Technology and the Arts – Ep. 74 (10.15.2014)

Technology and the Arts – Ep. 74 (10.15.2014)

Technology and the Arts – Episode 74 (10.15.2014) features lightly edited audio from a live Google+ Hangout On Air conducted October 6, 2014. In this installment, we focus on the global gallery and how technology has allowed artists in nearly all genres to easily share their works with an international audience…and more! File size: 29 MB. Time: 31 min., 56 sec. Hosts: Brian Kelley and John LeMasney.

Related links:

• Coming soon

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Technology and the Arts – Ep. 73 (10.15.2014)

Technology and the Arts – Ep. 73 (10.15.2014)

Technology and the Arts – Episode 73 (10.15.2014) features lightly edited audio from a live Google+ Hangout On Air conducted September 30, 2014. In this installment, we focus on technology as a creative influence and discuss the role science and technology plays in the development and creation of artistic works…and more! File size: 14 MB. Time: 30 min., 22 sec. Hosts: Brian Kelley and John LeMasney.

Related links:

• Coming soon

Technology and the Arts – Ep. 72 (09.19.2014)

Technology and the Arts – Ep. 72 (09.19.2014)

Technology and the Arts – Episode 72 (09.19.2014) features lightly edited audio from a live Google+ Hangout On Air conducted September 15, 2014. In this installment, we focus on community services provided through technology and art—how libraries, co-teaching/co-working opportunities and public events, such as Trenton, N.J.’s massively popular Art All Night annual event, use art and technology to bring communities together…and more! File size: 29.5 MB. Time: 59 min., 58 sec. Hosts: Brian Kelley and John LeMasney.

Related links:

• Miscellaneous
  • LeMasney Technology, Design & Training – co-host John LeMasney’s consulting business.
  • John recently began using Known, an open publishing and collaboration platform similar to Tumblr but can be installed on your own server. Here is John’s Known page.
  • Atlantic City International Triathlon – co-host Brian Kelley completed his first international/Olympic triathlon (1-mile swim, 20-mile bike ride, 5-mile run — it was reduced from a 10K for logistical reasons) on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014. Here’s Brian’s AC Tri recap.
  • Trenton Half Marathon – Brian will also be running in his first 13.1-mile race on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014.
• Featured Topic: Community service/engagement through technology and art
  • Princeton Public Library – rotating art shows, co-working and collaboration opportunities, and free technology training sessions.
  • BuddyPress – a suite of social networking components harnessing the power of WordPress to help build flexible & robust online communities.
  • Learning Management Systems at colleges and universities.
  • Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) – Here’s a Forbes.com article from May 2012 about the rising popularity of the Reddit AMA.
  • Art All Night-Trenton – popular, 24-hour arts/music/entertainment event that takes place each June in Trenton, N.J.
  • Artworks Trenton – a producer of Art All Night, Artworks is Trenton’s downtown visual arts center, promoting artistic diversity by fostering creativity, learning, and appreciation of the arts.
  • OpenAir Philly – a 2012 public art installation that translated sound captured from a web site or iPhone app to create a light show over Philadelphia’s Ben Franklin Parkway
  • Colour By Numbers – permanent light installation in the tower at Telefonplan in Stockholm, Sweden, that uses instructions via phone call or smartphone app (which, apparently, is sadly closed at the moment due to vandalism).
  • WXPN Musicians On Call – a non-profit partnership between University of Pennsylvania radio station WXPN and the successful New York-based Musicians On Call program that brings live and recorded music to the bedsides of patients in healthcare facilities throughout the Delaware Valley.
  • WXPN Mural Arts Collaboration – WXPN partnered with the Mural Arts Program (MAP) in 2004 to create the Sounds of Philadelphia mural series, designed to celebrate Philadelphia’s diverse music legacy. This mural series pays tribute to both Philadelphia’s musical heritage and the growing cultural influence of music in the region. The seventh and final mural in the series was painted in 2009.
  • 99 Percent Invisible: Longbox – Brian discussed an episode of his favorite podcast that took a look at how R.E.M.’s 1991 CD “Out of TIme”–and one of the music industry’s worst package designs of all time–played a key role in the Rock the Vote movement and getting the National Voter Registration Act (or “Motor Voter”) bill passed four years later.

