P.G. Holyfield's Blog, page 2
July 5, 2012
Welcome!
Since I have spent most of my time on my other site, SpecFicMedia.com,I thought I should add a welcome post here to possible new visitors.
Hi, I’m P.G. Holyfield. I am a podcaster and wrote a novel called Murder at Avedon Hill. I produced an audio version of an early draft of the novel from 2007-2009, which you can find on iTunes and over at podiobooks.com. If you do not use iTunes or some other ‘podcatcher,’ and would like to just download the audio files from here (or listen to them directly...
June 30, 2012
Why I (mostly) Dislike The iPhone 4S
If you’ve even casually glanced at my site or social stream then you’ll know that I’m an Android fan. I am an Open Source enthusiast, in favor of Copyright and Patent reform, so on and so forth. So what am I doing with an iPhone?
It was actually issued to me for work. My Blackberry Bold 9000 was dying, and people in our enterprise have been gravitating away from Blackberry to iPhone, so it was the logical choice. Work doesn’t allow Android devices yet, but our management solution can handle i...
Uncle! Big Corporations Are Making Me Leave Linux
I love open source. I love the technology, the philosophy, and the people in the trenches making things better.
But I give up. Between proprietary hardware drivers and slow software release cycles for the things that matter most to me, I’m done.
I just spent two hours to accomplish the following: Download a new album that we paid for and play it back on my television.
The post Uncle! Big Corporations Are Making Me Leave Linux appeared first on Random Acts of Chooch.
June 24, 2012
Balticon 46: Open Source Podcasting
This is the recording from a Balticon 46 panel I participated on covering Open Source tools for podcasting.
Here is the description from from the Balticon program guide
Open source and free software allow the beginning podcaster to get started for just the cost of minimal gear and an internet connection.
What most podcasters may not realize is that open tools go well beyond Audacity including support for some surprising audio formats as well as options for no hassle feed management.
Join Thom...
June 21, 2012
Podcast Promo Institute
I’ve recently launched a new site for people to share their promos and I encourage everyone to add their promos for others to include in their shows.
The site has dedicated feeds that contain only promos which is intended for podcasters to find new promos to play. You can browse the site by show categories or tags as well as subscribe to the category feeds to receive all new promos as they come in.
Soon we will launch a podcast to discuss shows and do interviews with podcast creators, produce...
June 20, 2012
Movie Review: Prometheus
A bit late, but I was finally able to catch Prometheus tonight.
In short: I loved it.
There is some weak writing and plotting, but great acting and the whole is better than the sum of its parts.
The major complaint I’ve heard is that characters make stupid/out of character choices towards the end. In truth, they make stupid choices the whole time. Just roll with it.
For example (no spoilers.. I mean, you know that they go to an unknown planet and walk around, right?) why would you spend a tr...
May 24, 2012
Balticon 46 – Starts Today!
I won’t be there until tomorrow, but if you are around, here’s where you can find me:
Saturday, 8 pm – Beyond the Wall (Derby)
Saturday 10 pm – Dramatization or Straight Read (Salon B)
Sunday 9 am – Religious Systems (Salon B)
Sunday 9 pm – Stargazers audio Drama (Derby)
Sunday 10 pm – Reading (Chase)
Monday 11 am – Serialized Science Fiction – the New Pulps (Derby)
Of course, the big one for us is The Beyond The Wall live show Saturday night. It should be a LOT of fun!
April 16, 2012
Appearance: The Roundtable Podcast
Last week I was a Guest Host on The Roundtable Podcast, a great new podcast that does two different things really well. Their primary purpose is to do story-workshops with new/budding writers, which is a lot of fun to do, and to listen to if you are interested in writing. They (hosts Dave Robison and Brion Humphrey) also take time to interview their guests hosts about their writing and the process of writing.
My interview with Dave and Brion is up on the site now and the workshop episode shoul...
December 25, 2011
“Every Breath You Take” – Short Story “novella”
Almost two years ago my friend Matthew Wayne Selznick released an anthology called The Sovereign Era: Year One. I was thrilled to have my first published short story be in this anthology. I recommend the anthology highly, along with Matthew’s novel Brave Men Run, the “universe” in which my story takes place. But a couple of days ago Matt released my story as a standalone e-book product. See the description below for more info (text from Matthew’s website).
It’s classified as a short story, but...
"Every Breath You Take" – Short Story "novella"
Almost two years ago my friend Matthew Wayne Selznick released an anthology called The Sovereign Era: Year One. I was thrilled to have my first published short story be in this anthology. I recommend the anthology highly, along with Matthew's novel Brave Men Run, the "universe" in which my story takes place. But a couple of days ago Matt released my story as a standalone e-book product. See the description below for more info (text from Matthew's website).
It's classified as a short story...
