Wow it’s been a really long time since I wrote one of these updates and yet not too much new has happened. I finished last semester with a 3.0 GPA again and then was home for a five week break, which is longer than previous Winter Breaks because Kutztown is now trying to have a Winter Semester online and needs more time to teach those classes. Over break I didn’t do all that much but the one major thing I did was change all my passwords which was probably the first time I did this in about 5 years! I plan to now change them much more frequently from now on and wrote an article about some password best practices that I came across when changing all my passwords. I wrote a fair number of articles since my last update and also posted all my blogs posts from New Media and Communication class last semester bringing the total post count up to 372 including this post! Also on the blogging front, I wrote an article for my Scientific Writing Class this semester about whether or not expensive cables like Monster Cable were worth the price and I posted that as well!

Now I am back at Kutztown and the semester is already almost half over, where does the time go? I am taking 7 classes for a total of 18 credits (this is because I have Intro. To Biology and Intro. Biology Lab which together are still only three credits) my schedule seems manageable and this is my second to last semester  on campus because next Spring, I will have a full time Internship at a location to be determined some time next semester. This semester I am taking Intro. To Mass Communication which also requires me to blog a few times this semester and those posts can can be found here. I am still working for both the Philosophy and Electronic Media (My Major) departments as a student worker. Along with a group of other Electronic Media majors, I have been involved in the broadcasting several Basketball games live to television and to the internet already this semester and we plan to do many more broadcasts before the semester is over.

This semester is also the  first semester that I am not involved in Newsbreak. Newsbreak has been a great experience but I have now moved on to develop a show called “Showcase” that shows some of the best projects made by the students in my major. This is a concept that I came up with a while ago and I am now working very hard on getting the show ready to air by the end of the semester! It is a lot of fun and I think it will be a great show! I will post more details about Showcase as decisions are made.

Showcase is being produced through National Broadcasting Society, which I was reelected Treasurer of in December, so I will hold that position for one more year! NBS is also heavily involved in the Basketball broadcasts and the several other productions this semester. We will also be going to New York City this year for our National Convention the third week of March.

I am still posting my pictures of Flickr (mostly taken on my iPhone now, because it is so convenient).

This is going to be a really short personal update, because I haven’t done too much out of the ordinary this past month. I am still working on developing the new show with National Broadcasting Society. I have also written a few blog post bringing the total posts to 353 including this post!  Also, on Thursday, this site celebrated it’s 5th anniversary, I would like to thank everyone who has been reading these past years and I have a lot of new ideas for the future. The only other major change that has happened since the last update was that  I updated my iPhone and iPad to iOS 5, which I plan to write a review of soon. That is all I can come up with right now!

I know I seem to start every personal update with this but, this time it seems like it has REALLY been a long time since I wrote one of these updates. The end of summer flew by between vacations and working at Staples while I was also preparing to move back to school. I actually moved in to school two days early because of the hurricane that stuck the east coast. Kutztown was without power, water and internet access for about 10 hours and was interesting trying to use my iPhone as my primary internet device for a day, while also trying to conserve battery, I was down to 4% remaining when the power finally came back on. (I have since bought a backup battery for my phone, so I am prepared for the next power outage).  I’m back in the same dorm room that I have been in for the past two years at Kutztown and have already gotten back into the swing of things.

This semester seems as  though it will be even busier than most previous semesters because of my course load, my new job as a student worker for the Electronic Media department (my major), the new show I am producing, in addition to the other activities I am remaining heavily involved in. The classes I am taking this semester are: Dinosaurs (Yes it’s a real class!), Personal Financial Management, Video Post Workshop, Principle of Marketing, New Media and Communication and Financial Accounting. One of the class assignments for my New Media class is to write a blog every week, plan to eventually publish those posts on this blog too.

The new show that I am producing, was an idea  that I thought of a while ago, and have finally gotten around to developing and preparing it to begin production. The show is a magazine show that shows-off the best projects made by Electronic Media students. As of right now, they are turned in for a grade by the professor and are sometimes shown to the class.  I know that my classmates make some really great projects and thought that this show would be a great way to show-off what our major does and should not be very difficult to produce. NBS will be developing it this semester, and then plan to begin production next semester.  I will be running the show, which is exciting and I really am doing all I can to make it a great show. So far everyone who I have told about my idea, have thought it’s a great idea so I really trying to make this great!

