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Testing audioblogging using an iPhone 3GS and built-in voice recorder
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| Monday, 29 June 2009, 7:55 am Tags: China, Geek Cruises, Travel |
I’m off for China on Thursday with my son, Henry. As you’ve probably figured out by now I love to travel. Last year I was lucky enough to visit Egypt, Australia, and France, but going to Asia has been a lifelong dream. I was a Chinese Studies major in college and yet I’ve never been closer to China than a one week trip to Singapore a decade ago.
I began planning for this trip last year when Neil Bauman of Insight Cruises asked me to go on MacMania 9. I love these Geek Cruises but I’ve been so busy building up TWiT that I haven’t had a chance to take one since 2006. When Neil told me the itinerary included China, Korea, and Japan I knew I couldn’t miss this one.
I’ve been working on four lectures for this cruise: 60 iPhone Apps in 60 Minutes, 60 Freeware Apps in 60 Minutes, Using a Mac mini as a Home Theater PC, and Using Social Media for Fun and Profit. They’re far from done but that’s what trans-Pacific flights are for, right?
The cruise itself is pretty quick and we only get one day each in Cheju, Korea, and Fukuoka and Nagasaki, Japan, so I opted for a one week land tour of China in the week before the trip. There’s no way I was getting that close to China and spending only one day there. Eight days is not nearly enough to see the vast Middle Kingdom, but Don McAllister of Screencasts Online, Henry, a half-dozen other intrepid Mac fans and I will get to hit the highlights: Beijing, Xi’An, and Guilin.
I’ve posted my full itinerary on Tripit.com – what a cool site. You can forward your confirmation emails to them and they automatically build your itinerary, plus there’s an API so a number of third party programs can also use the data.
There’s a free Tripit app for the iPhone but I’m using Travel Assistant Pro instead. It updates flight information and helps you store checklists and notes. Plus there’s a cool presentation mode you can use for check-in at hotels and airports. Friends can view my itinerary on Tripit, too – and I can share details with other members.
I hope to post regularly from Asia. I’m buying an International Data Plan from AT&T for my iPhone and the hotel has broadband. I expect to be using the full social media toolkit including Brightkite, Twitter, Facebook, Smugmug, and Flickr. All of it pipes right into Friendfeed so that’s probably the best place to follow my trip.
Dom’t worry, TWiT will continue mostly intact while I’m gone. There won’t be much live video, but we pre-recorded all The Tech Guy, Security Now, and Daily Giz Wiz podcasts. Additional shows were recorded for FLOSS Weekly, net@night, and Windows Weekly, too. John C. Dvorak will host TWiT on July 5 (tune in early at 5p Eastern/2p Pacific for a special wine Q&A with John). I’m not sure yet who will host on 7/12.
There will also be some special events on TWiT Live. July 15 Chris Marquardt will take over the studio with a full day of photography interviews and information. I hate to miss that! And Alex Lindsay will be in (new baby willing) on many other days to host shows.
I’ll be back live July 19. See you then!
UPDATE: Don McAllister has one-upped me with a lovely iWeb page he’ll be using to post from the trip.
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| Sunday, 28 June 2009, 1:00 am Tags: Twitter |
- RT @drjjoyner: RT @jmguardia: VERIFIED – Moussavi arrested about ten minutes ago BBC CNN #IranElection (via @PatrickRuffini) #
- We now have great show note takers for WW, MBW and TTG. H
If you want to help with other shows: http://tinyurl.com/nehglv (via @danegolden) # - Live now: The Tech Guy radio show, TWiT 200 today at 3p Pacific. http://live.twit.tv. Discuss here… http://ff.im/-4g4Kj #
- Live now… this WEEK in TECH 200 with the original cast: John C. Dvorak, Patrick Norton, Roger Chang, and… [pic] http://ff.im/-4glgp #
