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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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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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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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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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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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 MiTechNews Headlines for March 18, 2017

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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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[/vc_cta][vc_separator color=”black” border_width=”3″][vc_column_text]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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Hour 1: LookUpDetroit The Power of Positive News with Fr. Richard Dalton

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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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Hour 1: Lawrence Tech University Summer Camps

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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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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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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 – …