Hosting the Mobile Biz Buzz Episode 24

June 12, 2012 2 Comments

That mobile software company I write for (and is becoming more and more like an actual main job than one of several gigs) does regular short videos on cool tech news. They asked me to write the last one, and then said what the heck, want to host it too? Since I am a sucker for a stage, of course I said, “Sure!”

Mobile Biz Buzz Episode 24

I know, ballin’, right?

I hope you enjoy my debut as Carson Daly/Ryan Seacrest/Michael Swaim. Oh, I suppose there’s actual content too.

Key takeaways from this video:

  • Mobile devices are spreading faster than older technologies did.
  • Samsung’s Smart App Challenge 2012 offers more than $4 million in prizes to developers.
  • SHAPES+ offers virtual interactive games teaching colors, numbers, and shapes.

View all three-and-a-third minutes of glory over at the Zco blog!

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Like Books? Like ABC’s Castle? Buy My Castle Book!

June 11, 2012 Leave a Comment

Quicklet on Castle Season 3

All those scurrilous rumors you’ve heard are indeed true: I’ve written a guide to the third season of the ABC television show Castle. And you can buy it for $2.99 right now in Kindle, Nook, and PDF formats for any e-reader or computer.

How did this happen? Well, fellow writer and old college bud Alana Joli Abbott pointed me in the direction of Hyperink. They do lots of these Quicklets on TV shows and books; they’re similar to Cliffs Notes, summarizing the important points and acting as a companion or study guide.

For a show like Castle, getting all the details right can indeed be a daunting challenge. The characters enjoy talking fast, dropping names of suspects, and rushing from one clue to another. So yes, a writing assignment that involves watching 24 episodes of fun television can indeed be quite a bit of work. Heck, just making sense of the whole Kate Beckett’s mom thing could be a doctoral dissertation. You’re welcome.

Did I mention you can buy it now for $2.99? You can.

I'm a little bit excited.

I'm a little bit excited.

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Podcatchers, Prepaid Smartphones, and Predictions

June 8, 2012 2 Comments

What have I been up to this week at the mobile app company I write for, you ask? Oh, plenty.

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New Hippo Techie: A promising fall

June 7, 2012 Leave a Comment

Microsoft has let some intriguing news slip out the past few weeks. Although Windows 7 made a decent splash at its release in 2009, it was quickly overshadowed by the iPad and other tablets redefining what a computer really is. Microsoft has been playing catch-up ever since, and signs indicate that this fall might be its redemption. Will it be enough to reinvigorate the company and cast off the impression that it’s just coasting on inertia? Let’s take a look at the stories.

Read the full article at The Hippo.

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The Singing of Coldplay vs. the Soul of Muse

June 6, 2012 Leave a Comment

If you’re a fan of either Coldplay or Muse, you’ve probably noticed one thing: one word gets repeated a lot.

For Coldplay, it’s some form of “sing.” Sometimes it’s a story about someone else singing; sometimes lead singer Chris Martin is making clear that he, at that moment, is singing.

For Muse, it’s “soul.” Lead singer Matt Bellamy has a soul, and it’s being perturbed in some way, or someone else’s soul is suffering a terrible fate, or whole swaths of souls are being wiped out in an apocalypse. It happens. Read more of this post

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