Technology and the Arts 2.0: Series 2, Episode 8 – 09.30.2013

Technology and the Arts 2.0: Series 2, Ep. 8 – 09.30.2013

Here is a rundown of what we discussed on this episode…

• Robert Scoble and the “age of context”
• Co-host Brian Kelley’s current training for the Trenton10K in November.
• Australian singer-songwriter Kate Miller-Heidke, her departure from Sony and her crowd-funded new album–successfully funded via PledgeMusic.com in just three days.
• A Doctor Who fan club in New York City is spearheading a Change.org petition to have the Empire State Building go TARDIS blue on Nov. 23, 2013, to mark the program’s 50th anniversary.
• John extolled the virtues of Google+ Hangouts, compared to Adobe Connect and GoTo Meeting.
• John discussed an effort to bring gamification to Artworks Trenton.
• The new Seaboard keyboard instrument from Roli.
• The future of Google Glass in the medical community.
• Christian Beach – a singer-songwriter interviewed during the episode who also performed his song “Divide and Conquer”

 

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Singer-songwriter Christian Beach is scheduled to join us for tonight’s live webcast of Technology and the Arts at 10 p.m. EDT. Feel free to watch at technologyandthearts.com or on the Technology and the Arts YouTube channel.

Technology and the Arts – Ep. 66 (09.27.2013)

Technology and the Arts – Ep. 66 (09.27.2013)

Technology and the Arts – Episode 66 (09.27.2013) features lightly edited audio from a live Google+ Hangout On Air conducted September 23, 2013. This installment of the podcast features discussion on technologies libraries need to be aware of and using in today’s world, the praise heaped upon Netflix by Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan following the show’s Emmy win for best drama, and the value of Internet radio stations focusing on local music…and more! File size: 15.3 MB. Time: 1 hr., 02 min., 09 sec. Hosts: Brian Kelley and John LeMasney.

Show Notes for Technology and the Arts – Episode 66

Technology and the Arts – Episode 66 (09.27.2013) features lightly edited audio from a live Google+ Hangout On Air conducted September 23, 2013. This installment of the podcast features discussion on technologies libraries need to be aware of and using in today’s world, the praise heaped upon Netflix by Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan following the show’s Emmy win for best drama, and the value of Internet radio stations focusing on local music…and more! File size: 15.3 MB. Time: 1 hr., 02 min., 09 sec. Hosts: Brian Kelley and John LeMasney.

John talked about:

• Training he is providing through LibraryLink NJ
• Classes he is teaching at Rider University
• And work-for-advertising opportunities for his consulting business

Brian talked about:

• An update on his participation in a recording of Yoko Ono’s “Silver Horse” by friend/singer-songwriter Christian Beach for an upcoming Main Man Records tribute CD
• A performance of “Silver Horse” during a New Jersey Peace Action Concert for Peace event taking place October 19

Together, they discussed:

• Top technologies libraries should know and use
• “Breaking Bad” creator Vince Gilligan’s post-Emmy praise for Netflix
• The perils of relying on any one online mapping or GPS app.
• New Jersey Internet radio:
  • Altrok – keeping alive the legacy of the long-gone WHTG 106.3 FM, Modern Rock at the Jersey Shore
  • BlowUp Radio – an online radio station that hosts, Banding Together, an annual “webathon” featuring local music artists designed to combat spondylitis.
  • The Penguin Rocks

Here is the webcast version of the episode:
Technology and the Arts 2.0: Series 2, Ep. 7 – 09.23.2013

Technology and the Arts 2.0: Series 2, Episode 7 – 09.23.2013

Technology and the Arts 2.0: Series 2, Ep. 7 – 09.23.2013

Here is a rundown of things discussed in this installment of Technology and the Arts…

John talked about:

• Training he is providing through LibraryLink NJ
• Classes he is teaching at Rider University
• And work-for-advertising opportunities for his consulting business

Brian talked about:

• An update on his participation in a recording of Yoko Ono’s “Silver Horse” by friend/singer-songwriter Christian Beach for an upcoming Main Man Records tribute CD
• A performance of “Silver Horse” during a New Jersey Peace Action Concert for Peace event taking place October 19

Together, they discussed:

• Top technologies libraries should know and use
• “Breaking Bad” creator Vince Gilligan’s post-Emmy praise for Netflix
• The perils of relying on any one online mapping or GPS app.
• New Jersey Internet radio:
  • Altrok – keeping alive the legacy of the long-gone WHTG 106.3 FM, Modern Rock at the Jersey Shore
  • BlowUp Radio – an online radio station that hosts, Banding Together, an annual “webathon” featuring local music artists designed to combat spondylitis.
  • The Penguin Rocks
    

Reminder: Next live webcast is tonight at 10 p.m. EDT

This week’s live webcast of Technology and the Arts will take place tonight, September 23, at 10 p.m. EDT. Feel free to watch at technologyandthearts.com or on the Technology and the Arts YouTube channel.

