“I want to see evidence of video and audio skills. I want to see evidence of familiarity with CSS, RSS, HTML and every other acronym of new media. I want people who live online, consume content on mobile devices, use social-bookmarking tools and participate in Web communities. I want people who don’t think they need …
Author Archives: Garrick van Buren
Wednesday, March 7, 2007 11:33:43 AM
I wasn’t getting the upload speeds I was expecting. Not by a long shot. After troubleshooting the dsl line and the modem itself, the Speakeasy rep and I determined the Linksys WRT54G router was the issue. Upgrading the firmware to v4.21.1 didn’t improve anything. Then, after poking around the router’s admin settings, I found the …
Costco Connection: The Power of Podcasts
The March 2007 Costco Connection member magazine has a quick one-page article entitled “The Power of Podcasts” for marketing small businesses. Definitely. Always glad to see someone with the reach of Costco is promoting podcast as an “indirect direct marketing” tool and “silent sales force”.
If Radio Changed Would Anyone Hear It?
“If radio featured significantly less advertising, would that keep listeners away from their CD’s and iPods and satellite radios and TV’s and video games? Indeed, would that make the radio industry a healthier one?” – Mark Ramsey, Mercury Radio Research. These days, after more than 5 minutes of broadcast radio, I need to turn it …
2 Things
First, a reminder – that when you sit down to do something, and focus on it the results are impressive.A little back story – this last week all I did was add things to the To Do index card stack. Rarely, did I have the celebratory crumple-up-and-toss-in-the-recycling-bin. Today, I cranked through a bunch of them …
Sunday, March 4, 2007 7:45:31 PM
Just got word a good friend is now home from the hospital after being victim of a car-v-person hit-and-run. The damage: two broken legs – one expected to heal in 3 weeks, the other in 3 months. If you’ve got some good vibes, perhaps you could send them towards Chicago’s north side. Thanks.
Sunday, March 4, 2007 10:12:22 AM
I’m using Basecamp for a couple of client projects – and my biggest issue with the very popular project management system is that I can’t reply to the email alerts. WordPress has post-by-email. So, I wonder if WordPress (and WordPress mu) could be a more flexible alternative for web-based project management.
Google Won’t Let Me Sign Out
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Starbucks Tomorrow: McDonalds or Neighborhood Roaster?
When I’m on the road, Starbucks is where I get my internet access. My taste for their coffee has gone from dislike to barely tolerable. These days, I spend $1.57 there on a small decaf that I sip for my 2 hours of laptop battery life. “Put another way, there are two markets for coffee …
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Betch’ll Listen
Mark Kermode’s film reviews are quickly approaching ‘must listen podcast’ status. Not only are the reviews hilarious, Mark is at his best when he’s terribly off-topic, like this insightful tidbit from the 23 Feb 2007 installment: “He’s a Methodist, we don’t bet” Huh, I wonder if that’s why I’m not a fan of gambling.