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Earlier this week, on Wednesday, January 27, 2010, Apple announced the long rumored tablet device. Like many Apple announcements, it has generated a flurry of talk in the media and tech circles. Not since the Apple iPhone announcement three years ago have I seen such a reaction to this new device, the Apple iPad.

I had the honor of being invited to be a guest on the Random Time Lords podcast last week. Episode 27 was just recently released with Amber Spence and Steven Perez hosting.

As the name implies, the topics are fairly random and diverse. It is not a show solely devoted to covering Doctor Who, but of course it and Torchwood are spoken about. It covers the broad range of geekdom.

For some time now I have been meaning to feature a new photograph a day on my website (one of them at least over the course of my 17 years on the net). I always thought it would be a good exercise. It would be an excuse each day to take some time and photograph something. Though like many plans, sometimes they stay bouncing in my head without them being realized.

A long time ago (well, not really, it was just last month), in a galaxy far, far away (well… it about a 25 minute drive away) I saw Star Wars in Concert. I was excited about this concert tour since it first came to my attention in July (as I recall, it was right around the same time as San Diego Comic Con). It's been a long time since I have been excited about any concert tour.

Comedian Kevin Pollak ( @kevinpollak ) talks about Star Trek's William Shatner ( @WilliamShatner ) (who Kevin has done impressions of over the years) at the Blogworld & New Media Expo 2009 in Las Vegas, NV. This was part of the closing keynote address hosted by Guy Kawasaki ( @GuyKawasaki ).

Last week I had the pleasure of being a guest on the Sci-Fi Party Line podcast. I was invited to come on episode 39 of the podcast hosted by Cat ( @fancyfembot ) and Eric Escamilla ( @Bullitt33 ).

In it, we discuss The Sarah Jane Adventures episode, The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith which guest stars David Tennant, the preview clip of Dreamland (the new animated Doctor Who adventure), and the upcoming Doctor Who special, Waters of Mars. We even ponder on the upcoming new series starring Matt Smith with Steven Moffat. Plus we touch upon Torchwood as well in this episode.

Nigel Fairs and Louise Jameson joins the famous or infamous game "just a minute' which has become a staple for DWNY originally made into a tradition at the annual Gallifrey One conventions by Paul Cornell.

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Writer Nigel Fairs speaking at the Who York event, 'An Evening with Louise Jameson.' The photos I took of Louise are on my DSLR. I'll try to grab some with the iPhone to post here as well if I can.

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I'm off to see Louise Jameson (Leela in Doctor Who). This may be the first time seeing her since I first met her in 1984, also in Manhattan at a convention there. She was the first person I believe I met directly connected to the long running television series.

It will be good to see her again.

The photo here is from when I saw her in '84.

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I quickly snapped this screenshot image with my iPhone after updating to the latest Apple TV software (3.0). It sports a completely redesigned top menu interface. I still need to explore more of it for other major changes.

The one thing I do hope is that this upgrade resolves the problems I would sometimes encounter when syncing with iTunes after iTunes 9 came out.