Geek Force at PodCamp Boston 3 (PCB3)

PHOTO: PodCamp Boston 3 Shirts - Front by Financial Aid Podcast, on Flickr CC BY-NC-ND

I’m at PodCamp Boston 3 this weekend, representing the association I work for full-time, as well as me, the writer, and Geek Force Five, the site. And I’m having a blast. Here’s a shot of me playing pool at the afterparty, if you don’t believe me. That’s me, first from the left, right around the time that my second or third Smirnoff Ice suddenly (and awesomely) elevated my game.

You can mind more photos on Flickr by searching for the tag “pcb3,” which is also the tag to look for on Twitter, YouTube, Viddler, or wherever else you might want to look

If you’re not familiar with the concept of a PodCamp, here’s a pretty good quote from PodCamp Capetown:

PodCamp is a community driven UnConference for anybody and everybody in New Media. Whether you create and/or consume content by podcasting, listening, blogging, reading, producing video, watching and anything else that is New Media.

I’m not exactly in love with the term New Media, but that quote pretty much sums up what’s going on. If you’re following me on Twitter, I’m sure you’ve already seen some updates related to the big show. Keep following me throughout the weekend for more. And, if there’s a PodCamp in your area, and you’re at all interested in this kind of stuff, please do consider going. It has been well worth the price of admission, so far.

Oh, and one last thing: welcome to any and all who might be joining us thanks to my pimping out the site at PodCamp. Leave a message in the comments, if you’ve got a moment, and let the world know who would be in your Geek Force Five. That’s the traditional method of greeting around here.

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Geek Force Live at the Boston Apple Store Opening (Video)

Last Thursday, I had the pleasure of attending the grand opening of the brand new Apple Store on Boylston Street in Boston. Gary from ifoAppleStore selected me to be one of a handful of correspondents that he would arm with a Flip Ultra video camera to record the festivities, and this week’s Geek Force FiveCast is montage of the footage I shot that evening. The music, in case you’re curious, is by Pop Bubblegum Trash, my old one-man band. The song is called “Six String Symphony.”

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More Sneak Peeks from “There’s No Place Like Home”

DarkUFO has three more video sneak peeks from this week’s episode of Lost, plus a text-based sneak peek courtesy of Kristen dos Santos.

I don’t know about you, but I’m getting more and more pumped for this episode every minute. I only hope that I finish covering the Apple Store opening fast enough to make the bus that will get me home in time to catch the show. I never thought one of my obsessions would stand in the way of another one, but it looks like that day might have finally arrived.

All I can say is that iTunes better have that episode available first-thing on Friday morning, or there’ll be hell to pay.

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Apple Store Boston Opens Tomorrow!

The Green Monster has been peeled off of the Apple Store on Boylston Street in Boston, I have been confirmed as one of the correspondents for ifoAppleStore’s coverage of the event, and salvation arrives tomorrow, one day earlier than I’d reported previously.

Is anyone going to this? Want to co-anchor the GF5 coverage with me? Mr. Greg Tsiatis, if you’re reading this, I’m looking at you. We’ve talked in the past about teaming up for something totally geeky. This is our opportunity, man, is it not?

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Boston Apple Store Opening May 16

ifoAppleStore.com is reporting that Boston’s first Apple Store will open on Friday, May 16 at 6 p.m. I just walked by there on my way into the office and it definitely looks like things are getting close.

I’m sure I’ll be at the back of a very, very long line, but I know where I’m going after work that night. 

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