Good sound, bad sound. We don’t want to hear that over-volumed “Thump” of the clipping speaker in the car driving next to us, but we do want to hear when someone is honking their horn. We do want to hear a noise that illicits a reaction. That is what NoiseVision works on. The people at […]
The biggest MMO known to man or beast has released a more in depth and arguably a ‘better’ introduction to the game that has been dominating the market for nearly seven years. Originally Blizzard offered a 14 day free trial to it’s cash cow World of Warcraft. However, now it’s giving players something better; it’s […]
Connecting your computer to your TV has never been so easy. Remember the days where you couldn’t even get a simple headphone jack from your CRT TV? Connecting your DVR, Roku, PC and more to the TV is as straightforward as connecting to the HDMI port. Yet the TV is now so thin it sets […]
Welcome to Geek Smack! The reboot of Geekazine.com’s flagship program. The focus of the show has taken a slight turn, but you will still see some great tech and Geek news. If you like it, please let your friends know. You can also take my small survey. Geek Smack Sponsor board! Hotline – 608-205-4378 – […]
Last year when I went out to Dearborn, MI, we saw a lot with virtualization. A mock-up car where you put on the gloves and glasses, then saw yourself move around in that virtual world. However, Ford has taken it to a new level – by simply watching how Hollywood does it. More to the […]
One of the most popular online shooter games has gone free-to-play? Where do I sign up? Rumors have been going around for a couple weeks, but now Valve has released Team Fortress 2 as free-to-play. Originally only designed to be a 2 week free trial for people to experience the games new micro transaction system […]
The second session at Forward with Ford was in the Product Development center. The session is about trend setting. The topic is about the youth aspect of trend setting. What is happening with ideas and using that to their advantage. The Panel consists of host J Mays, Barbara Bylenga – Youth trend expert, Travis Lee […]
Back in my Windows days, my favorite graphics program was Vueprint and my favorite sceensaver was its associated screensaver. Vueprint is small–less than a meg to download–fast, and versatile. For lighweight editing, such as resizing, cropping, and simple color adjustments, I found it unmatched in either the Windows or the Linux world. (The closest thing […]
Day 2 of the Ford Trends event started at an early as we started with a great breakfast. It was needed, for we were off to different sessions throughout the day. 5 sessions in all, we got to chose three. The first session was on Emerging Technology. The host was Paul Hochman and the discussion […]
First of all, I have to preface by saying the only photoshop I did was put the watermark on. I was in the air from Chicago to Detroit. I decided to take pictures of clouds for an idea I had. There was this one cloud I thought would make a great picture. When I first […]
It was a long afternoon as I flew from Madison, WI to Chicago IL and finally Detroit, MI. However, the trip was worth it just for this first day. The best part, I am here to learn about how Ford is changing the way we drive our cars. I got to my room around 6 […]
OK, so you are doing your show. The people are complaining – you sound too weird during your Live Stream or Podcast. The Radio Shack microphone is not cutting it anymore. The computer microphone you got with that Pentium II years ago is making you sound like your in a can. Time to get a […]
Well, it’s been a fun run, but it’s time to change up the show schedule. After some thought, I decided to say goodbye to the Geekazine Weekly Podcast (sort of). In two weeks, the show will be re-branded with a new direction. So I ask you – the listener. What do you want to hear […]
Mad cultists, evil warlocks, eldritch horrors, and star spawn are spewing forth from all corners of town and you along with a small group of people have to stop them! Ever have one of those days? If you’ve ever played Arkham Horror you’ve probably had a few of these days. Arkham Horror is a board […]
Well, I got in to Vegas about 11 pm. I was tired and ready to head to my room. Only problem is they didn’t have rooms – Only smoking rooms. I was about ready to take the room when the agent goes “Well, let’s just put you in a suite, then”. Cool. Therefore, I thought […]
He is known as one of the first Video Bloggers. Living in Boston MA, Steve decided to put video into his blog in 2004. Ever since, he’s been creating content for the Web. His book is called Get Seen: Online Video Secrets to building your Business. It talks about his trials and tribulations in creating […]
Posterous is a great online sharing blogging program. Email in your post and it shows up on the site. Pictures, audio and more. If you want to just blog, you can do that too. Jeffrey Powers talks to Caroline about Posterous. We talk about what’s happening at Posterous and coming up in the future. We […]
While at BlogWorld & New Media Expo, Jeffrey Powers sits and talks with Schneider Mike. Schneider co-wrote a book that is due out called “Location Based Marketing for Dummies”. We talk about what Location Based Marketing for Dummies is about, then talk a bit about what it took to write the book. Finally, we discussed […]
One of the new startups at BlogWorld & New Media expo had a twist on the idea of video. The program is called AdSmoke and the idea is simple – use this encapsulation program to put your video into. AdSmoke then puts ads in front of your video. AdSmoke ads are in 15 second spots. […]
Groupon is the location based deals network. You want a burger for half price? Go to Groupon to find it. However, Groupon is launching Groupon Now. This is a mobile device deal that is available for only a couple hours. For iPhone and Android. Jeffrey Powers talks to Caroline about Groupon and the system, including […]