TechnoGeekery Show#34: Registered Domain Names… What’s THAT All About?

June 20, 2008


 
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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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TechnoGeekeryShow #33: RSS Comment Feeds…What are THEY Good For?

June 12, 2008


 
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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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TechnoGeekery Show #32: Gravatars… REVISITED!

June 7, 2008


 
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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:
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.

Music in this podcast provided by the Podsafe Music Network, with Remember by Black Lab, and Booty Voodoo by Lee Coulter.

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TechnoGeekery Show #31: Adobe Media Player… Rockin’ the Chassy!

May 31, 2008


 
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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.

Music in this podcast provided by the Podsafe Music Network, with Remember by Black Lab, and All I Want is You by Waltham.

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TechnoGeekery Show #30: Send Videos… One Click!

May 23, 2008


 
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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.

Music in this podcast provided by the Podsafe Music Network, with Remember by Black Lab, and Prove People Watch by Chassy Cat.

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TechnoGeekery Show #29: What the Widget?!

May 17, 2008


 
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What the widget?! Did YOU know a person with Safari and Leopard could DO this?! SWEET.

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TechnoGeekery Show #28: Leopard and XP Secret Tip

May 9, 2008

 
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In today’s episode (featuring a reunion of Cat and Paige from the wildly popular television recap podcast, Veronica Mars REWIND), Chassy Cat and buddy Paige (from Mommycast) share a Leopard AND Windows XP secret tip that is sure to help alleviate even the worst mouse clicking fatigue. And, hey! Who knew Leopard and Windows XP had so much in common? BOOYAH!

Music in this podcast provided by the Podsafe Music Network, with Remember by Black Lab, and December 8 by Betablokka.

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TechnoGeekery Show #27: Hyperlinks and Hugh Hreffner

May 1, 2008

 
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Today Chassy Cat reveals all: learn how to make a hyperlink–a link to another web page, picture, document– in comment sections of blogs and websites using HTML, and become a brand new member of the Secret HTML Club! Which, of course, makes you super cool.

Woo!

Remember, Hugh Hreffner is the KEY…

<a href=“URL”>Hyperlink Text</a>

That’s all she wrote, my TechnoGeek peeps.

Music in this podcast provided by the Podsafe Music Network, with Remember by Black Lab, and Can’t You See by Ag Silver. A special thank you to goes out to podsafe artist Matthew Ebel for the Mommycast and Friends bumper at the beginning of the show! You can check out Matthew and his music at www.matthewebel.com.

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TechnoGeekery Show #16 (actual #26): Blog Books and Blurb Raps

April 25, 2008


 
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Okay. So this TechnoGeekery episode is actually show #26 (taking into account Quickies and Special Announcements). Just so we’re clear.

That said, have you ever dreamed of being an author? Like, what does J.K. Rowling have that you don’t, right?! Except, you know, like a gazillion dollars and a castle in Scotland, but whatever! All I’m saying is that if you have a blog, that dream of being an honest-to-goodness published author ain’t too far from a reality, yo?

Or have you ever worried that backing up your blog on a regular basis isn’t enough? Like, what would happen if your server crashed and you lost ALL THAT STUFF you’ve posted at your blog? HUH?! What THEN?! Because some of it is pretty darn good?! That’s where Blurb.com comes in…

Oh, let Chassy Pimp explain it. She does it so much better. Plus, she wrote a song and e’rything.

Take it away, Chassy Pimp!

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TechnoGeekery is brought to you by…

April 21, 2008

 
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On this Very Special Episode of TechnoGeekery, Chassy Cat announces the show’s very first Corporate Sponsor: Johnson & Johnson’s Aveeno Baby products.

Aveeno Sponsor

That’s right! TechnoGeekery, along with the Mommycast and Friends Family Channel and Aveeno Baby, is making total podcast history! No, REALLY. Please feel free (and by “feel free” I mean, “do this, please, please, oh please…”) to click on the Aveeno Baby banner under “The Latest at TechnoGeekery” to learn more about their products (and to show just how awesome we TechnoGeeks are, naturally!). Thank you so much for your support.

Oh, and buy Aveeno lotion. Then tell me about how awesome it is in the comment section of my site.

Also, if you haven’t visited me at iTunes, please stop by and leave me tons of positive feedback! Unless you have nothing nice to say, in which case, stay AWAY.

Thanks!

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