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| The Mysterious Tin Fu Club Meets Again |
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The Tin Fu Club had a Holiday Gathering on Thursday, December 14th and a very diverse group met and enjoyed a Chinese Buffet. Check out some of the faces in the crowd.
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| Jack Welch and the OSU-Michigan Game |
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 Former GE CEO Jack Welch spoke at Tri-C Corporate College this AM (11-17-06) about quality and innovation. Throughout the day there will be classes on lean manufacturing, Six Sigma and other processes.
Welch began his presentation with an announcement of a special Six Sigma presentation to be held the next day (Saturday) at 3:30 PM that will go for about 3 hours (during the Ohio State-Michigan game). Moderator Les Vinney, CEO of Steris, countered that "Hopefully by halftime we'll be able to attend." Welch said he didn't know who would win the big game. "I went to Illinois - we can't beat anyone."
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| Cleveland Rock and Roll Memories Launch Party |
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A group of music industry veterans mingled with fans and local media at the launch party of the new Gray & Co. book by Carlo Wolff titled Cleveland Rock and Roll Memories. The subtitle syas it all: "True and Tall Tales of the Glory Days told by Musicians, DJs, Promoters and Fans who made the scene in the '60s, '70s and '80s. Here are a few photos from the party held at Jac's on West 6th and St. Clair in the Warehouse District. Top of Page
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| Windows Media Player 11 |
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The final version of Media Player for Windows XP has been released. Just like with Internet Explorer 7, Windows Media Player will be part of the upcoming Windows Vista (though more robust, feature-rich versions). In the meantime though, you can start using Media Player 11. Download it here. Media Player 11 is best for really large music libraries (hey, you have ripped all your old CDs into mp3's right?) and has other nice features too. You can get Internet Explorer 7 here. Top of Page
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| Diskeeper 10 |
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If you think defrag utilities are just for servers and not for your desktop or notebook, get with the times. With huge drives and large files (video, audio, etc) you need defragging on all your systems. Read more and enter to win a free copy of Diskeeper 10 Professional Premier Edition. Top of Page
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| COSE Business Show |
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COSE held a Small Business Conference at the IX Center October 12 and 13 with the mission to "Discover - Connect and Succeed." Check out some images from the event and listen to a VOIP primer from the show floor. Top of Page
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| Windows Vista Coupons |
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Want to buy some new PCs but you hate to buy them now and then have them be obsolete when Windows Vista comes out? Microsoft feels your pain - not to mention the pain of system builders and retailers who want to sell systems for the holidays. So from October 26, 2006 through March 15, 2007 you can buy a new PC with Windows XP and get a coupon for Windows Vista when it ships. There is some fine print. You get a free upgrade if you are a business user and buy one of the Windows XP Pro versions. If a consumer buys a system with XP Home they may get a coupon for a $49 or $79 upgrade. Details are still coming out. So you don't have to hold off your new PC purchases till Vista ships. Just make sure your new PC has the hardware required for Vista when it ships (plenty of RAM on system board and video card) Top of Page
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| Aztek Technology - Guns and Websites |
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Aztek Technology hosted a business presentation on current and emerging technologies such as ASP.net, Cascading Style Sheets, RSS and social software on September 28th. One cool part was the venue (Beaver Creek Club) and the after-meeting activities )shooting at the club) See More. Top of Page
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| Online Media 2.0 - Digital Advertising & Affiliate Marketing Trends |
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Team Geek correspondent Mark Geyman attended the Web Association luncheon on 9-19-06 featuring Mike Maleski; Cleveland.com, Lori Gatto; Things Remembered, and Jim Kukral of ReveNews. Read Mark's review of the meeting and learn what's hot and not in online advertising in the Web 2.0 era. See More. Top of Page
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| Wi-Fi Mesh launched in University Circle |
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OneCommunity, CWRU, Cisco Systems and more than 50 community organizations and partners demonstrated the new wi-fi mesh over University Circle at Case Community Day 9-13-06. See More. Top of Page
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| Guy Kawasaki Tech Synch keynote |
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Apple Fellow and Garage Inc. VC Guy Kawasaki spoke to a who's who of the local tech scene at the State Theater on Wednesday eveing September 6th. Check out some highlights of the speech and faces in the crowd. Top of Page
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| Cleveland National Air Show - Labor Day Weekend 2006 |
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Ever wonder what it looks like inside that nice, neat engine under the wings when you fly? Take a peek inside. No, it's not the Geek's wiring closet. Top of Page
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| Patricia Kennedy Scott at SBN Live 8-10-06 |
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Kaiser Permanente's Patricia Kennedy Scott didn't pull any punches at the SmartBusinessLive luncheon on August 10th. "Our health care system, in my view, is fundamentally broken." Check out the alarming details and pictures Top of Page
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| ASMGi VIP Party - 8-2-06 |
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ASMGi held their annual VIP Party at the Cleveland Athletic Club and brought in some heavy hitters from Switch and Data Check out more and some pics from the event. Top of Page
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| Young Pros in the City - 7-21-06 |
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The Botancial Gardens was the perfect venue for several hundred young (and not so young) professionals to schmooze, network and have an extended Q&A with Mayor Frank Jackson. Check out some pics from the event. Top of Page
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| Ahoy Brewed Fresh Daily! |
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Pirates are hot and so is George Nemeth's blog. So it's natural for them to come together. Top of Page
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| Home Wi-Fi at GCPCUG 7-8-06 |
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Home wi-fi setup is easy. Making it secure is another issue. Here are some tips and pictures from the meeting Top of Page
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| Firefox inventor at City Club 6-14-06 |
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Blake Ross, inventor of the popular browser, turned 21 this week. He told a City Club audience how Firefox was born and what the future holds. Details and pictures Top of Page
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| Cleveland CTO at GCPCUG 6-10-06 |
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Dr. Melodie Mayberry-Stewart gave an update on the progress made since her 2002 visit to the user group. Details and pictures
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| John DiJulius at SBN Live 6-8-06 |
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Complaining that margins are low because of commodization? What if your product was haircuts? How could you not only compete but thrive with high margins and loyal customers? John DiJulius gave some insight at the SBN Live series. Check out the details and pictures Top of Page
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| Build Your Own PC Day 5-20-2006 |
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Hot motherboards. Cool cases. Dual Core Processors. Lots of Mods. Check out the details and pictures and see the specs of one of the hottest new systems.
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| Grand Opening of the eTech Hatchery 5-11-2006 |
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Sure it rained - this is springtime in Cleveland. But the Grand Opening of the Hatch went on. Check out the details and pictures. Top of Page
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| Neosa Networking 5-10-2006 |
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Neosa held their first networking event in over a year and it was a winner. Check out some thoughts from the event and see some images of faces in the crowd. Top of Page
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| The "Father" of the Internet |
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Dr. Vinton Cerf at the City Club of Cleveland May 5, 2006 This review includes some highlights of the presentation, link to the podcast and links to more information on Cerf and the beginning of the Internet.
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| Tech City 5-9-2006 |
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The Great Lakes Geek attended the Tech City event at Landerhaven on May 9, 2006. Check out some thoughts from the event and see some images of faces in the crowd.
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