Technology and the Arts – Ep. 71 (09.12.2014)

Technology and the Arts – Ep. 71 (09.12.2014)

Technology and the Arts – Episode 71 (09.12.2014) features lightly edited audio from a live Google+ Hangout On Air conducted September 8, 2014. This season premiere focuses on cord-cutting—the pros and cons, as well as the tips, tricks and tools of eliminating your cable television provider…and more! File size: 24.9 MB. Time: 50 min., 33 sec. Hosts: Brian Kelley and John LeMasney.

Related links:

• Miscellaneous
  • LeMasney Technology, Design & Training – co-host John LeMasney’s consulting business
  • Atlantic City International Triathlon – co-host Brian Kelley will be competing in his first international/Olympic triathlon (1-mile swim, 20-mile bike ride, 10K run) on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014.
  • Trenton Half Marathon – Brian will also be running in his first 13.1-mile race on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014.
• Featured Topic: Cord-Cutting
  • New devices from TiVo and Roku…
    • http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/04/technology/personaltech/new-roku-and-tivo-devices-make-cutting-the-cable-cord-plausible.html?_r=0
    • http://gigaom.com/2013/10/03/tivo-roamio-review/
  • TiVo Mega – $5,000 for 24 terabytes of DVR storage –
    • http://variety.com/2014/digital/news/tivo-unveils-huge-5000-dvr-with-enough-storage-for-three-years-of-tv-1201300560/

New Jersey Stage makes its debut

New Jersey recently saw the debut of a new, online magazine covering the arts throughout the state.

New Jersey Stage contains features on and interviews with artists from the Garden State as well as with national artists performing in the area.

“Two things make the magazine unique,” said Gary Wien, who publishes the magazine through Wine Time Media, in a press release announcing the launch. “One is the way articles come alive with the help of audio and video clips. The other is the way the magazine can be read on any computer, tablet, or even a smart phone. In fact, it’s actually designed to look great for mobile users.”

The debut issue, available now for free at http://www.newjerseystage.com/magazine, includes interviews with:

• New Jersey musician Jack Skuller who recently was awarded the Holly Prize by the Songwriters Hall of Fame
• Comedian Dom Irrera, who is performing at the Tropicana in Atlantic City
• Filmmaker Daniel Goodman, who is currently shooting the film “I’m From New Jersey”
• Playwright Robert Caisley whose latest work, “Lucky Me,” is being presented at NJ Rep
• Comedian Colin Quinn who is performing at the Newton Theatre
• Music industry professional Andrew Curry, who is producing “Here Comes The Reign Again,” a new compilation of classic ‘80s British artists covered by musicians of today

In addition, the issue contains artwork by Rob Tanico, poetry by J. Sales, reviews of the films “Boyhood” and “Grand Central,” an exclusive music video by Bruce Tunkel, a music industry column by Rosemary Conte, and an original comic strip by Gene Pompilio.

“I believe digital magazines are the best way to promote arts-related events,” said Wien, who previously published the popular Upstage Magazine. “Film reviews with actual movie trailers, record reviews with MP3s or music videos, and theatrical productions with scenes from rehearsals or opening night—all enhance the reader’s experience.“

In addition to the monthly publication, the main New Jersey Stage Web site includes news and features on a daily basis at http://www.NewJerseyStage.com.

Technology and the Arts – Ep. 70 (03.12.2014)

Technology and the Arts – Ep. 70 (03.12.2014)

Technology and the Arts – Episode 70 (03.12.2014) features lightly edited audio from a live Google+ Hangout On Air conducted March 10, 2014. This special episode focuses on the 39th edition of the Trenton Computer Festival and includes an interview with festival co-founder and chair Dr. Allen Katz from The College of New Jersey, where the event will take place March 15. We also discuss the return of Cosmos to television, Marvel’s Netflix deal and Hoopla, a relatively new library-based streaming media service…and more! File size: 16.2 MB. Time: 1 hr., 5 min., 45 sec. Hosts: Brian Kelley and John LeMasney.

