

UStream Video Streaming

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Alas our brave Spartans failed at the free throw line and lost in overtime to Minnesota to drop out of the Big Ten Championship series. But their loss is our gain because we have a full Three Hours of Tech Calls with Foster Braun, Ed Rudel and Cal Carson this week. Erik Anderson also have has the latest update on Apple computing with The Mac Minute.

In the meantime don’t forget to Spring Forward this Sunday. Daylight Savings Time officially begins on Sunday morning when you will lose an hour of sleep and set the clocks ahead an hour.

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March certainly has come in like a lamb, at least in terms of the weather, but it has been a busy season for computer techs like Ed Rudel and Cal Carson who have tales to tell of battling viruses that have tried to take over computers. Join Foster Braun and Gary Baker as we talk about some of the common infections that are paralyzing people’s computers and ways of both fixing the problems and preventing them.

The economic crisis in the State of Michigan is not unlike the challenges facing both business and government today. Reduced budgets. Scarce resources. The need for economic transformation.Michigan State University is addressing this challenge head-on by leveraging a significant, yet largely untapped asset: its people. Kim Patrick Kobza CEO of INgage Networks’ and Dr. Cliff Lampe of MSU explain how INgage Networks’ enterprise social software will enable MSU to connect the brilliant minds across the state – online – to jointly develop new ideas and solutions.

Big Red, Erik Anderson, has his Mac Minute ready to keep us on the cutting edge of all things Apple.

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Join us for another early edition of the Internet Advisor with Gary Baker, Foster Braun, Ed Rudel, Cal Carson and Vince Chmielewski. Our panel of experts will discuss two important issues in today’s digital work that have links to Apple Computers:

The future of Flash. Can this technology that has made web viewing such a rich experience stand up against the attacks by HTML and Apple’s resistance? View Vince’s blog on the topic.
Steve Jobs and his legacy The founder of Apple Computers turned 55 this past week and we will consider his impact, for good or for bad, in the world of computing.

We will also hear of another enterprising teacher, MSU Journalism Professor Nancy Hanus, the professor who assigned her class work via Twitter and Audioboo while stuck in traffic. Check out her blog of the incident!

Of course we will have our weekly dose of The Mac Minute with Erik Anderson and lots of time for you to get your computing questions answered by our team of experts. Don’t forget that the Internet Advisor is open 24/7 to help you through our Forums; just click the link in the toolbar at the top …

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Finding your place in e-commerce is the theme of this week’s Internet Advisor with Foster Braun, and Ed Rudel. The old saying was: “When the going gets tough, the tough get going… online” we might add in 2010. With the economy in shambles, particularly in Midwest, many of the un-and under-employed are turning to e-commerce. Hard work and determination to learn from your mistakes are still required but the rewards can be awesome.

This week we catch up with one of our favorite digitally based entrepreneurs, Donna Klein, known to long time listeners as Ebay Lady, and find out how her businesses have grown online way beyond Ebay. Also joining us from Houghton Lake is Leroy Johnston who started an online business 12 years ago as a home for his invention for a great fishing product and has since branched into other areas in the digital realm. Who knows, maybe their stories will inspire you to become the next success story we feature….and why not?!

Erik Anderson has The Mac Minute to keep us up on all this Apple and our 5-6 hour will be dedicated to finding solutions to your computer and internet problems. Don’t forget …

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This Saturday, Foster Braun, Ed Rudel and Cal Carson are up late to help solve your computer and Internet problems as well as introduce you to some interesting new developments. Among our guests is college professor Bert Copple who used the Internet to help hold class in the middle of our recent snow storm from the comfort of everyone’s home. And the MacGroup Detroit has developed their very own free MacGroup App for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad offering instant access to their blog, meeting schedule, MacGroup TV and more.

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Break out the cake it’s time to celebrate a dozen years of Detroit’s longest running, locally produced computer talk show: The Internet Advisor! We’re doing it in style with Gary Baker, Ed Rudel, Foster Braun and Erik Anderson. The cake is virtual for all but those in studio…a plus for all the Weight Watchers in the audience. We look back at some of the incredible changes that have taken place in computing and the Internet since 1998 and learn about WJR’s newest contribution to that progress: The WJR’s free web app for iPhones and Blackberry smartphones!

