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Episode 126: Comcast, Detroit is Different, Fan World Niagara Falls and More Jan 12, 2016

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Episode 126 of our weekly live podcast had Michelle from Comcast Michigan in-studio, along with Khari from Detroit is Different, and Corey and Jeremy from the Fan World event in Niagara Falls later this year. We also chatted about a few of our blog entries, our upcoming casual networking event next week, and of course through some of the news, events and items that caught our eyes over the past week... Comcast Michigan can be found at https://twitter.com/ComcastMI Detroit is Different can be found at http://www.detroitisdifferent.com/ The Fan World Niagara Falls event can be found at fanworld.us or fanworld.ca [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/241611718" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Stories we covered...as well as a few we didn't get to: LG's roll-up screen: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-35230043 Hilarious spiteful Amazon customer service moment: http://arstechnica.co.uk/information-technology/2016/01/amazon-customer-complains-finds-spiteful-10-inch-dildo-in-his-shopping-basket/ Voltron coming to Netflix: http://io9.gizmodo.com/that-voltron-movie-reboot-is-a-netflix-tv-series-reboot-1751111236 Twitter considering a 10,000 character limit: http://recode.net/2016/01/05/twitter-considering-10000-character-limit-for-tweets/ Pharmo Bro went on Tindr. This is what happened: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/soloish/wp/2016/01/05/my-tinder-date-with-pharma-bro-martin-shkreli/?tid=pm_lifestyle_pop_b Windows 10 is collecting a LOT of data: http://bgr.com/2016/01/05/microsoft-windows-10-spying-2015-user-data/ People rent their house out on NYE to total strangers, are stunned something bad happened: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jan/05/airbnb-help-woman-whose-flat-was-trashed-in-new-years-eve-party End of life for IE 8, 9 and 10: http://www.techplayce.com/hurray-end-of-life-for-internet-explorer-8-9-and-10-this-tuesday/ How justified are Comcast's cap limits? Not very, says this: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160105/08100533246/with-fixed-costs-fat-margins-comcasts-broadband-cap-justifications-are-total-bullshit.shtml A $55 burger? Get outta here... http://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/dining/2016/01/08/birmingham-rugby-grille-hamburger/78496210/ Secret Netflix codes: http://uproxx.com/movies/secret-netflix-codes/ The "Uberpreneur" making 252,000 a year: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonyoushaei/2015/02/04/the-uberpreneur-how-an-uber-driver-makes-252000-a-year/ That $5,000 fridge Bob wants: http://www.wired.com/2016/01/smart-fridges-samsung-lg/ Phantom Phone Syndrome: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/phantom-vibration-syndrome-up-to-90-per-cent-of-people-suffer-phenomenon-while-mobile-phone-is-in-a6804631.html You can buy the Playboy Mansion...but Hef stays put: http://www.freep.com/story/money/2016/01/11/playboy-mansion-on-sale-for-200-million/78621932/ Lootcrate might need to dial it back a bit: https://www.lootcrate.com/crates/pets Forbes, adblockers, and malware: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160111/05574633295/forbes-site-after-begging-you-turn-off-adblocker-serves-up-steaming-pile-malware-ads.shtml T-Mobile lashes out in net neutrality fight: http://thehill.com/policy/technology/265299-t-mobile-lashing-out-in-net-neutrality-spat Are local broadcast networks going away because of this: http://www.theoaklandpress.com/special-news-reports/20160108/changing-the-channel-big-bucks-at-stake-for-tv-broadcasters-in-first-ever-reverse-auction-of-bandwidth 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

Episode 125: Diva Tech Talk, Living and Working Overseas, Career Academy Training Opportunity Jan 05, 2016

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Kicking off 2016 with a bang, we had a great set of chats for episode 125 of our weekly live broadcast of our podcast. We were joined by Nicole Johnson from Diva Tech Talk, friend of the program Jeff Haase for some additional insights and commentary, and Jennifer Trovato to talk about her adventures moving overseas to Italy, and what the past two years have been like from a personal and family standpoint while there. And, of course, our upcoming events, a phenomenal new training opportunity that we've got out here for you, and all of the news, events and items that caught our eye over the past week... Our announcement with a $29/year all you can eat training opportunity that you should be taking advantage of immediately: https://itinthed.com/18214/career-academy-podcast-1-4-2016/ 20 phrases you should never, ever google image search: http://www.viralthread.com/20-phrases-never-ever-search-google-images-1/ The cable industry, cord cutters, and price increases: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151229/09332733189/cable-industrys-response-to-banner-year-cord-cutting-massive-across-board-price-increases-2016.shtml Uber surge pricing and New Year's Eve: http://www.buzzfeed.com/stephaniemcneal/uber-hangover Michigan State fan threatens violence on Alabama campus: http://bamahammer.com/2015/12/31/michigan-state-fan-threatens-violence-on-alabama-campus/ "Where White People Meet" website story: http://fox13now.com/2015/12/31/white-people-meet-dating-site-billboard-turning-heads-in-utah/ The latest "kid racks up huge bill on dad's iPad" story: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2497323,00.asp 5 Things that will Disappear in 5 years: http://techcrunch.com/2016/01/03/5-things-that-will-disappear-in-5-years/ GM invests $500 million in Lyft: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-04/gm-invests-500-million-in-lyft-to-bolster-alliance-against-uber Hacker shuts down power grid in Ukraine: http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/01/first-known-hacker-caused-power-outage-signals-troubling-escalation/ [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/240499520" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Diva Tech Talk can be found at http://www.divatechtalk.com/ That training deal with Career Academy is at http://vip.careeracademy.com/itinthed 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