- “Clear goes under http://tr.im/poVW (via @seanbonner)” Glad I didn’t renew. Come to think of it, guess I wasn’t the only one who quit. #
- Teller is now on Twitter if you want to follow him. He’s @MrTeller. (via @pennjillette) #
- @crazytim77 Sorry about the levels on Macbreak Weekly. It was Eric’s first edit – I’ll give it a listen. Thanks! in reply to crazytim77 #
- @ColinBowen I think http://www.eset.com/leo should work in the UK. If not, thanks for thinking of me! in reply to ColinBowen #
- @getezra Thanks! The tough luggage I was talking about is from http://www.redoxx.com/ in reply to getezra #
- Thanks to @digitalkitty’s relentless quest for perfection the TWiT cottage now has A/C. Just in the Nick of time too. it’s going to be 94• #
- Uh oh. Jury duty the day after I get back from China 7/20. “Your honor, is it ok if I live-blog the trial?” #
- @trevorevans I agree – I’ve never shirked jury duty. I’ll be glad to serve if called upon to do so. in reply to trevorevans #
- You’re on my list Murphy-Goode (and it ain’t a shopping list). “Murphy says Martin Sargent’s #1 spot isn’t good enough” http://bit.ly/M5eyn #
- @SarahLane is cute! #
- I’m going purple to protest the injustice. http://bit.ly/M5eyn #
- @SGArcht Hey – healthcare _and_ wine. Purple has always been my favorite color! Does wearing purple show support for single payer? I’m in! in reply to SGArcht #
- @smartboat We’re pretty clear about what’s live and what’s not. See that big “pre-recorded” bug in the upper left corner? I can’t work 24×7! in reply to smartboat #
- Video: What’s in Sarah’s purse? (via aaroNiGHTS) http://tumblr.com/xxz26441x #
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| Sunday, 21 June 2009, 1:00 am Tags: Twitter |
- Docs Are Old-School, We Need PageRank for People http://ff.im/-3Y0S7 #
- Live now: The Tech Guy with La-La-Leo on the Premiere Radio Networks (KFI, KGO, KIRO, WMAL, WGST,etc.) and… [pic] http://ff.im/-3Yh2q #
- Live now… This Week In Tech with John C. Dvorak, Dwight Silverman, Doug Kaye, and Wil Harris…. [pic] http://ff.im/-3YESx #
- Dang. I hate it when Friendfeed’s down! #
- I’m going green, too. #
- One 32GB iPhone 3GS is on its way from Shenzhen China. Scheduled to arrive Thursday! [pic] http://ff.im/-42Nuv #
- Live now net@night with Amber MacArthur, Sarah Lane, Andy Baio of waxy.org, and 37Signals’ Jason Fried…. [pic] http://ff.im/-43VQx #
- iPhonus Interruptus. [pic] http://ff.im/-45DHf #
- 3.0 is downloading now! [pic] http://ff.im/-461mL #
- Help Martin Sargent get a (really good) job! Hilarious video here… http://bit.ly/BZhol – or you can turn the page.
# - My friend’s college grad son is living in a tent in Brooklyn for the summer… http://ff.im/-47brw #
- #helpiranelection – show support for democracy in Iran add green overlay to your Twitter avatar with 1-click – http://helpiranelection.com/ #
- Who needs the suggested user list? Follow Buzz Aldrin – second man to walk on the moon exactly 30 years ago – and a great guy. @therealbuzz #
- “Politicians, ugly buildings, and whores all get respectable if they last long enough.” John Houston, in Chinatown. #
- My last night with the old iPhone. We’re saying good-bye to each other. It’s been a good year but even 3.0 couldn’t save this relationship. #
- @drew That’s nothing. My daughter reads mine! in reply to drew #
- Activation completed without changing SIM cards. Seemed to help turning off both phones after syncing. #
- @kikolobo I really liked the Pre but it’s still the iPhone for me. I’m using the 3GS now – video and pictures are great, but not a must have in reply to kikolobo #
- @jliquor Yep. 1. Backed up the old iPhone. 2. Plugged in the 3GS. 3. Restored from old backup. 4. Switched both off. 5. Profit! in reply to jliquor #
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| Sunday, 14 June 2009, 1:00 am Tags: Twitter |
- Live now This Week In Tech with Denise Howell, Tom Merrit, Jeff Cannata, and Jason “Maverick” Calacanis…. [pic] http://ff.im/-3Hvef #
- Daily Giz Wiz 846: BounceBack Ultimate http://ff.im/-3HDyS #
