During my sabbatical year I was fortunate enough to secure an opportunity to serve as a Visiting Scholar at NYU’s Interactive Telecomunications Program. It was somewhat of a homecoming for me since this was the program that I graduated from nearly two decades earlier.
Continue reading “Visiting Scholar at NYU”The Digital Divide and Open Source Software
At the beginning of every semester I help students prepare for their ongoing coursework by pointing them towards open source software and low cost equipment which they can use to build and create digital content.
Continue reading “The Digital Divide and Open Source Software”I don’t understand all the Zoom hate.
During this Corona inspired lockdown Saturday is turning into my dedicated Zoom day. In the afternoon I virtually connect with some of my Krav Maga friends for a weekly brunch get together. This has been going on for a couple of weeks now. However today my cousins decided to do something similar for the family. We had a virtual Birthday party for our Cousin Brooke!
Since we are spread out all across different states it was fantastic to connect up even if it is only through Zoom. And while it is not the same as physically meeting up, the technology is truly the next best thing to being there. However next time we will make sure that we connect with the Zoom premium version so that we can talk longer than 40 minutes. And yeah, we can be a little cheap.
Saturday Zoom Brunch
Even people who know me would be surprised to find out that I have a serious love hate relationship with technology. The constant need to stay up to date created by new equipment apps and languages can be overwhelming and tiring. How it is the same constant process of development, and the ways in which these new tools impact our lives, that I also love.
It blows my mind how easy it is for 10 friends in different parts of the city, country, and globe to get together on a Saturday afternoon.
Podcast Relaunch Planning
With the increasing need for distance education and video conferencing, I decided to work on improving my home setup. I recorded a video test for a new podcast I am going to launch later this month. Lord knows I have the time now.
Continue reading “Podcast Relaunch Planning”I miss podcasting, so I am gonna start a new one
I was searching through the archives looking for examples of some of the previous work I had done with podcasting and came across the old video opening for New York Cine Radio from 2015. The New York Cine Radio podcast was an audio show based on pop culture and entertainment that I was fortunate enough to co-host for a few years. This was part of my weekly routine for quite a while. And if I am being honest, it is something that I miss doing. As a result, my boy Des (http://www.adesola.com) and I are starting up a new podcast within the next few weeks. More news to follow on the topic and format of this new venture.
Blaxploitation films and Me
One Minute Tech Review of the new GoPro Hero 7 Black
Just another day in NYC – Bad Boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do?
I was on the way home the other day after a long day of meetings. And as soon as I step off the train I see cops, with their guys drawn, descend on a group of guys sitting in traffic. The street was totally blocked off so of course me and about 30 other people pull out our phones and start recording. I still have no idea what the hell happened. I was just pissed that it slowed me down from getting some stuff from the store.