As you can probably tell, I have been really busy since returning to school which explains the lack of blog posts. I have come up with many great ideas but haven’t had the chance to sit down and write them. I have downloaded and installed the Windows 8 Developer preview, in a virtual machine, and have played around a little with it, although I am going to wait for a slightly more evolved before I write my review. As of right now, Windows 8 lacks some major functionality!  I also continue to use Google Plus, although not as much as I did when I first joined, but I still think it is doing some great things that Facebook is now trying to copy. I also setup a new HDTV at home this weekend and plan to write an article about the process of picking out and setting up a HDTV. I plan to start blogging more soon and cover the topics I mentioned before as well as others that I have come up with. I also expect an Apple event for the new iPhone and launch of iOS 5 so, I will definitely cover those as well!

Even though its been over a month since my last update, not too much has happened. I have been home from College for over a month and a half not too much has happened. I have been working at Staples as an Easy Tech Associate selling computers and other electronics. I really enjoy working at Staples and helping people buy electronics. That has been keeping me fairly busy but that’s not all that I have been up to this summer.

I have written several blog posts including my coverage of WWDC and the release of Final Cut Pro X. I plan to write many more posts throughout the summer and possibly work on some other projects. You also may notice that this site also looks different, I gave Gdovin.net a much needed face-lift in the form of a new theme and have also integrated  my Flickr photo gallery as well!

I also got an iPhone, I have the 16 GB Verizon model. After no new iPhone was announced on WWDC and rumors began to emerge of Verizon replacing their unlimited data plans with tiered plans, I decided I would get the iPhone 4. As I mentioned in previous blog posts, I don’t see the next iPhone having any major new features, so I got the iPhone 4 and have really enjoyed having it. I sold my LG Env and iPod touch since my iPhone serves the purposes of both devices. This is first smartphone I’ve had and plan to write a blog about my experience. I also have been working on going paperless and as I mentioned previously, I will write a blog about that in the near future.

It’s really been a long time since I wrote a personal update again. I finished my 2nd year of College at Kutztown University and got a 3.56 this semester! I continued my involvement with Newsbreak, as crew and webmaster as well as National Broadcasting Society. National Broadcasting Society did a lot this year,  we took a tour of a local news station WFMZ (69 News) in Allentown, we also traveled to New York City and went to a taping of America’s Got Talent and got to see the production of a show as well as be a part of the studio audience. We also broadcasted two basketball games and last Saturday, we did a live broadcast of the Graduation Ceremonies both on television as well as a live stream to the web! National Broadcasting Society is also planning to produce a new show starting next semester.

The Weekly Spin has (at last) recorded the 100th and final episode of the show! It was a lot of fun, but it was difficult with the lack of bandwidth at school. I really enjoyed doing The Weekly Spin and would like to thank Plaz, Steve and William for helping me through the 100 episodes! This is also the 235th post written for Gdovin.net, I haven’t been writing a lot this semester because of final projects and final exams. However, I plan to write a lot more this summer and would also like to produce a few video blogs as well! Stay tuned! Since my last personal update, I got a original iPad to replace my sluggish netbook which has been great for taking notes and has been great for everyday use! I was able to save a good amount of money by buying the original and I don’t feel like I’m missing out on any of the new features of the new iPad. I have also been using the iPad to go paperless which I plan to explain in a later post!

It’s been a while since I wrote my last personal update and since then a lot has happened! I have started my 2nd semester of my Sophomore year at Kutztown University. I am currently taking: Video Post Production, Communication Law, Principals of Management, Business Law, Fitness Walking (for my gym requirement) and Principals of Sociology. I am still involved heavily with Newsbreak although I’m not producing this semester, I am still the webmaster. In National Broadcasting Society, we broadcasted two live basketball games where I was technical director. We also went to the National Convention last week in Los Angeles where we attended workshops, took a tour of the NBC studios and watched the taping of a pilot episode of a new sitcom. It was a lot of fun and I have my pictures posted on my Flickr. I am also working with the Philosophy department on the website and updating the video I made last semester.

I haven’t been writing as much but, I’m up to 328 total posts. I have learned more motion graphics and other editing techniques also and have further developed my editing skills. The Weekly Spin has recorded 98 episodes and will record the 100th episode next weekend!

Wow it’s been a really long time since I wrote an update! I have completed another successful (very busy) semester  at Kutztown University. I have been busy with Newsbreak producing once a week as well as working crew twice a week. I haven’t done much with the Newsbreak website but, we have some plans for next semester and I was re-elected to the position of Webmaster for next semester! I have also been busy with National Broadcasting Society, where I was also elected to the position of Treasurer, with many events as well as going to the Regional Convention at Indiana University of Pennsylvania where our chapter won chapter of the year! I am also going to be going to the National Convention this March in Los Angeles! This semester I took Video Field production where I made several video, the best was my Final Project  which was a promotional video for the Philosophy department where I work. I plan to post my projects to Youtube some time soon.  I have also been updating the Kutztown Philosophy Department website and plan to do more including posting more pictures and videos to the site.

