Category Archives: Media

Take the Red Pill…

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Ric Bretschneider

As well as producing the weekly podcast, I often write for a web site called Fanboy Planet. Fanboy Planet reports on all the silly and serious aspects of being a fan in this modern day. Being involved in fannish media is … Continue reading →

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And another new blog… Book Judgement

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Ric Bretschneider

Have I mentioned Book Judgement? It’s a project I’ve wanted to do for years, but never figured out exactly what it was and how I would do it.  Together those are pretty inhibiting factors. Simply put, I love books.  Not … Continue reading →

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Leap Motion – First Impressions and Demo

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Ric Bretschneider

Postman bought my new Leap Motion controller this week.  Minutes after installing it (and figuring out I’d placed it on the desktop upside down!) it was up and working.  This video is my first few impressions of the orientation application … Continue reading →

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How Screwed-Up is Apple Safari? I Think It Needs Therapy.

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Ric Bretschneider

Some people think that because I worked for Microsoft for so many years that I’m an Apple hater.  Well, that’s not actually true.  Fact is, I’ve had a Macintosh on my desks, at work and home, pretty much constantly since … Continue reading →

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Rotten Bitter Apple

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Ric Bretschneider

Update: Word from comiXology now after many hand-wringing updates overnight is that Apple didn’t prevent comiXology from pushing to iOS apps, but comiXology made the call.  In a letter on their blog page, comiXology CEO David Steinberger noted: After hearing … Continue reading →

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The Facebook Face Flip

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Ric Bretschneider

This is not a political post, although a quick reading without comprehension will surely give some that impression. Trust me, and read on. I was reading this evening about how you can actually see people “unliking” Mitt Romney’s Facebook page … Continue reading →

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PowerPoint History, 25 years ago…

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Ric Bretschneider

This has to be quick.  Sorry for any typos or errors, but I’m packing, medicating, and generally running about today and this could not wait. I got a very nice letter from Bob Gaskins yesterday. If you don’t recognize the … Continue reading →

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This is so easy to do…

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Ric Bretschneider

There are some things that are such a pleasure to do, to pass along, to endorse… it kind of feels like cheating, like “duh” this doesn’t even have to be said. Yeah, this is one of those. I love the … Continue reading →

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How Facebook Will (May Have Already) F#@k You Up

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Ric Bretschneider

Really, I’m not doing much here.  Just trying to draw your attention to someone else’s work on how Facebook’s recent bout of ill-conceived changes continue to mess with your privacy, your communications, and your ability to actually use the system … Continue reading →

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The value of writing reuse…

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Ric Bretschneider

Every now and then I start off a blog entry with “I really don’t write often enough…” But that’s not really true.  I write a ton of stuff, it just doesn’t always end up here.  The articles I write very … Continue reading →

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And about that moon…

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Ric Bretschneider

Sometimes you just do things for fun. For the last four years I’ve produced a weekly podcast and occasionally written articles for a web site called Fanboy Planet. There’s no money in this, but usually it gets you into conventions, … Continue reading →

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The Garr Box…

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Ric Bretschneider

To be honest, I’m having a little trouble getting to the point where I write every day. But I’m lucky, I have inspiring friends who help me get past this without even trying.  Today is Garr Reynold’s turn. It’s Wednesday … Continue reading →

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The Walking Dead…

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Ric Bretschneider

AMC just released a new bit of advertising for the October 31st release of their “The Walking Dead” series.  That’s it over there on the left. The series is based on a comic by the brilliant Robert Kirkman.  The stark … Continue reading →

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Want to show off your presentation design skills?

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Ric Bretschneider

Rick Altman of the Presentation Summit conference wants to have you join his festivities for free. Continue reading →

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