Jeff Mackey

With all of the chaos and excitement going on with our new studio, this one took a little bit to get out. Our apologies about that, but episode 90 marks a major milestone for us, and so we hope you enjoy it. Self.Conference, women in technology, making a career change into I.T. …all that and more.

Episode 90 was a major milestone because it’s the last time we’re broadcasting from the Raw Radio X studio…starting this coming Monday night (May 11), we’ll be broadcasting out of our own… Mehr zeigen

With all of the chaos and excitement going on with our new studio, this one took a little bit to get out. Our apologies about that, but episode 90 marks a major milestone for us, and so we hope you enjoy it. Self.Conference, women in technology, making a career change into I.T. …all that and more.

Episode 90 was a major milestone because it’s the last time we’re broadcasting from the Raw Radio X studio…starting this coming Monday night (May 11), we’ll be broadcasting out of our own studio, and so how you listen live to us is changing. It was an epic episode because we were joined by a whole bunch of awesome people who helped us wrap up our time at RRX properly, and covered some awesome topics along the way…

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Well…we’ve had smoother running episodes, that’s for sure…but Episode 89 of our live weekly broadcast is in the books.

We were plagued by technical difficulties this time around for some reason, so please excuse some of the rough cuts during conversations. We did the best we could getting everything cleaned up as best as we could for our guests from Pure Storage and Nuri from Penguicon. We lost two entire segments, managed to talk Nuri into hanging out to try another run at segment… Mehr zeigen

Well…we’ve had smoother running episodes, that’s for sure…but Episode 89 of our live weekly broadcast is in the books.

We were plagued by technical difficulties this time around for some reason, so please excuse some of the rough cuts during conversations. We did the best we could getting everything cleaned up as best as we could for our guests from Pure Storage and Nuri from Penguicon. We lost two entire segments, managed to talk Nuri into hanging out to try another run at segment three that came off…mostly okay, but cuts out rather abruptly. So as a bonus to try and make it a little better, we’re including the recording we did live at Penguicon…

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Joined by our guests from The Center for Michigan, as well as our friends from Penguicon and the Agile and Beyond conference, a great time, some fun chats and a whole lot of information about things going on around the area including this weekend and the end of the month and all sorts of good stuff for your career and professional life.

http://www.itinthed.com/17022/episode-88-the-center-for-michigan-penguicon-agile-and-beyond/

Better Off Dead. Breakfast Club. Back to the Future. Commando. European Vacation. Fletch. Girls Just Want to Have Fun. Goonies. Berry Gordy’s The Last Dragon. Real Genius. Rocky 4. Desperately Seeking Susan (remember when Madonna was hot?). Teen Wolf. Tuff Turf. Weird Science. Spies Like Us. Just One of the Guys. Moonlighting…yeah, 1985 was a great year, and episode 85 of our weekly broadcast wasn’t too shabby either.

With our guests from the Detroit Craftsman Guild and Solstice… Mehr zeigen

Better Off Dead. Breakfast Club. Back to the Future. Commando. European Vacation. Fletch. Girls Just Want to Have Fun. Goonies. Berry Gordy’s The Last Dragon. Real Genius. Rocky 4. Desperately Seeking Susan (remember when Madonna was hot?). Teen Wolf. Tuff Turf. Weird Science. Spies Like Us. Just One of the Guys. Moonlighting…yeah, 1985 was a great year, and episode 85 of our weekly broadcast wasn’t too shabby either.

With our guests from the Detroit Craftsman Guild and Solstice Consulting Group, we had a whole bunch of good things to talk about…

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Duran Duran. The NeverEnding Story. Transformers.

1984 was a good year, and so it’s of little surprise that episode 84 of our weekly live broadcast was a blast.

With our guests from Falling Down Beer Company, RhinoCoders and Startup Weekend Pontiac in-studio with us, we had a wide variety of topics to handle…to the point where it even took us into a fifth segment to get through it… Mehr zeigen

Duran Duran. The NeverEnding Story. Transformers.

1984 was a good year, and so it’s of little surprise that episode 84 of our weekly live broadcast was a blast.

With our guests from Falling Down Beer Company, RhinoCoders and Startup Weekend Pontiac in-studio with us, we had a wide variety of topics to handle…to the point where it even took us into a fifth segment to get through it all…

http://www.itinthed.com/16831/episode-84-falling-down-beer-company-rhino-coders-startup-weekend-pontiac/ Weniger anzeigen

Our flashback to 1983 with episode 83 of our live, weekly broadcast has come and gone, and it was definitely a lot of fun.

We were joined in-studio by a couple of recurring guests on our show, Steve Gaura from Arrow Strategies and Billy Strawter of Social Coop Media Detroit. We talked about our Pink Slip Party this Thursday night, what Arrow’s seeing in the jobs market, why companies build all of these splintered apps and… Mehr zeigen

Our flashback to 1983 with episode 83 of our live, weekly broadcast has come and gone, and it was definitely a lot of fun.

We were joined in-studio by a couple of recurring guests on our show, Steve Gaura from Arrow Strategies and Billy Strawter of Social Coop Media Detroit. We talked about our Pink Slip Party this Thursday night, what Arrow’s seeing in the jobs market, why companies build all of these splintered apps and more…

http://www.itinthed.com/16809/episode-83-arrow-strategies-social-coop-media-detroit-pink-slip-party/ Weniger anzeigen

Episode 82 of our weekly live broadcast is in the history books, and we had a lot of fun with our guests.

We were joined by Corey from Midwest Media Expo and Terry from 313Dlove to talk about their respective events coming up in the next month, as well as two of our group’s members, Ian and Darshan, to get their take on those events, our own upcoming events and more… http://www.itinthed.com/16772/episode-82-midwest-media-expo-313dlove/

Episode 81 of our weekly broadcast is in the rear view mirror, and it was definitely a good one.

We were joined in-studio by two of the ladies behind ComiqueCon to discuss their November event, the owner of The Detroit Bus Company to talk about their recent dust-up with a production house as well as their efforts to keep Detroit’s youth safe and able to access programs, and the writer behind Folkteller to talk a little Detroit folklore and history in the context of their stories, graphic… Mehr zeigen

Episode 81 of our weekly broadcast is in the rear view mirror, and it was definitely a good one.

We were joined in-studio by two of the ladies behind ComiqueCon to discuss their November event, the owner of The Detroit Bus Company to talk about their recent dust-up with a production house as well as their efforts to keep Detroit’s youth safe and able to access programs, and the writer behind Folkteller to talk a little Detroit folklore and history in the context of their stories, graphic novel, and in-progress film version…

http://www.itinthed.com/16736/episode-81-comiquecon-detroit-bus-company-folkteller/ Weniger anzeigen

A fun episode, even if we were riddled with technical issues, which sort of explains why this episode is a little bit late getting out. Sorry about that.

We were joined in-studio by one of our sponsors, W3R, as well as our friends over at Daily Detroit, for a whole bunch of conversations and chats about the state of things here in Detroit, the latest news and info floating around worth noting, the BIGGEST NEWS EVER IN DETROIT…and much… Mehr zeigen

A fun episode, even if we were riddled with technical issues, which sort of explains why this episode is a little bit late getting out. Sorry about that.

We were joined in-studio by one of our sponsors, W3R, as well as our friends over at Daily Detroit, for a whole bunch of conversations and chats about the state of things here in Detroit, the latest news and info floating around worth noting, the BIGGEST NEWS EVER IN DETROIT…and much more…

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Another week, another really fun episode with some great guests.

Thanks to our guests Major General Amy Courter of Youngsoft, Hans Erickson of Erickson & Associates, and Katrina and Mark from our newest sponsor, W3R, for joining us in-studio tonight.

We talked about the state of the industry here in the metro Detroit area, a little about our upcoming events, some cool new software out on the market and more…


As per usual, we started off with the latest stories that have… Mehr zeigen

Another week, another really fun episode with some great guests.

Thanks to our guests Major General Amy Courter of Youngsoft, Hans Erickson of Erickson & Associates, and Katrina and Mark from our newest sponsor, W3R, for joining us in-studio tonight.

We talked about the state of the industry here in the metro Detroit area, a little about our upcoming events, some cool new software out on the market and more…


As per usual, we started off with the latest stories that have caught our eyes in the past week. This time around, it seemed like everything’s making us feel old. The 40th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. The 35th anniversary of the Miracle on Ice. The 30th anniversary of The Breakfast Club.

In our second segment, we talked with Major General Amy Courter about her work both in and out of the military, transitioning between the two worlds, what Youngsoft has going on and more.

Segment three had us chatting with Hans Erickson, who’s had quite a career and is now off doing his own thing, including a pretty cool piece of software for anyone who happens to be a privacy and security freak like we tend to be.

For our final segment, we dove in with Katrina and Mark from W3R and talked about some of the things W3R is looking for these days, a little preview of our longer conversation with them that’ll be taking place during next week’s episode about an upcoming event, and their view on the market and how things are going for them. Weniger anzeigen

Episode 77. We had a few Detroit-themed guests on the show tonight, as you can tell.

