Atlas Rider

Motorcycle Vlogging at Pod Camp AZ

2009-11-10T23:02:16Z

This weekend (Sunday November 15th) I will be speaking at the PodCampAZ UNconference here in Phoenix. It is a gathering of a bunch of technology enthusiasts, especially bloggers. There is a variety of aspects that are covered from all the speakers: video, writing, streaming, audio, mobile and photography. I have my hand in a lot of these different mediums so I will be discussing a lot of them.

Here is a summary of a session I will be leading:

Capturing the two wheeled traveling experience and trying to share it with the world. I love to travel solo by motorcycle. There’s something about this mode of transport that makes the journey incredibly visceral and exciting. Capturing this unique experience may be losing battle, but I try the best I can. Here are some of the topics I will be covering: Vlogging through a motorcycle helmet, Google Maps and YouTube video mashup, travel logs through Google Earth with video and photo layovers, geo-tagging, equipment and techniques.

http://podcampaz.org/atlas-rider/

I will be speaking on Sunday November 15 at 3:45pm to 4:45pm in room 203 at the University of Advancing Technology (map). If you are in the area and interested in what I have to talk about come and see me!

There are a bunch of other great speakers lined up as well. Check it out if you can!

YouTube for Halloween

2009-11-02T23:05:46Z

I was YouTube for Halloween. It was a pretty popular costume. Here’s the basics idea:

I was pretty consumed by all the attention I was getting. It was…weird. I am used to blending into the crowd, so it was all a little unnerving. I flipped on the video mode and displayed a webcam preview of the onlookers for a while. People instantly reverted to that kid who stops when he sees himself on the TVs at Radio Shack. I felt like some people were a little self conscious.

Throughout the evening I had the laptop take a picture every two seconds. Out of 5 hours and 1,300 pictures I picked out some of my favorites. Check’em out:

AtlasRider Featured on the Hak5 Show

2009-09-23T20:41:29Z

I recently sat down with Darren Kitchen from Hak5 to discuss how I merge video and mapping together to create what I call “Atlas Videos”. Hak5 is a weekly video podcast distributed through the Revision3 network. The Hak5 show focuses on technology. It’s very geeky, very detailed, and covers a wide array of topics.

Check out my interview with Darren in this week’s episode. You can catch Hak5 every Wednesday at noon (EST) at Hak5.org.

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If you would like to see a couple of my Atlas Videos from the past, you can check them out here:

First Military Check Point: A video from my trip through Mexico.
White Mountains in Arizona: Some twisty roads that nicely demonstrate the mapping feature.

The rest of my Atlas Videos are located here.

For those of you who are interested in making videos that sync up with Google Maps on your own website, leave a comment and say so. If there is enough interest I will create something that others can plug into their website easily.

Difficulty Picking Up a Dropped Bike (Video)

2009-09-09T04:24:26Z

First time I drop my KLR in a spot where I have a hard time getting it upright again. I didn’t intend on this being informative, just entertaining to watch me struggle, but it seems like feedback from people have showed otherwise. Hope this is helpful to anyone who is wondering how to pick up a bike much larger than themselves.

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KLR on the Pacific Coastal Highway

2009-08-14T02:06:50Z

My first impressions of the KLR for touring with some great scenery along the Pacific Coastal Highway

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