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Maximum Geek Vol 3 Episode 4
That’s right it’s another cast. In honor of the release of the iPhone 4 we decided to do a phone centric cast and talk about the HTC Evo 4G and the iPhone 4. Then we close out with a short recap of E3. So sit back, relax and enjoy 53 minutes of Jeff and I doing our Maximum Geek thing.
Comics
So on tap for last week I had an article on the future of comics. I went into some last minute rewrites and then ran smack dab into my trip to Cancun. So look for it tomorrow. And while I’m talking about comics. I’m considering reviving the Maximum Geek Comic Cast. Since it went away I’ve received several requests to bring it back and it was something I’ve always loved. I’ve dropped back my comic reading significantly since I started it but I still think I have a lot to offer.
The new and improved Comic Cast will focus on the history of comics and giving people the information they need to get into certain characters. I will also discuss the state of the industry and give a history of some of my favorite (and I believe the best) comic writers in the business, both past and present. So if you’re interested tune in. Like I said, I’m going monthly on this one, which should make it much easier on me and allow me to still do a monthly cast with Jeff. I’ll be putting the links back up for the comic cast page once I’ve retooled it’s look (and given it a significant WordPress upgrade).
As was the custom in the original comic cast I’ll also be answering questions. So if you have questions about characters, stories, the latest news or even just the industry in general let me know and I’ll do my best to fill you in.
Maximum Geek Vol 3 Ep 3
Hey, look, it’s a podcast and it hasn’t even been 6 months. There has been a lot of stuff going on in the tech world so we hit some highlights and banter a bit. Our primary topics are the iPhone HD and HP buying Palm. We finish off with a little talk about MMO’s.
As usual I’m not promising any kind of regular schedule but we’ve been talking about what we can do to improve Max Geek and we’re quite happy to take suggestions. So, enjoy the show, it comes in at just over an hour.
Maximum Geek Vol. 3 Ep. 2
Joy listened to us record this last night and said this was the geekiest episode of Max Geek we’ve ever done. Now she hasn’t listened to a lot of our early stuff but I will say we definitely set our geekitude to 11 in this one. Here’s what we cover.
- MGUWC Update
- NASA Finds Water on the Moon
link - Wouldn’t ya like to be a hamster too
link - Sezmi is cool
link - Modern Warfare
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link - Microsoft hates mobile apps
link - I for one welcome our new droid overlords
link - Microsoft ripped off Apple?
link - Apple hates Netbooks
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This cast comes in at 1 hour and 4 minutes so sit back and enjoy the show.
Maximum Geek Writing Update #1
OK, Jeff and I did something a little different last night. Instead of recording a full blown cast we did a short (for us) writing update. We talked about our NaNo/MGUWC stories and gave some more info on the Maximum Geek Utlimate Writing Challenge and why we’re doing it. I’m going to do something a little different and summarize our answers for the two questions we get the most about MGUWC. In cas you aren’t up for the 38 minute cast.
Question #1: “What’s the point, NaNo is already long enough to build a habit.”
Answer: Most of the people I know who do NaNo write their 50,000 words and quit. Some of them quit halfway through a story. I know very few people who keep writing (or even editing) after NaNo is over. The MGUWC is about keeping up that habit all year long. That’s why we have different target word counts. Not everyone can write 2,000 words everyday. For the MGUWC the point isn’t how much but that you take the time to write something, anything, EVERY day, not just every day for a month.
Question #2: “What’s different about MGUWC from NaNoWriMo, is it just longer?”
Answer: There are several differences. Probably the largest (besides length) is what you can write. This isn’t just for novelists. You can write poetry, journal entries, blog posts anything that involves writing counts. The other difference is editing and rewriting count. We haven’t quite figured out how to handle a metric for that though. MGUWC is about options.
Alright, now that those important questions are answered, go listen to the cast, we go into more detail about the point of MGUWC and why it grew from something just Jeff was doing into a challenge for anyone.
Maximum Geek Vol. 2 Ep. 30
Hey, we’re back, sorta, but here’s a fresh (well recorded on December 2nd) Max Geek. Here’s what us professional underachievers cover.
- Live rickroll
- Mines of Moria
- Dell 1340… interesting, maybe.
- iPhone vs. Windows Mobile
- New Zune subscription
- NXE
- Windows 7 no graphics accelaration required.
- netbook amazon ownage
- Notebooks for life
Maximum Geek Vol. 2 Ep. 29
We’re quicky approaching our 100th episode (if you combine vol. 1 and vol. 2) and our 4 year anniversary. Look for something special the week of November 17th. Anyway, here’s what Jeff and I covered.
- NaNoWriMo
- Microsoft News
- Live Mesh
- Office Online
- Azure
- Windows 7
- Win Mob 6.5
- The next step in Netbooks
Maximum Geek Vol. 2 Ep. 28
Hey it’s us, we’re still alive and there’s a new Max Geek, we even kept it under an hour. Here’s what we covered.
- Comicbook movie news
- McCain vs. youtube
- Google, evil or no?
- New Macbooks
- Netbooks
- Jeff loves him some 2133
- $300 EeePc
- Netbooks for kids
- Touch HD rumors
Maximum Geek Vol. 2 Ep. 27 Part 2
That’s right, we split this one into two to avoid going over 2 hours. This part 2 is 45 minutes of Jeff and I discussing Cloud Computing, how far has it come and how far does it have to go before it’s viable as an everyday tool for the average user.
Stay tuned next week for the Writerly Cast when we discuss plagiarism and the line between stealing and taking inspiration from someone else’s work.
Maximum Geek Vol. 2 Ep. 27
Alright, Jeff and I were trying something new, we were trying to be on topic and keep the cast under 45 minutes. We failed, miserably, horribly, terribly failed. This was an epic fail if ever I’ve seen one (and I’ve seen more than one). In fact we ran so long we had to cut our main discussion. Anyway, look for a discussion on whether Googles cloud based apps are going to make choice of OS a moot point. Here’s what we did cover.
- Windows 7 going on a diet.
- LHC
- VooDooPC shake up?
- Sony Vaio TT
- Warhammer Online
- EA eases up on Spore DRM
- New TV Shows – Fringe and 11th hour – can they stop shooting themselves in the foot?
- Mobile Minute
- Palm OS Nova delayed
- Windows Mobile 7 delayed
- Android
There you have it, another fine episode. Look for us next week, maybe we won’t double our target time.
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