web 2.0

Easy Video Conferencing

November 18, 2011

There are a number of screen sharing applications out there. Some work to varying degrees on both the Mac and PC. If you ever attended a webinar and had to go through installing software and plug-ins each time, you may have said never mind. Screen sharing should be easy. I’ve tried many solutions and found [...]

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Share What You Know

November 7, 2011

This weekend was the official launch of the Wine Country WordPress Meetup. It was a refreshing to be on the receiving end of tips and resources to make my blog better. I learned something new from every person who was there. I appreciate the wisdom in the room. It reminded me that sometimes the most [...]

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Tips for using LinkedIn

July 23, 2011

I attended a presentation by Kurt Shaver’s at the Bay Area Consultants Network. His topic: ” Get LinkedIn to Sales”. That’s Kurt to your left. Why is he smiling? He knows the secrets of making LinkedIn work to find customers. Below are a few things I learned from Kurt. Improve Your Profile He gave great [...]

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Farewell to the Flip

April 14, 2011

It was announced yesterday that Cisco is killing the Flip camera. The Flip camera revolutionize the way we record and post videos to the Internet. The simple interface, low-cost, and fun factor made this camera a hit. No other camera line has been as widely embraced as the Flip.   The Flip got people taking [...]

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A Book Review: Head First WordPress

March 4, 2011

I highly recommend the book “Head First WordPress” by Jeff Siarto. The best parts of the book include its humorous yet detailed step-by-step actions and instructions. Part of this series of “brain friendly guides” published by O’Reilly. There are quizzes, visuals, samples and related website where you can download sample code. From start to finish [...]

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Lights, Camera, Action?

December 14, 2010

I am documenting the steps for setting up a recording studio in my office. The intention is to give you a how-to guide. You’ll have the information you need to evaluate whether or not you want to replicate these steps yourself. If you do, you will be able to efficiently record yourself in your own [...]

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Getting Animated

November 28, 2010

A fellow North Coast Mac User called me. He was interested in animation software for the Mac. He was planning a series of Video podcasts and wanted to create an animated logo. I told him it had been quite a while since I had tried my hand at animation. I used director and flash number [...]

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Go Local

October 19, 2010

The lure of Amazon often trumps going to your local bookstore. Buying shoes from Zappos can sometimes be easier than purchasing the same items from the shoe store in your town. But, wait, something is missing. The personal touch of your relationship with your neighbors and the people in your community. When we buy locally [...]

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Snagit (beta) for the Mac

May 11, 2010

I have become obsessed with research and testing of screen capture tools. I was reminded via email about another great product from TechSmith. They are in beta for the Mac version of Snagit. Snagit is a very cool tool for screen capture. Those of you in the PC world are probably already familiar with it.  [...]

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Social Media Resources in Sonoma

May 2, 2010

Friday I spent the day at the Social Media 2010 Conference organized by Roohi Moola of Neighborhood Now. It was the first conference of its kind held in Sonoma County. There were about 200 participants and we had speakers from as far away as Atlanta. I captured short videos of the speakers and attendees. Saturday [...]

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