The Podcast Bandito

Learn how to podcast in Calgary

poddog@poddog.ca (Daryl Cognito) — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:23:16 +0000

This is your last chance to regester for the June 7 class.

The �Nuts and Bolts of Podcasting� will cover everything you need to know to start podcasting. Recording, editing, hosting and Feeding. It is a hands on class, meaning you will learn as you do. Ideally, participants should have their own laptop, but we has a couple of ways around that.

The cost is $75 and their are only 8 spots available so email me and we can get you registered.

More information is available at my site amuk.ca

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That’s it folks

poddog@poddog.ca (Daryl Cognito) — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:48:38 +0000

I have decided to pull all the old poddog shows from the feed. The shows are downloaded a lot each month but I’m not sure why, except maybe because of itunes “get all” button. Now bandwidth is not the problem, but I would rather redirect people to Atomic Suburbia.

If you are really interested in the old show shoot me an email and we can work something out.

Daryl

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Posting from an ipod touch

poddog@poddog.ca (Daryl Cognito) — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:20:59 +0000

I really have not been playing with the touch all that much but I do enjoy it. I like watching Ask a Ninja when I have a spare 5 minutes. I bought a 10$ speaker and I love showing people the promotional video for a little non profit I volunteer with or when there is wifi searching youtube for videos by the Creative Monkeys and watch Doug’s face light up when we find one. But the best part is when I demonstrate the z
two finger zoom.

I posted from my blackberry when I got it so it only fair that I post from my new ipod touch. The typing is a bit slow but I think that that’s mostly do to getting used the touch screen. The is always a learning curve when learning a new way of inputting data. It was the same with my first handspring visor that used graffiti 1 to my palm TX that used graffiti 2 to my blackberry pearl that uses a two letter per key system. I am trying to thumb type rather than the one finger way and it seems to be working well.

I am glad I spent the money but it likely wont replace my 2G nano. The nano is a little more durable plus the touch won’t work with my tune talk. Granted, the only reason I could buy it was because I quit smoking. Go Me. And since the iphone will never come to canada I will be happy with it.
Daryl Cognito

*Disclaimer*

I have finished this post on computer, I simply add the links and this part as well as spell check. I find blogging with wordpress on the touch to be a pain, but this is not the fault of the touch. The touch uses safari and safari does not play well with wordpress. Come on wordpress, we need a iphone/touch friendly system.

Air Supply Dreams

poddog@poddog.ca (Daryl Cognito) — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 01:22:46 +0000

Shortly after PAB 07 I was approached by the lovely and amazingly talented Sage Tyrtle to be a guest on the Quirky Quiz, part of her wildly popular Quirky Nomads Podcast. I am not kidding when I say this was the single most exciting thing to happen to me since I got into podcasting. Sage has a fantastic show and the Quirky Quiz is a blast to listen to. Oh and to make it even better, I was on with Lord Blevis and Shelly. (Yes, just like Cher, and Bob, Shelly only needs one name.) I have a bit of social anxiety when it comes to things like Skype, and especially group chats but I pulled out my big boy microphone and jumped in. I’m glad I did because it was a lot of fun and the end result sounds pretty good. (Full disclosure, I haven’t listened as of this writing but I have heard from a reliable source that it’s great.)

Thanx Sage for the honor of joining you, Shelly and Mark. I had a blast.

Daryl Cognito�

Yes you can podcast.

poddog@poddog.ca (Daryl Cognito) — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 02:36:26 +0000

Podcasting is pretty simple. You create a audio or video file, host it on the internet and use a piece of code call an RSS feed to point to it so that a Podcatcher like itunes can find it and automatically download it.

On November 3 you can find out just how easy it is and why you should be Podcasting. Chinook Learning Service is offering a “Spectacular Saturday” class called “Podcasting Made Easy“. The class will cover everything you need to know to start feeding your creative works to the world. From recording to hosting to blogging and RSS as well as dealing with aggregators like itunes and directories like Canada Podcasts and podCALGARY.

The two best things about this are, 1) it’s taught by me, Daryl Cognito and 2) it’s only 69 bucks.

So have you ever thought of creating a podcast?

Daryl Cognito

I’ve been quiet, too quiet

poddog@poddog.ca (Daryl Cognito) — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 02:37:06 +0000

Yep its been a while since I posted and I really am working on a schedule, but I needed to get this out. A while back I got hooked on a podio-book called The Best Laid Plans by Terry Fallis. This was a great story with great characters, okay, okay I’am a crappy book reviewer but trust me it was worth a listen. And now it is worth a read. Terry has managed to get the book published. It is on the Chapters/Indigo. If you enjoy a good story and like Canadian politics then you will love this book.

