IT in the D

IT in the D

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IT in the D episodes

  • Star Wars Rise of Skywalker Predictions, The Return of Bob, Ann Arbor Meetup Changes
    Star Wars Episode IX, The Rise of Skywalker, hits theaters on Thursday, and so it's time for our traditional round-table discussion with our panel to chat about predictions, thoughts, fears, and more when it comes to the impending release.  We also chat with Greg 1 and Greg 2 who are taking over the Ann Arbor meetups for us in 2020.
    The panel: Dave, Bob, Randy, artist Dave Santia, Jamie Mouton, wrestler Dickie Bronson, Greg 1, and Calvin Moore.
    Plus, check out this event Friday for a fundraiser: https://www.facebook.com/events/597514804134426/
    ...and Sunday: https://www.facebook.com/events/926330057750980/
    Tune in next week for our take after having seen the film...
    IT in the D
    On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com
    On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/
    On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763
    On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD
    On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD
    Podcast Detroit is at:
    On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/
    On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit
    On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit
    On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit
    1 hr 31 min
  • Episode 326 – Bob is Out, Augie is In, Tales from the Barside Bartenders Chat
    Bob's down and out following some chaos after his knee surgery, so we asked our buddy Augie of Whiskey in the Jar infamy to come hang out for the night... which made a lot of sense, given our guests.  Listen in as we chat news, events, and other things that caught our eyes... and then dive in with Lauren and Remy to talk about their new show on the Podcast Detroit network, Tales from the Barside which takes you inside the lives and minds of bartenders... and what they're really thinking / doing back behind the bar...
    Tales from the Barside is at http://www.podcastdetroit.com/show/tales-from-the-barside/
    IT in the D
    On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com
    On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/
    On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763
    On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD
    On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD
    Podcast Detroit is at:
    On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/
    On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit
    On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit
    On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit
    1 hr 20 min
  • Episode 325 – Best of – Eric Thomas on Detroit, Panel Discussion on Being Black in Todays America
    Doing a bit of a "best of" this week as Bob's laid up in the hospital with a thoroughly wrecked knee and we weren't really sure what his timing was going to be getting back on his feet... so to speak.  So let's look back at two great discussion we had earlier on: one with Eric Thomas on his "Why I Hate Detroit" article, and the other with a panel of great folks for a marathon session of them discussing what it means to be black in America these days...
     
    IT in the D
    On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com
    On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/
    On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763
    On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD
    On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD
    Podcast Detroit is at:
    On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/
    On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit
    On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit
    On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit
    4 hr 41 min
  • Episode 324 – Grunts in the Smoke, Hammsgiving, Man Cave Happy Hour, New Northville Studios
    Returning guest Brian James is in studio to talk about his new book "Grunts in the Smoke", a compilation of stories all involving the US Marines, and then we've got Matt and Jamie in from the Man Cave Happy Hour to talk about the Hammsgiving event taking place at Detroit Shipping Company on Thursday, as well as the new podcast studios opening up in Northville...
    Grunts in the Smoke is at: https://www.amazon.com/Grunts-Smoke-Brian-James-ebook/dp/B07ZL3FGTM/
    Hammsgiving is at: https://www.facebook.com/events/725657444606034/
    IT in the D
    On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com
    On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/
    On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763
    On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD
    On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD
    Podcast Detroit is at:
    On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/
    On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit
    On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit
    On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit
    1 hr 8 min
  • Episode 323 – Jason Bressler CTO of United Shore, Rob Paulsen Voice Actor
    What's it like being the CTO of a company that's hiring about 100 people per week, and growing so rapidly in the space that it has required a wholesale change in approach to technology, build processes, methodologies, locations and more?  And then let's talk about some of the best moments in the life of a legendary voice actor who hops in with us for the third time... and still never comes close to disappointing with his stories and outlook on life as we caught up with Rob Paulsen at TEDxDetroit...
    IT in the D
    On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com
    On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/
    On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763
    On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD
    On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD
    Podcast Detroit is at:
    On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/
    On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit
    On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit
    On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit
    1 hr 22 min
  • Episode 322: Go MuskOx
    Our apologies on the lag getting this one out, but last week was just a crazy week with going back to TEDxDetroit, the flu burning through entire households and taking people out, and more.  But here it is, our chat with old friend Brad about his new venture MuskOx and the new clothing line that goes along with it.  Check it out...
