After a disappointing trip last night to Best Buy, Radio Shaq ® came through. I bought a device that records phone calls (with the caller’s acknowledgement, of course) and a nice digital recorder for $40. I will use that not only to record voice for the blog, but also to pick up ambient sounds and background chatter (like the street scene at the foot of the cable car turnaround in San Francisco).

In about four weeks of active pursuit of this project, here’s what I have accomplished:

1. Learned how to make and syndicate a Podcast.
2. Experimented with "white board" content management applications such as Netomat and Amplify to create dynamic content sharing projects. Much more to come there.
3. Learned the ins and outs of Media Center.
4. Made lots of mistakes.
5. Made a crude Podcast link button. I promise to make a better one soon.

What’s next:

1. Download Grouper and Mercora to begin the process of designing the audio and video network.
2. Making a videoblog (and syndicating it).
3. Making a short, original movie and sharing it on my network
4. Clipping together pieces of copyrighted content in a video mash-ip.
5. Creating an audio mash-up. Already have a great idea.

Stay tuned