My FINAL Reactions To Ray's Book Part III: Sad To Finish; Excited For Another Good Read!...

Hello my dearest blog followers, 

I am going to be brief in this post just to tell y'all that I finished this book, EVERYTHING AND A KITE by Ray Romano that I posted 2 parts on this blog!    I'm not going to blog a lot about it now, but perhaps more later! OVERALL, its pretty funny and a very good book!

Finally, Last Friday I went to the book release book for Scott Blackwood's first, new novel called We agreed to meet just here which won the AWP Award Series in the Novel. 

I wrote a feature story about Scott Blackwood last semester (my first feature story that I got published).  

  *  Click here to read this story.

  * Click here to go to the webpage for this new novel.

  * Click here to order the book through the publisher of this novel.

  * Click here to buy it on Amazon.

(the photo to the right is from the Amazon store website link above)

I hope to blog to you again soon--- sometime when I find the time!

Stay warm,

Daniel

Is New Technology Helpful Or Useless?

Hello my dearest blogger readers,

I would like to quickly share with you about a few of new technology gadgets that I just heard about, plus one that I have just put my hands on personally!  Through this new technology exploration, I hope to give you an insight in my take on if new technology is helpful or useful.  

First, is what appears to be an awesome technical gadget called "Kindle 2" that just came out a week ago.  

Kindle Envy! (Posted [LINK] using ShareThis)

Here's the quote technical specifics: 

source: http://new.catholicmom.com/2009/02/12/kindle-envy/ 

• Slim & Lightweight: Just over 1/3 inch and 10.2 ounces
  
• Books in under 60 seconds: Get books delivered in less than 60 seconds; no PC required
  
• Improved Display: Reads like real paper; now boasts 16 shades of gray for crisp images and text; even reads well in bright sunlight
  
• Longer Battery Life: 25% longer battery life; read for days without recharging
  
• More Storage: Take your library with you; holds over 1,500 books
  
• Faster Page Turns: 20% faster page turns
  
• Read-to-Me: Text-to-Speech feature means Kindle can read every book, blog, magazine, and newspaper out loud.
  
• No Wireless Bills: No monthly wireless bills, data plans, or commitments. Amazon pays for Kindle’s wireless connectivity so you won’t see a monthly wireless bill.
  
• Large Selection: Over 230,000 books, plus U.S. and international newspapers, magazines and blogs available
  
• Low Book Prices: New York Times Best Sellers and New Releases $9.99, unless marked otherwise
  

Now, I would like to tell you about the photo at the top of this post and how I became to know about Griffin Technology's iTalk Pro: a recording device for your iPod!   ~ I already have posted a video blog and podcast episode on this topic.  Here are the links:

• Griffin Technology: iTalk Pro webpage
  
• Buy the iTalk Pro CHEAPLY-USED-LIKED NEW on Amazon!
• My Video Blog(vlog) #6:  Using the iTalk Pro for the 1st time: behind the scenes video to the 1st audio approx. 2 min. recording! 
• PhotoCast09: And, Now Back To Our Regular "new" scheduled Programing
• 1st Soundseeing Tour: a great end to a busy week

Lastly, I would like to tell you how cool internet radio is and backbone! Check out this link for more information on creating radio networks: Backbone! 

And now I am currently listening to a very interesting Journalism lecture from Standford University called: Is News Journalism Under Siege?: A Conversation with the Editors of Newsweek and Time, with Jim Kelly, Mark Whitaker, Richard Stolley at the The Aurora Forum at Stanford University.  To Listen: Go to the iTunes Store or standford.edu and search for Journalism ---> audio and video! I highly recommend this.  I've just started listening! 

Oh boy, How cool is the new technology that I've listed above!

Talk to y'all soon!

Stay cool,

Daniel