WanderingSalsero

Are you a Google watcher?

Are you a Google watcher?  In the past have there been Google products that were released as private betas long before you finally heard about it?

If you are, you might be interested in this.

I just stumbled across (yeah...again!) info that Google has a new connection, already working, that somehow connects you with TV shows from several popular networks.  Yeah....you can actually watch the TV shows on your computer screen through your internet connection.

BTW........I seem to recall telling you that this is where it's headed right?

Anyway, I found a YouTube video that tells you (i.e. us) how to get a free invite.  I'm in a PC bang in Seoul (Itaewon) right now and I'm involved in something else on the net so I haven't applied for this new Google thing yet.  In fact, I might not.  I'm not a big V show follower.

But I thought you might be.  So here's the video:

Don't forget Wix.com

I get updates from them..... www.wix.com .   And I must say that I still like their sites.

I'm not to the point where I've got a clear and specific image in mind to tackle getting one of my own.  But........I can very easily see where a Wix site would be a very appropriate choice for a dancer or dance couple that either had or wanted to build a very 'hip' and 'contemporary' image.

Take a look at www.wix.com .  They've got lots of good demos too.

Ahhh......love in a sidecar!

Do you like history? 

And motorcycles?

How 'bout a slice of'em both put togather?

Ural Motorcycles are the only motorcyles in the world that come standard with a sidecar.  In fact, they're specifically designed for a sidecar.

Yeah, I know that sidecar motorcycles aren't as fact as even some motorscooters......or other kinds of motorcycles.  And certainly not as fast as cars.

But there's just something about them that's always been romantic to me.  I'd like to have one someday.

And of course it would have to be a Ural.  Ural has a very interesting history.  Check out this PDF.

Need some good images for your blog or website?

Finding quality images that are free of copyright restrictions isn't intuitive and/or easy.

But if you've been bugged with that problem in the past, here's a very informative article I found that should put you at ease and on the right track to finding all the quality, restriction free images you'll ever need.

You're welcome :-)

For the birds.....Aviary.com?

This looks like it'd be a good program once you learn to use it:

www.aviary.com

I'm trying it now.

Beware of Sidewiki!

There's a fellow I know named Steve Waggenheim.  He's an internet writer and marketer and, as far as I know, he's pretty successful.  I'm sure he's more than qualified to write this post I'm linking to here.

The gist of it is that there's a new tool from Google called 'Sidewiki'.  As I understand it, it's a sidebar gadget which, if you authorize it, pops on your site any time somebody's looking at it. 

And you know where the information on wiki's comes from don't you? 

Anybody.  Yean.......anybody can put information on it(just like they can on most wiki's).

How does that sound to you?

See the peril involved there?

Would you want to take a chance that any numb-nutz could leave a malicious or uncomplimentary or embarrasing 'sticky-note' on your website that your visitors who you'd worked hard to get to it could see?

That's what it amounts to.  And I'll guarantee you that there are unethical people out there who would do exactly that.   Some people would do it just to prove how stupid they are.

You know how I'm usually an 'early adopter' of new technology.  But I'll guarantee you that I agree with Steve and ............I'm saying 'no' to Sidewiki.

New twist on Identity Theft (and what to do about it)

Remember I mentioned RFID's (Radio Frequency Identity Devices)?  They're very very small and can be embedded in all sorts of things.  Things like money, passports, and CREDIT CARDS.

Did you know that they can be 'read', from afar, with a simple $9 device purchasable on eBay?

Yeah, so..........that's not really so secure is it?

Well, luckily.......somebody has the answer to your protection.

Your dance product internet affiliate program

If I read this right, it's part of puzzle of how can you, the enterprising salsa performer or team director can offer an affiliate program to those friends, associates, admirers or otherwise entrepreneurs who might want to sell your digital products.

I've always known there was software out there which would manage affiliate commissions.  I remember seeing it several years ago on a website of 'webmaster tools and scripts'.  But it had been a while since I'd seen it......until I saw www.ejunkie.com today.

In my way of thinking, I think it's crazy for any even halfway decent dance instructor and/or team director to not make and sell his/her own digital content (physicla or purely digital).  And once reaching that point, they'd be crazy not to try to build a network of affiliates.

Andrew Machado's Blog

Funny how things sometimes seem to come togather from different directions.  Remember that I was saying years ago that video was going to be 'the thing' on the internet? 

Well, the leading edge of that trend has come and gone but the water keeps rushing past.  Every month it seems there's something new on video technology and how people are using it.

This guy Andrew Machado.........he has a blog that had a very good article on it about that "Flip" pocket video cam line vs. the new Apple products that not only take video but also upload onto You Tube. 

You ought to read it.  What was interesting though was that I got an email from somebody named 'Andrew' commenting on that post I did last night about Apture and wanting to know if he could 'Tweet' it.  I think I know what that means so obviously I said 'sure'.

I Googled the name "Andrew Machado" and that's how I found his blog.  Whether it's the same guy as emailed me or not......he's got a nice blog.  Not a fancy theme but excellent content.

Your music....conveniently available and secure

Here's an article about several online music archiving services, most with free options, that will be of interest to anybody who has a lot of music and would like to have it available from anywhere online.

I haven't checked them out individually yet but I plan to.  I think I'm already a member of one of them.  Only reason I haven't mentioned it, much, before is that it's only been in the last year or so that I've had much of a music collection.