IT in the D

IT in the D, Episode 69

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, it was the epoch of our serious charity fundraising, it was the epoch of foolish mocking, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us...

Yeah, it was one of those nights...

We kicked off with the stories about the Grumpy Cat owner pulling down $100 million, updates and information about our charity fundraiser at Falling Down Beer Company, and other items that had caught our eye throughout the week.

Then the latest from Falling Down Beer Company, the hosts for our event on Thursday night where the charity fundraiser was taking place.  Our next segment with Daily Detroit and Social Media Coop Detroit got a little off the tracks as we started swapping stories from the "good old days" of the early internet boom.  We chatted with Kelley Jean about her music and upcoming appearances as a featured dancer, and then we wrapped up with the always infamous segment five where we tried to double back on some earlier topics with our guests, but that got interrupted by a message that triggered mockery and laughter.

A fun time for sure, though I'm sure we'll be a little more focused and back on track for episode 70.

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Falling Down Beer Company can be found at https://www.facebook.com/fallingdownbeer

Daily Detroit can be found at https://www.facebook.com/TheDailyDetroit

Social Media Coop can be found at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Social-COOP-Media-Detroit/182415445133057

Kelley Jean (semi-NSFW) can be found at https://www.facebook.com/Motorcitydoll

As always, we can be found:

On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com

On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ 

On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-Read-Meet-91763 

On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD 

On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD 

On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/itinthed/

IT in the D, Episode 69 It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, it […]

IT in the D, Episode 68

You know what the best part of doing this show is?

I mean, sure, there's the beer, the music, and the general laughter and fun that happens every week, but what's really cool about it all is being able to help get the word out about really cool stuff going on in the area, and that's exactly what tonight's show was all about...

Guests:

Hemingwrite: Adam Leek

Woodward Throwbacks: Kyle Dubay and Bozenka Shepherd

As per usual, our first segment was a round up of topics that had caught our eye over the past week, including the stupid Facebook privacy post making another round across your newsfeeds, the chaos that is Black Friday...especially in your inbox these days, and more.

Our second segment was a dive into Hemingwrite, which is a very cool gadget about the hit the market for you writers out there.  The Hemingwrite is-a single purpose, distraction-free writing composition device. It combines the simplicity of a 90s era word processor with the modern tech we all require like cloud backups and integration into our favorite document editors like Google docs and Evernote.  It's seriously sweet, and we know a lot of people looking forward to having one.  Linux based and ready to open, listen in to hear more about this great little invention.

Next up were Kyle and Bo from Woodward Throwbacks, and we've got to give them all of the credit in the world for making it to the studio tonight.  Not only are they in crunch production mode time, but their studio was broken into on Monday.  Their new generator...stolen.  Absolutely ridiculous for that to have happened, which makes it even more important for us all to get behind them and help fund their Kickstarter project out at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/455720595/woodward-throwbacks-reclaimed-woodworking-detroit ...and not just because they make cool, kickass beer holders.

But if you want to do it because they make kickass beer holders, that's totally cool as well.

They do more than those though, so listen in and hear everything they have to offer, and then go check them out.

In our last segment, we played a little catch up with the latest goings-on at Daily Detroit, doubled back on a few topics we missed earlier, and wrapped up the evening's festivities.

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Hemingwrite can be found at http://hemingwrite.com/

Woodward Throwbacks can be found at http://www.woodwardthrowbacks.com/

Daily Detroit can be found at http://www.dailydetroit.com/

Details about our December event can be found at https://itinthed.com/16091/december-2014-charity-event/

As always, we can be found:

On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com

On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ 

On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-Read-Meet-91763 

On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD 

On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD 

On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/itinthed/ 

Uber's app is leaking a TON of info about you - call logs, all sorts of stuff: http://www.gizmag.com/uber-app-malware-android/34962/

Seriously, shut up about Facebook's privacy settings: http://www.snopes.com/computer/facebook/privacy.asp

Google told to EXPAND right to be forgotten: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30212927

Internet of Things WILL be used to kill someone. Soon: http://www.computerworld.com/article/2852376/coming-soon-murder-by-internet.html

Hackers gain access to CC numbers from 17 parking facilities, mostly in Chicago: http://www.securityweek.com/hackers-infiltrate-payment-systems-major-parking-garage-operator

Cox (an ISP) is getting sued for not doing enough to combat music piracy: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/11/music-publishers-finally-pull-the-trigger-sue-an-isp-over-piracy/

