The Dane has authored an excellent videoblogging primer. He also discusses it briefly at his blog.

Actually, The Dane is about the only videoblogger I’ve seen so far on the net. I hear they’re out there, though, on the outter permitters of the blogosphere.

Videoblogging, in my opinion, is a more difficult medium to access because to publish the content requires additional equipment to record the video and software to convert it into the propper viewing format. To view it requires the viewer to have the ability to open the format the video was entered in. It’s certainly possible to do this, but the uses are much more limited at present. While at present podcasting is growing, there’s no comparable technology for video at the present. Sure, it’d be easy to set up the feed, but the content and the standards have to come from somewhere.

I digress. View The Dane’s article for more info on videoblogging and links to other sites full of info on the topic.

Update: I found this video in the article and felt like I should pass it down. It’s just… good.

Categories: Good Times

Podcasting is about to explode. It’s been getting big anyway, but now the newest version of iTunes (4.9) features podcasting in its own section and has built-in ability to subscribe to podcasts of your choice.

What is Podcasting?
Podcasting is a method of publishing audio feeds on the internet. Simply put, it enables people such as yourself to subscribe to audio content of interest for major and independent providers and have it automatically delivered to your computer and/or portable MP3 player for listening at your pleasure.

Publishers store audio on the internet and create a feed (using RSS). Subscribers enter this feed address into an application such as iPodder or iTunes. These programs will automatically download new content posted to these feeds according to the directions specified by the user.

Examples of Podcasting

• Rush Limbaugh 24/7 Media Center
• ABC News: Podcasting
• Adam Curry

One quick example for the iTunes user, is the iTunes New Music Tuesday podcast.

Other offerings in the iTunes podcast directory include features from ESPN, Disney, KCRW, various radio morning-shows, assorted individual technology buffs, and more. Visit the directory right inside of iTunes for more.

Update: Over the two days since iTunes 4.9 launched, users of the application have subscribed to 1 million total podcasts.

Categories: Good Times

What do you let out? How do you let other people see you? Is it only what you want people to see? I’ve gotten very comfortable letting people see a lot of who I am. Even still, I hold back a lot. The parts you hold the closest and show no one… those say a lot about who you really are. About your fears. About your worries.

The things you hold the closest to you are the things you’re most afraid of being.

Oh, yes, you can’t hide from your fears forever. You can’t keep all the secrets. No matter what you do, they’ll get out. Even if no one ever finds out, they’ll eventually poison the way you live. They’ll infiltrate your friendships and relationships on even a minor level. Sure, not all secrets will or can destroy lives, but if they even change your interactions to a slight degree, doesn’t that make it not worthwhile?

Tell your secrets. Tell them all. Even the dark ones. Find someone you can trust your life with and let it out. Let it all out.

Categories: Life

If you’ve not heard of Firefly before, you’re missing out. Firefly — a sci-fi TV show — is one of those bizarre shows that has managed to establish a fanatic fanbase despite it’s lack of initial success on television. Originally aired on FOX, the series was butchered by being shown out of order and cancelled before its first season ended. And then it hit DVD and sold 200,000 copies, is becoming a major movie called “Serenity,” and will be re-aired on the Sci-Fi Channel in order and in its entirety. How’s this kind of thing happen?

The fans, I tell you, they’re crazy about this show. Serenity, to come out this fall, has had a few hundred preview screenings around the country and these have ignited the passion of the “Browncoats” — the name for fans of the series.

And I tell you what, with all the positive reviews of the movie I’ve heard, I’m definitely planning on seeing it when it first comes out. Heck, I think I’ll even go watch the DVDs of Firefly. I’m all hyped up and it’s really that good.

I’ll leave you now with a short song written about a man called Jayne. It’s part of a folk-song in the show about the Hero of Canton.

He robbed from the rich and he gave to the poor!
Stood up to the Man and he gave him what for!
Our love for him now ain’t hard to explain!
The Hero of Canton–the man they call Jayne!

Categories: Good Times

I received good news today. My brother Isaac showed me a trail he helped build with his job two summers ago. As we walked along, I received an interuption from the phone in my pocket. Ah yes, cell phones: they interrupt the glories of basking in nature’s beauties, but at times they also bear tidings of great job. In this case, I received a phone call letting me know I got the job position I applied for. Woo! Though this last week has had its stressful moments, I’m overall happy with the changes and I think it’s gonna be better this way.

Categories: Work
Tags: family