    MuskOx is at: https://www.gomuskox.com/
    IT in the D
    On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com
    On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/
    On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763
    On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD
    On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD
    Podcast Detroit is at:
    On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/
    On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit
    On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit
    On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit
    1 hr 8 min
  • Episode 321 – Caston Thomas talks Security, New Projects and More
    Let's talk the latest in security threats and technologies with Caston Thomas, as well as some new projects he has in the works, what's going on with Internet Advisor, and more...
    IT in the D
    On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com
    On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/
    On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763
    On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD
    On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD
    Podcast Detroit is at:
    On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/
    On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit
    On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit
    On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit
    56 min
  • IT in the D ep320 – Nuspire
    Listen in as we recap last week's event at Whiskey in the Jar, as well as the news, events and stories that caught our eyes, and then deep dive with our friends at Nuspire about their growth, all of the positions that they have open currently, and more...
    Nuspire is at: https://www.nuspire.com/
    Speaker:              Hey, welcome. Thanks for hanging out with us. This is episode three 20 of the it in the D show. Guests this week include a hundred episodes away from four 20 Oh I don't know where that came from. Sorry. Guest this week include Maria Graham, Pat Sullivan, and from our friends at NuSpirea this security awareness month or we're talking about programs, how to keep yourself secure a bunch and a bunch of news hacks that are coming out and different and how this company is absolutely blowing up lately and it's been fun to watch. Cool. And then we've got a whole bunch of stuff going on in South Park's killing it again. Bunch of hacks. Star Wars tickets are on sale that I already bought them. Davie may fire when ready. What is up? Thanks for hanging out with us once again and click and play. This is the it and the show.
    Speaker:              We made it all the way up to episode 320 broadcast and live here in studio one in podcast E Triton. Beautiful Royal Oak, Michigan. This is Bob, the sales guy. That is Dave the geek. Randy. I do the Twitters is doing the Twitters, find this online and it in the d.com. Do us a favor, give us a like on the socials and subscribe to us everywhere. Fine podcasts are sold. All right, so what do we got? We got hold on. Heads off to uh, the staff and Augie and everybody over whiskey in a jar. Dave, you use into that? Yeah, no, I'm just getting ready to talk event. This was an event post event. Then you could do new events. Um, but no, uh, every, you know I had worries about parking. I was going to jar obviously already figured it out cause it was, it was packed.
    Speaker:              There was some regulars there, but that was good too. But yeah, it was packed and everybody said, thanks for having it out here. I appreciate it. And the over under was nine and we had, we beat that at five 25. Yeah, fine. No, it was great. I mean like it'd be in wrong. No. And whiskey in the jar was like, that's one of those places where like I said, it's what we used to do. Like, it's, you know, bring people to like, kind of a little out of the way off the beaten path places. Um, and, and I, if I heard it once, I heard it a dozen times. Oh dude, I, I've heard about this place. I keep meaning to get here. Awesome. It's one of my favorite bars in town. Yeah, no doubt. Yeah. But yeah, thanks to the staff that, you know, Mikey and, uh, AKI just hung out for a little bit, but yeah, Mikey, Mikey outdid himself.
    Speaker:              Great bar time. It was great. Uh, but so next coming up, we've got Ann Arbor on the fifth, I believe. Yeah. We'll be at haymaker public house. Cool. Right on Washington. Make sure you vote before you come to the meetup. That is a trait that at that day, election day, man, uh, and then the 21st we'll be back at Umbro sweet downstairs. That pizza in eyeball pinned video games and electronic jukebox. Yeah. So, Hey, um, you know, we, Dave and I talk about all the time how we a email spreadsheets. We still haven't figured this thing out, but I think we finally did. Um, we, we don't know. We're, we're on all these different platforms. We, we, we don't automate anything. Email for those docs for that sheets for that, but box for this, right? Yeah. Yeah. You did. I send you the Dropbox link. New, but Hey, growing up business is super hard, especially when you're wasting hours moving data from emails to spreadsheets and CRM or wherever.
    Speaker:              That stuff should just, shouldn't that stuff just happen or that you're lifting a finger? Our friends at Zapier can help. It is the easiest way to automate work that connects all of your business software and handles work for you. So you can focus on things that matter most. No more wasting time on tasks you know, could be automated because that's what they were built to do. If you don't know what they are, checked them out. They're literally, they strip the APIs out of literally every app you use. Got them to talk. So things like a sales automation, if somebody comes in, bring, comes in from your website, fills out a contact form, it goes right into CRM, triggers all these different alerts. When someone buys something from an eCommerce site, it'll trigger a financing, shipping it. It's insane. Doesn't come with trigger warnings. It does not.
