076 Podcast Answer Man – One Click Subscribe Buttons

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In this video episode I explain how to create a one click subscribe button for the zune and for iTunes. Doing so for iTunes is as simple as changing the url pre-fix of your rss feed from “http://” to “itpc://” Creating a zune one click install button is as simple as using this online zune podcast subscription tool.

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What Do You Use For Data Backup?

This weekend, I was following my friends on Twitter and noticed that our friend Leo Leporte experienced something that all true geeks fear most, DATA LOSS!

Here’s how I saw it go down on Twitter:

First off, let me say that my thoughts and prayers go out to Leo during this time of loss! Weirdly enough, I almost mean that as much seriously as much as I do in a lighthearted way as I would express the same sentiments to someone who has lost someone near and dear to them.

I thought that the reason why people used a Raid 5 backup (RAID 5 : Combines three or more disks in a way that protects data against loss of any one disk; the storage capacity of the array is reduced by one disk.) was because hardware such as an individual hard drive is susceptible to failure and so that if all the data is mirrored on all three or more drives, if one drive fails, you have two or more good copies of the data. However, it would appear that a simple failure of the hardware known as the “Raid 5 Card” can completely wipe out the benefit of having more than one external drive backup. This is exactly why I’m not at all fascinated by Raid 5 or Drobos!

To many of us geeks, we put so much of who we are into ones and zeroes. Luckily, Leo didn’t loose any of his own content, just all the blood sweat and tears poured into the systems that were in place to deliver the content. However, the contributions from hundreds, if not thousands, of people who left comments on his blog or posts in his forums have been forever lost. At least all those done since the last “good backups” of each of the sites he maintains.
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075 Podcast Answer Man – Transferable Feeds

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In this episode I explain why it has been a few weeks since I last released an episode of the Podcast Answer Man podcast. Of course you can see the new layout of the site here. Believe it or not, this theme you see on this site is the exact theme that I used to build this site for a client. I mentioned that we recently released our 1,000th episode for gspn.tv. I also mentioned that I spent more than 10 hours working on this 30 minute video project. I didn’t mention it in the episode, but this is another video project that I did for myself.

I took some time to answer a question from someone in the community regarding setting up an rss feed with feedburner so that you can change from one domain to another without asking your subscribers to subscribe to a new feed.

Here is a screen capture of where you change the original feed address in Feedburner: [Read more]

Apple Recalls iPhone 3G Power Adapters

Apple, Inc. has announced that it is recalling the power adapters for all iPhone 3Gs sold in the United States, Canada, Japan, and all Latin American countries that use American style plugs.

From what I understand, prongs on the adapters, that plug into the wall, can break off and remain stuck in the power outlet which creates a serious risk of electric shock. Users can either exchange their adapters in an Apple store, or order a replacement online.

Finally, Microsoft Hits One Out Of The Park!

I must tell you, I’ve been a huge fan of the Mac v/s PC commercials. In fact, I’ve openly admitted that it is the brilliant marketing behind these ads that softened my heart toward the idea of owning my own Mac. So much so, that when I experience the frustrations of Microsoft Vista for the very first time, I tossed that desktop out of my house (Actually sold it to someone else) and went out and purchased my first Apple/Mac computer.

If you have not seen the Mac v/s PC commercials, you really should see them all!

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Feedback From Fringe Podcaseter!

I recently received this feedback from a listener

Cliff,

I’d like to say thank you for your video tutorial for creating Zune and iTunes subscription buttons. The timing could not have been better because I had a listener specifically ask us to create an easy Zune subscription button just 2 days before you released your video. I took the information you gave us and created my own Zune, iTunes and RSS subscription buttons and imbedded the code just as you instructed. Thanks for you all you do for the podcasting community.

Darrell

The Fringe Podcast

www.TheFringePodcast.com

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