Worthless Genius

Write an Incentive Post to Kick-start Your Writing Goals

Benjamin M. Strozykowski — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:57:23 +0000

Sometimes I need little extra push to get myself pointed in the right direction. There are countless methods out there that proclaim to cure a writer of their creative blocks, or motivate even the most lethargic pencil pusher. Nostrums! Snake Oil! Autism-causing vaccinations! OK, maybe not that last one. As a slacker fueled [...]

iPad: Too Little, Too Early?

Benjamin M. Strozykowski — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:00:19 +0000

I guess it is about time for me to weigh in on the recently announced Apple iPad Tablet. I would not be a blogger if I did not, right? Previously on Worthless Genius, I talked about my misgivings for the then-upcoming Apple presentation, and the impact–or lack thereof–the announcements would make on my life. [...]

Dealing With Information Overload Using Read It Later and Paperdroid Pro

Benjamin M. Strozykowski — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:30:32 +0000

Sometimes it is difficult for one to live in the modern world with the myriad distractions and the constant barrage of information from every electronic device and online service. While some of this information is clearly superfluous to our occupations and the well-greased machine of our life, other nuggets of thought-provoking brain candy can [...]

Apple’s Jan. 27 Media Event Creates More Tablet Rumors Than You Can Shake a Stick At

Benjamin M. Strozykowski — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:14:22 +0000

It is that time again, time for Apple fanboys to go all out and present as many unfounded rumors as they can possibly muster in a week’s time. The time leading up to a new Apple presentation has historically been filled with massive amounts of wild stories about what new shiny product the Cupertino powerhouse corporation [...]

Top Reasons I Haven’t Blogged Lately (Reasoning vs. Reality)

Benjamin M. Strozykowski — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:05:13 +0000

It has been a long time since my last post, and I thought I would offer some excuses reasons I have not updated Worthless Genius in a while. So, hit the jump if you would like to read my pathetic attempt to justify my absence. School Daze Reasoning The last semester in my Associate’s Degree program is upon me. [...]

Worthless Genius Podcast Season 2 Episode 1

Benjamin M. Strozykowski — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 13:00:45 +0000

What’s this? A new Worthless Genius Podcast Episode? It’s been forever since the last episode of the Worthless Genius Podcast, so bear with me as I get back into the swing of things. In this weeks episode, I touch on the following topics: My new production process with a new microphone and Adobe Soundbooth CS4. Season 2 will [...]

App Review – Living With My (HTC) Hero

Benjamin M. Strozykowski — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:29:37 +0000

I am probably flogging a dead horse at this point, revisiting my time with the HTC Hero, so that I could properly give a perspective after a few months of experiencing the good and the bad. In this series of articles, I will highlight along the way several aspects of using the HTC Hero, and some [...]

Android Evernote Application Officially Released

Benjamin M. Strozykowski — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:48:37 +0000

I’ve previously professed my love for the Android platform, and it just got officially better with the release of the full Android Evernote application. What is Evernote? Evernote is a freemium (free but limited accounts supported by premium all-access paid accounts) web service which strives to be your external brain. With Evernote, you are able to put all [...]

The Search For a Better Tag Line

Benjamin M. Strozykowski — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:54:19 +0000

I’ve been attempting to change some stuff around here on Worthless Genius, and I came to the conclusion that I need a better tag line. Though the current one does apply pretty well to what I talk about here, I think it’s about time to switch things up, and maybe head in a new [...]

Software Spotlight: Remember The Milk

Benjamin M. Strozykowski — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:08:52 +0000

I’ve done quite a few Software Spotlight articles covering various applications that I use on a constant basis. And while each of these applications deserve the spotlight in their own respect, I have come to rely on a service more than others: Remember The Milk. Remember The Milk is a simple cloud-based task management system [...]