IT in the D

IT in the D, Episode 22

This was a GREAT episode.

One of the ones where we could have sat there for anther two or three hours easily, and never run out of things to talk about.

With our guests Elaina Farnsworth of Mobile Comply, Nate Hughes of Detroit Labs and Amber Coffman of Spark Digital Strategy, there was no shortage of things to talk about or topics to dive in...and a bit of ranting, naturally...

In our first segment, we went through our usual round-up of news items that had caught our eye over the past week.  Things like our Support the Troops event next Thursday, "How is Black Friday an international thing...complete with riots and chaos in Ireland?", that stores being open on Thursday proved to be a very good thing for them, and so all of those protests and debates about letting people stay with their families and pledging not to shop that day were...worthless...because the landscape has changed permanently, you can bet on it.

We even got a little bit into how small of a world it can be sometimes, and why you don't judge people based on how they treat the CEO, but rather how they treat the secretary...or perhaps the DJ.  Who happens to run a networking group you're a part of...but you don't know that.  And who's cohost and longtime friend is friends with your boss...and eight other people you work with.

In our second segment, we chatted with Elaina Farnsworth about Mobile Comply, and what they've got going on...which, as it turns out, is quite a bit.  They've created a whole new training program to support the new CompTIA Certification, Mobility+, which teaches everything you need to know...and prove you know...about the basics of all things mobile.  From architecture to infrastructure, and from platform agnostic best practices to security...it's a great foundation.  They're running a special right now on the prep class for the test...and, well, since they quite literally wrote the book on it, you can be sure the teaching is sound.

In our third segment, we switch over and engage with Nate Hughes, one of the founders of Detroit Labs.  Just a great chat overall.  From the beginnings at a few empty desks in the Compuware building to their space at the Madison building that they eventually filled to breaking point out to their move into their new building, where they span two entire floors of the old Lane Bryant building downtown.  We'd heard some of the stories from Erika Carlson during her last visit, but it was really great to sit down and hear it all from Nate's perspective, which can seem to be paradoxical at times.  They're a mobile application development company looking to hire developers...but not really necessarily mobile app devs.  They tell potential clients their prices are almost assuredly going to be the highest...and yet they're swamped with work and growing.

For our fourth and final segment, we dragged Amber Coffman from Spark Digital Strategy out of lurker mode and talked a bit about what digital strategy is, what services she brings to the table for her clients, and what digital strategy is...and, more importantly, why you need one.  Brands versus identities.  Personal versus corporate.  Damage control and reputation management.  We chatted a bit about this story involving some shady practices by a company concerned about their online reputation...and it may wind up costing them more than the backlash they're already receiving.

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Links from tonight's show:

Mobile Comply: http://mobilecomply.com/

Detroit Labs: http://www.detroitlabs.com/

Spark Digital Strategy: http://sparkdigitalstrategy.com/

The lawsuit over a negative review: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/couple-fined-3500-writing-negative-review/story?id=21018224