Thanks to our guests Courtney and Ian from Detroit Beer Press, Monica Wheat of Pipeline Fellowship Detroit, and repeat offender Daily Detroit for joining us for a night of laughs and fun conversations…

Of course we talked a little Super Bowl…well, we talked about the commercials.

Especially the Nationwide one. Wow. Nothing like dead kids to really kick the party up a notch…

We… Mehr zeigen

Episode 77. We had a few Detroit-themed guests on the show tonight, as you can tell.

Thanks to our guests Courtney and Ian from Detroit Beer Press, Monica Wheat of Pipeline Fellowship Detroit, and repeat offender Daily Detroit for joining us for a night of laughs and fun conversations…

Of course we talked a little Super Bowl…well, we talked about the commercials.

Especially the Nationwide one. Wow. Nothing like dead kids to really kick the party up a notch…

We chatted about the naked guy in a cowboy hat wandering down I-75, the Star Wars comic “Into The Great Unknown“, the amazing profit margin one company gets on high speed cable, and the usual smattering of stories and rants you’ve come to expect by now from us.

In our second segment, we dove in with Ian and Courtney from Detroit Beer Press. If you’re not familiar with them by now, then you haven’t been paying attention. In addition to chatting about their upcoming issue coming out next week, we also chatted about Yelp reviews, their new Howler Membership program that can get you some sweet deals at some great locations, where you can find their publication, and everything else they’ve got going on currently.

Our third segment brought Monica Wheat to the forefront to chat about Pipeline Fellowship Detroit, a new organization that’s spinning up to change the face of angel investing. Pipeline Fellowship is an angel investing bootcamp for women. They work to increase diversity in the U.S. angel investing community and create capital for women social entrepreneurs. Pipeline Fellowship has opened a call for applications for its spring 2015 angel investing bootcamps in Ann Arbor, Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, DC, Detroit, Memphis, Miami, NYC, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis. Candidates are encouraged to apply by Friday, February 6, 2015. For more information, please check them out at http://www.pipelinefellowship.com/, hit [email protected] Weniger anzeigen

Episode 76, and yet another episode that’s full of a lot of laughter and great conversations.

Thanks to our in-studio guests Anthony Tocco, Kyle Nelson, Andrew Mortemore, and Wade Kean, all from one of our sponsors – Quantum – for joining us…


IMG_2553From the Skymall bankruptcy to the measles outbreak at Disney, our first segment was all about the stories that caught our eye this past week. How the FBI’s trying to say that using a TOR or even a VPN connection constitutes… Mehr zeigen

Episode 76, and yet another episode that’s full of a lot of laughter and great conversations.

Thanks to our in-studio guests Anthony Tocco, Kyle Nelson, Andrew Mortemore, and Wade Kean, all from one of our sponsors – Quantum – for joining us…


IMG_2553From the Skymall bankruptcy to the measles outbreak at Disney, our first segment was all about the stories that caught our eye this past week. How the FBI’s trying to say that using a TOR or even a VPN connection constitutes probable cause. A drone showing up on the White House lawn. Disney rejecting Lucas’ drafts for future Star Wars flicks and more.

After that, we dove right in with Quantum.

Quantum is one of our core sponsors, and so we’re obviously more than happy to have them in-studio, but it wasn’t a dry, boring commercial as one might expect. Nope, we had a great and lively series of conversations about what they’re doing in the industry with the NHL, GoPro, and several other seriously interesting applications of their technologies.

ITintheDnewspaper01262015bIf you’re not familiar with them, Quantum is a leading expert in scale-out storage, archive and data protection, providing intelligent solutions for capturing, sharing and preserving digital assets over the entire data lifecycle. We help customers maximize the value of these assets to achieve their goals, whether it’s top movie studios looking to create the next blockbuster, researchers working to accelerate scientific discovery, or small businesses trying to streamline their operations. With a comprehensive portfolio of best-in-class disk, tape and software solutions for physical, virtual and cloud environments, we enable customers to address their most demanding workflow challenges and opportunities.

In our final segment, we doubled back on a few earlier topics and wrapped things up for the week. Weniger anzeigen

Our 75th episode, and this one's full of rants, raves, laughter and great conversations.

Lots of rants. Lots...and lots...of rants...

Thanks to our guests local entrepreneur Bradley Hoos, as well as Jimi Plouffe and Nick Daniels from Momentum for hanging out, hopping in on the rants, hanging for the laughs, and providing a lot of great information in between the outbursts, and we even had a voice from the past call… Mehr zeigen

Our 75th episode, and this one's full of rants, raves, laughter and great conversations.

Lots of rants. Lots...and lots...of rants...

Thanks to our guests local entrepreneur Bradley Hoos, as well as Jimi Plouffe and Nick Daniels from Momentum for hanging out, hopping in on the rants, hanging for the laughs, and providing a lot of great information in between the outbursts, and we even had a voice from the past call in...

http://www.itinthed.com/16403/ep75-good-bad-ugly-internet-detroit-entrepreneurs/ Weniger anzeigen

IT in the D, Episode 73

Holy wow, what a great wow to kick off the year.

Huge thanks to our guests Tom Nardone and Ian Sterrett who joined us tonight to talk about everything from the continually evolving Sony hack to bulletproof hats to geeks and conventions around the area.

Yes, it was that random…and it was that much fun…

http://www.itinthed.com/16306/ep73-bulletsafe-priveco-ian-sterrett/

IT in the D, Episode 72

We closed out 2014 with a great episode. A lot of rambling…as you’d probably expect given that it’s the last show of the year…but still a great episode.

Thanks to Eric and Jeremiah for joining us as we wandered and rambled through a number of topics, and thankfully kept ourselves from getting too terribly weird as we closed things out for the year…

https://soundcloud.com/itinthed/ep72-ersa-group-daily-detroit-wrapping-up-2014

IT in the D, Episode 71

Our next to last show of the year, and we had a lot of fun with our guests tonight talking about the latest things that caught our eye and what they’ve got going on around the area. Thanks to our guests Marjorie Knepp, Christina York, Sean Yalda, Seth Archambault and Billy Strawter for joining us…

https://soundcloud.com/itinthed/episode-71-magic-book-lift57-social-media-coop-detroit

IT in the D, Episode 70

Well, this was certainly an interesting night, both on the mic and off of it.

Let’s stick to the on the mic fun though – we had some great guests join us in-studio tonight, and we even made a new friend from down the hall from the studio thanks to doing a little wandering and being friendly with the locals. We got into some controversial topics, we got updates on a growing local business, and we talked with an artist about her work and figured out more… Mehr zeigen

IT in the D, Episode 70

Well, this was certainly an interesting night, both on the mic and off of it.

Let’s stick to the on the mic fun though – we had some great guests join us in-studio tonight, and we even made a new friend from down the hall from the studio thanks to doing a little wandering and being friendly with the locals. We got into some controversial topics, we got updates on a growing local business, and we talked with an artist about her work and figured out more ways to blow money on things that we absolutely have to have…

http://www.itinthed.com/16205/ep70-original-stix-osirius-group-destination-liberation/ Weniger anzeigen

IT in the D, Episode 68

You know what the best part of doing this show is?

I mean, sure, there's the beer, the music, and the general laughter and fun that happens every week, but what's really cool about it all is being able to help get the word out about really cool stuff going on in the area, and that's exactly what tonight's show was all about...

http://www.itinthed.com/16153/ep68-hemingwrite-woodward-throwbacks-and-daily-detroit/

IT in the D, Episode 67.

As the dust begins to settle from last week's fun and excitement, we had another great live broadcast.

Three outstanding guests to help close out the Home and Home series with the Internet Advisor show, some good tunes, a lot of laughs, and just a fun time overall.

Oh, and we even managed to sneak in some discussions about security, auditing, and the balance of those in the business world while Bob wasn't paying… Mehr zeigen

IT in the D, Episode 67.

As the dust begins to settle from last week's fun and excitement, we had another great live broadcast.

Three outstanding guests to help close out the Home and Home series with the Internet Advisor show, some good tunes, a lot of laughs, and just a fun time overall.

Oh, and we even managed to sneak in some discussions about security, auditing, and the balance of those in the business world while Bob wasn't paying attention...

http://www.itinthed.com/16109/ep67-internet-advisor-mitechnews/ Weniger anzeigen

IT in the D, Episode 66.

This episode was pretty much exactly what it needed to be.

We were joined by two great guests talking about things they're doing around the area, ranging from an upcoming comic convention to zombie themed energy drinks and sodas to a new group getting off the ground helping people learn how to code and how to transition into a career in information technology...if that's what they really want to do.

And, of course, there was the elephant in the… Mehr zeigen

IT in the D, Episode 66.

This episode was pretty much exactly what it needed to be.

We were joined by two great guests talking about things they're doing around the area, ranging from an upcoming comic convention to zombie themed energy drinks and sodas to a new group getting off the ground helping people learn how to code and how to transition into a career in information technology...if that's what they really want to do.

