DETROIT - Michelle Gilbert, Vice President Public Relations, Comcast Cable Heartland Region, returned to talk about Internet Essentials, a low cost (less than $10/mo) internet connection package for low income families to bridge the digital divide. Michelle also outlined Comcast’s recent campaign to increase the number of xfinity wifi hotspots available around the state. Over 700 hotspots
DETROIT - Rick Broida and Dave Johnson recently launched a podcast entitled Battlestar Recaptica in which the co-hosts comment each week on an episode in this Sci-Fi classic. Battlestar Galactica (2003-2009) was a remake of the original TV classic starring Lorne Greene (1978-1979). The story, about man-made robots (called Cylons) developing sentience and turning on humanity, has
DETROIT - Rick Broida is a frequent co-host on the Internet Advisor. He brings a keen wit and discerning eye to the world of digital gadgets that constantly bombard our consciousness. This month he will be helping us with gadgets for the digital dad in your life! Father’s Day is coming soon; listen for some good
DETROIT - If there is one question that dominates our email and our listener call ins, it is “What kind of computer should I be buying?” When Gary and Foster started the program back in 1998, the answer tended to presume that you meant, “What kind of PC should I be buying?” and the usual
DETROIT - Melih Oztalay and the Smart Finds Marketing transformed Mike Brennan’s MITechNews.Com website by creating a 600 percent increase in visitors and a radical boost in time spent on the website. How did they do it? You will have to listen in to find out. Here is the new and improved MiTechNews.com site! Back in the mid
DETROIT - BAN or the Bazel Action Network is a non-profit with a mission to champion global environmental health and justice by: ending toxic trade catalyzing a toxics-free future campaigning for everyone’s right to a flourishing environment. Focusing on electronic waste and old ships, BAN fulfills its mission using interrelated policy, market solutions, and public engagement strategies that
DETROIT - Marisa Bahn, IT Business Development Manager, General Motors, joins Gary and the techs to talk about the upcoming Michigan Council of Women in Technology Executive Connection Summit. This powerful gathering of some of the area’s top women in technology will feature such notable figures as Mary Barra, CEO and Chairman of GM and Beth Niblock, CIO,
DETROIT - In this Internet Advisor podcast, Joe Sawasaky, President and CEO of Merit, reminisces about the remarkable history of this pioneer organization and the new directions in which it is heading. Also on the show, William J. “Joe” Adams, PhD, talks about Merit’s R & D program aimed at performing ground-breaking research that would benefit
DETROIT - Shane Hamelin is one of our valued tech experts who regularly works at CompTech Services in Sterling Heights. Shane answers questions from listeners like you every day of the week and is a valued member of our team. Shane is also a HARD CORE gamer and the host of Pwned Radio,A Video Game
DETROIT - Jesse Vollmar graduated from Saginaw Valley University with two passions: continue the 5th generation of family farming and creating a set of tools that could help other farmers win the battle with the elements and the markets. In 2012 Jesse and Brad Koch founded Farmlogs with offices in Ann Arbor and outreach across
