Impermanence

...posted on 307knoxrecords.blogspot.com by KG.

With the recent events at Virginia Tech, we have all been reminded of how fleeting life can be. In these moments of life and death, this when we need to reflect and be thankful for the goodness that we do have in life now in this moment. I am thankful for my family, friends, a stable home life, and a job. I could go on and list more things but these are the things that help me make it through life.

Let's not forget all those people who are also dying from the ravages of war and genocide. Our life can be as brief as flash of lightning in the sky or as long as it would take a turtle to walk from Florida to Maine. We never know how long we will be on this earth. So, let's all take a moment be thankful for what we have right now; and then send good thoughts to all those families that have just lost their loved ones so randomly. Keep in mind for yourself and others, that no matter what form loss takes in peoples lives it is always hard to swallow. Peace.

Thank you to everyone who has been so supportive over the last few weeks. If we have not said thank you...then thank you.

Mel~

I'm not afraid...

Even though RIM is suffering a CrackBlackBerry outage, (update: service is being 'restored'), we get... oh hell - from a better writer than I at TechWorld:

"Great ... another way to do boring graphs. Google is set to launch a competitor to PowerPoint, the lazy marketing exec's presentation tool and the bane of many a dull conference"

Google is going after Microsoft's dominant productivity apps, and I suspect the future's so bright, we'll all be wearing shades!

Since I do a good deal of PowerPointing in my role as a Biz Comm Rebel, I thought I'd head over to take a look see at what Google is doing. Sadly, it's just a news story at the moment - nothing to touch and click; but what I did find was Google's Docs & Spreadsheets app. Wow.

Wow.

Um, the future is here - total net convergence ... why not use Google to create, store and disseminate your memos, docs, etc? It's right THERE - a click or three away. Wow.

Now, having enjoyed my time with MS Office 2007 beta, I have to say that I'd use the best tool for the job, and if my job was to drive Word 8 hours a day, I think the real thing is what you'd want. Knowing that driving a computer 8 hours a day is more what we tend to do in offices, I definitely see where using a simpler tool to do just what you need to do - get words down onto a blank page - and combined with the ability to invite those who need to see it into a collaborative environment (read - let someone else fill in the "and here magic happens" details in your biz plan), where edits are easy to see, where you can save it, print it, archive it - I sense that the Google peeps know a thing or two about getting things done.

I wonder how many peeps at Google use the Docs & Spreadsheets app?

I'm not afraid - I'm excited about the future where my stuff is easy to get to - I'd be able to finish that novel I've always wanted to start, as I wait for my connection at JFK.

No fears what so ever...

s.

Just a note on streaming the show...

Hi. Tis Scott, co-host of the show. Thought I'd admit to a bit of a problem I was able to overcome recently - no, not the drinking. No. Not the drugs!!!

I spent a few days furiously trying to get our station - WCOM - to stream to my laptop - no deal. Thought it might have been an issue with the vast number of media players I have installed (besides the fact that I'm running Win XP Media Center Edition!) - turns out it was my wireless router protecting me. Changing the permissions to a lower setting allowed the magic that is the interwebs to happen - right there in front of me!

Perhaps I should ponder what they were trying to protect me from, but I'm just glad I can now listen to all the good programming WCOM has to offer!

Thought I'd offer that as a trouble shooting suggestion, in case anyone else was having problems.

ciao,
s.

Show #2 Topics, Blogs and Play List

Hi,


So we chatted for a while yesterday about Blogs, V-logs and Photo Blogs. A good show. We had 4 callers. Good questions, good topic. We most likely will hit this topic again because it is so vast.

We touched on blogs we liked or used as examples:

Karen Mann's-mannsworld-local to the triangle music blog
Wonkette-the DC gossip blog
Tech Notes Radio-our blog-we post show topics, play lists and more
Drudge Report-Matt Drudge's blog
Talking Points Memo-Joshua Micah Marshall's blog
Rocket Boom-Three minute daily videoblog based in NYC, wide range of information
ZeFrankcom-A blog that has many cool, informing links
Youtube-many videos
Little Green Footballs-Anti-idiotarian Headquarters (with a cool t-shirt)
Warblogs Salam Pax-also published a book, link below
Salam Pax
Group Blogs-Boing Boing

We chatted a bit about some folks worrying that bloggers(everyday users) might not respect copyright or larger media firms and don't present 'true' news. However, everyday users were named as the person of the year in 2006 Time magazine's issue because of the mass amount of contributions made to media, etc. Person of the the year was "you".

