Leo Laporte Lectures Woman On Stolen Wi-Fi

Watch this video it is some funny shit. On Leo Laporte’s “Tech Guy” radio show this lady actually calls in pissed because the Wi-Fi she was stealing is now gone LOL!

Good News & Bad News

Hey all … I have some good news and bad news.

First the bad news … I sold my beloved Honda CRF 450 X dirt bike. I loved this bike but the reason for selling is below.

bye bye …

Second The Good News …. The Boss (i.e. Dawn Marie … LOL) gave me permission to get a new bike later this year. But the real reason I sold my bike is for Dreamnet.com I have purchased a new modern machine for processing video!  So now I have a machine to produce HD Video as well as produce flash video! I am very excited about this as my old machine was a Windows XP machine from 2004 and could not handle the modern video processing.

Here is my New Machine: Apple  iMac 21.5 inch screen, 3.06 GHz process, 8 gigs of RAM, 1 terabyte internal drive and 1 terabyte external drive. CD/DVD burner and 256 Meg ATI video card. This will be a great machine for media and video production!

Here is My Daily Working Computer: Macbook Pro Unibody 2.66 GHz, 4 Gigs of Ram, 320 Meg Harddrive with Dual screens using an Apple Cinema Display with ATI 256 Meg video card! This is the computer I do all my Dreamnet work and programming on.

So there is some bad news for me I will really miss my motorcycle. However, having the new iMac for Dreamnet is a great thing and I am excited to have a new modern computer for video and media processing. The future looks bright … woo hooo!

Finally, for those of you interested in motorcycles. I plan on getting this dirt bike to ride later this year *fingers crossed*

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Biggest of all Time

According to several sources Call of Duty 2: Modern Warfare is the best selling media lunch in history. Larger than any CD, Movie, DVD or any other game.

“That equates to 4.7 million copies of the new game sold in those regions, and, if true, would eclipse the previous first-day sales record of $310 million globally …” (Read the full article on CNET)

Phoenix WordCamp 2009 Summary

First off I want to thank Cali Lewis of GeekBrief.TV for introducing me to the idea of attending WordCamp.

I want to pass along some of what I learned from Phoenix WordCamp on Friday November 13, 2009.

Over all Phoenix WordCamp was a GREAT event and I learned a great deal about blogging in general and WordPress specifically. Visit the main WordCamp website to find details for your area.

As far as blogging is concern (on any platform) the overall theme expressed by Lorelle VanFossen and Merlin Mann was to find your voice on the Internet. I probably can’t explain this as eloquently as they did, but the bottom line is be yourself! The best way to find an audience on the Internet once you enter the Blogging and Social Media world is to figure out who you are and what you want to be online. Then use this Voice you have developed and do not apologize for it.

Voice is a concept that is hard to explain but in my mind it means being “you” and saying what you want to say without trepidation. Your Voice should be passionate!

No matter who you become online or how you present yourself be true to yourself. Whether it is the real you or an alter persona stick with that Voice and be consistent with it.

WordCamp Phoenix Note Summary

Listed below are some notes I jotted down. I have listed them according to speaker.

Matt Mullenweg – The founder of WordPress!
In my opinion Matt’s biggest point was that WordPress is a open source project with community development it is this eco-system which keeps it alive and moving forward. As the world’s largest blogging platform and content management system it is crucial all WordPress bloggers and developers respect the GPL license and don’t give your money to people that refuse to follow the GPL.

Lorelle VanFossen – One of the most prolific and read bloggers on the Internet producing in excess of 3500 articles a year.

General Thoughts:

• Rules – there are no rules about what to blog about
• Short Paragraphs – each paragraph should be 1 point
• Headings – full thought and use the heading tags, h1, h2 etc
• Lists – use them makes for easing reading
• Bold – don’t abuse it
• Emoticons – don’t use them
• Copying Others – Don’t copy other’s posts
• WordPress – always type as one word with capital W and P
• Content – be interesting. Show your readers something they have not seen before or show them something in a different way.
• Timeless content – posting timeless content is good when possible. Article series are good.
• Publishing – Do on a consistent basis it keeps people coming back.
• For Yourself – blog for yourself and the like minded. Don’t worry about the creeps and mean spirited people, they are every where on line and not matter what you post they will find you.
• Nouns/Pronouns – Use the full noun whenever possible. Nouns are index by the search engine crawlers. i.e. “I love blogging using WordPress.“ instead of ”I love blogging using it.“

Tools:

• Firefox
• Notepad Pro
• CoLT
• Greasemonkey Firefox Plugin

Jim Christian – Go Daddy Top Search Engine Optimization Expert (Note you can use the Go Daddy code ”GDPHXWC“ for 10% off on buying domains.

