100+ People- Part 9

I can't say enough about Podcasting. In case you don't already know, the term "Podcast" is the combination of broadcast with pod from iPod, and refers to shows that you can listen to on your iPod, MP3 player, computer or other devices that can playback the format. Wikipedia credits fromer MTV VJ Adam Cury with coming up wth the idea for automating the delivery to portable players. iTunes is one of the best known sites for subscribing to podcasts and Podcast Alley is a great way of discovering thousands of podcasts.

As a kid I was introduced to some of the great radio dramas of the Golden Age of Radio and really loved the idea. To me, podcasting brings the Golden Age of Radio to out times today, allowing you to listen to what you like, when you like. People that regularly do podcasts often put parts of themselves in their podcasts and there is a connection with the podcasters because you somehow feel that you know them. I also have a great deal of respect for the amount of work that goes into producing a regular podcast (because I know the work that can go into "just" blogging). Below are some Podcasters that I'd like to meet.

Podcasters

• Dan Carlin is the host of the Hardcore History and Common Sense podcasts. If your history classes were like his Hardcore History podcast, you might have stayed awake through all your history lessons. He tries to apply Common Sense to politics in the podcast by this name. The Common Sense show recently talked about the curbing the 4th Ammendment. I'm currently listening part 2 of Death Throes of the Republic which is talking about the fall of the Roman Empire from the Hardcore History show as I driver around (the first part can be found here). Earlier this year Dan did a 4 part series about the East Front of World War II (here are parts I, II, III, and IV). I've previously written about him here. Hardcore History and Common Sense both have Twiter accounts and Dan has a MySpace site.
  

• Joshua Lapin-Bertone does the Bertone Beatle Bonanza and Wednesdays Wings podcasts. The Bertone Beatle Bonanza started out as a radio show broadcast from the college that Joshua went to and later morphed into the podcast. I wrote about him here. He has a Twitter account as well as being in Facebook and MySpace.
  

• Greg and Penny have brought us HP Prognostications (HP Progs for short), a podcast that prognosticated (guessed) what would happen in the Harry Potter books. They reached the 100th episode last year and their first episode focused of if they thought that Harry would live or die. This the first Harry Potter podcast that I listened to. Greg and Penny have a Facebook site and a Twitter account.
  

• Mugglecast is probably one of the best known Harry Potter podcasts. A recent search for Harry Potter on Podcast Alley netted 200 different Harry Potter related podcasts! They're first episode was published in August 2005 and the now have over 200 episodes. They're on Facebook, and are doing a lot with Twitter. They started up a Twilight based pocast called Imprint, which is also in Facebook and active in Twitter.
  

• Jungle Kitty and Lene Taylor are the women behind the Lookathisbutt podcast. They do a funny podcast focused on William Shatner (Captain Kirk). I believe that they introduced the term "man crush" for the guys that wish they were Captain Kirk). Note, this podcast is not for kids. They're in Facebook and Twitter.
  

• Cornelius Fichtner does the Project Management Podcast. This was the first real podcast devoted to Project Management. Corenelius has also started the PM Prepcast which people can use to study for the PMI PMP exam. For about $100 you get a series of videos and podcasts designed to help you pass the exam. This is one of the ways that I'm currently studying for the exam myself. Cornelius is a former president of the Orange County PMI chapter, he can be found in Twitter.
  

So far we've met some Internet Stars; Leaders in Motivation & Inspiration; Authors; Actors, Directors, and Comedians; Musicians; Athletes; Business Leaders and Pioneers; World Leaders; and Podcasters; who'll be next? Be sure to look for 100+ People That I Want to Meet Part 8 and the rest of the series and you can read the intro here. Feel free to subscribe to this blog via email or your rss reader, there are several options available in the upper righthand corner of this blog.

Photo credit: "Golden Mic" courtesy of katagaci.

100+ People- Part 10

This is the final installment of 100+ People that I'd Like to Meet Series. For this installment I wanted to focus on Scientists.

There are many people that I would inlcude in my list if I could meet historical figures of the past. I'd love to be able to talk to Carl Sagan, Sir Issac Netwon, Albert Einstein, and Leonardo Di Vinci, sadly this isn't an option (today anyways). While I might not have the computational and analytical ability and reason of some of these great thinkers, I've long been interested in science and been amazed at what mankind has been able to accomplish over the years and I wonder what we'll be able to do in the future. This is probably why I've always been interested in Science Fiction.

• Stephen Hawking is the sole person in my list of scientists. He is often referred to as the Albert Einstein of our century. He was in the press the past few months with controversial views on the role of God in mankind's development and evolution as well as his suggestion that it seems unlikely that we'll encounter aliens anytime soon. Hawking has a neuro-muscular dystrophy and is virtually paralysed, so it was inspiring and moving to see footage of him experiencing zero gravity in a special plane a few years back. I also remember seeing him appear in Star Trek: Then Next Generation in a holodeck sequence where Data had summoned some of history's great scientists. I didn't find Hawking in Twitter or Facebook but he has a Wikipedi entry.
  