And, of course, there was the elephant in the room... Weniger anzeigen

IT in the D, Episode 65.

We managed to clean things up to the point where it's a pretty solid episode with a lot of great information in it, so give it a listen as we're joined by Billy Strawter of Social Coop Media and Kevin Krason of Biznet.

And look, let's be right up front about what the live listeners already know - we had some serious technical difficulties throughout the broadcast and recording process this time around. So, there are some jumps in conversation, some… Mehr zeigen

IT in the D, Episode 65.

We managed to clean things up to the point where it's a pretty solid episode with a lot of great information in it, so give it a listen as we're joined by Billy Strawter of Social Coop Media and Kevin Krason of Biznet.

And look, let's be right up front about what the live listeners already know - we had some serious technical difficulties throughout the broadcast and recording process this time around. So, there are some jumps in conversation, some snippets that got missed here and there...but again, still a solid episode with a lot of good chats and solid information in here for you...

https://soundcloud.com/itinthed/ep65-social-coop-media-biznet Weniger anzeigen

The IT in the D guys with the day off from work.

Their kids with the day off of school.

Naturally, this means they all went downtown for coney dogs at Lafayette and then took the kids into the studio to let the kids talk about things from their points of view – technology, games, and even their dads…

http://www.itinthed.com/16022/it-in-the-d-the-kids-take-over/

IT in the D, Episode 64.

Also known as "Dave completely nerds out beyond all ability to recover".

Why? Because we had Jack Olson in-studio with us, that's why. And if you don't know why that triggered a major nerding out, then you might as well just completely avoid segments two and thre of this one because it's all nerd, all the time. We also ran long, with a full fifth segment as we talked with Amanda Lewan and Ebrahim Varachia. Amanda's been on our show a couple of times in… Mehr zeigen

IT in the D, Episode 64.

Also known as "Dave completely nerds out beyond all ability to recover".

Why? Because we had Jack Olson in-studio with us, that's why. And if you don't know why that triggered a major nerding out, then you might as well just completely avoid segments two and thre of this one because it's all nerd, all the time. We also ran long, with a full fifth segment as we talked with Amanda Lewan and Ebrahim Varachia. Amanda's been on our show a couple of times in the past, talking about her work with Michipreneur.com and Bamboo Detroit. Ebrahim is the Co-Founder and Director of Operations for Patronicity.com...

https://soundcloud.com/itinthed/it-in-the-d-episode-64-jack-olson-michipreneur-patronicity Weniger anzeigen

IT in the D, Episode 63.

We've been looking forward to this episode for a while now.

We were joined in-studio by Mike from Motor City Drone Co...yes, a company right here in the area that makes drones, one of our favorite topics. Also joining us were Matt and Jon from RhinoCoders, a great program focused on getting children more involved and engaged with technology in the best way possible - by diving in and getting hands-on with… Mehr zeigen

IT in the D, Episode 63.

We've been looking forward to this episode for a while now.

We were joined in-studio by Mike from Motor City Drone Co...yes, a company right here in the area that makes drones, one of our favorite topics. Also joining us were Matt and Jon from RhinoCoders, a great program focused on getting children more involved and engaged with technology in the best way possible - by diving in and getting hands-on with it...

https://soundcloud.com/itinthed/it-in-the-d-episode-63-motor-city-drone-co-rhinocoders-zabka Weniger anzeigen

IT in the D, Episode 62, also known as "have you tried putting a pickle in that?"

Listen, that'll make sense, honest.

We're joined by Mark Larson from Falling Down Beer Company, along with Courtney Ochab and Ian Burk from Detroit Beer Press.

Great conversations...sure, mostly about beer, but also about a whole variety of topics as well...

https://soundcloud.com/itinthed/it-in-the-d-episode-62-falling-down-beer-company-detroit-beer-press

IT in the D, Episode 61...in which we discover more about connected cars and mobility standards with a repeat guest, and catch up with an old friend who's a first timer.

Great talks, good times, and even a fifth segment.

Because we wanted to, that's why.

So let's find out what Elaina Farnsworth of Mobile Comply and Terry Bean had to say...

http://www.itinthed.com/15838/it-in-the-d-episode-61/

IT in the D, Episode 60 is officially in the rear view mirror.

Fun conversations with our guests Annette from Yelp along with Scott and Kris from Make This Detroit productions. Yelp's got a big event coming up on 10/10 that you'll want to know about, and Make This Detroit is the company behind our latest video that you should totally check out and give us some feedback about...

http://www.itinthed.com/15829/it-in-the-d-episode-60/

IT in the D, Episode 59...and wow, this episode was just SOUPer!

Ha ha, yeah, bad pun, sorry.

Tonight we recapped our Pink Slip Party from last Thursday at the Majestic, discussed the latest round of leaked personal photos and movies from celebrities, and went all over the map with our guests from DetroitSOUP and All Things Detroit.

And we even had the pleasure of being the platform for a launch announcement for our friends over at Daily Detroit.

As to the… Mehr zeigen

IT in the D, Episode 59...and wow, this episode was just SOUPer!

Ha ha, yeah, bad pun, sorry.

Tonight we recapped our Pink Slip Party from last Thursday at the Majestic, discussed the latest round of leaked personal photos and movies from celebrities, and went all over the map with our guests from DetroitSOUP and All Things Detroit.

And we even had the pleasure of being the platform for a launch announcement for our friends over at Daily Detroit.

As to the details...

https://soundcloud.com/itinthed/episode-59-detroit-soup-all-things-detroit-daily-detroit-launches Weniger anzeigen

IT in the D, Episode 58, chock full of information for you.

We lost one of our guests due to a bacterial infection (no, we weren't involved with that, I swear), but we were joined in studio by Steve from Arrow Strategies and one of our other usual partners in crime.

We talked the Pink Slip Party this Thursday at the Majestic, stuff going on around downtown, what Arrow will be looking for on Thursday night and… Mehr zeigen

IT in the D, Episode 58, chock full of information for you.

We lost one of our guests due to a bacterial infection (no, we weren't involved with that, I swear), but we were joined in studio by Steve from Arrow Strategies and one of our other usual partners in crime.

We talked the Pink Slip Party this Thursday at the Majestic, stuff going on around downtown, what Arrow will be looking for on Thursday night and more...

https://soundcloud.com/itinthed/it-in-the-d-episode-58-pink-slip-party-info-arrow-strategies-stuff-around-detroit-and-more Weniger anzeigen

IT in the D, Episode 57...what a fun episode.

Great guests in-studio talking about Comcast's "Internet Essentials" program that helps low-income families get high speed access and even a computer at an insanely low cost, how thinking like a magician can help you in your career, and of course all of the news and information that's caught our eye over the past couple of weeks since we didn't have a show on Labor Day.

So let's dive on… Mehr zeigen

IT in the D, Episode 57...what a fun episode.

Great guests in-studio talking about Comcast's "Internet Essentials" program that helps low-income families get high speed access and even a computer at an insanely low cost, how thinking like a magician can help you in your career, and of course all of the news and information that's caught our eye over the past couple of weeks since we didn't have a show on Labor Day.

So let's dive on in...

https://soundcloud.com/itinthed/it-in-the-d-episode-57 Weniger anzeigen

IT in the D, Episode 56. Fun show, great guests.

We were joined by Greggory Garrett of CGS Advisors, and Tim Aten, website manager for GMC.com.

Talking through managing change in organizations large and small, as well as the changing face of the information technology scene in metro Detroit from multiple points of view, this was a really good set of conversations over the course of the night that provided some interesting insights into the area and what companies are dealing with… Mehr zeigen

IT in the D, Episode 56. Fun show, great guests.

We were joined by Greggory Garrett of CGS Advisors, and Tim Aten, website manager for GMC.com.

Talking through managing change in organizations large and small, as well as the changing face of the information technology scene in metro Detroit from multiple points of view, this was a really good set of conversations over the course of the night that provided some interesting insights into the area and what companies are dealing with these days...

https://soundcloud.com/itinthed/it-in-the-d-episode-56 Weniger anzeigen

IT in the D, Episode 53.

This, dear readers and listeners, was a fun episode.

Huge thanks to our guests Paul from Core 3 Solutions, as well as recurring regulars Jeff and Jeremiah for hanging out with us for some great conversations, some left turns, and a whole lot of laughter and fun...

https://soundcloud.com/itinthed/it-in-the-d-episode-53

IT in the D, Episode 52.

Another really fun night in-studio, and thankfully without most of the sound problems that have plagued our last few episodes.

We were joined in-studio by Ken Jones, the creator of the Cheap Chimp App that can help you save some money on things you like to do around the area, and also Matt Loria from Re-Source Partners to talk about how companies can save a ton of money by doing things right and using a little forward thinking.

IT in the D, Episode 51.

Another week, another great episode out into the ether.

From our opening banter about the usual rounds of chaos to talking managing clients, damage control and all about the world of Public Relations with CKC Agency, then into the world of comic books, graphic novels, charity events and more with the creator of Mess Bucket Comics and finally out into the some might say crazy realm of makers, fighting robots, flames and cannons with one of our friends from… Mehr zeigen

IT in the D, Episode 51.