The IT in the D Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ITinTheD

IT in the D on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ITinTheD

The ITintheD.com Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ITintheD

ITintheD.com on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ITintheD

Listing of our upcoming events: http://www.ITinTheD.com/meet/

IT in the D, Episode 22 This was a GREAT episode. One of the ones where we could have sat there for anther two or three hours easily, and never run out of things to talk about. With our guests Elaina Farnsworth of Mobile Comply, Nate Hughes of Detroit Labs and Amber Coffman of Spark Digital Strategy, there was no shortage of things to talk about or topics to dive in…and a bit of ranting, naturally… In our first segment, we went through our usual round-up of news items that had caught our eye over the past week.  Things like our Support the Troops event next Thursday, “How is Black Friday an international thing…complete with riots and chaos in Ireland?”, that stores being open on Thursday proved to be a very good thing for them, and so all of those protests and debates about letting people stay with their families and pledging not to shop that day were…worthless…because the landscape has changed permanently, you can bet on it. We even got a little bit into how small of a world it can be sometimes, and why you don’t judge people based on how they treat the CEO, but rather how they treat the secretary…or perhaps the DJ.  Who happens to run a networking group you’re a part of…but you don’t know that.  And who’s cohost and longtime friend is friends with your boss…and eight other people you work with. In our second segment, we chatted with Elaina Farnsworth about Mobile Comply, and what they’ve got going on…which, as it turns out, is quite a bit.  They’ve created a whole new training program to support the new CompTIA Certification, Mobility+, which teaches everything you need to know…and prove you know…about the basics of all things mobile.  From architecture to infrastructure, and from platform agnostic best practices to security…it’s a great foundation.  They’re running a special right now on the prep class for the test…and, well, since they quite literally wrote the book on it, you can be sure the teaching is sound. In our third segment, we switch over and engage with Nate Hughes, one of the founders of Detroit Labs.  Just a great chat overall.  From the beginnings at a few empty desks in the Compuware building to their space at the Madison building that they eventually filled to breaking point out to their move into their new building, where they span two entire floors of the old Lane Bryant building downtown.  We’d heard some of the stories from Erika Carlson during her last visit, but it was really great to sit down and hear it all from Nate’s perspective, which can seem to be paradoxical at times.  They’re a mobile application development company looking to hire developers…but not really necessarily mobile app devs.  They tell potential clients their prices are almost assuredly going to be the highest…and yet they’re swamped with work and growing. For our fourth and final segment, we dragged Amber Coffman from Spark Digital Strategy out of lurker mode and talked a bit about what digital strategy is, what services she brings to the table for her clients, and what digital strategy is…and, more importantly, why you need one.  Brands versus identities.  Personal versus corporate.  Damage control and reputation management.  We chatted a bit about this story involving some shady practices by a company concerned about their online reputation…and it may wind up costing them more than the backlash they’re already receiving. Links from tonight’s show: Mobile Comply: http://mobilecomply.com/ Detroit Labs: http://www.detroitlabs.com/ Spark Digital Strategy: http://sparkdigitalstrategy.com/ The lawsuit over a negative review: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/couple-fined-3500-writing-negative-review/story?id=21018224 The IT in the D Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ITinTheD IT in the D on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ITinTheD The ITintheD.com Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ITintheD ITintheD.com on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ITintheD Listing of our upcoming events: http://www.ITinTheD.com/meet/

Episode 21 of the IT in the D show was exactly what we needed.  We were joined in studio by long-time friend of the program Jeff Haase in-studio.

That of course led to a little hardcore geeking, some laughter, a dose of witty banter, a little mocking, some history of the group, a rant or two...you know, "Us 101"...

In our first segment, we talk through the basics of our upcoming Support The Troops event on December 12th, we chat about our event last week at Falling Down Beer Company, and we dive into a bit of the history of ITintheD.com as well as some basics of dealing with us.  Including the best and easiest way to piss us off.  After that, we start diving into news and events that have caught our eye including fake Microsoft tech support phone calls that are really hackers, a problem with Yahoo that we're all surprised isn't getting more press, and a few others.

In our second segment, we get right back into the Yahoo issue, as well as some freaky social engineering done via LinkedIn that just floored us all, dealing with the after-effects of your system getting compromised, a nasty scam that some tellers are running at grocery and departments stores around the country, some inevitable discussion of Black Friday and more importantly the psychology behind it, a really cool puzzle / cryptography / code breaking thing that's out there in the wild that's driving a lot of people nuts and more.

In our third segment, we hop right back into the Cicada 3301 topic and why cryptography and code breaking are so damned fascinating, why Bob is stymied by the concept of airplanes being able to fly, Bitcoin, the Darknet and so much more geek-ness than we've gotten into in a long time.

To wrap things up in our final segment, Bob and I get into a debate about the terms "saved" versus "started"...and of course it all revolved around beer, cell phones on airplanes, creatures of habit who fear change, and the impending possibility that phone carriers can start dropping landlines.

