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Why I Own an Android Phone, But Still Love Apple
OK, stick with me, this starts off weird. I’m a big fan of the Pebble watch. It’s been gone for years, but recently announced a comeback. Pebble was a Kickstarter for a cool phone-connected watch that would last a week … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Design, Geeking around, Hardware, Personal, Technology, Thoughts
Tagged anticompetitive, apple, geek, Mac, smart watch, technology
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Cinequest 2025 – The Dreamers and I
This documentary is praised for its unique storytelling, focusing on young entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley’s “hacker house” environment. Filmmaker Kenji Yamamoto captures their pursuit of the American dream, revealing their optimism amidst high failure rates. The film also intertwines personal struggles, offering an inspiring narrative worth viewing for aspiring developers. Continue reading
Posted in Cinequest, Entertainment, Film, Geeking around, Home and Family, Media, Movies, Technology
Tagged apple, Cinequest 2025, Film, geek, Movies, Review, technology
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Cinequest 2023 – Star Wars Kid
If you were using the internet in the early 2000’s you probably had a first-hand experience in viewing the “Star Wars Kid.” The video portrayed a young teen boy going through vigorous motions with a rod, reproducing a lightsaber battle. … Continue reading
Posted in Cinequest, Entertainment, Geeking around, Internet, Media, Movies
Tagged Cinequest, Film, Movies, Review, technology
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How Many PowerPoints in the World?
“How much PowerPoint is there in the world?” Does it matter? Should be bother trying to figure it out? And who does it help in the end? Continue reading
Posted in Business, Geeking around, Graphics, Media, Organizations, Personal, PowerPoint, Presentations, Presenting, Random thoughts, Software, Technology, Thoughts, Uncategorized
Tagged Audience, geek, Microsoft, Numbers, Population, PowerPoint, Presentation Guild, Presenting, Satya Nadella, software, technology, tools, Users
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Introducing Neo / Ipsum for PowerPoint
Announcing a new, useful, fun and free utility for PowerPoint: Neo / Ipsum from 2D10 Development.
http://www.roll2d10.com Continue reading
Posted in Audience, Business, Design, Personal, PowerPoint, Presentations, Presenting, Software, Technology
Tagged add-in, business, design, download, free, justin bretschneider, Microsoft, PowerPoint, technology, tips, tools, Tricks, user interface, visual basic, visual basic for applications
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Pebble Time Unboxing
I love the unboxing experience, even when it’s simply unzipping a package and unfolding the cover… Continue reading
Posted in Business, Design, Geeking around, Hardware, Media, Personal, Technology, Thoughts
Tagged demo, pebble, pebble time, sample, setup, smartwatch, technology, Unboxing, unzipped, user experience, watch
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Considering the Blue Pill…
Sure, and there’s stuff you can do with digital that you could never do with physical media. I travel with hundreds of books in my backpack. I can choose what movie I want to watch on the plane. Mix tape from 100’s of albums when and where I want? Sure, I’m future boy!
It’s all upside, right? What could be wrong? But about this time in any SyFy movie, you know the foreboding music is about to rise and everything you’ve been enjoying is about to turn on you. Continue reading
Posted in Audience, Books, Entertainment, Geeking around, Media, Movies, Personal, Random thoughts, SciFi Fantasy, Software, Technology, Travel, Writing
Tagged apple, browser, comics, digital, fanboy, media, technology
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Wireless… Not Really.
Looking at the otherwise seductive Moto 360, I’m struck by the beauty of the watch and the confusion it represents. Its charger is labeled “wireless” which is mismanaged marketing of what is more correctly known as inductive charging. Inductive charging means … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Design, Geeking around, Hardware, Random thoughts, Technology, Travel
Tagged electronics, inductive charging, progress, technology, watches
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Swallow the red pill…
As you may already know from prior posts, as well as producing the weekly podcast, I often write for a website called Fanboy Planet. Fanboy Planet reports on all the silly and serious aspects of being a fan in this … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Entertainment, Games, Geeking around, History, Media, Movies, Personal, Random thoughts, SciFi Fantasy, Software, Technology, Writing
Tagged business, comics, digital, fanboy, geek, hacking, Internet Explorer, media, money, music, pirate, rights, software, technology, writing
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