Digital Common Sense

I’ve mentioned lately that I’ve got some projects underway..irons in the fire. One project is writing VoIP Security in the Enterprise, a modest new e-book effort. That’s opened a new relationship and added another link and logo over on the right for realtimepublishers.com.

I’ve had many email exchanges with these folks over the past year or two, but until now there just hasn’t been a good fit. This modest project seems to be a good fit for both of us, and has led to some discussion about other opportunities that may pan out to be real exiciting down the road.

I’ve been doing some podcasting things lately, but not here. That’s a bit of an anomaly for me since I don’t actually own an iPod, or any other MP3 player beyond the laptop. I don’t listen to them much myself, but find I’m creating them more and more for special purposes. Lately the same goes with webcasting. I actually found some commercial software that seems to easily allow creation of both, and without a huge investment in studio gear. Yes, at some point the podcasts may find their way here, but I doubt they’ll take over. I find the act of writing by hand or with the keyboard far more relaxing than putting together an audio or video presentation. I mean, I love you guys, but you don’t pay me enough to put on a show.

Ok that may be stretching. Putting a podcast together is really nothing if it’s just voice. Mixing media and doing a nice job of it take some work. One thing I haven’t done just yet is incorporate a Skype interview into the whole podcast. I’ll play with that and we’ll see where it leads.

Keep in mind that I do have a real job on top of all this stuff. And while my real job is not for the faint of heart, I’m finding a large number of writing, speaking, teaching and consulting opportunities popping up on my radar of late. I’m not ready to leap back into the world of being self unemployed just yet, but it would sure be easy, and sometimes it sure does look tempting. Soometiit even boggles the mind.

Connor is 1 today, so you should expect a proud grandpa moment sometime over the weekend as I find a picture to post. Meanwhile, today isn’t just Connor’s birthday. It’s Mrs. C’s birthday too. So we’ll wander over to see him, then go grab a bite to eat. No huge plans. Actually a quiet evening is planned.

I have a rant packed away that I’m just not ready to post. I’ve been thinking a lot about the direction we’re headed in as a society with regard to literacy, or lack of it, language skills, or lack of them, and the general state of management in business, or mismanagement perhaps. But, as I said, I’m not ready to post that just yet. I may not ever post the current train of thought.

Hope you all are well.

Filed by Ken at 2:36 pm under General