http://findingjohn.com One man's journey through the digital world and beyond Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:14:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Content being added to A Local Folkus (www.ALocalFolkus.com) http://findingjohn.com/2009/10/27/a-local-folkus/ Mr. Murphy our adopted yellow lab has committed the ultimate sin. He killed my laptop. Check out the Qik post - Glad I can still post video from my iPhone thanks to Qik. http://findingjohn.com/2008/09/29/mom-my-dog-ate-my-laptop/ It was good catching up with Jim, Ryan, Adam and Cory at LikeMind Orlando this morning. Most of the other regulars don't roll in until well after the time I shot the above video. LikeMind happens third Friday of each month. We, and other like minded individuals, ... http://findingjohn.com/2008/09/19/likemind-orlando-qik-video/ On Saturday the 27th at 3pm I'll be leading a discussion called Video-A-Go-Go at the BlogOrlando conference. Internet distributed video in all its fascinating forms is an ever shifting sea of possibilities and pitfalls. So.....to avoid the pitfalls and rock the socks off the competition we'll be ... http://findingjohn.com/2008/09/18/video-a-go-go-session-at-blogorlando-sept-27th-2008/ I shot this video live form my 2G iPhone over the Apple Stores WiFi connection. You have to jailbreak the iPhone to use the Qik video app on your iPhone so I'll have to pray that I don't brick my 3G iPhone when I use WinPwn to free my ... http://findingjohn.com/2008/09/12/apple-store-buying-new-3g-iphones/ 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/