Aha!

Aha!  My friends at Macserve.net have for the moment solved my audio and video server dilemma.  This means I hope to start uploading podcasts next week.  Or at least trial files.  If you are looking for a great web hosting company, macserve.net is it.  And yes, they are Apple Xserver based with geographical mirror sites.  The servers are just always up.  And the owner still answers the phone! Rates are as competitive and reasonable as they come.  Inquire about their rates. Don't let the old website stated rates deter you.  But enough advertising....

In the iWeb and website updating wars, iWeb in iLife 08 has exhibited some strange behavior. Rollovers and link indicators that work in iWeb but do not once uploaded into the live website.  That is all cured, but I had to re-input the text for each of those menu links.

Fantastic meeting/web conferencing tool was used today.  Our MCA-I association is having a Leaders meeting in Dallas and I was invited to attend in the virtual world.  Video. Audio. Chat. Live screen of host CPU with PPT if included in the speaker's presentation.  All real time.  All free.  Yes, ads all over, but not invasive.  What great technology.  Thanks to Todd O'Neill of San Antonio for setting that up.

Well, its a beautiful 1st of March day and should not be at this computer!

Russ

Progress Being Made

It has been about two weeks now on this project that will always be a work in progress.  I've successfully started a blog.  Updated to iLife 08 and iWeb 08 without the problems described on the Apple feedback site.  And have successful integrated a Google Adsense account into both the blog and my main page at www.rbw.net.  No, I doubt I get rich or begin a life of leisure with tons of passive income from Google ads or even pay for the website with the ads.  But then, sales from RBW Record Company continue to at least pay for the website.

Now it is on to podcasting.  And updating the rest of the rbw.net pages to get a more consistent and refined look and feel.

Can't wait for Spring.  Or at least warm weather so my vintage Airstream can get some work done on her and off to the campgrounds.  Laptop and WiFi here I come.

Russ

Blogging and Podcasting slowly march forward

Its now a few days after posting that first blog.  I have since "Burned" this blog with Feedburner, but frankly, don't know if that helps me or not.  I think the RSS subscription looks more complicated than not having Feedburner.  But, distribution of the Blog is aptly more viable and I get some cooler looking logos to put on.

I also am looking at those Google Adsense features to add in the next few days.

Now, to just find storage space or a CDN (Content Delivery Network) that is affordable to start my venture into Podcasting and then monetizing Podcasts.

All of these various blog sites that appear to lead one to believe they are each complimentary of each other, do something different to enhance your blog and website... but it is all about as clear as Mississippi mud.  And it gets worse if you look for an online vendor of storage space or content delivery.  They are also or are mainly webhosting sites.

Perhaps I should just sign on with .Mac for now.  Get my feet wet and then find and move to a more robust CDN.  I'll be trading my email fax number for that service.  Not a big tradeoff or loss.  Faxes are virtually a thing of the past now that we can scan and send PDF files through email.  And .Mac is cheaper than the $15/month my fax service now costs me.  And I get 10GB of space with 100GB of bandwidth.  Not bad.

Well, so much for now.  As the blog is titled.. enough ramblings.

Russ

First Blogger.com Post

We've finally dipped out toes in the rushing waters of blogging with this post.

Not new to writing, but new to this form of distribution and expression to the masses.  I hope to open up RBW, Inc., my company, to provide a series of educational podcasts and beginning with this blog, RBW, Inc. starts being educated on the ins and outs of blogging and podcasting.

We'll also hope to open up additional blogs as an outlet of our ideology regarding some of the grassroots problems that plague us today.  And not just to rant, but to provide solutions.  It is hoped our readers will also join us in discussion of solutions.

Well, here we go.  Wish us luck!