IT in the D

Well, we lost one guest to the flu and another to some minor dental chaos, but that didn't stop us.  For episode 135 of our weekly live podcast broadcast we were joined for chats about Penguicon, Lawrence Technology Services and Automation Alley... Automation Alley can be found at: https://www.automationalley.com/ Penguicon is at: https://2016.penguicon.org/ Lawrence Technology Services is at: http://lawrencesystems.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 134 of our weekly live podcast broadcast had us joined by DTE Energy to talk about their excellent app and energy bridge that can help you figure out where you're wasting energy in your home to cut down those monthly bills, YourComicCon to chat about the Pure Mich Con coming up in April as well as several other events they're running, and Billy from Social Coop Media stopped in to get our take on something that was bugging him about a television show over the weekend... DTE Energy, and links to their app, can be found at https://www.newlook.dteenergy.com/wps/wcm/connect/dte-web/home Your Comic Con can be found at http://www.yourcomiccon.com/ Pure Mich Con can be found at http://www.yourcomiccon.com/pure-mich-con.html Social Coop Media can be found at http://socialcoopmedia.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 133 of our weekly live broadcast, we were joined by Ash and Anvil, Iron Yard Detroit, and Cave Radio.  Ash and Anvil are the creators of a line of clothing for guys on the shorter side of life, Iron Yard is a new coding academy that's come to Detroit, and Cave Radio is another podcast here in the area that we've got some shared history with... Ash and Anvil can be found at: http://ashandanvil.com/ Iron Yard Detroit is at: http://landing.theironyard.com/landing/detroit-db4e/ Cave Radio is over at: http://www.caveradiobroadcasting.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 132 of our IT in the D broadcast, we were joined by Leo Barella, CTO of BCBSM to talk about innovation in companies and technology, as well as Focus:Hope to discuss their training and certification programs that can help people get into a wide variety of fields ranging from manufacturing to technology and more... Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan can be found at: http://www.bcbsm.com/ Their technology website is at: http://www.mibluesperspectives.com/mibluetech/ Focus: Hope and their training programs can be found at http://www.focushope.edu/ Information about our upcoming Pink Slip Party can be found at http://www.itinthed.com/18385/pink-slip-party-march-10-2016/ 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 got back to "normal" for episode 131 of our weekly live podcast broadcast.  Joined by Nuspire Networks, the Metro Detroit Convention and Visitor's Bureau (Visit Detroit) and Daily Detroit, we had a great series of chats, learned a little more about security, talked about some great cons coming up in the area sprinkled with some laughs, and discussed some items around the downtown area...     Nuspire Networks can be found at: http://www.nuspire.com/ The metro Detroit Convention and Visitors Bureau can be found at: http://visitdetroit.com/ Daily Detroit is at: http://www.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

Disclosure: this is not one of our "normal" episodes, but we couldn't possibly be happier...or more proud...of how it all came together and turned out.  The Flint Water Crisis is something that we've all heard about on the news, or read about online, or caught conversations about it at the office...but there's a lot we don't know.  A LOT.  Your most important takeaway?  Get yourself to www.FlintKids.org and donate. More than anything else, last night really hammered home for us exactly how insidious and widespread this problem is.  And how long the problem was silently ignored and brushed under who knows how many rugs and buried in an unknown number of inboxes.  Not to mention the ripple effect that nobody's talking about yet, or how far-reaching these issues are going to remain in people's lives... Our first segment was business as usual...news, events and information that caught our eyes over the past week, but then we dove right into the Flint situation. In fact, things went a little differently than normal tonight.  Instead of our normal four segments, we let the middle two run long and so we've got a three segment show for you to listen to, and it's jammed full of information. But again, your most important takeaway is to get yourself over to http://www.FlintKids.org and donate. A huge thank you to Russ Dotson for helping us pull this episode together, as well as to our other in-studio guests: Kathi Horton, President of the Community Foundation of Greater Flint; Dr Martin Kaufman from the University of Michigan; and lifelong Flint resident Rob Kanous. One more time - http://www.FlintKids.org.  Get there. 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

