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TechnoGeek Jason asked:

Chassy Cat,
What is the best advice you can give someone new to writing a blog? If this question is too simple, feel free to ratchet up the difficulty by putting your answer into the form of a song in your vidcast.

Well, I did address this topic in my very first episode: TG #1: Blog Basics and Beginnings. But, since Jason asked so NICELY, I do have some blog DON’Ts to share…

So blame Jason, everyone. This is all his fault.

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There are even more ways to right-click a Mac laptop than Chassy Cat originally thought.
Hey! Chassy Cat can’t know everything! GOSH.

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Chassy Cat makes up for lost time by answering several Burning Questions in one episode! And then there’s the “singing.” And yes, as a matter of fact I am using my sarcastic quotes.

Also, my apologies to Instant Star. YOU know why.

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Send YOUR cell phone self-portraits to cat @ technogeekery [dot] com!

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If you haven’t watched the SONG portion of my Horrible Evil Sidekick video at YouTube– just for kicks, you know– feel free to click on over! And rate me with 5 stars! And leave a comment. But… no pressure. I don’t even care.

Okay, TechnoGeeks, I confess… I have identified what could potentially be a Fatal Flaw in the Apple iPhone: Taking a self-portrait is HARD, yo?

I mean, no mirror for framing purposes?! What the…?! And that is not even to mention the fact that it is super hard to figure out where to press to actually SNAP the shot when your iPhone is turned AWAY from you.

But not to worry! Chassy Cat is on the case!

Now, there’s nothing I can do about the self-portrait mirror thing (Apple, are you listening?!) except to suggest you try pointing the camera lens in your general direction and telling everyone that you MEANT for the picture to be all slanty like that, thank you very much (”Hello? It’s avant-garde! DUH!”), but I DO have a solution that will make snapping the pix a breeze!

Watch and learn, Grasshopper(s). Watch and learn.

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I know, right? The Mighty Mouse? With the crazy no-right-clickiness?

Or so you THOUGHT!

That’s right. Chassy Cat (who has now taken to referring to herself in the third person, which is way cool) will show you how to make your Apple/Mac computer’s Mighty Mouse do the right-clicky thing, just like your old mouse on your PC that you may have kicked to the curb without even a backward glance, and now you are really missing that good old right-click functionality. Aaah… the good old days.

Sure, you may have realized that by holding down [control] while regular clicking, you get the same results as right-clicking, but it is just NOT. THE. SAME. Don’t worry. I know. I KNOW.

So, watch carefully, and recapture the right-clicky glory days.

You’re welcome.

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Well CHECK IT OUT! I’m FAMOUS! SIX people have VOTED for me! SIX! As of RIGHT now! And only ONE of those was ME! FOOYAH!

Dude, I’m saying. Wonderflonium.com ROCKS, yo? Solid.

So, yeah… feel free to click over and vote for Super Evil Chassy’s quite compelling argument for a spot in the Evil League of Evil as Dr. Horrible’s Sidekick. Joss Whedon, I mean Dr. Horrible, MUST pick me! MEEEE!

The Horrible Evil Sidekick gig will be mine. Oh, yes. It WILL be mine.

Now excuse me. I need to go call everyone I know.

SIX. Woo!
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I’ve loaded the .MP3 version of Super Evil Chassy’s “Horrible Evil Sidekick” song to iTunes for you. Because TechnoGeeks REQUESTED it, okay?! I’m just saying!

Also, if you are interested in downloading the song as an iPhone ringtone, CLICK HERE.

Finally, also at many TechnoGeeks’ request, I reposted at YouTube ONLY the song portion (”Horrible Evil Sidekick”) of my last TechnoGeekery episode. Please click over and leave lots o’ love. Because that would be awesome of you.

Chassy Cat, out.

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Dr. Horrible. Very cool. Captain Hammer? Corporate tool.

Okay, so I’ll just let this one speak for itself. (I’ve also posted the SONG portion of this vidcast at YouTube… just for kicks. Feel free to click on over!)

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Cat, OUT.

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Ha! You thought I forgot, didn’t you?! Admit it! You were all, “Chassy Cat totally left us hanging with the Domain Buying, yo?!” But I didn’t! See?!

So get out those brand-spankin’ new domain names, dust ‘em off, and sit back and watch the magic.

Wow. That sounded vain. Just so we’re clear, there is no actual magic involved. Just some fancy domain pointing and stuff.

I thought I should mention that, you know, in the interest of full disclosure…

And a special thanks goes out to Jen of MommyofMany.com for the video! You rock, sister-friend, and I am SO glad you found a way to use one of my tips to stay connected with your hubby while he is deployed overseas. Yay, technology!

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Cat, OUT.

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In Part I of this two-part series, Chassy Cat explains three reasons why a TechnoGeek might consider buying a domain name. Stay tuned for Part II, in which Chassy Cat explains what you can DO with a domain name once you’ve bought one… or two… or three… (domain squatter!)

Check out my friend C.C. Chapman’s website for his AWESOME podsafe music podcast, Accident Hash (be a Homefry! It’s FREE!), to learn more about using his codes to get discounts with the popular domain registrar GoDaddy.com.

