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Il a découvert la voile à l'adolescence, entre Toulouse et Gruissan, dans une famille baignée par l'aéronautique - loin des capitales de la régate. C'est aux côtés de son père Ortwin, pionnier d'Airbus, que Stephan Kandler fait ses premières armes, en croisière puis en course, avant de professionnaliser cette passion au sein de K Yachting. Très actif dans les années 1990 sur les circuits ILC 40, Mumm 30 ou Corel 45, il construit des programmes ambitieux en équipage, repère de futurs grands noms (Juan Kouyoumdjian, Guillaume Verdier) et attire les meilleurs navigateurs français des circuits inshore.En 2001, à 30 ans, il se lance dans l'aventure Coupe de l'America avec la création de K-Challenge. Six ans plus tard, son équipe représente la France à Valence sous le nom Areva Challenge, après avoir frôlé la banqueroute. Le défi français se classe sixième de la Louis Vuitton Cup et parvient à rivaliser avec des écuries bien mieux dotées. L'avenir s'annonce prometteur - Stephan Kandler assure avoir alors réuni un budget de 60 millions d'euros grâce à un mécène et un partenaire -, mais le conflit judiciaire entre Oracle et Alinghi gèle tout projet de suite et tout s'effondre.Il rebondit en TP52 avec All4One durant trois saisons, sans parvenir à revenir dans la Coupe et prend ce qu'il pense être sa retraite de la voile pour se tourner vers les vignes pendant près de huit ans. Kandler revient à la voile en 2021, motivé par l'évolution technologique des supports et l'essor de SailGP. Il s'associe à Bruno Dubois et relance K-Challenge, avec l'objectif de concourir à la 37e America's Cup à Barcelone. C'est le groupe Accor, via sa marque Orient Express, qui relance définitivement la machine fin 2022. En deux ans à peine, un AC75 est construit chez Multiplast, issu du design package des Kiwis et l'équipe s'aligne dans les délais.Sur le plan sportif, Quentin Delapierre et les siens créent la surprise en remportant la première régate officielle à Villanova en AC40. Mais le manque d'entraînement sur l'AC75 et l'inexpérience de ce type de support pénalisent la suite du parcours. Malgré une victoire symbolique contre Alinghi, le défi tricolore ne se qualifie pas pour les demi-finales. Une "déception" sportive, Kandler ne s'en cache pas.Aujourd'hui, K-Challenge poursuit l'aventure à travers sa présence en SailGP, où elle aligne le même équipage qu'en America's Cup. L'équipe s'est ancrée à Lorient, via des activités technologiques (hydrogène, software embarqué, simulateur) qui nourrissent à la fois la performance et des débouchés industriels.Alors que la 38e édition de la Coupe se profile à Naples en 2027, Stéphane Kandler affiche son ambition : capitaliser sur l'expérience de Barcelone pour construire une équipe encore plus compétitive. La France a (re)pris pied dans la Coupe. Il reste désormais à s'y imposer. Et Stephan Kandler en est sûr : jamais cela n'a été aussi possible.Diffusé le 30 Mai 2025Générique : In Closing – Days PastPost-production : Grégoire LevillainHébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.
Al, Codey, and Micah talk about their favourite farming and cottagecore games of 2024. Timings 00:00:00: Theme Tune 00:00:30: Intro 00:01:37: What Have We Been Up To 00:22:18: Rules Explanation 00:26:13: Update Of The Year 00:42:17: Early Access Of The Year 00:52:11: Game Of The Year Nominations 01:46:31: Debate 02:01:59: Winner Discussion 02:10:47: Outro Contact Al on Mastodon: https://mastodon.scot/@TheScotBot Email Us: https://harvestseason.club/contact/ Transcript (0:00:30) Al: Hello farmers and welcome to the sixth annual harvest season (0:00:35) Al: game of the year episode. (0:00:37) Al: My name is Al. (0:00:38) Codey: And my name is Cody. (0:00:40) Micah: And I’m Micah. (0:00:41) Al: And we’re here today to talk about Cottagecore games. (0:00:44) Codey: Ooh. (0:00:45) Micah: Yay. (0:00:48) Codey: Make it, it’s a woo, not yay. (0:00:49) Micah: Yeah, wooh. (0:00:53) Al: All right. This is. Spicy, we, as mentioned, this is going to be our game of the year episode (0:00:54) Micah: I’m trying to add a little spice to it, you know, spice it up a little bit. (0:01:04) Al: for this year. Why all that? This is the sixth one. I don’t know how to deal with that. (0:01:10) Micah: Yeah, I can’t believe it’s it’s been that long you said I didn’t even register (0:01:15) Micah: I saw the list of the the previous ones you said six just now and it hit me like a truck (0:01:20) Al: We’ve changed things up this year a little bit compared to previous years. (0:01:21) Codey: Yeah you said it and I was like no way. This is wild. (0:01:30) Al: I’m not going to go into that just now, but just bear in mind listeners, there are some (0:01:34) Al: slight changes. (0:01:37) Al: Before that, Micah, what have you been up to? (0:01:38) Micah: Aww, I’ve been playing a lot of Jeragon Quest 3, HD2D, which I might talk a little bit about the Greenhouse episode. (0:01:50) Al: I love how you say might like we’ve not just recorded it. (0:01:50) Micah: Might, maybe, you’ll have to tune into the Greenhouse episode to find out. (0:01:56) Codey: You could cut it. (0:01:57) Codey: You could cut it out. (0:01:58) Micah: Great. (0:01:58) Al: No, it’s fine. It’s fine. I love when we like we break through the barrier and like stop (0:02:04) Codey: Oh, yeah. (0:02:04) Al: pretending like we record the greenhouse later. (0:02:06) Micah: that is primarily what I’ve been playing when I have the time to play games. Cody and I were (0:02:09) Codey: You’re right, you’re right. (0:02:17) Micah: just talking before we started recording about just being busy and not being able to play a (0:02:22) Micah: whole lot of games this year. So it’s always nice doing a game of the year recording because it (0:02:27) Micah: gives me an excuse to kind of revisit and catch up on things and have a an allotted time to play (0:02:34) Micah: games, but other than that, it’s been Drangle. (0:02:36) Micah: Quest 3. And I have also been shiny hunting a lot more in (0:02:41) Micah: Pokemon, but in older Pokemon games, I’ve been kind of (0:02:44) Micah: revisiting and kind of I don’t know what the term is, like (0:02:53) Micah: realigning myself with what I loved about Pokemon, and not so (0:02:56) Micah: much the how what modern Pokemon has become, I guess. And there’s (0:03:03) Micah: been a lot of like interesting I found in the (0:03:07) Micah: the kind of like deeper level in community, there’s a lot (0:03:12) Micah: of like really interesting new things that people have found (0:03:15) Micah: or like, you know, different hunts that people have set up (0:03:20) Micah: like one of the things that I’m working on right now is shiny (0:03:22) Micah: hunting, Kanto starters in the original gen one virtual console (0:03:27) Micah: games, which is something that you can do, but you have to do (0:03:27) Al: Oh, why? Why? (0:03:29) Micah: it by like, trading them over to a gen two virtual console game (0:03:33) Micah: to see or if you (0:03:37) Micah: have a totally legal copy of the virtual console games, (0:03:42) Micah: there’s a patch that you can apply that will just show you (0:03:44) Micah: if it’s shiny or not, which is very cool. (0:03:47) Micah: But there’s been a lot of like really neat little things like (0:03:49) Micah: that that I’ve been kind of experiencing and re-linking (0:03:56) Codey: You’re you’re getting back to your roots now. What’s your current hunt? (0:03:57) Micah: myself with and yeah, yep. (0:04:02) Micah: I think there’s been a lot of, well, yeah, that Gen 1 hunt is (0:04:05) Micah: my current hunt. (0:04:06) Micah: Uh, I’m doing all four of this stuff. (0:04:10) Micah: So like the three Kanto original Kanto starters and the Pikachu in the (0:04:15) Micah: games that they originate in, um, which is, has been a little bit complicated (0:04:22) Micah: to set up, uh, but it has been pretty enjoyable, like learning how things, (0:04:28) Micah: uh, work and how, how to, you know, like set things up properly. (0:04:33) Micah: Uh, it’s just been, I don’t know. (0:04:36) Micah: Interesting. (0:04:37) Micah: And I think there’s been a lot over the years that has like kind of had me (0:04:44) Micah: disconnect from Pokemon and in specific ways that like, kind of, like you said, (0:04:51) Micah: you know, coming back to my roots has kind of retaught me what it is that I (0:04:56) Micah: love so much about creature collecting and, you know, these core games and (0:05:02) Micah: stuff like that, this of course has nothing to do with the fact that, uh, (0:05:07) Micah: you know, earlier this year, they shut down the three S, uh, internet (0:05:12) Micah: capabilities and that may be possibly in the future. (0:05:15) Micah: Pokemon bank is going to shut down and that I am anxious about the (0:05:19) Micah: possibility of losing, you know, and I’m not rushing to, you know, it has (0:05:24) Micah: nothing to do with the fact that I’m like prepping for the quote unquote (0:05:24) Codey: Yeah. (0:05:28) Micah: end of the world when it comes to, but yeah. (0:05:32) Al: Prepping for something they haven’t even announced is going to happen yet. (0:05:35) Micah: Yes. (0:05:36) Codey: But it’s going to happen, though. (0:05:36) Micah: You know, that’s the glory of anxiety. (0:05:41) Al: Well, yeah, fair. (0:05:44) Codey: You can’t choose what you get worried about. (0:05:45) Micah: Yep. (0:05:46) Micah: Yep. (0:05:46) Codey: You just– yep. (0:05:47) Micah: And then you just over prepare for it. (0:05:48) Micah: And everyone’s like, why did you do that? (0:05:49) Micah: And I’m like, I don’t know. (0:05:50) Micah: I just felt like it was a good idea. (0:05:52) Al: There is no why there only is. (0:05:54) Micah: Yep. (0:05:55) Micah: That’s right. (0:05:56) Codey: Yep, I did that. I’ve been doing a PhD. I don’t know if you all know about that. So, I mean, I’ve just had like, this is like conference season. And then I’ve also had a lot of review requests lately. So journals have been like, hey, there’s a paper that you’re really like is within your like niche. Can you review this? Since you’re a subject matter expert? (0:05:56) Micah: So that’s primarily what I’ve been doing. (0:05:59) Al: Cody, what have you been up to? (0:06:26) Codey: And I’ve learned that I’m bad at saying no. So I am about to finish that. Like, literally after this, I have to write something for a nomination. And then I have to finish a review. And then I will finally be free of my obligations. And then I can actually focus on just my, my PhD. Yeah, lots of insect identification. Lots of that. And then (0:06:52) Codey: recently started playing, uh, Pokemon Pocket. (0:06:56) Codey: And, uh, I, during that Venusaur event that happened, um, I got three (0:07:03) Codey: of the promo Venusaur, but I did not get any of the Jigglypuff or the (0:07:06) Codey: Hunter and I am really salty about that. (0:07:08) Micah: Oh no. (0:07:10) Codey: Like I literally opened my game. (0:07:13) Codey: I was like, Oh, I need to do those. (0:07:14) Codey: Cause I thought today was the last day, like through like 11 59 tonight, (0:07:19) Codey: but it was yesterday, so rip. (0:07:21) Al: Yeah, this is the problem Cody, you need to be doing this this event all through the event, (0:07:26) Al: otherwise it’s going to because I did, I kid you not, 38 packs of that event. 38 packs I opened (0:07:32) Codey: That means, that means you won 38 of the, okay, with no Venusaur. (0:07:36) Al: with no Venusaur. Yes, correct. With no Venusaur in 38 packs. The last three packs that I could (0:07:44) Micah: That is unbelievable. (0:07:49) Al: could have opened in the game because of the timer. (0:07:51) Al: Without paying gold, the last three packs, all Venus are. (0:07:56) Codey: They turned up the Venus or the Venus or knob. I mean, maybe (0:08:00) Codey: that’s where they opened the cannon. Um, maybe that’s where (0:08:07) Codey: that’s my issue because I did start doing it near the end. And (0:08:11) Al: I don’t, yeah, I don’t think, I don’t think, I think it’s just cause like there were loads (0:08:12) Codey: so they, there was like all Venus or it’s just like (0:08:18) Al: of people I know who couldn’t get any Grinninja and kept getting Venus or instead. So I don’t (0:08:22) Al: think it’s, I don’t think it’s quite that simple, but yeah, if you want it like 41 is what I got, (0:08:27) Al: 41 packs is why I opened and that, and I needed to get, you know, 39 to get one of each. (0:08:30) Codey: Wow. (0:08:30) Codey: Mm-hmm. (0:08:34) Al: So like, yeah, you can’t, you can’t half-heartedly do these events. If you want everything, (0:08:38) Al: You got to go all in. And the good thing is that like one. (0:08:41) Al: Once you’ve done the first couple of days, if you do all of the, like, use all of the (0:08:46) Al: hourglasses in the first couple of days, like just kind of like do everything as quickly (0:08:50) Al: as you can, then the most you can do a day is two because of the 12 hour timer. So it (0:08:56) Al: makes it really quick and easy after the first couple of days. I guess the problem. Well, (0:08:59) Codey: I mean my I’m not a try-hard though (0:09:03) Al: I think you’re always going to be disappointed in pocket if that’s the case, then. (0:09:06) Codey: I’m just I’m just always gonna be disappointed in myself. Let’s be honest. That’s never gonna not (0:09:10) Micah: I got the inverse of that initial I eventually did get to Venus or which was I was happy (0:09:22) Micah: with that because that’s you know, the max that you can put in a deck is two of a card. (0:09:26) Micah: But it took a very, very long time and I got an endless amount of Haunter like just a ridiculous (0:09:33) Micah: amount of Haunter to the point that I thought it was like something either was wrong or (0:09:34) Al: Yeah. (0:09:38) Micah: Or I was like, it’s been. (0:09:40) Al: Opening the wrong packs or something. (0:09:40) Micah: Having a trick played on me or something. (0:09:42) Micah: Yeah. (0:09:42) Micah: Like something was going wrong because it was just, it was just (0:09:46) Micah: Haunter all the time and I w I went to my, my work team and I was like, (0:09:51) Micah: Hey, is anybody else just pulling Haunter and everyone was like, no, (0:09:56) Micah: I got all of them already. (0:09:57) Micah: I figured, you know, whatever. (0:09:58) Micah: And I’m like, what is wrong with my game? (0:10:00) Al: Yeah, I got 13 Hunter and 11 Jigglypuff. (0:10:00) Micah: I’m like hard resetting and (0:10:04) Codey: Well, why don’t you save them for me, please, because I need it. (0:10:05) Micah: incredible. (0:10:09) Micah: - Yeah. (0:10:10) Micah: - There’s no shortage of, no shortage of Haunters for you when the trading happens. (0:10:11) Al: We’ll see