Focus Hope IT Users Group: This group brings together Focus Hope Technologies Center students, alumni, and technology professionals within the Metropolitan Detroit area to explore and understand new technologies and IT services.
MacGroup Detroit User Group President of this group is Terry White, a well known presenter at User Groups, who is also the one of the local representatives for Adobe Systems, Inc.
MacTechnics User Group MacTechnics is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan on the campus of the University of Michigan specializing in helping individuals with Mac OS and other Apple Computer products.
Michigan!/usr/group: The oldest Unix-based user group in the Detroit area covering all kinds of Unix and Linux related topics at the monthly meetings.
Metro Detroit Linux User Group: MDLUG is an informal community group organized to advocate the GNU/Linux operating system by educating the public and socializing among peers.
Motor City Free Geek: A non-profit organization dedicated to the repair and distribution of computers, responsible recycling of electronic waste, and teaching of open source software.
Silicon Alley Recyclers: A Michigan, Non-Profit Charity Organization dedicated to electronics recycling.
Just BASIC — “A free BASIC, plain and simple.” This is the language that SIG-Programming is currently studying.
LibreOffice is a free power-packed Open Source personal productivity suite for Windows, Macintosh and Linux.
Mozilla: Is the “Home of the Mozilla Project—Mozilla Firefox.” It is a source for downloading and getting help for the Firefox browser & Thunderbird etc. for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X.
Programming Then and Now: Dr. Bill Landrum’s solutions to solving a puzzle with a Basic program in 1984 and now.
Secunia.com: The source for PSI (the Personal Software Inspector). The Secunia PSI is a FREE security tool designed to detect vulnerable and out-dated programs and plug-ins which expose your PC to attacks.
DSL Availability — Check on DSL availability and order DSL service.
ExtremeTech: “Deep technology for enthusiasts and professionals”
Focal Press: Media Technology books, ebooks, videos and tutorials. SEMCO is a member of the Focal Press User Group Program. Contact Warner Mach to request a Focal Press book for review.
O’Reilly Media: Technology Books, Tech Conferences, IT Courses, News. SEMCO is a member of the O’Reilly User Group & Professional Association Program. Contact Richard Jackson to request an O’Reilly book for review.
Peachpit: Publishers of technology books, eBooks, and videos for creative people. SEMCO is a member of the Peachpit User Group Partner Program. Contact Carol Sanzi to request a Peachpit product for review.
Flat World Knowledge is “the world's largest publisher of free and open college textbooks.” The books are free to read online and may be purchased in PDF, audio book, eBook or printed format.
iTunes U offers over 350,000 free lectures, videos and films from universities, museums, and other educational resources. It does require the installation of Apple’s free iTunes software.
Kahn Academy offers over 2600 free instructional videos, and over 200 free interactive practice lessons and exercises.
MIT: Free Online Course Materials—MIT OpenCourseWare. Free Courses, Lecture Notes, Syllabus, Tutorials, Audio and Video from MIT professors. All Free. No registration.
Webucator—Customized Instructor-Led Training Services.