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Wordpress equates to structure

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006

Become the Media and all of my sites are powered by Wordpress. Wordpress is a content management system that separates my writing from the site’s design. That’s good because it allows me to add content and not worry about all the extraneous, design related details. For instance, if I want to change the appearance of [...]

OPML Editor (The Missing Manual)

Monday, March 20th, 2006

I’ve been working on a new site called OPML Editor (The Missing Manual). (This URL will most certainly change.) This started out as a place for me to organize my thoughts on the OPML Editor and experiment with the world of wikis, and is turning into something that I may wish to push here on [...]

OPML Community Server on Become the Media

Saturday, February 25th, 2006

I’m considering offering an OPML Community Server here on Become the Media.
When I registered this domain, my intention at the time was to run a Frontier/Manila server and offer free weblogs in the form of pcook.becomethemedia.org like a number of other services offered at the time, including my very own Manila hosting service Web Surf [...]

Radio UserLand: The Missing Manual - Closing the Book

Friday, February 3rd, 2006

Before Radio UserLand was called Radio UserLand, it was called Pike. I’ve been a Radio user since the day it was born and I’ve enjoyed the power and flexibility it has afforded me over the last four or five years.
It’s been my pleasure to create this manual and I’ve learned much more about Radio than [...]

Search Terms for this Site

Wednesday, January 11th, 2006

It’s nice to see the top results are exactly what I’d hope for.

Try Basecamp for your next project

Wednesday, December 14th, 2005

I’ve been using Basecamp to manage my client web site projects and it’s fantastic! Not only does it allow me to collaborate with my contractors, but it allows my clients to see what is going on behind the scenes as we build their site.
Since getting totally organized on Basecamp, I’ve suggested the service to others [...]

iceplant radio podcast featuring Adam Curry and Dave Winer

Thursday, November 11th, 2004

This year I went to Bloggercon at Stanford. My main mission: Attend the Podcasting session led by Adam Curry and walk away with at least one audio interview. Well, good thing I decided to take a breather after the session and eat an apple. That’s when Adam Curry walked by. I grabbed my mini disc, [...]

How To Podcast In Three (Relatively) Easy Steps

Wednesday, November 10th, 2004

This new site explains how to podcast. There’s an easy way and a hard way. Guess which way is the easy way? With Radio UserLand!

BloggerCon Podcasting session audio is up

Tuesday, November 9th, 2004

Listen to the Bloggercon podcasting session audio recording. You’ll hear yours truly asking the first question about how to get radio stations on board. You see, I want to transform the way [Making Contact](http://www.radioproject.org “Making Contact”) is distributed, and cut out the CD mailing process.

Blogging in the rain

Monday, November 8th, 2004

Looks like rain today. Maybe. Maybe not. I never can tell until the drops start to fall. Here’s watts up with me right now.
[Bloggercon](http://www.bloggercon.org “Bloggercon”) was fun and I met some interesting people. I interviewed [Adam Curry](http://live.curry.com “Adam Curry”) and [Dave Winer](http://www.scripting.com “Dave Winer”). Be on the lookout for a new podcast of [iceplant radio](http://www.iceplant.org [...]

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