Another week, another great episode out into the ether.

From our opening banter about the usual rounds of chaos to talking managing clients, damage control and all about the world of Public Relations with CKC Agency, then into the world of comic books, graphic novels, charity events and more with the creator of Mess Bucket Comics and finally out into the some might say crazy realm of makers, fighting robots, flames and cannons with one of our friends from i3Detroit...such a wide variety of topics and great content...

https://soundcloud.com/itinthed/it-in-the-d-episode-51 Weniger anzeigen

IT in the D, Episode 50.

We were going to call it “Girls, Girls, Girls”, but then we realized that we’d probably get “Slapped, Slapped, Slapped”, and so…yeah, no.

As we knew it would be, this episode was a blast.

We were joined in-studio by Kate Catlin of Assemble: Giving Small Businesses a Bigger Chance, Elyse Turner from Brightwing, and Erika Carlson of Girl Develop IT – Detroit and Detroit Labs.

It was a wild ride from the get… Mehr zeigen

IT in the D, Episode 50.

We were going to call it “Girls, Girls, Girls”, but then we realized that we’d probably get “Slapped, Slapped, Slapped”, and so…yeah, no.

As we knew it would be, this episode was a blast.

We were joined in-studio by Kate Catlin of Assemble: Giving Small Businesses a Bigger Chance, Elyse Turner from Brightwing, and Erika Carlson of Girl Develop IT – Detroit and Detroit Labs.

It was a wild ride from the get go…

https://soundcloud.com/itinthed/it-in-the-d-episode-50-assemble-girl-develop-it-detroit-labs-brightwing Weniger anzeigen

IT in the D, Episode 49.

Or “Season 2, Episode 5″ because no, we haven’t let that go yet.

We talked a lot about Detroit this episode.

A lot. We also had some issues with the board running things, so the sound’s a little twitchy at times, but we’ve cleaned it up as solidly as we can.

Businesses in Detroit. Launching things in Detroit. Space planning in Detroit. Good things in Detroit. Bad things in Detroit. People inside Detroit. People outside of Detroit. All kinds… Mehr zeigen

IT in the D, Episode 49.

Or “Season 2, Episode 5″ because no, we haven’t let that go yet.

We talked a lot about Detroit this episode.

A lot. We also had some issues with the board running things, so the sound’s a little twitchy at times, but we’ve cleaned it up as solidly as we can.

Businesses in Detroit. Launching things in Detroit. Space planning in Detroit. Good things in Detroit. Bad things in Detroit. People inside Detroit. People outside of Detroit. All kinds of topics throughout the show with our guests from Hatch Detroit, Bamboo Detroit and Hell Yeah Detroit…

http://www.itinthed.com/15303/it-in-the-d-episode-49/ Weniger anzeigen

IT in the D, Episode 48.

Or "Season 2, Episode 4" for those paying attention.

If you've never listened to an episode of our show before, and if you never listen to another episode of our show again...the second segment of this one is all we can possibly ever ask that you check out. It's an eye opening conversation that'll make you rethink your priorities.

It certainly had an impact on us...

Full recap and downloadable/streamable files for listening are at… Mehr zeigen

IT in the D, Episode 48.

Or "Season 2, Episode 4" for those paying attention.

If you've never listened to an episode of our show before, and if you never listen to another episode of our show again...the second segment of this one is all we can possibly ever ask that you check out. It's an eye opening conversation that'll make you rethink your priorities.

It certainly had an impact on us...

Full recap and downloadable/streamable files for listening are at http://www.itinthed.com/15244/it-in-the-d-episode-48/ Weniger anzeigen

IT in the D, Episode 47.

Or "Season 2, Episode 3" for those keeping score at home.

Extremely solid episode. We could have easily spent an hour or more with each one of our guests for this one, as the conversations kept evolving and getting more interesting.

Our guests for the night were Andre Arbelaez, President of the Hispanic IT Executive Council (among other things, the guy wears many hats), Justin Montalbano and Brian Ritter from Spincard, and Rifino Valentine of… Mehr zeigen

IT in the D, Episode 47.

Or "Season 2, Episode 3" for those keeping score at home.

Extremely solid episode. We could have easily spent an hour or more with each one of our guests for this one, as the conversations kept evolving and getting more interesting.

Our guests for the night were Andre Arbelaez, President of the Hispanic IT Executive Council (among other things, the guy wears many hats), Justin Montalbano and Brian Ritter from Spincard, and Rifino Valentine of Valentine Distilling.

A growing demographic, an app, and booze. We're in.

But, of course, our first segment is all about commentary, news, updates, info, etc., and there's the little matter that kicked off right as our show was ending last week and followed us all through the week...

Full writeup, recap and sound files for listening: http://www.itinthed.com/15166/it-in-the-d-episode-47/ Weniger anzeigen

IT in the D, episode 46.

Or “Season 2, Episode 2″. Whatever. I’m still trying to figure out if I really want to go back, edit and rename all of the old episodes…

We’ll see how that goes.

We had Julie from Simply Social Media in-studio as well as Jeremiah, Patrick and Nick from Hell Yeah Detroit.

And when Hell Yeah Detroit’s in the house…things are going to get a little weird…

Full recap and files you can listen to at… Mehr zeigen

IT in the D, episode 46.

Or “Season 2, Episode 2″. Whatever. I’m still trying to figure out if I really want to go back, edit and rename all of the old episodes…

We’ll see how that goes.

We had Julie from Simply Social Media in-studio as well as Jeremiah, Patrick and Nick from Hell Yeah Detroit.

And when Hell Yeah Detroit’s in the house…things are going to get a little weird…

Full recap and files you can listen to at http://www.itinthed.com/15131/episode-46-simply-social-media-hell-yeah-detroit/ Weniger anzeigen

IT in the D, episode 45.

Or "Season 2, Episode 1".

However you want to look at it, it was a pretty fun episode.

From Facebook getting all NSA about stuff to the gift shop at Ground Zero, from sweet cases made out of hockey sticks for your phone and into the local job market, tonight flowed pretty well, and actually got us back to some basics...

Full recap, sound files for listening and links from tonight's show are at… Mehr zeigen

IT in the D, episode 45.

Or "Season 2, Episode 1".

However you want to look at it, it was a pretty fun episode.

From Facebook getting all NSA about stuff to the gift shop at Ground Zero, from sweet cases made out of hockey sticks for your phone and into the local job market, tonight flowed pretty well, and actually got us back to some basics...

Full recap, sound files for listening and links from tonight's show are at http://www.itinthed.com/15068/it-in-the-d-episode-45/ Weniger anzeigen

IT in the D, the anniversary show.

Anniversary..birthday…however you look at it, it wound up pretty much like most of our birthday parties over the years.

Little too much alcohol, far too many pop culture references, and us laughing so hard we’re crying.
It was just that kind of show.

Special thanks to our guests Jeff Haase and Mark from Falling Down Beer Company for coming in and hopping on board…

https://soundcloud.com/itinthed/the-anniversary-show

IT in the D, episode 43.

We couldn't really ask for a more solid episode.

Well...I guess we could...but then we'd just be getting greedy.

From our Motor City Comic Con recap to learning all about what MEDC has to offer businesses and individuals to a way cool program Secure-24 is a part of...just a great night...

The full recap and sound files can be found at http://www.itinthed.com/14337/it-in-the-d-episode-43/

Wow.
Just…”wow”.
What a great episode.
Phenomenal conversations with guests from Uber, Digerati Girls, Hell Yeah Detroit and the producer of Wrestling’s Battles, Bouts and Brawls, covering an entire host of topics that left little untouched…

The full recap and files can be found at http://www.itinthed.org/14285/it-in-the-d-episode-42/

IT in the D, Episode 41.

Another great episode, that wandered a bit, and yet hit on some great information for things in the area.

With Templar Games in studio, a chat about the National Day of Civic Hacking, and various topics like how the Department of Justice is doing some odd things with banks…

Full recap and files for listening: http://www.itinthed.org/14266/it-in-the-d-episode-41/

Tonight was one of those nights in-studio where we got to basically next to none of the topics we had queued up for the night.

Which isn't a bad thing. It means that the flow with the guests was outstanding, and that we had an incredible series of conversations going on.

Which is exactly what happened tonight as we were joined by Hajj Flemings and Delane Parnell to talk about Starterfest, other events in the area, and we even dove into the debacle with the Clippers'… Mehr zeigen

Tonight was one of those nights in-studio where we got to basically next to none of the topics we had queued up for the night.

Which isn't a bad thing. It means that the flow with the guests was outstanding, and that we had an incredible series of conversations going on.

Which is exactly what happened tonight as we were joined by Hajj Flemings and Delane Parnell to talk about Starterfest, other events in the area, and we even dove into the debacle with the Clippers' owner...

http://www.itinthed.org/14238/it-in-the-d-episode-40/ Weniger anzeigen

IT in the D, Episode 39…another rant to kick things off, this one based on a stunning revelation that came our way last week about a group member.

