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Trojan Fans – the sky is not falling! Here are some reasons to still believe.
Special thanks to Adrian Santos for this guest post A bowl ban of 2 years, and the loss of 20 scholarships. Sounds heavy, but take heart, Trojan fans – all is not lost. Here are a few reasons the Empire will not fall: – Company Culture. People playing for us play so they can get [...]
Notes from TEDxUSC – Ideas Worth Sharing from Singapore’s Digital Future
Michael Yap, Deputy CEO at the Media Development Authority of Singapore (a Singapore government agency), spoke at a recent TEDxUSC event. As Executive Director of the Interactive Digital Media Programme Office, he highlighted some of Singapore’s major digital and animation achievements, including a demonstration of a virtual 3-D city. He emphasized the rapid growth of [...]
Notes from TEDxUSC – Ideas Worth Sharing in Health Robotics
TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and the tagline of the annual TED conference is “Ideas Worth Sharing.” The TED event has grown in popularity worldwide thanks to keynote speakers such as Bill Gates. TEDx events are local TED events where the X stands for “independently organized events.” Recently, I attended the second annual TEDxUSC [...]
Stand Against SB 1070!
Arizona has recently passed a new law titled “Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act” or SB 1070 (PDF). The text of the bill is complicated, but I invite you to read a summary from the LA Times. I contend that this law will neither support law enforcement nor make neighborhoods safer. It is also likely [...]
Mobile Ad Showdown
A showdown in mobile ads is brewing. At this morning’s iPhone 4.0 developer preview, Apple announced their new mobile ad platform, iAd. Since buying Quattro Wireless earlier this year, a mobile advertising product was expected from Apple. The features of this platform include HTML5 rendering, closer OS integration, and the ability to keep the ads [...]
iPhone 4 is PEOPLE!
If something seems amazing, be wary of the hidden costs of singing its’ praises. In this case, you’re excited about something…. that you have no idea what it is! Perhaps on Thursday, they will tell you Apple products are made of people! I like my Mac as much as the next guy, but I’m concerned [...]
Healthcare Reform – Silicon Valley Style
Healthcare has been a hot topic in the United States for the past few months. Legislative wrangling aside, the next revolution in healthcare could come from Silicon Valley. Mobile apps, internet technologies, and cloud-based software exists for everything from instant news feeds and self-publishing to location-awareness and social causes. Sharing these experiences via social media [...]
Lessons Learned: Being Your Own Boss
For several years, I was working as a sole proprietor doing IT for several businesses in the LA area. The clients ranged in industries and size, from 5-person offices in PR to 500-person offices in entertainment. I wanted to share some of the lessons I learned from managing that enterprise. Although I no longer do [...]
YouTube enables Captions!
Youtube recently announced automatic captions for YouTube videos. While the technology is imperfect, the system will analyze videos and make best guesses about the script. This is beneficial to Google of course, in analyzing the videos to deliver better ads, and eventually, translate videos into a multitude of languages. The core benefit to me is [...]
Oscar Animated
I don’t care too much for the Oscars. I think their sole saving grace is to bring attention to the films that weren’t as noticed this year. So, I prefer the less popular categories. This year, let’s say it’s the Oscar-nominated Animated Short Films. I’ve gathered them here for you, as best I could. I’ll [...]
