http://richpalmer.com/blogsviewsandblues Blog reviews, technology, thoughts, and blues music hosted by Rich Palmer Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:24:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Blogs AND Views Wish you could simply email anything you wanted to an address and have it post correctly in your own blog? Posterous claims to be the "dead simple way to post everything online using email." They say, "You can attach any kind of file and we'll always ... http://richpalmer.com/blogsviewsandblues/2009/06/30/posterous-bvb38/ Blogs Do you want to blog, but really don't want to write? Do you have a story to tell, but don't want to spend a lot of time doing it? Rich reviews the video micro-blogging service called 12seconds.tv on this episode of Blogs, Views and Blues. You can find him there ... http://richpalmer.com/blogsviewsandblues/2009/06/28/12seconds-tv-bvb37/ Blogs In episode 34 Rich showed you how to embed video from services such as Viddler, YouTube and Vimeo with the Video Embedder plugin. Perhaps you would like to have personal branded flash player on your site. Or maybe you would like to be able to serve videos from your own ... http://richpalmer.com/blogsviewsandblues/2009/05/30/flash-video-player-bvb36/ Sponsor: Access Your PC from Anywhere with GoToMyPC. Try it FREE for 30 days! www.gotomypc.com/podcast Blogs and Views There are two options that you might want to use to shorten a URL while maintaining your site brand. You can also use track visitor/user activity more easily than with services such as ... http://richpalmer.com/blogsviewsandblues/2009/05/23/shorten-a-url-bvb35/ Sponsor: Access Your PC from Anywhere with GoToMyPC. Try it FREE for 30 days! www.gotomypc.com/podcast Blogs There is a simple little plugin for Wordpress called "Video Embedder." The author's site states: [Video Embedder] makes it easy to embed movies from various sources, such as YouTube and Google Video. The benefit with this plugin is ... http://richpalmer.com/blogsviewsandblues/2009/04/30/video-embedder-bvb34/ Sponsor: Access Your PC from Anywhere with GoToMyPC. Try it FREE for 30 days! www.gotomypc.com/podcast Blogs If you are using screencasts to share content, tutorials, or tours of your blog or web site you might enjoy the service provided by ScreenCastle.com. This site presents an easy to use interface with a single ... http://richpalmer.com/blogsviewsandblues/2009/04/04/screencastle-bvb33/ Sponsor: Access Your PC from Anywhere with GoToMyPC. Try it FREE for 30 days! www.gotomypc.com/podcast Blogs If you are accessing your blogs with a mobile browser, there are a few options that you mind beneficial. Wordpress Mobile - developed to make your blog mobile friendly, bring you more mobile traffic and make you ... http://richpalmer.com/blogsviewsandblues/2008/12/30/get-tipped-bvb32/ Sponsor: Access Your PC from Anywhere with GoToMyPC. Try it FREE for 30 days! www.gotomypc.com/podcast Blogs You can use Tokbox to engage in video/audio conversations from your social media sites, your blog, or any website without install software.  Rich shares a few ideas on how to use it. Views Though he maintains his own ... http://richpalmer.com/blogsviewsandblues/2008/12/06/tokbox-and-a-livejournal-special-offer-bvb31/ Sponsor: Access Your PC from Anywhere with GoToMyPC. Try it FREE for 30 days! www.gotomypc.com/podcast Blogs Rich shares a site called Daily Blog Tips.  There are categories on the site ranging from blog basics, to SEO and from design to strategy. Views There are some great blog themes for Wordpress at Elegant Themes.  He ... http://richpalmer.com/blogsviewsandblues/2008/11/30/daily-blog-tips-elegant-themes-bvb30/ Sponsor: Access Your PC from Anywhere with GoToMyPC. Try it FREE for 30 days! www.gotomypc.com/podcast Blogs Rich shares info on the Polldaddy service and plugins for your Wordpress blogs: Polldaddy Matt Mullenweg announces acquisition of Polldaddy by Automattic A great tutorial by Leland at Themelab on how to install the plugin Rich also shares some experiences ... http://richpalmer.com/blogsviewsandblues/2008/11/15/polldaddy-plugin-for-wordpress-bvb29/