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't forget to hit our event at Hamlin Corner on the 18th to score some free tickets to the GLCC: http://www.itinthed.com/meet/ Is South Park "old" now? http://moviebob.blogspot.com/2016/01/note-following-piece-is-possible-in.html?spref=tw&m=1 Lenovo and the worst password ever...or close to it: http://m.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2443276/wtf-lenovo-protects-your-backdoor-security-with-a-really-really-really-bad-password Cosplay and the Supreme Court: https://www.publicknowledge.org/news-blog/blogs/cosplay-goes-to-the-supreme-court Wrapify: http://techcrunch.com/2016/01/18/wrapify-is-a-startup-paying-drivers-to-wrap-their-car-in-ads/ Deloreans back in production: http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/national/deloreans-going-back-into-production Wendy's and fraudulent charges: http://www.wxyz.com/news/wendys-investigates-after-reports-of-fraudulent-charges-on-credit-and-debit-cards DC and parking tickets during a blizzard: http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/DC-Issues-1-Million-Worth-of-Parking-Tickets-After-Blizzard-366711341.html Ummm...."that" story: http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/82584838-story New Barbies: http://time.com/4197499/barbies-new-body-photos-of-curvy-tall-and-petite/ Circuit City's comeback: http://theweek.com/speedreads/601830/circuit-city-returning-electronics-boutique-targeting-millennials Investigating Ticketmaster and Stubhub: http://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2016/01/28/schneiderman-blasts-ticketmaster-stubhub-and.html Idiots: http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2016/01/30/cars-lake-st-clair-ice/79584618/ Reaction videos: http://gizmodo.com/blogger-reacts-to-the-popular-youtubers-who-want-to-tra-1756351398 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    

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 next Penguicon convention in April that you're most assuredly going to want to be at... Hatch Detroit can be found at http://hatchdetroit.com/ The Paczki Run can be found at http://www.tour-de-troit.org/ Penguicon can be found at http://2016.penguicon.org/ Bob's recap from last year's Penguicon event is at http://www.itinthed.com/17044/2015-penguicon-review-part-1-the-sales-guy-learns-something/ Dave's recap from it is at http://www.itinthed.com/17054/2015-penguicon-review-part-2-the-geek-goes-home/ Podcast Detroit is at http://www.podcastdetroit.com/ The stories... Amazon drone delivery: 30 minutes or less within a 10 mile radius - http://uproxx.com/technology/what-is-amazon-prime-air/ The Goldman Sachs elevator gossip story: http://www.knowable.com/a/65-rules-for-being-a-man-according-to-elevator-gossip-at-goldman-sachs A widow's struggle with Apple to get her dead husband's iPad unlocked: http://nypost.com/2016/01/19/apple-demands-widow-get-court-order-to-unlock-dead-husbands-ipad/ ATM overdraft fees: http://money.cnn.com/2016/01/14/investing/atm-overdraft-fees/index.html Netflix and NBC debate ratings: http://www.themarysue.com/netflix-throwing-shade-at-nbc/ I'm in favor of this: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160114/06532833339/56-would-drop-espn-heartbeat-if-it-meant-saving-8-month-cable.shtml Colonoscopies are good for your health...except at this hospital: http://wwlp.com/2016/01/22/293-possibly-exposed-to-hiv-hepatitis-through-colonoscopies/ You're going to need an ad blocker for your next...television: http://motherboard.vice.com/read/youre-going-to-need-an-ad-blocker-for-your-next-tv Internet of Things is awesome...unless you're a sleeping baby: http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/01/how-to-search-the-internet-of-things-for-photos-of-sleeping-babies/ Google quietly pretending Google Glass never happened: http://gizmodo.com/google-wants-to-forget-it-ever-tried-to-sell-humans-goo-1754931205 Amazon Customer Service is a great way to go phishing, apparently: https://medium.com/@espringe/amazon-s-customer-service-backdoor-be375b3428c4#.vqw8vevjs Five top execs bail out of Twitter: http://arstechnica.co.uk/business/2016/01/twitter-exodus-begins-as-five-top-executives-depart-overnight/ Stoned drug traffickers call 911 on themselves: http://www.newser.com/story/219471/stoned-drug-traffickers-call-911-on-themselves.html That igloo on AirBnb: http://distractify.com/news/2016/01/24/dan-an-igloo-snows-in-brooklyn 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

