http://findingjohn.com Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:08:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you happen to be around the Savannah area this Friday and have even the slightest interest in blogging and internet communication, then stop by Armstrong Atlantic State University for the second annual BlogSavannah un-conference. It’s FREE! Did you catch that word “un-conference”? For those of you unfamiliar with the un-conference ... http://findingjohn.com/2008/01/22/video-blogging-session-at-blogsavannah-jan-25th-2008/ New Media Brew-ha-ha! This Saturday 5:30 at Red Light Red Light in Winter Park (map) we’re having a casual gathering of local new media mavens. Basically it’s a happy hour or what I like to call a ‘think and drink’ for anyone who likes to play with digital media and ... http://findingjohn.com/2007/12/31/new-media-think-and-drink-at-red-light-red-light-saturday-jan-5th-at-530pm/ In response / comment to Erik Hersman's excellent guest post about iPhone Apps over at iPhoneMinds.com I'd like to add the truly incredible and dare I say beautifully designed Scenario Pocker for the iPhone. I really love this App. Works equally well on WiFi or on Edge and if you enjoy ... http://findingjohn.com/2007/12/03/iphone-app-i-love-scenario-texas-holdem-pocker/ While I haven’t posted anything about the venture capital scene in Orlando for a while, a few things popped up recently that are worth sharing. Most notably, the Sentinel ran a story this morning titled Venture Funds Drying up in Central Florida. While Burnett’s diagnosis confirms the assertions I made ... http://findingjohn.com/2007/10/23/venture-funds-for-central-florida-start-ups-continues-to-trickle/ I began filming a PBS special last week on the Local Food movement going on in Central Florida. I've been doing a lot of research and this morning I stumbled upon this excellent Star Wars spoof called Grocery Store Wars. The trailer is cleverly written and the special ... http://findingjohn.com/2007/10/22/grocery-store-wars-local-food-can-save-the-galaxy/ Wow this images is really screwing with my sense of reason. OK so basically if you see the dancer in the image rotating clockwise than you are a right brain kid. Counter-clockwise just the opposite - you're a lefty. Here's the rub she dances both ways for ... http://findingjohn.com/2007/10/10/i-guess-im-middle-brained/ Sweet Mary the future is here and it is GooSync and it is good. Like many smart phone users I almost never sync my phone with my computer. Due to this fact I had no way of syncing Google's virtual calender with my Treo 650's Palm calendar. UNTIL ... http://findingjohn.com/2007/10/08/sync-your-mobile-phone-calendar-with-googles-virtual-calendar/ Having recently accepted the CEO position for an Orlando start-up, I’ve been looking for other entrepreneurs in the early stages of the start up process to learn from and dialog with. One such CEO who shares my passion for videoblogging is the “serial entrepreneur” and blogger Loic Le Meur. ... http://findingjohn.com/2007/10/06/loictv-vlogging-the-start-up-process/ If you happen to be around the Central Florida area at the end of September and have even the slightest interest in blogging and internet communication, then stop by Rollins College for the second annual BlogOrlando un-conference. It’s FREE! Did you catch that word “un-conference”? For those of you ... http://findingjohn.com/2007/09/17/video-blogging-session-at-blogorlando-sept-29th/ Click To Play http://findingjohn.com/2007/09/15/rifetoberfest-is-here-drink-your-beer/