Awakened Voice

I’ve just updated and republished a document that I originally created when I was working with the team at RawVoice. The document is a beginner’s guide to podcasting. I’ll be updating this document from time to time as new knowledge arises on the subject. The document is not meant to be a comprehensive resource but [...]

I like what Scribd (pronounced skribbed) is doing with their new iPaper platform. I’ve used their service to share a few documents in the past and they already brought two key components to solve online document issue.
Sharing
The first problem in online document management has to do with sharing. The only way to previously share a [...]

I noticed today that Gmail has an updated the functionality that allows you to link to other web pages and email addresses when composing an email in HTML mode. Previously when you clicked the link icon in the menu bar you would get a simple pop up box asking you for the link address. [...]

I saw a news item last week indicating that Colorado based Clickcaster has, “sold its Clickcaster Web site name, its user base list, and a copy of the software to Texas-based Nexplore Corp.”
This is more evidence that the market for podcasting focused companies is a difficult one at best. In the last year we’ve seen [...]

Speaking of Drupal. I’ve just added a screencast overview of the new features in Drupal 6 to the Awakened Voice Learning Center. Drupal 6 has some nifty new features including OpenID support, an improved menu system, a streamlined install process and some groundbreaking localization features. There’s a lot more that’s new too.
One new feature set [...]

Yesterday I decided to invest €22 (about $32) to join the Drupal Association. The mission of the Drupal Association is, “to help manage the infrastructure, funding, and promotion of the community-driven project in order for it to continue to flourish.”
The money is well spent. The Drupal platform has become an integral part of [...]

I think that Marriott Hotels has done a very good job with their blogging initiatives. Marriott brought the Marriott On The Move blog online in January of 2007. Marriott On The Move features Marriott Chairman Bill Marriott talking about (literally via audio) a wide variety of issues related to Marriott hotels. The posts on the [...]

They say that great things come in threes. We’ll today I received three excellent pieces of news that I want to share.
Drupal 6 has been released. This is big news for publishers. The Drupal community has added some major features to this release. Setup is easier. You can now drag and drop menus and blocks. [...]

I’ve been trying the Utterz service for the last few days so I decided to call in an audio blog post.
On this post I talk about the Microsoft/Yahoo deal, as well as tools tools that can help you to create a lifestream.