The Last Stand Press Release

That’s right, folks, episode 4, A Pave Road To Hell is out and ready for your viewing pleasure.

Thanks to everyone who continues to support this effort and helping to get the word out. Special thanks to all those that continue in the making of The Last Stand, because without you this wouldn’t happen.

An added bonus to the new episode is that of merchandise. We have taken our first step into a larger world! Available now are t-shirts with The Last Stand logo on it, as well as the immortalized words of Tenison: “Fight, Eat, Kill, Die.” Those are all the choices our survivors appear to have as they continue to search for hope in a zombie apocalypse. Shirts are $15, which includes shipping and handling in the USA. International orders are available by request. With these first orders is included a bumper stick with The Last Stand logo. Proudly show your support on your car, minivan, suv, or truck, and tell people how dead people eating people and people shooting other people can be a good thing. (Only during an apocalypse)

There is more exciting news. We are now signed with RenderYard for distribution and market of The Last Stand. This group has been doing web video for awhile, and they have chosen The Last Stand to be the series that launches them as a web series viewing service. The beauty of working with RenderYard is two fold: 1) They have a European market that we don’t, so there is more access to more people to see us; 2) we are not exclusively signed, so if other become interested, we can still have our stuff on other sites, and still have RenderYard working with us. IF TLS stakes off, there are options with RenderYard to help in the media distribution of such things as DVD and screenings in theaters. Right now, over at RenderYard, you can see a banner they made for us to help push the series. Big things are happening for us!

It wouldn’t have happened without the people behind the scenes helping and our fan base that continues to grow. Thank you all so much for this. I am extremely grateful to you all. Episode 5 is due April 1st, so stay tuned and enjoy The Last Stand Episode 4: A Paved Road To Hell.

Check out more zombie awesomeness at TheLastStandOnline.com

Happy St. Paddy’s Day Geeks! Today is a day of all things green, blarney and drunk and you don’t have to be Irish to join in the fun!

Check out all that is geek-tastic and festive on the interwebs today:

For a mere $26, let everyone know you mean business with this Festive Tee.

Share your words of merriment and cheer, the Irish way with this Tee for $26.

At Gizmine.com you can shop conveniently by color. Check out these Irish flavored green items:

Zumreed ZHP-005 Series 2 Border Headphone $69

Honey Bee Flyers Neon $79

Show off your Irish heritage the geek way with these Irish Genes DNA earrings for $18.95

Gotta love the ThinkGeek:

Get your beer ingested faster with ThinkGeek Beer Blast Liquid Shooter $22.99

Show off your knowledge of chemistry with this tee: Ethanol — We Love You, Man $15.99

And what better than a bottle opener, a bottle opener that’s also a ring..thing: Original Ring Thing $7.99

Entertainment Earth celebrates St. Paddy’s Day comic book style: Green Lantern Splatter Symbol T-Shirt 17.99

Ladies, now’s your chance to have your geek guy swoon you with his charming Irish brogue with Perpetual Kid’s INSTANT IRISH ACCENT BREATH SPRAY 4.99

Aside from all the fun stuff to buy, some additional St. Paddy’s Day must do’s include:

Watching Boondock Saints and Darby O’Gill and the Little People. Drinking beers, of course. And listening to some Irish bands like Floggin Molly, Dropkick Murphy’s, or The Pogues.

How do you celebrate this holiday??

After months of building the academy, sending & receiving ballots and tallying up the choices, the day has finally come! All Things Fangirl takes great pleasure in announcing the winners of the first annual Fangirl Awards.

Nominations & winners were decided by tallying up the votes of 50 fangirls from across the world. Sign up to be a member for next year’s awards here.

Epic Fail – Genre Movie

See all the Fangirl Minor Awards here – Best Score, Best On Screen Animal, Best Chemistry – Platonic – Film, Best Characterization of an Established Figure, and more!

See all the Fangirl Major Awards here – Best Graphic Novel, Comic Series, Video Game, TV Shows & Movies, plus all the acting & writing awards!

by @NicoleWakelin
cross posted on totalfangirl.com

Geek Dads are everywhere and they’re easy to spot.  They’re the ones playing games or maybe talking about Star Wars or Star Trek while other guys are talking sports.  They know all the Bakugan brawlers and can explain how best to play each and every one but they probably don’t have a Fantasy Football team.  