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Links from tonight's show:

About Cicada 3301: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet/10468112/The-internet-mystery-that-has-the-world-baffled.html

How scientists prove we're geniuses by gathering people together over beer: https://medium.com/the-physics-arxiv-blog/cf3e13e4f103

TOR in a box: http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/the-anonymous-tor-network-now-comes-in-a-box

Are we about to start living in a post-antibiotics world where none of them work...and what that means: https://medium.com/p/892b57499e77/

Who best safeguards your data: http://lifehacker.com/this-infographic-shows-which-sites-properly-encypt-your-1471169272

Fake tech support calls and Yahoo: http://lnkd.in/dvGbNWJ

Should landlines go away: http://lnkd.in/dUyZPfr

The IT in the D Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ITinTheD

IT in the D on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ITinTheD

The ITintheD.com Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ITintheD

ITintheD.com on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ITintheD

Listing of our upcoming events: http://www.ITinTheD.com/meet/

Episode 21 of the IT in the D show was exactly what we needed.  We were joined in studio by long-time friend of the program Jeff Haase in-studio. That of course led to a little hardcore geeking, some laughter, a dose of witty banter, a little mocking, some history of the group, a rant or two…you know, “Us 101″… In our first segment, we talk through the basics of our upcoming Support The Troops event on December 12th, we chat about our event last week at Falling Down Beer Company, and we dive into a bit of the history of ITintheD.com as well as some basics of dealing with us.  Including the best and easiest way to piss us off.  After that, we start diving into news and events that have caught our eye including fake Microsoft tech support phone calls that are really hackers, a problem with Yahoo that we’re all surprised isn’t getting more press, and a few others. In our second segment, we get right back into the Yahoo issue, as well as some freaky social engineering done via LinkedIn that just floored us all, dealing with the after-effects of your system getting compromised, a nasty scam that some tellers are running at grocery and departments stores around the country, some inevitable discussion of Black Friday and more importantly the psychology behind it, a really cool puzzle / cryptography / code breaking thing that’s out there in the wild that’s driving a lot of people nuts and more. In our third segment, we hop right back into the Cicada 3301 topic and why cryptography and code breaking are so damned fascinating, why Bob is stymied by the concept of airplanes being able to fly, Bitcoin, the Darknet and so much more geek-ness than we’ve gotten into in a long time. To wrap things up in our final segment, Bob and I get into a debate about the terms “saved” versus “started”…and of course it all revolved around beer, cell phones on airplanes, creatures of habit who fear change, and the impending possibility that phone carriers can start dropping landlines. Links from tonight’s show: About Cicada 3301: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet/10468112/The-internet-mystery-that-has-the-world-baffled.html How scientists prove we’re geniuses by gathering people together over beer: https://medium.com/the-physics-arxiv-blog/cf3e13e4f103 TOR in a box: http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/the-anonymous-tor-network-now-comes-in-a-box Are we about to start living in a post-antibiotics world where none of them work…and what that means: https://medium.com/p/892b57499e77/ Who best safeguards your data: http://lifehacker.com/this-infographic-shows-which-sites-properly-encypt-your-1471169272 Fake tech support calls and Yahoo: http://lnkd.in/dvGbNWJ Should landlines go away: http://lnkd.in/dUyZPfr The IT in the D Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ITinTheD IT in the D on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ITinTheD The ITintheD.com Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ITintheD ITintheD.com on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ITintheD Listing of our upcoming events: http://www.ITinTheD.com/meet/

Episode 20 of the IT in the D show with April Boyle from D:Hive Detroit and Stephanie Goodrich of Secure-24.

In our first segment, we talk through news and events that have caught our eye including conspiracy theories, Google forcing Google+ integration on Youtube and the public backlash and more.

In our second segment, we dive in with April to learn about all of the cool things that D:Hive has going on. They're the folks behind one of our former show guests, Spielhaus Toys, getting setup with a pop-up storefront downtown, and they do much more in that avenue. From running classes teaching people how to actually start a business to bar crawls and walking tours throughout Detroit, D:Hive is doing some great stuff.

In our third segment, we chat with Stephanie Goodrich from Secure-24 about reasons people aren't getting hired. From the horror stories of people bringing their parents to interviews to a complete lack of soft skills, and then on to companies that artificially manipulate market statistics so that they can bring in H1B visa workers on the cheap...a good chat for sure.

To wrap things up in our final segment, we double back with our guests on some earlier points and close things out with some general chatter and discussions.

