There is no easy way to say this, so I am going to do it band-aide style: quick and (semi) painless. I am leaving Rad on the Web, a show on Mevio that was all about the latest and greatest in websites.

I made this decision after pondering my life priorities at the moment paired with some changes that would have to happen if the show were to continue.  Mevio had some personnel changes which strongly affected the workflow and ultimately made it more difficult for me to participate on the show. On my side, I started working at Justin.tv at the beginning of this year which has been wonderful and simultaneously busy. I also am experiencing a lot of time consuming personal changes as well, all spelling out more clearly that I need more hours in each day.

Carlos always knew how to crack me up.I started co-producing and co-hosting the show last year after I returned from my travels in India and China. Rad on the Web started as a segment on DL.TV and blossomed into it's own show after only 4 segments. Around episode 12, we started live streaming and gained a lot of traction from that point forward.

Rad on the Web will continue under my partner in web surfing, Carlos Rodela. I know that he will still share great websites and I encourage everyone to tune in on the shows new bi-monthly schedule [Tuesdays at 6PM]. I will keep on sharing my web-related findings here on my blog, twitter and facebook. I know that Carlos is on the hunt for another co-host and I hope he fills my shoes with grace and vigor! I had a great time working with Carlos and the peanut gallery at Mevio and will miss seeing them every week.

This is not the last of my mug you will see, I can promise that.  I will now be focusing my efforts on making V01d a success and am working on a new live project as well. On that note, I thank you for all your support throughout my time on Rad on the Web and hope you continue to follow me in my upcoming productions. I am wishing Rad on the Web luck in the future, it's been an awesome ride!

This week, I had the great opportunity to be on Cranky Geeks alongside the ever-so-cranky John C. Dvorak. Actually, he's relatively kind in real life but a bit of a tech grouch on camera!

I was joined by fellow geeks Sebastian Rupley, editor-in-chief of GigaOm as well as Vanessa Fox, founder of NineByBlue. We discussed Tesla, iPad, Microsoft, and Sexting. If you missed it live on Justin.tv, watch it now:

I was intimidated at first, but ended up having a great time. Thanks for having me on John and Sebastian, I would love to be on the panel again some time!

Throughout my career, asking questions during interviews is something that I have always enjoyed. I've wondered what it is like to be on the other side, and now I can say I know for sure what it feels like to have your words printed and tactile.

In December, I was approached by Adam Oliver who runs a photog-lovers site called Snapixel. He asked if I wouldn't mind being featured in the first issue of Snapixel Magazine with an interview. I agreed, he asked numerous questions, turned the printers on, and bam--here I am, in my own magazine article!

I am really excited about this and it was enjoyable being asked about my life, work, and you guys. I've done podcasts and some blog interviews, but a hard-copy magazine is a different experience. I am flattered that I had the opportunity be a part of the first issue of Snapixel Magazine and wish them success with their next issues. The cool thing about this is that anyone can contribute--my article is on page 41, so all the preceding pages are filled with beautiful photographs submitted by Snapixel users. The theme for issue two is "landscape," submit your snaps and get published!

At the end of this year, Carlos and I will be done with shooting 35 episodes of Rad on the Web! It's been a fun journey and I have really enjoyed working with the team over at Mevio including Brooks, Karsten, Scott and of course, Carlos. We've changed the show format and are still working on a permanant set, but the show has progressed a great deal. Along the way, Carlos and I have had developed a number of segments and inside jokes, episode 35 is a tribute to all of that and more. It has been great growing a relationship with viewers like Matt Gowdy (who moderates our Ning social network) and others who always make the team feel like other people look forward to Rad on the Web as much as we do. Thanks for watching us for 35 episodes and I hope you enjoy this walk down memory lane:

We will be back live on January 5, 2010 at 3PM PST on Justin.TV, make sure to tune in for a new year of wackiness and websites. Happy New Year everyone!

If you've been following my blog, you may have noticed that 2009 has been one heck of a year. Lots of traveling, life changes, and working hard at freelancing. I've been looking for a full time job for the past year and it has been difficult to say the least. I went on countless interviews, sent my resume to hundreds of places, and knew it would just take one right fit. I was admittedly very picky with where I wanted to work next as I learned a lot about the type of atmosphere in which I could be the most effective last year.  I was pretty sure that no one would be hiring until the first quarter of 2010 so I was prepared to wait after the holidays to continue the search for the perfect company.Determined to be the best Mr. Spock I can be.

To say the least, I am ecstatic that I've held out for the right opportunity. I went on two challenging interviews this month and was hoping to stand out from the rest of the competition [which was plenty]. It takes just one company to believe in you (and for you to believe in them), what the business folk call "synergy." I am glad to announce that I will be joining the team at

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