John Hines and I discuss iPhone 6 rumors
WCCO Radio’s John Hines, apparently calling from the Minnesota State Fair, quizzed me on upcoming Apple iPhone models and related tech topics. More … The post John Hines and I discuss iPhone 6 rumors...
View ArticlePresenting: ‘iJulio AppleWatch Interface’
Steve Borsch, one of eight local techies with whom I liveblogged Apple’s press event, came up with this doozy related to the Cupertino company’s just-announced smartwatch: Don’t forget, everyone, to...
View ArticleEsme and I discuss Apple Watch, iPhone
Esme Murphy of WCCO Radio and I discussed upcoming Apple hardware products, including the Apple Watch and new iPhone 6 handsets. More … The post Esme and I discuss Apple Watch, iPhone appeared first...
View ArticleMay the Force be with you, summer ’14
Backyard movies turned out to be a big deal at my house this summer. We had two “Frozen” screenings for little girls, and a “Matrix” viewing for my teen-aged son and all of his friends. For our...
View ArticleInterview subject flips roles, quizzes me
I recently profiled a fantastic little Minneapolis company, Egg Music, that creates songs and scores for commercials, television shows and more. One of Egg’s founders, Eric Fawcett, happens to be my...
View ArticleiPhone 6 Plus pictures of the fall colors
I took this photograph of St. Paul’s fall colors with Apple’s new iPhone 6 Plus, and edited the image in Google+. It turned out wonderfully. If you like this photo, I have lots more. The weather was,...
View ArticleMy pal Borsch is Photoshop-ing again
My pal Steve Borsch is Photoshop-ing again. He cracks me up. More … The post My pal Borsch is Photoshop-ing again appeared first on Julio Ojeda-Zapata.
View ArticleMy pal Mark does backyard films right
I noted recently how backyard movies became a big deal at my house this summer. But I’m an amateur compared to my friend Mark Fawcett, who has been known to organize epic neighborhood-movie events....
View ArticleI appear on a BusinessWire media panel
Public speaking is not a favorite activity of mine, not by a long shot, but when my friends at BusinessWire periodically ask me to appear on a media panel, I’m happy to oblige. Today I was on one such...
View ArticleOur neighbors invite us into their sukkah
Neighbors this week twice invited us into their sukkah for meals, and allowed us to be a part of their Jewish tradition. We were awed and honored. Thank you, friends. Per Wikipedia: A sukkah (Hebrew:...
View ArticleFavorite video game? Asteroids, natch.
I had a lovely lunch with Erica Hanna at Pizza Luce in downtown Minneapolis today, and then she let me have a few rounds on the Galaga machine at her nearby office. That prompted her to pose the...
View ArticleI appear on Minnov8, DeRusha programs
I recently appeared on a couple of shows hosted by folks I like and respect. The illustrious Minnov8 Gang had me on their podcast (I’m a semi-regular) to talk Apple stuff and more. And fellow...
View ArticleThe Halloween (and summer) of our lives
My wife and I just had the most memorable Halloween of our lives. We’d never been to an adult Halloween party, ever, until this year … when we attended two of them on the same night. We had so much...
View ArticleI point to my moments of press stupidity
When I was a cub reporter a quarter century or so ago, I was assigned to cover a Michael Jackson concert at the old Met Center in Bloomington. Imagine my surprise and delight when I entered the...
View ArticleI hit a fashion show for gadgets not garb
First time for everything: I attended a fashion show today, and even got to sit in the front row with a fabulous view of the runway. The show at the Verizon store at the Mall of America was not...
View ArticleI visit Kearney, Neb., with weird weather
I recently traveled to Kearney, Neb., to visit the University of Nebraska and give several talks at the Department of Communication there. It was a meteorologically weird trip that began with...
View ArticleYes, Minnov8, I do want to hug my HDTV
I like my Google TV-powered Sony HDTV so much I sometimes want to hug it. I said as much as a guest host on the Minnov8 Gang Podcast on Saturday. … and wise guy Steve Borsch came up with this artwork....
View ArticleI show holiday gizmos on WCCO Sunday
I appeared on WCCO Sunday Morning to show off tech gadgets that are good candidates for holiday gift giving. More info here. More … The post I show holiday gizmos on WCCO Sunday appeared first on...
View ArticleI show holiday tech on KARE 11 Sunrise
I appeared on KARE-11 Sunrise with Kim Insley this morning to show off a few tech gadgets that make your life a bit easier during the holidays and thereafter. More info here. More … The post I show...
View ArticleGoogle Street View chronicles my ‘hood
The camera-equipped Google cars that take Street View pictures make passes through my neighborhood every few years. Google’s most-recent foray occurred last summer, and I barely missed the car as it...
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