Just a few moments ago, I published my 114th First Crack Podcast. I get the greatest sense of accomplishment and satisfaction out of that process (conducting an interview, editing, publishing). It got me to thinking of the other electronic publishing I regularly do, and how they rank in sense of accomplishment/satisfaction Podcasts Software Skype calls …
Monthly Archives: January 2009
First Crack 114. Kurt Schmidt on Old School BMX Freestyle
Twenty years ago, while BMX freestyle was a favorite hobby of mind, Kurt Schmidt rode for Haro Bikes. Then he co-founded the infamous Standard Bike Manufacturing. He retells the story of: breaking his ribs on his first big pro contest stalking photographers to get in magazines Rad – starring Bill Allen starting a high-end BMX …
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Mac Audio Tip: Garage Band imports at 44kHz. If your audio is 48kHz, import it t
Mac Audio Tip: Garage Band imports at 44kHz. If your audio is 48kHz, import it to iTunes, and use iTunes adv Mac Audio Tip: Garage Band imports at 44kHz. If your audio is 48kHz, import it to iTunes, and use iTunes advanced import settings to convert the audio to 44kHz. Then, put the converted audio …
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RT The End
Thanks to Chuck Olsen‘s video-journalism instincts, a small geeky rant was captured for posterity. Elsewhere: “Retweet is Stupid” – Dave Winer
Hey Dads, Sign up for Dadiator Workshops
If you listen to the First Crack Podcast, you may remember in #112, Shef Otis was putting together some “Dadiator” classes. They’re now on the calendar: 3 “Dadiator” Workshops held at the SweatShop, 2 hours on a Saturday afternoon. $20 per dad/kid pair.
A popular Democrat becomes President during one of the worst economic downturns
I’m reading The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression. While parallels with pre-1950s America are always tenuious, here’s a synopsis A popular Democrat becomes President during one of the worst economic downturns in our nation’s history. He drives through some of the most dramatic legislation ever seen and creating departments compensating farmers …
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In, 15 Minutes Ago, Out
With apologies to Jessica Shaw’s Shaw Report in Entertainment Weekly In VOIP Mobile Phones Blogging Curating Netflix Instant Play Working 15 Minutes Ago GSM Mobile Phones Twitter Favorite-ing TiVo Co-working Out Calling Cards Instant Messaging Commenting Cable TV Coopetition
Kris Smith and Garrick Van Buren on Enterprise RSS
Long time podcast friend Kris Smith and I dig into RSS in the Enterprise over at BlogTalkRadio. Yes, we cover Cullect, relevance vs. timeliness, and trusted curators. [60 min]
I was just reading how to hack Mac OS X onto the cheap new netbooks. Buy step 4,
I was just reading how to hack Mac OS X onto the cheap new netbooks. Buy step 4, the effort had already surpassed the price of a new Mac Book.
Shopping malls are the biggest advertisement for e-commerce
Shopping malls are the biggest advertisement for e-commerce. Additionally, every aisle of warehouse stores (Costco, WalMart, Super Target, etc) is completely filled with opportunity cost.