http://www.veronicabelmont.com tech.gadgets.video.geekculture.gaming.kittens. Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:20:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The folks over at Qik were kind enough to outfit me with a Nokia N95, so I could test out their service. I've been quasi-resistant to lifecasting of any kind, for a few reasons: 1. My days are typically very boring. 2. I feel bad shoving a camera into people's faces and ... http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2008/04/veronica-on-qik-ill-try-to-be-more-exciting-i-promise/ Most of you guessed that one of my new projects was over at Revision3 as the new co-host of Tekzilla with Patrick Norton. And yes, you are correct! In fact, I was over there yesterday shooting for Friday's episode. As I've said before, I love working with everyone over there, ... http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2008/04/ok-you-were-right-im-joining-tekzilla/ A few weeks ago I received an email from the girlfriend of a member of the band, The Carps. In the letter, she told me that they had written a song called "Veronica Belmont," and that it was based on Internet culture and feeling like you know the people you ... http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2008/04/the-carps-veronica-belmont/ 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 ... http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2008/04/moving-on-to-new-projects/ I wish this was an April Fool's joke, but it's not. Deutsche Telekom is demanding that Engadget Mobile discontinue its use of the color magenta, as it causes "confusion" between the brands. In response, Engadget has gone a lovely shade of pink for the day (although, I kind of love ... http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2008/04/ed008c-solidarity/ I noticed today that Thomas Hawk (and later TechCrunch) are writing about a service called TagCow, which apparently can tag large batches of photos at a time. Anyone who takes a lot of pictures can attest to the immense annoyance of tagging tons of photos, especially when you want to ... http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2008/03/tagcow-who-or-what-is-tagging-my-photos/ I've long been a fan of Twitter, and despite the many naysayers it has become an integral part of many peoples web existence. Since Twitter shares their API with developers, it opens up a whole world of mashups and sites that take advantage of the huge network that Twitter is ... http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2008/03/my-favorite-sites-using-the-twitter-api/ For some reason I ended up on a plethora of podcasts this week! Here's the rundown for your listening and viewing enjoyment: Sunday: This Week in Tech with Leo Laporte, Steve Gillmore, John C. Dvorak and Patrick Norton. We talked about all sorts of news, including SXSW (and Twitter, natch) as ... http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2008/03/podcast-exposure/ Looking for a reason to drag out your old copy of The Matrix or Raiders of the Lost Ark? OK, bad examples, you don't really need a reason for those. How about Batman and Robin or Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith? These movies can actually be tolerable ... http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2008/03/rifftrax-makes-bad-movies-awesome/ 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 ... http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2008/03/a-daily-at-5000-feet/ I received a beta invite to Bitstrips today, and I thought it would be a good opportunity to break into the web comic world. I'm kidding, of course (we'll leave that to the people who actually have talent, like Scott) but this new social network and comic drawing site is ... http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2008/03/watch-your-back-scott-johnson/ If you missed my Rock Band skills at the Jonathan Coulton show, fear not! Casey McKinnon has assembled a super group of female talent to rock SXSW this year! Here are the details: Vocals - Casey McKinnon Bass - Leah Culver Drums - Bonny Pierzina Guitar - Me Location: Next New Networks/Tumblr Party (Facebook link) Date ... http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2008/02/overheard-rocking-out-at-sxsw/ It's a sad but true fact that there are far fewer women working in the technology industry than men. I'm not just talking about journalists and bloggers; there are significantly fewer programmers, designers, and startup founders. Last year I was on a panel in Denver, the New Media Summit, and ... http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2008/02/lady-techstars-wanted/ As you may have gathered from my tweets of late, I was given the amazing opportunity to play Jonathan Coulton's song "Still Alive" on Rock Band with Leo Laporte, Merlin Mann, and of course Jonathan! Horrifyingly, it was also on stage and in front of about 600 people at the ... http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2008/02/still-alive-with-jonathan-coulton-leo-and-merlin/ 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 ... http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2008/02/mahalo-joystiq-gdc/ I can't say that I'm too surprised (especially after their dismal showing at CES this year) but it appears that Toshiba is letting HD DVD go silently into the night. The format wars have been huge news these past few years, and it feels odd to say that Blu-ray has really ... http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2008/02/rip-hd-dvd/ 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. http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2008/02/happy-valentines-day/ Hooray! As much as I once loved my old design, it was begging for an update. Huge thanks to my friend Jesse Keyes (contact him for WP template design here) who listened to my whims, and put up with my incessant nitpicking. This design is much easier to read and ... http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2008/02/new-blog-design/ In case you missed it, Tom Merritt and I have started doing a Sword and Laser podcast every week. It's just a quick rundown of some of the things that have happened in the latest book (Neuromancer) plus whatever other sci-fi/fantasy related stuff we've been checking out recently! It's pretty low-tech ... http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2008/02/sword-and-laser-podcast/ 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 ... http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2008/02/mahalo-daily-suggestions/