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Entries from December 2007

WordPress Automatic Upgrade plugin

December 30th, 2007 · No Comments

Wow! This plugin steps you through the entire process of upgrading your WordPress installs — from checking and backing up the database to downloading the latest version from WordPress to putting everything back together. It made my day a whole lot simpler than I ever thought it could be. WordPress Automatic Upgrade plugin WordPress Automatic [...]

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Audio: 2nd Annual LIVE Reading of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

December 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed A grand time was had by all as we read A Christmas Carol and sent it out, live, over both Talkshoe.com and uStream.tv. Below is the audio version for your listening pleasure. If you would like to see a partial video if the reading, you can [...]

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A LIVE Reading of a Christmas Carol – Tonight!

December 22nd, 2007 · No Comments

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An Audio Christmas Card from Douglas, Rosanne and Joseph at WelchWrite.com

December 19th, 2007 · No Comments

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Wishing you a Merry Christmas, a Happy Holidays and the very best for your New Year! Listen: Silent Night – Performed by Douglas E. Welch

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A new entertainment industry is coming and inevitable

December 17th, 2007 · No Comments

We writers often kick ourselves when we don’t act on an article idea and someone else beats us to the punch. That said, today’s article in the Los Angeles Times entitled, “Striking writers in talks to launch web start-ups” re-states exactly what I have been telling my WGA-member wife and anyone else who will listen. [...]

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Tags: New Media · News · Opinion · Podcasting

It’s not crap — It’s communication!

December 16th, 2007 · No Comments

I find myself facing a constant flow of arguments, both online and in person, along these lines… “Everything on (insert Internet service here) is crap and nothing but idiots jabbering to idiots!” Comments like this say much more about the commenter, than the actual usefulness of any online service. The commenter doesn’t find something useful [...]

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What’s on My Wish List #10

December 16th, 2007 · No Comments

Instead of my typical holiday guide, this year I present a selection of items that I would love to receive for Christmas. Although I am a big technology hound, I don’t often buy it for myself, so many of these items are sure to remain “wishes” for another year. — Douglas That doesn’t mean the [...]

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Video: A Presentation to the Orange County Podcasters

December 14th, 2007 · No Comments

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Wednesday night I spoke at the regular monthly meeting of the Orange County Podcasters on “What’s Next and What Needs to be Next in Podcasting.” As is typical with podcasters, they were a great group of people and I had a great time, both during the [...]

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Tags: Events · New Media · Opinion · Podcast · Podcasting · Speaking

Presentation to the OC Podcasters – December 12, 2007

December 13th, 2007 · No Comments

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Last night I spoke at the regular monthly meeting of the Orange County Podcasters on “What’s Next and What Needs to be Next in Podcasting.” As is typical with podcasters, they were a great group of people and I had a great time, both during the [...]

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Tags: Audio · Events · New Media · Podcast · Podcasting · Speaking

What’s on My Wish List #09

December 11th, 2007 · No Comments

Instead of my typical holiday guide, this year I present a selection of items that I would love to receive for Christmas. Although I am a big technology hound, I don’t often buy it for myself, so many of these items are sure to remain “wishes” for another year. — Douglas That doesn’t mean the [...]

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Start Podcasting in Minutes using Utterz.com

December 10th, 2007 · No Comments

I have been playing around with a new, free service called Utterz.com and I quickly realized that it can be used to create an instant podcast by anyone who wants to try a podcast without jumping through a lot of hoops. Here’s what to do: Create an account at Utterz.com and follow the instructions to [...]

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What’s on My Wish List #08

December 9th, 2007 · No Comments

Instead of my typical holiday guide, this year I present a selection of items that I would love to receive for Christmas. Although I am a big technology hound, I don’t often buy it for myself, so many of these items are sure to remain “wishes” for another year. — Douglas That doesn’t mean the [...]

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Douglas E. Welch on “The Struggling Entrepreneur”

December 9th, 2007 · No Comments

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Frank Castaneda had me on his show, The Struggling Entrepreneur, this week. We talk about working as an independent in high-tech, writing and new media. Struggling Entrepreneur 15- Doug Welch- From Writer to High Tech to New Media Entrepreneur Listen this episode In this episode of [...]

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Tags: Audio · Events · New Media · Opinion · Podcast · Podcasting

What’s on my Wish List #07

December 8th, 2007 · No Comments

Instead of my typical holiday guide, this year I present a selection of items that I would love to receive for Christmas. Although I am a big technology hound, I don’t often buy it for myself, so many of these items are sure to remain “wishes” for another year. — Douglas That doesn’t mean the [...]

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WGA Writers – Produce Thyself! – Free podcasting session for striking WGA members

December 7th, 2007 · No Comments

Are you or do you know a WGA member who is on strike? Do you/they want to learn about podcasting, producing and distributing their own work on the Internet. Comment on this post or send email to cip@welchwrite.com to help me put together a free session for WGA members. I am looking to gather up [...]

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Douglas speaks at OC Podcasters – Wed, December 12 @ 630 PM

December 7th, 2007 · No Comments

Come on down to Aliso Viejo and hear me speak on “Podcasting: What’s Next!…and What Needs to be Next!“. Orange County Podcasters December Meetup When: Wednesday, December 12 at 6:30PM Where: Corpus Christi of Aliso Viejo 27231 Aliso Viejo Pkwy Aliso Viejo CA 92656 You can find complete information on the OC Podcasters web site. [...]

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What’s on my Wish List #06

December 6th, 2007 · No Comments

Instead of my typical holiday guide, this year I present a selection of items that I would love to receive for Christmas. Although I am a big technology hound, I don’t often buy it for myself, so many of these items are sure to remain “wishes” for another year. — Douglas That doesn’t mean the [...]

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What’s on my Wish List #05

December 6th, 2007 · No Comments

Instead of my typical holiday guide, this year I present a selection of items that I would love to receive for Christmas. Although I am a big technology hound, I don’t often buy it for myself, so many of these items are sure to remain “wishes” for another year. — Douglas That doesn’t mean the [...]

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What’s on my Wish List #04

December 4th, 2007 · No Comments

Instead of my typical holiday guide, this year I present a selection of items that I would love to receive for Christmas. Although I am a big technology hound, I don’t often buy it for myself, so many of these items are sure to remain “wishes” for another year. — Douglas That doesn’t mean the [...]

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Elsewhere Online: A Tool to Help You Analyze Your FeedBurner Feed Statistics

December 4th, 2007 · No Comments

Problogger points to this web site which allows you to gain some more stats from your Feedburner feed data. Averages, monthly trends and more. Don’t ask questions you don’t want to really know the answer to, though. You may not want to see that negative trend in your data. Use at your own risk! (SMILE) [...]

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