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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.

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

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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.

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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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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.

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Detroit Comic and Science Fiction Convention

 

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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

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Guest Tech Experts

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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.

 Click Here to Listen to Jim Saber NextEnergy

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Hour 2        Answering Listener Questions:Click Here to Listent to Gary Baker talks about holiday Travel Virus 

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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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How to Watch World Cup Soccer Through July 13, 2013

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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

Click Here to Listen to Rick Broida Gadget Review

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.

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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

Hotspot 

Amazon Fire Phone

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Shardae Rudel’s London Blog

Follow our young heroine during her 2 month internship in London, England that began yesterday.

 

 

 

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Josh Linkner 

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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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Foster Braun, June 9, 2014

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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Reports:

WWDC 2014: All Under the Hood with Cal Carson

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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?

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Windows Phone 8.1 Update: Look out world; this isn’t your grandpa’s WinPhone

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 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.

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Digital Crimes Unit Story

Study

Microsoft Software Piracy Website

How Can You Tell Whether Your Software Is Authentic

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