I have been writing a lot of new blog posts recently, and the total post count for gdovin.net (including this post) is 326! The Weekly Spin has recorded 90 episodes and is still going strong! In my little bit of  free time, I have been learning how to use Final Cut Studio (which I bought on eBay this summer) using the Apple Pro Training Series of books. I enjoy this and learning the new skills especially since I decided recently I would like to become a video editor. Recently, I have been learning how to create motion graphics in Motion.I also upgraded my Macbook Pro hard drive for 250 GB to a 500 GB drive and have my old drive in an external enclosure to be used as a portable drive.

Wow, I havn’t written a update for a long time! Not since school ended in May! I am now back in School in Kutztown and have been extremely busy! Between my classes, Newsbreak (which I am now on the executive board of) and National Broadcasting Society I am very busy which is why I haven’t written much here for a while. This semester has been tougher but, it has still been a lot of fun! I am taking: Video Field Production, Video Engineering and Troubleshooting, Business Information Systems, Principals of Microeconomics, Fundamentals of Oral Communication (Speech) and Personal Health Management (Health).

This summer was also a very busy one! I built a new website for my church using WordPress. I also went on several vacations including Florida. Those pictures and a lot of other pictures are availible on my Flickr stream.

The Weekly Spin has been rolling on even while Plaz was in Germany, we have recorded 82 episodes! There will be no episode this week, so next week will be episode 83! I wrote a few articles for my blog although there has not been a lot of new content in the past month. But, I plan on writing more very soon! This summer I also won a copy of Final Cut Studio 2 (Old Version) Academic Edition (No upgrade option) on Ebay! It was $185 which is great because this software is usually $1,000 when it is bought new! It is great to have access to software that has been used to make feature films and it has a ton of great features that I have been learning. I also sold my copy of Final Cut Express which I had been using as my editing software so when all was done, I paid only $50 for Final Cut Studio! I also got the new iPod touch 4 which is great because of the cameras and multi-tasking, I have been using it even more than my last iPod Touch.

Finally, I got a job! I am building a new website for the Philosophy department at Kutztown, as well as making some videos for them as well to use on their site! I haven’t got a lot done yet, but, I will post a link in a later post. I also plan to get back to writing these updates every month so, I will hopefully not go severla months without an update anymore, although I have said that before.

Well, I havn’t written a personal update in a while so, now that a lot has happened, I figured now would be a great time to write an update. I just finished my first full year of college at Kutztown University. I completed the year with a 3.0 GPA and have completed the four core classes of the Electronic Media Major, I also declared my Concomitant (Minor) in business.

While in school, I also became a member of the Natioal Broadcasting Society where we  have toured media facillities, such as 6 ABC in Philidelphia, went to Regional (in Millersville) and National (in Dallas, Texas) conventions where we learned from professionals and networked with both Students and Professionals. We also did several sports productions (2 basketball games live and 1 multi-camera shoot of a baseball game. Next year, we plan on expanding our activities and do even more productions. I also became involved in our campus news show, Newsbreak, four nights a week and continued to  produce this semester. I was also elected to the Executive Board with the  position of Webmaster for Newsbreak and have a lot of great new ideas for both the site and great new content for the site.

This past week, I moved all my sites from 1and1 to a new host, HostMonster primarily because 1and1 no longer had the technical specifications to upgrade WordPress. I’m glad I made the move although the process was very frustrating and espcicially when I first made the move  to Go Daddy and then moved to Host Monster. I am glad I made the move though because HostMonster offers more advanced features and will be better for the future of my sites.

Speaking of my websites, I am planning to write several new articles in the very near future now that I have a lot of more time to do it. I also have given Gdovin.net a face-lift with a new theme and hope to complement that with some great new posts. The Weekly Spin has been going well, and we will be recording the 67th episode this week! Tomorrow, the 20th episode of Screencast Weekly will be released as well!

Wow, it’s been two months since I wrote another personal update! I have written several articles since and The Weekly Spin has returned from hiatus and we will be recording our 59th episode tonight! I have been very busy with my school work this semester but, I have also been doing extracurricular activities as well! I am producing Newsbreak, the night campus news show every Tuesday as well as working as crew for the show every night, which is 4 nights a week! I have also worked crew in 2 live basketball games and have really enjoyed that! In addition, I helped high school students in the DVC 4500 video contest in developing their 5 minute short films and then I helped judge the first round of judging which was a very fun experience.

Tuesday, I will be traveling to Dallas with my National Broadcasting Society grup to the national conference in Dallas, Texas. I am excited to attend workshops and learn new skills! We will also be touring various production facillities while we are in Dallas and I plan to take many pictures which I will post on my Flickr account.