what trading ends up being like, but yeah, got your name on it. (0:10:19) Micah: - Al, what have you been playing? (0:10:26) Al: Because I’m recording so many, I’m literally recording the live. (0:10:30) Al: So I am specifically going to talk about one game that I haven’t talked about on the other episodes so that I don’t get confused about things. (0:10:46) Al: So this is not all I’ve been up to. This is just what you’re getting this episode. I have played Sonic Shadow Generations, Sonic X, or to be specific, I’ve played Shadow Generations. (0:11:00) Al: I wasn’t playing Sonic Generations because I did enjoy it when I played it the first time, but I don’t have time to be replaying games. Come on, that’s not my life anymore. (0:11:08) Al: So I bought the game to play Shadow Generations. And let me tell you, I still do not like 3D Sonic games, even when it’s Shadow you’re playing as instead. (0:11:21) Micah: Okay, so is it is it sonic generations just with like added? Oh (0:11:28) Al: So, think of it like Bowser’s Fury with Mario. (0:11:31) Al: Did you play that? (0:11:32) Micah: Sure, yeah (0:11:33) Al: It’s exactly the same as that. (0:11:35) Al: You open up the game and it shows you the two things side by side, and you either choose (0:11:38) Al: Sonic Generations or you choose Shadow Generations, and they are different games. (0:11:40) Micah: » I see. (0:11:41) Micah: » Okay. (0:11:45) Al: It’s not like you’re playing Sonic Generations, but with Shadow, no. (0:11:48) Al: It’s a different story. (0:11:49) Al: It’s your different character, and it’s different levels, and he has different powers. (0:11:55) Al: It’s completely different. (0:11:56) Micah: And a motorcycle and swears I mean he has a gun and (0:11:58) Al: » Yeah, exactly, exactly. (0:12:01) Al: So, I keep trying to like 3D Sonic games, (0:12:04) Al: and I think part of the problem is I did enjoy Sonic Generations, (0:12:08) Al: which did have some 3D levels, (0:12:10) Al: and I don’t know whether maybe I should play Sonic Generations to check, (0:12:14) Al: but I’m not going to. (0:12:16) Al: But I wonder whether I liked that despite the 3D levels, (0:12:20) Al: and I just mostly enjoyed the 2D levels, (0:12:22) Al: or whether I actually enjoyed the 3D levels in that game. (0:12:25) Al: I can’t remember. (0:12:26) Codey: Well, the more important question is are you gonna see the movie or when are you gonna see the movie? (0:12:28) Al: Oh, yeah, I’ve already got tickets. (0:12:33) Codey: Okay (0:12:34) Al: Let me check when I’ve got them booked for. (0:12:36) Al: So I have them booked for the Saturday because I’m, yeah, I couldn’t do the Friday because (0:12:41) Al: Rona’s out to a concert, but yeah, I’ve got tickets booked for the Saturday. (0:12:42) Codey: Mm hmm. So there’s some showings on Thursday for me where I’m at, but I that’s also my partner’s (0:12:52) Codey: Christmas holiday party. So and we always go to like a fancy place and they pay for everything. (0:12:56) Codey: So I’m going to get a bunch. I’m going to slam free food in my face, but I’ll probably like really. (0:12:59) Micah: The dream. (0:13:02) Al: You’re gonna eat as much food as you can as quickly as possible and then go to see Sonic? (0:13:06) Codey: Uh, I don’t know if that’s going to work, but I will probably see Sonic on Friday. If not the (0:13:13) Codey: after when it’s like cheap, cheap, cheap. Um, because. (0:13:14) Al: hmm I see I don’t care about the price because I have the like season pass (0:13:20) Codey: Oh, what? Wait, what? (0:13:21) Micah: there’s a there’s a season pass to the theater (0:13:23) Al: you guys don’t have that yeah I i I paid 135 pounds and I can go to the (0:13:26) Micah: at least not that i’m aware of (0:13:31) Al: cinema as many times as I want it for a year for the whole year yeah (0:13:34) Micah: - What? (0:13:35) Codey: - What? (0:13:36) Micah: I’ve never heard of this. (0:13:38) Micah: What is your like, big name, like theater, like cinema? (0:13:42) Al: So we have, we have two bigs, we have two. (0:13:44) Al: big cinema chains. One is called ODEON and one is called Cine World. And both of them, (0:13:49) Micah: Okay, neither of those (0:13:51) Al: but yeah. Well, so I think, is ODEON I think is owned by MGM maybe? I don’t know. They’re (0:14:00) Al: both owned by big US brands, but they kept a specific name. No, maybe it’s not. Oh, sorry. (0:14:07) Al: It’s AMC, the audience owned by MGM and do not own actual cinemas. (0:14:10) Micah: - Okay, AMC, I do know. (0:14:15) Al: There is a filmmaker. Let’s see what. (0:14:17) Micah: They make the movie. (0:14:20) Codey: Literally all that they offer to us is $15 a year gets you like points and you don’t have to pay fees for if you buy tickets online and that’s pretty much it. (0:14:36) Micah: Okay. So I do see, I’m looking now, cause this is mind blowing, so I didn’t know this (0:14:39) Codey: It is yeah. (0:14:40) Micah: concept existed. Uh, we have Marcus theaters has a, it’s $10 a month and you get one movie (0:14:47) Codey: - Oh. (0:14:49) Micah: credit per month, which means you just get a, a single movie ticket. Yeah. I mean, you’re (0:14:51) Al: What’s the point, then? (0:14:56) Micah: kind of, I mean, if you’re seeing one movie a month, you’re probably not really, I guess (0:15:03) Micah: Maybe you’re saving a little bit (0:15:06) Micah: I mean (0:15:06) Al: Yeah. Yeah, whereas I, I see like easily for like, I’m easily seeing one. (0:15:14) Micah: Okay, so there’s there is also unused credits rollover so like if you miss a month you say there’s nothing right (0:15:20) Al: Yeah but that’s still, unless that’s cheaper than a cinema ticket, there’s no point. (0:15:22) Micah: You’re still paying for the month (0:15:26) Micah: Which I think it is I think it’s $10 a month (0:15:29) Micah: I don’t know what what like a movie ticket is there but here in the (0:15:34) Micah: Great (0:15:36) Micah: I think we’re in the ballpark of at minimum like 16 to 20 dollars for a movie ticket (0:15:41) Al: Oh my word. For 20, I’d be expecting at least IMAX. That’s wild. (0:15:42) Codey: - Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. (0:15:43) Micah: So you are saving some but you’re also (0:15:50) Micah: No, you’re talking standard you’re talking getting your chairs kicked (0:15:54) Al: Oh no. So yeah, so that’s just because you said that. That’s the same company that is (0:15:56) Codey: Yeah, so regal which is a cinema place in some parts of the United States has (0:16:08) Al: world technically it’s cine world owns regal not the other (0:16:11) Al: for this one but yeah they’re the so they’re the same same company (0:16:12) Codey: Ok. (0:16:14) Codey: But you said you pay what? $100? (0:16:16) Al: I paid 135 pounds for the year so what does that work out at 135 (0:16:19) Codey: Mm-hmm. (0:16:21) Codey: That is $170 US dollars. (0:16:24) Al: uh it’s (0:16:24) Codey: We can get… (0:16:26) Micah: Just I just looked at what you’re (0:16:28) Al: yeah so that’s that’s 14 dollars uh 14 dollars a month or 11 (0:16:32) Codey: Mm-hmm Regal unlimited pricing for the base tier that only has access to 148 theaters (0:16:39) Codey: So 100% not you’re not gonna get it where you are like where most people are going to be (0:16:46) Codey: is (0:16:49) Codey: $260 a year (0:16:50) Al: for the cheapest. (0:16:52) Codey: For the cheapest and that’s about $22 a month you get unlimited tickets (0:16:52) Micah: Mm-hmm (0:16:53) Al: Oh, my word. (0:16:58) Codey: It says tickets, but I’m assuming it’s just like you get a ticket. It’s not that’s probably it’s probably purpose (0:17:01) Micah: Right, I would imagine, yeah. (0:17:03) Al: Yes, yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, it is. (0:17:03) Codey: and (0:17:05) Codey: Then you get 10% off concessions, which is nothing (0:17:08) Al: Yeah. Yeah, we get that as well. We get that as well, which is is is totally just a way to get you to buy more of the cinema, which I obviously do because I’m a sucker and I know that I’m a sucker. (0:17:09) Micah: Yeah, that’s pretty much nothing. (0:17:15) Micah: Now, (0:17:20) Micah: the next question is because our ticket prices (0:17:23) Micah: are so much higher than yours, (0:17:24) Micah: are your concession prices as high as ours are? (0:17:27) Al: I mean, so okay. (0:17:27) Micah: ‘cause we can, I mean, a small popcorn is $5, maybe. (0:17:31) Micah: And a small soda or small beverage is probably also like $5. (0:17:31) Codey: Mm hmm. Mm hmm. (0:17:36) Al: So I feel like they’re not too bad. (0:17:38) Al: So if I go, I can go into my app just now, because the good thing about (0:17:41) Al: the cinema that I have, that I go to now, which is like fantastically like 10 (0:17:45) Al: minutes drive from my house, which is, is amazing, um, which is, you know, for (0:17:50) Al: city people might seem weird, but like, yeah, I don’t have things 10 (0:17:54) Al: minutes away from my house. (0:17:56) Al: Uh, if I look, I can get, so you said a small popcorn, $5. (0:18:02) Al: Let’s see for us. (0:18:03) Al: uh yeah a regular popcorn would be five (0:18:07) Al: um but they do like deals that make them cheaper (0:18:10) Codey: they used to do that. They don’t do that anymore. I remember you could get like a meal deal. I don’t (0:18:16) Codey: think they do that anymore. (0:18:17) Al: - Yeah, so like me and Rona went to see Wicked (0:18:19) Al: and I never get run into the cinema. (0:18:21) Al: Like that’s the first time she’s been to the cinema since. (0:18:24) Al: Oh, what was that other musical? (0:18:26) Al: The one about the kid who kills himself. (0:18:28) Codey: You have to be more specific. (0:18:28) Micah: Holy moly. Yeah, there’s oh (0:18:29) Codey: You have to be more specific. (0:18:32) Al: Dear Evan Hansen. (0:18:33) Al: There we go, dear Evan Hansen. (0:18:33) Codey: Oh yeah. (0:18:34) Al: So that was the last film she saw in the cinema (0:18:38) Al: before Wicked. (0:18:39) Al: So that’s kind of, was that like two and a half years ago (0:18:41) Al: or something like that? (0:18:42) Al: So she doesn’t come out to the cinema very often (0:18:45) Al: just because she just doesn’t like going out in the evening. (0:18:47) Al: Which is fair, we went to see Wicked and we bought, we got two hot dogs, a large portion (0:18:57) Al: of tater tots and one large slushie and that was 17 pounds, so it’s not cheap, but for (0:19:08) Al: me that felt not terrible. (0:19:09) Codey: Mm-hmm. (0:19:11) Micah: Yeah, we we really don’t get that much it’s I mean it’s it’s kind of the like the the the (0:19:12) Codey: Yeah, that’s a lot for that amount of money. (0:19:14) Codey: Yeah, I-M-O. (0:19:22) Micah: common concept of going to the theaters and eating anything is that you’ve kind of like (0:19:27) Micah: just bring your like sneak your own stuff in yeah. (0:19:29) Codey: You sneak. You sneak your own. Yeah, 100%. (0:19:31) Al: Oh, yeah, yeah. And I, to be fair, I do that a lot. I don’t often buy stuff from the cinema, (0:19:36) Al: right? We were doing that because it was a special occasion type thing, like let’s go. (0:19:37) Micah: Which like (0:19:40) Al: We went to IMAX because I have to pay more to go to IMAX. I don’t, it doesn’t include (0:19:44) Al: IMAX in the, in the bundle. I think I have to pay five, five pounds to upgrade a ticket (0:19:48) Al: to IMAX, which I feel is not too bad. But it’s not something I do every week, obviously. (0:19:53) Al: So we went to IMAX and we paid like stupid amounts for her ticket. And then we, we got (0:20:00) Al: their spindle of feed didn’t. (0:20:02) Al: And we just like made an evening of it. (0:20:03) Al: So it was fun. (0:20:06) Codey: All of this to say, I’m really excited for Sonic 3. (0:20:09) Codey: And I didn’t realize that Shadow is voiced by Keanu Reeves. (0:20:15) Al: Yeah. Wild. Wild that they have Keanu Reeves’ shadow and Idris Elba’s knuckles. It’s like, (0:20:18) Codey: Wild. (0:20:20) Codey: And Idris Elba. (0:20:23) Al: what a combination. Amazing. What other famous massive actors can they get playing furries. (0:20:26) Micah: That’s incredible (0:20:28) Micah: You (0:20:30) Micah: You (0:20:35) Codey: - I guess whose tails? (0:20:37) Al: Oh, I don’t know (0:20:39) Codey: I’m gonna Google it. (0:20:40) Codey: We could probably move on and fuck this. (0:20:42) Micah: Uh, I am also seeing the Sonic movie, but it’s, I’m not like a huge Sonic fan. (0:20:48) Micah: I like Sonic, but I’m not like, you know, mega fan or anything, but my like best friend (0:20:54) Micah: is absolutely obsessed. (0:20:56) Micah: So as part of our like Christmas get together, we’re going to see the, the Sonic three, um, (0:21:05) Micah: that like opening weekend, which is like, not don’t typically go to the theater that (0:21:09) Micah: often anymore. (0:21:12) Micah: So I’m kind of excited because it’s very rare. (0:21:14) Codey: Yeah (0:21:16) Micah: This is the first time I’ll be at the theater, I think, all year. (0:21:19) Codey: Tails is uh, Colleen O’Shaughnessy (0:21:20) Micah: Yeah, I don’t know what that is either. (0:21:22) Al: Don’t know who that is. (0:21:24) Codey: I don’t she sees she’s a voice actor. Uh, looks like that’s what it is (0:21:27) Al: Right, okay. So the only actual voice actor. (0:21:28) Micah: Okay. (0:21:30) Micah: I have seen the two previous Sonic movies, though, and they’re really good. (0:21:30) Codey: Yeah (0:21:31) Al: Because of course Ben Schwartz is Sonic as well. (0:21:34) Codey: Yeah, I’m just (0:21:39) Codey: I love those movies so much so good (0:21:39) Micah: They did a really good job of them. (0:21:42) Micah: Great. (0:21:42) Micah: Mm-hmm. (0:21:42) Micah: Mm-hmm. (0:21:42) Al: Yeah, I think they’re exactly what we need from Sonic films. (0:21:47) Al: And I think if you did this, what they’ve done with Sonic films, if you did it with anything else, (0:21:51) Al: it wouldn’t work the same. It works because of what it is, and nobody takes it too seriously. (0:21:58) Al: So yeah, I don’t like 3D Sonic games. That’s a shame. Maybe I should stop trying. I do still (0:22:06) Al: like 2D Sonic games, so hopefully they make another one of those. But yeah, that’s what I’ve been up to. (0:22:12) Codey: - Woo. (0:22:13) Al: Whoo! (0:22:19) Al: All right, so we are gonna go into our… No, let me just… Right, I’ll explain what’s happening (0:22:27) Al: first before I try and do a funny segue. So I’ve changed things up a little bit this year (0:22:35) Al: because there have been so many questions about early access games and updates and what counts (0:22:41) Al: for game of the year. So I decided. (0:22:43) Al: To make it simpler going forward, we’re going to have three awards now. (0:22:47) Al: Okay, we’re going to have update of the year, which is for any game that has (0:22:52) Al: previously