Featured People and Interviews

Working at GeekBeat.TV

Cali Lewis recently launched new show and company called GeekBeat.TV. I’m excited to announce that I’ll be working with her and her amazing team! The GeekBeat.TV team is a wonderful group of people and I’m thrilled to be part of it! See GeekBeat.TV/15 as she introduces all of us! document.getElementById("post-6433-blankimage").onload();AKPC_IDS... [Read more of this review]

Interview with Traci Toguchi from Lockergnome

It was such an honor to be interviewed by the lovely Traci Toguchi at the It Won’t Stay in Vegas CES Party. We met earlier this year in Hawaii at the [re]think: Hawaii conference! It’s always nice running into her at these geek events. ;) The original blog post by Chris Pirillo made me blush! Thanks so much for the kind words. I do have... [Read more of this review]

Google Wave Demo on TWIT.tv

Yesterday, Leo Laporte mentioned that fan video archives were on Odtv.me, so I searched and found my clip! Here is a short clip of the Google Wave demo that I did with Leo Laporte on Twit.TV on June 3rd, 2009. Thanks for archiving this ODTV! In the demo, I showed Leo how to navigate around in Google Wave. Note, I only had the account for about two hours... [Read more of this review]

Interview with Natali Del Conte

I sent some “twestions” for Global Townhall to ask Natali Del Conte, and they were picked for her interview! She’s one of my favorite geek girls and I love watching her on Loaded. You can read the interview below: Natali Del Conte is the tech savvy, sweet as apple pie, gorgeous correspondent for The CBS Early Show, WCBS, host of “Loaded”... [Read more of this review]

Interview with Felicia Day

Felicia Day was on the road to stardom shortly after she moved to Los Angeles. She landed roles in TV series like “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “House,” and “Dollhouse.” She also starred in web series like “The Legend of Neil” and the Emmy-winning “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog.” But one... [Read more of this review]

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Featured Links & Resources

Finger Painting on the iPad

If you ever need a reason to purchase an iPad, here is a great one. Artist David Kassan demonstrates how to finger paint on the iPad using the Brushes app. It’s an amazing video that only shows one of many creative ways what an iPad can be used for. Watch and you’ll see! Download: Brushes for the iPhone ($4.99) | Brushes for the iPad ($7.99) Davidkassan.com... [Read more of this review]

Free Tech Webinars

Here’s a list of FREE upcoming Tech Webinars that you may be interested in signing up for: Combining Photos and Vectors in Photoshop Thursday, July 8, 2010 at 10 PT Audience: Designers Learn how to easily combine illustrations with photography in this super creative session. Glean the secret to importing vectors into your document so you can... [Read more of this review]

Using Google Font API

One thing I learned at Google I/O that I thought was fun and exciting was their new Google Font API. What does this mean? It means I don’t have to add text to images using Photoshop anymore. I can just add it directly to the HTML code as plain text and it’ll look beautiful on the page. This will (1) speed up page loads because text loads... [Read more of this review]

Google I/O 2010 Overview

Another Google I/O has come and gone, and I had a fabulous and geeky time there. The great thing about Google I/O is that it’s geared toward developers, so the sessions are usually code-based or overviews of new APIs and developments over in Google HQ. Of all the things I learned about this year at the conference, the most exciting was learning... [Read more of this review]

How to Add a Camera to Your iPad

Disappointed that the iPad didn’t come with a camera? Well, so was I. But that doesn’t mean you can’t snap live photos on your iPad! All you need is an iPad, iPhone, and two apps. Here are a few steps to get your iPad camera up and running! On the iPad, download and install the “Camera-A” app. (99 cents) On the iPhone,... [Read more of this review]

WordCamp SF 2010

I can’t wait to attend WordCamp SF this weekend! If you love WordPress, you should be there! There’s an amazing line up of speakers and awesome WordPress schwag! It’s going to be a lot of geeky fun! I hope to see you there. Be sure to say hi if you run into me. :) For more information, be sure to check out the official WordCamp SF... [Read more of this review]

5 iPhone Apps to Celebrate Earth Day!

Happy Earth Day! This should be an occasion to celebrate everyday and you can use the following iPhone/iPod Touch apps to do just that! Love Mother Nature and you’ll be surprised at how much she’ll love you back. The Power of Green by Con Edison Here’s a beautifully made app that has great tips on how to save money in your home and... [Read more of this review]

MacWorld 2010: Web Development Symposium

While attending MacWorld Expo 2010, I went to Nick Floro’s session – Market Symposium SA: Web Development: Tools, Trends and Technology. It was a great session on various Web 2.0 technologies. Topics covered were: Web 2.0, Designing Interfaces, Social Media, Video on the web, Simulations & Games, Project Management, Prototyping Techniques... [Read more of this review]

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Featured Tutorials and Quick Tips

Tip: How to Create Gmail Filters

With the introduction of Google Buzz last week and the many emails it introduced, I’ve been actively creating more and more filters to keep my inbox clean. I thought it’d make a nice tip in case your inbox is flooded as well. If you’re like me and signed up for newsletters, store ads, or other mailing lists, you may want to separate... [Read more of this tip/tutorial]

Social Networks: How to Integrate Them

This blog post is in response to a question someone at a University asked me: Question: I have set-up/configured our Facebook, Twitter, and Blog this week. We are in the process of posting content to each, but I was hoping you could go over a few things with me. Mainly, how to integrate the 3 so that we don’t have to constantly update all 3 sites?... [Read more of this tip/tutorial]

Twitter Lists

I’m really enjoying Twitter Lists. I know there are a few services out there that do this already, but I like to keep my lists in one place on Twitter. Twitter Lists are currently in beta, and have been released to a few testers. Note: Some links in this post may only work if you have lists added to your account. Twitter Lists help you organize... [Read more of this tip/tutorial]

Flickr: People in Photos

Flickr, a popular photography website, just launched their “People in Photos” feature today. And I love how it works. You simply type in a person’s name and it’ll add them into the photo. If you click on the little icon next to their name, you can create a square around their faces to identify them. Here is a sample where I used... [Read more of this tip/tutorial]

Google Wave Demo on TWIT.tv

Yesterday, Leo Laporte mentioned that fan video archives were on Odtv.me, so I searched and found my clip! Here is a short clip of the Google Wave demo that I did with Leo Laporte on Twit.TV on June 3rd, 2009. Thanks for archiving this ODTV! In the demo, I showed Leo how to navigate around in Google Wave. Note, I only had the account for about two hours... [Read more of this tip/tutorial]

MMS on the iPhone!

AT&T in the US finally made MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) on the iPhone today. Yes, finally. Now you don’t have to use my MMS on iPhone workaround anymore. However, if you don’t have an unlimited sms and mms data plan, you may still want to use the workaround to save you money. Otherwise, just use the more simpler way. So how do... [Read more of this tip/tutorial]

How to send MMS on an iPhone

My friend recently upgraded to an iPhone and asked how she could send photos to her friends. Inspired by my friend, I wrote a tutorial on how to send MMS on an iPhone. If you are accustomed to taking camera photos and then sending them via multimedia message (mms) to people, you’ll be sad to know that the iPhone lacks this mms feature. Luckily,... [Read more of this tip/tutorial]

Facebook Privacy Settings

Before you start adding too much data into your Facebook profile, you may want to change your privacy settings to allow only certain groups of people to view your content. This is a good idea if you have friends, family, and business contacts in your Facebook account. [Read more of this tip/tutorial] Related Reading: Sams Teach Yourself Facebook... [Read more of this tip/tutorial]

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