They insert awesome geek references into everyday conversations and other geek dads smile and nod their approval.  And they aren’t afraid to have fun at the expense of their own dignity.  

Give your average bunch of geek dads a room full of kids wielding plastic lightsabers and you’re going to have a room full of kids running to their moms to make their dads give back those lightsabers.  

But what about Geek Moms?

I am a Geek Mom.  I would try to steal a lightsaber for myself and then happily duel in the living room until nearly taking out the chandelier at which point I’d return the lightsaber to it’s rightful owner.  This type of thing has happened to me more than once and always with the same result. 

First, it outs me to any moms that didn’t already know I was a geek.  Second, it outs me to any dads that didn’t already know I was a geek, which is good because I now have instant Geek Cred.  Lightsaber duels will do that for you.  I can then hang out with the geek dads instead of returning to the moms and their discussions of DWTS (Dancing with the Stars, yeah, I had no idea either) and American Idol.
 
But the best part of this usually plays out a few days later. 

I might be at the grocery store or maybe waiting in front of the school to pick up my kids when one of the moms who witnessed the lightsaber duel says hello and makes a comment that instantly outs her as what I like to call a Geek Mom in Hiding.  You see, it’s okay to be a geek dad.  You’ve got your own little circle in which you happily travel and the world is right.  Not so for the geek mom.  It is not cool to know all the characters in Star Wars, or to admit that you get the geek references the dads made the other day.  Baking cupcakes for the PTO and playing in an MMO just don’t go together. 
 
But the more often I let my geek flag fly, the more I find Geek Moms in Hiding. 

And you know what?  There are a lot more of us out there than anyone suspects.  The problem is that too many moms are afraid to release their inner geek.  It can be hard to reconcile being a mom with being a geek. 

So here’s my suggestion.  Let it go.  You can be a mom and a geek and that’s a good thing.  It’s fun!  You will find out that you’re not the only geek in the PTO and, I assure you, that the room full of second graders you just baked cupcakes for will think it is absolutely awesome that you can talk like Yoda.

by @katiedoyle

ANDROID PHONES ARE BLOWING UP!

Not literally of course-at least not that I know of. Yikes!

I’ve had a Android G1 for almost a year and I’ve loved (almost) every second of it! I’m gonna give you a few of my favorite things about the Android platform and then, a few of my favorite apps. Now, keep in mind, I can only speak for my phone and my experience with it. If you’re looking into a particular phone, do the usual research to find out everything you need to know to suit your needs.

The reason I got a G1 was because it was the biggest and baddest smart phone offered by my phone company, T-Mobile.

What I like about the Android, and what’s been giving it a boost over the iPhone is that Android is not exclusive to T-Mobile. It’s an OS that is being used on a bunch of different phones, with a bunch of different phone makers, across a bunch of different mobile companies and they’re constantly working to make it better.

You hate T-Mobile? No problem! Head on over to Verizon and you can be the proud owner of a shiny new Motorola Droid. AT&T doesn’t have an Android model available right now, but the rumor mill says they will very soon.

And as far as T-Mobile goes, I’ve heard a lot of complaints about T-Mobile’s service, but I’ve never had a problem. Now that my city has 3G, it’s fast and I get it pretty much everywhere.

Another thing I love about T-Mobile? Their customer service is outstanding. I’ve never called and gotten a representative that was anything less than overly helpful 24-hours a day. And it doesn’t hurt that most times, the representative has a southern accent and it makes my day.

Now, this isn’t something standard on all phones using the Android OS, but a lot of them have it and I couldn’t live without it. It’s the full slide out keyboard! Sometimes when you’re trying to send a text message you don’t want to fuss with the on screen touch typing! YOU JUST WANT TO PRESS SOME DAMN BUTTONS! And I love not having to press five buttons to get any kind of punctuation. Not a problem for people who don’t use punctuation in their texts, but a huge problem for me.

I think I’m an Android-er for life. I’m a huge fan of the functionality of the OS and see no end in sight for the development of new and better phone models that I can keep buying without having to get rid of all the handy apps I’ve become very attached to.

Like the following (little hint-all of the apps I mention are free!)…

1. Twidroid-My preferred Twitter app. It loads a ton of Tweets on the screen, lets me view conversations I have going, lets you re-tweet with comment, or re-tweet with Twitters newest re-tweet feature. The best part? It’s FREE! There is a Pro version that’s only 5 dollars, but there’s no needs the Pro version is addressing that I don’t think the free version does well enough for me.