Episode 124 – Internet Advisor, Detroit Labs, Year End Wrap Up Dec 29, 2015

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Well, our last live broadcast for the year of the IT in the D podcast from Podcast Detroit is in the rear view mirror. We were joined by Gary Baker of the Internet Advisor Show and Jeff Kelley from Detroit Labs for some more Star Wars chatter, talks about internet trends, developing for Apple Watch, making the transition from academia to real world jobs to being an author, and a recap of 2015 from us... The Internet Advisor Show can be found at: http://internetadvisor.net/ Detroit Labs can be found at: http://www.detroitlabs.com/ Jeff Kelley's book can be found at: http://www.amazon.com/Developing-Apple-Watch-Pragmatic-Programmer/dp/1680500686/ [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/239556637" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] 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

Episode 123: Star Wars The Force Awakens, Social Coop Media Detroit, Braniac Devs Dec 22, 2015

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Well, it didn't quite go as planned, but we had a great time last night for episode 123 of our weekly live podcast broadcasting from Podcast Detroit with our guests from Social Coop Media Detroit and Braniac Devs. We talked Star Wars: The Force Awakens, social media, some news and events that caught our eye, a new development and business consulting company in the area that can help you immensely and more... Social Coop Media can be found at http://socialcoopmedia.com/ Braniac Devs can be found at http://brainiacdevs.com/ [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/238690054" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] 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

IT In The D – Episode 122 – National Kidney Foundation Of Michigan, Star Wars The Force Awakens Dec 15, 2015

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For episode 122 of our weekly like podcast broadcast, we were extremely pleased to be joined by Patrick Rugerio, the chairman for the Kidney Ball for the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan that called in a few weeks back to give us an update on how their event with, as well as long time friend of the program Jeff Haase. We dove into what the NKFM does and how widespread kidney illnesses actually are here in the state of Michigan (we had no idea it was so common), what their ball was all about and how it did, as well as, of course, diving into a recap of our event this past Thursday at Falling Down Beer Company for Operation Kid Equip, the impending release of the new Star Wars movie and more... The National Kidney Foundation of Michigan can be found at http://www.nkfm.org/ Roman Village and Antonios can be found at http://antoniosrestaurants.com/ Operation Kid Equip can be found at http://operationkidequip.org/ [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/237668115" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] 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

IT in the D – Episode 121 – CTO of Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Michigan, Master Plot Comics Dec 08, 2015

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For episode 121, we were extremely pleased to be joined by Leo Barella, the CTO for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, as well as Stefani Manard, wearer of many hats for Master Plot Comics and Drunk Dorks. Great conversations, plenty of laughs, and an amazing level of informative chatter for us about the future of healthcare, where to start with the popular horror comic genre and more... Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan can be found at: http://www.bcbsm.com/ Their technology website is at: http://www.mibluesperspectives.com/mibluetech/ Master Plot Comics is at: http://www.masterplotcomics.com/ Drunk Dorks can be found at: http://www.drunkdorks.com [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/236629905" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] 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

Episode 120: MEDC, CYBOC, and Daily Detroit Dec 02, 2015

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For episode 120 of our weekly live podcast, we were joined by Brian from MEDC to talk about some state programs for individuals and businesses, Phillip of CYBOC (which still sounds like one of the X-Men to us) talking security and the growing critical nature to your business, and Jer from Daily Detroit letting us know what they're up to, as well as some cool events downtown in the upcoming holiday season and for New Year's Eve and more... Michigan's travel website can be found at: http://www.michigan.org/ All of that great information for businesses in, or wanting to come to, Michigan can be found at: http://www.michiganbusiness.org/ CYBOC is at: http://cyboc.com/ Daily Detroit is at: http://www.dailydetroit.com/ The info on Activ8's open house movie night tomorrow (Wednesday) night is at http://www.meetup.com/Movie-Nights-at-activ8-Gaming-Lounge/events/224534884/ Our new favorite loot crate for adults is at http://shop.instapour.com/products/monthly-cocktail-kit-subscription [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/235576601" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] 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

