I just thought I would give everybody a quick heads up on what is going on with all of my hobby projects from my podcasts and blogs to my Android apps, so here it goes!

First, lets talk podcasts.  The Global Geek News is doing great and although we basically were forced to miss two weeks last month we are finally back in our groove and putting out some amazing shows.  Unless something comes up, we record every Monday night and I post the show on Tuesday morning.  If you haven’t given it a listen yet, I highly recommend heading to GlobalGeekNews.com and giving the show a try.  I am always open to constructive feedback so if you have any comments or suggestions, let me hear them!  Speaking of podcasts, I was hoping to have brought back the Geek News Daily podcast but unfortunately my life is too busy at this time but I hope to bring it back in the future.  For those who are wondering what is going on with the Unofficial Mahalo Podcast, I turned ownership of that over my former Global Geek News Co-host, Larry who is doing some great stuff related to Mahalo and should be able to make great use of it.

Now, lets talk Android apps!  As many of you know, a few weeks ago I released my first Android app onto the Market called Master Memo.  It is a great app for taking notes and even taking audio notes when necessary.  I have released several bug fixes to fix some things that didn’t show up until after I released the app and as far as I know, all should be working now although there is a possibility of one crash bug lingering out there which I can’t seem to replicate.  The app is now kind of on the back burner but I am well underway on the next version which will allow you to tag your notes for better organization.  I am also investigating doing video and even picture notes with it but I think those are a little ways off.

I have started a second app today which I don’t yet have a name for but it will be a conversion tool.  What kind of conversion tool?  It will allow you to convert Microsoft and Nintendo points to money and money to points so that you have a better idea of how much you are spending on that song, movie, game or whatever.  I also intend for it to allow you to purchase more points from an online retailer, most likely Amazon since I already have an affiliate account set up with them.  It shouldn’t take me too long to make this so I am expecting it to be in testing within the next week and released shortly there after.  I am always looking for app ideas, so if you have any apps for Android that you would like to see, let me know!

Finally, lets talk blogging!  I am now starting to blog here regularly again which is great.  I hope to post all kinds of random things from videos and pictures to what is going on with me in the future to hopefully get some kind of reader base.  I am also trying to blog as much as I can over at Global Geek News Blog which is where I really put thought into what I write about anything and everything technology related.  If you don’t subscribe to it already, I highly recommend you do so if you are looking for some great opinions and advice on technology!  I also report on technology over at TechVi which you should certainly check out although I fear that if my life doesn’t calm down a bit, that I might not be writing for them for much longer but I hope that isn’t the case.

Anyway, this update is running longer than expected so I will end it here and do another one in the near future!

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I thought I would give a quick update as to what is going on with my podcasts.

First, Geek News Daily.  I tried restarting this last week and had everything done but the recording.  The day was not going my way.  I plan on starting it back up first thing on Monday with a little bit of a change, so make sure to check it out.

Second, the Global Geek News podcast.  While the blog is going strong, the podcast has been in hibernation for a while.  It could be coming back to life as soon as this weekend.  I am throwing around several ideas for changing the format of the show and I will likely post them here later to get some feedback or give them a trial run to see how people react.  I may even alternate between several kinds of formats.  If you follow me on Twitter and Facebook, you likely already know im moving to a premium content service for Global Geek News in hopes of trying to make some money for the time I spend working on it.  Don’t worry, you will still be able to get the Global Geek News Podcast and blog for free.  However, for a monthly fee which has yet to be finalized, you will have access to even more blog posts, audio content and even video content than everybody else.  I am also going to be having some Global Geek News shirts made which if you are a premium subscriber, you will get a discount on.  There will be two tiers of premium service, one which will get you extra blog and audio content, another which will get you video content on top of that.  Also, the higher level service will give you a greater discount on Global Geek News stuff.  That is what I’m looking at doing and I will keep you informed about that.

Last, the Unofficial Mahalo Podcast.  Unless a major development happens, this podcast is on hold indefinitely.  I don’t really have the time for it as it took a fair bit of prep work.  Also, it seems Mahalo has stopped doing lists, something I prominently featured in the podcasts.  I may pick back up on this podcast, but as of right now, its not looking likely.

Now that you know what is going on with each individual announcement, I have a special announcement that affects all of the podcasts.  They will all be streamed live!  I have yet to set up dedicated pages, but I will be streaming all recordings on Stickam bandwidth permitting.  If you want to see the behind the scenes stuff and watch things go down live, this is what you will want.  Right now, you can access my stickam page by either going to www.pcnerd37live.com or www.globalgeeknewslive.com.  I will have a dedicated page set up soon rather than just taking you to the stickam site.

And don’t forget, if you have a podcast and need hosting, I offer it at www.geekpodcastingnetwork.com!