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Cat, OUT.

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This one’s a Quickie, y’all.

Stay tuned, though, for the two-part TechnoGeekery vidcast extravaganza ramma lamma bing bang: “Buying Domain Names… What’s the Point?” in which Chassy Cat will explain why you should consider buying a domain name, and then show you what to DO with one once you have it!

Say it with me now… SWEET!

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Cat, OUT.

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Whether you are a blogger or a podcaster with a compulsion to check for comments, or an avid reader who enjoys the snarky and/or poignant comments left at your favorite sites, there’s a seriously good chance that RSS comment feeds are just what you’ve been looking for… even if you didn’t know you were looking in the first place!

I know, right? SWEET.

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Cat, OUT.

If you liked Booty Voodoo, visit Lee Coulter’s official website and find out how you can hear more of his awesome music!

I dedicated a TechnoGeekery episode to this topic back in August last year, and then Gravatars went all crazy on me and everyone was like, “O. Em. Gee. Where is my stinkin’ Gravatar?! LAME!” But in the latest upgrade of Wordpress, they threw caution to the wind and built in Gravatar support! I know, right?! SWEET. Accordingly, the following information and TechnoGeekery video may be familiar to you, but watch again. (I’m testing out mdialog– as suggested by new TechnoGeek Gail Rivett– by creating a channel. Let me know how it works for you, especially those PC users out there!)

With no further ado…

In our day-to-day lives we can judge others by what they look like, what clothes they wear, how they talk, oh, all sorts of ways. But blogs and boards are so… anonymous. It’s not as if we can actually see each other, right? So how the heck are we supposed to judge each other?!

Fortunately, that’s where gravatars come in. With gravatars, we can create custom images that represent us. A personal logo, if you will. Gravatars identify us and say something about our personality. Which… ah-ha! Okay, what I meant to say was… ah-ha! Now we have something to work with!

Think about it. What can we infer about a person who creates a gravatar image featuring a fluffy white kitten perched atop a pink pillow? Um, cutesy, much? Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Conversely, what can we assume about a person whose gravatar features an image of Jude and Tommy during that scene on Instant Star when they were totally making out in the rain? Aaaw! Hopeless romantic, that’s what! Eh? Eh?

Take a gander at some random gravatars:

So if you frequently find yourself commenting on blog posts throughout the blogosphere, I strongly suggest you create a gravatar. You know… so people can judge you? Then your gravatar should appear whenever you post a comment to a gravatar-enabled blog—like Technogeekery.com, for instance. Hey, it’s easy and it’s free, that’s all I’m saying. Do what you want. I don’t even care. Much.

So… do you have a gravatar now? Well, what are you waiting for? Show off the darn thing by commenting on this vidcast, for heaven’s Pete sake. Do it, do it, do it!

Do it.

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FYI: If you download the new Adobe Media Player (AMP) from Adobe– which you can use to stream, download, organize, and play rich media content– the darn thing comes preloaded with tons of neat-o shows, not the least of these being MY VIDEO PODCAST! O’ TECHNOGEEKERY!

Seriously!

Apparently Podango selected my video podcast as one of the shows they wanted to showcase in the new Adobe Media Player. How cool is that?!

Right?! I know! BOOYAH!

*ahem*

Whatever. I’m totally cool now. Visit Adobe.com to learn more about AMP and to download the player.

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Cat, OUT.

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IMPORTANT: Chassy Cat needs your videos! I’ve written a song for this occasion.

To prove I have friends, I need your videos now…
Send whatever you want, except porn ain’t allowed!

In order to assist you in the giving of your silly/informative/awesome/musical/modern dancey/whateverexceptnotporn videos, watch today’s show to learn a little info about “one-click hosting” services, and how that will make sending videos and other large files (pictures, documents, music) SO MUCH EASIER.

Best of all? Totally FREE! (Well, in most cases. But there’s no reason to pay for the service when there are so many free ones out there! Just sayin’!)

Thanks to Daria from Boutique Cafe, and Paige from Mommycast, for the awesome videos! Seriously, TechnoGeeks, send whatever… just send it!

Chassy Cat’s two favorite FREE one-click hosting sites:

YouSendIt (Lite Account is FREE)

MegaUpload

Other Services:

RapidShare: It’s not pretty, but it’s been around for a long time; some internet service providers (ISP’s) may block it (100 MB limit for free folders).

Box.net : Popular for simplicity; offers 1GB of free space.

Drop.io: No email signup and no accounts; best suited for smaller files (100 MB limit).

Window Live SkyDrive: Password-protected online file storage; requires a Windows Live account.

MediaFire: No email signup; like Drop.io, best suited for smaller files (100 MB limit for free accounts).

(Another VERY cool application I’m looking into is DropBox, which is a beta syncing application. More on that at a later date! If anyone has tried it, leave a comment, or email me with your review, yo?)

Wikipedia rates some of the top services HERE.

REMEMBER: Don’t be a PIRATE! (arrrg!) Send files responsibly.

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