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M2 TechCast Jan. 30 – Coder Meetup, Auto Dealer Video News Service, MISBDC Interview, Social Media Update

ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Jan. 30, Mike Lomonoco from Open System Technologies will talk about a huge coder meetup at OST's Grand Rapids headquarters on Feb. 8. Steve Tomaszewski of Talkingcarz.com will provide details of his auto dealer video news service that’s coming to Michigan. Keith Brophy, state director of the MISBDC, will

By |2017-01-27T10:47:15-05:00January 27th, 2017|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

New CloudTech1 Breakfast Series At Automation Alley For Early Birds, Ambitious Workers To Grow Tech Together

ROYAL OAK - CloudTech1 is kicking off a new breakfast series at Automation Alley on Feb. 23 that CEO Rick Beckers calls the Tornado breakfast sessions for “early birds and ambitious workers that want to grow together. Job hunters, employees, and decision makers all welcomed.” Beckers, interviewed on M2 TechCast by co-hosts Matt Roush and

By |2017-01-25T15:20:39-05:00January 25th, 2017|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

25,000 People Apply For Commercial Drone Pilot Licenses Since Aug. 29

ROYAL OAK - Since Aug. 29, when the Federal Aviation Administration created drone pilot licenses, some 25,000 people have applied, says Enrico Schaefer, founder of DroneLaw.Pro in Traverse City. The FAA had predicted some 600,000 would apply. The FAA also is reviewing regulations under part 107 that allow drone pilots to fly over people, something

By |2017-01-25T14:01:50-05:00January 25th, 2017|Drones, Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Foster Braun, Voice Of Internet Advisor On WJR, Set To Celebrate 20th Anniversary

ROYAL OAK - Foster Braun, the founder of the Internet Advisor on WJR 760 AM in Detroit, joins M2 TechCast to talk about his radio show that has been on the air since 1998, when the Internet as we know it today was still in its infancy. Every Saturday from 4 to 6 pm the

By |2017-01-25T13:56:10-05:00January 25th, 2017|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Auto Expert David Cole Talks Auto Tech That Caught His Eye At North American International Auto Show

ROYAL OAK - Long-time auto expert David Cole kicks joins M2 TechCast co-hosts Mike Brennan and Matt Roush to talk about what technology caught his attention at the North American International Auto Show. Battery technology was one, but the cost per kilowatt hour remains high, he said. The plug-in hybrid, however, that extends the range

By |2017-01-25T13:59:45-05:00January 25th, 2017|Autonomous Vehicles, Featured, M2 TechCast|

U-M Set To Debut Lenovo+HealthDesignBy.Us Innovation Co+Lab To Test VR, AR At Mott’s Children’s Hospital

ANN ARBOR - Lenovo has invested six-figures into what the University of Michigan is calling the Lenovo+HealthDesignBy.Us Innovation Co+Lab to tap the minds of undergraduate and graduate students to develop practical uses of Augmented and Virtual Reality technology. An information program kicks off Jan. 27 in a series of Ignite presentations featuring projects focused on

By |2017-01-21T09:42:14-05:00January 20th, 2017|Featured, Life Sciences|

Michigan Treasury Online Streamlines Interactions For Businesses To File Taxes, Paperwork

LANSING - The Michigan Treasury website, after much tweaking for the past year, now offers Michigan businesses an easy option to pay taxes online with just a single log on and password, instead of multiple ones used in year’s past. Effective immediately, businesses can upload their W-2s and other wage statements, request fuel credit refunds

By |2017-01-21T09:43:57-05:00January 20th, 2017|Featured, Politics|

SBAM Survey: Facebook Favorite Social Media Platform To Gain New Small Business Customers

LANSING - Facebook is overwhelmingly the most-used social media platform by small business owners, according to the latest Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM) Barometer survey. Seventy-five percent said Facebook is the social media platform they use most often, followed by LinkedIn at 31 percent and Twitter at 26 percent. When asked the most important

By |2017-01-18T21:25:35-05:00January 18th, 2017|Featured, Small Business Association of Michigan|

GR DevNight, SSoftwareGR Meetup Of Meetups At OST Feb. 8

GRAND RAPIDS - A blockbuster “meet up of meet ups” is planned for Feb. 8 at Open Systems Technologies when GR DevNight and SoftwareGR team up. Invited are some 30 local user groups, meetups, and software events to come share about their events and give coders a chance to meet others with similar interests, and

By |2017-01-17T15:43:19-05:00January 17th, 2017|Connected Tech, Featured|

Auto Show Preview On ITINTHED With M2 TechCast, Mobile Comply

ROYAL OAK - It’s auto show season here in Detroit, and on Monday ITINTHED dove in a little bit.  From a media preview event the night before our show to what’s on the floor that might catch people’s eyes and the latest in connected and autonomous cars, our guests from Mobile Comply and M2Techcast had

By |2017-01-13T09:54:57-05:00January 13th, 2017|Connected Tech, Featured, IT in the D, Podcasts|