While I don’t know when, there will be a hickup in podcasting when I move and possibly when I am in San Francisco for the TechCrunch50 conference.  That is all the updates I have for now, but stay tuned for more!

It has been an interesting start to the day to say the least.  When I arrived at work, I found that we were nearly out of water because nobody bothered to go pick some up, so of course that means I have to use my gas to drive to the closest grocery store.

When I returned to work, I found that the dogs at work had been skunked.  Of course today the dogs don’t want to stay outside to air out because its very windy out.  Hopefully they will air out over the next day or so as I hate the skunk smell.  You would think with as many times as the stupid dogs have been skunked they would have learned their lesson by now.

Speaking of less smelly things, my podcasts have taken off again.  We are now doing regular episodes of the Global Geek News podcast  which are recorded every Thursday night.  We usually record at 11pm EST on talkshoe if anybody cares to join us.  Tonight we will have special guest Alana Taylor on the show.  Last week we had Steve Gillmor and Don Reisinger on the show.  Next week we will have a different schedule and I will let you know as soon as that is figured out.

In other podcasting news, there are some big things in store for the Unofficial Mahalo Podcast.  I didn’t have time to do a podcast last week but I will try to get one put together by the end of this week.  The huge changes to the podcast will begin next week as I will be getting a co-host for the podcast.  The co-host is Larry, my current co-host for the Global Geek News podcast.  If that wasn’t big enough news, we are in the process of trying to get as many or all of the Mahalo Vlog Idol contestants on the show.  Speaking of which, dont forget to vote for your favorite at Mahalo Daily!

I was going to start Geek News Daily back this week as well, but news has been so slow this week that I would not have enough stories to run the show as I am struggling just to come up with stories for the Global Geek News podcast.

Don’t forget to check out the Global Geek News Blog which should start recieving regular updates starting today.

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Speaking of things getting back to normal, my podcasting is returning to normal.  I just put up a new Unofficial Mahalo Podcast a little bit ago and will be recording a new Global Geek News podcast tomorrow which should be up no later than Friday.  We finally have a weekly deal worked out for that so it will become the regular show that I always wanted.

I hope to pick up the Geek News Daily podcast sometime in the next week as well, but my laptop mic breaking was a major setback on that.

Blogging like normal begins tonight on here and tomorrow on my Global Geek News Blog.

I also have finalized plans to fly to Seattle next month to scout out the area before I move up there at the end of next month.  I will be blogging that experience which should be fun.

That is all I have for tonight!  Follow me on Twitter at www.twitter.com/pcnerd37

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Between now and Wesdnesday, I will do my best at updating, but I forgot that this week is the week that every night until Thursday, I am going to be at church for a seminar on World Views.  The first three of the lectures were yesterday and there are still three more to go.

I have found this seminar very interesting as I have spent countless hours learning about ancient civilizations, how they viewed the world and how their veiw had an impact on the world around them.

I will do my best to keep up to date on my blogs through this, but im not sure if I will have time for podcasts.  I will get a new Unofficial Mahalo Podcast out sometime at the first part of this week but I dont know when.  If I can squeeze it in, starting tomorrow I would like to get back into doing Geek News Daily podcasts.  Im not sure if my Global Geek News podcast will get to start back up this week, but I am hopefull.

I will post here for updates and to let you know what is going on.  Until then, I recommend following me on Twitter to know what is going on as it happens.

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For those of you that use wordpress and haven’t noticed, a new version of the popular blogging platform has been released, 2.5.1!  I have spent the better part of the last hour upgrading all my blogs to the latest version.  After that, I went through and upgraded all my plugins.

Now that all my blogs are up to date, I feel more inclined to post.  Expect a new Global Geek News Blog today and a new Unofficial Mahalo Podcast sometime this weekend!

Geek News Daily will start back up next week and Global Geek News is likely to as well!

For those that didn’t know, I spent my Sunday at this years StarFest in Denver.  While I had a great time, it wasn’t as good as in the past.  There seemed to be far fewer people dressed up this year as in the past.  I wasn’t as impressed with this years guest list as in years past, but I did enjoy meeting Nana Visitor.  She was extremely nice and very funny.

I ended up spending far more money than I had intended.  Not only did I get Nana Visitors autograph and my picture taken with her,  but I also ended up with a Battlestar Galactica shirt, and an Underworld poster that is being shipped to me.  I saw a picture that was autographed by the cast of Star Trek Deep Space Nine that I really wanted, but it was nearly $1500.

Although wheeling my mother around in the wheelchair wasn’t very fun, the lunch we had was great.  The event was at the Marriott hotel which apparently makes great food.  I had the Marriott Burger which I can honestly say was the best burger I have ever had.  The put these really thick, juicy slices of bacon on an already big burger which made it amazing.  I wish I could eat there more often.

That is pretty much all I have to say about the convention, but expect a Unofficial Mahalo Podcast to be up today and likely a Geek News Daily as well.

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