Black Friday killed the internet. Sites 20% slower, mobile pages 57% slower this year: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/11/music-publishers-finally-pull-the-trigger-sue-an-isp-over-piracy/

Autistics and software testing: http://sdtimes.com/autistic-advantage-software-testing/

Sony got hacked, five movies leaked: http://variety.com/2014/digital/news/new-sony-films-pirated-in-wake-of-hack-attack-1201367036/

How much do you know about the internet: http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/11/25/web-iq/

IT in the D, Episode 68 You know what the best part of doing this show is? I mean, sure, there’s the beer, the music, and the general laughter and fun that happens every week, but what’s really cool about it all is being able to help get the word out about really cool stuff […]

IT in the D, Episode 67.

As the dust begins to settle from last week's fun and excitement, we had another great live broadcast.

Three outstanding guests to help close out the Home and Home series with the Internet Advisor show, some good tunes, a lot of laughs, and just a fun time overall.

Oh, and we even managed to sneak in some discussions about security, auditing, and the balance of those in the business world while Bob wasn't paying attention...

Our first segment was all of the things you'd expect by now.

We talked about my appearance on Flashpoint this past Sunday, our event at Stray Cat Lounge last Thursday, stories and snippets from around the web that caught our eye, and of course our upcoming event with a charity component to it on Thursday, December 11th that you should plan on being at.

You can read all about that event here: https://itinthed.com/16091/december-2014-charity-event/

For our second segment, we dove in with Mike Brennan from MITechNews.com.  Mike's been covering the technology scene here in metro Detroit for quite some time, and he brings an amazing level of perspective and insight to the scene.

Of particular note to you, our readers, you'll want to note that we've launched a "News" tab on our site that contains the latest information from Mike's writing as well as a quick-links version of the same in our right-rail throughout the site.

You can check that out at https://itinthed.com/news/

In our third segment, we chatted with Ryan Walther about the trials and tribulations of playing in the worlds if IT audit, security and compliance.  Sure, it's the last thing that a lot of people want to think about, but it's a crucial component to the day to day operations of nearly any company these days.  Good conversation and some interesting topics in the mix for those of you interested in the field.

Our final segment centered on Gary Baker from The Internet Advisor Show.  You may remember that we were back on their WJR show, and if you don't, you can listen to that here: https://soundcloud.com/itinthed/it-in-the-d-on-the-internet-advisor-show-wjr-760am

And even though Gary really made us realize how little we're actually doing (we kid...mostly...but seriously, they've done some cool things with their show), it was a pleasure having him on the air with us and talking through some of the things he's seen and done in his various roles and endeavors around the area.

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As always, the links for the topics we discussed...and those we didn't get to...are down below.

You can find the Internet Advisor show at http://internetadvisor.net/

MITechNews.com is at, well, http://mitechnews.com/

The Flashpoint episode is here: http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/politics/flashpoint/flashpoint-examining-new-detroit-thanksgiving-parade-plans/29889176

Details about our December event can be found at https://itinthed.com/16091/december-2014-charity-event/

As always, we can be found:

On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com

On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ 

On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-Read-Meet-91763 

On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD 

On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD 

On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/itinthed/ 

Mega malware: http://money.cnn.com/2014/11/23/technology/security/regin-malware-symantec/index.html

Hey Buffalo - know what happens after mega snow? Flooding. http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/24/us/winter-weather/index.html

Google pulls "Ass Hunter" game from store: http://money.cnn.com/2014/11/24/news/companies/ass-hunter-gay-google-game/index.html

"Honey, I swear...I didn't create that dating profile...Facebook did it!" http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/facebook-info-sharing-created-zoosk-com-dating-profile-for-married-woman-1.2844953

Everything wrong with the internet is America's fault: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2014/11/21/you-should-actually-blame-america-for-everything-you-hate-about-internet-culture/

Over 500 cases of cops using Stingray illegally come to light: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/11/local-judge-unseals-hundreds-of-highly-secret-cell-tracking-court-records/

Development isn't slow, your friggin' processes are: https://sprint.ly/blog/your-developers-arent-slow/

GENIUS! Amazon sellers scam Walmart into price-matching ridiculously low (and fake) prices: http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/gadgets/wal-mart-scammed-selling-playstation-4-90-n251831

Nielson to start tracking Amazon and Netflix streaming: http://time.com/3594946/netflix-nielsen-tv-ratings/

eCigs have malware? Great... http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/nov/21/e-cigarettes-malware-computers

IT in the D, Episode 67. As the dust begins to settle from last week’s fun and excitement, we had another great live broadcast. Three outstanding guests to help close out the Home and Home series with the Internet Advisor show, some good tunes, a lot of laughs, and just a fun time overall. Oh, […]

IT in the D, Episode 66.