released out of early outside of early access and now has a content update. (0:22:58) Al: We’re going to have early access, which is for games that are in early access. (0:23:02) Al: And then we’re going to have game of the year, which is for any game that has (0:23:05) Al: released their first non early access version. Does that make does that is that clear? (0:23:08) Codey: » Sounds good. (0:23:10) Codey: » Yep. (0:23:11) Al: See you next time. (0:23:12) Micah: Yes, I guess a great system (0:23:12) Al: Excellent, we’ll see, we’ve never tried it like this before, we’ll see whether it’s good or not. (0:23:14) Codey: Yep. (0:23:20) Al: So that this game, this episode isn’t three times as long as the previous ones, we’re going (0:23:27) Al: to do the nominations a little bit differently for update and early access. So for game of the (0:23:32) Al: year we’re going to do the same as we always have, except one slight change, which I’ll get to that (0:23:36) Al: in a minute, in round robining our nominations and then we’ll decide from. (0:23:42) Al: What we’ve done, which should be the winner for update and early access, we’ve just got a list (0:23:48) Al: of all the ones that came out that we could think of because there’s less than 10 of each. (0:23:54) Al: So it’s a nice list to just list them all and then we can debate. The one other thing is, (0:24:00) Al: because of the debacle last year of Carl Island not winning, I have been forced into, (0:24:06) Codey: - Got scammed. (0:24:11) Al: I would suggest to do. (0:24:12) Codey: - No one is forcing you. (0:24:12) Al: I was suggested by Johnny and I thought it was a good idea that when we, I sent (0:24:18) Codey: - It’s a good suggestion. (0:24:19) Al: out a Google farm to the other people who have been on the podcast this year, I think this year, (0:24:24) Al: I don’t know, some people who have been on the podcast, I sent them a form so they can input (0:24:29) Al: as well. So we’re going to also read their feedback on what they think should win the awards. (0:24:35) Al: And maybe that will, maybe that will stop the co-hosts complaining after (0:24:40) Codey: Nope nope (0:24:40) Al: - Sure. (0:24:42) Micah: I am convinced that the reason that Cody and I are both on this episode with you is because (0:24:42) Al: - I don’t know. (laughing) (0:24:46) Codey: You can uh you can dream out (0:24:56) Micah: this is the equivalent of the Coral Island committee jumping me in a back alley for my (0:25:03) Al: Oh yeah, because it was Kevin last year, wasn’t it, is that right, because Cody had played (0:25:05) Micah: game of the year 2023. Yes. Yeah. (0:25:12) Micah: It was, and it mostly was, yeah, it mostly was down to that. Kevin and I hadn’t played it. (0:25:13) Al: Carl Island (0:25:14) Al: Exactly, exactly. (0:25:18) Codey: Yeah, and you were like, oh, I really think it should be and we were all screaming at our podcast players. (0:25:19) Al: Because I think all three of you, you and Johnny and Bev all, all said that you would (0:25:27) Codey: Yeah. Yeah. 100%. (0:25:33) Al: be playing for Carl Island. (0:25:34) Micah: This is this is my formal apology to (0:25:38) Micah: everyone. [laughs] (0:25:39) Codey: You’re no you’re allowed to have like you provided your input with the knowledge that you had and I’m here to make sure that you do it the right way this time. (0:25:47) Al: This is why we have the farm. (0:25:50) Al: It’s so that we can see people, we can see the other co-hosts opinions (0:25:50) Micah: - Under, (0:25:53) Al: before we make a bad decision and then still make a bad decision. (0:25:56) Codey: And we can still make, yeah, we can still make that decision. (0:26:00) Al: No, I’m excited for this one. (0:26:01) Al: We’ll see, we’ll see how it goes. (0:26:02) Al: I’ve seen, I’ve seen the feedback from the other hosts. (0:26:05) Al: So I’m, I’m, I’m interested to see what your guys’s are. (0:26:07) Al: We’ll get to that in a minute. (0:26:10) Al: And I’m in it. (0:26:10) Al: Goodness me, probably like two hours, we’ll see. (0:26:14) Al: We’re going to start off with update of the year. (0:26:18) Al: And so I’ll just, I’ll read through the nominations for that this year. (0:26:21) Al: Uh, and hopefully I’ve not missed anymore. (0:26:23) Al: Cause apparently I list missed three off the list. (0:26:25) Al: When I sent the form to the other costs, we have Stardew Valley, 1.6, Carl Island, 1.1 (0:26:34) Al: Moonstone Island, cooking update, Disney, Dreamlight Valley, a rift in time, which yes, (0:26:39) Al: was this year, the whole thing we released it this year, which is crazy. (0:26:43) Al: I thought some of it had released last year, but. (0:26:45) Al: but uh (0:26:47) Al: farm skies of Azoria, Dave the Diver DLCs, those would be Godzilla and I can’t remember (0:26:54) Al: the other one. Yeah what was oh um oh Dredge Dredge uh Terranil Vita Nova and Wildflowers (0:26:55) Micah: whatever the non Godzilla one is, (0:26:57) Micah: ‘cause the Godzilla one is the only one I made it. (0:26:59) Codey: Yeah, I was gonna say it was a dredge. (0:26:59) Micah: Oh, sure, sure, sure, yeah, yeah. (0:27:05) Al: Magical Creatures. Yeah yeah because Kevin decided not to put anything in the farm until (0:27:15) Al: literally, what, five hours before we start? (0:27:18) Al: I’m not sure, and was the only person to mention wildflowers, I had completely forgotten the (0:27:24) Al: wildflowers had an update this year. Anyway. (0:27:28) Micah: You know, I looked at the show notes last night, too, and did not see that on there. (0:27:32) Micah: So that makes complete sense. (0:27:34) Al: Yeah. So, um, I’ll just go through our other hosts opinions and what should win, and then (0:27:39) Al: we can discuss what we think as well. Uh, so we have one person says, Dave, the diver, (0:27:47) Al: we have, uh, two people saying stardew outright, uh, one person adding stardew as one of their (0:27:55) Al: three that they decided, uh, but not like the ultimate, what they think should win. (0:28:01) Al: one for wildflowers. (0:28:04) Al: one for terra nell, vita nova, and then one for disney dreamlight valley. (0:28:09) Al: I feel like I need to read johnny’s out, because it’s just, this is a weird year for best update. (0:28:16) Al: carl island 1.1, a great update no doubt, it added everything carl island and yours were asking for, (0:28:20) Al: but to reward this with update of the year feels wrong, it should have been 1.0 but it wasn’t. (0:28:25) Al: stargie 1.6 added more to a great game and the updates are good, but also just stop, (0:28:30) Al: it’s okay for stargie to be done, i’m ready for it. (0:28:33) Micah: Which is funny maybe I’m wrong and in assuming this but I feel like that’s a wild take from Johnny is that. (0:28:40) Codey: No, I think he’s he would be a proponent of like, let like, like, stop the nostalgia machine from cranking. Yeah, I think that’s also Yeah. (0:28:46) Al: I think he’s worried for concerned apes mental health. (0:28:48) Micah: Okay, okay (0:28:49) Micah: for concern days (0:28:51) Micah: Yeah, I mean after that interview where he was kind of like, uh, I could just keep going forever. I don’t know (0:29:00) Al: I think that leaves Disney Dreamlight Valley is the one that stands at his best update that (0:29:03) Al: continues to add to a great game bringing in memorable characters in a way that continues (0:29:07) Al: to surprise and delight. So that looks what I can see that looks like two stardew votes, (0:29:13) Al: One Wildflowers, one Drusney Dreamlet Valley, and one Davey. (0:29:16) Al: The Diver. What do you guys think? (0:29:19) Codey: Um, so I, so I mean, some of these, I didn’t play. So like, I didn’t play moonstone island. Uh, I (0:29:23) Al: Fair. That list is just going to get longer as we go through the episode. (0:29:28) Codey: right. I feel like it’s true. I feel like Fay Farm Skye’s Zozoria when we were talking about it on (0:29:33) Codey: the pod, it did not fix the issues that people wanted in the first one. So I think in my opinion, (0:29:35) Al: No (0:29:38) Codey: we can just strike that off. Um, I think the same about Taranell. I don’t think that that added (0:29:39) Al: I agree. Yeah (0:29:43) Codey: anything really. Um, and I honestly like, honestly, like, (0:29:46) Al: R.I.P. Kevin’s option. (0:29:49) Codey: I will just like double retweet Johnny’s thing because I agree. Like my go-to was (0:29:59) Codey: Coral Island 1.1. Um, I really loved it, but it did basically add like, one of the reasons I loved (0:30:05) Codey: it is because it added the rest of the story, but that should have been in the initial game. (0:30:06) Al: Mm hmm. Yeah. (0:30:10) Codey: Like why, like you can’t have an update, just be like, oh, adding the things that we didn’t (0:30:17) Codey: I had originally, but finished again. (0:30:20) Codey: So I don’t want to go with that. (0:30:22) Al: I would, I would agree with that. (0:30:23) Al: Any objections, Micah, to those three being struck off. (0:30:26) Micah: I think Coral Island is an incredible game, and I think it should win. (0:30:32) Al: Have you played it yet? (0:30:34) Micah: So okay, I have not, but this is where I’m at with Coral Island, because if you recall on the (0:30:40) Micah: previous Game of the Year episode, the reason that I said that I didn’t get it yet was because I was (0:30:44) Micah: waiting for the Switch version, which we all kind of know how that went. So I did eventually just (0:30:48) Al: Awkward. You. (0:30:53) Micah: kind of buckle and get it on the steam deck so I do have (0:30:56) Al: Yeah, nice. (0:30:56) Micah: it now to play on the steam deck haven’t had a chance to (0:30:59) Micah: play it yet but I am excited to play it especially after (0:31:02) Micah: hearing uh how much 1.1 kind of made it a 1.0 I guess um but (0:31:06) Codey: Yeah. (0:31:10) Micah: there’s just you know II’ve been I’ve yeah I don’t know I’ll (0:31:15) Micah: get I’ll get into that more later but I have not played it (0:31:17) Micah: yet. (0:31:18) Codey: Okay. And then yeah, Stardew is the same, like, I agree with Johnny, like, let it, let it lie. (0:31:24) Codey: And so for what I’ve played. (0:31:25) Al: I’m not, just for the record, I’m not, I’m not striking stardew off the list. (0:31:28) Codey: Correct. Did not strike Stardew off the list. This is just my opinion. (0:31:30) Al: I’m not, yeah, I don’t care what you’re saying. I’m not doing it. (0:31:32) Al: I’m not letting that happen right now. Right. We’ll get to that. (0:31:37) Codey: My top one would be Disney, Journey Valley. They really did add a lot of really good characters. (0:31:42) Codey: I didn’t play specifically the Rift in Time, like the paid deals, because that’s the paid one. (0:31:46) Codey: Um. (0:31:48) Codey: But I saw all the stuff from it and I know that it added like a considerable amount to the game and added to the story and I would like to play it when it becomes free. Fingers crossed that that ever happens. (0:32:00) Al: Is it not included in Game Pass? (0:32:02) Codey: Um, yeah. (0:32:06) Codey: No, you have to pay, you have to buy the DLC in Game Pass. (0:32:08) Al: Oh, weird. (0:32:10) Al: I think for, right, that’s interesting, because the whole point of Apple Arcade is everything (0:32:10) Micah: - I think it’s the same way with Apple Arcade, (0:32:17) Al: is free and you never have to pay for anything, but anyway, well, okay, yes, but you don’t (0:32:20) Codey: You have to pay for Apple Arcade. (0:32:22) Micah: Yeah, yeah (0:32:23) Al: have to pay for anything else. (0:32:24) Al: Like it removes in-app purchases from every game and stuff like that. (0:32:26) Al: I think, for the purposes of argument, we will crown it for a game. (0:32:30) Al: I feel like nobody is arguing for Moonstone Island, is that correct? (0:32:34) Codey: Well then it’s gotta, if it’s just gonna be for a game, (0:32:36) Codey: then it’s gotta be Coral Island, right? (0:32:38) Codey: No, I’m kidding, I’m kidding. (0:32:40) Micah: - I agree, definitely, Coral Island. (0:32:43) Codey: Yeah, so that’s my two cents. (0:32:50) Micah: I have not played enough of Moonstone Island to be able to confidently to even touch the cooking update, so I don’t think that I could justify it. (0:32:58) Al: Yeah, I don’t think I think cooking is a fun thing to add and it did add a few more (0:33:04) Al: spirits, but I don’t feel like it added enough to be like (0:33:08) Al: Major like I don’t think it stands aside stardew 1.6 and all of the stuff that Disney dream life alley added (0:33:17) Micah: Uh I still have yet to play Dave the Diver. I’ve heard great things about it. Uh it just (0:33:21) Al: At all. Come on, maker. (0:33:25) Micah: it just there’s something about it that just you know just hasn’t like clicked with me yet. (0:33:31) Micah: It hasn’t hooked me. That’s not I didn’t mean that as a pun but uh but I will say the Godzilla update (0:33:32) Al: you need to start it, that’s why. You need to just play it. (0:33:39) Micah: got me enticed me a little bit because I I do love my Kaiju but uh I I want to play it and I’ve (0:33:47) Micah: heard nothing but good things about it. My boss is like in love with it and sings its praise all (0:33:50) Al: David Diver is a fantastic game. The Godzilla DLC in particular is so silly. I love it so (0:33:51) Micah: the time but um (0:34:00) Al: much, right? Like any game where you like find Godzilla in a cave underwater and then (0:34:07) Al: you end the story by literally controlling Godzilla has my vote. (0:34:12) Codey: Oh, so you’re, is that your vote then? (0:34:12) Micah: That sounds awesome. That sounds incredible, honestly. (0:34:17) Al: What was that Cody? Well, I mean, it’s, it would definitely be on the shortlist. (0:34:18) Codey: I said, is that your vote then? (0:34:24) Codey: Okay. (0:34:25) Al: I’m not saying it’s definitely my favorite, but I feel like it’s, I could be convinced of that. (0:34:30) Codey: Okay. (0:34:32) Micah: uh as far as the rest of them I think you know looking at the the two current feels like top (0:34:40) Micah: contenders being disney dreamlight valley and stardew I like cody have played disney dreamlight (0:34:48) Micah: valley base not the the paid dlc portion of it yet um and I did really really enjoy it (0:34:56) Micah: uh I just the the cost to get to (0:35:02) Micah: you know we kind of talked about this when I was on previously right around what disney (0:35:06) Micah: dreamlight valley came out um that I was under the impression that it was cheaper than it was (0:35:13) Micah: or that there was a they were doing a uh like a like a um uh like a free to play version of it (0:35:21) Micah: when it had originally started to come out but you know I feel like the price of disney dreamlight (0:35:26) Micah: valley has