    Speaker:              Um, but Hey, do us a favor. Go, uh, go to our special link, zapier.com/it in the D a that's Z a P I E r.com/it and the D. and you know what I just said is scratching the surface. They support more than 1500 business applications. So the possibilities are literally endless. Best of all, it's easy to build the exact solution you need in minutes. No code, no asking a developer. 4.5 million people are saving an average of 40 hours per month by using Zapier right now through November. Tries Zapier for free by going to zapier.com/it entity. That's Z a P I E r.com/it and the D for your free 14 day trial. You know, I keep meaning to ask cause it's spelled like the sword. Is it Zapier or Zapier? Zapier, like happier. Okay. I just, I, every time I see it I'm like, is it okay?
    Speaker:              Zappia web 2.0 spelling. Right. So there's a silent K in a Schwab and lot and yes. Um, but you know what, you know what our events though, it's amazing. A meetup comes out and says they're gonna charge $2 per 10 day and the, the mad coders at Microsoft, I mean LinkedIn, uh, went to work and now LinkedIn events is back. Yeah. And they announced it like they'd never had it before, which was the part that made me laugh like you clowns, like we were using you exclusive until you just dropped it for no reason. And then we had to go to meetup. Right. That was the only available option because we have 8,000 members on LinkedIn and like what a thousand on meet? I lost half of our traction. Yup. Well, well eighth whatever, 87.5%. Thanks. Sales guy. Yeah, I wasn't going to do 12 and a half percent.
    Speaker:              Yeah, exactly. Do the math. But you know, we lost literally. Yeah. It was my understanding there would be no math. I did it for, you know, if you want to be 87.5% of our, we lost, you know, and who knows who, you know. Yeah. And it's, and that's not guaranteeing that, you know, it's crossover that could have been new people that we picked up that aren't on LinkedIn. And yeah. I mean, cause we did, we use LinkedIn events for fricking everything. Um, and I played around this feature maybe cause I'm not a group owner, but I couldn't have see you in a way to associated with a group. Can, can group owners create it on the vent was never associated with the group. Like, so it was always you just created an event. Yes. You just created an event and off you went. Um, it would be better if they could do that, but yeah.
    Speaker:              By the way, I'm, I am going to come from the South park. I was giggling all day, last couple of days or after I'll do it. It was amazing. So killing it, they're not just killing it. They're gonna make about what, half a billion dollars on the new streaming deal. Cause they're shopping, they're shopping themselves around, which probably won't be picked up in China anytime soon. But member member member when South park central.com had all the episodes for free. I ma I remember now. Yeah. Now someone's listing anymore. No, no, no. It's been awhile. I think it's like a clip and then you've got to go to a Hulu or whatever. But if you didn't see this week, I'm totally going to spoil alert for you. Um, basically they're trashing on the impossible burger from burger King, which is so good given that we just had all the hatch Detroit and the beacon folks got my favorite part.
    Speaker:              My favorite part of rainy goes to burger King and he goes, it's impossible burger. No takes a bite. Goes tastes like shit. And like 10 burger King guys. I can tell it. Nobody seems to mind. So the whole Oh no, no, no. So no. So that like that was when Randy started making them. Um, cause that was right in the beginning when he went to burger King. Then he made it, decided to make them afterwards. Right. And started making them with all of the leftover weeds and all that other kind of stuff. And so yeah, there was like, he's like, Oh God, Steve's like shit. Takes another bite.
    Speaker:              Not that bad. Best part is the teas wearing the tee shirt, like to promote it's Tegrity burgers. It starts this thing and it's a Tegrity burger and it's tastes like shit cause you won't care cause you're going to be high. You could buy them on Etsy, which is great. Like the shirts to the burger. I wish you could buy the burgers. Oh my God. Like, so then the, the, the impossible people are like being incredible people in South park. Yeah. So like he's like, I'm a goo man. I sell, I so go, Oh yeah. I tried to play the whole, uh, like I couldn't figure out if they were going for Stephen King character. Uh, but yeah, I'm a goon man and all I do is so goo goo that can be made in the hamburgers, patties, anything. You want it, they do it every week anyway.