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 over 50 pounds, to breaking away from her family's pawn brokering business and launching her own podcast, blog, and shopping site...and she didn't shy away from diving into our usual mayhem and banter in the least, either... Pawn Chick Radio can be found at http://pawnchickradio.com/ Pawn Chick Shopping can be found at http://www.pawnchickshopping.com/ Ashley's blog is at http://pawnchickradio.com/blog/ Video game discounts for amazon prime members: http://time.com/4177260/amazon-video-game-discount/ Ugh: http://www.dailydot.com/entertainment/pewdiepie-revelmode-disney-network/?fb=gk The app that wants to let you share hotel rooms with strangers: http://www.geekwire.com/2015/startup-lets-share-hotel-rooms-strangers-save-money/ Netflix bought a Youtuber: http://gizmodo.com/netflix-just-bought-its-very-first-youtuber-1753017478 The powerball reimbursement page: https://www.yahoo.com/music/powerball-reimbursement-fund-page-created-235504618.html Is Rick Santorum clueless: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/rick-santorum-google-me PBJ Bourbon...not sure about this: http://www.thatsnerdalicious.com/booze/pbj-bourbon/ How memes can ruin a life: https://magazine.good.is/articles/how-a-meme-can-ruin-your-life Fired Taco Bell exec suing Uber driver: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fired-taco-bell-exec-uber-attack-suing-driver-5-million-n497646 How's this supposed to work, exactly: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/boston-bombing-trial/judge-rejects-marathon-bomber-s-bid-new-trial-orders-100m-n497811 That weird alien megastructure got weirder: http://gizmodo.com/the-case-of-the-so-called-alien-megastructure-just-got-1753269810 The NHL sucks: http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/2016/1/16/10777618/john-scott-all-star-game-trade-coyotes-nhl-canadiens-wife-kids  ( though, update: they realized how much they sucked today and caved to the backlash: http://deadspin.com/nhl-reverses-course-lets-john-scott-into-the-all-star-1753775234) Metallica and a Canadian cover band's legal drama: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/metallica-canadian-cover-band-reconcile-over-cease-and-desist-letter-20160114 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 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 past week... Comcast Michigan can be found at https://twitter.com/ComcastMI Detroit is Different can be found at http://www.detroitisdifferent.com/ The Fan World Niagara Falls event can be found at fanworld.us or fanworld.ca Stories we covered...as well as a few we didn't get to: LG's roll-up screen: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-35230043 Hilarious spiteful Amazon customer service moment: http://arstechnica.co.uk/information-technology/2016/01/amazon-customer-complains-finds-spiteful-10-inch-dildo-in-his-shopping-basket/ Voltron coming to Netflix: http://io9.gizmodo.com/that-voltron-movie-reboot-is-a-netflix-tv-series-reboot-1751111236 Twitter considering a 10,000 character limit: http://recode.net/2016/01/05/twitter-considering-10000-character-limit-for-tweets/ Pharmo Bro went on Tindr. This is what happened: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/soloish/wp/2016/01/05/my-tinder-date-with-pharma-bro-martin-shkreli/?tid=pm_lifestyle_pop_b Windows 10 is collecting a LOT of data: http://bgr.com/2016/01/05/microsoft-windows-10-spying-2015-user-data/ People rent their house out on NYE to total strangers, are stunned something bad happened: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jan/05/airbnb-help-woman-whose-flat-was-trashed-in-new-years-eve-party End of life for IE 8, 9 and 10: http://www.techplayce.com/hurray-end-of-life-for-internet-explorer-8-9-and-10-this-tuesday/ How justified are Comcast's cap limits?  Not very, says this: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160105/08100533246/with-fixed-costs-fat-margins-comcasts-broadband-cap-justifications-are-total-bullshit.shtml A $55 burger?  Get outta here... http://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/dining/2016/01/08/birmingham-rugby-grille-hamburger/78496210/ Secret Netflix codes: http://uproxx.com/movies/secret-netflix-codes/ The "Uberpreneur" making 252,000 a year: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonyoushaei/2015/02/04/the-uberpreneur-how-an-uber-driver-makes-252000-a-year/ That $5,000 fridge Bob wants: http://www.wired.com/2016/01/smart-fridges-samsung-lg/ Phantom Phone Syndrome: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/phantom-vibration-syndrome-up-to-90-per-cent-of-people-suffer-phenomenon-while-mobile-phone-is-in-a6804631.html You can buy the Playboy Mansion...but Hef stays put: http://www.freep.com/story/money/2016/01/11/playboy-mansion-on-sale-for-200-million/78621932/ Lootcrate might need to dial it back a bit: https://www.lootcrate.com/crates/pets Forbes, adblockers, and malware: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160111/05574633295/forbes-site-after-begging-you-turn-off-adblocker-serves-up-steaming-pile-malware-ads.shtml T-Mobile lashes out in net neutrality fight: http://thehill.com/policy/technology/265299-t-mobile-lashing-out-in-net-neutrality-spat Are local broadcast networks going away because of this: http://www.theoaklandpress.com/special-news-reports/20160108/changing-the-channel-big-bucks-at-stake-for-tv-broadcasters-in-first-ever-reverse-auction-of-bandwidth IT in the D On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.