Then we dove into the 2014 Motor City Comic Con, roller derby, the Assemble Detroit event and a whole bunch more.

The full recap and embedded sound files for listening are at http://www.itinthed.org/14215/it-in-the-d-episode-39/, or details on finding us on iTunes, Stitcher, etc., can be found here: http://www.itinthed.org/listen/

IT in the D, Episode 38...from an opening rant to training classes that can help you with your career to the whole heartbleed debacle that's ripping through the internet...a really fun show.

Well, most of us had fun. Bob was feeling a little under the weather (read: "Bob had a hangover"), but he carried on like a trooper. He should be back to normal by the time our event on Thursday night over at Blackfinn happens. You're coming to that, right?

Our in-studio guests were Christy… Mehr zeigen

IT in the D, Episode 38...from an opening rant to training classes that can help you with your career to the whole heartbleed debacle that's ripping through the internet...a really fun show.

Well, most of us had fun. Bob was feeling a little under the weather (read: "Bob had a hangover"), but he carried on like a trooper. He should be back to normal by the time our event on Thursday night over at Blackfinn happens. You're coming to that, right?

Our in-studio guests were Christy Rowe from New Horizons and return guest Mark Stanislav of Duo Security.

Lots of great information in this episode, both for your career and your own piece of mind and well-being on the internet, so let's go ahead and dive in...

The full recap and soundfiles are available at http://www.itinthed.org/14141/it-in-the-d-episode-38/ Weniger anzeigen

Another weekly live broadcast has come and gone, and another great time was had by all.

For our 87th episode, we were joined by one of our core sponsors, Quantum Storage, as well as our friends from Motor City Geek. And of course the intro and breaks were all 1987 themed as the 80s episodes continue. We talked a little tech, we talked a little geek, we talked a little cosplay, and we laughed a lot while having all of those conversations and… Mehr zeigen

Another weekly live broadcast has come and gone, and another great time was had by all.

For our 87th episode, we were joined by one of our core sponsors, Quantum Storage, as well as our friends from Motor City Geek. And of course the intro and breaks were all 1987 themed as the 80s episodes continue. We talked a little tech, we talked a little geek, we talked a little cosplay, and we laughed a lot while having all of those conversations and more...

http://www.itinthed.com/16997/episode-87-quantum-storage-motor-city-geek-midwest-media-expo-recap/ Weniger anzeigen

IT in the D, Episode 36

We’re joined in studio by Mike Dennis, who valiantly tried to help us understand WTF bitcoin is all about, and the Hell Yeah Detroit guys to talk about their stories and the blurring of lines between bloggers and journalists.

And it was Opening Day downtown, so there might have been some drinking involved. I know, that shocks you greatly, so listen on for the fun…

The whole recap and files are available for listening out at… Mehr zeigen

IT in the D, Episode 36

We’re joined in studio by Mike Dennis, who valiantly tried to help us understand WTF bitcoin is all about, and the Hell Yeah Detroit guys to talk about their stories and the blurring of lines between bloggers and journalists.

And it was Opening Day downtown, so there might have been some drinking involved. I know, that shocks you greatly, so listen on for the fun…

The whole recap and files are available for listening out at http://www.itinthed.org/14088/it-in-the-d-episode-36/ Weniger anzeigen

IT in the D, Episode 35.

This time around we were joined by Andy and PJ from Go Comedy! Improv Theater and Neil Nosakowski of Activ8 Gaming.

Both companies are located in Ferndale, and have a lot going on that you're going to want to know about. And we actually got to that in between the usual mayhem that always takes place during these shows...

The full recap is available out at http://www.itinthed.org/14071/it-in-the-d-episode-35/

IT in the D, Episode 34.

For those listening last week, Bob was horrified when he realized that last Monday being the 10th meant that this Monday was the 17th, and so we'd be in the studio on St Patrick's Day.

We're all very proud of him for struggling through.

Some great guests also made it in-studio with us on this greenest of days, including Gary, Elyse and April from Brightwing, our old buddy Russ Dotson who's back on leave for a couple weeks from his deployment… Mehr zeigen

IT in the D, Episode 34.

For those listening last week, Bob was horrified when he realized that last Monday being the 10th meant that this Monday was the 17th, and so we'd be in the studio on St Patrick's Day.

We're all very proud of him for struggling through.

Some great guests also made it in-studio with us on this greenest of days, including Gary, Elyse and April from Brightwing, our old buddy Russ Dotson who's back on leave for a couple weeks from his deployment overseas, and Adam from the DLux Expo popped in for a segment, which resulted in a couple rather random celebrity phone calls into the show.

The full recap and streams can be found here: http://www.itinthed.org/14050/episode-34/ Weniger anzeigen

IT in The D, Episode 33.

I’m pretty sure that my favorite part of tonight’s episode was when Bob had the stunning realization that tonight was the 10th…

…which means next Monday is the 17th…

…which means we’re in the studio on St Patrick’s Day. He didn’t seem amused.

However, that didn’t get in the way of us having one hell of a time tonight with Steve from Arrow Strategies, one of our sponsors for Thursday’s Pink Slip Party event at St Andrews Hall, along with… Mehr zeigen

IT in The D, Episode 33.

I’m pretty sure that my favorite part of tonight’s episode was when Bob had the stunning realization that tonight was the 10th…

…which means next Monday is the 17th…

…which means we’re in the studio on St Patrick’s Day. He didn’t seem amused.

However, that didn’t get in the way of us having one hell of a time tonight with Steve from Arrow Strategies, one of our sponsors for Thursday’s Pink Slip Party event at St Andrews Hall, along with David, Bryan and Amanda – the good folks from Bamboo Detroit, and we finally talked the (in)famous Doctor J from Hell Yeah Detroit into hopping on the mic with us for a while…

The recap: http://www.detroitnet.org/index.php/7347/episode-33/ Weniger anzeigen

IT in The D, Episode 30.

We had Hajj Flemings as our in-studio guest to talk about his areas of expertise like branding, social media personas, and everything else he's got going on these days. Detroit's Largest Selfie. The #DetroitWeek hashtag and activities. And a bunch more. He's a busy guy with a lot of irons in the fire, and it was great to sit down and chat with him about it all.

We talked about the controversy surrounding a new way that's being floated to finance… Mehr zeigen

IT in The D, Episode 30.

We had Hajj Flemings as our in-studio guest to talk about his areas of expertise like branding, social media personas, and everything else he's got going on these days. Detroit's Largest Selfie. The #DetroitWeek hashtag and activities. And a bunch more. He's a busy guy with a lot of irons in the fire, and it was great to sit down and chat with him about it all.

We talked about the controversy surrounding a new way that's being floated to finance college education, Comcast buying Time Warner, Uber's dirty little secret, the flap about Flappy Bird, why Candy Crush should be immediately uninstalled from your phone and never played again, and so, so much more.

Hajj Flemings can be found at http://hajjflemings.com/

Brand Camp University is at http://www.brandcampu.com/

Detroit's Largest Selfie takes place Wednesday morning at 10am on the steps of the DIA. Want in? Check out https://www.facebook.com/events/779724532057319

"Detroit Week" (#DetroitWeek) kicked off today. You can catch the entire calendar of events out at http://www.flickr.com/photos/hajjflemings/12451979113/in/photostream/

Read up on the Open City Detroit initiative at https://www.facebook.com/OpenCityDetroit

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Listing of our upcoming events: http://www.detroitnet.org/index.php/our-events/ Weniger anzeigen

No guests this time around, and it's just Jeff and Dave in-studio, joined a bit by Karen from The Corner with K-Hubb and Marcus from the band My Perfect Nightmare.

A lot of the basics about our upcoming events got covered, as well as a whole bunch of the latest news, stories, and all sorts of fun.

So let's go ahead and get to the recap...

The Corner with K-Hubb: https://www.facebook.com/TheCornerWithKHubb

My Perfect Nightmare:… Mehr zeigen

No guests this time around, and it's just Jeff and Dave in-studio, joined a bit by Karen from The Corner with K-Hubb and Marcus from the band My Perfect Nightmare.

A lot of the basics about our upcoming events got covered, as well as a whole bunch of the latest news, stories, and all sorts of fun.

So let's go ahead and get to the recap...

The Corner with K-Hubb: https://www.facebook.com/TheCornerWithKHubb

My Perfect Nightmare: https://www.facebook.com/24KaratNightmare

The Agile and Beyond Conference: http://www.agileandbeyond.com/ (reminder: your discount code is ITinTheD)

The IT in The D Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ITinTheD

IT in The D on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ITinTheD

The Detroitnet.org Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/detroitnet

Detroitnet.org on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/detroitnet

Listing of our upcoming events: http://www.detroitnet.org/index.php/our-events/ Weniger anzeigen

IT in The D, Episode 28: Don't Go Chasing Waterfalls

Return guest Tom Churchwell and his partner in crime Jason Dinkelmann came in to talk Agile and Beyond.

Along the way we learned that Bob doesn't understand how landmines work. Or how hovercraft work.