just felt bigger and bigger over the the years (0:35:32) Micah: and that’s that’s great if the amount of content is there and it’s a very like pretty game it seems (0:35:38) Micah: like there is plenty of content there um but it’s a really like pitting that against stardew which (0:35:47) Micah: you know I know stardew has been around for so long it is it’s it just keeps going I do agree (0:35:54) Micah: it is okay for stardew to be done again I i love the game but it is okay concerned you can focus (0:36:02) Micah: here now it’s okay you can work on other things it’s all right but the the 1.6 update for stardew (0:36:09) Micah: is so massive for free content that like it’s hard for me to pit it against you know something that (0:36:20) Micah: the total cost of it is like what are we you know pushing a hundred dollars at this point (0:36:27) Micah: with in-app currency and all this stuff. I don’t know. Again, (0:36:32) Micah: I really, really like Disney Dreamlight Valley and I’m looking forward to playing more of it. (0:36:38) Micah: I love that they have kept it up. The community for it seems great, but yeah, it’s just such a (0:36:46) Micah: hard comparison because it’s like massive franchise, massive brand, costs a lot of money. (0:36:54) Micah: They’re still keeping it up and doing a great job with it versus one guy making stuff for free (0:36:58) Codey: - Yeah, I get that. (0:37:02) Micah: and I’m like, you know, I don’t know. It’s hard. If I personally had to put it on something, (0:37:08) Micah: I would put it on Stardew, but I would not be opposed to Disney Dreamlight Valley yet, (0:37:12) Codey: I mean, you do have to put it we have to we’re here to put it on (0:37:17) Micah: which is very hard for me to try. But yeah, that would be my nomination. I think would be Stardew 1.6. (0:37:23) Al: I feel like we’re probably we’re striking wildflowers off right? I think I don’t think (0:37:30) Codey: Sorry, Kevin. (0:37:30) Micah: Sorry Kevin (0:37:32) Al: even he was seriously suggesting it because I think yeah I yeah so so he says wildflowers (0:37:34) Codey: Yeah, the first thing in his thing is stardew. (0:37:36) Micah: Just more the representation, you know (0:37:41) Al: because it hasn’t won anything yet and it’s amazing and wildflowers but in reality but (0:37:45) Micah: It’s got to get the wildflowers representation in this understandable (0:37:48) Al: in reality Terranell is the only update I’ve played is great so he hasn’t even played wildflowers (0:37:54) Al: I think I understand why he would want wildflowers to win something because he thinks it probably (0:37:59) Al: should have won game of the year last year but yeah I think as an update it I don’t think (0:38:06) Al: it compares to stardew 1.6 or to all of the updates that Disney Dreamland valued so we’re (0:38:12) Al: down to 3 stardew 1.6 Disney Dreamland Valley and the day of the diving (0:38:19) Codey: I think from what Micah said, I’ve moved over to Stardew. (0:38:24) Codey: I didn’t play it, but I know literally dozens of people who have. (0:38:31) Codey: And yeah, I think the amount of effort that this solo human keeps pumping into this game (0:38:37) Codey: that is so beloved by the communities, it deserves it. (0:38:42) Codey: - Bye. (0:38:43) Al: - Say that with more passion. (0:38:45) Micah: But, you know, that’s in the context of like how much effort and how much content there (0:38:47) Al: Yeah. (0:38:53) Micah: is in something like the Disney Dreamlight Valley DLC, like I think it’s just the greater (0:39:00) Micah: context of the amount of effort and money that is put into one versus the other, I suppose. (0:39:05) Al: I think I would also say that as much stuff as there is in the Disney Dreamland Valley (0:39:12) Al: updates over the last year, the fact of the matter is the day that Stardew 1.6 came on, (0:39:18) Codey: Yeah. (0:39:18) Al: it became like the fifth highest consecutive players on Steam for like a week. That is (0:39:23) Micah: Mm hmm. Which is (0:39:25) Al: a wild amount of control that that game still has over. (0:39:31) Micah: Yeah, that’s, I mean, remarkable for a game as old as it is to be able to update and hit (0:39:38) Micah: that milestone is incredible. (0:39:41) Micah: It’s just, you don’t see that with really anything aside from like me, you know, multiplayer (0:39:45) Al: Yeah, and legitimately, like, I can’t find the chart, but it’s all time peak was miles (0:39:47) Micah: online games or something like it’s, it’s impressive. (0:40:00) Al: lower than that. And then the update came out and then suddenly it was high up. So it’s (0:40:08) Al: all time peak takes a 56 place, place at 56. But I think on the week that it was out, it (0:40:15) Al: was top five. I think I can’t remember because we don’t have obviously the historical, historical (0:40:17) Micah: Mm-hmm, sure. (0:40:21) Al: data for that. But like, yeah, abs and that was, you know, I think it’s previous peak (0:40:26) Al: was something like 50,000 or something. So it like quadrupled its highest consecutive (0:40:32) Al: players for an eight year old game. That’s that’s mad. And I also got me to the point (0:40:38) Micah: Yeah, it’s pretty remarkable. (0:40:43) Al: of perfecting the game. (0:40:45) Al: Like I had never gotten close to that, and with 1.6, I put so much time into it because (0:40:51) Al: of all of the different things that it had and all the different additions it had. (0:40:56) Micah: Mm-Hmm (0:40:57) Al: I got to the point where I was like, Oh, I can, I can complete this game. (0:41:01) Al: You know, it’s like I created a new save, a brand new save, because I hadn’t really (0:41:01) Micah: Mm-Hmm (0:41:06) Al: played it on my steam deck. (0:41:07) Al: I had done it originally on, on switch and so I brought a brand new save and I sunk (0:41:14) Al: a hundred hours into it. (0:41:15) Al: So we’re giving it to Stardew, Stardew 1.6 update of the year with honorable mentions (0:41:20) Micah: Yeah. I think so. (0:41:30) Al: for Disney Dreamlight Valley and Dave the Diver, specifically the Godzilla one. (0:41:33) Codey: Godzilla. (0:41:34) Micah: I am floored. (0:41:36) Al: The dredge one is fun and has more content on it, but the Godzilla one was the one that (0:41:41) Codey: You’re floored. (0:41:43) Micah: I’m floored that Coral Island did not. (0:41:45) Micah: Going into this, I prepared, reading the list, I prepared that I was just going to fold to (0:41:50) Micah: Coral Island the second that you both defended it, but. (0:41:52) Al: No, I think everybody’s opinion is the same about Coral Island, is that 1.1 should have (0:41:58) Al: been 1.0. This is obviously what matters to them, but if they had waited until the 1.1 update to (0:41:59) Micah: Mm-hmm (0:42:06) Al: release 1.0, I reckon it would have been Game of the Year this year. For us, obviously not, (0:42:10) Micah: Mm-hmm. Yep (0:42:10) Codey: Yeah, yep, for everything. (0:42:14) Al: for the Game Awards. All right, next we have Early Access Game of the Year. (0:42:20) Al: So our nominations for this. (0:42:22) Al: A new leaf memories chill town for lands fields of mystery garden life cozy simulator go go down like your frontier of life and land and over magic. (0:42:36) Al: And the opinions from other hosts are one that I think we can probably discount over magic because it sounds magical. I think this person. I think this person has not played any early access games this year. (0:42:46) Codey: With the shrug emoji? (0:42:50) Al: Uh, we have to vote. (0:42:52) Al: I think the early access game of the year should be demos. (0:42:58) Al: Honestly, everything that’s come out in early access has been a disappointment. (0:43:02) Al: It’s become the vehicle for a game with a single cool concept to release, get bits of hype, and then proceed to deliver something exceptionally mid. (0:43:10) Al: Meanwhile, there has been a resurgence of demos, games trying to win your business by offering a slice. (0:43:14) Al: These games are the ones that have brought me joy this year. (0:43:18) Al: this year, death to early access, long-lived demos. (0:43:22) Al: So that’s two votes for Fields of Mystery and one for demos. (0:43:27) Al: There’s not any specific demo, just demos in general. (0:43:34) Al: For me, it’s Fields of Mystery. (0:43:36) Al: I think Fields of Mystery is a fantastic start for the game. (0:43:40) Al: I think it does. (0:43:42) Al: What I really hate about Early Access is when it’s like, here’s the game, but it’s buggy. (0:43:49) Al: I much prefer how Fields of Mystery have done it and how (0:43:52) Al: like Ooblets did it and Carl Island did it, which is here is a very solid base for the game. It feels (0:43:59) Al: like it’s a complete game and you just hit roadblocks along the way. I think that’s a really good way (0:44:03) Al: of doing it. I do kind of agree with Johnny and that this can be a problem in many cases. It’s (0:44:08) Al: sometimes hard to go back to games when you’ve started with early access, but I do think that (0:44:13) Al: means most people probably just shouldn’t play early access games, but you know, what can you do? (0:44:20) Al: I also enjoyed Gogotown. (0:44:22) Al: I am not sure if this is a good one, but I feel like they have a lot more work to do to make a fully formed game. (0:44:28) Al: It also released in AWP, it didn’t feel buggy sort of aspect and you had the core bones of the game there, but there’s no real narrative there and it kind of felt a little bit like it fell off quite quickly. (0:44:42) Al: So that’s why I would vote for Fields of Mistreer. (0:44:44) Al: Hmph. (0:44:44) Codey: Uh, I didn’t play any of these and, um, I kind of agree with Johnny, but also (0:44:51) Codey: like, basically early access is just a way to almost like crowdfund something. (0:44:56) Codey: So you’re like pitching your, your base ideas to an audience and then they (0:45:02) Codey: give you money to like, make it what you want it to be like to develop it. (0:45:07) Codey: Cause they’re, they believe in what you’re doing. (0:45:09) Codey: Uh, so like I see the value of early access, but I also. (0:45:14) Codey: I, I think that it’s often like abused in that it’s just, like you said, like (0:45:21) Codey: release the buggy version or release like a small version to like, generate (0:45:26) Codey: hype or something. (0:45:28) Codey: Um, so yeah, I’m, I mean, I, I am willing to just like pass or defer my (0:45:35) Codey: judgment to y’all, like whatever y’all decide, cause I just personally, unless (0:45:39) Codey: there’s this super big argument for any one particular thing, and we want to (0:45:43) Codey: thing and we want to discuss. (0:45:46) Micah: Well, that might make things easy because I also not voting for fields of mystery. (0:45:52) Codey: Yay, fields of mystery. (0:45:53) Micah: Yeah, I, I do, I agree with what a lot of what Al said that, you know, the, the core (0:46:05) Micah: of the game is so solid. (0:46:08) Micah: It’s also just, you know, it does feel so, so heavily based in like stardew core. (0:46:16) Micah: Or that like, you know, I think that can be seen as a negative sometimes now where like, (0:46:22) Micah: you know, it’s just, it started with a coat of paint or like, it started with like a different (0:46:28) Micah: slightly different feature or whatever. (0:46:30) Micah: But I think there’s enough things that stand out in fields of mystery to separate it. (0:46:36) Micah: Like, I don’t know, just quest progression and I just feel like the, I mean, personally, (0:46:47) Micah: I like the pixel, the pixel art is beautiful. (0:46:49) Micah: The, the character portraits are fantastic. (0:46:53) Micah: They’re done in that kind of like 90s Bishoujo, like anime style, like, like magical girl, (0:47:01) Micah: kind of like Sailor Moon era anime. (0:47:03) Micah: And I, it, it just also, you know, everybody in the game is, is beautiful, which I think, (0:47:12) Micah: you know, Cody had the issue with Coral Island, but you know, like (0:47:16) Codey: Yeah. (0:47:16) Micah: just like one, somewhat like normal person, you know, would be cool to see but, but, but yeah, I mean, everyone is very, very nice to look a
We break down Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Chapter 7 -- the Corel chapter -- in the deepest FFVII Rebirth dive on the internet. From hiking Mt. Corel to the Yuffie dungeon to Barret's backstory and theories around Zack and a possible multiverse story -- we cover it all. SPOILER ALERT: This clip contains spoilers from • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - Up through Chapter 7 - Full Episode • Final Fantasy XVI - 8:20 (for 1 min) • Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII • 1:55:33 (for 2 mins) • 2:11:39 (for 1 min) FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH GAME MATERIALS: © SQUARE ENIX CHARACTER DESIGN: TETSUYA NOMURA / ROBERTO FERRARI LOGO ILLUSTRATION: © YOSHITAKA AMANO
We discover Gold Saucer's wealth of revised and suspiciously familiar mini games and discuss Rebirth's baffling betrayals of the spirit of Corel as presented in the original game. This episode covers Chapter 8: All That Glitters between being cut loose to explore the resort independently and arriving at Corel Prison.
By mine cart and grappling hook we cross the Corel mountains to a village of impoverished Barret haters which lies in the shadow of heaven on earth, the amusement park Gold Saucer ... except it's gray now? So, Gray Saucer? A fitting name for its fresh take on virtual, disembodied, not-actually-happening funtimes. This episode covers Chapter 7: Those Left Behind and Chapter 8: All That Glitters up to resting at the Gold Saucer hotel.
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Get on your boots, because we're hiking! This week on Nick and Camille are ascending Mt. Corel, but it's more than just a leisurely walk. There's visions of another universe, a look into Barrett's past and maybe buying what the new leadership of Shinra is selling. Are the Turks really cut out for giving insults, we try to determine if Elena is up for the task. Got thoughts? Join the AutoSave Discord to chat more about this mission, other games you're playing or what's coming out soon. Sick of hearing all the ads? Subscribe to Soda Premium on Apple Podcasts to get rid of them! Join the Patreon squad to support the show. Follow @autosavepodcast on Twitter. While you are there say hello to @thisiscamco and @NickAndrade, or reach out to the show over email to say hey podcast@autosavepod.com If merch is your thing, be sure to check out the store. You can also join us on twitch, because you never know when we will pop in for a live show. If you enjoyed this episode, please rate AutoSave 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts.