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Links from tonight's show:

D:Hive Detroit: http://www.dhivedetroit.org

Secure-24: http://www.secure-24.com

The IT in the D Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ITinTheD

IT in the D on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ITinTheD

The ITintheD.com Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ITintheD

ITintheD.com on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ITintheD

Listing of our upcoming events: http://www.ITinTheD.com/meet/

Episode 20 of the IT in the D show with April Boyle from D:Hive Detroit and Stephanie Goodrich of Secure-24. In our first segment, we talk through news and events that have caught our eye including conspiracy theories, Google forcing Google+ integration on Youtube and the public backlash and more. In our second segment, we dive in with April to learn about all of the cool things that D:Hive has going on. They’re the folks behind one of our former show guests, Spielhaus Toys, getting setup with a pop-up storefront downtown, and they do much more in that avenue. From running classes teaching people how to actually start a business to bar crawls and walking tours throughout Detroit, D:Hive is doing some great stuff. In our third segment, we chat with Stephanie Goodrich from Secure-24 about reasons people aren’t getting hired. From the horror stories of people bringing their parents to interviews to a complete lack of soft skills, and then on to companies that artificially manipulate market statistics so that they can bring in H1B visa workers on the cheap…a good chat for sure. To wrap things up in our final segment, we double back with our guests on some earlier points and close things out with some general chatter and discussions. Links from tonight’s show: D:Hive Detroit: http://www.dhivedetroit.org Secure-24: http://www.secure-24.com The IT in the D Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ITinTheD IT in the D on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ITinTheD The ITintheD.com Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ITintheD ITintheD.com on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ITintheD Listing of our upcoming events: http://www.ITinTheD.com/meet/

IT in the D, Episode 19: Canadian Legal. Original air date: 11/11/2013

Good episode.

We had Matt Oehrlein from i3detroit, a pretty cool "hacker space" located just north of 8 mile in Ferndale in-studio with us, along with HerShe - a stand-up comic / writer / actress / singer who performs in clubs across the metro Detroit area who's just released a DVD and always has a good, laugh-worthy insight into things, and Russ Dotson called in from his overseas station in Ethiopia to start talking about our annual Support the Troops event in December.

And as usual, we rambled quite a bit...

You can listen via your browser by continuing down below, and of course everything is also out on SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/itinthed, and should be available on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ITinTheD.org/id665504867 and Stitchr - http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/ITintheD/it-in-the-d - shortly

To kick things off, we handle some basics - Bob's back in-studio after a business trip and the birth of his third child, we introduce our guests for the night - Matt Oehrlein of i3Detroit and HerShe the Entertainer, and Russ Dotson calls in from his deployment station in Ethiopia to start the discussion about our annual Support the Troops event on December 12th at Rochester Mills in Rochester Hills.

Appropriate for a broadcast on Veteran's Day.

Segment 1:

In our 2nd segment, we chat about net neutrality, Amazon.com paying for Sunday deliveries via the postal service, and Bob's newest obsession - a machine that dispenses mashed potatoes.

Who would've thought mashed potatoes could cause a total loss of sanity?

Segment 2:

In our 3rd segment, we pull things back on to the tracks after the Great Mashed Potatoes Debacle, and learn all about i3Detroit from Matt Oehrlein.  With everything from classes about how to paint like Bob "Happy Little Trees" Ross to playing with plasma cutters, i3Detroit does a little bit of everything in their hacker space.

What's a hacker space?  Guess you should listen and find out, shouldn't you?

Segment 3:

In our 4th and final segment, we dive in with HerShe the Entertainer, a stand up comic who's just released a DVD, chat a bit more with Matt from i3Detroit and wrap things up for the night.

Segment 4:

Links from tonight's show:

i3Detroit: http://www.i3detroit.org/

HerShe: http://www.hershdoesitall.com/

The IT in the D Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ITinTheD

IT in the D on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ITinTheD

The ITintheD.com Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ITintheD

ITintheD.com on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ITintheD

Listing of our upcoming events: http://www.ITinTheD.com/meet/

IT in the D, Episode 19: Canadian Legal. Original air date: 11/11/2013 Good episode. We had Matt Oehrlein from i3detroit, a pretty cool “hacker space” located just north of 8 mile in Ferndale in-studio with us, along with HerShe – a stand-up comic / writer / actress / singer who performs in clubs across the metro Detroit area who’s just released a DVD and always has a good, laugh-worthy insight into things, and Russ Dotson called in from his overseas station in Ethiopia to start talking about our annual Support the Troops event in December. And as usual, we rambled quite a bit… You can listen via your browser by continuing down below, and of course everything is also out on SoundCloud – https://soundcloud.com/itinthed, and should be available on iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ITinTheD.org/id665504867 and Stitchr – http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/ITintheD/it-in-the-d – shortly To kick things off, we handle some basics – Bob’s back in-studio after a business trip and the birth of his third child, we introduce our guests for the night – Matt Oehrlein of i3Detroit and HerShe the Entertainer, and Russ Dotson calls in from his deployment station in Ethiopia to start the discussion about our annual Support the Troops event on December 12th at Rochester Mills in Rochester Hills. Appropriate for a broadcast on Veteran’s Day. Segment 1: In our 2nd segment, we chat about net neutrality, Amazon.com paying for Sunday deliveries via the postal service, and Bob’s newest obsession – a machine that dispenses mashed potatoes. Who would’ve thought mashed potatoes could cause a total loss of sanity? Segment 2: In our 3rd segment, we pull things back on to the tracks after the Great Mashed Potatoes Debacle, and learn all about i3Detroit from Matt Oehrlein.  With everything from classes about how to paint like Bob “Happy Little Trees” Ross to playing with plasma cutters, i3Detroit does a little bit of everything in their hacker space. What’s a hacker space?  Guess you should listen and find out, shouldn’t you? Segment 3: In our 4th and final segment, we dive in with HerShe the Entertainer, a stand up comic who’s just released a DVD, chat a bit more with Matt from i3Detroit and wrap things up for the night. Segment 4: Links from tonight’s show: i3Detroit: http://www.i3detroit.org/ HerShe: http://www.hershdoesitall.com/ The IT in the D Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ITinTheD IT in the D on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ITinTheD The ITintheD.com Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ITintheD ITintheD.com on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ITintheD Listing of our upcoming events: http://www.ITinTheD.com/meet/

IT in the D, episode 18. Original air date 11/4/2013.

Bob abandoned us for his stupid job, so it was Dave and Jeff holding down the fort with some really cool guests. We had Tom Churchwell in talking about the Agile and Beyond conference taking place in February, Jim Toscano and Danny Gianino from Toscano Media in talking about film making and what they do, and the photographer from our last two Pink Slip Party events, Cherry Volz, talking about her design and photography business.

Oh, and we gave away some tickets to an upcoming concert at Saint Andrews Hall, and we'll be doing more of that in coming weeks...

In our opening segment, we handle introductions of the guests, Bob calls in from Minneapolis, and we do our usual roundtable of discussing topics of interest from the course of the past week that have caught our eye, get some basics on the guests, and then make our valiant attempt at giving away tickets to a show Saturday night at Saint Andrews Hall.

In our second segment, we catch up with the guys from Toscano Media. Kind of an interesting story here.

They were working for a publication, that publication slashed out their staff, and so they were set adrift. They then decided to start their own business, and reached out to us via ITintheD.com...but unfortunately, as you know, we don't do a whole lot of "video worthy" stuff (you can stop reminding me about the time I got slapped by a little Navy girl any time now), but Bob got me pulled into this wrestling thing he's a total fanboy of, and so I mentioned that to them, they loved it, and long story short they wound up putting together a commercial for them in like a day that aired on MyTV20 this past Sunday.

So, we have people getting fired, deciding to be entrepreneurs and strike out on their own, doing a killer job of it thus far, and indulging us for our pet projects.

Needless to say, a good story all around.

They're available for video shoots (however, "no weddings"...seriously, weddings must be hell, because Cherry didn't want to do any either), and would love to talk to companies about internal or external projects they're looking at taking on and more. A link to their Vimeo profile is below, and here's the killer commercial they put together in next to no time:

In our third segment, we chat with Tom Churchwell about the Agile and Beyond conference taking place in February.  They're still looking for speakers and sponsors, so hit them up while you still can!  Sounds like a great event to be at whether you're just learning about agile or a seasoned professional with it.  Give a listen to learn all about what's going to be taking place at their Feb 22 conference.

In our fourth and final segment of the night, we talk with Cherry about Blue Argyle Media, locking yourself out of your own server, and what it's like dealing with parents and kids during photo shoots.  Also, what she's looking for in potential clients (hint: "not weddings"...common answer), her upcoming Christmas card photo shoots, and life as a mom with teenage kids while trying to also be an entrepreneur.

