May 2012
6 posts
WatchLast night I presented at Ignite Minneapolis 2012 and I was scared shitless.
Public speaking has never been my favorite activity and it used to cause me quite a bit of stage fright. I got over (most of) it after writing a couple of books that resulted in lots of speaking engagements.
Ignite, though, is a challenging kind of speaking gig. It is structured, with a limit of 20 slides displayed for...
WatchKARE 11, the Twin Cities’ NBC affiliate, invited me to demo compact speaker systems on its early-morning show with Kim Insley and Tim McNiff.
All of the devices are intended to work with phones and tablets but have interesting variations. Here’s a related blog post.
WatchI made another guest appearance on on TWiT’s Tech News Today, which is always a thrill.
From the show notes: “Chrome is the most popular browser? But Google is anticompetitive, cable companies join hands to help you wirelessly, and more.”
April 2012
3 posts
March 2012
4 posts
WatchI talk Mountain Lion, Windows 8 and the latest Ultrabooks on CNN En Español. I show off the Dell XPS 13 (with Windows 8 on it) and HP Envy 14 Spectre.
WatchLast October I was a speaker at the Minnesota Interactive Marketing Association (MIMA) Summit, which was an honor given this yearly event’s prominence in the Twin Cities. My topic: “Apple’s iPad in the Work World.”
WatchMy Puerto Rico pal Rafy Mediavilla recently had me on his Criticologos film-criticism Web-radio show to discuss 3D cinema, including the recently released 3D version of the execrable ”Star Wars Chapter I: The Phantom Menace.” Note: This is in Spanish.
February 2012
9 posts
Talkin' tech (again) with Karin!
Karin Housley - Feb. 18 - Pt. 1 Julio Ojeda-Zapata (mp3)
I never have more fun as a tech writer than when I’m talkin’ tech with Karin Housley on her KLBB radio show. Scrub to 16:25. Thanks for having me on again, Karin. I’m honored to be your “radio-show boyfriend.”
January 2012
3 posts
A breathless tech chat with Karin
Karin Housley - Dec. 31 - Pt. 1 - Julio Ojeda-Zapata (mp3)
I was a bit breathless during this tech chat with Karin Housley on her KLBB show, not just because I think she’s awesome, but because I was hoofin’ it through downtown St. Paul as I talked. Scrub to 14:25.
December 2011
5 posts
November 2011
3 posts
WatchWhat are the best social-media apps for journalists? I spoke to my St. Paul Pioneer Press co-workers about this as part of an internal social-media training series.
I talk tech with Karin Housley
Karin Housley - Nov. 12 - Tech Talk (mp3)
Karin Housley wears a lot of hats. She’s a prominent Realtor. She has run for political office. But I know her best as a KLBB radio-show personality because she often has me on her program to talk tech. This is the latest installment.
October 2011
12 posts
WatchHow are Facebook and Google+ potentially useful for journalists? I spoke to my St. Paul Pioneer Press co-workers about this yesterday as part of an internal social-media training series.
August 2011
11 posts
