DETROIT - What in the world is going on? Is Microsoft really forcing Windows 7 users to switch to Windows 10? We let our listeners call in to tell us about their experiences and got some confirmations. We also received information from one of our listeners on how to avoid the forced upgrade completely. Shane Hamelin
FERNDALE - For episode 136 of ITINTHED podcast broadcast from Podcast Detroit, Bob and Dave were joined by the folks putting on a great conference in a few weeks, and a new company on the market that’s looking to make buying and selling a home suck less through some awesome uses of technology. Next Home Metro
FERNDALE - Janette Phillips, the chairwoman of the Women In Mobile-Wireless Tech Council, part of the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan, talks about the group’s second event on April 21 that will explore Application Development, Ethical Hacking, Usability and Agile. Women working in these technology fields will discuss what it takes at RIIS in Troy
FERNDALE - Ken Kousky, president of Blue Water Angels, talks about the record investing year for the angel network. Kousky said a third of the money raised was outside the Blue Water Network, including California, and New York. Kousky said it is getting harder to raise money because most investors park their extra cash in
FERNDALE - Neal Anderson led developer for Supported Intelligence, an East Lansing company, talks about a new software tool called SmartBracket that can be used to craft a winning bracket for the NCAA Basketball Tournament. Doing so demonstrates the capabilities of its distinctive Rapid Recursive technology for business managers, which was designed to make sequential
FERNDALE - Keith Schonberger, an attorney with the law firm of Young Basile, outlines what it takes to do an effective patent search, the first step for obtaining strong patent rights. If you are an inventor, you want to listen to this 14-minute segment to protect your product from patent infringement or even if you
ANN ARBOR - Large-scale changes to agricultural practices will be required to meet the goal of reducing levels of algae-promoting phosphorus in Lake Erie by 40 percent, a new University of Michigan-led, multi-institution computer modeling study concludes. Last month, the U.S. and Canadian governments called for a 40-percent reduction, from 2008 levels, in phosphorus runoff
SAN FRANCISCO - Richard Stiennon, Chief Research Analyst, IT-Harvest, gave this talk at the RSA Conference. He called it Myth Busting the Security Landscape and Development Cycle. Stiennon's point is myths abound in the security landscape, from what a vendor or product does to how to build security into software in the first place. While it
ANN ARBOR - Merit Network is celebrating its 50th anniversary throughout 2016. To mark the milestone, Merit has launched a dynamic new web site and will host a special celebration during its annual Merit Member Conference in May. Established in 1966, Merit has been at the forefront of networking technology throughout its history. Merit's engineers
DETROIT - Last year was the first year that FUEL: Detroit, a leadership conference led by entrepreneur and investor Josh Linkner, was hosted. We heard phenomenal feedback from entrepreneurs who attended. This year Fuel: Detroit is back on April 21st and has announced their featured speakers. Who’s going to be there to inspire you? Designer