2. Advanced Task Killer-Just like a computer, your phone has a bunch of little apps running in the background. The Advanced Task Killer lists all of the apps running and lets you “kill” the apps you don’t want or need running.

3. Alice-This app is a recent discovery I’m really digging. It syncs up with my Last.fm account and makes a list of musicians I listen to and the it finds tours! And then, it stars the artists who are going on tour and will be visiting a venue close to you! I’ve already found a couple shows I’m psyched to go see.

4. AK Notepad-Just a plain little notepad. Simple, to the point. No muss, no fuss, but able to send your notes through text message, e-mail, Facebook, Twitter, and any other ways you have of sending messages!

5. Google maps/goggles/sky maps-All Google developed apps, all free, all super neat! Google maps is…just what it says and helps me out a lot. The directions are—stupid sometimes, but there is an inexplicable comfort in knowing you can’t get lost. The Goggles is something Google developed and is kind of fun. You take a photo using the app (things like book or DVD covers) and it searches the Google image data bank and will essentially Google the image for you. And the Google Sky Map—it uses your phone’s GPS to determine your location and matches the sky you see to a map of constellations, planets, and other awesome stuff. In another feature, you can search for a constellation and it tells you which way to turn and find it.

6. Where’s My Droid?-Oh man. This is—this is the most amazing and useful app I’ve ever heard of in my life. You know how you put your phone on silent and then you misplace it and you call it from another phone and then you realize “OH CRAP! MY PHONE IS ON SILENT!” Well, that is no longer a problem! Text the phrase “Where’s my droid?” (or any other key word you want and will rememeber. Mine is “marco”) and your phone will magically switch off silent and start ringing so you can hear it! It has saved my butt more than once.

7. Shazam-I think a lot of people know this app, but if you don’t…You ever hear a song on the radio and think, “I really like that song! I wonder who it is!” And then you can’t figure it out and the song becomes a kind of lost cause? No more! All you have to do is open up Shazam and it will “tag” the song for you. That is, it will listen to the song and pick the name and artist of the song-seemingly-out of nowhere. It’s pretty great.

8. Ringdroid-This handy little app takes MP3 files on your phone and lets you clip them to make ring tones and alert tones. In true geek fashion my ringtone is the Bad Horse Chourus and when I get a message, my phone enthusiastically declares “Balls” Doctor Horrible style.

9. SMS Popup-This app is another thing I couldn’t live without. It shows the text from text messages in a pop-up (not in the notification bar as is standard) and allows you to close the message, delete the message, or reply without unlocking your home screen.

10. Photoshop.com Mobile-It’s Photoshop. On your phone. And it’s free. I KNOW it’s basic, but how much photo editing are you planning on doing on your phone anyway?

And that’s it. My little top ten. My little view of my awesome phone I couldn’t live without and a view into the growing world of Android.

With the help of GeekyClean and a ton of wonderful blogger friends, we’ve raised nearly $500 to help support the survivors of the Haiti earthquake!

Although we haven’t reached our $2500 goal (yet), we decided to bring the contest to an end this Friday. Which means, everyone who donates to Geeks With Heart by Friday 2-26-10 will have a chance to win some awesome geeky prizes! And for those of you who already donated, don’t worry, you will be included!

Check out the geetastic prizes here.

So go on and donate, even if it’s only a buck, and know that you’re sharing that big geek heart of yours with people that really need your support.

Since GGN has so many great articles, it is time to re-categorize to showcase the true range of topics.

Here’s the breakdown of the categories in the new menu bar:

Comics: comics, graphic novels, industry, media, etc.*
Gaming: computer & console gaming, industry, etc.*
G♥RLS: bios of all GGN contributors
GPS: reviews of the geekiest locations
Interviews: Interviews of exceptional geek women
Interweb: websites, blogs, social media, seo, etc.*
News: GGN announcements
Pop Culture: movies, conventions, zombies, stories (fiction or non-fiction) and musings about geek life, ya know, all the fun stuff*
Science: physics, biology, psychology, astronomy, geology, etc.*
Tech: technology, gadgets, robots, computers, etc.*

* indicates acceptable category for contribution article

And as always, if you have any suggestions or want to contribute, just send an email to info@geekgirlsnetwork.com

by @geekgirls

Wow – The Geek Girls and Friends first Tweetup was a HUGE SUCCESS!

