Next step! April 15, 2008
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I’ve taken the next step and registered http://opinioncast.tv and set up a godaddy blogcast hosting under that domain name, I’ve configured it a bit, but it needs more work and some audio, maybe a video. I want to make one with my webcam but its almost 7 years old and yeah, 7 years is extinct in the tech world nowadays.
Mp3 Follower contest April 14, 2008
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I want to grow my audience as i work toward my goal of creating a very interactive podcast show, maybe network! so i have an offer for my twitterbuds! I want to give out amazon DRM free mp3’s to random followers of my twitter. Sure this isn’t a Macbook air like @JasonCalacanis said he’ll give away, but it’s a start foir a 9-to-5-er like me!
Like i said in the video, for each 100 followers my account has, I will tack on another winner,and if i reach 1000 followers i will double the prize. that means i could potentially have 20k+ friends and that would be 400+ songs i pass out! So help me and spread the word!
- Contest begins immediatly and ends at 5 pm EDT
- each winner will win 1 or 2 mp3s of their choice from Amazon.com
- I’ll buy each song and upload the file on drop.io then DM the drop to you, then delete the file from my computer
- every 100 followers will generate another winner at the end of the contest
- once i reach 1000 followers, teh prize is doubled to 2 songs from amazon’s mp3 store
- if a bot is chosen at random for the winner, another winner will be chosen
- if i tell you that you’ve won, you have 48 hours to contact em back with the song(s) you want
- I am in no way a business and i have no idea how legal this is, to me its just giving my friends a gift for being nice to me!
Skype for PSP Review April 11, 2008
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After a day or so of fiddling around on it, I’m pleasantly surprised and at the same time sadly dissapointed. It functions great and call quality is crisp and loud (at max volume) But i was sad to see that text chat was missing!
Pros:
- works well over wi-fi
- sound comes in loud and clear
- Intuitive interface flows very well
- its still free!
Cons:
- No text chat
- no Background skype, if you want to use something else, you have to close skype.
- I had to buy both the remote kit ($30) and the headset ($20) just to allow people to hear me, thats way too much money to spend for a feature that’s half-implimented
- can’t sleep and have skype wake it up with incoming call.
Overall call: Don’t worry about this new feature unless you already purchased the accessories for other reasons.
Overall rating: 3/5
Skype on PSP April 9, 2008
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So I read on engaget yesterday that Update 3.95 for PSP includes Skype as a new feature, so of course, lover of skype that I am, I went out and bought a brand new psp and headset to try this out, as I was giving the old psp to the girlfriend anyways. I’m currently installing the update. more to follow after I play around with it!
The Next big thing I want to do in my life: April 7, 2008
Posted by Jason in Life, Tech, Web 2.0.Tags: Podcast
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Well, after 4 years of varios computer science and information technology classes at the local college, and 4 years of a job that has 0 stability, and that kind of Job security sucks. I want to fully delve into the world of tech blogging and techology news commentating through podcasting, kind of like a TWiT.tv for a younger generation. I’ve been using google docs to help build out my ideas and i generated a googledocs spreadsheed form for people to fill out for becoming a podcast panelist at http://tinyurl.com/5k2e7g and I’m hoping to build a small-meduim list of people of various ages to join me in sharing their opinions on tech news.
If you’re interested in helping me with this idea, please tweet this blog post and the Google docs link to your friends, the more the word spreads, the better . If you know of good hosting and or good advertisement opportunities, that would also be a great help. I’m basically diving at this head on and figuring it out as I go along
My (future) trip to ACEN 2008 April 1, 2008
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I was just invited this afternoon to come along on a trip to Chicago for the ACEN convention, and I’m taking this opportunity to go because I love conventions and this is probably the biggest convention near me thats even reletively techy. I’ll be hopefully getting pleanty of pictures and video for posting on the internet. so wish me luck!
