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Teen Women Honored for Excellence

Charlotte Decker, CTO,  AAA Michigan

Michigan Council of Women in Technology, VP of Program Development and Scholarships

Sophie Li, Laptop Award

International Academy-East in Troy.  Sophia won 1st Place in MCWT’s Web Design Contest for HS Girls this year. She is headed to prestigious Olin College of Engineering.  She is fluent in multiple verbal languages as well as several programming languages. She is a singer, an artist, and a member of the Detroit Symphony Youth Orchestra.

Scholarship Program 2013

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Google the Great and Wonderful

Rich Jaroslovsky, Bloomberg News, sorts out the headlines from this week’s Google I/O Developers conference. What’s new at Google?

App # 50 Billion Downloaded from iTunes

The free iPhone application Say the Same Thing was downloaded by Brandon Ashmore from Mentor, Ohio, who has received a $10,000 gift card to the iTunes App Store.

Andy Ross, developer of the winning app and member of the band OK GO explains how the app was born during long band bus rides.

Watch video explaining the game.

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Michele McGraw

Michele McGraw: A Hi-tech Mom shares her favorite gadgets and mom’s blogs

Michele’s Webpage

Tech Mom Bloggers

Michele’s favorite Blogs

Last Minute Mother’s Day Apps and Gadgets by Marcus Leshock of WGN TV, Chicago

Mother’s Day Gadget Gift Guide by Paul Lilly on Maximum PC 

Andre Arbelaez

Hispanic IT Execs:  Transforming Communities Through Technology

Andre Arbelaez is the President of the Hispanic IT Executive Council (HITEC) which brings together CEO’s, CIO’s plus VP’s of IT and Workforce Diversity and Inclusion from Fortune 1000 global companies.

HITECH IT Leadership Summit on May 16-17th at the Renaissance Conference Center in Detroit.

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Terry A. Barclay President and CEO of Inforum, the leading professional organization focused on creating strategic connections and accelerating careers for women throughout Michigan and the Midwest.

 

Dr. Megan Frost:  Assistant professor of Biomedical Engineering at Michigan Technological University Researcher, Inventor and Entrepreneur current participant in Activate course to help aspiring female entrepreneurs.

 

Inforum 51st Annual Conference, May 21, 2013

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Midwest Technology Leaders 2013

Rob Palmer

 

Rob Palmer |Business Development Director, Events, UBM Technology and Tracy Ann Palmer discusses the gathering of the brightest and best minds in technology May 22nd

Tracy Ann Palmer

Nerd Nite Detroit

Amber Conville

Amber Conville one of the founders of Nerd Nite will also tell about MobiDevDay coming to Cobo Hall May 4th.   

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Justin Beale

Guest Tech Advisor, Justin Beale

 

 

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Digital Manhunt

FBI finds two needles in a video haystack to catch those responsible for Boston Marathon bombing. Incredible web of video footage assembled from everywhere quickly snared two random faces in the crowd leading to the death of one suspects and the capture of the other later in the day, Friday.

iPads will replace textbooks

Two venerable Catholic schools have decided to step into the 21st Century with a passion.  They are going all-digital with their textbooks.  Find out why.

Fr. John Huber, Detroit Catholic Central                    Sean Jorgensen from St. Mary’s Catholic Central in Monroe.

Harry Birthday Gary Baker – Our own Gary Baker celebrated a birthday this week.  Feel free to email and tease him.

Detroit Haunted Fort Wayne Tours – Our own Shane is a big haunted house investigator.  Shane invites you  be part of one of the largest organized ghost hunts in the Midwest as the Paranormal Muster takes over Historic Fort Wayne on May 4th!

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Facebook Home: Home run or out at Home?

Emily Hay, President of Hay There Social Media, discusses the reactions to Facebook Home, the new face of Android and Twitter music app.

3D Printing:

Chris Brown, Mgr. Apex Dental Milling, Ann Arbor, MI is already using this technology in his work.

Video: Apex Dental 3D Milling

Gadget Guy’s New Computer

Gadget Guy, Rick Broida talks his newest gadget and why he chose Windows 8!

Cheapskate Deal of the Week

Rick Broida is also the Cheapskate and brings us a beautiful bargain. Lifehacker is doing an exclusive promo with a cloud-storage service offering 50GB free:

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Team RUSH, Clarkston, MI Competes in FIRST Robotics

Steve Hyer, CEO of IGD Solutions, our website host presents a group of talented and excited students from Clarkston, MI.

Camron Razdar, 10th Grade

Carter Zielinski, 10th Grade

John Havel, 11th Grade

Regan Havens, 12th Grade – Team Captain

Jordan McMichael, 12th Grade

Matt Pasco, 10th Grade

The Tax Man Cometh

Daniel Hoops, B.M.A., J.D., LL.M of Walsh College specializes in tax law and has some advice to share with consumers and businesses alike preparing to do their taxes this spring. Should you do-it-yourself with software or use a tax preparer?

Accounting Aid Society

IRS Tax Filing Help

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Internet TV Pioneers

Jennie and Art McCafferty

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Hope Springs Eternal

Art and Jennie McCafferty are Great Lakes Sports Publishers. They have offered their clients  print magazines, websites, video channels , online magazines, online newsletters, Facebook and Twitter.  After 34 years they are still alive with

Michigan Golfer TV,

Michigan Runner TV,

Michigan Travel TV and

Michigan Skier TV.

This is an example of where publishing is going:

New York Times:  Snow Fall,  The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek

T-Mobile No Contract Phones:  Next Big Winner or Last Gasp?

Our Internet Advisor Team discuss the big announcement by T-Mobile that it is banishing all contracts.  Pay for the phone as you go and, depending on the data package, you would pay $50-$70/month for as long as you like.  Will T-Mobile finally put an end to Telco stranglehold or is this the final straw for an also ran?

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Frankenphone:

Apple commentator Andy Inhatko created a storm among Apple fanboys when he wrote: Why I am switching from iPhone to Android.  Heresy!  Cool people just never do this! (Read heavy irony).  But seriously, how do you chose the best platform for you.  Our panel will discuss the pro’s and con’s of each system to help you decide.

Foster Braun has used Windows Phone 7, Nokia 900 exclusively for the last 8 months. Still has an iPhone

Ed Rudel is pure pragmatist.  He’ll use whatever the company (GM) gives him which currently is Android.

Cal Carson is our representative of the enlightened Apple super user. iPhone for him, what else?

Hotmail…Hot Mess

Microsoft has been migrating users from their legacy Hotmail system to Outlook’s new look.  Long time users are outraged. What can you do about this and is the change all bad?

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