This episode was pretty much exactly what it needed to be.

We were joined by two great guests talking about things they're doing around the area, ranging from an upcoming comic convention to zombie themed energy drinks and sodas to a new group getting off the ground helping people learn how to code and how to transition into a career in information technology...if that's what they really want to do.

And, of course, there was the elephant in the room...

Guests:

Dennis L Barger, Jr: Wonderworld Comics, Detroit Fanfare and Deadworld premium zombie beverages

Alan Languirand: Apprend

In our opening segment, we talked about our talk last week over at the Detroit Regional Chamber with Social Media Club Detroit about How Not To Suck at LinkedIn, as well as our upcoming event this Thursday over at Stray Cat Lounge.

As a reminder, details on all of our upcoming events can be found here on the site - https://itinthed.com/meet/, on our Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/ITinTheD, or in our Meetup group - http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/

Hope to see everyone on Thursday night!

And then...well, then we didn't really get into our usual discussion of news and items that had caught our eye over the previous week, mostly because the only thing that caught our eye was the stick that got poked into it.

So yes, we talked about the elephant in the room for the better part of the entire first segment.  No clue what we're talking about? No worries, just skip ahead to the second segment.  But if you do, yes, if you think you know what I meant, or what my intentions are, or how I think...particularly if you're basing that solely off of how someone else wrote...do yourself, and me, a favor and at least listen to the first segment.  I assure you it's worth the listen.

In our second segment, we dove in with Alan Languirand, who's launched something pretty cool downtown.  Leveraging his own background as a designer by training who became a developer by necessity, he has been a teacher for both Grand Circus and our friends at Girl Develop It, and now he's striking out on his own in forming Apprend.  Apprend is a group for people passionate about software and technology education. You should join Apprend if you want to learn about technology as a student, want to teach others about tech in a classroom / workshop environment, or are a tech professional that wants to connect with other in a more casual and social setting.  Great conversation with Alan, and we expect good things from Apprend moving forward.  Find out more about Apprend, and register for their first scheduled class, out at http://apprend.org/

For our third segment, we talked with Dennis L Barger Jr, a guy with about as many irons in as many fires as us...if not more.  He owns and runs Wonderworld Comics, a comics and collectibles store in Taylor.  He's organizing Detroit Fanfare, a comic con taking place in February of 2015 that you're going to want to be at.  He's involved with Deadworld premium zombie beverages, and was at the premiere event that I was at this past Friday.  It also turns out that Dennis and I have some shared history from more than a decade ago, and we didn't even remember each other from a hilariously off the wall night that we dove into a little bit.

Our final segment was the usual wrap up with our guests on points that we'd neglected to hit earlier, as well as just some closing thoughts.

Oh, and the premiere of something new we're playing with..."Real Detroit Heroes".  Enjoy.

We'll see you Thursday night, and listen live again next week for more fun.

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Again:

Apprend can be found at http://apprend.org/

Wonderworld Comics can be found at http://wonderworldcomics.com/

Detroit Fanfare can be found at http://detroitfanfare.com/

Deadworld zombie beverages can be found at http://capricebrands.com/

As always, we can be found:

On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com

On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ 

On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-Read-Meet-91763 

On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD 

On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD 

On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/itinthed/ 

Things we didn't get to talk about tonight...

- Microsoft's looking to open source .NET: http://venturebeat.com/2014/11/12/microsoft-starts-to-open-source-net-and-take-it-cross-platform-to-mac-linux/

- Twitter got a junk bond rating.  Why is this shocking? http://money.cnn.com/2014/11/14/news/companies/twitter-junk-rating/index.html

- Is a $99 pc worth it? http://money.cnn.com/2014/11/13/technology/mobile/99-pc-prices-lowest-walmart/index.html?hpt=hp_t4

- Kim Kardashian not only didn't break the internet, but she got fewer mentions and commentary than the comet landing.  My faith in humanity is restored a little: http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/11/13/did-kim-kardashian-break-the-internet-how-she-compared-with-the-comet-landing-on-twitter/

- Brazil's building an entire network to avoid the NSA: http://www.sovereignman.com/personal-privacy/brazil-builds-its-own-fiber-optic-network-to-avoid-the-nsa-15551/

