Ulanism

After a bunch of trial and error I think I have it down - at least for now. Making video blog posts that can be seen in iTunes and that play correctly in your blog takes a bit of setting up. However, once you have the framework, each individual posts takes only a few very easy steps to create.

1) Building the foundation

Tools:
Wordpress 2.3+
podPress plugin
iTunes Account
iTunes Specs

Once you have podPress activated you need to go through a number of things to get your feed actually working. Check out this tutorial. Excellent wiki post about everything PodPress!

2) Uploading media

The first thing you want to do is upload your media.
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Break the Chains is revamping their site to include audio and video content. Deborah wants to create video podcasts to post on the site. Since I do not know a lot about how to create video podcasts, I figured I would jot down a few of my observations while I learn.

Here goes =)

How To Podcast

Start here. You will probably have to go no further =)

Apple’s Video Podcasting Tutorial

The Apple tutorial is good in that it is simple an uses available technology. You can create a video podcast with nothing more than your Mac with its built-in video camera and mic using Quicktime Pro to record your content. Simply “Export” your content to
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Short Film On Stuff

“The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns.”

I found this very interesting. Definitely worth a 20 minute view.

South Carolina Victory Speech

That out of many, we are one
That while we breath, we will hope
Yes… we can!

A President Like My Father
By Caroline Kennedy
Published: January 27, 2008

Over the years, I’ve been deeply moved by the people who’ve told me they wished they could feel inspired and hopeful about America the way people did when my father was president. This sense is even more profound today. That is why I am supporting a presidential candidate in the Democratic primaries, Barack Obama.

My reasons are patriotic, political and personal, and the three are intertwined. All my life, people have told me that my father changed their lives, that they got involved in public service or politics
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MacBook Air Commercial
Yael Naïm @ Taratata
Yael Naim & Lucie Star Academy
New Soul (Cover)

New Soul MP3

I’m a new soul I came to this strange world
Hoping I could learn a bit about how to give and take
But since I came here felt the joy and the fear
Finding myself making every possible mistake

la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la…

I’m a young soul in this very strange world
Hoping I could learn a bit about what is true and fake
But why all this hate? Try to communicate
Finding trust and love is not always easy to make

la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la…

This is a happy end
cause’ you don’t understand
everything you have done
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Congo’s Death Rate Unchanged Since War Ended

I wake up every day thinking of how to make end this insanity. I know “opening up markets” or “creating a powerful central government” is not going to do it. These people have nothing. Less than nothing. They do not even have life. There must be a better way.

One day I will go there again with a way forward. I know the process involves getting rid of money and the concept of exchange. I know it involves people freely organizing, living where they choose ignoring both borders and tribal limits on movement. And I know one day we will agree to renounce violent conflict completely. What better place to begin than a
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This post says it all. Even if nothing unseemly happened, confidence in the process is not there. If you believe in voting then you must believe in certification of voting results. Innocent until proven guilty when it comes to voting gets flipped on its head: not valid until confirmed.

We can not confirm that our elections are not being stolen.

“In a truly democratic election, the burden of proof is on the state to provide evidence of the election’s integrity.”