- TWiT 198: Emission Accomplished http://ff.im/-3I52j #
- Live now: coverage of the Apple WWDC keynote with iJustine, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko and Leo Laporte…. [pic] http://ff.im/-3JmjE #
- Daily Giz Wiz 847: Logitech VX Nano http://ff.im/-3KaPG #
- TWiF 21: I Broke My Vaynerchuk http://ff.im/-3KjJB #
- Daily Giz Wiz 848: The Magnetic Light Mine http://ff.im/-3N8zj #
- Leo Laporte – The Tech Guy 567 http://ff.im/-3NcU0 #
- MacBreak Weekly 144: WWDC Wrap Up http://ff.im/-3NcTZ #
- The Global Language Monitor: “Web 2.0 beats Jai Ho, N00b and Slumdog . as the 1,000,000th English Word” http://ff.im/-3OevF #
- Live now: Security Now 200 with Steve Gibson. http://live.twit.tv Discuss here…. [pic] http://ff.im/-3OOH6 #
- Live now: FLOSS Weekly with Randal Schwartz and Jono Bacon on Ubuntu 9.04. http://live.twit.tv Discuss here… [pic] http://ff.im/-3P3wQ #
- Huge day today on TWiT Live. Right now @JonoBacon on Ubuntu, @TimOReilly next, then the composer and arranger of the music for Firely. #
- @Chadzilla Um yes. Firefly. Greg Edmonson, composer, and @AlanSteinberger, arranger, did all the music for the series. 4p Eastern. in reply to Chadzilla #
- Sorry that’s 4p _Pacific_ – 7p Eastern, 2300 UTC http://live.twit.tv #
- Live now, FLOSS Weekly 73 with Tim O’Reilly, Jono Bacon, and Randal Schwartz. http://live.twit.tv. Discuss… [pic] http://ff.im/-3PaMt #
- Daily Giz Wiz 849: Altec Lansing orbit http://ff.im/-3Pg3o #
- net@night 104: Almost Real Time http://ff.im/-3PySO #
- Security Now 200: Your Questions, Steve’s Answers 68 http://ff.im/-3RRAk #
- Daily Giz Wiz 850: Altec Lansing 604 http://ff.im/-3SLHK #
- Leo Laporte – The Tech Guy 568 http://ff.im/-3Ukd5 #
- Leo Laporte – The Tech Guy 568 http://ff.im/-3Ukd3 #
- Leo Laporte – The Tech Guy 568 http://ff.im/-3Ukd4 #
- Leo Laporte – The Tech Guy 568 http://ff.im/-3Ukd6 #
- Windows Weekly 111: An F.U. To The E.U. http://ff.im/-3UyoZ #
- Just set up the new Samsung NC20 netbook with 2GB and a 60GB SSD. Very easy install. On to Windows 7. http://ff.im/-3UKUo #
- Snagged http://facebook.com/chieftwit, http://facebook.com/twitlive, and http://facebook.com/leolaporte. I have no… http://ff.im/-3VcYG #
- Roz Rows 48: Pink Savage http://ff.im/-3Vui8 #
- FLOSS Weekly 73: Tim O’Reilly http://ff.im/-3Wts7 #
- @davemorin That’s funny. Casanova was my “date” restaurant 30 years ago. Glad to hear it’s still great! in reply to davemorin #
- RT @Mousavi1388 Dear Iranian People, Mousavi has not left you, he has been put under house arrest by Ministry of Intelligence #IranElection #
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| Sunday, 7 June 2009, 1:00 am Tags: Twitter |
- Daily Giz Wiz 841: Early Choices http://ff.im/-3rvXI #
- Futures in Biotech 43: Temporal Alien Mammoth Overlords http://ff.im/-3rvXJ #
- TWiT 197: Steal This Diploma http://ff.im/-3rQqL #
- Looking forward to watching the Churchill biopic on HBO, http://www.hbo.com/films/intothestorm, but I’ve got the… http://ff.im/-3rUtf #
- Daily Giz Wiz 842: Cat Eye Micro Wireless http://ff.im/-3tNGx #
- TWiF 20: I Used To Collect Plush Ducks http://ff.im/-3u3iL #
- Live now… MacBreak Weekly 143 http://live.twit.tv Discuss here… http://ff.im/-3vGk6 #
- Daily Giz Wiz 843: Stealth 17-LED Flashlight http://ff.im/-3wN27 #
- Leo Laporte – The Tech Guy 565 http://ff.im/-3wPIO #
- MacBreak Weekly 143: Green Thumbs http://ff.im/-3y4B6 #
- RT @TerraTrike “Giving Christopher Walken a TerraTrike test ride” – I bet he’ll love it. #
- Comcast internet is down all over Petaluma. We’re out at home and at the TWiT Offices. Some feeds are down. #
- And Comcast put the wrong service number on our bill. Re-routing to the DSL and EFM connections. #
- My first tweet from the Palm Pre. Sweeeeet! #
- My. That’s interesting. iTunes 8.2 thinks my Pre is an iPod. [pic] http://ff.im/-3DHic #
- Windows Weekly 110: Paul’s Shattered Hopes http://ff.im/-3DJrU #
- Roz Rows 47: Roz Unleashed http://ff.im/-3EaPh #
- FLOSS Weekly 72: OpenSim http://ff.im/-3FqhW #
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