mikebrennan

About Mike Brennan

Founder of Michigan News Network, and serves as CEO, as well as Editor & Publisher of MITECHNEWS.COM. Brennan has worked since 1980 as a technology writer at newspapers in New York, NY, San Jose, CA., Seattle, WA., Memphis, TN., Detroit, MI., and London, England. He co-founded and served as managing editor of Pacific Rim News Service (SEATTLE), which developed a network of more than 100 freelance journalists in 17 Asia-Pacific countries.

U-M Museum Of Art Offers Free Membership

ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan Museum of Art is now making museum membership free. Previously, UMMA membership was available through a minimum $50 donation ($15 for U-M students). Starting Jan. 30, UMMA membership will be available to everyone, anywhere. Thanks to a grant from the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, UMMA aims to

By |2017-02-02T18:36:19-05:00February 2nd, 2017|New Products / Contracts|

Survey: Small Business More Optimistic In 2017 Than In Past Two Years

GLENVIEW, IL - Some 85 percent of small business owners are optimistic about the economy in 2017 marking a high water mark since May 2015, based on the SurePayroll Scorecard survey. The highest business optimism last year was 78 percent. What’s more, 66 percent of small business owners expect to be profitable in 2017, with

By |2017-02-02T13:20:44-05:00February 2nd, 2017|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

Red Level’s Finnigan Explains Why Businesses Should Not Be Afraid Of Cloud Computing

ROYAL OAK - Quade Finnigan a senior consultant at Red Level Networks tells business folks they don’t need to be afraid of cloud computing. Although he was an early skeptic, he’s now a convert to the advantages including the safety and security levels. Finnigan last month published a blog post at Red Level entitled, Don’t

By |2017-02-01T09:16:06-05:00February 1st, 2017|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Smart Bracket Helps You Crush The NCAA Basketball Tournament Office Pool

ROYAL OAK - Peter Schwartz from Supported Intelligence tells you how to crush the March Madness office pool with a software program called Smart Bracket. The sequential decision software works well with the 64-game NCAA basketball tournament. It doesn’t give you the perfect bracket, but gives you a better opportunity to win your pool. Last

By |2017-02-01T08:54:32-05:00February 1st, 2017|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Report: No Evidence Of Hacking Voting Machines, Or Voter Fraud In 2016 Presidential Election

EAST LANSING - There is no evidence that indicates systematic tampering or hacking of voting machines, or conspiracy or fraud among election officials, resulted in vote tallies altered to favor the Republican candidate in Michigan in 2016, experts at the consulting firm Anderson Economic Group LLC reported this week. Anderson Economic Group also reported there

By |2017-01-31T22:05:57-05:00January 31st, 2017|Featured, Politics|

Kalamazoo Candle Company Wins Makers’ Mart Competition – Pockets $5000 In Prizes

KALAMAZOO - Kalamazoo Candle Company earned the coveted Makers’ Mart title Thursday at Catalyst University, a daylong leadership event annually hosted by Southwest Michigan First. Kalamazoo Candle Company was selected by the 2,500 event attendees from a pool of four finalists—all regional product makers based in Southwest Michigan. The company wins $5,000 in cash and

By |2017-01-27T11:11:58-05:00January 27th, 2017|Entrepreneurs, Maker MI|

Consumer Optimism Surges In January Amid Partisanship – Highest Level In Last 12 Years

ANN ARBOR - Consumers expressed a higher level of confidence in January than at any other time in the last dozen years. The post-election surge in confidence was driven by a more optimistic outlook for the economy and job growth during the year ahead as well as more favorable economic prospects over the next five

By |2017-01-27T10:52:12-05:00January 27th, 2017|Featured, News|

M2 TechCast Jan. 30 – Coder Meetup, Auto Dealer Video News Service, MISBDC Interview, Social Media Update

ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Jan. 30, Mike Lomonoco from Open System Technologies will talk about a huge coder meetup at OST's Grand Rapids headquarters on Feb. 8. Steve Tomaszewski of Talkingcarz.com will provide details of his auto dealer video news service that’s coming to Michigan. Keith Brophy, state director of the MISBDC, will

By |2017-01-27T10:47:15-05:00January 27th, 2017|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

New Michigan House Energy Policy Chair Looks To Educate Members On Choice

LANSING - As Rep. Gary Glenn prepares to take over the Michigan House Energy Policy Committee, he is looking to better educate all members on the topic and move the state more toward choice in the market, whether that means total choice or incremental steps during the next two years. Glenn (R-Midland) has long been

By |2017-01-27T11:13:41-05:00January 27th, 2017|Politics|

Gongwer News Service Enhances Bill Tracking Reports

LANSING - Gongwer News Service Thursday announced enhancements to its bill tracking services that give subscribers more control over the display of personal comments tied to legislation. The changes improve subscribers' ability to generate personalized bill status reports that can be shared with members, clients, colleagues and others. All bill tracking and reporting features are

By |2017-01-27T09:39:34-05:00January 27th, 2017|Politics|