Category: internet

Want to become a podcaster?

On By Rick McIn audiocasts, barbecue, internet, miscellaneous, videocastsLeave a comment

Rockin’ Ronnie dreams of becoming a podcaster. Perhaps even a video podcaster. Always ahead of the trends, Ron posted a video clip last spring — called BSTV (Barbecue Secrets TV)

photo of AmandaAs another example, Ron bragged on AMANDA CONGDON, the anchor of a mock TV news report shot on a camcorder, edited on a laptop and posted on a blog called ROCKETBOOM, which now reaches more than 100,000 fans a day. Yowser!

I subscribed to her video podcast (vlog — video weblog) from the iTunes store immediately. Quite good, I thought.

One day everyone will have a blog. Everyone will be able to publish photos, music, video as easily as we can download them now.

Personalized content will be king.

TV Stardom on $20 a Day – New York Times

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Firefox: The Best Worst Browser Ever!

On By Rick McIn internetLeave a comment

Great blog (below) outlining why the new Firefox 1.5 is the best browser for Windows — but one of the worst on the Mac platform.

I will stick with Safari, using another browser only when I have a problem with a web page.

thebigreason:blog » Blog Archive » Firefox: The Best Worst Browser Ever!

new gymnastics website

On By Rick McIn gymnastics, internetLeave a comment

logo Ruschkin.comFriends publish fantastic gymnastics lesson plans for schools. But distribution, especially in the USA, has been limited.

I posted a website and will generate new business for them on-line.  

 

Ruschkin publishing > Up Down All Around lesson plans

Google Adsense ads

On By Rick McIn internetLeave a comment

I work for Google as do millions of others who include ads like these on websites:

Google makes millions on these ads (except the public service announcements) and — if we are lucky — will take over the world with the profits.

Micropayments go to the website owner even if you click to view one of these ads. No need to purchase anything. I make about $2 a day total with the ads on my thousands of web pages.

books on .mp3

On By Rick McIn books, hiking, internet, musicLeave a comment

Finally!

Libraries where I live offer books on .mp3 on a CD disk.

I love listening to audio books when I travel. I am loading up now for my next trip (Mexico & Central America). Three books ready for upload to my mp3 player:

  • The Worst Journey in the World, by Apsley Cherry-Garrard
  • Running with the Bulls, My years with the Hemingways, by Valerie Hemingway
  • Northern Lights, by Nora Roberts

    • Ripping books from CD, in comparison, was slow & painful. Death to the audio CD.

    Use the IMPORT function on your iTunes (or other inferior) music software to get the track order sorted correctly.

    I am very happy with my Rio Cali waterproof mp3 player — but the way to go today is with the iPod Nano, the first good iPod.
    Rio Cali 256 MB Sport MP3 Player

    Apple Powerbook

    On By Rick McIn Apple, internet, product endorsementsLeave a comment

    The worst fanatics are religious fanatics. And the worst religion these days is the Cult of Steve Jobs. Yup, I am an Apple Computer zealot.

    Currently I run a 12 inch Powerbook — plenty of punch but still small enough to haul around on my travels. I recommend it.

    Apple PowerBook Notebook 12.1\<a

    TV You’ll Want To Pay For

    On By Rick McIn economics, internet, product endorsements, TVLeave a comment

    Rick’s opinion: TV is ripe for a fall. We pay $50 a month or more for a service which with we are generally dissatisfied.

    Apple’s Steve Jobs personally reinvented the music industry with iTunes. The winners are recording artists & the fans. The losers are the middlemen.

    I don’t think Apple will reinvent the television industry. But they will be remembered as the company who first alerted the general public.

    TV You’ll Want To Pay For – How $2 downloads can revive network television. By Ivan Askwith