Live Web Show Visit with Ron Knights

Feb 1, 2011 | 2 Comments

I was a guest on the Ron Knights show yesterday afternoon. Ron has been a community member for quite a while now, participating on the various websites we have. He also regularly blogs on Lockergnome with us. I had a great time hanging out with Ron. We talked about some of the things that I’ve [...]

How To Create a Screencast

Nov 12, 2010 | No Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed We have had more screencast submissions lately than we can even count. I know all of you are anxious and hoping to be featured in our channels. However, you’re wasting your time – and ours – if you aren’t following a [...]

Podcast Microphone

May 11, 2010 | No Comments

From my community, Christopher Mirah: I was wondering if you had or could get me any coupons for a usb microphone or headset. Now I am not sure exactly what kind of microphone I want to get so I was wondering if you could make any suggestions for a good one. Here is the situation [...]

How Does iTunes Work on the iPad?

Apr 2, 2010 | 4 Comments

Imagine being stuck in an airport for hours on end. You’re bored out of your mind, and feeling as though you could flip out at any second. Now imagine having the iPad with you, just waiting for you to connect to iTunes. It takes one tap of a finger to connect to the iTunes store [...]

Listen to Facebook and Twitter With Aha Radio

Mar 19, 2010 | 2 Comments

Aha Mobile was a finalist in the 2010 Microsoft BizSpark Accelerator at the SXSW conference last week. With so many new social media services cropping up left and right, we tend to look past many of them in frustration. Aha Radio, however, is one I can definitely get excited about. Aha Radio will easily turn [...]

Top 10 Signs That You’re a Social Media Douchebag

Feb 24, 2010 | 6 Comments

Listen. I don’t have a problem with the world of “social media.” I have a problem with the carpetbaggers inside of it. This video better explains the type of person I’m referring to: And lest you forget, “social media” was once referred to as “new media.” Any guesses as to what the next label will [...]

Record Your Life with AudioBoo

Feb 24, 2010 | No Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Brian Person was a Gnomedex attendee this past summer. During our open mic show-and-tell session, he wanted to share his favorite iPhone audio recording app with us. Not only does AudioBoo work on the iPhone, you can also use it from [...]

Sick of Seeing Noise? Search Only Your Friends’ Tweets

Dec 21, 2009 | One Comment

You know how frustrating it is, right? You do a search on Twitter for something specific, and get a million results you don’t want to see. Heck, often the results may not even be necessarily what you’re looking for! There are times I want to do a search, and see what MY community has to [...]

Chumby One Review

Nov 20, 2009 | 3 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed You might remember the original Chumby, which wasn’t quite as cool as the new Chumby One is. It has a touch screen for starters, and an awesome speaker. You can configure the widgets through the free web account that you get [...]

To Twitter or to Fritter – That is the Question

Jul 13, 2009 | 13 Comments

During my travels around our community today, I came across an interesting post on Lockergnome. The author discusses how he signed up for Twitter in order to attempt to figure out the hype. At one point, he states that: By composing short, 140-character messages, you can share with the world that you are standing in [...]

What YouTube Tools can You Recommend?

Dec 18, 2008 | 4 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Rumor has it that when you reach 50,000 subscribers on YouTube, you are presented with 72 virgins. I’m not sure if that happens, but I’ll find out soon! If you want an easy way of turning any YouTube channel into a [...]

What’s Your Favorite Podcast?

Sep 15, 2008 | 12 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed People occasionally ask me what my favorite Podcast is. I really don’t have to think very hard about it. Hands down, it’s This American Life, hosted by Ira Glass. Each week, they choose a theme and then relate stories based on [...]

Where do You get Your Information?

Aug 13, 2008 | 4 Comments

When you need to learn about something, where do you turn? Dan sent me the following email: Many people use the Web for learning new things and broadening their experience, but I’ve gotta be honest… I’m a total junkie for learning more about anything interesting (even if I’ve never heard of it before). Chris’s operation [...]

Live Streaming Tips for you and your Community

Mar 7, 2008 | 41 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Ian Quinn is the President of Products and Services with Lonick Internet Solutions. He has sent in a top five list of tips he compiled to help you have an excellent live stream. Have a place to host your video and [...]

How to Build an Audio and Video Podcast

Mar 2, 2008 | 15 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I had a caller who asked me about issues he’s having with iTunes and his Podcast. It won’t accept his Podcast at all, despite adding it three times. He’s exhausted all the suggestions on Apple support at this point. To give [...]