After four long years, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is finally here, and it's everything we could have ever hoped for and so much more. Andre and Vin talk about key character moments, great music, favorite scenes, and of course those last two chapters in depth in this super-sized FF7 Rebirth blowout! FULL SPOILERS IN THIS EPISODE - If you want to keep the experience fresh for yourself, DO NOT LISTEN until you've played the enitre game! Twitter: @FineTimePodcast Andre on Bluesky: @pizzadinosaur.fineti.me Vin on Bluesky: @lucentai.bsky.social [00:00] SPOILERS AHEAD!! [01:15] Intro and Thoughts On Previous FF7 Games [09:33] Overarching Thoughts On Rebirth [16:26] Cloud and Sephiroth - Characterization and Voice Acting [23:32] Red XIII and Yuffie Chracter Interactions [28:13] Cloud, Tifa, and Aerith's relationship(s) [36:43] Cait Sith, Beachwear, and Vincent Valentine [41:25] Barret, Corel, and NPCs [47:08] Red XIII's Vocal Performance [49:58] The Turks (Fuck 'Em) [52:18] Music Direction and Key Music Moments [01:08:01] Loveless [01:12:24] Opening Scene with Zack, Junon, and The Bald Bar [01:17:07] Queen's Blood Tournament and Chadley [01:20:00] Back To Nibelheim, Dyne, and Marlene [01:24:17] Costa Del Sol [01:27:26] Gold Saucer Intro and Dio [01:29:44] Moogle Design and Cait Sith's Identity [01:32:26] The Last Two Chapters [02:08:23] The Future and Closing Thoughts [02:18:03] No Promises Await At Journey's End
The Corel Region in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is one of the more pivotal areas, unfolding across the stretches of North and South, each with distinct encounters from the beach of Costa del Sol to the arid plains of the desert. This region, rich in quests and the lore of characters like Dyne, becomes a central stage in chapters 6 through 9, where adventurers amass World Intel and navigate through challenges in iconic locations like the Gold Saucer and face adversaries such as the Tonberry King. This podcast episode serves as a retrospective of the region, spanning from the moment the party steps onto the sandy shores until the heartbreaking last moments of a long lost friend.
How do you feel about minigames? What about a whole chunker of minigames? Not interested? What if I told you it was a BEACH EPISODE! But a beach episode that only lets you pick out swimwear for three out of four of the humans in your party at the time. Yes, the plot is put on hold for a moment as we park Segways, go on a photo hunt, and play some Doggy Rocket League. Please don't listen past the credits with kids around. You'll understand why. Also: - The Sydney Sweeney of Video Games - Either A Straight Thing or An American Thing - The Original American Psycho - Kreen's Blood - "What's Up With Americans?" on iHeartRadio - All the Dead Things - "I Just Lied." This Week: We reach Mt. Corel! Next Week: Finish Chapter 7! Our Patreon: http://patreon.com/squarerootspodcast Thanks to Steven Morris for his awesome theme! You can find him at: https://bsky.app/profile/stevenmorrismusic.bsky.social and https://www.youtube.com/user/morrissteven Contact Square Roots! Twitter: @squarerootspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/486022898258197/ Email: squarerootspodcast (at) gmail (dort) com
Our Final Fantasy VII marathon has finally come to a close with the release of Rebirth! Did it live up to our expectations? Join us as we discuss a puzzling ending, mixed thoughts on side content, and just how good Tifa looked in that one bikini.Note: The music track at the start of the episode is “With Heavy Heart - Road to Corel”, composed by Nobuo Uematsu and arranged by Shotaro Shima for the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Original Soundtrack. We in no way have or claim ownership of this music.u/Recklessavatar's Extended Explanation Chart: https://www.reddit.com/r/FFVIIRemake/comments/1bn0wzs/an_extended_chart_describing_the_events_in_the/u/Calculusshitteru's comment on Red XIII's voice: https://www.reddit.com/r/FinalFantasyVII/comments/1bosgzp/about_red_xiiis_voice/Support the show
Square Roots - Episode 408 Shine, shine! It's bald time. Finally us bald folks can see ourselves represented on screen in this rhythm game packed chunker of Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth! Plus you can finally donate to a non-Patreon related Matt bank account for some reason and solve a challenging boat puzzle. Also: - Paid in Beefaroni - Bring me pictures of Truman Capote! - Matt the Grumpy Libertarian - Is Japan the Idaho of the world? - Dasmalchian Syndrome This Week: We finish Chapter 4! Next Week: We reach Mt. Corel! Our Patreon: http://patreon.com/squarerootspodcast Thanks to Steven Morris for his awesome theme! You can find him at: https://bsky.app/profile/stevenmorrismusic.bsky.social and https://www.youtube.com/user/morrissteven Contact Square Roots! Twitter: @squarerootspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/486022898258197/ Email: squarerootspodcast (at) gmail (dort) com
Looking for the ultimate Final Fantasy VII Rebirth spoilercast? You've come to the right place! Join us and special guest Dylwingo for over 4 and a half hours of discussion on everything the game has to offer! Spoilers ahead and timestamps below! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:20 - Overall Impressions 00:21:40 - Prologue - Zack, Nibelheim 5 Years Ago 00:42:30 - Chapter 1 - Kalm, Queen's Blood 00:48:00 - Chapter 2 - Open World 01:04:00 - Chapter 3 - Mythril Mines 01:14:50 - Chapter 4 - Junon 01:31:20 - Chapter 5 - Shinra-8 Cruise Ship 01:33:50 - Chapter 6 - Costa Del Sol 01:45:15 - Chapter 7 - Mt. Corel, Barret and Dyne 02:02:00 - Chapter 8 - Gold Saucer 1, Corel Prison 02:28:30 - Chapter 9 - Me? Gongaga! 02:47:50 - Chapter 10 - Cosmo Canyon, Red XIII 03:03:30 - Chapter 11 - Nibelheim 03:25:20 - Chapter 12 - Gold Saucer 2 03:37:40 - Chapter 13 - Temple of the Ancients 03:55:20 - Chapter 14 - Forgotten Capital, Final Boss, Ending 04:35:50 - Final Thoughts & Outro Huge thanks to Dyl for joining us on this mammoth spoilercast! You can find him here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/DylWingo Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/dylwingo YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dylwingo808 Remember to follow us on twitter at @hotgamersonly and subscribe to our youtube channel for the video version at youtube.com/hotgamersonly. You can also follow the boys on twitter: Ethan @ChaoticAether, Hunter @ReaperHunter23 and Kyle @KDavisSRL. Be sure to also follow us on your favorite podcast service and we greatly appreciate anyone who leaves a review!
Mark Emond is the Founder and CEO of Demand Spring, an integrated revenue marketing consultancy working with B2B marketers in building and implementing the marketing strategies and technology stacks that drive transformation and top-line results. The firm works with organizations ranging from high-growth Series C companies to Fortune 500 organizations. Before founding Demand Spring, Mark spent 15 years in marketing leadership roles at IBM, Cognos, Watchfire, and Corel. He also serves and supports the development of young people as the VP of Competitive, Player and Coach Development with West Ottawa Basketball, the Head Coach for the Capital Region's female team at the Ontario Summer Games, and the Head Coach of the U16 Girls West Ottawa team. In this episode… Marketing is the backbone of any successful business, but it's not always easy to get it right. So, where can you get the partner you need to take your marketing to the next level? According to industry expert Mark Emond, understanding your customer's buying journey is the key to building effective marketing strategies that drive results. By analyzing customer behavior, identifying key touchpoints, and optimizing marketing strategies, companies can create tailored marketing solutions. However, given the complexity of the process, many businesses lack the expertise required to achieve this. With years of experience in content, digital marketing, and technology, Mark shares how he's built an integrated revenue marketing consultancy to help businesses transform their marketing practices and deliver exceptional customer experiences. In this episode of the Inspired Insider Podcast, Dr. Jeremy Weisz chats with Mark Emond, Founder and CEO of Demand Spring, to discuss how companies can take their marketing practices to the next level. Mark talks about Demand Spring, identifying buyer journeys to create targeted content, marketing strategies for financial services, and the main challenges CMOs face in B2B marketing and how to overcome them.
We finish our long Final Fantasy adventure by playing Square's largest single player Final Fantasy yet. But does size equal quality? Does it equal ambition? We have many thoughts about this and about where the entire Final Fantasy VII Remake Project has gone and is heading in this enormous podcast about an equally enormous game. After dozens of hours, we are left with one simple question: why do we do this to ourselves? 1. Because we were ready to game2. Because we were sure of quality3. Because we were cluelessTrick question. The correct answer was: because it's our job.Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month!Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com!If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts!Things Discussed: Balatro, Cosmo Cheats at Poker, Rise of the Ronin, Jackson's piece on the ending of FF7 Rebirth, Jackson's Rise of the Ronin review, Final Fantasy Tactics, Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, every other Final Fantasy on earth but ones with specific spoilers include: Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Intergrade, and Crisis Core, Final Fantasy VIII, Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy X-2, Final Fantasy XII, Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XV, Final Fantasy XVINext Month's Game Club: Beyond Oasis and Dynamite HeaddyMusic this EpisodeThe Fight for Naming Rights by Mitsuto Suzuki, Masashi Hamauzu, and othersLet's Go, Mt. Corel! by Mitsuto Suzuki, Masashi Hamauzu, and othersQueen's Blood by Mitsuto Suzuki, Masashi Hamauzu, and othersCrazy Chocobo by Mitsuto Suzuki, Masashi Hamauzu, and othersTimestamps(00:00:00) - Segment 1: Games Played(00:30:00) - Segment 2: Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth(01:57:34) - Segment 3: Questions
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Seguimos contando historias, secretos y curiosidades de Final Fantasy VII y toda su compilación. Hoy partimos desde Corel hacia el otro lado del océano pasando por Gold Saucer, Nibelheim, Cañon Cosmo, Gongaga, Ciudad cohete y cruzar el oceano para fconocer las historias de Red XIII, Cid y Serah, Cait Sith, nuestro pueblo natal en la actualidad.... todo para empezar a conocer los secretos del planeta. La corriente vital, Seto, Gugenhagen, Wutai y la lucha contra Shinra.... Nos puedes ver de Lunes a Jueves en Twitch.tv/Rejugando Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals
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Whether you're a graphic designer or not, Adobe Express has something for you. Professionals can use it to give themselves more time for custom creativity and non-designers can leverage Express to perform tasks they couldn't do by themselves. In Short Circuits: Although Python has been available as a paid add-in for Excel, it will soon be included in the application. Currently it's available only in the Beta channel for Microsoft 365 Insiders. • Installing and using more than one web browser can improve your experience because most browsers offer features not available in the others. How many browsers do you use? Twenty Years Ago (only on the website): In 2003, Corel was pinning its hopes for the future on an office suite that was based on WordPerfect.
2º Especial adicado a Artesanía de Galicia no Corel. Nesta ocasión, falamos con Ana Loredo de Nai Diseños, Sandra de Rego de Amorote, Julia de La Cal de La Parabolica, Nerea Carpente de Peixe Nero ceramica e Carlos de San Claudio ceramica.
Brad owns a successful wrap shop in Virginia. He also does business coaching (coached Evan at Converge). And recently built his own CRM he's marketing to sign and wrap shops – TORQ, It's built on HighLevel!This episode is sponsored by:GCI Digital ImagingYour large/grand format trade printing partnerOwner T.J. Bedacht and his team focus on providing old-school customer service. You can check out Episode #9 to see for yourself. So if you're looking for a wholesale print provider for banners, coroplast signs, vehicle wraps, and other digitally printed graphicsLearn more and place your first order at https://gci-digital.com.---In this episode...00:00 Intro02:00 Mike's nickname 03:00 Guest intro04:40 Corel draw Mac and PC 08:20 Brad's Backstory09:00 Experience in the sign business and the failures15:30 Getting back after the failure. 20:10 Hitting a million dollars22:20 Steps to make a big change27:10 More about the business and change32:20 Cash flow quadrant 36:15 Why trade wraps38:00 Why Brad over Dan43:45 Developing TORQ48:00 Getting into different Industry54:50 Pricing for TORQ58:00 Business through text messaging and E-mail 59:55 Building your own system or buying01:03:20 Enjoying the business side now or miss the old days01:08:05 What does Brad wants to be remembered for 01:10:20 Outro ##-##Brad's Wrap BusinessTradeWrapshttps://tradewraps.com/Brad's CRMTorqCRMhttps://www.torqcrm.com/Ready to systemise and scale your shop?Start by creating your free account on the Better Sign Shop platform at https://my.bettersignshop.com/Are you a sign or print shop owner?Join the Better Sign Shop Community - our free Facebook group exclusively for shop owners and managers (https://www.facebook.com/groups/bette...)##-##Want to follow the crusty sign guys?Bryant from Better Sign Shop- Better Sign Shop Website: https://www.bettersignshop.com- Better Sign Shop Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/bettersignshopMichael from Letterbox Sign Design- Letterbox Sign Design Website: https://www.letterboxsigndesign.com/- Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/letterboxsig...Peter from Sign Shop Consulting- Sign Shop Consulting Website: https://www.signshopconsulting.com/##-##Interested in being a guest on the show? Have questions you'd like to hear us answer on the air? Reach out to us.
