Category: Hemispheric Views
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Remembering R2-D2 on the Old Family Desk
In episode 155 of Hemispheric Views, I reminisced with Andrew and Jason about the old R2-D2 USB hub that sat on my family’s computer desk and which I purchased at Akihabara during a holiday in Japan. In all of its cheesy glory, you can see it in the image below, sitting next to our old…
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Indie App Inspo from HV 134
In episode 134 of Hemispheric Views, Andrew and I discussed his appearance on The Omni Show and what it means to love certain apps on your computer. The Mac is home to many beloved third-party apps, whether they be NetNewsWire, MarsEdit, Audio Hijack, Pastebot, Acorn, iA Writer, BBEdit or the recently-acquired Pixelmator Pro. The list is endless. Back in episode 097, when we undertook our ‘Duel of the Defaults’, we…
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3×2 Photocast
For the past few years, I’ve been extremely fortunate to produce the Hemispheric Views podcast with my two great friends, Andrew Canion and Jason Burk. It has led me to meet more wonderful people online and helped me to develop practical skills that have benefited other audio projects in my research and paid work, such…
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Kacho Fugetsu
I’m an enthusiastic user of OM SYSTEM cameras, the brand formerly known as Olympus, which was transferred to Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) in 2021 and became the new company OM Digital Solutions (OMDS). I entered the ecosystem in 2022, having been a happy Canon user for years. I wanted a lighter mirrorless system and I…
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Mr. Default
Recently, in episode 097 of Hemispheric Views, which was titled ‘Duel of the Defaults’, I had the pleasure of battling it out against my co-host, Jason, to see who had the most default apps installed on their phone. I thought that it would be a fun idea before we recorded the episode, but I had no idea…
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Apple Music-free Mac
Media ecologist Marshall McLuhan once said, ‘We walk backwards into the future’. He was referring to the human tendency to feel nostalgic in the face of new things—to focus on what has already passed us by. I find myself frequently in conflict about the devices that I use: their usefulness, balancing necessity with desire and…
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Winking Face with Stuck-out Tongue
Every day, I rely entirely on digital devices to produce, consume and manage information for myself and others. I edit podcasts with my iPad Pro and Apple Pencil; I listen to music on my iPhone; I take photos on my Olympus camera; I import and edit photos on my iPad mini; I watch YouTube on…
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Shaping Your Thoughts
For our November 2022 issue of Hemispheric News, Jason prescribed me the following topic to discuss: I absolutely love this topic, as it aligns with concepts and themes in the discipline of media ecology, which forms the major theoretical basis for my research project about tech podcasting. I will avoid being too academic and using jargon or direct…
Lounge Ruminator 