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 standpoint while there.  And, of course, our upcoming events, a phenomenal new training opportunity that we've got out here for you, and all of the news, events and items that caught our eye over the past week... Our announcement with a $29/year all you can eat training opportunity that you should be taking advantage of immediately: http://www.itinthed.com/18214/career-academy-podcast-1-4-2016/ 20 phrases you should never, ever google image search: http://www.viralthread.com/20-phrases-never-ever-search-google-images-1/ The cable industry, cord cutters, and price increases: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151229/09332733189/cable-industrys-response-to-banner-year-cord-cutting-massive-across-board-price-increases-2016.shtml Uber surge pricing and New Year's Eve: http://www.buzzfeed.com/stephaniemcneal/uber-hangover Michigan State fan threatens violence on Alabama campus: http://bamahammer.com/2015/12/31/michigan-state-fan-threatens-violence-on-alabama-campus/ "Where White People Meet" website story: http://fox13now.com/2015/12/31/white-people-meet-dating-site-billboard-turning-heads-in-utah/ The latest "kid racks up huge bill on dad's iPad" story: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2497323,00.asp 5 Things that will Disappear in 5 years: http://techcrunch.com/2016/01/03/5-things-that-will-disappear-in-5-years/ GM invests $500 million in Lyft: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-04/gm-invests-500-million-in-lyft-to-bolster-alliance-against-uber Hacker shuts down power grid in Ukraine: http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/01/first-known-hacker-caused-power-outage-signals-troubling-escalation/ Diva Tech Talk can be found at http://www.divatechtalk.com/ That training deal with Career Academy is at http://vip.careeracademy.com/itinthed 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

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 from us... The Internet Advisor Show can be found at: http://internetadvisor.net/ Detroit Labs can be found at: http://www.detroitlabs.com/ Jeff Kelley's book can be found at: http://www.amazon.com/Developing-Apple-Watch-Pragmatic-Programmer/dp/1680500686/ 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  

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 immensely and more... Social Coop Media can be found at http://socialcoopmedia.com/ Braniac Devs can be found at http://brainiacdevs.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 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 actually are here in the state of Michigan (we had no idea it was so common), what their ball was all about and how it did, as well as, of course, diving into a recap of our event this past Thursday at Falling Down Beer Company for Operation Kid Equip, the impending release of the new Star Wars movie and more... The National Kidney Foundation of Michigan can be found at http://www.nkfm.org/ Roman Village and Antonios can be found at http://antoniosrestaurants.com/ Operation Kid Equip can be found at http://operationkidequip.org/ 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 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... Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan can be found at: http://www.bcbsm.com/ Their technology website is at: http://www.mibluesperspectives.com/mibluetech/ Master Plot Comics is at: http://www.masterplotcomics.com/ Drunk Dorks can be found at: http://www.drunkdorks.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