Putting together my list has been quite the project for me. I started with the idea in June and spent hours researching and collecting information to include, was sidetracked by computer problems, and now I've finally published the last of the series.

I think that this series highlights the growth and popularity of Social Media. Not everyone on the list "does" social media but a surprising number of people I've included do (or at least have someone else do it for them). Many of the people listed have websites, which already shows an explosion in popularity and acceptance of the internet. Social Media gives many of the people on my list the chance to interact with their fans, people that admire them, as well as colleagues that can't be discounted. Much as the prining press allowed people to first print and publish their thoughts and ideas, first connecting people who had never met before, Social Media allows all kinds of connections that didn't exist before. Don Henley and Stephen King I hope that you'll decide to "do" Social Media one day, I'd certainly love to help you in developing your strategy. To everyone else on the list, I do hope that I get to meet you all one day. I hope that you'll read the rest of the series and check out some of the other articles at the Systems Overload blog.

Photo credits: "playing with light 2" couresty of duchessa.

August 2010 Edition of The Family Life Blog Carnival

Welcome to the August 2010 edition of the Family Life Blog Carnival. I have wanted to get an edition out in July, however the starts did not seem to line up last month.

My wife and kids were in the U.S. for 3 weeks in July visiting family and friends. It had been 5 years since they were last there and they had a blast discovering all kinds of things and getting reacquainted with family and friends. During this time I was still doing my "day job" and trying to do some of those things that I'd been putting off. One of my projects was moving our family's main home computer to another location in the house. This resulted in all kinds of problems that I'm still trying to sort out, but since I'm able to get online at the moment, I thought that I'd get an edition out before too much more time got away. So, without further adieu, here is the August 2010 edition of the Family Life Blog Carnival...




Susan Howe presents 10 Creative Ways Recycling Can Save You Money in a Tough Economy posted at The Budget Life Blog, saying, "Recycling is not just good for the environment and health, but it can also help us save and make a little extra money. Especially that everyone needs to stretch every dollar that they can nowadays. This article provide some of the ways on how to green up our lives."


Adam presents Helping Kids Cope with Divorce posted at divorcetipsforher.com, saying, "Divorce can be incredibly hard on children of any ages, and it is important for both the mother and the father to help the children get through the divorce."


Raymond Fernandez20 presents 50 Free Open Courseware Classes About Human Resources posted at Masters in Human Resources, saying, "If you are interested in learning more about human resources, or if you just want to hone your skills as a human resources manager, here are 50 free open courseware classes about human resources."


Wise Bread presents Pack Up Your House: Tips for Saving Money (and Sanity) on a Move posted at Wisebread.


Debt kid presents Tips for Handling Life When Everything Changes posted at DebtKid.

Sheryl Owen presents Change of Address: Top 10 House Warming Gifts posted at Change of Address.

Sheryl Owen presents 20 Ways to Get to Know Your Neighbors posted at Change of Address.

Leave Debt Behind.com presents Renting VS Buying a Home - Is Buying Always Better? posted at Leave Debt Behind.


Nissim Ziv presents Lost your job? What to do when you lose your job posted at Job Interview Guide, saying, "If you’ve recently lost your job, you’re probably facing a number of emotions. Maybe shock, sadness, worry, sometimes even relief and happiness in the case that you simply hated what you were doing. You’re also facing numerous possibilities."


OurBlogs presents First Boyfriend or First Girlfriend posted at A Guide to Raising Great Kids.


Doug Boude presents My Top 20 Life Lessons for Husbands and Fathers posted at Doug Boude (rhymes with 'loud'), saying, "In this post, I've compiled what I consider to be the top 20 things that I believe, when implemented and adopted, maximize the success of a husband and/or father in his role in his household. Being a father of 8 children, 4 step children, and 2 grand children, I kinda feel like I'm speaking from experience here :)"

Sarah Travaglio presents Top Ten Ways You Know You are Parenting a Toddler? posted at Miss Capa Tosta.


Fred Lee presents Keeping Sane During Science Fair Season posted at Parenting Squad.


Bill presents How to Pick the Right Mom Organizer posted at Official Bubble Planner Blog.


Phil Lopez presents 10 Family Flicks That Won’t Bore Parents posted at Christian Colleges and Universities.


PT presents 104 Ways to Save Extra Money posted at Prime Time Money.


This concludes this edition the Family Life Blog Carnival. I hope that you're enjoying your Summer and making time for family and friends along the way. You can submit your blog article to the next edition of the Family Life Blog Canival using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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