Yesterdays Ordeal on ABC 7
The photo gallary is pretty cool too. It makes it look like bohn hall is out in the middle of no-where.
NBC4 and WB11 failed to archive the story.
I can't wait to move out lol.
Complaints about the new blog
It has come to my attention several times (Alex, Bern, Joff) that there are certain complaints about my blog. Allow me to address them here in this post
1st of all, let it be said that My blog is my blog. Where i choose to do my blogging is my own choice. And the choice of wordpress has been made. That said..
1) Personal Substance.
I know there has been a drop in personal posts on my blog recently. But consider this. Until now, my blog entries have been limited to the same computer. And by the time i get back to my room, i am already knee deep in new RSS feed items, and my head is filled with geeky-ness.
But with the freedom of wordpress, i can make (more) personal entries at work, in berns room, in the library, where-ever! And i promise THEY ARE COMING! I'm not going to write 20 over-night so hang in there
2) Lack of optical stimulation
If you want color, here it is. Hence the flexibly of wordpress. One click, change color options, whole new look. Easy.
Any other feedback (Positive or negative) is welcome, but be aware that i am here at wordpress, and i don't plan on changing anytime soon.
Kingdom Hearts II: Gimme Gimme Gimme!
No, i haven’t played it yet. But the commercial gives me chills, just like the first KH commercial did. Though, the real magic of the first commercial, was the theme they chose, set to the footage, followed by all the disney characters, and the voice over “You never know who you’re going to run into next”. Oooooo. Can’t say that i am a fan of KHII’s Theme music in the commercial, or at least, as big of a fan as i was of the original KH theme.
I can’t wait to play this version. Steamboat Mickey will be there! Tron! Its going to be so kicking.
I never got the urge to beat the GBA one though. And i understand the GBA version is a parrallel sequal or something, between KH and KHII. I never got into the whole Card/Action/RPG thing. If you want to make a card game, give me a card game. Otherwise the game was more work than it was fun in my opinion.
But hopefully I can fully enjoy KHII when i finally get it, without having previously beaten KH Chain of Memories.
Fire Alarm Madness
First I tossed and turned in bed last night for about 2 hours before i fell asleep. After losing 2 hours of sleep, i was rudely awakened an hour before my alarm went off by the Bohn Hall fire alarm. at 5:00 am
"You've got to be freaking kidding me"
But what i thought would only be 10 mins – 30 mins as usual, turned out to last for 3 hours!
The previous flickr post was made in good spirits, but alas we were homeless. And we were also showcased on channels 11, 4, and 7 news this morning. Because for the first time in a while, we actually had fire trucks report to a fire!
Yes, apparantly the 7th floor was filled with black smoke, and the emergency sprinklers did go off, so no word yet (that i've heard) about the condition of peoples things on the 7th floor.
But finally after 3 hours, i was able to get my things, and go to work. A great start to a great day!
(notice the personal nature of this post, meaning that it relates to me and not technology 
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Introducing Podzinger
When i started podcasting, i also started listening to other peoples podcasts to get inspiration. It also turned out to be very interesting. Instead of listening to music while walking to class, or eating, i could catch up on things.
One of my favorite podcasts is Inside the net. They talk about a different website, or service every week, and interview someone from there and get the inside scoop.
This week they had Podzinger. This website, is like Google for podcasts! How? They use speech to text software to create a transcript for your podcast, then when you search something, it searches through all the transcripts to get your results. Once you find them, you can listen to the excerpt from the podcast, the whole episode, or subscribe to it for good, right there in the search results. Can you say AWESOME!
They also take that and get some really cool features out of it, like Most talked about person of the week.
I submitted my feed, so hopefully i can get listed there soon, they said they would send me an email when my first episode had been transcribed. This should trun out to be really cool.
The New Podcasting Details
Since Alex requested them, here is how i go about podcasting now
Tools
Recording the Intro/Outro
- First i recoreded the intro in Aucacity. This consists of recording the vocals (Bern).
- Importing the song (converted to MP3 or WAV in iTunes).
- Line up the vocals and song.
- Trim song accordingly.
- Add fade out effect.
- Export to MP3.
- The same process can be applied to your outro however you wish.
Recording your episode
- Get yourself organized however you want (Outline, Show notes)
- Begin recording, and get the body of the episode down in Audacity
- Once you are done, import your Intro.mp3 and/or Outro.mp3s
- Line up the episode with your intro and outro so that they flow together nicely
- Export to MP3
Uploading your podcast
- After you have created an OurMedia account, upload the file, and add all the nessecary details (Lisence, Author, Copyright holder).
- This part will take a while, depending on how long your episode is.
- Once that is done, go back into your file history, and look for the file you just uploaded. it will give you a direct URL link to the file, so link that in your podcast, and your good to go!
And futher questions you can contact me and ill help you out.
From canyon bottom to mountain top and beyond
HDR pictures are gorgeous when they are done right. I really need to look into making some of my own
The beggining of WordPress
Yes, i have once again changed my blogging services. This time a little without warning. You may be wondering why? well then this post is for you!
Blogger was a welcome step up from my previous blogging service. It allowed me complete flexibility. I could literally put whatever i want, where ever i want. The world was my blogging oyster. But with that freedom came alot of work. All of which, fell on me.
For those not familiar with blogger, your website is rendered from a central template. literally everything comes from how that template is written. I had changed my template several times, and every time you change your style, you must adapt your template to fit. which meansalot of editing.
WordPress however, while still being somewhat less flexible in terms of templates, makes up for it in ease of use. Everything is separate, and stays the same from template to template. I can change my style 5 times a day without worrying about updating my sidebar and changing my posting template.
I also feel that wordpress is a more refined blogging service. infact, most people when they think of a blog, think of a wordpress blog. and i feel the same way. I think that wordpress is more in-touch with the way that the internet is changing (Web 2.0), and therefore provides me with cooler features. Not to mention everything else that works with wordpress
Such as native sub-pages. You may remember my clever hack to make subpages in blogger. sure it worked for what it was, but the true beauty of sub-pages comes with the wordpress templates. also blog categories. Forget about technorati tags, catagories are what its all about.
And all of this is built into the online editor. Meaning my blogging is completely mobile again! Goodbye zoundry, Hello freedom!
Basically, i am very happy and excited about this new change. as you ca see, all my old blogger posts are here too, so its like i never left. If you want/need the new feed, its right here. this is a great change, so feedback is appreciated.
Again, nothing has changed except where i do my blogging / podcasting. and it looks ALOT nicer too lol.
Podcast 3
Special Guest: Bernadette Marciniak. New Format, Blogmad, Housing + Classes, Parking, Normal Review
Podcast 2: Too much Myspace and Facebook?
Response to the initial feedback, options for future podcasting, and an opinion piece about how myspace and facebook have taken over our friendships.
Podcast 1: The Introduction
A short introduction to myself, and my podcast. also some education on what podcasting is, and iTunes in general
