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A quick vlog to celebrate Christmas, the new design, and iTunes!
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I know I said I’d give you a vlog to celebrate the new theme… and I will.
But until I get time for that….Here’s a vlog made on my cell phone.
The quality is obviously less than stellar… but it was an interesting experiment.
Well here it is!
I hope you all enjoy the new look.
I’m super busy today getting ready for our trips to see both sets of family over the Holidays.
But expect a Vlog soon to celebrate the new design!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Ok…
So there’s been LOTS of work going on among the Triad lately.
HFO is midway through it’s efforts at re-creating itself.
It’s going to be a new and exciting site, and I personally can’t wait!
And several tweaks have been done here as well.
1) The XML / RSS pages have been updated.
Not only is it easier to navigate but I’m working towards listing the feed in iTUNES.
2) The Vlogs now play inline
So you don’t have to deal with a pop-up window to watch them.
3) And I’ve added the cool little calendar to the right of the page.
The Calendar highlights, in red, each day that there has been a Blog, Vlog, or Podcast.
Click on the red number to see the posts for that day.
All very exciting. 
Some classified work has been going on behind the scenes as well, and it will all culminate in the launch of a new theme, and my RSS feed being available in the iTUNES directory.
Some big tasks still need to be done.
The “templating / style” system of Wiba has been a hack ever since I moved the main content to phpbb so I need to fix that before I launch a new theme.
Once done though it will be a big load off my to-do list, and all the old themes will once again be available.
Probably the biggest pain in the neck though is iTUNES.
I don’t have QuickTime Pro and I can’t find away to convert all my Vlogs to QuickTime with the “faststart” functionality without it.
And until I figure this out.. the iTUNES directory listing remains just out of reach.
This is a problem because I find I don’t even want to release a Vlog until I get a solution for this.
Which is slowing the content here. Sorry.
Now I know that most of you will say
“Um… go buy QuickTime Pro.”
To which I reply
“THIRTY DOLLARS?! Good LORD that’s a lot of money.
How about I give you a nickel and you sing me an iTUNE!”
But it looks like I may have to break down and get it.
Though… I’ll likely wait until after the holidays. All my extra cash is going towards presents at the moment.
So hang in there.
Thanks for visiting, and rest assured there IS activity.
Many good things are on the horizon.
+12 Kudos point to Dave for his work on this site, and on the HFO.
Well it’s finally here.The long awaited sequel to the “Indiana State Fair Vlog part 1″I know it’s a little long, but I didn’t want to try and make it a three parter since it took so long to get Part 2 done.
I Hope you enjoy it.
If you need a refresher here’s a link to Part One.
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ATTENTION:
Ok folks…
Dave has been truly honored. His work in the vlogging community has paid off.
He has been nominated in the first EVER Vlog Awards.
Web Log Awards - Category: Best Video Blog
Though he’s up against some very well known, very organized competition his being on the list is super cool in and of itself.
His (usually informally styled) vlogs are on a very prestigious list, right next to the likes of RocketBoom, Steve Garfield, and The Political Teen. It is a testament to his active participation in the early stages of the vlogging community, his desire to help shape the future of the Vlogosphere, and his dedication to make the vlogs he puts out there worth watching.
Dave claims he can’t and shouldn’t win.
Well I think he should. At the very least he should get more votes than… somebody.
So everyone let’s make a grassroots effort here.
Let’s make a real effort to get him the award.
If in the end he at least shows well it will be worth it.
And congrats Dave on being nominated.
VERY VERY VERY COOL!
Well as you can probably imagine the HUGE amounts of traffic that we get here at DougMeade.com is the envy of webmasters the world over. And accordingly many ill mannered marketers would like to leverage that traffic.
We’ve been hounded by spammers posting comments on the blogs, and leaving guestbook entries touting their snake oils and online casinos.
NO MORE!
Dave did me a favor and made an update to my site that I had been “planning” on making for some time.
Now un-registered users who want to leave a comment will be asked to enter in a confirmation code that is displayed in an image at the time of posting.
That should cut down on the spam that the site has been getting.
Thanks Dave.
Mikal over at Belicove.com posted an interesting new feature he’s calling “Either Or”. Here are my answers. Please feel free to leave a comment with yours.
1 Cats or Dogs?
Answer: Dogs
Reason: Cats remind me of the French.
2 Beer or Wine?
Answer: Wine
Reason: Wine reminds me of the French.
3 Sunday Paper: In bed or On the couch?
Answer: Couch
Reason: If I have the paper, I’m already up anyway.
4 Baked Potatoes or Mashed Potatoes?
Answer: Mashed
Reason: It eliminates one tiresome step from the whole process.
5 Target or Wal-Mart?
Answer: Target.
Reason: Wal-Mart is so last year.
6 Rain or Snow?
Answer: Rain.
Reason: I’m not a fan of the cold.
7 Board Games or Computer Games?
Answer: Computer.
Reason: I’m a geek.
8 Friday Nights or Saturday Mornings?
Answer: Friday Nights.
Reason: I revel in the end of the work week.
9 Land Line or Cell Phone?
Answer: Cell Phone.
Reason: Free Long distance AND mobility.
10 Elevators or Escalators?
Answer: Escalators.
Reason: Moving stairs?! Are you kidding me?!