Portable Media Expo
Shutdown and Restart
I've got PME writeups to write and posts, a bunch of interviews to make into episodes of the podcast, all kinds of various things to do but last night I was so zonky that all I could do was read email and news feeds and then look at PME pictures on Flickr. Yesterday was a rough day at work trying to...
read articleAnd Back Again
I'm home from PPME 2006 after a grueling day of travel followed by sleep in my own bed and now I get to get up and go to work. It was a fun weekend, but for relaxation this is not the best strategy. Today I'll try to write up the overview of the expo before I start to forget all the details. Thanks...
read articleBack offline
I think I'm going to fold the computer tent for most or all of the rest of the day. I'm going to trade the iBook for the Marantz and do interviews around with people for the balance of the afternoon. Too much gear and you become your own sherpa, and that ain't fun. Later,...
read articleCrazy Times
It's been a nonstop whirlwind since I got up yesterday, and I hadn't even opened the laptop in the almost 24 hours since the talk. I did a panel with Ray Slakinski at the Podango booth, I met up with Susan Kitchens and we hung out for a while. I had long political talks about voter turnout and the...
read articleScott Fletcher on my PME Talk
Wow, here is some startingly thorough coverage of my talk yesterday. Thanks, Scott. Your summary makes me seem more intelligent than I...
read articleInformation Overload
The biggest bit of stress I have out of the whole Podcast Expo is remembering people. I've talked to so many people, met so many last year, received so many comments and audio bits and logos over the last few weeks. If I meet you and don't immediately recognize your name, or the name of your show or...
read articleThe Journey Begins
I'm sitting at the gate at MYR. Because I'm a travel spaz, I went ahead and got here plenty early and decided to chill. Since there is free wifi at the gate, it made more sense to pack and check in several hours before the flight left than to answer email up until time to leave. I'm just answering...
read articleWoody's
Just sos you know, this is the BBQ joint that was the supplier of the PME Saturday night feast last year and the one I'm planning on getting the food from again....
read articleEGC Clambake For September 25, 2006
Here is the Bittorrent link and direct MP3 download for the EGC clambake for September 25, 2006. I play a song from the upcoming Michelle Malone album; I discuss my session at PME and give the framework for what the talk will be; I play a song by the late great Nikki Sudden; I talk about Jon Kincaid...
read articlePros and Cons
I've had to decline a heartbreaking number of invitations to come to conventions and/or conferences this year. In several cases, I was invited to speak or lead sessions and I just couldn't do it. Being in a job situation without vacation contributed a lot, where I would have to not only pay my way...
read articleSend Me Your Logos and URLS, You Devoted Amateurs
Just to clarify even more, you people who podcast for the love of it, send me your logo to dslusher@gmail.com if you have one, an URL to your web page if you don't. If you do multiple shows and they all fit that standard, send me all of them. If you do a show for your employer that you get paid for,...
read articlePME, Amateurs, Love
It's getting towards crunch time for the Portable Media Expo. My talk will be Friday September 29 at 10:30 AM in room 200ABC, titled "Amateur Means You Do It For Love". I hope to have a little EGC and AmigoFish schwag to give away to those interested, so if you come by there will be a...
read articleEGC Clambake For July 30, 2006
Here is the Bittorrent link and direct MP3 download for the EGC clambake for July 30, 2006. I wish my niece a happy birthday; I play a song by Ozma; I talk about getting myself organized with the GTD system and a Hipster PDA (PAA, really); I play a song from an Amy Ray solo album; really, that's it,...
read articleEGC Clambake For July 11, 2006
Here is the Bittorrent link and direct MP3 download for the EGC clambake for July 11, 2006. I wish my brother a happy birthday and talk about him and me playing online poker; I play a song from an Amy Ray solo album; I talk about PayMeToBlog and Open Roadtrip and play my interview with Scott...
read articleInterview Me!
