After a long break...

I've published the latest podcast, show 11. It lacked the umpf of some of the previous shows. I was just happy to get one out there again, before everyone unsubscribed from my feed. I've been seeing more traffic, about a solid 30+ subscribers and almost a couple hundred hits a day. I had needed a break from things for the past couple of weeks for personal reasons. It's good to be back again. This project gives me something to shoot for, but ultimately I'm doing it for myself and if I don't want to do a show, I don't have to answer to anyone. It's nice to have a project with relatively low responsibilities.

On a technical note, I ran into some problems recording in the field. I would do a string of recordings and lose a few key segments. I would first get a clip with out sound, then the next clip would just be a string of pops and static, and then the remaining clips would be zero bytes. I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong in the field or if the unit isn't working properly. I did have a problem with the dial popping off in the basket. I'd better not lose it!

Daily Zieter-something-ma-whozit

I don't know how to say it, but... it's freaking cool! Now, folks can check out every single photo I post using my flickr.com account from almost anywhere! Check out the sidebar (since I can't add it as part of this post).

KTC Students up and running with their blogs

I had the guys begin their blogs today at the end of the class.
Here's the line up:
Akira, Masaya, Masashi, Tomoya, Kazuhiro, Masaki, Kazuya, Kentaroh, Ryoya

Macromedia Captivate

Oh, this software rocks! I just began using it to create simulations of software on the WinXP platform (ugh) and Captivate kicks ass! It is easy to record with and features powerful editing tools. You can change mouse movements and change or add captions to clarify actions within the software. It takes a while to make a tutorial, perhaps 2-3 times than it is to make the original document, but holy crap this software is great. Easy to learn and it makes really portable movie files when you're ready to publish! I highly recommend it.

Test: Post Shutterfly Pix

This is a test to see if it is possible to post pix from my Shutterfly account to my blog. Looks like it works. Here's how I did it:

1. Login to Shutterfly
2. Select the Album and picture you want to post
3. Right-click "Open Image to New Tab"
4. Copy URL and paste using HTML into desired post