Christopher Simmons
Christopher Simmons is an award winning graphic designer, multimedia artist, author, journalist, musician, photographer and public relations (PR) pro. Member ASCAP and PRSA. Former contributing editor to such publications as Digital Imaging, Digital Printer, Micro Publishing News, Polyphony, Spazz, Computer Player, the Graphic Artist's Guild journal, and many more. Widely quoted and interviewed in publications like Entrepreneur, PCWorld, TrendWatch, Chicago Sun Times, etc. CEO of Neotrope® (formerly Mindset), and founder of Send2Press® Newswire. You may know him from gigs at PhotoVentures, Creative Computers, MacMall, Micro Publishing Press, etc. Chris is based in Redondo Beach/Torrance (Los Angeles), Calif., USA. Learn More »
REVIEW: Buffy the Vampire Slayer ‘Season 8 Motion Comic’
REVIEW: As a long time Buffy fan, I tried reading the original "Buffy" comic book when it hit the stands a few years back, but couldn't get past the "lifeless" version of Buffy sans the original actors, fun music, and dramatic moments. Even though I read a lot of comic...
Read More REVIEW: Music Computing StudioBLADE Keyboard Production Station
REVIEW: While the concept of a music keyboard with a computer inside isn't entirely new, the folks at Austin, Texas start-up Music Computing think they might have invented the new sweet spot in bridging the gap between the notebook and controller crowd and the people who won't use anything other...
Read More Nonprofit PR Grants Program for 2011 announced by Neotrope
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Jan. 7, 2011 -- Neotrope(R), a brand identity, PR, and marketing firm established Jan. 1983, is donating $36,000 in free public relations and newswire services to worthy non-profit and charitable organizations to celebrate its 28th anniversary. Neotrope previously donated $25K worth of services in 2009, 2005 and...
Read More Neotrope Celebrates 28th Anniversary by Offering PR Grants and Discounts Program for U.S. Charitable Organizations
TORRANCE, Calif., Jan. 3, 2011 -- Neotrope today announced it has, as part of the company's 28th anniversary this year, expanded its discount program for U.S.-based non-profit organizations "doing good," and also pre-announced the 2011 Neotrope PR Grants program. California-based Neotrope will provide discounts of 28% off to those charitable...
Read More DiscWatcher Blu-ray movie review: Prince of Persia – The Sands of Time
REVIEW: It's always fun when all the summer movies start to hit Blu-ray, DVD, and pay-per-view earlier and earlier each year. Used to be, I would have to wait practically until Christmas to see the movies I skipped going to the big-screen theaters to see during "blockbuster" season. Last month...
Read More 40 Something and Counting: Developing Cataracts at Age 45
ARTICLE: I'm not laughing anymore. I was one of those guys that chortled a bit, but not in a mean way, when older friends and relatives would moan about a body ache from washing their car, or having to take some prescription pill for an unpronounceable aliment that everybody seemed...
Read More Stargazing on the iPad – a Window to Augmented Reality
ARTICLE: I've been a big fan of star gazing since I was very young. Living in places like Santa Barbara in the 1960s, and the "just built" Davis, California college town circa 1970, it was an amazing sight to sit outside at night and see the world spin against the...
Read More DiscWatcher – Watching Films at Home: New Movies on Disc August 2010
REVIEW: If you're like me, you might be one of the growing ranks of folks who have given up going to the "big screen" movie theatres in favor of stay-at-home movie watching, replete with a Blu-ray player, full surround sound and a large 1080p DLP or other TV. These days...
Read More Summer TV: Getting Swamped by The Glades
REVIEW: I'm usually not too excited by the Summer crop of new cable TV programs but since this past season of network TV was perhaps one of the worst ever (thank god for "Chuck" and the limping along - pun intended - "House"), I've been more than mildly surprised by...
Read More Waking up to the iPad Wi-Fi+3G – Part Two
ARTICLE: It's now day two as an iPad cult member and I'm enjoying it quite a bit. Today I managed to try out a lot of things, without delving too deeply in the nitty gritty of each. More of a whirlwind tour versus a museum excursion overseen by a docent....
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