Ok, ok… sheesh…

So, once upon a time I was messing with my sister’s laptop and I made this blog her home page in Safari. So, when I was down visiting last weekend she gave me a hard time for not updating my blog recently. So, here’s an update so her browser’s home page has a more recent date. I’ve been (everyone say it with me) busy.

Since my last post I’ve been doing a lot of contract and volunteer work and I started a full-time contract with Sykes who sells me to SAIC who sells me to Pfizer. In short, I’ve been working for Pfizer in New London, CT for the last 5 or 6 weeks as a project manager.

The nice part about this work is that my main customers are all in the New York headquarters. In the last five weeks I’ve been to New York three times on business and am already racking up the Amtrak Acela frequent… uh… rider? miles. And I get to see my sister and her family a lot which, in turn, means getting a hard time for not updating my blog.

Outside of work and travel, I’ve also updated Take Control of Podcasting on the Mac to a new edition which covers GarageBand 3 in depth and launched a new podcast companion to the book as well. And I just finished reading Matt Ridley’s Nature Via Nurture, a truly fascinating book about genetics and the long, and silly battle over nature versus nurture (short answer: it’s both).

So, that’s a quick summary of my life over the last two months. I’d say I’ll be posting more and more frequently but I am insanely (everyone say it with me again) busy. But I’ll try. Really, I will.

Currently playing in iTunes: Naked As We Came by Iron & Wine

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Take Control of Podcasting Press Release

Take Control of Podcasting CoverIf you’re excited about the idea of creating your very own podcast but need help getting started or working efficiently, you can now hop on the podcasting bandwagon with the start-to-finish guidance in our latest ebook, “Take Control of Podcasting on the Mac.”



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Written by long-time podcaster Andy Williams Affleck, “Take Control of Podcasting on the Mac” leads you along the path to podcasting success from beginning to end. Andy starts by helping you think about your topic, format, and polish; assemble the best audio gear; and understand the pros and cons of recording in four popular programs – Audio Hijack Pro, GarageBand, Audacity, and SoundStudio. You’ll find step-by-step directions for how to record in each of those programs, along with instructions on how to edit your recording by mixing in additional audio and eliminating any awkward bits. Andy also explains how (and why) to encode and tag your podcast file. Finally, he discusses how to choose a podcast publishing tool, offers essential advice about bandwidth costs, and gives you seven ways to promote your podcast.

The ebook is available on its own for $10 or in a $17.50 bundle with “Take Control of Recording in GarageBand.”

Book Details:

“Take Control of Podcasting on the Mac” by Andy Williams Affleck

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PDF format, 70 pages, free 19-page sample available

Publication date: December 1, 2005

Price: $10

ISBN: 1-933671-06-8

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