IT in the D

For episode 120 of our weekly live podcast, we were joined by Brian from MEDC to talk about some state programs for individuals and businesses, Phillip of CYBOC (which still sounds like one of the X-Men to us) talking security and the growing critical nature to your business, and Jer from Daily Detroit letting us know what they're up to, as well as some cool events downtown in the upcoming holiday season and for New Year's Eve and more... Michigan's travel website can be found at: http://www.michigan.org/ All of that great information for businesses in, or wanting to come to, Michigan can be found at: http://www.michiganbusiness.org/ CYBOC is at: http://cyboc.com/ Daily Detroit is at: http://www.dailydetroit.com/ The info on Activ8's open house movie night tomorrow (Wednesday) night is at http://www.meetup.com/Movie-Nights-at-activ8-Gaming-Lounge/events/224534884/ Our new favorite loot crate for adults is at http://shop.instapour.com/products/monthly-cocktail-kit-subscription IT in the D On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD Podcast Detroit is at: On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit

For episode 119 of our weekly podcast live broadcast, we were lucky enough to be joined by model and artist Hollie Ogden, author and writer Kasey Pierce, and artist Kelly O'Hara - three ladies doing and involved with all sorts of great things around the area that you should know about.  We talked the local art scene, shows that are going on around the area, some of the pieces Kelly's done that we have, where you can find Hollie in her cosplay outfits and Kasey's ambitious projects in the genres of horror and sci-fi... Kelly O'Hara and her awesome art can be found at https://www.facebook.com/Bebop-Art-Kelly-OHara-239939760127/ (at least until we build her a new website, which apparently we're doing...) Kasey Pierce can be found at https://www.facebook.com/kosmickasey/ Hollie Ogden can be found at https://www.facebook.com/HollieO12/ or http://www.hollieogden.com/ IT in the D On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD Podcast Detroit is at: On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit

For episode 118, we were joined by Andy from Detroit Bus Company (and a whole lot of other projects) and Jeremiah from Daily Detroit to talk about everything from new features on the Daily Detroit site, Andy's efforts downtown, an awesome party bus tour taking place the night before Thanksgiving and more... And don't forget Activ8's open gaming night TONIGHT: http://www.meetup.com/Game-day-at-activ8/events/226704075/ Daily Detroit can be found at http://dailydetroit.com/ Detroit Bus Company can be found at http://thedetroitbus.com/ The Downtown Bar Crawl can be found at http://stupiddetroitbarcrawl.splashthat.com/ant IT in the D On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD Podcast Detroit is at: On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit  

Episode 117 is an interesting little mix of our in-studio guests from this week as well as some of our live recordings from this past weekend's Fantasticon event.  We were joined in studio by Savvy Digital Solutions to talk about the upcoming event this weekend that they're behind and is an 80s party to raise money for the Angels of Hope foundation.  Staymobile joined us to talk about their device repair offerings.  And then we spliced in our chat with Ming Chen and Michael Zapcic from AMC's Comic Book Men... Our first segment recapped this weekend's Fantasticon adventures, including drinking with Ghostbusters, Bob's lifetime karaoke achievement award, and all sorts of other mayhem that went down.  And, of course, some news, events and items that have caught our eyes over the past week. Our second segment, at least in this podcast version, is our live chat from Fantasticon with Ming Chen and Michael Zapcic from AMC's Comic Book Men.  Couple of really great guys who are living the dream of getting to do something they really, truly enjoy as a job.  Ming's from Michigan, so you may have seen him floating around Ann Arbor these last few days as well, and they both put a serious hurting on some coneys while in town... The next segment dives in with Staymobile, a company that solves the eternal problem we suffer from of "it broke, now what?"  Rather than dealing with six week turnaround times via mail, or sketchy shops that may or may not even know what they're doing, these folks have put together a series of locations with a lot of solutions to your technical woes in-stock and ready to go, with most fixes done in an hour, and a max turnaround time of two to three days.  Needless to say, we programmed them into our phones. Savvy Digital Solutions stepped up next, chatting about A Night to Fight Cancer, an event that you'll be able to find Bob, me, and a number of our friends at on Saturday night.  Sure, it's going to be a great party with an awesome band playing a lot of our favorite 80s tunes, but it's all for a great cause and that's the primary reason to go.  Tickets are only $25, and it's being held at a superb location, so we expect to see some familiar faces having a blast along with us there. After that, a few more topics and items that bubbled up to our attention, and then it was time to wrap up for the night.  As always, thanks for listening, and we'll see you again next week. Information on Comic Book Men: http://www.amc.com/shows/comic-book-men Staymobile can be found at: http://staymobile.com/michigan-cell-phone-repair-staymobile/ Tickets for Saturday night's event can be bought at: http://allevents.in/commerce/a-night-to-fight-cancer/1697146733842373 Episode 117: Bonus content: our chat with Theodus Crane, "Big Tiny" from AMC's The Walking Dead: IT in the D On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD Podcast Detroit is at: On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit

Episode 116 of our weekly live broadcast had a few technical difficulties while we were live in the studio, but we're geeks, so we have contingency plans galore, which means that the syndicated podcast version here is the flawless recording we always want you to hear.  We were joined by Joe from Fantasticon talking about their event this weekend that we're invading with the entire Podcast Detroit crew, our old friend Russ from the Bartech Group to talk about the job market and what they're looking for over there, and Khary from Detroit Is Different to talk about change, life and events downtown and more... Fantasticon can be found at http://www.fantasticon.net/ Bartech Group can be found at http://www.bartechgroup.com/home/ Detroit Is Different can be found at http://www.detroitisdifferent.com/ IT in the D On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD Podcast Detroit is at: On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit

We popped into Activ8 Gaming to see what they had going on for Halloween, as well as getting them on the mics to talk about what they are, what they do, and how you can get in to this awesome space with your own private function... Activ8 Gaming can be found at http://activ8gaming.com/ Daily Detroit can be found at http://DailyDetroit.com IT in the D On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD Podcast Detroit is at: On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit  

IT in the D - Episode 115 - Interworks, Digerati Girls, Capuchin Fundraiser covered everything from getting kids (not just girls) involved in coding and development...and how you can get your local schools involved...to a fundraiser taking place Thursday night that you're going to want to be at, and then some fun security talk that'll make your head hurt and want to unplug everything you own... Digerati Girls can be found at https://www.facebook.com/DigeratiGirls/ Caston from Interworks can be found at https://www.linkedin.com/in/castonthomas Information on the Capuchin Fundraiser can be found at http://www.cskdetroit.org/events/capuchin_school_night_out IT in the D On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD Podcast Detroit is at: On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit  

Really great conversations with our guests from Simplivity and iDashboards for episode 114 of our weekly live podcast... Simplivity can be found at https://www.simplivity.com/ iDashboards can be found at http://www.idashboards.com/ IT in the D On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD Podcast Detroit is at: On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit

Episode 113: Fireside Podcast App, NewCo Detroit, Open Systems Technology NewCo can be found at http://det.newco.co/ The Fireside app can be found at http://fireside.audio/ Open Systems Technology (OST) can be found at http://www.ostusa.com/   IT in the D On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD Podcast Detroit is at: On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit

Episode 112 is behind us, and it was another fun-filled episode with great guests, good conversations, laughs, and even a little helpful information for you.  We were joined by Django Girls Detroit, Wolfgang Goerlich of CBI, and Eric Gorges of Voodoo Choppers and A Craftsman's Legacy... Django Girls Detroit, and all of the information about their event, can be found at https://djangogirls.org/detroit/ CBI can be found at https://www.cbihome.com/ Voodoo Choppers can be found at http://voodoochoppers.com/ The TV show A Craftsman's Legacy can be found at http://www.craftsmanslegacy.com/

Episode 111 covered a wide range of topics. From the information technology job market with Davina from DISYS to cloud computing and migration with the team from Ahead and then into graphic novels and comics with the always fun Dirk Manning, we had a little something for everyone this time around... Ahead can be found at http://www.thinkahead.com/ DISYS can be found at http://www.disys.com/ Davina can be found at https://www.linkedin.com/in/davinabeh Dirk Manning is at http://www.dirkmanning.com/   IT in the D On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD Podcast Detroit is at: On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit    

From last week's Pink Slip Party event to why Grubbable is different than the other "food" + "check in" apps that are out there and into Systems Technology group for what they're looking for in candidates and clients, episode 110 is just simply packed with good information and conversations for you to enjoy... Grubbable can be found at http://grubbable.com/ Systems Technology Group can be found at http://www.stgit.com/ IT in the D On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD Podcast Detroit is at: On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit

We went to SecureWorld 2015 and had some great conversations about security, hacking, data privacy, social engineering, DefCon and more... The audio's a little rough in spots.  Sorry about that.  We were experimenting with some new equipment on site for this, as we were doing a live remote for the first time while things were still going on live back at the studio.  Still a ton of great information in here.

Episode 109 has come and gone, but oh, what a fun time we had.  Conversations with DetroitSportsRag.com about some chaos we had in common, Michipreneur about their new platform for startups, and Savvy Kids Consignment about their upcoming sale event got woven in with the usual smatterings of news, pop culture, and of course talk about our impending Pink Slip Party event this Thursday... Michipreneur can be found at: http://www.michipreneur.com/ Savvy Kids Consignment is at: https://www.facebook.com/SavvyKidsConsignmentEvent Detroit Sports Rag is over at: http://detroitsportsrag.com/ IT in the D On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD Podcast Detroit is at: On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit  

So we got brave and dove through the traffic and chaos of Arts, Beats and Eats to get to the back room of the Blackfinn for episode 108 of our weekly live podcast.  We were joined by Morgan, the organizer of Youmacon, as well as a few of our fellow Podcast Detroit shows to talk about what they have going on, what their shows are like, and why you may want to check them out as well... Everything you want to know about Youmacon can be found at www.Youmacon.com. As always, we can be found: On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD  On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/itinthed/ Podcast Detroit is at: On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit