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.