Podcasting, Android Apps and much more!
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
Podcast and Blog and Video Updates!
Hey readers!
I haven't posted here lately but I will be posting at least daily here as part of my New Years resolution. To start off, I figured I would give an update on what is going on with my podcasts and blogs to be followed by a post that will announce something big for this blog.
Lets start with podcasts. Geek News Daily was going to start back this week but thanks to the post CES lack of news, there hasn't really been enough to do a show, so that will start back on Monday unless I have the time to do one today or tomorrow. The more I do this podcast, the more I enjoy it, but I don't get the opportunity to record like I would like, but I will be making more time for it starting next week.
Now for the big podcast news! For those that haven't noticed, Global Geek News returned a couple of weeks ago! So far, we have done two episodes. For those wondering who I am talking about when I say 'we', I have a new co-host, Wesley Faulkner. We seem to have great chemistry and I think the show has become dramatically better with the change. Unfortunately, we didn't get a show out last week as he was at CES representing AMD and I was supposed to fly to Salt Lake City but got sick. We will have a new show this weekend. We are recording a new show on Saturday morning with special guest Walt Ribeiro. Unless conditions force us to do otherwise, we expect to record on Saturday mornings and then I will have the show up on either Saturday or Sunday. If you have been waiting for its return, it is back so make sure to check it out! Also, if you weren't a huge fan of the show before, give it a listen again as it has changed a lot and I believe for the better!
Now for some blog news. Like I said, posting will resume on this blog with this post and will be daily if not more than once a day. I have decided to make this blog about anything cool that I come across online or anything that is running through my mind that doesn't fit on the Global Geek News Blog.
Speaking of the Global Geek News Blog, it has been doing well despite the fact that I didn't really post the last half of December. Since the start of the year, I have been posting on it daily. The Global Geek News Blog is where I put my heart and soul into posts about various technology issues. Sometimes, posts are even longer than any paper I ever wrote in school, so you know you are getting all of my thoughts about an issue when you read a blog post. About half of my traffic dropped off after I stopped posting in December, so I am trying to get those numbers back up. This is the blog I enjoy writing most because it is often about things I am most passionate about. Also, I will begin doing video there!
Speaking of video, I have said I am going to do it for a long time but it has never happened. Starting Monday, I will be doing the occasional video posts here and will likely do short, daily videos on Global Geek News as well. I plan on contacting Animoto to do some sort of partnership as they were interested in doing something when I spoke to them back in August. I would be using what I can get from them to do the intro and outro of the videos.
Also, I would like to say that I am looking for sponsors for all of my blogs and podcasts. If you or your company would like to sponsor Global Geek News, the Global Geek News Blog, Geek News Daily, or Pcnerd37.com, I would love for you to contact me at pcnerd37@globalgeeknews.com
That is about all I can think of for updates right now, but I will post updates here when I have them as I want this site to become more of a hub for everything me. Speaking of which, I am going to be working on a page or something that lists the RSS feeds and new items of all of my blogs and podcasts so you can easily subscribe to the feeds and find out what I am up to. Until then, you can easily follow almost everything me on my FriendFeed.
Don't forget to follow me on Twitter too!
-Jeremy "pcnerd37" Bray
Podcast and Blog Update
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!
-pcnerd37
Need Sleep!
Hey readers!
As I'm sure most of you noticed, due to a very busy week and internet problems, unlike what I had planned, there have been no blogs, podcasts or just about anything else. I have been in San Francisco since Sunday night for the TechCrunch50 conference (which is amazing) and I am exhausted. The trip out here was a very long adventure in itself, something I will try to write about later in the day. Long story short, it involved lots of time in the air and a couple hour shuttle ride, so it will be worth the read when I post about it.
While I can't say I'm very impressed with San Francisco, this is an amazing conference. I really believe in what they are trying to accomplish with this conference. There have been a few companies that have presented that I'm not impressed with but there are a few companies that have nothing short of an amazing product. I will be posting about them and my thoughts on the Global Geek News Blog starting today.
As fun as this has been, with all the travel, early mornings and late night parties, I am ready to crash. My flight isn't until Saturday afternoon but I am really considering canceling that flight and just leaving tomorrow. I have been looking forward to the Nightwish concert on Friday and already have my tickets, but I am ready to go home.
A huge thanks to Jason Calacanis for inviting me to the conference as it has been an amazing experience!
More to come later today and don't forget to check out the Global Geek News Blog for more about the TechCrunch50 and the companies that have been presenting here!
-pcnerd37
Podcast problems
Hey readers!
For those of you that are wondering, things didn't go as planned with last nights Global Geek News podcast. Talkshoe didn't want to cooperate. It worked OK for the most part and I love the new features that have come about since I last used it, but for some reason the audio was going in and out according to those in the call. I did a local test and it wasn't on my end so there wasn't much I could do about it. I canceled the recording and decided that I will just be going solo and doing it locally for this weeks show. I'm thinking about going back to a Facebook conference call app for next time that I have used in the past. Speaking of Global Geek News, I will be starting to post regularly on the blog again tomorrow. I just needed a bit of a break.
I also took the day off from Geek News Daily. I had the stories lined up, I just had a case of lazy. After seeing how few people are actually listening to the podcast, that is a tad discouraging as well. If I got some feedback, felt more appreciated and had better download numbers, I wouldn't have lazy days like this. I may still record and release later today but its not likely. I may double up tomorrow since I already have the stories and stuff ready. I have been going without a script so I am curious to know what people think compared to how it used to be when I wrote a script every day.
I am also looking at starting to do some video stuff tomorrow, so I will keep you updated on that. Don't forget, I also stream my podcasts live at pcnerd37live.com!
More tomorrow!
-pcnerd37
Podcasting Update
Hey Readers!
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!
Preparing to move to Seattle
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.
-pcnerd37
Things are getting stinky around here
Greetings readers!
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.
-pcnerd37
What is going on with me
Greetings readers!
I know I haven't blogged on here or podcasted lately, but life has been very busy. Combined with having issues from installing a new hard drive in my laptop, my productivity has come to a virtual standstill.
I have been posting pretty regularly on my Global Geek News blog, so check that out. I will try to start posting here more often.
As far as podcasts go, once I get my laptop up and running again which will hopefully be sometime today, I will start doing podcasts again. I have found a new co-host for my Global Geek News podcast which I assume will start on the next show. More on that Later.
I also am throwing around an idea of another weekly podcast that I will talk about soon.
Till tomorrow,
pcnerd37
Im slowly becoming productive again
My Cisco CCNA Practical final is now done and out of the way. Now I can start the new semester of Cisco CCNA. While the final went well, we never could get the OSPF authentication working right.
With that finished, my productivity has started to rise again. I did the first Global Geek News blog in a while. Hopefully I will start posting on that blog daily or close to it. So far the first new article seems to be getting some decent traction. Its called "Whats on your desktop?" As of this post, it currently has 8 diggs. Please Digg it!
Podcasts should pick back up tomorrow. I am trying to find a balance of blogging and podcasting that I can maintain without much hassle.
I just received an email saying that my new Plantronics .Audio 90 has shipped. I was going to go with the 750, but these are what I have used for a long time and they were on clearance, so I wanted to get another pair while I still could. Hopefully when that gets here, I will get a new Global Geek News podcast up. I dont use that headset for Geek News Daily, so it should have no effect on recording it.
The Geek Podcasting Network is almost ready to go and will be up by the end of the week. A month late is better than never I guess.
More tomorrow!
-pcnerd37