Related Links:

• Trenton Computer Festival
  • Dr. Allen Katz, professor of electrical and computer engineering at The College of New Jersey and TCF co-founder and chair
  • @TCFSHOW – TCF on Twitter
  • TCF on Facebook
  • TCF 2014 Program [pdf]
  • TCF 2014 Speaker Schedule [pdf]
• Hoopla – free streaming media service provided through participating libraries
• Marvel/Netflix deal involving The Defenders — Daredevil, Luke Cage, Iron Fist and Jessica Jones
• Cosmos – the groundbreaking PBS show spearheaded by the late, great Dr. Carl Sagan is reborn for the 21st century on Fox with Seth MacFarlane as executive producer and Neil DeGrasse Tyson as host.

Technology and the Arts 2.0: TCF Special – 03.10.2014

Technology and the Arts 2.0: Trenton Computer Festival Special – 03.10.2014

 

Special webcast Monday, March 10, at 10 p.m. ET

Hello again…it’s been awhile, but John LeMasney and Brian Kelley will be returning with a special webcast Monday, March 10, 2014, at 10 p.m. ET. Tune into this web site or our YouTube channel to watch.

In addition to talking about the latest topics dealing with technology and art, John and Brian will be focusing on the 39th edition of the Trenton Computer Festival (TCF) taking place Saturday, March 15, at The College of New Jersey in Ewing, N.J. John will be speaking at the festival, presenting a talk on how technology can help you develop your personal brand.

Within 48 hours of the webcast, an edited version will be repurposed into a standard, audio-only podcast that will include an excerpt of an interview Brian recently conducted with TCF co-founder and chair, Dr. Allen Katz, for his Tandem With The Random podcast.

Free streaming media via Hoopla and your library card

Hoopla

After we wrapped up the Fall 2013 season of Technology and the Arts, we were made aware of a recently launched media streaming service called Hoopla that allows those with library cards at participating libraries to stream digital music, video and audiobooks for free. According to Hoopla’s web site, users can “gain access to thousands of titles—available for instant streaming or temporary download—and watch on your smartphone, tablet or computer.”

The list of participating libraries is currently on the small side, but if your library isn’t listed, tell the staff about Hoopla so it can find out more about the service and, perhaps, become a participant.

We’ll be sure to keep an eye on Hoopla’s development and discuss it when Technology and the Arts returns in 2014.

Show Notes for Technology and the Arts – Episode 69

Technology and the Arts – Episode 69 (10.18.2013) features lightly edited audio from a live Google+ Hangout On Air conducted October 14, 2013. This installment of the podcast features discussion of The Oatmeal’s “Columbus Day” comic, Hypothes.is and its plan to bring open annotation to the web, New York Comic-Con’s hijacking of attendees’ social media feeds, the discovery of nine long-lost episodes of Doctor Who…and more! File size: 6.5 MB. Time: 26 min., 30 sec. Hosts: Brian Kelley and John LeMasney.

Here’s a rundown of what we discussed:

• John talked about presenting at Gloucester County Library’s staff day retreat, his proposed talk on personal branding being accepted for the 2014 Trenton Computer Festival (scheduled for March 15, 2014), his continued participation in the “Codecademy” program at Princeton (NJ) Public Library, and an October 18 Brookdale Computer Users Group talk on Scratch, Arduino, Raspberry Pi and the “Make” movement.
• Brian talked about his Tandem With The Random podcast’s celebration of Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary in November, and playing accordion for Christian Beach on a cover of Yoko Ono’s “Silver Horse” at the New Jersey Peace Action’s Concert for Peace on October 19, 2013, in Bloomfield, N.J.
• The Oatmeal’s “Columbus Day” comic…digital art as political platform.
• Hypothes.is – “Hypothes.is will be an open platform for the collaborative evaluation of knowledge. It will combine sentence-level critique with community peer-review to provide commentary, references, and insight on top of news, blogs, scientific articles, books, terms of service, ballot initiatives, legislation and regulations, software code and more.”
• Canada on verge of mandating “pick and pay” (similar to “a la carte”) options for nation’s cable television subscribers.
• Coverage by Mashable and Ars Technica on New York Comic-Con’s controversial tactic of promoting the event through attendees’ social media accounts…without the attendees’ knowledge.
• The discovery of nine missing Doctor Who episodes from the 1960s that have restored two Patrick Troughton-era stories—”The Enemy of the World” and “Web of Fear”—to near completion (only one episode of “Web of Fear” remains missing) for the first time in more than 40 years.

Thank you for watching this season of Technology and the Arts…Brian and John will be back in spring 2014.