Here goes - my First Public Podcast. What a STRUGGLE it has been to produce! The biggest problem is that I have had NO SOUND on my computer for a couple years. It drives me crazy. But, I've tried any number of times to try to figure out what the problem is, but nothing has worked. Well, today finally, we figured out how to set up a microphone just in time for me to manufacture my "first public podcast".Actually, I still can't hear anything out of my computer - unless I connect the microphone. But, that was just enough to enable me to create this greeting. Hopefully it won't also be my LAST public podcast!
The background music, by the way, is something called "Lucky", and I forget the group - I found the song in my computer's My Music folder, and I just liked the sound. Hope you like it also!
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Sunday, December 7, 2008
Closed Captions
I came across a YouTube video today that has the options for turning on Closed Captions. WOW! That REALLY takes podcasting into a new era. It means that podcasting is no longer restricted to the hearing-enabled, but is also now within reach of the rest of us too.
Actually, I don't have a problem with hearing, but my mother does. So, I'm always on the lookout for new technologies that will enrich her life as her physical abilities wane.
Actually, there IS a sense in which I am not part of the "hearing-enabled" community. My computer's sound system doesn't work! It is SO frustrating not to be able to hear sound or music on this computer. I have to send a link to the email program we use downstairs, and then schedule time on it to be able to hear audio/video feeds. So, this capability for closed captions also fits MY needs too!
I might mention that the TOPIC of this broadcast was what other commentators remarked on - or should I say the speaker. It's an address by President-elect Barak Obama, and illustrates once again how he is using the new media to his (and our) advantage. Check it out!
How odd! When I checked the links in this post, the CC options are not there! Dang!! Well, let's see what happens when I embed it into this posting:
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Actually, I don't have a problem with hearing, but my mother does. So, I'm always on the lookout for new technologies that will enrich her life as her physical abilities wane.
Actually, there IS a sense in which I am not part of the "hearing-enabled" community. My computer's sound system doesn't work! It is SO frustrating not to be able to hear sound or music on this computer. I have to send a link to the email program we use downstairs, and then schedule time on it to be able to hear audio/video feeds. So, this capability for closed captions also fits MY needs too!
I might mention that the TOPIC of this broadcast was what other commentators remarked on - or should I say the speaker. It's an address by President-elect Barak Obama, and illustrates once again how he is using the new media to his (and our) advantage. Check it out!
How odd! When I checked the links in this post, the CC options are not there! Dang!! Well, let's see what happens when I embed it into this posting:
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Saturday, December 6, 2008
Expandable Posts
EUREKA! I think....I've just found a site that explains how to create the expandable posts for the new Blogger layout. I followed Blogger's instructions, but it doesn't work. Every post of mine ends up with a Read More section at the END of the posting. It never inserts itself where I put it in the actual posting. Here's and example:
Theoretically, by placing this sentence inside the span with the class name of "fullpost", it should show up only on the expanded post page. However, if you see it on my main page, that means the technique did not work! I've battled with this problem for many moons, and given up trying to solve it. However, I think I MAY have found the solution. I'll give it a try sometime soon, and let you know if it works. Meanwhile, I'd best get back to studying for our final exam!!!!
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Theoretically, by placing this sentence inside the span with the class name of "fullpost", it should show up only on the expanded post page. However, if you see it on my main page, that means the technique did not work! I've battled with this problem for many moons, and given up trying to solve it. However, I think I MAY have found the solution. I'll give it a try sometime soon, and let you know if it works. Meanwhile, I'd best get back to studying for our final exam!!!!
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Friday, December 5, 2008
Mortgage Blogger
Have you read about the mortgage blogger? Duris Dungey wrote for Calculated Risk under the pseudonym of Tanta. I've never read her work, but saw the notice of her death in the SF Chronicle on 12/3/08.
I don't know about you, but this is the first time I've read about someone described as a "blogger" in the obituaries. Does this mean blogging has "come of age"? Anyway, I'm going to do a Google search, and see what more I can find out about Tanta. Hope you do the same!
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I don't know about you, but this is the first time I've read about someone described as a "blogger" in the obituaries. Does this mean blogging has "come of age"? Anyway, I'm going to do a Google search, and see what more I can find out about Tanta. Hope you do the same!
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Thursday, December 4, 2008
PhoneBlogz 2 Go!
I've just signed up with a new service (new to me, that is), called PhoneBlogz. The idea is this: I can call a phone number and record a message (1/day for free, plus ads). That message will be stored at phoneblogz.com, and a link will be posted here on this website. Some websites will post the audio directly, but Blogger does not have a way or a place to store MP3 files, so this is the next-best thing.
I'm eager to see how this turns out! I've got a couple of motives for this experiment: 1) I have an assignment due for class, in which I have to post an audio message to my blog; and 2) I want to set up the possiblity for my father to post messages to HIS blog, so I want to see if this works. At 95, he "doesn't do computers". However, he DOES do phones! So, this is really an investment of time and no money to see if I can provide an opportunity for him to reach a wider audience. As a retired professor, he is lost without an audience! He reads 3 newspapers daily (more or less), and is full of ideas and opinions. What better outlet for them than a blog?
I'll keep you posted. Better yet, you should see the results here soon! If it works well, let me know. If it doesn't, that feedback is useful also!! Click on the word Comments below this posting, and add you opinion and ideas to my blog.
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I'm eager to see how this turns out! I've got a couple of motives for this experiment: 1) I have an assignment due for class, in which I have to post an audio message to my blog; and 2) I want to set up the possiblity for my father to post messages to HIS blog, so I want to see if this works. At 95, he "doesn't do computers". However, he DOES do phones! So, this is really an investment of time and no money to see if I can provide an opportunity for him to reach a wider audience. As a retired professor, he is lost without an audience! He reads 3 newspapers daily (more or less), and is full of ideas and opinions. What better outlet for them than a blog?
I'll keep you posted. Better yet, you should see the results here soon! If it works well, let me know. If it doesn't, that feedback is useful also!! Click on the word Comments below this posting, and add you opinion and ideas to my blog.
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Wednesday, December 3, 2008
What's It All About?
You may be wondering what blogging is all about. I suppose everyone's got there own answer, but to me, it's about community. It's about family. And it's about sharing. For instance, lately I've been writing to two of my favorite blogs: Chilton Chats, and Marian and Phil, Inc.. Through blogs, I am able to let my neighbors, my family, and my friends know what's going on in my world, and in the world around me.
In the old days, people used the fire pit to send up smoke signals. Today, we have blogs that serve the same purpose! We can alert neighbors of upcoming events, and encourage community by sharing the experience of these events. We can inform family of news that's timely, and show slides of loved ones far away. All of these help us to stay connected to the people and places that hold meaning for us. This is all the more important NOW, for we live in a time and in a world that changes so fast, and can feel so confusing.
Blogging is certainly not a perfect tool - but it is a fun one! Hope you've been enjoying this blog, and your own ones too.
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In the old days, people used the fire pit to send up smoke signals. Today, we have blogs that serve the same purpose! We can alert neighbors of upcoming events, and encourage community by sharing the experience of these events. We can inform family of news that's timely, and show slides of loved ones far away. All of these help us to stay connected to the people and places that hold meaning for us. This is all the more important NOW, for we live in a time and in a world that changes so fast, and can feel so confusing.
Blogging is certainly not a perfect tool - but it is a fun one! Hope you've been enjoying this blog, and your own ones too.
Read more!
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