Technology and the Arts 2.0 – Series 1, Ep. 10 (10-28-2012)

Here is the edited version of the 2012 season finale of Technology and the Arts with Brian Kelley and John LeMasney. John and I had to move our live chat up a day. Also, it threw off our planned chat with blogger/writer/podcaster Richard J. Anderson, who was able to get his hands on a Microsoft Surface a few days ago so we wanted to get his first impressions. However, after John and I did our live show/recording, I was able to get a brief chat worked out with Richard, which I—somewhat awkwardly—spliced into this edited version of the episode.

Anyway, here are some quick links to things mentioned during the show…

• While talking about Hurricane Sandy, Brian brought up this cool U.S. wind map.
• Brian also shared a Huffington Post article on how music and technology might be able to predict the outcome of the U.S. presidential election, and a Gizmodo post sharing the first photograph ever taken from space…from a Nazi-built V-2 rocket in 1946.
• Richard J. Anderson, who blogs at sanspoint.com and is one of the hosts of the Crush On Radio podcast, joined Brian for a bit to talk about his brief, hands-on experience with the new Microsoft Surface tablet.

Technology and the Arts 2012 finale moved to this evening

Because John and I are right in the path of the Hurricane Sandy-fueled, monster nor’easter that’s about to pummel the U.S. mid-Atlantic/northeast states over the next few days, we decided to move our Google+ Hangout to this evening, probably around 5:30 ET…so, in about 25 minutes.

Stay tuned…

 

Technology and the Arts Podcast – Episode 53 (10.26.2012)

Technology and the Arts Podcast – Episode 53 (10.26.2012)

Technology and the Arts – Episode 53 (10.26.2012) features lightly edited audio from a live Google+ Hangouts On Air session conducted by hosts Brian Kelley and John LeMasney on Sept. 17, 2012. Highlights include Brian’s discussion about the reunited Ben Folds Five and their video for “Do It Anyway” with the Fraggles from “Fraggle Rock”, and John’s talk about Molly Ringwald’s recent visit to Princeton Public Library in central New Jersey and a local ArtsTechNJ initiative affiliated with Artworks Trenton. Also, John provides a mini tutorial on Inkscape. File size: 13.4 MB. Time: 54 min., 40 sec. Hosts: Brian Kelley and John LeMasney.

Show Notes for Technology and the Arts – Episode 53

Technology and the Arts – Episode 53 (10.26.2012) features lightly edited audio from a live Google+ Hangouts On Air session conducted by hosts Brian Kelley and John LeMasney on Sept. 17, 2012. Highlights include Brian’s discussion about the reunited Ben Folds Five and their video for “Do It Anyway” with the Fraggles from “Fraggle Rock”, and John’s talk about Molly Ringwald’s recent visit to Princeton Public Library in central New Jersey and a local ArtsTechNJ initiative affiliated with Artworks Trenton. Also, John provides a mini tutorial on Inkscape. File size: 13.4 MB. Time: 54 min., 40 sec. Hosts: Brian Kelley and John LeMasney.

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Topics of Discussion:

• Brian shared his joy of seeing the reunited Ben Folds Five perform in New York City’s Central Park on Sept. 14, 2012, as well as their Nerdist-produced video for “Do It Anyway” featuring the Fraggles from Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock.
• Brian also briefly talked about being a big fan of Australian singer-songwriter Kate Miller-Heidke, who opened for Ben Folds Five in NYC.
• John discussed seeing actress/author/director Molly Ringwald at Princeton (N.J.) Public Library on Sept. 14.
• John shared information about an Artworks Trenton-affiliated ArtsTechNJ initiative.
• Brian shared a Gizmodo post about NASA taking the first steps in developing a warp-drive engine.
• John provided a mini tutorial on Inkscape.

Here is the complete, archived webcast…

Technology and the Arts 2.0 – Series 1, Ep. 4 (09.17.2012)

Live Google+ Hangout of Android vs. iOS Smackdown at Princeton Public Library

John LeMasney is broadcasting tonight’s Droid vs. iOS Smackdown at Princeton (NJ) Public Library as a Google+ Hangout On Air. Check it out:

10.24.2012 UPDATE…here’s the archived recording from last night:

John LeMasney to defend Android vs. iOS tonight at Princeton Public Library

As previously mentioned in our webcasts and podcasts, Technology and the Arts co-host John LeMasney will be taking part in a “Droid vs. iOS Smackdown” at the Princeton (N.J.) Public Library tonight from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. (ET). Of course, John will be representing the Android community while Khürt Williams will be speaking on behalf of iOS users.

Oh, and I plan to be in attendance, so if you are in the area, feel free to say hello to me and/or John.

