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I’ve been chiptuned!

Veronica — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 19:24:48 +0000

I’ve known about the chiptune/demoscene for a while (when I first did a Mahalo Daily clip on the subject back in 2008), but I wasn’t aware of the work of Falling for a Square until today. Why, you ask? Because he titled one of his new demos after me!!!

Yes, it’s just that easy to get my attention*.

But I wouldn’t have written about it if it wasn’t awesome, so please check out the track on his demos page. Thanks to Doctor Popular for the email alerting me to this fact; he makes some pretty awesome music as well, in case you didn’t know.

*The Carps also figured that out a while back.

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Moving on to new projects

Veronica — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:16:43 +0000

Hard to believe the time has already come, but soon enough I’ll be moving on from Mahalo to embark on some exciting new projects! Mahalo Daily has been a really amazing experience (and not just because I get to do things like fly a plane), and I’ll still be producing episodes for the next couple of weeks as host, and then eventually reporting as correspondent.

It’s impressive how far the show has come since we started; at first I was a little apprehensive about the idea of doing episodes 5 days a week while building it from the ground up (as I imagine anyone would be). But with time we’ve assembled a really great, motivated team that makes the whole thing look effortless. Of course, there’s no shortage of solid talent at Mahalo, and they’ll be working with more people in the future too.

As for the new projects, well, you’ll find out soon enough! Needless to say, I’m very excited about what’s just around the bend.

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A “Daily” at 5,000 feet

Veronica — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:29:58 +0000

I referenced that I flew a plane a few weeks ago, and here’s the final product: “How to Get Your Private Pilot’s Certificate.” I was absolutely terrified to do this shoot, because I do have a history of having a fear of heights (which I guess is better now, considering I did this and go rock climbing with some regularity). Flying a plane is something I’d never even thought to try, but now I would love to do it again sometime. We flew the Cessna over Santa Monica and Venice, and it was absolutely beautiful. I did have a moment of “Oh crap” when he wanted me to start some major turns, but we got through them eventually!

See? Now if I’m ever on your flight and the pilot goes unconscious, I can probably rescue everyone! Uhh… maybe not.

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Mahalo & Joystiq @ GDC

Veronica — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:58:06 +0000

The Mahalo video team is here at GDC (Game Developers Conference) covering the event with Joystiq! The Mahalo Games team is pumping out tons of pages about all the games we’re covering, and we’ve been shooting constantly for the last day and a half.

Today’s Mahalo Daily is a feature on the Independent Games Festival, happening here in the West Hall of Moscone.

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Veronica — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:11:01 +0000

Here are two Valentine’s Day videos that you might enjoy. I’m putting the Mahalo one in first because they surprised me with it today, and I’m still blushing…

And now this one… because it’s hilarious. I found it on Leah Culver’s Pownce page.

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Mahalo Daily suggestions?

Veronica — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:02:14 +0000

Lately on Mahalo Daily, we’ve really been leaning towards the geeky side of things (which, of course, brings me great joy). Episodes like the Stan Lee interview, the 3D printer and scanner, and the space junkyard tour have been some of my favorite episodes yet, and a couple coming out soon are even geekier (particle accelerators and massive all-terrain RV’s, for example).

I’d love to know what kinds of things you’d be interested in seeing in the future. Since we’re mainly based out of the SF Bay Area and Los Angeles, anything within relatively easy driving distance would be best, or alternately something that’s on the web that you’d like to see covered. You’re the ones watching the show, so I want to showcase things that you’ll enjoy!

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Sleep is for the weak

Veronica — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 07:47:54 +0000

We’ve been having a great time here at CES so far, and cranking out the videos non-stop. I think tomorrow I might actually have a chance to browse the show floor a little bit and check out some things I may have missed. Honestly, I haven’t seen anything too mind blowing, but there were some interesting announcements from Panasonic and the really cool Alienware Curve monitor.

The Mahalo Daily’s at CES have been a blast too, and I was even on Buzz Out Loud today, which was great. It felt like we just picked up where we left off. The CNET booth this year looks absolutely amazing, so if you haven’t stopped by there make sure you work it into your agenda. I also met the lovely iJustine, albeit briefly, and Major Nelson of Xbox. Getting to meet the people I read and watch online at these events is my favorite part, for sure.

Mahalo Daily w/ Engadget for CES

Veronica — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 07:05:58 +0000

In case you missed the story tonight, Mahalo Daily be doing video for the Engadget folks this week at CES. Starting this weekend, in fact! So you can catch the videos either on our site, or using the video tag over at Engadget. This is my third year covering CES, and I’m looking forward to seeing what new and shiny toys will be unveiled this time around.

There’s already crazy news with HD DVD canceling their entire freakin’ press conference (basically because Warner Brothers went with Blu-ray), so I have a feeling that this is going to be an interesting CES.

Keep your eyes open for the videos, and rest assured that I’ll be twittering my fool head off about every gadget I come across. Heck, you can even follow CES2008 on Twitter nowadays! Here’s hoping my flight to Las Vegas won’t be delayed or canceled because of rain. Seriously!

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Violet thinks I’m sexy!

Veronica — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:22:23 +0000

Wow! I’m extremely flattered to be on Violet Blue’s list of Top 10 Sexy Geeks of 2007! Violet has put out this list for the past two years, and every year it’s full of wonderfully smart and talented people. I guess I’m a little biased, because so many of them are my pals!

I love that she also used one of my favorite photos of me and Ryan (who was a runner-up on the list, that sexy devil). Well, this certainly made my day!

In other news (while I have your attention):
* I did an interview with MacMost recently, and realized that I say “really” more than is probably appropriate.
* Mahalo Daily is going on a short hiatus for the holidays, but we’ll be back on the 31st with some really (oops, I mean totally) amazing episodes.
* Then on the week of the 7th, look for our very special CES coverage. It’s gadget time!

Have a great holiday!

Photo credit: Scott Beale / Laughing Squid

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Mahalo Daily featured on iTunes

Veronica — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:37:29 +0000

It’s a proud day for me to see Mahalo Daily featured in the iTunes video podcasting slide, especially considering we’re sharing the space with EPIC-FU and Wallstrip, and my alma mater Crave. Well, I just wanted to gloat a little, since the team has been working so hard on the show, and I’m happy that we’re getting such positive feedback.

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“Mahalo” to everyone!

Veronica — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 01:25:19 +0000

The first full episode of Mahalo Daily is up today! Wow, that’s a goofy screengrab. Anyhow, thanks to everyone who has watched it and has given their feedback: we’re still just a baby podcast, so we still have some tweaking to do. Which is why feedback is so important! I just love tomorrow’s episode, it was probably one of the most fun shoots I’ve ever done.

But there’s been lots going on lately, so let me catch you up. Ryan and I did TWiT 120 yesterday, I was on G4′s Attack of the Show on last Friday, and I’ll be on Tekzilla this week talking about Guitar Hero III. PHEW! More shooting this week, should be lots of fun!

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Mahalo Daily! And so it begins.

Veronica — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:17:39 +0000

After months of preparation (it takes longer than you would think to get something like this off the ground, believe me) the first episode of Mahalo Daily is up and running! It’s a trailer for the show (coming Nov. 5th!) and we put a lot of effort into it.

It’s a take on the video podcasts and memes that I love, and I hope you enjoy it.

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