If you have a waiting room, where people are likely to sit for longer than 5 minutes (doctor’s offices, corporations, hotels) you need to offer free wireless internet access. From personal experience, it’s the difference between continuing check things off my daily to do list and the frustration of being held hostage.
Author Archives: Garrick van Buren
Validating Replacement WordPress RSS 2.0 File for iTunes 4.9
This file has been rolled into the full WP-iPodcatter plugin for easier maintenance and more flexiblity. Apple’s iTunes 4.9 looks for special tags in podcast feeds [pdf] to populate their directory and categorize the podcast. Despite my mixed feelings on them adding new tags that seem to duplicate old tags, they’ve done it. Edd Dumbill …
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First Crack 50. The Challenges of Comedy Theater at the Brave New Workshop
Caleb and Katy McEwen, the artistic directors at Minneapolis’ legendary Brave New Workshop comedy theater and I discuss the challenges of running a comedy theater. The ongoing struggle to strike the balance between challenging material and filling seats. Additionally, Caleb’s definition of good improv feels an awful lot like a good podcast. Listen to the …
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Garrick Speaking at MN-ASIS Brain Food Sampler July 12
On Tuesday, July 12th, I’ll be evangelizing podcasts, wikis, RSS, and weblogs as part of MN-ASIS’s “And Now for Something Completely Different” brain food sampler series. Date & Time: 5:00 – 6:30 Tuesday July 12 (speaker starts at 5:30) Place: Pad Thai 1659 Grand Ave just west of Macalester College RSVP atreacy@ treacyinfo.com that you’ll …
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Subscribing to the First Crack Podcast is Easy with iTunes 4.9
If you’ve been listening to the show through your web browser, your life just got easier. The latest version of Apple’s iTunes is out now and full support podcasts. Here’s how Click Here to subscribe to the First Crack Podcast in Apple’s iTunes Select the “Subscribe to Podcast” from the “Advanced” menu Copy and Paste …
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iTunes 4.9 with Podcasting, First Impressions
The new iTunes 4.9 supporting podcasts is out today, it will do wonders for increasing the visibility of the most popular podcasts and radio station-produced podcasts. This is definitely the easiest way to subscribe to a podcast, whether browsing or manually. Until iTMS URL linking is functional, it’s a two step process to subscribe to …
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Batman Begins: Hast du Angst vor mir
I’ve been so focused on client projects and podcasts, I didn’t know a new Batman was on it’s way until I listed to Elvis Mitchell’s interview with Christopher Nolan for KCRW’s the Treatment. In it, Nolan talks about how the entire story is about fear. It’s a good listen, and it’s what got me into …
First Crack 49. Improv Comedy in Minneapolis with Five Man Job
A conversation with the Minneapolis improv group Five Man Job on the Minneapolis improv scene and the difference between the Who’s Line is It Anyway? and Del Close’s Harold flavor of improv. You might want to know: there is some cursing in this episode. Listen to Improv Comedy in Minneapolis with Five Man Job [32 …
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Sharks Stun But Pigs Kill
“More people are killed every year by pigs than by sharks, which shows you how good we are at evaluating risk.” – Bruce Schneier author of Beyond Fear. Seth Godin’s recent Shark Attack! post reminded me of the Bruce Schneier quote above. Schneier’s ITConversation’s interview is a fantastic discussion on risk and decision making. His …
RSS Feeds to Replace CDs
To this point, musicians need to press bits of plastic (records, CDs) each time they want to share music with their fans. This means, enough music has to be ready to make pressing bits of plastic worth the cost. These bits of plastic are then shipped at an additional cost to stores where hopefully the …