Today we're speaking with Peter Yang of OverSubscribe. Peter Yang is co-founder and CEO of OverSubscribe, a Creator Economy startup that is empowering creators to accelerate their growth as businesses by 1) allowing fans to financially invest in their favorite creator's growth in return for perks and, uniquely, regulated investment returns and 2) through guidance from our top-tier Creator Mentors. Together with his co-founder Jae Kim (a long-time friend from their college days at MIT), Peter is deeply invested in the mission of OverSubscribe to help creators to reach their full potential, regardless of where they're starting from. Prior to OverSubscribe, Peter's career was largely spent in the worlds of tech and finance, at companies like Goldman Sachs, Emergence Capital, and Corel. TIMESTAMPS: 18:14 - Background. 24:48 - The creator economy, Oversubscribe overview. 34:38 - Perks of using Oversubscribe. 47:05 - Getting started with Oversubscribe as a Talent. 56:41 - Period of time it takes in raising investment funds. 1:10:39 - Exclusive preview. Check out Oversubscribe: Website Instagram Successful Creator Public Offering (CPO) page Current Audience Interest Poll (AIP) page YouTube video by Creator as part of promoting CPO to his subscribers: youtu.be/qnPG37uai1k Email: info@oversubscribe.co Connect with Peter:LinkedIn Instagram Email: p@oversubscribe.co Connect with Jessy: LinkedIn Instagram Upcoming Events: LA Experience- members.iamwiim.com/event/laexperience NYC Experience - members.iamwiim.com/event/nycexperience More Events - https://members.iamwiim.com/events Want to join WIIM's Membership? Check out our website Don't forget to follow us on Instagram: --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wiim/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wiim/support
In this episode of Leadership Next, Alan Murray is joined by his new co-host Fortune Editor-at-Large, Michal Lev-Ram. In Lev-Ram's first episode, she and Murray speak to Christa Quarles of Alludo. Alludo, formerly known as Corel, is a software company whose products enable people to work from anywhere. Quarles became the CEO of Alludo in 2020, after stints as the CEO of OpenTable and the SVP of Interactive Games at Disney. They start the episode recapping a legendary moment at a 2017 Fortune conference where Quarles literally called B.S. on a claim that women in business don't support each other. Quarles then shares what progress she's seen made for women in tech over the past six years and how she reached 50/50 gender parity in hiring at OpenTable. Qaurles also discusses how Alludo is trying to compete with software like Canva and Asana, the state of remote work, her "management by Haiku" leadership approach and the process of rebranding Alludo from Corel. Stay tuned until the end of the episode to hear Alan and Michal read their original Haikus! Explore more of Fortune! Use the promo code LN25 to get 25% off an annual subscription at fortune.com/subscribe. Leadership Next is powered by Deloitte.
247 Affinity - der "günstige" Weg für Bildbearbeitung, Desktop Publishing und VektordesignIch habe vor langer Zeit einige Jahre für Adobe gearbeitet, somit stellte mich die neueste Version von Photoshop oder auch Acrobat nie vor ein Problem. Aber nach dieser Zeit habe ich nicht jede Lizenz weitergepflegt, sodass eines Tages der Tag der Wahrheit kam: bezahlen, Alternative oder einfach lassen. Bezahlen nervt mich als Privatperson, seitdem Adobe Milliarden über teure Abomodelle absaugt. Lassen, klar, kein Ding - aber würde ich das hier schreiben, wenn ich es gelassen hätte? Nur gut, dass gerade vom Liebling Photoshop die "kleine Bruder"-Version wieder ausgegraben wurde und somit bezahlbar blieb. Aber was, wenn ich mein CorelDraw nicht mehr zahlen möchte? Oder ich doch plötzlich wieder mehr Desktop Publishing in mein Leben bringen will - und schon ist der Funktionsumfang von Photoshop Elements zu wenig! Generell gefragt: Geht das für Privat, Verein oder Einzelunternehmer überhaupt zu Kosten, die nicht erst wieder über Monate hinweg verdient werden wollen? Oder nur mit so viel Einschränkung in der jeweiligen Software, dass es auch keinen Spaß macht? Kurz gesagt: Es geht und es muss auch kein Vermögen sein. Das Zauberwort ist Affinity! Affinity Photo - preiswerte Alternative zur Bildbearbeitung, die sich nicht hinter großen Konkurrenten verstecken muss / Bild/Quelle: ibdnhubzs.de Photoshop sagt, so meine Erfahrung, mehr oder weniger jedem etwas. Und, sofern derjenige nicht selbstständiger Designer oder Fotograf ist, geht sofort das - zu Recht! - Wehklagen über das Abo- und Preismodell von Adobe einher. Meine erste Photoshop-Lizenz war für Version 2.5, in der Box von meinem damaligen Scanner. Allerdings kann ich mich noch an Zeiten erinnern, da hat eine "volle", also kein Update oder Upgrade, Photoshop-Lizenz knapp 1.500 Mark gekostet - mit voller Update-Power über die Jahre. Mit den Euros waren es dann später um die 1.200 €. Dann kam die Creative Suite, die mehrere Software-Produkte in eine Box gepackt hat und schon stand mindestens eine Zwei ganz vorn. Und heute? Heute gibt es Abos der sogenannten Creative Cloud. Und hier liegt Photoshop im Abo bei einem monatlichen Preis von 24 €, also unter 300 € pro Jahr - und das immer in neuester Version, mit allen Funktionen. Dafür, dass man immer die aktuelle Version bekommt, hört sich das preislich sicherlich nicht schlecht an. Aber... es kostet eben Monat für Monat, ob man es nun nutzt, benötigt oder eben Geld damit verdient. Und wenn du inzwischen mehr als Photoshop benötigst? Dann steigt der Preis, ein Acrobat obendrauf sind im Monat gut 24 €, und als Designer hast du meist noch InDesign und Illustrator auf der Platte, weitere zweimal 24 €. Also, 4x24 €/Monat, somit knapp 96 € im Monat oder 1.152 € im Jahr. Gut, das bekommst du günstiger, wenn du für etwas über 62 € gleich alles von Adobe aus einem Segment, also Druck oder Video, im Monat abonnierst, dann landest du bei um die 745 € im Jahr. Allerdings sind Abomodelle wie ein Casino: Es gewinnt immer nur die Bank! Entweder bindest du dich für ein Jahr - oder du lässt es. Und dann sind aber auch alle bisher genutzten Lizenzen weg und die zurückbleibenden Daten wertlos, gerade die Adobe-eignen Dateiendungen schreien nach den Software-Werkzeugen der Firma! Somit ergießen sich hin und wieder ein paar Shitstorms auf Adobe, die dieser aber bisher alle überlebt und weiterhin seine Gewinne gesteigert hat und so zahlen seine Kunden auch brav die entsprechenden Lizenzgebühren. Und schon könnte hier Schluss sein - wäre da nicht die Frage nach ebenbürtigen Alternativen. Und ja, die gibt es. Aber meist eine Anwendung von einem Anbieter, somit habt ihr für einen Bild-Layout-PDF-Workflow gut und gerne mal vier Produkte von fünf Anbietern im Einsatz. Und "Workflow" ist auch eher viel manuelle Arbeit, die in den Anfängen viel Mühe kostet und auch den Kauf bzw. Ersatz einer Software, die sich nach Installation doch als unpassend herausstellte. Umso besser, dass es für Photoshop, CorelDraw oder Illustrator und auch InDesign ebenbürtige Lösungen gibt. Aus einer Hand. Mit Sachverstand und hoher Qualität. Und nicht im Abo. Und, ganz frisch, in Version 2 und nun auch mit einem Funktionsumfang, der sich sehen lassen kann. Und preislich sowohl für privat oder eben gewerblich problemlos bezahlbar: Affinity! Bisher, so mein Eindruck, eher noch ein Geheimtipp - aber seit alle drei Anwendungen neu als Version 2 auf den Markt gekommen sind, spülte sich die Nachricht quer durch die Nachrichten-Portale. Und auch die preislichen Black Friday Angebote konnten sich sehen lassen. Aber keine Panik, wenn du das verpasst hast oder jetzt zum ersten Mal hörst: Die drei Produkte zusammen oder nur eines allein kannst du dir problemlos leisten! Schauen wir doch mal rein, von grob nach fein: Affinity Photo, eine Software zur Erstellung oder Retusche von Bildmaterial auf Pixelbasis aller Art. Mit Ebenen, Effekten und alles, was man von einer modernen Bildbearbeitung so erwartet, Kostenpunkt: 85 €, in letzter Zeit gab es immer mal wieder Aktionen, der Tiefstpreis bisher lag, soweit ich es mitbekommen habe, bei knapp unter 50 €. Ich fürchte, die meisten von euch hören hier mit lesen auf und klicken sofort auf die Seite. Aber langsam! Da gibt es noch zwei Produkte mehr! Mit Affinity Designer konnte ich endlich meine etwas ergraute Version von CorelDraw von der Platte fegen: Logos erstellen, Vektorgrafiken bauen und bearbeiten und, wenn es eilt, auch mal einseitige Layouts gestalten, mit Profiwerkzeugen. Besonders schön: Designer ist nicht nur auf Vektorgrafiken limitiert, es gibt auch Erstellungs- und Bearbeitungsmöglichkeiten für Rastergrafiken. Auch hier, im Einzelkauf unter 85 € - oder eben einem aktuellen Sonderangebotspreis, auch hier überwiegend unter 50 €! Affinity Designer mit mitgelieferter Vorlage, damit habe ich mein CorelDraw ersetzt / Bild-/Quelle: ibdnhubzs.de Tja, was fehlt nun noch im Agenturalltag - richtig, Desktop-Publishing. Wie wäre es mit Affinity Publisher? Seitenlayout für Print, Broschüren, Berichte oder Großformatiges. Und, ich glaube, ihr kommt schon darauf: unter 85 € oder nach aktueller Sonderrate. Endlich Schluss mit den endlosen Versuchen, ein vernünftiges Layout mit Word oder auf Umwege in CorelDraw zu zaubern. Kein InDesign mehr nötig, es macht der Publisher von Affinity! / Bild-Quelle: ibdnhubzs.de Und das beste: der Gesamtpreis aller drei zusammen kostet sagenumwobene 200 € (oder nach Aktion weniger)! Aktuelle Version aller drei Produkte: 2.0.3. Und das schönste: die Version zwei ist erst seit ein paar Monaten auf dem Markt. Am besten über die offizielle Webseite kaufen! Und ja, ihr Macianer, die drei Apps gibt es neben macOS ebenfalls käuflich für des Designers iPad. Soweit ich auf der Webseite gesehen habe, den Sinn mal dahingestellt, ist der Publisher 1:1 auf dem iPad verfügbar. Und ja: es handelt sich hierbei um installierbare und Update-berechtigte Versionen, die ihr wirklich einfach so behalten und nutzen könnt! Kein Abo. Keine weiteren versteckten Kosten - von den Erweiterungen, die je Paket optional angeboten werden, wie z.B. Kreativ-Pinsel und Ähnliches abgesehen. Jetzt mal ran an die Details: 1. Photo Ich muss gestehen, auch wenn viel Ähnlichkeit zu anderen Produkten besteht, man muss sich in die Arbeitsweisen und auch die Werkzeuge reinfuchsen. Am deutlichsten, weil ich einfach am meisten tagtäglich damit arbeite, merke ich es selbst heute noch mit Photo. Kleines Beispiel: In Photoshop möchte ich auf die Schnelle aus einem "großen" Bild ein Passfoto meines Gesichts ausschneiden: Freistellungswerkzeug, Maße eingeben (4,5 auf 3,5 cm) und den Rahmen aufziehen und freistellen. Fertig. In Photo habe ich zwar ebenfalls ein Freistellwerkzeug, auch hier kann ich Werte eingeben - allerdings schneidet mir der Rahmen dann fix die Größe des Rahmens aus und nicht die Maße, die ich hinterlegt hatte. Die Möglichkeit, den mit Maßen versehenen Rahmen aufzuziehen und er schneidet und verkleinert in einem konnte ich in Photo bisher nicht so einfach nachbilden. Und Affinity hat sich meiner Meinung nach viel Mühe gegeben, dass wir Photoshop User uns mit den Paletten und auch in Teilen der Menüs sofort zurechtfinden. Was alle drei Anwendungen eint, sind Spezialworkfunktionen, die sogenannten Personas. Folgende Personas sind in Photo: Photo ist die Hauptoberfläche, in der die Musik spielt. Erstellen von Pixelbildern oder Bearbeitung und Retusche von Bild-/Aufnahmen aller Art Liquify kann auf eine Ebene des Bildes angewandt werden und tut genau, was der Titel der Persona sagt: mit einem Pinselschwingen verwische ich wie feuchte Farbe, was auch immer auf der Ebene liegt. Schick! Develop ist für die RAW-Künstler unter euch das Modul, in dem entwickelt und optimiert oder angepasst wird Tone Mapping lässt euch das Bild dank Vorlagen von schwarz-weiß bis detaillierte Farben betonen Export macht erwartungsgemäß, was man erwartet: Ich kann das Bild zerschneiden ("Slice") und dann in einem gängigen Format exportieren. Schön, wenn auch aktuell wohl nicht mehr lange der "neueste" Schrei, direkter Export ins WebP-Format möglich. So genannte "Personas", ich übersetze mir das als "Spezialfunktionen" bieten alle drei in den jeweiligen Anwendungen. Schicke Erweiterung für den Funktionsumfang im täglichen Arbeitsablauf, hier von Photo / Bild-/Quelle: ibdnhubzs.de 2. Designer Aber auch Designer denkt anders als mein bisheriges CorelDraw. Und ja, es kann mehrseitige Layouts, aber per Umweg über die sogenannten Artboards, die ihr beim Anlegen einer neuen Datei unter den Einstellungen für die Papiergröße per Klick hinzufügen könnt. Und auch, wenn ihr noch ein paar CorelDraw-Dateien habt, werdet ihr enttäuscht sein, dass das direkte Öffnen nicht klappt. Wartet also noch mit der Deinstallation von Corel, ihr braucht es wahrscheinlich noch: Die gewünschte Datei, egal ob ein- oder mehrseitig, in Corel öffnen und als PDF3/X-3 exportieren. Diese Datei kann der Designer öffnen - und in den meisten Fällen kann ohne Nacharbeit oder Korrekturen sofort im Designer weitergearbeitet werden. Auch und erst recht bei mehrseitigen Dokumenten. So genannte "Personas", ich übersetze mir das als "Spezialfunktionen" bieten alle drei in den jeweiligen Anwendungen. Schicke Erweiterung für den Funktionsumfang im täglichen Workflow! / Bild-/Quelle: ibdnhubzs.de Originär ist der Designer ein Vektor-basiertes Werkzeug. Allerdings stoßen Vektorgrafiken immer wieder an Grenzen, somit werden "Mischgrafiken" gebraucht, die auch mit Pixeln arbeiten können. Nur so kommt die heutzutage gewöhnte "Realität" auch in kantenscharfe Vektorbilder. Affinity löst dies beim Designer durch eine Pixel Persona, eure Vektorgrafik wird in diese Spezialfunktion übernommen und kann nun mit speziellen Pixel-Ebenen und -Werkzeugen entsprechend überarbeitet oder ergänzt werden. Die dritte Persona ist der bekannte Export-Bereich, ihr habt hier wieder die Möglichkeit, auf alle Dateiformate zurückzugreifen. Aber Vorsicht: es ist kein CAD- oder Architekturwerkzeug, daher bleibt bei den bekannten Bild-Formaten. Was mir fehlt, ist eine Umwandlung in Vektorbilder. Ich brauche das nicht oft, aber wenn ich es benötige, geht es schon um Vorlagen, die man nicht unbedingt händisch nachziehen möchte! Eine passende Funktion versteckt sich nicht in den Menüs, auch in der Pixel-Persona konnte ich nichts finden. Ebenso würde ich mir eine Import-Funktion für bekannte Mitbewerber wünschen. Muss zwar für die "Vektorisierung" CorelDraw ganz hinten auf der Platte halten, aber blöd, dass ich das auch für die Umwandlung der Dateien brauche, wie zuvor beschrieben. Da ich mit Illustrator nie bis gar nicht gearbeitet habe, kann ich hier keine Parallelen ziehen. Was CorelDraw angeht, ist Corel eben ein paar Versionen und Reifungsgrade weiter - allerdings fühle ich mich bei der Oberfläche und den gebotenen Werkzeugen wohler als bei CorelDraw, trotz Jahre der Nutzung. 