Its 2010, Time for an Update

Jan 04

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Hey everybody!

Sorry it has been a very long time since I have blogged, things have been busy and I haven’t had too much to say that I don’t say on other blogs, podcasts or on Twitter.  I am now feeling more like writing longer posts again, so expect many more blog posts here.  In fact, my only New Year’s resolution is to blog both here and and the Global Geek News Blog at least 5 times a week.

Speaking of trying to be more productive, I am considering bringing back the Geek News Daily podcast.  I was going to bring it back last summer but it never happened.  Lately I have felt a very strong desire to get it up and running again but I am still trying to gauge how much interest there is in its return.  Would you like to see it return?  I want to know!

The Global Geek News Podcast is going amazingly well and our audience is growing at around 50%/mo.  I hope we can sustain that kind of growth so that someday soon, I can try to monetize it and make a little bit of money to at least pay the server bills and stuff that are currently paid out of my own pocket.  To help me reach that goal, please tell your friends and family about the show.   Speaking of the show, we had an amazing show last week with special guest Maya Grinberg and we even did some 2010 predictions as well as a couple extra tips of the week.  Starting with tonight’s recording, there will be some big changes coming to the show.  What kind of changes?  That is a surprise!  Make sure to tune in when I post the show tomorrow to find out just how much more awesome the show will be than ever before.

I have a few other things to talk about, but I will save them for future posts.  Stay tuned!

Podcasting, Android Apps and much more!

Sep 14

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Hey readers!

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!

-pcnerd37

My return to blogging…and school!

Sep 10

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Hey everybody!

Sorry it has been so many months since I have blogged on here!  After Battlestar Galactica ended, I stopped blogging here for some reason and focused my writing skills on the Global Geek News Blog and the awesome tech news site TechVi.com.  I have decided to focus more on this blog because some exciting things are starting to happen, mainly I am going back to school starting today!

For those who haven’t heard, I am one of the few students out of thousands of applicants to get into the brand new online school University of the People.  I am looking to finish getting my Computer Science degree after having been out of school for just over 2 years.  Just a quick little bit about the school, it is a tuition free institution that is open to anybody around the globe that speaks English and it is focused on the social networking angle of education.  Right now it is only for those seeking a computer science degree or a business degree but they look to expand in the future.  Anyway, since they are a new school who is opening its doors for the first time today and is very different from any school ever created, I am going to blog every bit of my experience on here.  I don’t know if I will have daily updates about it, but I expect to have some updates at least once or twice a week among everything else that I plan on blogging about.

Speaking of things I plan on blogging about, I have decided that I am going to shift the focus of this blog slightly and make it about everything that is on my mind that doesn’t fit anywhere else that I write.  Everything from a cool YouTube video I have seen to my rants about the idiot construction workers that make my commute a nightmare, I am going to be putting it on here.  Some posts will be long, some will be short but I want this to be an uncensored place where I can put everything that is going on with me and my thoughts about the world around me.  I can’t promise I will post everyday because my life is already hectic as it is without school, but I will do my best.  I am hoping to juggle all of my current projects and hobbies while going back to school but I don’t know just how successful I will be with that.

Since I am very tired and need to go to bed, I will save some updates on things like my podcasts until the next post which should come sometime in the next 24 hours.  There is a lot to talk about and catch everybody up on so stay tuned!  One last thing, although I do know that the BSG movie, The Plan will be out on DVD before it airs on TV, I still plan on live blogging the tv airing for those who are still interested since I promised to do it when the show ended earlier this year.

Podcast and Blog Update

Dec 03

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Hey Readers!

Until last night, it had been a long time since I blogged on here.  I figured I would give everybody an update as to what is going on with me.

The Geek News Daily podcast is going strong, and is daily right now.  Once in a while I end up missing like a week or something, but it is going strong with episode #43 being released later today.  I should have some intro’s and outro’s recorded this week to start putting in the show.  I am also looking into the idea of doing a video version of the show although I seem to be having issues since I live stream the recording of the show at GeekNewsDailyLive.com.  I am also still working on trying to get a stable recording time so that people can know when to expect the stream, but since I record at work, I don’t know if that will be possible as I never know when that opportunity will come.

As far as Global Geek News goes, I hope to start the podcast back in the next week or so.  When I start it back, I will likely go solo for the first episode or two and then start bringing guests on after that.  I hope for that to be a Friday release but I am not sure yet.  I am also looking to do a short, daily video on Global Geek News with content similar to the Global Geek News Blog.  I have a little bit of work to do before I get the video up and running I think, but I hope to have that going before Christmas.  Speaking of the Global Geek News Blog, that is going very strong!  I am getting more average daily reads now than ever before and it continues to grow like crazy.  I took about a week break from blogging on there last week but I put up two posts last night and will try to do that many or more today.  From now on, it is my goal to do at least one post a day on there.  Make sure to check it out when you have a chance as it is something I am very proud of.

I am also looking to devote some time to doing some programming for Android applications, so I am trying to find a good balance between podcasting, blogging and programming.  If something begins to suffer, I will try to adjust as I think I can do all three but it won’t be easy as I already work 45 hours a week.

Anyway, that is just an update about what is going on and some things to come.  I will be blogging here more today, so stay tuned!

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Blogging my trip to San Francisco for the TechCrunch50 Conference

Sep 05

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Hey readers!

I figured I would give everybody a heads up that I will be blogging my entire trip next week to San Francisco.  From my adventures in the airports to the Nightwish concert on Friday night, I will be blogging everything!  All of the technology related stuff that I will blog about in relation to the TechCrunch50 will be posted on the Global Geek News Blog.  I will likely be doing some other posts here as well but the main technology posts will take place there.

Also, I am planning on still doing the Geek News Daily podcast every day while I am there or at least as much as possible.  If you haven’t been listening to the show since I restarted it, I highly recommend it.  This of course will depend on internet access more than anything, but I will do my best to have a show every day although I don’t know what time the shows will be up by.

I will also try to resurrect the Global Geek News podcast while on my trip, so keep an eye out for that.

I will be Twittering when new blog posts are up as well as just about everything else that happens, so if you aren’t following me on Twitter, this would be a great time to start!

If you have anything in particular that you want to know about that is presented at the conference or have questions you want me to ask some of those in attendance, you can email me at pcnerd37@globalgeeknews.com or just post your questions in the comments.

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Preparing to move to Seattle

Jul 08

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Greetings readers!

For those wondering where I have gone, I am still around but have just been working on trying to get things ready to move to Seattle in the next couple of weeks.

I would like to try to do one more Global Geek News podcast before I move but I dont know if that will happen.  If not, I hope to start all of my podcasts back shortly after moving.  My only real online activity has been on my Twitter account, FriendFeed account and the Global Geek News Blog which I have been working on regularly.  I will begin posting here more starting today.  I plan to change the direction of this blog a little bit from what is and has been going on to what am I thinking and basically another less in depth extension of the Global Geek News Blog.

If anybody needs to contact me for any reason, I can always be reached at pcnerd37@globalgeeknews.com.  I will be blogging soon about my experience with a Blackberry 7100i that I will be getting this week.  I will be updating as often as I can.

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Things are starting to return to normal

May 06

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I spent today taking my mom around town and too her surgeon who now says she can walk without crutches or anything.  Hopefully she will be able to start doing things for herself again and I can get back to doing my thing.

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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