More Computer Problems...

Hopefully I can get this straightened out before Sunday but right now it's not looking good. My brand new (just bought last November) computer crashed. I think it's some kind of defect but whatever the case may be its not looking good for a show on Sunday.

Grrr, I bought a new computer just so I wouldn't have to go through this shit anymore.

Ready For Prime Time!

Sorry for the short notice, but I've decided that this week will be our premier on iVlog!

Join us starting at 9 pm (eastern) this Sunday night

Indie Spotlight Live on iVlog.tv

Now that my personal life is starting to settle down I'll have more time to focus on the broadcast (woohoo!)

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Show update;

See above.  Also note that I will continue to keep my webs.com page online to do the occasional show for the musicians that I won't be including in the rotation for the show on iVlog

Official "Jack" Update

I've recently stepped down from the promotion that I took last fall, mostly because I was over my head with it as well as the fact that it was taking me away from certain things in my personal life and my life online.

So let this post serve as the official "I'm back" update as well as my apology to my friends online that I'm sorry that I haven't been around, but now I'll be online much more than I have been lately.

Thanks for the continued support, blog post about the future of the show coming up shortly.

Show Update June 2014

I made it official during the show this week, sometime over the next couple of weeks we're transitioning to iVlog.tv.

 

As I mentioned in the video the format of the show will change but I'm planning on keeping the page on webs.com online and do the "private reserve" show that I mentioned in the video.

More details to come.......

Happy Memorial Day!

Don't forget during the BBQ's and enjoying the company of friends and family the real reason this holiday exists and take the time to honor our friends in uniform, they deserve it.  It's also a great time to honor the fallen as well.  One of the things that I added to my bucket list a couple of years ago is at least one time I'd like to volunteer to help plant the flags that fly at every headstone Memorial Day weekend at the Veterans Cemetery.  It really is a breath taking sight to see.  I know not all of us have time to go volunteer at the VA, or at the local VFW, ect. but even something that wouldn't take much time like this is just as worthy.  Everyone is always saying they want to do more to honor our veterans, something like this honors them as well.

Taken at Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery Memorial Day weekend 2012 

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Show notes;

I've missed the last couple of weeks, work has been flat out nuts. I am planning on doing a show this week (show date 5/25) starting at my usual 9 pm eastern time. 

Stay tuned to this blog about future show updates, changes are coming.

May 2014 Update

First of all I'd like to thank everyone for the continued support.

Here are last week's stats which will be the focus of this blog update....

Summary

	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thur	Fri	Sat	Sun	Total	Avg
Pageloads	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	12	2
Unique Visits	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	1
First Time Visits	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	1
Returning Visits	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0

As you can see, while I'm just a guy doing his own show on his own site, these stats while not embarrassing since at least there was some traffic, they aren't great.

I have to make a decision which is either go Ivlog or shut down.

To be honest about it, I think we would do well on ivlog, the downside is that in order to do a show over there I'll have to go all CC formatted music which would leave off some of these guys that I've been playing for years.

I dunno to be honest, right now I could take the show in so many different ways.

In Case You Missed It

Show update;

I'm still using the site that I created on webs.com for the broadcast, I will likely transition over to iVlog in the next couple of weeks. It's time that we rejoined a real broadcasting community.

The format for the show will change a bit, when we move it's going to be all Creative Commons licensed music. I need to beef up the playlist a bit so I have enough to cover at least a two hour show and the easiest way to pull that off will be renewing my partnership with Magnatune. Because people abused it they stopped offering their music for free to podcasters. To be honest about it I was a little put off by this, but the musicians still get their cut when you pay and since right now I can afford it I'm thinking why not? The musicians get a royalty and airplay, it's a win-win for them and we're all about supporting them anyway. I'm ok with the musicians getting a royalty even though I'm giving them airplay, to be honest about it I really couldn't afford to pay for the lifetime membership that I would prefer to sign up for until now.

I feel that it gives me another arrow to put in my quiver, since public broadcasting of CC licensed music hasn't been tried in court because the music mafia really hasn't gone after it (music mafia meaning labels, soundexchange which is another nice gift that our government gave the music industry, Harry Fox and whoever else) I feel that on top of offering airplay and exposure I also paid for the music and was encouraged to podcast it, well, even with the music industry's mountain of lawyers I might stand a chance.

As it stands right now the site that I've been using I still have to do my own research and make sure that legally they can license under CC and more times than not I've found that they really can't, most of the time it's because they are part of a Performance Right's society. Unless I know the musician I'm just not comfortable with this. Magnatune on the other hand has already done their homework and I know the CC licensed musician is the real deal, it will save me time that I can use to find and bring new music to the show.

So changes are coming, as I've said often since blogtv shut down, stay tuned.

Attention, Windows XP holdouts: The end is near

I used XP for years myself, great operating system but as the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. I myself don't have any current machines running this software but I know that other folks still do.

Here is a link to an article that I think is the best one I've seen so far with tips for people still running this dinosaur, hope it helps you folks out.

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Show update;

I'm still using the site that I created on webs.com for the broadcast, I will likely transition over to iVlog in the next couple of weeks. It's time that we rejoined a real broadcasting community.

The format for the show will change a bit, when we move it's going to be all Creative Commons licensed music. I need to beef up the playlist a bit so I have enough to cover at least a two hour show and the easiest way to pull that off will be renewing my partnership with Magnatune. Because people abused it they stopped offering their music for free to podcasters. To be honest about it I was a little put off by this, but the musicians still get their cut when you pay and since right now I can afford it I'm thinking why not? The musicians get a royalty and airplay, it's a win-win for them and we're all about supporting them anyway. I'm ok with the musicians getting a royalty even though I'm giving them airplay, to be honest about it I really couldn't afford to pay for the lifetime membership that I would prefer to sign up for until now.

I feel that it gives me another arrow to put in my quiver, since public broadcasting of CC licensed music hasn't been tried in court because the music mafia really hasn't gone after it (music mafia meaning labels, soundexchange which is another nice gift that our government gave the music industry, Harry Fox and whoever else) I feel that on top of offering airplay and exposure I also paid for the music and was encouraged to podcast it, well, even with the music industry's mountain of lawyers I might stand a chance.

As it stands right now the site that I've been using I still have to do my own research and make sure that legally they can license under CC and more times than not I've found that they really can't, most of the time it's because they are part of a Performance Right's society. Unless I know the musician I'm just not comfortable with this. Magnatune on the other hand has already done their homework and I know the CC licensed musician is the real deal, it will save me time that I can use to find and bring new music to the show.

So changes are coming, as I've said often since blogtv shut down, stay tuned.