An interesting link found among my daily reading
An interesting link found among my daily reading
An interesting link found among my daily reading
Two factor authentication is becoming more and more important every day, so good to see that Instagram is finally offering this to everyone. — Douglas
Read Instagram Rolls Out Two-Factor Authentication for Everyone via Lifehacker
An interesting link found among my daily reading
An interesting bit of software for those of us who produce our own videos without the benefits of a a large crew and a lot of money. Adding the voice recognition piece to the standard teleprompter could be a winning combination for this software. — Douglas
Watch YouTube: PromptSmart – Intelligent Teleprompter for your iPhone and iPad
Teleprompters help you stay on script and produce great, value-packed content. Try PrompSmart, the smart prompt app you can use from your phone or tablet. It works on any mobile device and integrates with Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox and Box. Make better, value-packed video with a little help from PromptSmart.
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Watch YouTube: Portable Audio Recorders for Filmmakers
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An interesting link found among my daily reading
An amazing guide including audio samples and great advice. A great introduction to recording or a reminder for those who have been doing it for a while. — Douglas
An interesting link found among my daily reading
Watch YouTube: Most versatile camera rig?
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Yet another easy-to-make and flexible to use homebuilt light stand. It might prove a bit lightweight for larger lights and tall lengths, but could prove useful to some. — Douglas
Watch YouTube: Make a PVC Light Stand for Under $5
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Watch YouTube: Which Audio Recorders for Filmmaking Do I Still Use?
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Over the last several weeks I have been consulting with clients who — perhaps as part of the typical New Year’s Resolution — called me in to help them start their website or blog. In most cases, they’ve had a website or blog for a long time, bit they’ve never really gotten the hang of using it to its best advantage. I would love to say this uncommon, but many of my clients are in just such a situation.
If you want to be part of the online world, and use it to your advantage, it does take time and energy. It doesn’t just do itself. Sure, you could hire someone to do it for you, but I have found that the best blogs and websites are curated by their owners. In some ways, they resemble your favorite little boutique — filled with little knick knacks that perfectly reflect the owners. Sure, you could hire someone to do it for you, but I have found that the best blogs and websites are curated by their owners. In some ways, they resemble your favorite little boutique — filled with little knick knacks that perfectly reflect the owner’s interests and personalities.
Sure, you could hire someone to do it for you, but I have found that the best blogs and websites are curated by their owners. In some ways, they resemble your favorite little boutique — filled with little knick knacks that perfectly reflect the owner’s interests and personalities. Even more, I think the act of curating your own blog helps to develop a sense of why you should blog more often and how to develop more content for your blog.
Where to start?
Using my clients as an example, here are a few places to start when you want to get blogging again.
First, locate and notate all your login IDs and passwords. Time clouds our memories, so it may be necessary to reset passwords using the usual “Forgot Your Password” links on the various sites. If you can’t remember your password within a few attempts, simply reset it and choose a new password.
Once you have a new password, consider using a password service like Lastpass.com to store your passwords. You don’t want to have to go searching for login information — or change your password again in the future.
In most cases, here are some basic passwords you will need to get re-started:
This login information allows you to access the settings for your web hosting service, domain name and, in some cases, email addresses.
This allows you to log into your blog, edit past posts, add new posts, upload photos, etc.
FTP is a service which allows you to upload or download files from your website — operating much like copying files on your own computer. This allows you to upload photos, audio, video or PDF files. This is especially important if you want to share media files for podcasts, as they have to located on a web server before they an be shared as part of a blog post.
Usually, these three couplets of information are enough to allow you to get back to work. If you need further assistance, you may need to contact your service providers. It really isn’t that difficult to reset your password and such and get everything you need to get you blogging again.
Next Time: Figuring out what you want to share on your blog
Need more help? Add a comment using the “Leave a Comment” link below, contact me on New Media Interchange on Facebook or email at douglas@welchwrite.com
At the $10 price point, I ordered one of these immediately. I had been looking to make my own from a mechanical kitchen timer, but there is no way I could make a finished and functional device for this price. I’ll post more when I get this in-hand. In order to receive the $10 price, look in the righthand sidebar of the Amazon page under Other Sellers on Amazon and select the first entry, sold by Amazon.com— Douglas
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Read WordPress 4.7.1 Security Release Available, Immediate Update Recommended‘
A security release for all previous versions WordPress is now available, which the company strongly recommends all users upgrade to immediately.
The previous version of WordPress, version 4.7, has been downloaded over 10 million times since being released last month. However, it didn’t come without its flaws.
Specifically, the release addresses eight security issues affecting WordPress versions 4.7 and earlier:
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It was so much fun sitting down with Grant Baciocco to talk creativity this week. Grant is an old friend from the earliest days of podcasting (2004) and I am always watching his career and enjoying whatever work he us currently engaged in, including his own podcasts — like Grant’s Advent Calendar, which we watched religiously when Joseph was younger — and his in-theater and on-screen work with PuppetUp! and much more!
Check out everything he does on MrGrant.com and also over at Saturday Morning Media, where he is always creating great, kid-friendly content. —Douglas
15 Minutes With author and podcaster Douglas Welch – GrantCast EPISODE #101
Douglas Welch is an author, podcaster and new media and social media consultant.
In this interview we discuss how he uses creativity in his work, plus discussion on his past int he world of theater, Walt Disney Imagineering and more.
Listen to 15 Minutes With author and podcaster Douglas Welch – GrantCast EPISODE #101
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On one of our last evenings in Sicily, we walked around Catania Centro, taking in the sights, people watching and, in the case of this audio, hearing the church bells chime. We were walking on our return journey, headed back towards Villa Bellini, when the call to mass erupted from the bell tower. With a quick grab for my recorder, I caught these peals to share with you.
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Learn more about Sicily with these travel guides
Recorder used for this clip
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![Sound Seeing: A Wedding in Pedara, Sicily 2016 [Audio]](http://welchwrite.com/cip/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/basilica-s-caterina-alessandrina.jpg)
Our Sicilian family had taken us sightseeing this day and we were wandering around the small town of Pedara, Sicily, on Etna’s eastern flank. As usual, we were viewing a lot of church’s along the way and — being it was late July — there were weddings in nearly every one. As I entered the church — Basilica S. Caterina Alessandrini — the Ave Maria began, but this was unlike the typical organ or piano accompaniment. A full brass band was providing the music for this service and both there — and the singer — sounded amazing in the wonderful acoustics of the church.
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This great video showed up in my YouTube subscriptions and I wanted to pass it along for any New Media producers who might be looking for ways to improve their on-location audio. Tom Antos gives a great demo and run down the Rode NTG 4+ Shotgun Mic and accessories.
Check out his channel for more, great, production advice.
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
6262 Van Nuys Blvd.2nd Floor – Room 2A,
Van Nuys, CA [Map]
On this free meetup/workshop you will learn the basic steps of how to start your own podcast. Douglas E. Welch will be explaining both the technical and content creation aspects of how to run a successful podcast.
To learn more about Douglas visit his website: http://douglasewelch.com/
Hackerspace Los Angeles weekly meet up. Come by and mingle with like-minded people and see what others are working on. Find out what planned activities do we have and how you can participate.
If you are interested in helping us establish a permanent location in the San Fernando Valley you need to be here to help us plan this and make it happen.
We’ll still be holding classes/workshops of various interests once a month.