Here are the details:

http://princetonlibrary.org/events/2012/10/droid-vs-ios-smackdown

Droid vs. iOS Smackdown

DATE/TIME:

Oct 23 2012 – 7:00pm – 9:00pm

LOCATION:

Community Room

Technologists John LeMasney and Khürt Williams will debate the merits of Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS mobile device operating systems, respectively. Trying to decide between a Droid-powered phone/tablet or an iPhone/iPad running iOS5? After what promises to be a spirited discussion between these two experts, the pros and cons of each operating system should be clearer.

Community Room

Technology and the Arts 2.0 – Series 1, Ep. 9 (10.22.2012)

Technology and the Arts 2.0 – Series 1, Ep. 9 (10.22.2012)

Topics discussed:

• John talked about the iOS vs. Android Smartphone Smackdown he is doing with Khürt Williams on Tuesday, Oct. 23, at the Princeton (N.J.) Public Library…spoiler alert: John will be representing Android.
• John shared the MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) YouTube channel and, in particular, its series of videos on abstract expressionism (below is the video on Ad Reinhardt’s painting techniques we showed during the episode).
• Brian talked about two online events he experienced this past weekend—the “Banding Together” benefit webathon to fight spondylitis on BlowUpRadio.com (featuring March 2007 Technology and the Arts guest Christian Beach and The Mustache Rangers‘ 250th live-streamed podcast episode.
• The amazing story of Rodriguez, a Detroit folk-rocker who put out two albums in the early 1970s that went nowhere until a small resurgence in Australia and New Zealand in the late 1970s/early 1980s. Even with that, though, Rodriguez spent most of his life living in or near poverty in Detroit, doing demolition, construction and other odd jobs. Meanwhile, Rodriguez had achieved superstar status—unbeknownst to him—through bootleg copies of his music in South Africa, with his music inspiring the anti-apartheid movement. A widely held belief that Rodriguez committed suicide on stage only heightened the mystery, which two fans decided to solve in 1998. After tracking down Rodriguez and finding out he was still alive, they arranged for a quick tour of South Africa and his career resurgence today. Check out the trailer for the acclaimed documentary “Searching for Sugar Man”—which tells this remarkable story—below.
• Finally, Brian describes his failure to see any decent meteors during this past weekend’s Orionids meteor shower…even though Mike Black in Belmar, N.J., managed to get some nice photos of them (see 5, 6 & 7).

MoMA-AB EX NY: The Painting Techniques of Ad Reinhardt: Abstract Painting

Trailer: Searching for Sugar Man

Former podcast guest Christian Beach to appear on BlowUpRadio.com tonight

Singer-songwriter Christian Beach, who was a guest of the Technology and the Arts podcast back in March 2007, will be appearing just after 6 p.m. ET tonight (10/21) on BlowUpRadio.com’s weekend-long “Banding Together” benefit webathon to raise awareness and funds to fight Spondylitis, a chronic inflammatory disease that causes pain in the back, neck and hips.

Plus, anyone who clicks on this link and makes a donation to the Spondylitis Association of America this weekend will receive a compilation CD that includes a lot of the great music played on BlowUpRadio this weekend, including the track “Platte Cove Road” from Christian’s upcoming EP.

So head on over to BlowUpRadio.com, listen to some great music from the state of New Jersey and try to make some kind of donation to this worthy cause.

Below, is a video of Christian performing his song “Taking It Real Slow” at Fergie’s Pub in Philadelphia in July 2009. That’s me (Brian) on accordion and the drummer is Michael Scotto of the band Agency. Incidentally, a solo set by Scotto can be heard during Banding Together at around 7:15 p.m. ET tonight.

John LeMasney teaches Google+, Pinterest to Brookdale Computer Users Group

You want to know more about Google+, including Hangouts, which is the platform we use for our live webcasts? Well, below is a video of a presentation Technology and the Arts co-host John LeMasney made earlier tonight before the Brookdale Computer Users Group in central New Jersey. John also talked about Pinterest in the last 20 minutes of the hour-long session.

Technology and the Arts Podcast – Episode 52 (10.19.2012)

Technology and the Arts Podcast – Episode 52 (10.19.2012)

Technology and the Arts – Episode 52 features lightly edited audio from a live Google+ Hangouts On Air session conducted by hosts Brian Kelley and John LeMasney on Sept. 4, 2012. Highlights include John’s poor customer experience at TWO local Best Buys in search of a replacement for his lost FitBit, thoughts on the Apple-Samsung lawsuit, a conversation about a crazy Sony patent allowing TV viewers to skip commercials at the cost of their pride and dignity, and a lot more. File size: 14.1 MB. Time: 1 hr., 1 min., 23 sec. Hosts: Brian Kelley and John LeMasney.