3. Publisher Wie schon ein paar mal erwähnt, hier kann ich am wenigsten sagen, da ich zuletzt mit Quark XPress auf einem Mac vor über zehn Jahren das letzte Mal echtes und druckbares Desktop Publishing gemacht habe. Ich habe seit 2004 meine Schwerpunkte von Print auf Web verändert, daher keine Entwicklungen bei InDesign oder Quark XPress verfolgt. ...und eine letzte, sogenannte "Personas", ich übersetze mir das als "Spezialfunktionen" bieten alle drei in den jeweiligen Anwendungen. Schicke Erweiterung für den Funktionsumfang im täglichen Workflow, hier von Designer! / Bild-/Quelle: ibdnhubzs.de Ich fange hier mit den Personas an, die Nutzern schnell sehr bekannt vorkommen: In Designer verstecken sich unter den Personas Photo als auch Designer. Somit habe ich die geballte Funktionsvielfalt der kompletten Suite in Designer mit einem Mausklick. Was mich ein wenig geärgert hat, ist die Tatsache, dass die Layouts und die zugrunde liegenden Seitenformatierungen sehr starr sind. Ich fertige hier meine monatlichen Mediadaten. Wenn ich nun die erste Seite in Form ihrer alleinstehenden Titelseite für meine 1. Seite nutze - analog zu letzter Seite, Seite 4 - bekomme ich diese im Druck immer und ausschließlich als A4-Seite gedruckt. Und die letzte auch so. Nur der Doppelbogen wird, wie gewünscht und angelegt, als zwei A5-Blätter auf einem A4-Blatt gedruckt. Das kenne ich von früher komfortabler. Dazu kleine Anekdote: Ihr habt vielleicht im obenstehenden Screenshot schon erkannt, dass ich meine Blog- und Podcast-Mediadaten mit dem Publisher mache. Praktisch und schick, nicht mit der früheren Notlösung "Word-Version" zu vergleichen. Allerdings, obwohl ich 1:1 die November-Final-Version verwendet habe, hatte ich im Druck und auch im PDF auf der linken äußeren Umschlagseite, also Seite 4 von 4, aus dem Nichts eine feine 1-Pixel-Linie. Für mich unerklärlich, erst recht, da sie im Layout am Bildschirm nicht zu finden war. Die Kernbestandteile des Layouts habe ich ohnehin gegen Veränderung geschützt, in erster Linie ersetze ich Zahlen und Fakten jeden Monat. Wo kommt also diese Linie her? Irgendwann spät abends dämmerte es mir: Das ist keine Linie, das gehört zu der Box, die auf der gegenüberliegenden Seite, also Seite 1, ganz am linken Rand steht. Da hatte ich für die Dezember-Version ein wenig gespielt und optimiert - und siehe da, unbemerkt die Box um genau ein Pixel auf die gegenüberliegende Seite "geschoben". Nachdem ich es endlich gefunden hatte, war ich echt begeistert, über die absolute Genauigkeit des Publishers! Dafür bringt der Publisher eine schöne und fast fehlerfreie Import-Funktion von Word-Dokumenten, auch in Hinblick auf Fußnoten. Auch probeweise hat mich die mitgebrachte Inhaltsverzeichniserstellung überzeugt. Dies täuscht aber nicht darüber hinweg, dass die aktuelle Version noch nicht durch Plugins im Funktionsumfang erweitert werden kann. FAZIT: Wer also Bildbearbeitung, Vektorgrafiken und/oder Desktop-Publishing nicht nur vom Marktführer, sondern zu einem soliden Preis und dann ohne Abo haben möchte, aber auch vom Funktionsumfang nicht zurückstecken will, besucht die Affinity-Webseite. Ich habe mittlerweile Photoshop Elements, was mich die letzten Jahre jährlich die Kosten einer neuen Update-Version gekostet hat, komplett vom Rechner entfernt, die alte CorelDraw-Lizenz steht in den nächsten Wochen ebenfalls kurz davor. Ich bin bisher weder in Photo noch einem der beiden anderen Tools, wobei ich die nicht tagtäglich nutze, an Grenzen oder fehlende Funktionen gekommen. Allerdings klappt nicht alles so, wie ich es gewohnt bin bzw. bringt unerwartete Resultate. Klar ist auch, dass ich mich über durchdachte Bezahlversionen, die nichts zu Wünschen übrig lassen, freue. Erst recht zu diesem Preis - und mit Update-Garantie für die aktuelle Version. Schaut euch die drei Softwares mal an, würde mich nicht wundern, wenn die auch morgen plötzlich bei dir auf dem Rechner im Einsatz sind! PodCast abonnieren: | direkt | iTunes | Spotify | Google | amazon | STOLZ PRODUZIERT UND AUFGENOMMEN MIT Ultraschall5 Folge direkt herunterladen
This week Maureen Taylor, The Photo Detective, is joined by Jeff Looman, a software developer who is the Vice President of Engineering at FileShadow, Inc. FileShadow is a software platform that categorizes your files based on metadata and content. It's a secure vault for all of your files. The two discuss how saving our images and documents, collaboration with family and friends, and preserving our digital footprint are critical components to preservation. Related Episodes:Episode 134: Unlocking the Shoebox : Digitize, Identify and Organize Family PhotosEpisode 95: How to Save Your Family Archive with Permanent.orgLinks:FileShadowSign up for my newsletter.Watch my YouTube Channel.Like the Photo Detective Facebook Page so you get notified of my Facebook Live videos.Need help organizing your photos? Check out the Essential Photo Organizing Video Course.Need help identifying family photos? Check out the Identifying Family Photographs Online Course.Have a photo you need help identifying? Sign up for photo consultation.About My Guest:Jeff Looman has been working in software development for over 38 years, both as an engineer, in engineering management, product management, and product placement strategies. He is currently the Vice President of Engineering at FileShadow, Inc. and has worked for a variety of large companies such as WordPerfect, Novell, Apple Computer, and Corel and small companies such as AccessData, eDepoze, and FileShadow. He has been involved in the production of numerous software packages predominantly focused on business productivity in a collaborative environment, focusing on the needs of individual entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and everything in between.About Maureen Taylor:Maureen Taylor, The Photo Detective helps clients with photo related genealogical problems. Her pioneering work in historic photo research has earned her the title “the nation's foremost historical photo detective” by The Wall Street Journal and appearances on The View, The Today Show, Pawn Stars, and others. Learn more at Maureentaylor.comDid you enjoy this episode? Please leave a review on Apple PodcastsI wanted to remind you all that I run one-on-one Photo Consultations, that help identify photo clues that you may have missed, in order to help you better understand your family history. Not many people realize that the saying is true - and that a photo can tell a million stories. All sessions are recorded, and there's a discount for bulk image sessions. Find out more on my website at https://maureentaylor.com. Support the show
On our first show in 2023, we rejoin our epic task of ranking all of humanity's software. Will we actually start putting things in order this week? Or will we get sidetracked by our love of dot matrix-printed banners? Or by reminiscing about the excitement of IRC channel takeover wars? Will Brad be flabbergasted that Will has never played Gorilla.bas? Will we ever finish this project? Listen on and find out!This week's show art courtesy of Blake Patterson.Support the Pod! Contribute to the Tech Pod Patreon and get access to our booming Discord, your name in the credits, and other great benefits! You can support the show at: https://patreon.com/techpod
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When the holidays hit folks will take photos. Photos and your Computer! Lots of them. Maybe you want to adjust the lighting, perhaps get rid of red-eye, or just sharpen it a little. Getting those photos ready for printing and framing, making cards or calendars and just sharing around is a great thing but doesn't require Photoshop! So we're talking about alternatives to Photoshop that are better suited to normal folks like us! Photoshop Elements is the Diet Coke of Photoshop meant for consumers. https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-elements.html Windows Photos and MacOS Preview are included with your operating system and can do many basic tasks. Even your smart phone has built-in tools in its photos apps. GIMP is a free, open-source program but has a bit of a learning curve. https://www.gimp.org/ Paintshop Pro is a longtime alternative. https://www.paintshoppro.com/ Corel offers a whole suite of graphics tools, including a photoshop alternative! https://www.coreldraw.com/en/ Affinity Photo is a professionally aimed program with a budget friendly price. https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/photo/ And do you want better photos? Starting with how you take them will help! https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/10-quick-tips-to-fix-your-bad-photos https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/how-to-take-good-photos-with-your-phone/ https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/10-easy-tips-and-tricks-for-better-smartphone-photos
Christa joined Corel as the CEO and sits on the company's board of directors. Corel builds software solutions that simplify the task journey for knowledge workers. Corel is a KKR portfolio software company - KKR is one of the most prestigious private equity giants with assets of more than 470B under management. Christa is an accomplished executive with more than two decades of experience leading businesses and initiating financial and operational initiatives.Currently, she sits as a board member of Affirm, Inc, and Kimberly-Clark. Prior to Corel, Ms. Quarles served as CEO of OpenTable and had previously held executive roles at NextDoor, Inc. and The Walt Disney Company. While working at OpenTable, she led the company through a period of transformational change, successfully transitioning to cloud-based, small business solutions, and driving meaningful bottom- and top-line growth across its global operations.As Senior Vice President, Interactive Games at The Walt Disney Company, she oversaw Disney Interactive's profitability and helped the company rank second in the global mobile games publishing space.Prior to OpenTable, she worked as the Chief Business Officer of Nextdoor, a marketplace that connects local communities with small businesses. Christa studied Economics at Vienna University of Economics and Business and graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a BS in Economics and German. She also received an MBA from Harvard Business School. Support the show
TechByter Worldwide (formerly Technology Corner) with Bill Blinn
Maybe you love software as a service, but probably you don't. Regardless of your opinion or mine, it's the future and other industries are taking note. In Short Circuits: Microsoft is in the process of executing a nearly flawless flip-flop to correct problems created when they tried to force OneNote for Windows 10 on OneNote users. They relented following an outcry from fans of the standalone application and have now improved the standalone version and made it the primary OneNote application. • Low income households can receive a discount from the Federal Communications Commission for basic high-speed internet access. Twenty Years Ago (only on the website): In 2002, Corel released what would be the final version of Ventura Publisher, a star-crossed desktop typesetting application that was better than competing products but never quite caught on. Users had been waiting a long time for version 10.
Corel tauft sich selbst zu Alludo um iPhone 14: Akku-Austausch wird bei Apple teurer Video: So funktioniert Apples Unfallerkennung in iPhone 14 und Apple Watch S8/Ultra DeepL spricht nun auch Ukrainisch Intel zeigt Thunderbolt mit 80 Gbps Telefonbuch eingestellt Anleitung: Suchleiste im Homescreen entfernen Anleitung: Mehrere Sperrbildschirme konfigurieren Anleitung: Duplikate aus der Apple Fotos App löschen Anleitung: iPhone-Akku-Anzeige in Prozent anzeigen lassen Anleitung: Genauer Standort unterbinden Anleitung: Bildschirmfoto kopieren und löschen Anleitung: Apple Nachrichten nachträglich bearbeiten
In this tell-all episode of Behind the Post, Host Olivia Messina is joined by a social media expert with over a decade of social media experience! Jessica Kalbarczyk, Senior Social Media Manager at Corel, takes the hot seat to discuss strategy, employee advocacy, and community. She dives deep into her content strategy for corporate social versus employee advocacy and the specific content types she creates for her employees to share. Jessica gets candid about her time at Sprint and T-Mobile, and how she handled the merger from a social perspective. She details her methods for crisis communication during the Covid-19 shutdown. One of her biggest tips? Have a really close relationship with PR to ensure the tone of voice and messaging is in line with the brand. And if you're looking to pursue a career in social – tune in to hear Jessica's favorite part of working in the industry and a breakdown of what a typical day as a social media manager looks like! Hot Topics: Golden community building tips for B2B brands Crisis communication and the importance of working closely with PR Corporate social media content vs. employee advocacy content
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Facebook gives users a way to keep in contact with friends and relatives, but it also can be intensely frustrating. An add-on application for browsers can tame the beast. In Short Circuits: Cameras in mobile phones have capabilities that often go well beyond what even an expensive camera can do, and apps give mobile users the ability to perform tasks that were once limited to computer-based digital photography programs. • Nearly 10 years after researcher Aaron Swartz committed suicide when he was charged, many say unfairly, with computer espionage, the Department of Justice has made changes in how it will handle future cases. Twenty Years Ago (only on the website): A Bit of hope remained for Ventura Publisher as Corel prepared to release what would become the program's final version.
