This is a second excerpt from my recent interview with the guys over at New York Cine Radio on the similarities between the music and the film industries, especially as it pertains to the topic of digital disruption.
2014 York College Tech Symposium
I traveled to the outskirts of Queens yesterday to present at the 2014 York College Technology Symposium on the topic of “Enhancing Student Engagement with Open Source Software”. It was a great event featuring digitally engaged faculty from throughout the CUNY system.
I was motivated to give this lecture because Continue reading “2014 York College Tech Symposium”
NY Cine Interview: Digital Disruption
This is a video excerpt from my recent interview with the guys over at New York Cine Radio on the topic of the digital disruption in the music and movie industries, and how services like YouTube have made a seismic impact on future creative trends.
The life and times of a struggling MC
It is a rare occurrence when I get an opportunity to stop and reflect on the path not taken. With that said, I want to thank Tom Seymour and De Loot for inviting me to be interviewed on the New York Cine Radio podcast. I had blast talking about pursuing a career in Hip Hop music when Continue reading “The life and times of a struggling MC”
Not so Easy Rider – MSF Training Class
It seems that even over the July 4th holiday I still can’t get away from CUNY. Well, I have to place a caveat on that statement because I wasn’t really doing anything CUNY related. In truth, I spent most of the weekend at Lehman College taking a basic rider class sponsored by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF).
Everyone close to me knows that I have been thinking about buying a motorcycle for a few years. I had a bike briefly during my freshman year at Colorado College and loved it. I rode it for a few months until common sense, and fear of pissing off my basketball coach, got the better of me. I stopped riding Continue reading “Not so Easy Rider – MSF Training Class”
Frost Valley 2014
The summers that I spent at Kutsher’s Sports Academy were some of my fondest memories growing up. I wanted my children to have the the same positive experience that I had, so my wife and I arranged for the kids to attend Frost Valley again. Since my wife is one of the camp nurses I feel comfortable that they are all safe and sound. She is able to quietly check on them and make sure they are fine and happy. I dropped them off on Sunday for two weeks of fun while I start working on some projects I have put off for far too long. But the house is now entirely Continue reading “Frost Valley 2014”
Tech Training – Summer 2014
The summer is the time when I brush up on old skills or take the plunge and develop new ones. The plan for this summer was to initially focus all of my time on Objective C and iOS app development. That was until Apple announced that they were migrating to a new programing language called Swift. Since the info on Swift is still in the preliminary stages I will now either brush up on my mobile responsive design and JavaScript animation or try and tackle Ruby on Rails. I am leaning towards the responsive design and JavaScript because it would better prepare me to finally get started with PhoneGap and cross-platform application development. Continue reading “Tech Training – Summer 2014”
2014 CUNY SPS Graduation
Today I had the honor of being on stage and congratulating the 2014 graduates of Communication and Media program. As an Academic Director at the CUNY School of Professional Studies (SPS) I have many responsibilities. However none of those responsibilities are as fulfilling as helping the students in my program achieve their goals. Many of my students are working professionals with families and demanding job responsibilities of their own. So it is especially great to witness them overcome the challenge of working while going to school.
32nd Annual Sugarloaf Marathon
I spent a wonderful weekend in Maine with my wife to support her Marathon fixation. She is trying to qualify for the Boston and New York Marathons again. She ran her second fastest marathon ever with a time of 3:23:05. She even won an award for finishing 1st in her division!
It was our first trip to Maine and our first weekend Continue reading “32nd Annual Sugarloaf Marathon”
Happy Birthday J-Boogie!
Happy Birthday to my amazing son! It is so hard to believe that you have been in my life for only 13 years. I am so proud of the man you are becoming. I love you and your sister with all my heart. Just take it a little slower on the skateboard!
p.s. Don’t forget to call your Grandma and wish her Happy Mother’s Day. Yo son, don’t get me jacked up!