Technology and the Arts – Ep. 65 (09.20.2013)

Technology and the Arts – Ep. 65 (09.20.2013)

Technology and the Arts – Episode 65 (09.20.2013) features lightly edited audio from a live Google+ Hangout On Air conducted September 16, 2013. This installment of the podcast features discussion of Chromebook, PGP (Pretty Good Privacy), the great new album Warm Blanket from indie musician Dent May, the Oxymoron (hot ice cream) Maker made exclusively for Spain’s Rocambolesc ice cream shop, and the fantastic 99% Invisible podcast about design of all forms…and more! File size: 13.5 MB. Time: 55 min., 00 sec. Hosts: Brian Kelley and John LeMasney.

Show Notes for Technology and the Arts – Episode 65

Technology and the Arts – Episode 65 (09.20.2013) features lightly edited audio from a live Google+ Hangout On Air conducted September 16, 2013. This installment of the podcast features discussion of Chromebook, PGP (Pretty Good Privacy), the great new album Warm Blanket from indie musician Dent May, the Oxymoron (hot ice cream) Maker made exclusively for Spain’s Rocambolesc ice cream shop, and the fantastic 99% Invisible podcast about design of all forms…and more! File size: 13.5 MB. Time: 55 min., 00 sec. Hosts: Brian Kelley and John LeMasney.

John talked about:

• The class he is teaching at Rider University
• His continuing classes at Princeton Public Library
• Courses he is teaching at Princeton Adult School
• And a Chromebook session he taught at Rossmoor, an active adult community in central New Jersey…without the benefit of Internet access

Brian talked about:

• “Warm Blanket,” the new CD from one of Brian’s favorite indie artists, Dent May…check out his Soundcloud page

Together, they discussed:

• PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) – in this day and age of NSA spying on you, PGP will at least make them work a bit to get to your data
• More on the beauty and simplicity of Chromebook
• Andreu Carulla’s “Oxymoron Maker II,” a hot ice cream maker produced exclusively for Rocambolesc, the ice cream store offshoot of Spain’s famed El Celler de Can Roca restaurant
• The 99% Invisible podcast — hosted by Roman Mars, this entertaining and informative podcast looks at all forms of design…graphic design, architecture, networks and systems and format structures
• And more…

Here is the webcast version of the episode:
Technology and the Arts 2.0: Series 2, Ep. 6 – 09.16.2013

Technology and the Arts 2.0: Series 2, Episode 6 – 09.16.2013

Technology and the Arts 2.0: Series 2, Ep. 6 – 09.16.2013

Here is a rundown of things discussed in this installment of Technology and the Arts…

John talked about:

• The class he is teaching at Rider University
• His continuing classes at Princeton Public Library
• Courses he is teaching at Princeton Adult School
• And a Chromebook session he taught at Rossmoor, an active adult community in central New Jersey…without the benefit of Internet access

Brian talked about:

• “Warm Blanket,” the new CD from one of Brian’s favorite indie artists, Dent May…check out his Soundcloud page.

Together, they discussed:

• PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) – in this day and age of NSA spying on you, PGP will at least make them work a bit to get to your data
• More on the beauty and simplicity of Chromebook
• Andreu Carulla’s “Oxymoron Maker II,” a hot ice cream maker produced exclusively for Rocambolesc, the ice cream store offshoot of Spain’s famed El Celler de Can Roca restaurant
• The 99% Invisible podcast — hosted by Roman Mars, this entertaining and informative podcast looks at all forms of design…graphic design, architecture, networks and systems and format structures.
• And more…

Programming note: Next live webcast is tonight at 10 p.m. EDT

This week’s live webcast of Technology and the Arts will take place tonight, September 16, at 10 p.m. EDT. Feel free to watch at technologyandthearts.com or on the Technology and the Arts YouTube channel.