General:

• Most important thing I learned ”Optimize Your Content“ for the keywords you want used on specific page or post.
• SEO should come naturally through your writing and content.
• Be a ”White Hat“ SEO person. i.e. don’t try to cheat and scam the system. You’ll end up getting buried by Google.
• Inbound links to your site are crucial for relevance.
• Anchor text is crucial. Anchor text is the text used in describing your link. The part you click on.
• Page Title Tags – The title tag on your page is very important. Keep it less than 65 characters and make sure you most important keyword is first. i.e. if your selling hats; ”Hats all colors of the rainbow“ is better that ”Get your hats in every color of the rainbow“.
• Page Description Meta Tag: 24 words or less and include keywords.
• Keywords Meta Tag: Largely ignored by all search engines. But still use them to keep yourself organized.
• Make sure the content on your page uses the keywords you want to optimize for the page.

Tools:

• Google Trends
• Touch Graph
• Back Analyzer
• Advance Web Ranking

Dave Moyer - founder of Bit Wire Media and one of the personalities on the WordCast Podcast.

• Dave’s presentation stressed how blogging/website content can go much beyond words.
• Most of his presentation revolved tools for incorporating media into your blog or website
• For blogging keep things short. Short videos will be watched in the blog format. If you blog long videos most will bail out prior to completion.
• Learn to use the RSS tools of your blog it’s crucial for syndication.

Tools:

• WP Audio Player
• XSPF Flash Player
• PowerPlayer for WordPress podcasting
• Feedburner for putting your podcasts into iTunes
• Press75.com – great site for WordPress Media templates.

Jason Cote – founder of WPCOOP.ORG for professionals providing WordPress knowledge and development. Lead creative visionary of Ground Up Media

Jason’s main point on business in the 21st century is branding is no longer your ”logo“ but rather your ”personality“. Whether you are company or individual you have to manage your online personality to succeed.

Merlin Mann – What can I say about this guy? He is an online rock star! He covered so much in his portion that it ran 45 minutes long and nobody wanted him to read the stage. But I would say is main point was all about finding your Voice as I covered at the top of this article.

Speakers John Hawkins, Brent Spore and Clintus all talked about more specific technical topics which cannot be covered here. But visit their sites for more information.

Dreamnet Girls On Twitter

I have been asked for a list of all the Dreamnet Women on Twitter.  So here is the list!

Staff: DreamnetRob (webmaster) | dreamnetgirls (office) | DreamnetJack (part-time webmaster)

Dreamgirls: DawnMariesDream | Elligirl | DreamnetFaith69 | serenawet | RebeccasOffice | Aimeelynn | Summerlynn | DreamnetAngel | DreamNetJade | charitydreamnet | SexySierra | Kristine_Cumz | CarleyGirl | SexyAmberDawn | dianecallaway | missy_dream | SweetTattianna | torrisecret | maddisondream | MissLizz | Dream_Nikki | RealitiWild | chillyhicks | Mandy

What is Twitter?  It’s hard to explain until you use it. So watch this short video, it does a great job of explaining the concept behind Twitter.

One of the things that make Twitter so useful is that you can access it is so many different ways; via the Twitter Website,   from your desktop and from your cell phone. Here is a great article from LifeHacker listing the 5 Best Twitter Clients

Net neutrality rules face mounting GOP opposition

Repost of Article from USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/2009-10-05-net-neutrality_N.htm

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican opposition is mounting as federal regulators prepare to vote this month on so-called “network neutrality” rules, which would prohibit broadband providers from favoring or discriminating against certain types of Internet traffic flowing over their lines.

Twenty House Republicans — including most of the Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee — sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski on Monday urging him to delay the Oct. 22 vote on his net neutrality plan.

Genachowski, one of three Democrats on the five-member commission, wants to impose rules to ensure that broadband providers don’t abuse their power over Internet access to favor their own services or harm competitors.

Democrats say the rules will keep phone companies from discriminating against Internet calling services and stop cable TV providers from hindering online video applications.

But in a letter to Genachowski on Monday, Rep. Cliff Stearns of Florida, the top Republican on the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet, and his colleagues warned that new net neutrality regulations could discourage broadband providers from investing in their networks. The letter said that if Internet service providers can’t manage traffic on their networks to ensure efficient service, consumers could suffer.

The Republicans are calling on Genachowski to conduct a “thorough market analysis” to determine whether new regulations are necessary.

Their points echoed those made in a letter that House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio and House Republican Whip Eric Cantor of Virginia sent to President Barack Obama on Friday.

Genachowski’s office had no comment on the letters.

Meanwhile in the Senate, the top Republican on the Commerce Committee, Kay Bailey Hutchinson of Texas, is considering legislation that would prohibit the FCC from developing net neutrality rules.

Genachowski’s proposal calls for the FCC to formally adopt four existing principles that have guided the agency’s enforcement of communications laws since 2005. Those principles state that network operators must allow subscribers to access all legal online content, applications, services and devices.

Genachowski is also calling for the FCC to adopt two additional principles that would prevent broadband providers from discriminating against particular content or applications and would require them to be open about their network management practices. And he is calling for the agency to apply these rules across different types of broadband networks, including wireless networks.

Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Five Best Twitter Clients

written By Jason Fitzpatrick, 9:00 AM on Sun Sep 27 2009

Note: I did not write this article. It is published here under creative commons license and from the website lifehacker.com!

Twitter has risen to prominence as the most popular place to share your thoughts in short snippets. If you’re underwhelmed with the Twitter web site and looking for more features, you’ll definitely want to check out the five Twitter clients showcased here.

Earlier this week we asked you to share your favorite Twitter client and what it had done to win you over. Now we’re back to share the top five contenders.

TweetDeck (Windows/Mac/Linux/iPhone, Free)

TweetDeck boasts the ability to monitor multiple social-networking services, in this case Twitter, Facebook, and Myspace. You can fight Twitter spam with a built-in spam monitor, follow topics with saved searchs, and preview shortened URLs from within TweetDeck. You can use TweetDeck to manage multiple Twitter accounts from one interface and thanks to web-based TweetDeck accounts you can backup and sync your TweetDeck profile across multiple machines.

Brizzly (Web-Based, Free)

If you’ve been reading over the various Twitter clients in today’s Hive Five and thinking “I don’t want some fancy application, I just want the actual Twitter web site to be more functional!”, then you’ll definitely want to check out Brizzly. The first thing that strikes you after logging into your Brizzly account is how similar it is to the actual Twitter interface—except vastly improved. Shortened URLs are automatically expanded, links to pictures and videos are automatically thumb-nailed and easy to preview. The left and right navigation columns are fixed, so as you scroll through the tweets you never lose sight of useful links. Brizzly is a super-charged version of the Twitter web interface. One thing, if you’re ready to try Brizzly out. You’ll need an invitation to the service. Fortunately invitations aren’t hard to come by, Twitter is buzzing with them. Search Twitter with this link and check out invitations until you find one with an active use left.

Seesmic (Web-Based/Windows/Mac/iPhone, Free)

Seesmic not only has a diverse platform base—you can use it on the web, on your PC or Mac, and on your iPhone—but you can also use it not only for keeping up on Twitter but Facebook too. The Seesmic desktop application, built on Adobe Air, is quite configurable. You can specify which URL shortening and image hosting services you want to use, what kind of notifications you receive, how large of an event timeline Seesmic will build, and how you want all that information displayed. Video and pictures can be inserted into shared directly from Seesmic.

Tweetie (Mac/iPhone, Free)

Tweetie definitely has the most interactive GUI of any of the Twitter clients in today’s Hive. On top of features like threaded conversations and direct messages, you can grab pieces of your Twitter stream and pull them right off. See a topic you’re interested in keeping an eye on? You can pull it right off into a separate window. Want more than one reply window to compose multiple messages? Not a problem. Tweetie is free—but ad-supported—you can pay $19.95 to get an ad-free version.

DestroyTwitter (Windows/Mac/Linux, Free)

DestroyTwitter is a very compact Twitter client that has a very IM-window kind of appearance. Everything is presented, by default, in one column which can be cycled through various views via the buttons along the top and bottom of the window—Home, Replies, Saved searches, for example. You can expand DestroyTwitter to present multiple columns at once and give it an appearance more similar to some of the other Twitter clients available, but many people prefer the simple and compact one column default. If you’re looking for a lightweight Twitter client and you don’t mind sacrificing some of the bells and whistles you get on the other clients like expansion of shortened URLs and thumb-nailed images, DestroyTwitter is worth a look.

Adding Your Personal Touch

http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/tech/2009/09/17/chris.pirillo.handwriting.fonts.cnn

In are business we really need to add personal touches to everything we do in order stand out from one a another.  This is something a came across in a daily news website.  This could come in handy with all the blogging that we do.  I think it is a great idea!  We always want to personalize our profile pages, blog pages, and web sites, with designs that match are personality, so why not do this with the font we use!  I have not tried this yet, but I am going to give it try soon.  Your handwriting is a fun and unique way to express yourself,  so go ahead and give it try!  I have watched the short video and walks you through each step, making it look really simple.

http://www.dreamnet.com/carley/carleyhome.html

Five Best Video Players

Written By Jason Fitzpatrick, 9:00 AM on Sun Aug 9 2009

Note: I did not write this article. It is published here under creative commons license and from the website lifehacker.com!

We’ve come a long way since animated GIFs and video-game-style MIDI files were considered cutting edge computer-provided A/V entertainment. Take advantage of today’s high-quality video with one of these five most popular video players.

Photo by horsager.

Earlier this week we asked you to share your favorite video player. We’ve tallied up the votes and now we’re back to share the results. Below you’ll find the five most popular video players among Lifehacker readers. If you’re dissatisfied with the features of your current player, it’s a great shopping list of alternatives.

The movie used in the screenshots below is Big Buck Bunny—a completely open-source generated and Creative Commons-licensed short movie.

Media Player Classic (Windows, Free)

Media Player Classic started out as a project to preserve the simplicity and lightweight playback of the old Windows Media Player while keeping codecs and features current for the present generation of video. The outcome is an extremely lightweight, free, portable, and self-contained video player that has built-in codecs for a wide variety of media playback. The upside of such a design is you can use it on a machine that doesn’t have the proper codecs installed for the video you want to watch. The downside is in some instances—although rare—it can conflict with an updated codec you have installed on your machine.

MPlayer (Windows/Mac/Linux, Free)

Originally designed to fill the void of a lack of adequate Linux media players, the development for the robust media player MPlayer has branched out and now includes versions for Windows and Mac, among others. MPlayer supports a wide variety of content and, perhaps owing to its Linux roots, pays extra close attention to hardware and hardware optimization to squeeze the most playback power out of your system.

GOM Player (Windows, Free)

GOM Player is another entrant in this week’s Hive that, like VLC, excels at playing damaged and incomplete video. Originally designed as the streaming media player for GOM-TV, a Korean TV network, it is available outside of Korea with the GOM-TV streaming functionality disabled—although folks outside Korea still have access to the live streaming of StarCraft matches (StarCraft is so wildly popular among Koreans playing it is practically a national sport). GOM Player also includes a wide variety of sub-title tweaks, an important feature for a player from a country that consumes a lots of foreign media.

VLC (Windows/Mac/Linux, Free)

VLC is a media player with far-reaching appeal. It is available for over ten operating systems including systems as obscure as BeOS. Built with open-source code and fueled by free decoding and encoding libraries, it has a history of innovation and performance; it was, for example, the first player that could play back encrypted DVDs on Linux. VLC allows you to play incomplete or damaged videos, so you can decide if it is worth finishing a download or repairing a video file. VLC can also play a variety of formats not commonly supported by media players, such as a raw DVD ISO file or AVCHD—a format currently used by many HD camcorders. VLC is available as a portable application.

KMPlayer (Windows, Free)

If you like all your media player’s settings at your fingertips, KMPlayer has a lot to offer. The right click context menu is absolutely enormous and gives you nearly instant access to all manner of settings, including screen ratio, playback speed, video bookmarking, filters, and other effects. You can set KMPlayer to change its skin based on what media type you’re playing or if you’re running it on a media center you can use an overlay skin to provide easy remote-based navigation. KMPlayer supports an extensive number of formats including DVD playback and is easily customized to your specific needs.

Techonology First Post

This is the first post in the Technology Blog – it will be populated fully over time!