Open Letter to FOX, Rupert Murdoch, and Fringe Producers
Dear FOX Broadcasting Company, Rupert Murdoch, and producers of Fringe:
I’m wondering if you’ve ever heard of DVRs? You know, the device that nearly 1/3 of people are now using to record content and watch at their leisure?
WordCamp San Francisco State of the Word Audio
It’s funny as I type this, as I had been ocassionally searching for the video that John Pozadzides shot at WordCamp 2008 in San Francisco, but I couldn’t find it (yet), which I totally understand. Then I did a search tonight after posting this, and many of the sessions are now available on video.
Meanwhile, I recorded some audio from the event, including Matt Mullenweg’s The State of the Word session, and this weekend I finally got around to processing it.
Although John’s video from The State of the Word is the real deal, if you are interested, you can download the audio portion of the talk here, or you can play it below.
As for the specs, I recorded it using an iRiver iFP-890 (internal mic), sent it through Levelator, and exported it using Audacity.
WordPress Digital Scrapbook Example
Created by Mike Pilley
I wrote an article earlier this year about using WordPress as a digital scrapbook. Although it has been a while, I finally put an example together based on my original thought.
My son and I recently went camping, so I put some of the content from the trip together in a post. The elements of the post included using an embedded Google map based on the GPS location I took at the campsite; an information balloon within the map that contains information about the campsite, weather during the trip, and links to a Picasa album; scanned PDF of the campsite map; and a narrative of our trip and some highlights.
Below is the Google map and a link to the campsite map. I used the Google Maps Quicktag by Daniel Denk, as I regularly use the Google My Maps and this plugin was the easiest to incorporate the embed link to display the map.
Here’s a slideshow:
To take the digital scrapbook idea to another level, you could create a My Maps of a larger area (say the United States) with markers of event locations that would link to smaller focus maps.
By combining available content such as pictures, video, GPS coordinates, and Google maps within WordPress, you can easily create a digital scrapbook to capture life events in a format available to family and friends.
Below is a narrative of day one of the camping trip.
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NASCAR Shuts Down iPhone Application
NASCAR just doesn’t get it when it comes to independently created content. In a move similar to the faceoff between Hasbro and the ever-popular Facebook application Scrabulous, NASCAR has shut down an iPhone application by Michael Stambaugh called iNASCAR. Read more
Afterthoughts of Creating and Producing a Podcast
Stockcarzone, a Podcast for NASCAR fans, was a great experiment. I had ideas of grandeur when Corey Costelloe and I first started the podcast–but reality was, it was a lot harder to make money than I thought. The podcast really turned out to be more of a hobby than a money maker, and this year Corey and I decided not to continue the show. Regardless of the outcome, I wanted to share some afterthoughts of the experiment. Read more
15 Seconds of DSC Fame
I listen to the Daily Source Code podcast with Adam Curry. In DSC episode #529, Adam was troubleshooting his Internet and WiFi connections. As he had access to the telco closet in his building, Adam kept describing a wiring harness that he did not know the name of, which is a 66 block.
I thought it would be no big deal to call-in and leave a message, especially as that is what we promote on the Stockcarzone podcast, listener feedback. Boy was I wrong. Leaving feedback via voicemail is easier said than done. I definitely have a new appreciation for all the Stockcarzone listeners, and anyone else who puts themselves out there and leaves feedback. Not only did I feel rigid when I called-in, I ended up sounding rigid.
I was so nervous. So much so, that Adam had a little fun with my call. So to highlight my 15 seconds of DSC fame, at the bottom of this post you can listen to the clip from DSC episode #530.
Outsider’s View into the Record Industry
In the past year, I had a rare look into the record industry during a VOIP install project which included two major recording labels. Without divulging too much as to who the labels were, this article sums up some of the thoughts about what I saw from an outsider’s view.
Prior to the rollout, I was curious about what kind of portable media players I would find in employees’ workstations. Instead, I saw nothing but CD-based listening systems, almost like it was taboo to have any music in digital format.