    Speaker:              If you're not watching it, you've got to catch up. It's only been like, what, three or four episodes? Three or four episodes. It's been pretty awesome. But, um, what's, so when all this madness came out with Cinemax, with Comcast, I went, you know, when we had Comcast in here and I'm like, you've got to fix my crap. This is stupid. Yep. So I got my Cinemax. Uh, but guess what? Then all of a sudden start didn't work. And I go, they, they moved they bars, they moved one in the other. But you're telling me they dropped stars altogether. They are dropping stars....
    1 hr 1 min
  • Episode 319 – James Phillips on UX and Design, August Gitschlag on Hamtramck and Whiskey in the Jar
    So our event Thursday night is at Whiskey in the Jar in Hamtramck, so why not talk with one of the bartenders there... who also just happens to be the city clerk as well?  We've also got James Phillips (no relation) in to talk about the ins and outs of UX and usability, and why that matters more than you think it does...
    IT in the D
    On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com
    On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/
    On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763
    On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD
    On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD
    Podcast Detroit is at:
    On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/
    On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit
    On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit
    On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit
    1 hr 22 min
  • The Hatch Detroit Episode – The French Cow, Street Beet, Ilera Apothecary, 27th Letter Books, Brix Wine and Charcuterie
    As we do every year, we had the finalists for the Hatch Detroit competition join us in-studio to talk through their hopes, their dreams, their business plans and more for this year's event... that has been upgraded to a $100,000 prize.  So listen in as we talk with the director, Vittoria, as well as this year's finalists that include a wine and charcuterie place, a book store, a vegan restaurant, a french crepe spot, and a makeup shop...
    You can vote out at: https://hatchdetroit.com/vote/
    The French Cow was created in 2015 because when I moved to Detroit, I could not find the type of food that I was used to eating while growing up in France. I recognized that Detroit had a need for a crepes shop when, after tasting a few different local restaurants, my children, then 3 and 5 years old, turned to me and said, “You should make crepes, Mom. Yours are better!” I thought for a second and I replied,” You know what?I really should.” Thus, The French Cow was born.
    Street Beet is a 100% vegan food pop-up owned and operated by Nina Paletta and Meghan Shaw. Our mission is to continuously reimagine vegan food as we know it, pairing creativity and passion to offer a dining experience that is approachable and delicious for all. Our goal is to provide our fellow Detroiters with affordable, nostalgic vegan comfort food with a focus on allergen-friendly options.
    ILERA Apothecary is an organic and vegan beauty tech company that caters to customers who want the highest quality  ingredients for their skin without compromising the environment or their budget. Utilizing digital technology, we have created a highly interactive customer experience that includes in-person wellness events, informative blog posts, engaging social media posts and in the near future, an augmented reality app. We are committed to making an impact on our customers, employees and local communities. This includes the women who handpick raw materials in West Africa, our employees who manufacture products in Detroit, and our customers who have found the solution to reviving their skin with ILERA Apothecary products.
    27th Letter Books is an independent bookstore with the mission to connect and inspire
    people through stories. We carry new, general interest books that are carefully curated to
    highlight excellent writing and underrepresented voices. In our permanent retail space, we will
    also offer rental of an audio recording room. By offering customers the opportunity to shop
    locally for books and a place to record their own stories, we provide a physical and personalized
    experience that cannot be replicated online or through chain or big box stores. Customers can
    peruse the shelves, delight in learning something new, feel the comfort of nostalgia when they
    recognize a favorite title, and walk away reaffirmed, knowing they belong to a community with
    shared values.
    Brix will be a gathering place built on the love of wine. We’ll be located in the 7/Liv
    neighborhood and were really excited to join such an amazing community. We’ll offer a curated
    wine list featuring varietals from some of the best regions in the world. Our food menu will
    consist of amazing Charcuterie along with other (small plate) food options. We will also launch,
    Brix Concierge, a wine curation service. This service will help customers with wine selections,
    curated wine menus for events, food pairings, wine education classes and more.
    IT in the D
    On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com
    On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/
    On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763
    On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD
    On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD
    Podcast Detroit is at:
    On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/
    On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit
    On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit
    On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit
    1 hr 22 min

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IT in the D is your insider look at the tech scene in Detroit. Started in 2007 as a meetup group in Metro Detroit for IT professionals, the IT in the D podcast was born in 2013 as an extension of…