IT in the D

Not a bad night at all for episode 129 of our weekly live broadcast of our podcast.  We were joined by CBI to talk security and their CBI Academy program, as well as Great Lakes Comic Con to talk about their event at the end of the month… CBI can be found at  https://www.cbihome.com/ The Great Lakes Comic Con can be found at  https://www.facebook.com/events/433755100150727/ …and don&#8...

One guest had to reschedule, but we still had a phenomenal set of conversations with our guests for episode 128 of our weekly live broadcast of our podcast .  We were joined by Vittoria Katanski from Hatch Detroit to talk about what they’ve got going on and the upcoming Paczki Run that you might want to check out whether you’re a runner or not, and also Scott Kennedy to talk about the...

Well, that went really well.  For episode 127 of our live broadcast of our weekly podcast , we were joined by Ashley Gold…who most of you probably know from the TruTV show “Hardcore Pawn”, but as we found out last night along with our live listeners, there’s a whole lot more to her than what took place on screen.  From her personal weight loss journey where she’s lost...

Episode 126 of our weekly live podcast had Michelle from Comcast Michigan in-studio, along with Khari from Detroit is Different , and Corey and Jeremy from the Fan World event in Niagara Falls later this year.  We also chatted about a few of our blog entries , our upcoming casual networking event next week , and of course through some of the news, events and items that caught our eyes over the pas...

Kicking off 2016 with a bang, we had a great set of chats for episode 125 of our weekly live broadcast of our podcast.  We were joined by Nicole Johnson from Diva Tech Talk , friend of the program Jeff Haase for some additional insights and commentary, and Jennifer Trovato to talk about her adventures moving overseas to Italy, and what the past two years have been like from a personal and family s...

Well, our last live broadcast for the year of the IT in the D podcast from Podcast Detroit is in the rear view mirror. We were joined by Gary Baker of the Internet Advisor Show and Jeff Kelley from Detroit Labs  for some more Star Wars chatter, talks about internet trends, developing for Apple Watch, making the transition from academia to real world jobs to being an author, and a recap of 2015 fro...

Well, it didn’t quite go as planned, but we had a great time last night for episode 123 of our weekly live podcast broadcasting from Podcast Detroit with our guests from Social Coop Media Detroit and Braniac Devs .  We talked Star Wars: The Force Awakens, social media, some news and events that caught our eye, a new development and business consulting company in the area that can help you im...

For episode 122 of our weekly like podcast broadcast , we were extremely pleased to be joined by Patrick Rugerio, the chairman for the Kidney Ball for the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan that called in a few weeks back to give us an update on how their event with, as well as long time friend of the program Jeff Haase.  We dove into what the NKFM does and how widespread kidney illnesses actu...

For episode 121 , we were extremely pleased to be joined by Leo Barella, the CTO for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, as well as Stefani Manard, wearer of many hats for Master Plot Comics and Drunk Dorks.  Great conversations, plenty of laughs, and an amazing level of informative chatter for us about the future of healthcare, where to start with the popular horror comic genre and more… Bl...

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...

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 Kell...

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.m...

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...

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 Podc...

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 [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tra...

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...

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/ [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/229283888″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=...

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/ [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/228320064″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_com...

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://djang...

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/...

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/...

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...

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… Michip...

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… Everythin...

Episode 107 of our weekly live broadcast was an awesome combination of repeat guests and first-timers as we talked DevOps, career transition, an upcoming iOS developer bootcamp, the politics of networking groups and more… From our usual discussions about the latest news, events and information that have caught our eye out to our upcoming Pink Slip Party, our first segment was the usual round...