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Holiday Shopping with Cheapskate & Random Acts of Christmas Kindness

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[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”11002″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]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.

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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

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[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”11542″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]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

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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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On Nov. 20, 2015 Microsoft …

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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.

For More Information:

Call:  (734) 853-2060  or  [email protected]

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Special: Listener Question and Answer

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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

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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 Stiennon[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Cal 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

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[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”10584″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]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 Coversation[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”10567″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]Enrico 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[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]

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[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”10262″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]MiTechNews Headlines for Oct. 24, 2015

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M2 Tech Cast Live Oct.24 3PM

FERNDALE – On the Oct. 26 edition of M2 TechTalk, Neal Anderson talks about how Supported Intelligence’s…

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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.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”10559″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]

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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[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”10262″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]MiTechNews Headlines for Oct. 17, 2015

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Special: Cyber Security Summit & FiFi’s Finest Hour

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[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”10522″ img_size=”300×300″ alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]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 Bankcard[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”10523″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]Bruce 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 Security[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”10513″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]Rod 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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The Lost Podcast: The Deep Web & El Capitan

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Office 2016 and Colorblind Pal

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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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