On Saturday, February 13th, geeky tweeps came together at NYC’s Brass Monkey for a night of drinks, laughs, pictures and prizes. With nearly 60 attendees,I can say the geeks totally took-over the bar!

Although I hit crazy traffic on my way down, I came prepared with name tags, markers, stickers, buttons, and prizes from ThinkGeek, GC Records, Newsarama and @SarahKuhn! Check out what we gave away.

I reserved the only 4 tables in the bar, all the way in the back since I wasn’t sure how many people would decide to attend. But it wasn’t long before all 60 of us were hanging out and expanding past our “designated area”.

It was so exciting to finally meet so many of the people I twitter with on a daily basis. I have to say that they’re just as awesome in real life as they are on twitter. Seriously.

And if I do say so myself, for a bunch of nerds, we were super sociable and super hawt! Check out all the pictures on Facebook.

Once the party got going, it seriously got going! These are some of the highlights from #GGNNY:

My IRL friend @dracona1031 made sure we got back on track, after getting lost on our way down. Stupid GPS.

@GeekGirlDiva was so adorable & silly, having gotten to the beverages a little earlier than most, and was helping herself to ear-nibbles from all the geek girls!

@DanSlott came out and hung out with us star-struck geeks all night!

Lisa, the graphic designer, decided to name all the ThinkGeek Timmys “Melvin” instead

A few arse-kicking events were successfully avoided!

The entire cast of Big Kev’s Geek Stuff came out!

@DavidGallaher & @ValerieDOrazio are the sweetest geek couple ever.

Many random bar-goers kept asking if they needed name tags LOL!!!

@erincmccarthy & @edouglasww decided to start a reality show called "Awkward Networking with Erin and Ed."

I have a super big girl crush on @teresajusino, @PinkRayGun, @Lachendwolf, @TheNerdyBird, and @dreamyeyed.

My IRL friends Chris & Jess both celebrated their birthdays! (ps, Happy Birthday to @sugargamers Keisha who wasn’t able to join us)

So glad to have met Henry, @mikebuchele, @trobinson79, @daleochase, @curiouslt, @erincmccarthy, @lizperle, @sperle, @TheGeek616, @MurdaPhace, and

@madysondesigns! I’m sure there were more people….

It was also great to meet the awesome ladies behind the dudes of Big Kev’s Geek Stuff & Geekerdome.

And I finally got to introduce tweeps to my geekguy, who now understand why I love twitter so much ♥

I also brought a guest book for tweeps to leave their thoughts. Little did I know the hilarity I woul find within those pages! This is my favorite book evar for the following reasons:

Big Kev graciously sponsored page 8.

@erincmccarthy loves robots.

@PinkRayGun wrote PYEW PYEW PYEW and then cursed-out whiskey!

An unknown author wrote “All Your Base Are Belong To Us”.

@GeekStuffOG’s wife ousted him as a pirate!

@MurdaPhace signed a page like a high school yearbook

And @edouglasww doesn’t believe Ian exists!

Since we had so much fun, I will definitely plan another tweetup in the future!

Did you go to #GGNNY? What were the highlights of your night? Leave a comment

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STAR TREK ONLINE may have left Spacedock, but the fun is just beginning! Atari and Cryptic recently announced THE BORG HUB, and with it, a wealth of new assets!   This is the first Cryptic’s post-launch content plan for STO.

Cryptic will be releasing awesome new Episodes for high-level players to enjoy. These Episodes are Borg-themed and explain what has occurred within the Borg civilization in the time between “Star Trek: Nemesis” and 2409, the year in which STO occurs.

Previously, the Borg were thought to be severely weakened by the actions of Captain Janeway and the USS Voyager.  But in 2409, the Borg have regained and even surpassed much of their old strength.  Episodes in the Borg Update will add more substance to that portion of STO’s story. Players will eventually face off against the Borg Queen, the leader of the Collective, but the road to her lair is a very dangerous path.

Some upcoming Episodes include:

· The Cure - A planet has been completely taken over by the Borg.  Players will fight them for control of the planet.

· Khitomer Accord – Travel back in time and uncover and participate in the events that led to the release of old Borg players encountered in the Tutorial Episode.

· Into the Hive – Track down a missing Starfleet captain and come face-to-face with the new Borg Queen.

The Borg content is designed for high level players (level 43). Check out the video of POI Borg Nexus!