We also talked about cops in Rome using Twitter to crack down on bad parking, why the Superbowl is everything wrong with business today, the ads from Coke and Chrysler that stirred up some controversy, a bunch of Kinect… Mehr zeigen

IT in The D, Episode 28: Don't Go Chasing Waterfalls

Return guest Tom Churchwell and his partner in crime Jason Dinkelmann came in to talk Agile and Beyond.

Along the way we learned that Bob doesn't understand how landmines work. Or how hovercraft work.

We also talked about cops in Rome using Twitter to crack down on bad parking, why the Superbowl is everything wrong with business today, the ads from Coke and Chrysler that stirred up some controversy, a bunch of Kinect systems wired up in the DMZ between North and South Korea, a printing press seized in Quebec that was used to print millions of counterfeit $20 bills...and more.

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But then we dove into what agile is.

Is it a methodology? A way of life?

Is it for developers? For project managers?

For the technical side? The business side?

Apparently the answer to all of those is "yes"! They've got more than 50 speakers covering multiple tracks, so it doesn't matter if you're a complete novice who doesn't know the first thing about agile or a seasoned veteran, this is sure to be a great conference. And to make it even better...

USE DISCOUNT CODE ITinTheD AND GET FIFTY BUCKS OFF YOUR REGISTRATION! GO, GO NOW!! http://www.agileandbeyond.com/

The Agile and Beyond Conference: http://www.agileandbeyond.com/ (reminder: your discount code is ITinTheD)

Books and great teaching aids for your kids FREE for just a small shipping fee (tell friends, tell teachers): http://www.mfefamily.org/

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Listing of our upcoming events: http://www.detroitnet.org/index.php/our-events/ Weniger anzeigen

Our second broadcast of the year.

Just the three of us hanging out and talking about quite a few topics that caught our eye in the past couple of weeks…

Why do a solid chunk of information technology professionals say they love their career…but won’t tell people what they do?

Why does Governor Snyder want the US Government to rewrite immigration laws for Detroit?

Writers can, perhaps, get a free house in downtown Detroit…and we might want one. We’re writers, after… Mehr zeigen

Our second broadcast of the year.

Just the three of us hanging out and talking about quite a few topics that caught our eye in the past couple of weeks…

Why do a solid chunk of information technology professionals say they love their career…but won’t tell people what they do?

Why does Governor Snyder want the US Government to rewrite immigration laws for Detroit?

Writers can, perhaps, get a free house in downtown Detroit…and we might want one. We’re writers, after all.

How are Angry Birds and the Facebook app giving away your information?

With all of the chaos surrounding the Super Bowl and the Olympics in Russia…is it even worth it to try and go to “huge” events any more? Or even the movies?

All that and a bunch more (which, yes, means we rambled a bit) on this episode of IT in The D.

The IT in The D Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ITinTheD

IT in The D on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ITinTheD

The Detroitnet.org Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/detroitnet

Detroitnet.org on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/detroitnet

Listing of our upcoming events: http://www.detroitnet.org/index.php/our-events/

Angry Birds and the NSA: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/27/nsa-gchq-smartphone-app-angry-birds-personal-data

Snyder and immigration: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9245728/Detroit_wants_its_own_high_tech_visa

Google, NEST, and more of your data and habits: http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2014/01/14/google_nest_acquisition_internet_of_things_is_next_frontier_for_data_machine.html Weniger anzeigen

IT in The D, Episode 26.

Our first broadcast of 2014.

We had no guests when we hit our pre-show meeting spot…and then suddenly we had a full house.

Great set of guests too, with some really solid topics…

We had Ben Fraser and Mike Evans in from PishPosh.tv, as well as our recurring friend of the program Jeff Haase.

Covering everything from 3D printing to 80s music to the Insane Clown Posse and more, this episode was a blast.

We’re definitely going to… Mehr zeigen

IT in The D, Episode 26.

Our first broadcast of 2014.

We had no guests when we hit our pre-show meeting spot…and then suddenly we had a full house.

Great set of guests too, with some really solid topics…

We had Ben Fraser and Mike Evans in from PishPosh.tv, as well as our recurring friend of the program Jeff Haase.

Covering everything from 3D printing to 80s music to the Insane Clown Posse and more, this episode was a blast.

We’re definitely going to have these guys back in for another round in the near future.

PishPosh TV: http://pishposh.tv/

The IT in The D Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ITinTheD

IT in The D on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ITinTheD

The Detroitnet.org Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/detroitnet

Detroitnet.org on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/detroitnet

Listing of our upcoming events: http://www.detroitnet.org/index.php/our-events/ Weniger anzeigen

Episode 74, and wow was this a packed one.

Lots of great topics, tons of good conversation, a whole slew of new drops to be isolated for our opening…

…but I digress. Thanks to our guests Kinsay Mantay and Nicole Johnson for coming out to talk about a cool program that gets you paid while earning your Associate’s Degree as well as getting you a job once you’re done, a $10,000 Internet of Things contest for young girls, a new group that’s starting up that we’re looking forward to… Mehr zeigen

Episode 74, and wow was this a packed one.

Lots of great topics, tons of good conversation, a whole slew of new drops to be isolated for our opening…

…but I digress. Thanks to our guests Kinsay Mantay and Nicole Johnson for coming out to talk about a cool program that gets you paid while earning your Associate’s Degree as well as getting you a job once you’re done, a $10,000 Internet of Things contest for young girls, a new group that’s starting up that we’re looking forward to doing more with in the future, and much, much more...

http://www.itinthed.com/16356/ep74-mat2-digital-divas-iot-contest-women-in-tech/ Weniger anzeigen

We decided that the last broadcast of the year would be just the three of us hanging out, chatting about news, events, and just about any topic that popped into our heads over the course of two hours. We even had the saucy little minx who hosts the show before ours, K-Hubb, join us to try and keep us in line.

Didn’t really work…

The IT in The D Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ITinTheD

IT in The D on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ITinTheD

The… Mehr zeigen

We decided that the last broadcast of the year would be just the three of us hanging out, chatting about news, events, and just about any topic that popped into our heads over the course of two hours. We even had the saucy little minx who hosts the show before ours, K-Hubb, join us to try and keep us in line.

Didn’t really work…

The IT in The D Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ITinTheD

IT in The D on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ITinTheD

The Detroitnet.org Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/detroitnet

Detroitnet.org on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/detroitnet

Listing of our upcoming events: http://www.detroitnet.org/index.php/our-events/

Karen’s show can be found at https://www.facebook.com/TheCornerWithKHubb Weniger anzeigen

Recapping our last event of 2013 at Rochester Mills, talking Code Michigan and all sorts of fun stuff with guest Cliff Nowicki. Not going to even try and hide it, we had some serious technical difficulties with the raw recording on this one. It’s a little blown-out sounding and wound up being shorter than our other episodes as a result of the cleanup, but there’s still a lot of solid information in here.

IT in The D, Episode 23.

IT in The D learned all about IT in the O.C. last night, as we were joined in-studio by Phil Bertolini, CIO and Deputy County Executive for Oakland County.

Great episode, and we learned a lot about things going on with Oakland County that a lot of folks probably don't even think about or realize are taking place.

In our first segment, as always, we handled basic introductions and then dove into news and events that have caught our eye...which turned… Mehr zeigen

IT in The D, Episode 23.

IT in The D learned all about IT in the O.C. last night, as we were joined in-studio by Phil Bertolini, CIO and Deputy County Executive for Oakland County.

Great episode, and we learned a lot about things going on with Oakland County that a lot of folks probably don't even think about or realize are taking place.

In our first segment, as always, we handled basic introductions and then dove into news and events that have caught our eye...which turned out to mostly involve fire this time around. Conspiracy theories about the fires breaking out at The Heidelberg Project that have destroyed three of the houses. The weird thing that happens that makes people burn things to celebrate. Riots in Brazil at a soccer match...that hadn't even started yet...and the inevitable wondering about how they're going to handle World Cup traffic next year. A lesson learned by Samsung about social media and how not to treat your customers when their phone literally melts down. We also lightly touched on the recently opened customer support center for GM that brought 300 jobs back here from Argentina, and how part of what they do is social media monitoring.

For our second segment, we dove right in with our in-studio guest, Phil Bertolini, CIO and Deputy County Executive for Oakland County. He had mentioned something before the break about alternate ways that government entities can make money outside of the usual taxation model on their citizens...and hey, we're all in favor of that...and it was a perfect segue into what Oakland County is doing with their G2gCloud offering. "G2G" stands for "Government to Government" - G2G Cloud Solutions was developed by Oakland County, Michigan to improve government services by sharing technology with other government agencies at little or no cost, therefore reducing the cost of government....

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This was a GREAT episode.

One of the ones where we could have sat there for anther two or three hours easily, and never run out of things to talk about.

With our guests Elaina Farnsworth of Mobile Comply, Nate Hughes of Detroit Labs and Amber Coffman of Spark Digital Strategy, there was no shortage of things to talk about or topics to dive in…and a bit of ranting, naturally…

Episode 21 of the IT in The D show was exactly what we needed. We were joined in studio by long-time friend of the program Jeff Haase in-studio.

