John Romero has been responsible for some amazing games over the last decade. Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, and Quake are only a few of the games he’s helped create. So, as mad keen geeks, you can imagine that Cameron and I were excited to chat with The Romero!
We talk about what it’s like to be Romero, what made Doom and Quake so huge, what he’s working on now with Slipate, his new gaming company, the music of Ronnie James Dio, and how he met his wife online.
Thanks John for being a guest. It’s one of those podcasts that Cam and I will get to brag about to hard core gamers for years to come, and we’re looking forward to seeing what comes out of Slipgate.
Cameron and I though John was such an amazing guest that we decided to do a Gadget Show and G’Day World cross over. Hence you’ll find the show on both blogs.
I watched some Billy Connolly today. He is a genius. As it turns out, it’s a brilliant warm up to The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, which starts in a few short days (well, they’re longer in Scotland right now, but you get my meaning).
So if you love comedy, and lets face it, who doesn’t, then there is one podcast you’ve got to subscribe to: TPN Edinburgh Fringe Show.
My mate Ewan did such a fantastic job of covering it last year that he was nominated for a BAFTA–no joke.
I’m subscribed. It’s my lunch time listening for the next few of weeks.
Today’s guest is Will Pate who is the Community Ambassador of Flock.
Flock is a free web browser that makes it easier than ever to share photos, stay up-to-date with news from your favorite sites, and search the Web. Take our tour to learn what’s different about Flock, then download the beta to get started - and please tell us what you think.
Will and I talk about his background, and how he arrived at Flock. We also discuss his role, and what a Community Ambassador does, what tools they use, his traveling exploits, and appearances on Flickr at what seems like every tech conference. I also get his view on the recent BlogHer conference.
We also discuss Flock, it’s features, whether it services a niche or something a lot larger, it’s revenue model, and some features that the team hope to release in the near future.
Thanks again Will for the time today! It was very much appreciated.
While at BloggerCon I snapped this photo. Kevin Marks multitasking: messaging on his Sidekick, chatting in the IRC backchannel on his laptop, and live streaming video from his digital camera (plugged in to the laptop, and streaming across the wifi).
I had the chance to chat with Chris Messina, aka Factory Joe, at BarCamp San Francisco on my last trip to the US. I asked him the other day if he’d be a guest on The Gadget Show, and he graciously accepted.
Chris recently setup a business with Tara Hunt and Ben Metcalfe called Citizen Agency. It’s an amazing new way of approaching business online, and I wanted to get his run down of the company.
We talk about his time with Civic Space, the design of the Firefox Browser New York Times Advertisement, Flock, and his latest endeavors with BarCamp (and how it all started), Microformats, and his thoughts on the new ways of the Internet.
We also have a chat about the design for Citizen Agency’s mark, and the need for texture.
I’ve also involved in pushing for a BarCamp Perth, so if you’re local, jump to the page and signup to help. In the mean time, you can catch up with my hijinx at Clique Communications weblog, or Web2Thing.
Also, check out TPN’s eBay auction for adverts on some of the shows. Currently a bargain!
Everything goes here. If you have suggestions, requests, questions, discussion points, or perhaps people you think would be great to interview on the show, then lets hear about it on the forum.
Thanks to Joe Urban I spent some time chatting with Gil Penchina fron Wikia. Gil recently left an 8 year stint at Ebay to join the wiki community business, and I chat with him about his time globe trotting, what Wikia is and how it compares to Wikipedia, as well as a range of communtity and startup topics.
If you’re interest in Wikia then a great starting point is it’s List of Wikia which contains all the existing Wikia, including the one about the television show Lost and Gil’s Frequent Flyer topic.
Clay, of Minti fame, suggested the other day that I attend Supernova and Gnomedex in a couple of weeks. It wasn’t a simple decision, because I’m in the middle of bootstrapping a startup with Presence Labs, and every dime counts.
However, the opportunity to network with a bunch of people and hang out with Clay won out, and I’ve almost finalized my travel plans.
So, if you’ll be in San Francisco or Seattle around the two events, flick me an email and we can meet to have a beer or coffee.
I discovered MyHeritage a week ago when I heard about its celebrity facial recognition demo (you can see the result here). I had a further look at the soon to be released service, and realized how fantastic the possibility is of collaborating with family members with an online genealogy tool, so I sent an email asking if I could chat.
Gil Japhet is MyHeritage’s CEO, and as it turns out, is a fascinating fellow to talk to about technology, facial recognition, and genealogy. Given my mum is right into researching our family tree, I have a personal interest in what Gil is about to launch.
Gil talks about how their service will work, the technicalities of facial recognition, the problem with genealogy data, and Israel as an entrepreneur incubator.