That's all for this week. Tune in on Monday the 11th for a chat with i3detroit about painting like Bob Ross, fighting robots, and DIY workspaces along with the founder and organizer of the "Detroit Drunken Historical Society".

I know...we can't wait, either.

Links from tonight's show:

Agile and Beyond conference: http://www.agileandbeyond.com

Toscano Media: https://vimeo.com/jimtoscano

The studio they shoot in: http://bobwilliamsstudio.com

The little side-project they did for Bob and I that you should check out: http://youtu.be/nb5Nn2PmsRM

Cherry Volz: http://cherryvolz.com/

Blue Argyle Media: http://blueargylemedia.com/

The IT in the D Facebook page for the concert tickets: https://www.facebook.com/ITinTheD

IT in the D on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ITinTheD

The ITintheD.com Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ITintheD

ITintheD.com on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ITintheD

IT in the D, episode 18. Original air date 11/4/2013. Bob abandoned us for his stupid job, so it was Dave and Jeff holding down the fort with some really cool guests. We had Tom Churchwell in talking about the Agile and Beyond conference taking place in February, Jim Toscano and Danny Gianino from Toscano Media in talking about film making and what they do, and the photographer from our last two Pink Slip Party events, Cherry Volz, talking about her design and photography business. Oh, and we gave away some tickets to an upcoming concert at Saint Andrews Hall, and we’ll be doing more of that in coming weeks… In our opening segment, we handle introductions of the guests, Bob calls in from Minneapolis, and we do our usual roundtable of discussing topics of interest from the course of the past week that have caught our eye, get some basics on the guests, and then make our valiant attempt at giving away tickets to a show Saturday night at Saint Andrews Hall. In our second segment, we catch up with the guys from Toscano Media. Kind of an interesting story here. They were working for a publication, that publication slashed out their staff, and so they were set adrift. They then decided to start their own business, and reached out to us via ITintheD.com…but unfortunately, as you know, we don’t do a whole lot of “video worthy” stuff (you can stop reminding me about the time I got slapped by a little Navy girl any time now), but Bob got me pulled into this wrestling thing he’s a total fanboy of, and so I mentioned that to them, they loved it, and long story short they wound up putting together a commercial for them in like a day that aired on MyTV20 this past Sunday. So, we have people getting fired, deciding to be entrepreneurs and strike out on their own, doing a killer job of it thus far, and indulging us for our pet projects. Needless to say, a good story all around. They’re available for video shoots (however, “no weddings”…seriously, weddings must be hell, because Cherry didn’t want to do any either), and would love to talk to companies about internal or external projects they’re looking at taking on and more. A link to their Vimeo profile is below, and here’s the killer commercial they put together in next to no time: In our third segment, we chat with Tom Churchwell about the Agile and Beyond conference taking place in February.  They’re still looking for speakers and sponsors, so hit them up while you still can!  Sounds like a great event to be at whether you’re just learning about agile or a seasoned professional with it.  Give a listen to learn all about what’s going to be taking place at their Feb 22 conference. In our fourth and final segment of the night, we talk with Cherry about Blue Argyle Media, locking yourself out of your own server, and what it’s like dealing with parents and kids during photo shoots.  Also, what she’s looking for in potential clients (hint: “not weddings”…common answer), her upcoming Christmas card photo shoots, and life as a mom with teenage kids while trying to also be an entrepreneur. That’s all for this week. Tune in on Monday the 11th for a chat with i3detroit about painting like Bob Ross, fighting robots, and DIY workspaces along with the founder and organizer of the “Detroit Drunken Historical Society”. I know…we can’t wait, either. Links from tonight’s show: Agile and Beyond conference: http://www.agileandbeyond.com Toscano Media: https://vimeo.com/jimtoscano The studio they shoot in: http://bobwilliamsstudio.com The little side-project they did for Bob and I that you should check out: http://youtu.be/nb5Nn2PmsRM Cherry Volz: http://cherryvolz.com/ Blue Argyle Media: http://blueargylemedia.com/ The IT in the D Facebook page for the concert tickets: https://www.facebook.com/ITinTheD IT in the D on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ITinTheD The ITintheD.com Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ITintheD ITintheD.com on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ITintheD