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Back on Brightkite…

Posted on: June 26, 2009 at 11:04 am | Posted under: Life, Social Networking
Tags: Apple, Brightkite, iPhone, LBS, photo uploads | Comments: Comments

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Back in April I talked about how I was taking a break from using Brightkite, well after this past weekend that all changed. I find it easier to snap a photo on the iPhone and upload it Brightkite with a caption and let people comment on it. The process is dead simple, easier than using twitpic and having the caption lost because clients do not pass it along.

So, with that being said, expect to see more activity from me on Brightkite.

Now I just wish that Apple would get around to approving the app changes so that the broken features are fixed – hurry up Apple!

PodCamp Ohio Recap

Posted on: June 23, 2009 at 11:32 am | Posted under: Conferences
Tags: pco09, PodCamp, PodCamp Ohio | Comments: Comments

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This past weekend I had the opportunity to attend PodCamp Ohio in Columbus, OH. The trip for me started out on Thursday afternoon with 21 hours of travel on Greyhound. I chose to take the bus this time since it was 1/3 the cost of a plane ticket and it gave me the chance to meet with Aron in Ann Arbor and drive down with him to Columbus.

The event itself was amazing. From the meetup the night before at Baja Sol Cantina, all of the amazing sessions throughout the day, to ending the night at Jeni’s Ice Cream – it was a great experience.

Aron and I had the chance to really promote our podcast throughout the day. From passing out stickers to discussing editing methods and media hosting with other podcasters, it was great. We still have stickers left if you want to snag one, just fill out the form on the Falling Flat site and I will drop one in the mail to you.

A big highlight of the trip was getting to finally meet Brandice Schnabel. She was kind enough to do a mini-photoshoot with Aron and I so that we have some promotional photos for the podcast. If you are not following Brandice, I suggest that you do – she is one awesome person!

The organizers (@AngeloMandato, @DoctorAnonymous, @MerryCricket) of PodCamp Ohio did a superb job and I can’t wait until next year. Also a big thanks to the sponsors, without them this event would not be possible: The Ohio State University Center For The Study And Teaching Of Writing, Blubrry.com, Doctor Anonymous Podcast, Circle Of Seven Productions Book Trailers and Marketing, AssistCoach.com, blip.tv, TechSmith, SpaceBlue, Blue Microphones and Avitae.

A big thank you to everyone for an amazing weekend!

Tumblr has ruined me…

Posted on: June 16, 2009 at 10:56 am | Posted under: Blog, Life
Tags: bad blogger, blame tumblr, it is all Drew's fault | Comments: Comments

I have not been posting much on here these days, the primary reason is that Tumblr has ruined my blog. The ability to post different media formats so effortlessly has had me neglecting to write in my actual blog.

There are so many things that I want to write about and plan to, but it seems that time escapes during the day and I don’t get the chance to.

So, please stick with the silence and I promise more posts will come. If you are interested in what I am up to, then check out my feed on Twitter.

Cheers!

Feed My Inbox – an alternative to FeedBurner

Posted on: June 8, 2009 at 11:41 am | Posted under: Blog, Technology
Tags: email, feeds, RSS, subscriptions | Comments: Comments

fmi With the ever growing list of issues that FeedBurner has been having, it is great to see an alternative option emerge for people to subscribe to RSS feeds via email. That alternative is Feed My Inbox.

Feed My Inbox is simple, just input the RSS feed that you want to subscribe to and enter your email address. You then receive a confirmation email and you are all set! Additionally, you can create a signup form so that users can subscribe from your site and readers can easily add feeds by using the browser bookmarklet.

At this time there is no stats option available for publishers, this is something that is expected to be added in the future.

I encourage you to check out the site, whether you are a reader or a publisher, Feed My Inbox is worth a try if you are looking to have feeds sent to your email.

Cheers!

Palm Pre Ringtone for iPhone

Posted on: June 5, 2009 at 10:25 am | Posted under: Technology
Tags: iPhone, Palm Pre, ringtone | Comments: Comments

I posted a screenshot earlier in the week of the Pre ringtone installed on my iPhone 3G, I had a number of requests asking where I got the ringtone from. What I did was download the MP3 from precentral.net and then converted the file into an .M4R (iTunes Ringtone File) and synced it to my iPhone.