I'm back in the interviewing ring. It's kind of odd how I go months between being interviewed by anyone, and then I get a few in a few days. This has happened multiple times, and it's happening again now. Last night I was interviewed by Tim Bourquin about the session I'll be doing at Podcast and...
read articleSpeaking at PME
I've been invited again to speak at Podcast and Portable Media Expo, about which I'm quite happy. My talk will be Friday, September 29th from 10:30am - 11:30am. I like this better than the previous one because I can get in, do my talk as one of the very first things and then simmer down for the rest...
read articleEGC Clambake for December 14, 2005
Here is the Bittorrent link and direct MP3 download for the EGC clambake for December 14, 2005. This show is entirely songs from and an interview with Simon Steadman recorded last month at Portable Media Expo. I play songs by both Steadman and the Dharmas. Thanks, Simon! You can subscribe to this...
read articlePME Talk Audio is Posted
My talk at Portable Media Expo has been posted, and you can download it from the page of all Saturday sessions. I gave it a cursory listen and the sound is pretty good. The downside is that the best moment of the whole thing is lost because there was no microphone available for Swoopy's comment for...
read articleEGC Clambake for November 16, 2005
Here is the Bittorrent link and direct MP3 download for the EGC clambake for November 16, 2005. Let it be known that I am indeed aware that I used the word "fantastic" about 15 times too many. Sorrry. I talk about the Portable Media Expo, my talk and the vibe of the thing in general; I...
read articleCNBC Update
According to Michael Geoghegan, the CNBC piece from PME will be today on "Closing Bell" between 4 and 5 PM EST. I'll be taping it and can get the audio off of it, but have no way to do the video. Can anyone in the nerdosphere capture that? Update: To clarify, I'm wondering if anyone can...
read articleMy PME Talk
For those of you how asked about it, my talk from PME will be available for download sometime soon. I've signed off on the paperwork, and I presume they will all be published at some point with an RSS feed. It only makes sense, right? Let me know what you think when you can hear it. I'm curious how...
read articleMythTV Users, Help Needed ASAP
I heard a rumor that today at 4 PM PST/ 7 PM EST on the "On the Money" program for CNBC will be the segment recorded at PME. Can some kindly benevolent soul out there with a MythTV box record that and chug it into an MPEG or Quicktime or something? Thanks in advance. Update: I too taped it...
read articlePME, The Last is First
Rather than talking about the Podcast and Portable Media Expo in sequence, I'm going to start with the very last bits as an example demonstrating the spirit of the very best of the things that happened over the weekend. This is quite a long post, you have been warned. Sunday as the convention was...
read articleT minus 5 minutes
My talk is about to start. Wish me luck. I'm lucky there is a portable sanitation conference next...
read articleEGC Clambake for November 8, 2005
Here is the Bittorrent link and direct MP3 download for the EGC clambake for November 8, 2005. I talk about the talk at the Portable Media Expo; I play a remix of uplifting quotes with the Thievery Corporation; I play the best interview question I have ever heard; I talk about my semi-secret...
read articleThe Human Touch
As a reminder, I'll be doing my talk at Podcast and Portable Media Expo this Saturday around noon time. That's a little bit of bad luck, since my talk will be the thing between the people in the room and lunch but we'll suck it up. If you'll be at the expo, come to my talk and participate. I'm going...
read articleEGC Clambake for October 26, 2005
Here is the Bittorrent link and direct MP3 download for the EGC clambake for October 26, 2005. I talk about and read from Clayton Cubitt's Operation Eden; I play a song from Steadman; I talk about Dicks and Janes podcast and Getting a Leg Up; I play a song from Jonathan Coulton; I discuss Stephen...
read articleEGC Clambake for October 21, 2005
Here is the Bittorrent link and direct MP3 download for the EGC clambake for October 21, 2005. I play a clip from the Barack Obama podcast; I play a song by the Siderunners; the Marjane Satrapi video interview is up; I used Virtual Dub and Deshaker to clean up the video; I lay out my term for the...
read articleEGC Clambake for September 11, 2005
Here is the Bittorrent link and direct MP3 download for the EGC clambake for September 11, 2005. I talk about the "blame game" and how for some of us who live in potential hurricane paths, this is not a game but a basic question about whether we will be left to die in an emergency; Sonia...
read articleWhat Happened to the Myrtle Beach Blogging Conference?
Last November, when I came home from Bloggercon in Palo Alto imbued with the holy fire of citizen media I floated the idea of doing a blog conference here in the Grand Strand. It seemed like a good idea at the time, and I got a lot of feedback from people who said they would attend. In fact, I got...
read articleYour Turn Now
I mentioned this in the last podcast, but I want to post it in the text as well. I'm presenting at the Podcast and Portable Media Expo this fall. My topic will be "The Human Touch", exploring the human interactions enabled by this medium. I'm trying to do something different by not having...
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