Blog sites to help you blog:
Blogger.com
LiveJournal.com
WordPress
Movable Type

Blog hosting services DreamHost


....there are more I will list them later today.

Here is our Show #2 Playlist:

We had time to play the first 4 songs however we will always post a full play list.


1. Set Your Clocks-Gerty!
2. Old Haunts-The Ghost of Rock (pox world records, Compulation 1)
3. Run Like Hell-Marc M. Cogman
4. It Stinks To Be the Kitty-Malt Swagger
5. Hell-Maxwell and Mosher
6. Crest-The Kingsbury Manx (pox world records, Compulation 1)
7. Sociopath-Dry Heathens
8. I'm Bored-Midtown Dickens
9-Nexus Plexus-Sandy Covin


Mel!

How to stream our show if your out of range......

1. Go to http://communityradio.coop/

2. Click the LISTEN ONLINE button in the top right corner













3. Your media player should open and you can hear what is playing.


Note: this worked flawlessly in Mac OS iTunes, MS XP Pro. SP2 (service pack) Win Media Player 10.


I have not tried it in any others OS systems so if you have please post so others can learn.

Thanks for listening.

Mel~

Show #2 topic-Blogs, Vlogs and Photo Blogs!!! Sunday April 15th 12:00-1:00 pm

Hi,


So we will cover Blogs, Vlogs and Photoblogs on Sunday. A vast and exciting subject.


See cool Blog info below:

Check out Google Blogs you can search through thousands of Blogs!


What are blogs? Vlogs? Photoblog? Podcast?
A blog is a user-generated website where entries are made in journal style and displayed in a reverse chronological order.

Blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject, such as food, politics, or local news; some function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic.

The ability for readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important part of most early blogs. Most blogs are primarily textual although some focus on photographs (photoblog), sketchblog, videos (vlog), or audio (podcasting), and are part of a wider network of social media.
(definition from Wikipedia)

The Drudge Report is an example of a well established money making blog.

Drudge Report
The Drudge Report is a U.S.-based news website run by Matt Drudge. The site consists primarily of links to stories from the US and international mainstream media about politics, entertainment, and current events as well as links to many popular columnists. Occasionally Drudge authors a story of his own. The Report originated around 1994 as a weekly subscriber-based email dispatch. It is most famous for being the first news source to break the Monica Lewinsky scandal to the public.

If your so inclined please email us with questions, requests or your blog:
scott@technotesradio.com

Thanks,
Mel~

Show #1-Yeah!

Hi All,

Here is Show #1's play list:

1. Am Dial-Midtown Dickens
2. Terrier-The Moaners
3. 10 Simple Murders-Future Kings of Nowhere
4. 45 RPM-Un Deux Trios
5. Married on MySpace-Beloved Binge
6. For des_ark-Cantwell, Gomez and Jordan
7. Salad Van-The Bicycats
8. Posion Heart-Veronique Diabolique
9. The possibilities of sub-standard housing and food stamps-des ark
10. Ex-sunbeam-Grasshopper

We did not get to the last three songs. However we will. Show #1 playlist.
I am going to podcast this soon and will post. I will add links over the next few days so you can find out more about this amazing artists.

Ok so this show....let's recap:

1. Rocco is the bomb.
2. After Further Review-sports show before us is super-hot.
3. Matt from After Further Review about killed us with the "I wanna talk to my mama"
4. My parents calling.
5. I thought my Dad was funny but who knew.
6. Carol all the way from Seattle! Excellent. We love the internets.
7. Kim G-our Mac girl on the street.
8. Our ability to use the phone.
9. I rant.
10. Scott's funny folder message.
11. We will be back next Sunday.

We talked about these sites below:

Boing Boing
Epson Stylus Photo R380
Gizmodo-great gadget site!


We have a website and will have tech notes emails posted soon!

Mel T.