The economic downturn has affected libraries across the nation in a significant way. Faced with unprecedented budget cuts that conflict with a booming user base, libraries and the companies that serve them have had to get creative to do more with less. At Gale, a local company that happens to be the leading publisher serving libraries in the world, this translates into creating a different breed of products that do not only focus on traditional areas like homework help, but also involves developing software solutions to help users with career transitions, health support, and small business management. It also means reaching …

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This week Foster Braun, Ed Rudel, Cal Carson and Vince Chmielewski will be in the studios to tackle your computer and Internet questions.

We also feature two very special non-profit websites: The Wellness Community of Southeast Michigan aimed at helping cancer patients and their families and The Sarcoma Alliance for Research through Collaboration , that provides the infrastructure for collaboration between the health professionals around the globe who are developing new standards for dealing with sarcoma. Vince was instrumental in developing both these websites as he has been in creating ours.

And of course we count on Erik Anderson to take a few Mac Minutes to talk about launch of the iPad, Apple’s long anticipated touch screen tablet earlier this week.

Links From The ShowGizmodo article on the Apple iPad

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We’re baaaaack!!! The Internet Advisor team is back in action to answer your questions. Lots of time to answer all those questions you didn’t get into the forum during the week.

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Ed Rudel, Cal Carson, Vince Chmielewski and Erik Anderson put on their problem solving hats to handle your computer and Internet questions.

Links From The ShowAbout.com review of Mac Anti-Virus programs.

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Join Gary Baker, Foster Braun and Cal Carson for a Post-Christmas gadget festival. We’ll answer questions for you about getting those new digital toys working properly. Also joining us to talk about the current desperate retail season is Kevin Ertel of ForeSee Results, a company that studies retail sales and how to improve them. Their recent study of lower customer satisfaction with online retailers has led to some interesting conclusions that Kevin will discuss.

The whole show is yours so don’t miss the chance to start having some fun with your presents. Erik Anderson has some Apple bragging to do as well with his Mac Minute.

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Twas the show before Christmas and all through the studio Microsoft and Apple fill the airwaves with valuable information. This week Gary Baker, Ed Rudel and Cal Carson host Dave Sawyer, a frequent visitor from Microsoft to talk about their recent Security Intelligence Report on the most significant threats facing Internet users. Also joining the gang is Terry White, the head of the Detroit MacGroup to talk about the launch of his New iPhone/iPod touch App Review Site.

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The whole Internet Advisor crew returned to the studio for a busy show as Ed Rudel and Cal Carson joined Gary Baker and Foster Braun. We had three unique guests and topics.

Scott Mueller, a frequent visitor to the show, talked about his latest (20th) edition of Upgrading and Repairing PC’s

Scott Fox, the author of Internet Riches, shared about “tweeting” for a Detroit Charity at Scott Fox Show.

And Nelson Saba, the co-creator of Glo, the Bible “reimagined for the digital world”, discussed a bible product that will revolutionize how the world’s greatest book is experienced.

Finally, Erik “Macboy” Anderson took the week off from Internet Advisor show this week but posted a special web exclusive Mac Minute Podcast for your enjoyment discussing AT&T’s network and how to use an old PC for a Mac / Linux media server.

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It’s a special edition! Join us as the Internet Advisor crew, led by Gary Baker, launches a brand new website for the show. You’ll get to meet:

Carrie Hensel and Catherine Hayes of Inner Circle Media, who created the new design,
Vince Chmielewski who is kind of like the Wizard of Oz pulling all the right bells and chords behind the scenes to make the whole thing work right and
Jason Yaeger fromOnline Tech, the company which has hosted our sites since we began 12 years ago.

It’s a chance not only to see how our new site works but give you insight into what your website could look like with a little expert help.

Foster Braun returns in studio for this important launch program. Big Red Erik Anderson has The Mac Minute ready with news from the “Dark Side” and tech expert Joel Powell joins us again to help answer your questions.

In the second and third hours the guys answer technology related questions during open line.

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