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Clearing Up the Confusion E-Zine Vol 04 Issue 02
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Vol 4, Issue 2
Thanks so much to all of you who welcomed me back after my
hiatus. It's good to know I have some loyal fans. Thanks also
for checking out "The Reluctant Networker"
(http://thereluctantnetworker.blogspot.com). I hope it continues
to have value in your lives.
Anyway, on to the main reason for this newsletter -- stories
about my daughter, Kaylie.
In January, Lisa went down to Texas to visit with her parents.
For various reasons, Kaylie and I weren't able to go. That meant
I got to be Mr. Mom for nine straight days. Right now I've got
to say, I don't know how single parents do it!
Lisa and her parents all missed Kaylie something fierce, so I did
what I could to help out with that. Of course, I would let her
talk on the phone, but that wasn't really enough (and not just
because she still isn't the most stellar of conversationalists).
I did discover a new cool tool for my smart phone, however, that
let my wife and in-laws feel like they were right there.
Check out the article to find out more.
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In This Issue...
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1. Article: Video: Almost Like Being There
2. Blog Posts
3. Shameless Self-Promotion
4. The Fine Print
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1. Article: Video: Almost Like Being There
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So you got one of those cool new smart phones. You've been
downloading apps, checking your email, marking your place on the
map. Heck, you've even made a few phone calls. Then there's the
feature that seems almost worthless -- the video camera.
Oh, sure, you can shoot a video or two. You might even show it
to a few people, but really that's it. Extracting it from the
phone, processing it, and uploading it to a streaming video
service like YouTube is just too much work.
Enter Qik (http://qik.com).
Qik is an app that streamlines the video capture process on your
smart phone (over 140 different models as of this writing).
Launch the app and then tap to start. Capture those magical
moments in time (such as my daughter trying to get Mickey and
Minnie to ride the rocking moose with her --
http://qik.com/video/4405375). Tap to stop and the video is
automatically uploaded to your account on Qik.com.
At that point, you can share your videos with anyone you want or
with everyone. What could be easier?
If you are into the various social media sites, you can also
automatically post your videos to those venues. I've got mine
hooked up to Twitter and Facebook (YouTube is also available).
Now I can record different events that I attend and have them
immediately appear to my followers and friends.
Qik isn't perfect (at least on my Droid). Setting the caption
for the video is a bit clunky. Also the Facebook interface
doesn't seem to have an obvious mechanism for setting the text
associated with the video. Still these are relatively minor
quirks in an otherwise very handy tool.
So get out there and use those videocam phones. Let your friends
experience whatever is going on in your life. Make sure it's fun
so they can envy you. After all, you might even inspire them to
have their own adventures to share.
Copyright 2010, Greg Peters
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2. Blog Posts
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Links to posts on the "The Reluctant Networker" Blog:
Monday, February 15, 2010 -- Sitting and Waiting
http://thereluctantnetworker.blogspot.com/2010/02/sitting-and-waiting.html
"You see them whenever you attend a networking event. They lurk
at the back of the room. They're the first ones to the buffet
line. They pick a table which has no one sitting at it. They eat
their food, listen to the speaker, then are the first ones out
the door..."
Monday, February 22, 2010 -- Helping Others and Showing Your Face
http://thereluctantnetworker.blogspot.com/2010/02/helping-others-and-showing-your-face.html
"I was reading Guy Kawasaki's blog the other day and he pointed
out this video by Lewis Howes on good practices in using social
media sites. It's about 6 minutes long."
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3. Shameless Self-Promotion
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The "Clearing Up the Confusion" E-Zine is a production of Greg
Peters, owner, chief cook, and bottlewasher of Cyber Data
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4. The Fine Print
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