That of course led to a little hardcore geeking, some laughter, a dose of witty banter, a little mocking, some history of the group, a rant or two…you know, “Us 101″…

In our first segment, we talk through the basics of our upcoming Support The Troops event on December 12th, we chat about our event last week at Falling Down Beer Company… Mehr zeigen

Episode 21 of the IT in The D show was exactly what we needed. We were joined in studio by long-time friend of the program Jeff Haase in-studio.

That of course led to a little hardcore geeking, some laughter, a dose of witty banter, a little mocking, some history of the group, a rant or two…you know, “Us 101″…

In our first segment, we talk through the basics of our upcoming Support The Troops event on December 12th, we chat about our event last week at Falling Down Beer Company, and we dive into a bit of the history of Detroitnet.org as well as some basics of dealing with us. Including the best and easiest way to piss us off. After that, we start diving into news and events that have caught our eye including fake Microsoft tech support phone calls that are really hackers, a problem with Yahoo that we’re all surprised isn’t getting more press, and a few others.

In our second segment, we get right back into the Yahoo issue, as well as some freaky social engineering done via LinkedIn that just floored us all, dealing with the after-effects of your system getting compromised, a nasty scam that some tellers are running at grocery and departments stores around the country, some inevitable discussion of Black Friday and more importantly the psychology behind it, a really cool puzzle / cryptography / code breaking thing that’s out there in the wild that’s driving a lot of people nuts and more.

In our third segment, we hop right back into the Cicada 3301 topic and why cryptography and code breaking are so damned fascinating, why Bob is stymied by the concept of airplanes being able to fly, Bitcoin, the Darknet and so much more geek-ness than we’ve gotten into in a long time.

To wrap things up in our final segment, Bob and I get into a debate about the terms “saved” versus “started”…and of course it all revolved around beer, cell phones on airplanes, creatures of habit who fear change, and the impending possibility that phone carriers can start dropping landlines. Weniger anzeigen

In our first segment, we talk through news and events that have caught our eye including conspiracy theories, Google forcing Google+ integration on Youtube and the public backlash and more.

In our second segment, we dive in with April to learn about all of the cool things that D:Hive has going on. They’re the folks behind one of our former show guests, Spielhaus Toys, getting setup with a pop-up storefront downtown, and they do much more in that avenue. From running classes teaching… Mehr zeigen

In our first segment, we talk through news and events that have caught our eye including conspiracy theories, Google forcing Google+ integration on Youtube and the public backlash and more.

In our second segment, we dive in with April to learn about all of the cool things that D:Hive has going on. They’re the folks behind one of our former show guests, Spielhaus Toys, getting setup with a pop-up storefront downtown, and they do much more in that avenue. From running classes teaching people how to actually start a business to bar crawls and walking tours throughout Detroit, D:Hive is doing some great stuff.

In our third segment, we chat with Stephanie Goodrich from Secure-24 about reasons people aren’t getting hired. From the horror stories of people bringing their parents to interviews to a complete lack of soft skills, and then on to companies that artificially manipulate market statistics so that they can bring in H1B visa workers on the cheap…a good chat for sure.

To wrap things up in our final segment, we double back with our guests on some earlier points and close things out with some general chatter and discussions.

Links from tonight’s show:

D:Hive Detroit: http://www.dhivedetroit.org

Secure-24: http://www.secure-24.com

The IT in The D Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ITinTheD

IT in The D on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ITinTheD

The Detroitnet.org Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/detroitnet

Detroitnet.org on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/detroitnet

Listing of our upcoming events: http://www.detroitnet.org/index.php/our-events/
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IT in The D, Episode 19: Canadian Legal

Good episode.

We had Matt Oehrlein from i3detroit, a pretty cool “hacker space” located just north of 8 mile in Ferndale in-studio with us, along with HerShe – a stand-up comic / writer / actress / singer who performs in clubs across the metro Detroit area who’s just released a DVD and always has a good, laugh-worthy insight into things, and Russ Dotson called in from his overseas station in Ethiopia to start talking about our annual… Mehr zeigen

IT in The D, Episode 19: Canadian Legal

Good episode.

We had Matt Oehrlein from i3detroit, a pretty cool “hacker space” located just north of 8 mile in Ferndale in-studio with us, along with HerShe – a stand-up comic / writer / actress / singer who performs in clubs across the metro Detroit area who’s just released a DVD and always has a good, laugh-worthy insight into things, and Russ Dotson called in from his overseas station in Ethiopia to start talking about our annual Support the Troops event in December. Weniger anzeigen

Bob abandoned us for his stupid job, so it was Dave and Jeff holding down the fort with some really cool guests. We had Tom Churchwell in talking about the Agile and Beyond conference taking place in February, Jim Toscano and Danny Gianino from Toscano Media in talking about film making and what they do, and the photographer from our last two Pink Slip Party events, Cherry Volz, talking about her design and photography business.

Oh, and we gave away some tickets to an upcoming concert… Mehr zeigen

Bob abandoned us for his stupid job, so it was Dave and Jeff holding down the fort with some really cool guests. We had Tom Churchwell in talking about the Agile and Beyond conference taking place in February, Jim Toscano and Danny Gianino from Toscano Media in talking about film making and what they do, and the photographer from our last two Pink Slip Party events, Cherry Volz, talking about her design and photography business.

Oh, and we gave away some tickets to an upcoming concert at Saint Andrews Hall, and we’ll be doing more of that in coming weeks. Weniger anzeigen

IT in The D, Episode 17. Original air date 10/28/2013.

Another great show. With return guests Erika and Michelle from Girl Develop It – Detroit and Billy Strawter of Social Media Coop Detroit coming back in, it’s always a good time. Tonight was no different…

In our first segment, we pretend that we really do have girls coming to join us at some point as we break in with Billy Strawter and talk social media, why LinkedIn sucks yet again and how dangerous their latest app update… Mehr zeigen

IT in The D, Episode 17. Original air date 10/28/2013.

Another great show. With return guests Erika and Michelle from Girl Develop It – Detroit and Billy Strawter of Social Media Coop Detroit coming back in, it’s always a good time. Tonight was no different…

In our first segment, we pretend that we really do have girls coming to join us at some point as we break in with Billy Strawter and talk social media, why LinkedIn sucks yet again and how dangerous their latest app update is, more on the Adobe hack with an ironic twist, and some other news and stories that have caught our attention this week.

In our second segment, Erika and Michelle finally find their way to the studio after wandering aimlessly around the fourth floor for who knows how long, we talk Halloween and social media with Billy Strawter, and have a good old time in general.

For segment three, we dive back in with our guests, talking about major social media fails, what’s going on over at Girl Develop It – Detroit, and other news and topics from around the area.

In our fourth and final segment, we wrap things up by hitting on Girl Develop It – Detroit’s upcoming classes, touching on changing perceptions from “social media” to “digital marketing” and more. Weniger anzeigen

Our guests include Mark Larson, one of the owners of Falling Down Beer Company, Mark Shaftner, COO of Marketplace Homes, and Derek Strate, owner of Absotech LLC.

In our first segment, we handle introductions, and do our usual wander through some of the more interesting stories that have caught our eye.

In our second segment, we get right to the fun stuff. Mark Larson of Falling Down Beer Company. Those of you who have been around for a while will remember that we had our… Mehr zeigen

Our guests include Mark Larson, one of the owners of Falling Down Beer Company, Mark Shaftner, COO of Marketplace Homes, and Derek Strate, owner of Absotech LLC.

In our first segment, we handle introductions, and do our usual wander through some of the more interesting stories that have caught our eye.

In our second segment, we get right to the fun stuff. Mark Larson of Falling Down Beer Company. Those of you who have been around for a while will remember that we had our February casual networking social event there before they were even really open to the public. Well, they’ve been cranking on their remodeling work and we’re going back for our November event on the 21st. Mark also brought along some of the great beer that they’ve got on tap at Falling Down...but unfortunately we still haven’t managed to get those reuben eggrolls in-studio with us. Guess we’ll just have to stop by and grab some between now and the 21st.

In our third segment, we dive in to all of the cool things that Marketplace Homes is doing, and we’re not just talking about the "hey, we’ll lease your existing home" program that they have going on. Mark Shaftner, COO of Marketplace Homes is in-studio to tell us about some of the ways that Marketplace Homes is using technology to revolutionize the home shopping and home buying experience, and things they’re doing to make the process smoother, easier, and even cheaper.

In our fourth and final segment, we wrap things up with Derek Strate telling us about Absotech. Derek’s a long-time member of our networking group, and one of the folks who has moved on from working for others to starting his own company and now hiring others through our events. Truly a great success story, and Derek’s doing a lot of good things for his clients around the metro Detroit area. Weniger anzeigen

IT in the D, Episode 15. Great night with Davina Beh, Scott Sabellico, and Melinda Ann Prince as our in-studio guests. Air date 10/14/2013.

