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Diva Tech Talk Episode 23: Heidi Slade: Success Merger Of Art And Technology

SOUTHFIELD - Diva Tech Talk interviewed Heidi Slade, Senior Analyst, Business & Design, and Professional Scrum Master at Tyler Technologies, headquartered in Plano, Texas. Tyler Tech is a leading provider of end-to-end information management solutions and services for local governments.  Eight times on the Forbes list of America’s Best Small Companies, Tyler partners with clients

By |2016-03-09T15:50:58-05:00March 9th, 2016|Diva Tech Talk, Podcasts|

Internet Advisor: Jack Wallen TechRepublic – Earables, The Next Big Thing

Jack Wallen is a renowned columnist for TechRepublic who recently published a fascinating article entitled, “Earables, the Next Big Thing”. It turns out that the ear canal is a far better place to be harvesting biometrical information, listening to music and gathering fitness data.  That is just the beginning of what will be a wild

By |2016-03-09T15:52:29-05:00March 9th, 2016|Internet Advisor, Podcasts|

Internet Advisor: Richard Stiennon Talks RSA Conference, Project Cumulus

Richard Stiennon, chief Analyst at IT-Harvest and an internationally recognized security expert joined us to give his feedback on the RSA conference just concluded in San Francisco. Richard also shared his analysis of Project Cumulus, a “honey pot” developed by security firm Bitglass to attract hackers in the deep web to steal tainted data and then follow

By |2016-03-09T15:51:45-05:00March 9th, 2016|Cyber Defense, Internet Advisor, Podcasts|

ITINTHED Episode 134: DTE Energy, YourComicCon, Social Coop Media

FERNDALE - Episode 134 of our weekly live podcast broadcast had us joined by DTE Energy to talk about their excellent app and energy bridge that can help you figure out where you’re wasting energy in your home to cut down those monthly bills, YourComicCon to chat about the Pure Mich Con coming up in

By |2016-03-09T14:55:41-05:00March 9th, 2016|Clean Update, IT in the D, Podcasts|

Trump Wins Michigan Republican Presidential Primary Over Cruz

LANSING - Donald Trump delivered on expectations he would win the Michigan Republican presidential primary, putting together a coalition of working class Republicans and doing well enough among wealthier and evangelical voters to take a plurality of 36.5 percent of the vote. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas finished second with 24.9 percent of the

By |2016-03-09T07:58:12-05:00March 9th, 2016|Featured, Politics|

Sanders Surprise Winner Over Clinton In Michigan Presidential Primary

LANSING - In the most stunning upset of the 2016 presidential election cycle thus far, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont won the Michigan Democratic primary on Tuesday in a tightly contested race over former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Virtually every expectation and virtually every poll showed Clinton winning the Michigan primary, and

By |2016-03-09T07:48:57-05:00March 9th, 2016|Featured, Politics|

Ransomware Hits Apple Macs Users That Download Pirated Software

CUPERTINO, Ca. - Security researchers have discovered what they believe to be the first-ever ransomware attack targeted at Apple users that actually made it out "into the wild” - a genuine threat. The ransomware, ironically, is spread through a popular client used to share pirated software. The problem was first detected Friday, when a team

By |2016-03-09T07:39:45-05:00March 7th, 2016|Cyber Defense|

Challenges Facing Development of Connected/Autonomous Cars Focus for March 14 Mobile Monday Detroit

TROY - It’s impossible to discuss cars today without including connected and autonomous technologies as part of that discussion. The majority of experts indicate that continued evolution of these technologies  is inevitable – and fairly rapid, but what of the challenges to getting there? The convergence of the automotive and technology industries has created never

By |2016-03-07T21:39:51-05:00March 7th, 2016|Connected Tech, Mobile MI|

LIFT To Train Disconnected Youth, Adults For Manufacturing Careers

DETROIT - Corktown-based Lightweight Innovations For Tomorrow announced Monday a training initiative to inspire interest in regional manufacturing career opportunities by providing technical training, work readiness preparation and upskilling for disconnected youth and adults. Pathways To Jobs In Detroit: Connecting Disconnected Youth & Adults To Manufacturing Careers is a collaboration among LIFT, Goodwill Industries of Greater

By |2016-03-07T21:22:12-05:00March 7th, 2016|New Products / Contracts|

Michigan Reigns As Most Expensive State For Car Insurance – Third Year In A Row

FOSTER CITY,  Ca. - Michigan holds the dubious title of the most expensive state for auto insurance for the third year in a row, with annual premiums more than twice the national average. So says Insure.com’s annual rankings of the most and least expensive states for auto insurance. Maine was the least expensive for the

By |2016-03-07T21:00:38-05:00March 7th, 2016|Featured, News|