- Honestly, who paid $1500 for an old ET Atari cartridge? http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/e-t-game-found-dug-up-atari-cache-sells-1-500-article-1.2012915

- Facebook is targeting LinkedIn: http://www.zdnet.com/facebook-at-work-thanks-but-no-thanks-7000035852/

- Notable deaths: Glenn A Larson (Battlestar Galactica, Knight Rider, Quincy, Fall Guy).  R.A. Montgomery (Choose Your Own Adventure)

- The US Postal Service has had a massive data breach, and has suspended all telecommuting as a result: http://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/us-postal-service-suspends-telecommuting-following-massive-data-breach/d/d-id/1317391

IT in the D, Episode 66. This episode was pretty much exactly what it needed to be. We were joined by two great guests talking about things they’re doing around the area, ranging from an upcoming comic convention to zombie themed energy drinks and sodas to a new group getting off the ground helping people […]

IT in the D, Episode 65.

We managed to clean things up to the point where it's a pretty solid episode with a lot of great information in it, so give it a listen as we're joined by Billy Strawter of Social Coop Media and Kevin Krason of Biznet.

And look, let's be right up front about what the live listeners already know - we had some serious technical difficulties throughout the broadcast and recording process this time around.  So, there are some jumps in conversation, some snippets that got missed here and there...but again, still a solid episode with a lot of good chats and solid information in here for you...

Guests:

Billy Strawter, Social Media Coop:  http://socialcoopmedia.com/ We’ll help map your projects journey from creation to completion, through creative ideas, research and client collaboration.  No detail is too small when it comes to connecting with your audience. We’ll help you develop a roadmap for success. You’ll have a partner to help you execute your campaign and provide measurable results. See what services we use to get there.

Kevin Krason, Biznet:  http://biznetis.net/ Biznet's mission is to help growing companies use Internet technologies to prosper. We've spent the last 20 years perfecting our Internet expertise and adding only the best talent available. We specialize in Marketing Automation, Internet Marketing, Mobile and Web Development.

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As always, we can be found:

On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com

On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ 

On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-Read-Meet-91763 

On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD 

On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD 

On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/itinthed/ 

Lucasfilm & Empire Brewing over "strikes bock" and copyright: http://io9.com/lucasfilm-is-suing-the-empire-brewing-company-over-its-1650315349

National Science Foundation spends over $919,000 in grants on tracking how memes spread: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1101743&HistoricalAwards=false

Should the internet be classified as a utility? http://www.theverge.com/2014/11/10/7185933/fcc-should-reclassify-internet-as-utility-obama-says

Guy in Tacoma, Washington uses "open records act" to request names, addresses, and all sorts of other personal information about strippers in the area: http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-echochambers-29946114

ReskillUSA says it takes only 3 months to go from beginner to coder capable of working on real projects: http://www.reskillusa.com/

Study finds no link between video games and violent behavior: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-11/ica-nlf102814.php

Why Taylor Swift pulled her catalog from Spotify: http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/nov/04/taylor-swift-spotify-streaming-album-sales-snub

Facebook's new feed controls: http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/07/tech/facebook-news-feed-controls/index.html

Home Depot hack nabs 53 million email addresses: http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN0IQ2L120141107?irpc=932

Will Verizon get sued over tracking users via persistent cookies? https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141105/11315029057/verizon-may-soon-get-to-enjoy-lawsuit-over-their-sneaky-use-perma-cookies.shtml

MS Office bundling Dropbox, and free on iphone, ipad and android? http://www.theverge.com/2014/11/6/7163789/microsoft-office-free-for-ipad-iphone-android

There's a site where you can peep in through more than 73,000 unsecured video cameras around the world: http://www.insecam.com/

Facebook makes users too dumb to know what's real and what's a scam: http://www.zdnet.com/users-cant-tell-facebook-from-a-scam-7000035440/

Zuckerberg says Facebook will be mostly video within 5 years: http://www.itworld.com/article/2844410/facebook-will-be-mostly-video-in-5-years-zuckerberg-says.html

Oh good...Big Data will tell your boss when you're most likely to quit: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/05/workday-to-put-employees-through-a-big-data-analysis/

The DarkHotel hacks targeting executives when they travel abroad: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=17612

IT in the D, Episode 65. We managed to clean things up to the point where it’s a pretty solid episode with a lot of great information in it, so give it a listen as we’re joined by Billy Strawter of Social Coop Media and Kevin Krason of Biznet. And look, let’s be right up […]