Episode 119: Kelly O’Hara, Kasey Pierce, Hollie Ogden Nov 25, 2015

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For episode 119 of our weekly podcast live broadcast, we were lucky enough to be joined by model and artist Hollie Ogden, author and writer Kasey Pierce, and artist Kelly O'Hara - three ladies doing and involved with all sorts of great things around the area that you should know about. We talked the local art scene, shows that are going on around the area, some of the pieces Kelly's done that we have, where you can find Hollie in her cosplay outfits and Kasey's ambitious projects in the genres of horror and sci-fi... Kelly O'Hara and her awesome art can be found at https://www.facebook.com/Bebop-Art-Kelly-OHara-239939760127/ (at least until we build her a new website, which apparently we're doing...) Kasey Pierce can be found at https://www.facebook.com/kosmickasey/ Hollie Ogden can be found at https://www.facebook.com/HollieO12/ or http://www.hollieogden.com/ [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/234619369" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] 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

Episode 118: Daily Detroit, Detroit Bus Company Nov 17, 2015

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For episode 118, we were joined by Andy from Detroit Bus Company (and a whole lot of other projects) and Jeremiah from Daily Detroit to talk about everything from new features on the Daily Detroit site, Andy's efforts downtown, an awesome party bus tour taking place the night before Thanksgiving and more... And don't forget Activ8's open gaming night TONIGHT: http://www.meetup.com/Game-day-at-activ8/events/226704075/ Daily Detroit can be found at http://dailydetroit.com/ Detroit Bus Company can be found at http://thedetroitbus.com/ The Downtown Bar Crawl can be found at http://stupiddetroitbarcrawl.splashthat.com/ant [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/233483059" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] 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

Episode 117: Savvy Digital, Staymobile Device Repair, an 80s Party, Ming Chen and Michael Zapcic from Comic Book Men Live from Fantasticon and More Nov 10, 2015

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Episode 117 is an interesting little mix of our in-studio guests from this week as well as some of our live recordings from this past weekend's Fantasticon event. We were joined in studio by Savvy Digital Solutions to talk about the upcoming event this weekend that they're behind and is an 80s party to raise money for the Angels of Hope foundation. Staymobile joined us to talk about their device repair offerings. And then we spliced in our chat with Ming Chen and Michael Zapcic from AMC's Comic Book Men... Our first segment recapped this weekend's Fantasticon adventures, including drinking with Ghostbusters, Bob's lifetime karaoke achievement award, and all sorts of other mayhem that went down. And, of course, some news, events and items that have caught our eyes over the past week. Our second segment, at least in this podcast version, is our live chat from Fantasticon with Ming Chen and Michael Zapcic from AMC's Comic Book Men. Couple of really great guys who are living the dream of getting to do something they really, truly enjoy as a job. Ming's from Michigan, so you may have seen him floating around Ann Arbor these last few days as well, and they both put a serious hurting on some coneys while in town... The next segment dives in with Staymobile, a company that solves the eternal problem we suffer from of "it broke, now what?" Rather than dealing with six week turnaround times via mail, or sketchy shops that may or may not even know what they're doing, these folks have put together a series of locations with a lot of solutions to your technical woes in-stock and ready to go, with most fixes done in an hour, and a max turnaround time of two to three days. Needless to say, we programmed them into our phones. Savvy Digital Solutions stepped up next, chatting about A Night to Fight Cancer, an event that you'll be able to find Bob, me, and a number of our friends at on Saturday night. Sure, it's going to be a great party with an awesome band playing a lot of our favorite 80s tunes, but it's all for a great cause and that's the primary reason to go. Tickets are only $25, and it's being held at a superb location, so we expect to see some familiar faces having a blast along with us there. After that, a few more topics and items that bubbled up to our attention, and then it was time to wrap up for the night. As always, thanks for listening, and we'll see you again next week. Information on Comic Book Men: http://www.amc.com/shows/comic-book-men Staymobile can be found at: http://staymobile.com/michigan-cell-phone-repair-staymobile/ Tickets for Saturday night's event can be bought at: http://allevents.in/commerce/a-night-to-fight-cancer/1697146733842373 Episode 117: [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/232438541" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Bonus content: our chat with Theodus Crane, "Big Tiny" from AMC's The Walking Dead: [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/232335820" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] 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

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