merrillsblog

New Home for Podcasts

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:21:29 GMT

Hi Everybody,

I'm making some changes to how you receive audio. I'll continue to blog the episodes here, at least for a while until I can get my act together. Here's what I've done about my act so far:

I have uploaded all merrillsblog podcasts to archive.org They were in various places. By using spinxpress I have them listed on ourmedia.org ourmedia creates a feed for my audio. I will point the feedburner feed there. Remember the feedburner feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/merrill. The podcasts are out of order, so you may get "new" podcasts that you have already listened to. This cannot be helped.

In addition, you can visit ourmedia to look at an alphabetical listing of my podcasts. Here's the link to my page: Merrill's Published Audio You can also search archive.org or ourmedia.org for me. On ourmedia.org use "merrill" and on archive.org use "merrillsblog". Not all of merrillsblog is in ourmedia.org because I manually loaded early episodes to archive.org.

I have some work to fill out all my producer informaton on ourmedia.org but everything in time.

Housekeeping

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:33:36 GMT

There are additional posts at http://merrill.vox.com/ For technical reasons, I will not be posting podcasts seen only there here. From now on, podcasts in the http://feeds.feedburner.com/merrill/ feed will be posted here.

Merrill's ChitChat

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:26:37 GMT

This podcast includes:
1. Description of AUDIO TECHNICA ATR-35S Lavalier microphone
2. Weather-related adventure
3. To clarify, the blog for this podcast is merrillsblog.LiveJournal.com and the feed is feeds.feedburner.com/merrill. You may find some older episodes at merrill.vox.com
4. I talk about my health.
5. I talk about nanowrimo.
6. I bemoan my lack of productivity.
7. I mention enclosures on blogger.
8. I gush about the Victor Reader Stream some more
9. I review a variety of books and sources of free audio including librivox.org, overdrive.com, podiobooks.com, NLSTtalkingbooks.org and bookshare.org.
10. Nathan Lowell's books are subtitled A Trader's Tale of the Golden Age of the Solar Clipper. The blog is A Trader's Diary.
11. I commend Voices of Babylon, Star Trek Lost Frontier and podcasts from Paul S. Jenkins.
12. The music is Cold by Mossback The Band from their album Mishmash available from podsafeaudio.com.
Here's the podcast: http://media.libsyn.com/media/merrill/merrill20080110.mp3

On Vox: Basic Podcasting

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 01:58:43 GMT

On today's podcast I talk about nanowrimo http://www.nanowrimo.org/ and read the document I prepared for my sister on basic podcasting I'll upload the audio to my library here on vox in a few days. Music: Cagey House: Sugar Dreams: http://www.podsafeaudio.com/

Originally posted on merrill.vox.com

How to Email a Post to LiveJournal

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:05:39 GMT

I'm still not sure what is happening with Vox and audio and podcasting, so I'm posting the direct link here. How to Email A Post to LiveJournal

On Vox: How to Email A Post to LiveJournal

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 23:48:12 GMT

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I describe how easy it is to email a post from anywhere--I use my PDA--to LiveJournal. Vox is easier, but the mobile program is linked to one account. Emailing is more flexible.

Originally posted on merrill.vox.com

Voice Post

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 14:39:08 GMT

Levelator

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 13:56:14 GMT

I've caught up for now. Levelator is about using drag and drop with JAWS and the levelator for audio.

Speaking of Audio

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 13:53:14 GMT

Another repost. Read more at merrill.vox.com/a> Here's Speaking of Audio

Reading PDF Files

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 13:49:12 GMT

Reposting from merrill.vox.com Vox doesn't work as a feed for podcasts so I'm reviving this blog. For intervening posts, go there. I'll switch the feedburner feed to point here. Reading PDF Files

Adventures Chapter 22

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 03:23:58 GMT

Adventures Chapter 22

I also play Long Road Home by The Alpha Rhythm available at beatpick.comI also talk about some books at the beginning of the podcast. As always, reader/listener discretion is advised.

Adventures Chapter 21

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 02:17:09 GMT

Star Runner discovers exciting and disturbing finds aboard the cutter. The music is from beatpick.com--Galdson and Ohn. Adventures Chapter 21

Adventures chapters 19-20

Sat, 24 Mar 2007 00:08:03 GMT

In today's episode:

1. I share the sounds of the jackhammer outside my apartment.

2. I read Chapters 19 and 20 of my 1st draft novel The Adventures of Star Runner the Pantheran Book 1

3. I play Bace Quartet and Ohn tracks available from beatpick.com

Adventures Chapters 19-20

Inspiration

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 20:05:36 GMT

Here are some thoughts on inspiration.

Mur Lafferty Heaven Review

Sat, 17 Mar 2007 19:41:40 GMT

Being a natural born chicken heart, I'll write out my comments in html and then copy them here.

I rant about corned beef sandwiches in Jamestown, New York.
I also rant about print snobs.
I also play Passing Clouds by Josh Winiberg from
The point of the podcast though is a review of Mur Lafferty'sbooks HeavenAdventures in the After Life Seasons 1 Heaven and Season 2 Hell. Spoiler warning!

Mur Lafferty Heaven Review

Adventures Chapter 18

Sun, 11 Mar 2007 12:57:38 GMT

We've been building to this point. Now it's here! Star Runner gets aboard the Pantheran warship.

Adventures Chapter 17

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 01:30:35 GMT

Is Star Runner understanding more about cats? You decide.

Star Runner - Chapter 16

Thu, 08 Mar 2007 02:34:17 GMT

Well, surprise, surprise. I got another chapterdone. Star is so blunt about sex! You may want to be careful where and how you listen.

Another Star Runner chapter

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 23:13:33 GMT

This one's definitely not family or work safe. I have a fairly long intro where I talk about writing before reading the chapter. You can probably listen to the scene at the store. Then there's the retaurant and then, well, then. Here you go!

Star Runner Chapter 14

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:49:56 GMT

Ihave recorded Chapter 14 of the novel. I also made some comments about podcasting as an informal and intimate medium.

More and More Star Runner

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 01:41:00 GMT

I read two more chapters. Remember, this may not be family or work appropriate. Here you go.

More Chapters

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 02:51:05 GMT

I've recorded some more chapters. It's time to listen to the continuation of Star Runner's adventures.

Star Runner Continued 07a-08

Sat, 17 Feb 2007 01:35:45 GMT

I'm using a new headset to record the next installment of Star Runner's Adventures. I felt really unpracticed reading. You can listen to to chapters 7b-8now.

tar Runner (continued)

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 02:01:57 GMT

I've been able to write more on Star Runner's adventure. I've been able to read a bit more, too. As always, the recording is what came out of my mouth so there a few misreads and going back to correct. Remember, you can write a review at http://www.archive.org/details/merrillsblog/ where the audio files are hosted. Next installmentcan be listened to or downloaded now.

Star Runner 2 & 3

Sun, 04 Feb 2007 20:53:16 GMT

I've added two more chapterw to The Adventures of Star Runner, The Pantheran: Book 1. Again, it's rough and unedited. Blast offwith Star Runner today.