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February 19, 2015
The Absolute Beginners Guide to Podcasting: Publishing
Welcome to the final part of our series on podcasting for beginners.
If you haven't yet, read the other parts:
Part 1: Preparation
Part 2: Equipment
Part 3: Production
Part 4: Editing
Finally, you are ready to upload your audio file to the web and push it out to iTunes. Like the rest of the sections we covered, you have a variety of choices on how to make your podcast audio accessible to your audience.
To have the best results, focus on the following 4 requriements for hosting your podcast online.
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If you haven't yet, read the other parts:
Part 1: Preparation
Part 2: Equipment
Part 3: Production
Part 4: Editing
Finally, you are ready to upload your audio file to the web and push it out to iTunes. Like the rest of the sections we covered, you have a variety of choices on how to make your podcast audio accessible to your audience.
To have the best results, focus on the following 4 requriements for hosting your podcast online.
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February 18, 2015
Andrew Rodgers from The Enterprise Center on Startups in Chattanooga
What does it take to turn around a struggling city? Can technology help, and if so, how?
Those are the questions we've set out to answer in our new series called, "New Tech Cities". We're focusing initially on Chattanooga, a city in Tennessee whose citizens are rebuilding their tired, industrial city into a rejuvenated, tech hub.
Our first Chattanooga interview talked about the new energy in Chattanooga and the second interview gave a wonderful overview of the city's startup scene.
This week we're talking with Andrew Rodgers who works at The Enterprise Center and helps small businesses leverage technology to grow jobs to Chattanooga.
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Those are the questions we've set out to answer in our new series called, "New Tech Cities". We're focusing initially on Chattanooga, a city in Tennessee whose citizens are rebuilding their tired, industrial city into a rejuvenated, tech hub.
Our first Chattanooga interview talked about the new energy in Chattanooga and the second interview gave a wonderful overview of the city's startup scene.
This week we're talking with Andrew Rodgers who works at The Enterprise Center and helps small businesses leverage technology to grow jobs to Chattanooga.
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February 17, 2015
How Popular are Wix, Weebly and Squarespace?
If you live in the US or the UK, it's been hard to avoid the advertising blitz for DIY website tools such as Squarespace, Wix, Weebly and others.
Jeffrey Zeldman tweeted:
“With @Squarespace commercials on TV, YouTube, and every taxicab in NYC, has web design become a commodity?”
Christopher Butler, who quoted that tweet, added his own prediction:
"Five years from now, the majority of websites will be powered by Squarespace or something like it"
They aren't alone. Matt Mullenweg caused a stir recently when he claimed that DIY website tools were becoming the true competitors to WordPress:
"Naked WordPress (without plugins) is not competitive to Wix, Weebly, Squarespace"
So, I wondered, how competitive are the likes of Squarespace, Wix, Weebly? How much market share have they won?
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Jeffrey Zeldman tweeted:
“With @Squarespace commercials on TV, YouTube, and every taxicab in NYC, has web design become a commodity?”
Christopher Butler, who quoted that tweet, added his own prediction:
"Five years from now, the majority of websites will be powered by Squarespace or something like it"
They aren't alone. Matt Mullenweg caused a stir recently when he claimed that DIY website tools were becoming the true competitors to WordPress:
"Naked WordPress (without plugins) is not competitive to Wix, Weebly, Squarespace"
So, I wondered, how competitive are the likes of Squarespace, Wix, Weebly? How much market share have they won?
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February 16, 2015
New Video Class: Desktop Server
Desktop Server is a great way to develop websites on your own computer, without having to be connected to the internet. While primarily a WordPress tool, Desktop Server can be used to develop Joomla, Drupal and even static HTML websites right on your desktop.
In this class, Topher walks you through all the steps to get your own Desktop Server up and running. In the process, he gives some great tips on getting the most out of it for your own development needs.
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In this class, Topher walks you through all the steps to get your own Desktop Server up and running. In the process, he gives some great tips on getting the most out of it for your own development needs.
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New Video Class: GIMP Part 2
In this second installation of a four part series, Vicki continues exploring the power of GIMP covering color palettes, b&w image techniques, curves, exposure levels and selections. If you're looking for a great open source (free) alternative to Photoshop, GIMP is a great choice!
GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It works on many operating systems, in many languages.
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GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It works on many operating systems, in many languages.
