Until we get a proper directory somewhere, i am gonna list here all the podcasts made in qc. Comment this entry to see your podcast linked here: – inoveryourhead.net – deadwhitemales.net – bobandaj.info – Vu d’ici (you are here right now!) – CatFish Show
Category: Technology
MobGeneration
Are you a member of the “Smart Mob Generation”? Source: UBCWiki: MobGeneration Well, it isn’t really a generation, it is more a mindset and way of working – but answer the five questions below to find out: 1. Do you wear a computer? (…) So ask yourself – how often do you get further than… Continue reading MobGeneration
TIME Person of the Year 2004: 10 Things We Learned About Blogs
A little late on this but it’s worth the read: * TIME Person of the Year 2004: 10 Things We Learned About Blogs (via Michel Dumais)
Recording on your ipod?
Seems to be true: “apple cripples recording on an ipod so belkin and griffin then have to sell us add-on devices for over $50 that can only record at 8khz, which is all pretty shitty. apparently (the rumor is) apple does this so people don’t use their ipods to record stuff they think we shouldn’t,… Continue reading Recording on your ipod?
43 things
the site is up and i have got an invitation to join. See my list here. For those who are not subscribed yet, here are some screenshots of the website. Really basic but i believe this is gonna work out: – list screen, features your last picts on flikr, blog and website url, rss feed… Continue reading 43 things
Podcasting on osX – microphones
I’m currently working on making a little more professional setup – seems like the line in microphone on the pb g4 disappoint most people who thought like me, that plugging a mic into it would be easy and give a crisp and clear voice recording. What happen is that the sound is not perceptible using… Continue reading Podcasting on osX – microphones
Everything’s interrelated, interconnected
Everything’s interrelated, interconnected (1010101010101010101) I can post from mostly anywhere / anytime, – my home, coffees i like, workplace, the street – I can send pictures from mostly anywhere / anytime, – as long as my cellphone signal is on – and have them seen from mostly anyone at anytime. I am anywhere and everywhere… Continue reading Everything’s interrelated, interconnected
Using the t610 as remote control on osX
Some more geek stuff: i just installed Romeo on my sony ericsson T610 – blown away. I got my first experience synchronizing the phone with bluetooth 2 weeks ago, and now i can use it as a remote control for my computer since everything is connected to it, tv and snd system, at the other… Continue reading Using the t610 as remote control on osX
whats wrong with my ipod?
hum oh.. Having some trouble mounting the ipod – since today, it doesnt mount on my desktop and in itune. I have stfw, deleted preferences and logged out, didnt worked. Any thoughts?
Podcasting for newbies – the new wave
La version française suit plus bas! * This post collect information about podcasting, and since podcasting is evolving, this entry is revised every now and then. Hope this get you going with the new buzz.
Podcasting in a year
Really interesting post from Hugo: In 1 year, Podcasting will: – Deliver standard radio shows. – Deliver (short) messages to groups of friends, colleagues, family, members of a club, etc. – Distribute syndicated radio program items to ‘real’ radio stations. – Deliver video clips. – Deliver status updates. – Capture meetings and distribute it to… Continue reading Podcasting in a year
Podcasting from anywhere – redux
Nice place for a podcast setup!
Mena G. Trott and Ben Trott people of the Year
And this started as a hobby… According to Technorati, a new weblog is created every 5.8 seconds, or about 15,000 new blogs a day. There are blogs out there for everyone, and the audience is growing: A February 2004 study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project says about 11 percent, or about 50… Continue reading Mena G. Trott and Ben Trott people of the Year
Podcasting with Skype
Now called Skypecast (ok.. this is getting a little too hype for me..) but quite useful if you wish to record a phone interview (computer to phone or computer to computer call) for podcasting. Well explained in a pdf – using Skype to record the conversation in a mp3 format. Learn how to here: Skypecasters… Continue reading Podcasting with Skype
How Content Aggregators Change Navigation and Control of Content
I wrote about that a year ago, but can’t find the post right now. By then, i was using Netnewswire for the first time. ‘Woah, that dude brings me fresh content directly in, i get notified of new stuff and have a preview of what this new content is. Isn’t that cool for lazy ass… Continue reading How Content Aggregators Change Navigation and Control of Content
Google partenaire des plus grandes bibliothèques universitaires
“Le rêve de tout bibliophile d’accéder au contenu des plus grandes bibliothèques va bientôt devenir réalité. En effet, Google, le moteur de recherche bien connu, a décidé de collaborer avec cinq d’entre elles afin de créer la plus grande salle de lecture du monde”, annonce The Christian Science Monitor. L’idée de scanner et de numériser… Continue reading Google partenaire des plus grandes bibliothèques universitaires
geek – by wikipedia
A geek is a person who is fascinated, perhaps obsessively, by technology and imagination. Geek may not always have the same meaning as the term nerd (see nerd for a discussion of the disputed relation between the terms). The definition of geek has changed considerably over the years. Below are some definitions of the word… Continue reading geek – by wikipedia