Top threats of 2022, Corel acquires Awingu, Cerebras Systems on AI compute in the cloud, and more. Cloud Security Alliance's top threats of 2022 Microsoft 365 function leaves SharePoint, OneDrive files open to ransomware attacks Cisco Live announcement about AppDynamics Ransomware gang creates a site for employees to search for their stolen data Corel acquires Awingu Cerebras Systems Founder and CEO Andrew Feldman on high-performance AI Compute in the cloud Hosts: Louis Maresca, Brian Chee, and Curt Franklin Guest: Andrew Feldman Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-enterprise-tech. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: CDW.com/IntelClient nureva.com linode.com/twiet
Top threats of 2022, Corel acquires Awingu, Cerebras Systems on AI compute in the cloud, and more. Cloud Security Alliance's top threats of 2022 Microsoft 365 function leaves SharePoint, OneDrive files open to ransomware attacks Cisco Live announcement about AppDynamics Ransomware gang creates a site for employees to search for their stolen data Corel acquires Awingu Cerebras Systems Founder and CEO Andrew Feldman on high-performance AI Compute in the cloud Hosts: Louis Maresca, Brian Chee, and Curt Franklin Guest: Andrew Feldman Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-enterprise-tech. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: CDW.com/IntelClient nureva.com linode.com/twiet
Top threats of 2022, Corel acquires Awingu, Cerebras Systems on AI compute in the cloud, and more. Cloud Security Alliance's top threats of 2022 Microsoft 365 function leaves SharePoint, OneDrive files open to ransomware attacks Cisco Live announcement about AppDynamics Ransomware gang creates a site for employees to search for their stolen data Corel acquires Awingu Cerebras Systems Founder and CEO Andrew Feldman on high-performance AI Compute in the cloud Hosts: Louis Maresca, Brian Chee, and Curt Franklin Guest: Andrew Feldman Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-enterprise-tech. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: CDW.com/IntelClient nureva.com linode.com/twiet
Top threats of 2022, Corel acquires Awingu, Cerebras Systems on AI compute in the cloud, and more. Cloud Security Alliance's top threats of 2022 Microsoft 365 function leaves SharePoint, OneDrive files open to ransomware attacks Cisco Live announcement about AppDynamics Ransomware gang creates a site for employees to search for their stolen data Corel acquires Awingu Cerebras Systems Founder and CEO Andrew Feldman on high-performance AI Compute in the cloud Hosts: Louis Maresca, Brian Chee, and Curt Franklin Guest: Andrew Feldman Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-enterprise-tech. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: CDW.com/IntelClient nureva.com linode.com/twiet
This week Vyyyper sits down with Corel's Director of Social Media, Stephanie Carls to talk about branding and why its so important for you to know your Brand!Stephanie Carls on TwitterStephanie Carls on Instagramhttps://vidiq.comhttps://twitter.com/vidIQhttps://www.youtube.com/user/vidIQchannel This episode was hosted by Vyyyper of vidIQ. If you have any questions, please feel free to email support@vidiq.com
We all say we put the customer first, but what does that really mean? What actions are you actually taking that show the customer how important they really are? In today's episode, Michelle Chiantera, CMO at Corel, talks with me about the stories we tell to our customers, and how those stories can translate into real action. You can follow Michelle on LinkedIn
This episode is inspired by an article written on ColDesi.com. It's all about what you need to start a white toner transfer business. This episode is important if you are going to invest in white toner printer or have recently invested. Overall, though, a lot of this spills into what you need to start a t-shirt business in general too. A Basic PlanThe article doesn't dive into this, because it's more about the printer itself. However, it's an important part to mention. You should have SOME plan.Who do you plan to sell to?Nice markets?Local?What do you plan to charge them?How much money does this make per shirt?How many shirts do you have to sell to stay in business?Goal: How many shirts would you like to be selling a month in a year? Example:Local car / motorcycle clubs, members, organizations, storesAverage shirt retail $20, Average shirt cost $10Sell 50 shirts a month to pay for (machine, basic business costs (email, website, state fees, etc.)The goal is to get up to 300 shirts a monthSell to local clubs / membersSell to referrals through that group for other shirts (events, businesses, etc) The Right PrinterThere is no answer to "what is the best printer?" The question really is "What is the best printer for your business"What's better a Chevy Corvette or a Chevy 2500 diesel truck?Well, what are you doing? Cruising the beach, going to meetings, road trips or Hauling a Trailer with 2 tons of construction material? What are the options?The systems at Coldesi are DigitalHeat FX. What does it mean to have a DigitalHeat FX System?A printer, software, paper and toner that has all been tested and designed to work together.These have all been curated by the experts at ColDesiEvery system has to pass through experts to be sure it will meet standards for support, consistency, quality, etc. Read the article to see different printers and details.i560Crio 8432i650Crio 9541 SoftwareIt's very important you have good software to make your printer function at its best. Essentially if you try to buy a printer and just print from Adobe or Corel, you are not going to be happy.Software like Print Optimizer gives you control over your prints like:Control how much white toner you printAdd rasterizing effects like dots, strips, etc to reduce print cost/feelManage queues for printing on certain papers or materialsControl colors, saturation and other print effectsWork with papers like metallic / neonRemove colors ... like automatically Knock Black Out when printing on a black t-shirt Heat Press MachinesThis is going to be just as important as your printer choice. If you get a 'cheap' press or try to use one that isn't good for the process, you are going to be frustrated. It will hinder your success. What do you need in a heat press?Even temperatureCheap or old presses might be hotter in some spots versus othersEven pressureThe pressure at the front, back and sides must be evenPressure gaugeIt's great if you have even pressure, but you also have to know what that pressure isTemperature gaugeYou need precise temps and it should be easy to adjustOptional, but importantYou want to be able to move the heat away from you. Marrying, pressing, etc is under 250-350 degrees. A heat press that will let you move the heat away from you while you work helps a ton16x20 size - any smaller won't be able to take advantage of larger print sizes like 11x17, 8x19 or 13x19 The pick of ColDesi customers as of Jan 2022 is the Hotronix Fusion heat press. It checks all the above and continues to be reliable. PaperGood paper for a heat press is just like good tires/gas for a race car, or good chocolate for cake or good food for your body. If you put something good into your printer, you will get something good out.Also, consider that the DigitalHeat FX system has had the software and paper fine-tuned for each other. So it lays down the right amounts of toner for the best prints/colors. FACTS:Color quality is affected by the paper you usePrint jams, fuser damage is caused by using the wrong paperYour washability of shirts is more than just paper but also the shirt, the software, and the process. Types of PaperStandard EZ Peel Paper - Most universal, Most popular. (This is the one you marry)One Step EZ Peel Paper - Prints in a single step but not recommended for dark colorsHard Surface EZ Peel Paper - Designed for hard goods like wood, glass, metal, mugs. Don't forget the accessories you will / might need like:Finishing sheetsHeat press test probeMug or Hat pressHeat press platensHeat press pillows ShirtsWe have entire podcasts on shirt quality. If you use poor quality shirts, you are going to get poor results. Repeated, if you use cheap shirts, your end result with look (and act) cheap. If you want to sell shirts that are impressive, use impressive blanks. Test a bunch of shirtsPick ones you want to sell after testing, washing, wearingTell your customers how to care for shirtsInclude wash instructions, be explicate.Cold Wash, tumble dry low (or hang), wait 24 hours after print before washing, skip things like fabric softener.The price of a blank shirt often is related to its quality (outside of 'branded' apparel like Nike, Adidas, etc... you will pay extra for the brand) Graphics/ArtworkYou'll need to create, buy, have the art created for you or have you provide the art (normally not the best idea btw. Bad art will frustrate you. Bad art will affect your business. Bad art will make your printer look bad. Bad art will print shirts that don't wash or wear well. If you haven't gotten the point yet. You need to have great art. Solutions:Learn graphic arts - this means get trained and practice a ton. Months of learning, years to perfect.Hire a graphic artist - Expensive but it's great to have a professional at your fingertips and working for your company to learn your equipment and how to make perfect art for it.Use a graphics agency - Only pay for what you need. Can charge customers before you order art. ColDesi Graphics! Education is the key to picking the right white toner printer system for your business. Talk to a pro at Coldesi to match the right system for your business.
Frankie Boyer is an award winning talk show host that empowers listeners to live healthy vibrant lives http://www.frankieboyer.comGuests:Michael Kondoudis, astrophysicist, author, speaker and one of Washington DC's leading trademark and patent attorneys. He has secured over 2500 trademarks and patents for clients and had the privilege of representing some of the world's leading corporations, including Microsoft®, Canon®, Corel®, Leica®, and Samsung®. Mike is the author of the Amazon #1 Legal Bestseller: Going From Business to Brand, The Complete Guide to Federal Trademark Registration. https://www.mekiplaw.com/Dr. Michael Scheeringa, author of The Trouble with Truama: The Search to Discover How Beliefs Become Facts, has been active as both a practicing clinician and a researcher for over twenty-eight years as the principal investigator on five large, federally-funded research projects on the topic of PTSD in children and adolescents. Dr. Michael Scheeringa currently works as a tenured professor at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, LA, as an endowed chair and the Vice-Chair of Research. In addition, he has been a consultant to several national efforts, including the National Academy of Sciences and the DSM-5. https://www.michaelscheeringa.com/
Corel products enable millions of connected knowledge workers around the world to do great work faster. Offering some of the industry's best-known software brands, we give individuals and teams the power to create, collaborate, and deliver impressive results. Our success is driven by an unwavering commitment to deliver a broad portfolio of innovative applications – including CorelDRAW®, MindManager®, Parallels®, and WinZip® – to inspire users and help them achieve their goals.https://www.corel.com
On this episode Tony and Chris sit down with an in-depth interview with "Dangerous" E Corey Edsel! Corey talks about how he got his start in Pro Wrestling and the dues he paid along the way. He talks about his time in the North Carolina Indy scene to his time in WWE. Corey also talks of being on the road and the power of addiction and his comeback!! All this and much more on THE BENGEBUSTER SHOW!!!!
Welcome to the History of Computing Podcast, where we explore the history of information technology. Because by understanding the past, we're able to be prepared for the innovations of the future! Todays episode is on the history of Novell. To understand Novell, we'll go to BYU in 1980. As an honors grad in math and computer science, Drew Major might have been listening to the new wave tunes of Blondie or Deve who released Call Me and Whip it respectively that year. But it's more likely he was playing with the Rubik's Cube or Pac-Man, released that year or tuned in to find out Who Shot JR? On Dallas. He probably joined the rest of the world in mourning the loss of John Lennon who was murdered in 1980. He went to work at Eyring Research Institute (ERI) where he, Dale Neibaur and Kyle Powell decided to take some of their work from BYU and started working on the IPX and SPX network protocols and the NetWare operating system using the company name SuperSet Software. Meanwhile, George Canova, Darin Field, and Jack Davis had started a company called Novell a couple of years before, building microcomputers, or the equivalent of the PCs we use today. They weren't doing so well and Novell Data Systems decided they might be able to sell more computers by hooking them up together - so they hired the SuperSet team to help. The team Superset had worked on ARPANET projects while at the Eyring Research Institute The bankers stepped in and Jack Davis left, then Canova - and Raymond Noorda stepped in as CEO in 1982. In 1983 they released Novell NetWare. NetWare had the first real Network Operating System called ShareNet, which was based on a license to a Unix kernel they bought. While initially based on the Xerox Network System developed at Xerox PARC, they created Internetwork Packet Exchange, or IPX, and Sequenced Packet Exchange, or SPX, creating standards that would become common in most businesses in the subsequent decades. They joined Novell in 1983 and Major later became Chief Scientist. The 1980s were good to Novell. They released Netware 2 in 1986, becoming independent of the hardware and more modular. Servers could be connected through ARCNET, Ethernet, and Token Ring. They added fault tolerance options to remap bad blocks, added RAID support, and used a key card inserted in the ISA bus to license the software. And they immediately started working on Netware 3, which wouldn't be complete until 1990, with 3.11 setting the standard in network file sharing and when I first worked with Netware. Netware 3 was easier to install. It was 32-bit, allowed volumes up to a terabyte, and I remember this being cool at the time, you could add volume segments on the fly while the volume was mounted. Although growing the volume was always… in need of checking backups first. They didn't worry a lot about the GUI. Dealers didn't mind that. HP, DEC, and Data General all licensed OEM versions of the software. This was also my first experience with clustering, as NetWare SFT-III allowed a mirror an a different machine. All of this led to patents and the founding of new concepts that would, whether intentionally or accidentally, be copied by other vendors over the coming years. They grew, they sold hardware, like otherwise expensive ethernet cards, at cost to grab market share, and they had a lot of dealers who were loyal, in part due to great margins they had been earning but also because Netware wasn't simple to run and so required support contracts with those dealers. By 1990, most businesses used Novell if they needed to network computers. And NetWare 3.x seemed to cement that. They worked with larger and larger customers, becoming the Enterprise standard. Once upon a time, no one ever got fired for buying Netware. But Microsoft had been growing into the powerhouse standard of the day. They opened discussions to merge with Novell but Ray Noorda, then CEO, soon discovered that Bill Gates was working behind his back, a common theme of the era. This is when Novell got aggressive, likely realizing Microsoft was about to eat their lunch. Novell then bought Digital Research in 1991, with a version of DOS called DR DOS, and working with Apple on a project to bring Novell to Mac OS. They bought Univel to get their own Unix for UnixWare, and wrote Novell Directory Services which would later become eDirectory to establish a directory services play. They bought WordPerfect and Quattro Pro, early Office-type tools. By the end of this brisk acquisition time, the company didn't look like they did just a few years earlier. Microsoft had released Windows NT 3.1 Advanced Server in 1993 as the hate-spat between Noorda and Gates intensified. Noorda supported the first FTC antitrust investigations against Microsoft. It didn't work. Noorda was replaced by Robert Frankenberg in 1994. And then Windows 95 was released. Novell ended up selling Novell DOS to Caldera, handing over part of the Unix assets to Santa Cruz Operation, selling Integrated Systems, scrapping the Embedded Systems technology they'd been working on, and even selling WordPerfect and Quattro Pro too Corel. Windows of course supported Netware servers in addition to their own offering, having moved to NT 4 in 1996. NT 4 server would become the de facto standard in businesses. Frankenberg didn't last long and Eric Schmidt was hired as CEO in 1997. NetWare 5 was released in 1998 and I can still remember building zap packages to remove IPX/SPX in favor of TCP/IP. But the company was alienating the channel by squeezing margin out of them while simultaneously losing the war in the small business then the larger businesses to Microsoft, who kept making Windows Server better, and by 1999 I was trading my CNA (or Certified Novell Administrator) out for my first MCSE. After seeing the turnaround at IBM, Novell bought a consulting firm called Cambridge Technology Partners in 2001, replacing Schmidt with their CEO, Jack Messmen - and moving their corporate headquarters to Massachusetts. Drew Major finally left that year. The advancements he's overseen at Novell are legendary and resulted in technology research and patents that rival any other team in the industry. But the suits had a new idea. They pivoted to Linux, buying Ximian and SuSE in 2003, releasing Suse Linux Enterprise Server and then Novell Linux Desktop in 2004 and finally Open Enterprise Server in 2005. Does all of this seem like a rudderless ship? Yes, they wanted to pivot to Linux and compete with Microsoft, but they'd been through this before. Stop slapping yourself… Microsoft finally settled the competition by buying them off. They gave Novell $348 Million dollars in 2006 for “patent cooperation” and then spent $6M more on Novell products than Novell spent on theirs over the next 5 years (keep in mind that technology spats are multi-front wars). Novell was acquired by Attachmate for $2.2 billion dollars. Because Novell engineers had been creating so much amazing technology all those years, 882 patents from Novell went to CPTN Holdings, a consortium of companies that included Apple, EMC, Microsoft, and Oracle - this consortium the likely architect of the whole deal. SUSE was spun off, Attachmate laid off a lot of the workforce, Attachmate was bought, much word salad was said. You can't go back in time and do things over. But if he could, I bet Noorda would go back in time and do the deal with Bill Gates instead of going to war. Think about that next time someone goes low. Don't let your emotions get the best of you. You're above that. This has been The History of Novell. Thank you for listening we hope you have a great day!
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