In our opening segment, we chat about some news, take a phone call from an old friend of mine as we tackle the semi-uncomfortable topic of dealing with jerks from your past on social media and learn why none of us will ever have security clearances. Ever. In the second, we talk about Goodwill Industries Detroit, get through some introductions of… Mehr zeigen

IT in the D, Episode 15. Great night with Davina Beh, Scott Sabellico, and Melinda Ann Prince as our in-studio guests. Air date 10/14/2013.

In our opening segment, we chat about some news, take a phone call from an old friend of mine as we tackle the semi-uncomfortable topic of dealing with jerks from your past on social media and learn why none of us will ever have security clearances. Ever. In the second, we talk about Goodwill Industries Detroit, get through some introductions of our in-studio guests…and laugh. A lot. In the third, we dive into handling your job search when you’re completely changing industries and career paths, what Goodwill Industries Detroit has going on, and more. For the final segment, we close out the night by wrapping up a few touch points from prior segments, talking about recruiters, resumes, and the importance of networking overall. Weniger anzeigen

The IT in The D show is joined by Elyse Lopez, April Jennings, and George Opitz of Brightwing to discuss what they do, how they see the market going, interviewing tips and tricks, and more.

Everything from the history of Brightwing to hints and tips on your job search, why choosing the right recruiter to work with matters and the difference they can make, random news stories and more…this was a really great, fun time with everyone involved.

We were joined by two of our sponsors from our 9/19 Pink Slip Party at Saint Andrews Hall for our 13th episode, Great Lakes Technology Showcase and Arrow Strategies.

IT in The D is joined by Mark Stanislav of Duo Security. Over the course of this episode, we talk security basics, two factor authentication, recap our Pink Slip Party event at Saint Andrews Hall on 9/19, and give away the free training class from New Horizons.

IT in The D, Episode 11, full episode.

IT in The D chats with Brad from Grand Circus, Jay from Ann Arbor Give Camp, and all about our Pink Slip Party.

As a reminder, our Pink Slip Party is Thursday night, the open house at Grand Circus is Friday from 11:30am to 6pm, and Ann Arbor Give Camp runs all weekend starting Friday.

Links from tonight’s show:

Our Pink Slip Party: http://www.detroitnet.org/index.php/our-events/

Grand Circus:… Mehr zeigen

IT in The D, Episode 11, full episode.

IT in The D chats with Brad from Grand Circus, Jay from Ann Arbor Give Camp, and all about our Pink Slip Party.

As a reminder, our Pink Slip Party is Thursday night, the open house at Grand Circus is Friday from 11:30am to 6pm, and Ann Arbor Give Camp runs all weekend starting Friday.

Links from tonight’s show:

Our Pink Slip Party: http://www.detroitnet.org/index.php/our-events/

Grand Circus: http://www.GrandCircus.co

Ann Arbor Give Camp: http://www.AnnArborGiveCamp.org
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Great show, awesome conversations, and very cool to hear about some things going on around the city…

In our opening segment, we kick things off with Vittoria Katanski of Hatch Detroit, Amanda Lewan of Michipreneur and Bamboo Detroit, and Steven Urenda of Beacon Hill Staffing.

Hatch Detroit is running a contest for entrepreneurs in the area, with the winner getting $50,000 to open up a storefront in Detroit. The final four contestants join us in-studio during our second and third… Mehr zeigen

Great show, awesome conversations, and very cool to hear about some things going on around the city…

In our opening segment, we kick things off with Vittoria Katanski of Hatch Detroit, Amanda Lewan of Michipreneur and Bamboo Detroit, and Steven Urenda of Beacon Hill Staffing.

Hatch Detroit is running a contest for entrepreneurs in the area, with the winner getting $50,000 to open up a storefront in Detroit. The final four contestants join us in-studio during our second and third segments, because the public gets to vote on who that winner will be. But to start off, Vittoria tells us a little bit about the background of the contest, how people got involved, the process of narrowing down the entries and how they got down to this final four.

Michipreneur is a great online resource for entrepreneurs and business types here in the southeast Michigan area, and Bamboo Detroit is a new coworking space open downtown where you can grab a desk and other office amenities.

In our second segment, we keep Vittoria Katanski of Hatch Detroit and Amanda Lewan of Michipreneur with us, and we bring in the first pair of finalists for the Hatch Detroit $50,000 grand prize – Batch Brewing Company and HenriettaHaus Coffee Roasters.

In our third segment, we still have with Vittoria Katanski of Hatch Detroit and Amanda Lewan with us, and we bring in the other pair of finalists for the Hatch Detroit $50,000 grand prize. Corktown Cinema and Spielhaus Toys.

In our final segment, we wrapped up a bit with Vittoria Katanski of Hatch Detroit talking about the voting process to see which of the four finalists will walk away with the $50,000 prize, chatted with Amanda Lewan about both Michipreneur and Bamboo Detroit, and finally managed to sneak Steve Urenda from Beacon Hill Staffing back into the conversation. Weniger anzeigen

IT in The D, Episode 9 has Steve Gaura from Arrow Strategies and Annette Janik, the metro Detroit Community Manager for Yelp.com.

IT in The D is joined in-studio by Mark DiCarlo from Wolverine Technical Staffing (http://www.wolverinetech.com), Jason Gole from the OpenCo conference (http://det.openco.us), and Elyse and April from Brightwing (http://www.gobrightwing.com).

Discussions range from the August 15th Detroitnet.org casual networking event for professionals in and around the metro Detroit information technology industry taking place on Thursday, August 15th at Conor O’Neill’s in Ann Arbor that Wolverine is… Mehr zeigen

IT in The D is joined in-studio by Mark DiCarlo from Wolverine Technical Staffing (http://www.wolverinetech.com), Jason Gole from the OpenCo conference (http://det.openco.us), and Elyse and April from Brightwing (http://www.gobrightwing.com).

Discussions range from the August 15th Detroitnet.org casual networking event for professionals in and around the metro Detroit information technology industry taking place on Thursday, August 15th at Conor O’Neill’s in Ann Arbor that Wolverine is sponsoring food for the guests at, to what Wolverine Technical Staffing is looking for from the event, the types of positions they’re looking to hire for, and what they see in the industry, and then out to the OpenCo event coming to Detroit in early September to showcase some of the coolest things going on in downtown Detroit that you can explore and see while chatting with the owners of the companies transforming the face of Detroit on a daily basis, and a good marketing perspective on the conversations taking place throughout the show. Weniger anzeigen

The IT in The D crew is joined by Stephanie Goodrich from Secure-24, Billy Strawter of Social Coop Media Detroit, and Jennifer Strawter of Savvy Kids Consignment.

This episode was a lot of fun. Great people in-studio, great conversations and topics, just an absolute blast.

Hopefully that came through on the other side of our broadcast.

Everything from Sharknado to cold calling, career paths for technology people, business people, “hybrids” that understand and can talk in… Mehr zeigen

The IT in The D crew is joined by Stephanie Goodrich from Secure-24, Billy Strawter of Social Coop Media Detroit, and Jennifer Strawter of Savvy Kids Consignment.

This episode was a lot of fun. Great people in-studio, great conversations and topics, just an absolute blast.

Hopefully that came through on the other side of our broadcast.

Everything from Sharknado to cold calling, career paths for technology people, business people, “hybrids” that understand and can talk in both worlds and more.

For the links from tonight’s episode:

Information on our upcoming events can always be found here: http://www.detroitnet.org/index.php/our-events/

What we’re doing with Operation: Kid Equip can be read about here: http://www.detroitnet.org/index.php/5656/help-us-help-some-kids-next-thursday-night/

Stephanie Goodrich is a recruiter from Secure-24, and they’re hiring for a ton of positions right now, including everything ranging from entry-level to senior and advanced career positions. Their open positions can be found at http://www.secure-24.com/

Billy Strawter is with Social Coop Media Detroit, and they can help your company with any and all of your social media needs, from consulting to implementation and beyond. They’re at http://socialcoopmedia.com/

Jennifer Strawter has launched Savvy Kids Consignment at http://www.savvykidsconsignment.com/, with their next sale and event coming up at the end of September.

Go back to the Show Archive page to visit other episodes: http://www.detroitnet.org/index.php/it-in-the-d-listen-live/it-in-the-d-show-archives/ Weniger anzeigen

IT in The D, Episode 6: "It's a Trap!" We've got Scott Sabellico of Project Leadership Associates and Jeff Haase in-studio with us this week to discuss all of the fun and exciting ways you can screw up your job search, your job, other facets of your life and even a few random pitfalls to watch out for along the way.

Hilary and Chris join us in-studio to talk about the world of Quality Assurance (QA) and other random mayhem.

Episode 4: Billy Strawter of Social Coop Media Detroit and Mark from Falling Down Beer Company

In our second episode, we have Erika and Michelle, the ladies behind Girl Develop It Detroit, in-studio with us along with Davina Beh from iTalent.

IT in The D hits the air for the first time. Episode 1: The NSA, Russ Dotson of Brightwing, and Wolfgang Goerlich chats about Security B-Sides.