MovableType 3.14 released
* MT 3.14 (via heiko)
BBC Radio mp3 takes off
BBC Radio’s downloading trial (using mp3) has been a success with more than 70,000 downloads of Radio 4’s In Our Time in November and the latest ‘podcasting’ service proving popular with technology-savvy listeners. I am still √î so frustrated that i can’t properly podcast via typepad. MT version’s gonna be online real soon. * BBC… Continue reading BBC Radio mp3 takes off
Catch the deal
Now that i got my 2 new toys (cell+ipod), i need some money… deals: Get a package with my hosting provider, dreamhost, and put me as a referral so i can earn 65 bucks. I have the ‘crazy domain insane’ for 7,95$ a month, 3 domains, 120gb transfer – that does the job. Don’t forget,… Continue reading Catch the deal
Northern Voice, feb. 16th
Northern voice schedule is now up. Northern Voice is a community-based weblogging and personal publishing conference that will take place on Saturday, February 19, 2005 at UBC’s downtown campus (Vancouver). We hope to bring together up to 250 bloggers and blogging neophytes. * Northern Voice
My bet for 05
Mainstream Media References to “Weblog” and “Blog” since 1997 (found via sebpaquet del.icio.us links). My prediction is that social softwares & blogs will hit mainstream more than ever in 2005. (link found via martine) New softwares will emerge, blogs nature will be more known by the average people – thus will be changing, and we’ll… Continue reading My bet for 05
Firefox hits mainstream media big time
See The New York Times spread… whew! (via antoine)
New cell
it’s gonna be either this one or this one, with fido. Any advice welcome.
flickr cé l’avenir – redux
Sorry for not blogging but i am now flickraddicted. * Update *** While re-reading this entry i thought i should explain my thoughts a little more in depth here, ‘caus i heard you thinking: “flickr cé l’avenir? What the f***?” Lemme tell you about my flickraddiction… I discovered flickr a while ago, and just didn’t… Continue reading flickr cé l’avenir – redux
Expecting changes
Vu d’ici: This blog managed trough typepad since a little more than a year now is gonna be moved back to MT. Expect more features and easier navigation, early next year. I am quite happy to finally be working on the new layout and code, i feel so much more in control – not that… Continue reading Expecting changes
Médias français et blogues
Le blog fait la couverture du quotidien Libération : Ces sites Web d’un nouveau genre, sortes de carnets de bord personnels faciles à ouvrir et faciles à alimenter, n’étaient guère plus d’une vingtaine en 1999 et frôlaient déjà les 100 000 en 2002. Le moteur de recherche américain Technorati en dénombre à ce jour près… Continue reading Médias français et blogues
“10 reasons to blog” rocks again
Thanx to Loic for his link to 10 reasons why blogging is good for you on his blog. French version coming soon.
Drunk & Roll
at laika for 6sec., originally uploaded by TheToine. Lemme tell you why bloggers are the coolest people: ‘caus they mostly always have something funny to chat about and they are curious about everything (and that can bring on the twisted conversations ever – i agree). That is the way we’ve spent the last ‘off yulblog’… Continue reading Drunk & Roll
Mon gadget rose
Prise d’une soudaine impulsion, je me suis finalement décidée à acheter la bébelle rose de 4 gig. Je me suis donc rendue avec françois à la coop uqam pour acheter la dite bébelle de 4 gig qui joue des mp3 – pour ensuite aller boire les 40$ sauvés en rabais étudiants. Et demain, tout sera… Continue reading Mon gadget rose
Le blogue dans les écoles
Le blogue, ou cybercarnet, prouvera t-il son utilité dans les écoles? Une firme de Québec, iXmédia, a réalisé ce qu’on appelle le cyberportfolio de l’institut St-Joseph, qui permet aux professeurs et étudiants de 4ième, 5ième et 6ième année de publier en ligne – tout ca basé sur MT, avec l’utilisation de NetNewsWire comme logiciel d’agrégation.… Continue reading Le blogue dans les écoles
Flickr you
What makes Flickr, a photo sharing website, so popular among bloggers and web users: “It’s like photo management plus social networking plus blog-friendly tools, which is a killer combo because things like Ofoto only do one part (…) There may have been other sites that allow photo sharing, but Flickr takes it all to the… Continue reading Flickr you
Douglas Coupland
“I used to always think I had to have a reason to record my observations of the day, or even my emotions, but now i think simply being alive is more than enough reason. Unshackled!” Douglas Coupland, Microserfs
Online Social Networks – knowledge community
A must read: “Online social networks are webs of relationships that grow from computer-mediated discussions. The webs grow from conversations among people who share a common affinity (e.g., they work for the same company, department, or in the same discipline) and who differ in other ways (e.g., they are in different locations, keep different hours,… Continue reading Online Social Networks – knowledge community
Geocaching
Update – Le geocaching, chasse au trésor high-tech J’ai trouvé un reportage sur le site web de la src qui explique assez bien le phénomène. * * * Reading this post (m. was at y’lblog meeting yesterday), i surfed to Michelle’s site and got introduced to some new usage of wireless network and got all… Continue reading Geocaching