Black Finn

"Snookered - verb - Slang . to deceive, cheat, or dupe" I knew things were going sideways before I even got there.  I had to deal with some issues at work (yes, I have a "real" job...all three of us...

Posted this note on our Facebook page last night...still true: This group constantly and consistently stuns us...and yet we feel like we should just expect it by now. We're constantly humbled...and yet extremely proud...of what this group is, does, and...

Okay, seriously...there's too much going on right now. Here's what we've got to cover: The latest IT in the D broadcast is live.  We've got our casual networking event tonight.  You still have time to help us help some kids tonight at...

Yes, you should absolutely be planning on coming to our casual networking event on Thursday night. Yes, you should make sure you read this note about how to help us help some kids in need before Thursday gets here. But tonight...tonight...(anyone...

Just a couple of quick reminders for you, along with some details. IT in the D, Episode VII: Thunderdome takes place on Monday night, and our monthly casual networking event for professionals in and around the metro Detroit information technology...

IT in the D, Episode 6: It's a Trap! airs live tonight from 9pm to 11pm. We're about a week and a half away from our next casual networking event for professionals in and around the metro Detroit information technology...

Hopefully everyone gets to enjoy some downtime over this weekend. We're still working on getting Monday night's episode of IT in the D here on the site, Episode 6: "It's a Trap!" will be taking place this coming Monday, so...

July?  Already?!  Who let that happen?! It's going to be hard to follow last week's IT in the D episode, but we're going to try as we go on live tonight at 9pm. No brewery in-studio tonight, which makes us a...

Here we are, another Monday, which means another episode of "IT in The D" takes place tonight. And we've got some pretty cool guests coming to join us in-studio. We also had our event last week, some fun in our LinkedIn...

So where to begin when it comes to yesterday? Hitting 3800 members in our LinkedIn group? Or all of the new faces that showed up at last night's casual networking event for information technology folks here in metro Detroit? Or how packed it was at...

Yup, it's Thursday, November 15th, and that means our event in the back room of the BlackFinn is just a few short hours away. Got questions about IT in the D?  Get 'em answered at BlackFinn tonight. Want to meet some...

I bet you think you're going to get some snarky political commentary this morning, don't you? Wrong.  Too tired. Hopefully we can all put the insanity of the past few months behind us, re-friend and unhide each other on Facebook, start...

Thank you. Seriously...thank you. Why am I thanking you?  Because I've been feeling like hell all week, having been taken out by this damnable head cold that's making the rounds through Southeast Michigan, and I really wasn't feeling it last night. ...

There were a whole lot of things in yesterday's updates, but most important was your reminder about tonight's event at the BlackFinn in Royal Oak. One of the other events taking place last night, the Refresh Detroit event, had a...

Well, the cold and rainy days are here, which means that Fall is officially on the way. Usually that signifies the start of my favorite thing each year - hockey season.  But not this year...sigh.  The year that the NHL has the...

Kinda seems like a long time since we had our event at Detroit Beer Company, huh? Good thing we've got a casual networking event next week. In the meantime, we're still stunned that Mayor Bing appears to be (somewhat) using our idea...

Really? September? Already?! Wow.  The kids are back in school, fashion freaks have put their white items into storage, and am I the only one that's thinking "Where did all of those Mayan calendar conspiracy freaks go that were screaming at the...

Well, we've had a full week. We're looking for your help on getting us nominated as a "best website for your career".  There's an event taking place tonight you might want to check out. A few old blog entries bubbled back...

So, some of you may recall that Michael Bay basically took over the back corner of the back room of the Blackfinn at our March networking event. Well, those videos have finally wrapped the editing process, and so I guess...

First off, naturally, a huge "thank you" goes out to Charles Bieneman and the IT Section of the Michigan Bar Association for buying the drinks at last night's event.  I think (and I hope...) they had as much fun as...