Congrat Terry

Daryl Cognito�

You don’t have to listen to my podcast

poddog@poddog.ca (Daryl Cognito) — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:50:19 +0000

That’s right, you are off the hook, you don’t have to listen to my podcast.

I say this because, I have had a couple of people say to me “I haven’t had a chance to check out your show”. I know that this is often code for “I listened but, man, not my thing”. That is okay. Just because I do a podcast, and you do a podcast, doesn’t mean you have to listen to me, even if I listen to you.
The only thing that I ask is that if you come across someone who you think might like my show, or any other show, you reccomend it and even send them a link. I can’t listen to every podcast out there. I do, however, try and keep up on the types of shows out there so that when a family member or friend gets an ipod I have an idea of which shows to suggest to them.

The best way for us (the podcasters) to build the audience is not to listen to each other, but to start suggesting the right shows to the right people.

It’s coming

poddog@poddog.ca (Daryl Cognito) — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 03:52:45 +0000

Just a quick announcement that I am no longer double posting Atomic Suburbia. The audio explains why.

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Atomic Suburbia 07 The Beachcombers

poddog@poddog.ca (Daryl Cognito) — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 13:50:22 +0000

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Atomic Suburbia is Calgary’s second best podcast.

Snacks provided by Shelly and Tucker Tales Podcast

Headline 1, Headline 2, Headline 3

I continue my journey to discover Canada and say happy birthday to our beloved country.

There is an email and voice mail from Bruce at the Zedcast, DJMax sent us this great link to Sol the clown, Trallys sent a link to this windows software for feeding comics and James sent us a link to a very scary article.

Special thanx to the Scarborough Dude, Suburban Transpondency, and Steve at Wicked Good

Download “Robert Onion” (mp3)
from “93-03″
by Frank Black
Cooking Vinyl

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Atomic Suburbia 06, Hammy Hamster

poddog@poddog.ca (Daryl Cognito) — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 03:20:25 +0000

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Hammy Hampster

Hot Damper and golden Syrup from Tom

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Chew on This

Finding Canada

Not surprising, my Canada is made up of the pop culture of CBC and CTV from the mid 70s to the mid 80s. I grew up without cable TV. Not because I am too old, or that my parents we poor, but because they had different priorities. They are now enjoying a comfortable and exciting retirement, while all I have is memories of a cold and empty childhood.

So, observations, what did I discover on my first trip to central canada. Well Central Canadians are not that much different than Calgarians, now that could be because most Calgarians are from Toronto. Ottawa is a beautiful place, so is kingston. However, it is really different in Central Canada. Most notable is the amount of history. Central Canada is a hell of a lot older that Alberta. Not the people, the buildings. This is because just like Cleveland is the birthplace of civilization, Central Canada is the birthplace of Canada. It was explained to me that the amazing Canal system in and around Ottawa was a result of the English deciding that we needed a safer route for transporting goods. Not only is Calgary younger than pretty much anywhere in Ontario, but we are also developmentally delayed. What I mean is that, and I have touched on this before, Calgary is the junior high students of Canada, we haven’t even hit puberty. The city did not even start to grow until the 50s. We were a small city on a river until after the 2and world war. There were a few buildings hotels and such, but no row house or really much to preserve. Note, I am not trying to devalue that pre 50s history, because it is there and what is left is worth preserving, but it is not on the same level, I mean an old RCMP fort, is cool, but it doesn’t hold a candle to a canal system built for national security.

As I said my pop culture memories are from the mid 70s through the mid 80s, and they are also from the CBC and CTV which came from Central Canada. My friends have memories of Saturday night live and school house rock. I have memories of Peter puck and Terry David Muligan. Something were a bit different out west. For example, do you remember that clown, that hobo clown that would show up on children’s daytime programing. I finally had that mystery solved. I could never figure out his point. Turns out, he was teaching french. You see, in alberta the just dubbed in english. Remember, Alberta was the province with a picture of Rene Levesque with a big X on it at the border in the 70s.

I am glad I finally had a change to meet Canada this weekend, I am sorry it took so long. I guess my next adventure need to involve Quebec. You listeners can look forward to more of this because I am going to continue this journey to discover canada. Watch out quebec, you might be next.

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by Great Lake Swimmers
Misra

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