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February 11, 2015
Alex Lavidge from Variable Inc. on Chattanooga Start-ups
What does it take to turn around a struggling city? Can technology help, and if so, how?
Those are the questions we've set out to answer in our new series called, "New Tech Cities". We're focusing on Chattanooga, a city in Tennessee whose citizens are rebuilding their tired, industrial city into a rejuvenated, tech hub.
Our first Chattanooga interview talked about the energy in the city. In this second interview, we talk with Alex Lavidge, one of the most import linchpins in the new Chattanooga.
Speaking personally, this is one of the most interesting interviews we've published on the blog in the last five years. With people like Alex around, you can see why Chattanooga is thriving.
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Those are the questions we've set out to answer in our new series called, "New Tech Cities". We're focusing on Chattanooga, a city in Tennessee whose citizens are rebuilding their tired, industrial city into a rejuvenated, tech hub.
Our first Chattanooga interview talked about the energy in the city. In this second interview, we talk with Alex Lavidge, one of the most import linchpins in the new Chattanooga.
Speaking personally, this is one of the most interesting interviews we've published on the blog in the last five years. With people like Alex around, you can see why Chattanooga is thriving.
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The Absolute Beginners Guide to Podcasting: Editing
Welcome to Part 4 of our series on podcasting for beginners. If you haven't yet, read Part 1: Preparation, Part 2: Equipment and Part 3: Production.
Editing your audio is another necessary component to creating a podcast. The two main things you need to consider are what information should you keep/omit and how do you make that information sound as good as possible. If you don’t feel comfortable with editing your own podcast, many companies and services exist that can help with the process (like ours for example, Come Alive Creative). However, if you want to edit your own show, you’ll want to understand a few elements.
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Editing your audio is another necessary component to creating a podcast. The two main things you need to consider are what information should you keep/omit and how do you make that information sound as good as possible. If you don’t feel comfortable with editing your own podcast, many companies and services exist that can help with the process (like ours for example, Come Alive Creative). However, if you want to edit your own show, you’ll want to understand a few elements.
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February 10, 2015
Magento's Future? Keep Calm and Carry On (For Now)
Our post last month entitled, "The End of Magento?" was one of the most popular we've ever published.
Despite the uncertainly around it's future with eBay, Magento is a hugely popular e-commerce platform and people are still interested and invested in its future.
Several people in the Magento community sent us emails with opinions about the post, and one of them was Jisse Reitsma, a very active Magento developer in the Netherlands.
I've known Jisse for years, so I asked him for his thoughts on Magento's future ...
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Despite the uncertainly around it's future with eBay, Magento is a hugely popular e-commerce platform and people are still interested and invested in its future.
Several people in the Magento community sent us emails with opinions about the post, and one of them was Jisse Reitsma, a very active Magento developer in the Netherlands.
I've known Jisse for years, so I asked him for his thoughts on Magento's future ...
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February 9, 2015
New Video Class: Joomla 1.5 to 3 Migration
If your website is still running on Joomla 1.5, its definitely time to migrate. Support for Joomla 1.5 ended over two years ago and Joomla 3 is just so much better!
In this new class, "Update Joomla 1.5 to 3", Barb Ackemann takes you step-by-step through a migration. It's not just an easy move, but you'll feel confident tackling the project with Barb's help.
Also, if you're on version 2.5, try our class on migration from Joomla 2.5 to Joomla 3.
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In this new class, "Update Joomla 1.5 to 3", Barb Ackemann takes you step-by-step through a migration. It's not just an easy move, but you'll feel confident tackling the project with Barb's help.
Also, if you're on version 2.5, try our class on migration from Joomla 2.5 to Joomla 3.
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New Video Class: Drupal 6 to 7 Migration
If your website is still running on Drupal 6, it's time to migrate.
When Drupal 8 is released, Drupal 6 support will stop soon afterwards. So, this is a great time to consider moving to Drupal 7.
In this class, Robert Ring shows you step-by-step how to perform the migration. Robert takes you through upgrading the Drupal core, contributed modules and themes. Along the way, he offers some great insights to some of the problems you might encounter and how to work around them.
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When Drupal 8 is released, Drupal 6 support will stop soon afterwards. So, this is a great time to consider moving to Drupal 7.
In this class, Robert Ring shows you step-by-step how to perform the migration. Robert takes you through upgrading the Drupal core, contributed modules and themes. Along the way, he offers some great insights to some of the problems you might encounter and how to work around them.
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