I tend to find Mac bias in the world of podcasting/vlogging is a little frustrating too. I don't appreciate being used as a marketing tool for Apple. I use their products sometimes, but I also use a PC a lot and I don't really think that open media should be "owned" by a single hardware platform.
Of course, the Apple Store events provide a nice venue for presentations, I just wish there was a more agnostic alternative. -Josh On 2/3/06, Susan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Actually, I was presenting on a mac physically--I would burn my > powerpoint presentation onto a CD and bring it there to show on their > desktop mac--but I don't have the mac-specific knowledge I guess they > want. > > A recharge sounds nice... > > Susan > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Streeter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > Damn Susan, that really sucks. I can see Apple getting a little > > weird about you presenting on a PC and the whole new iLife thing > > they have is kinda geared towards personal media publishing and I > > can see how they might want to start pushing that. They're trying to > > sell their stuff not necessarily get people publishing. So maybe you > > can seek out some other places to do presentations. Coffee shops? > > Libraries? I dunno there are other places to do meet-ups and stuff. > > And there are other orgs that are interested in teaching media > > literacy and vlogging fits right in with this. > > > > I hope you get your camera/fixed replaced soon. Maybe take some time > > for a break and recharge creatively until you can get vlogging > > again. > > > > > > Bill Streeter > > LO-FI SAINT LOUIS > > www.lofistl.com > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Susan" <kitykity@> wrote: > > > > > > I've been meaning to make this post for a week or two, I suppose, > > and > > > I'm not even sure who cares... but I wanted to post a paragraph or > > two > > > about what's been up with me lately in relation to videoblogging. > > > > > > My downward slide started with my most recent videoblogging > > > presentation at the apple store. The girl before me teaches > > iTunes, > > > and last time they gave me a pretty good lead-in... she had about > > > twenty people standing around listening to her, and instead of a > > > lead-in, when she was done she said "thanks for coming" and > > basically > > > walked away. Everyone left. After that, I suppose I wasn't > > > interesting enough to attract more than one or two random people > > that > > > were walking through the store. Afterwards she apologized to me-- > > she > > > said she didn't realize I was up next--but it didn't matter. For > > some > > > stupid reason, I let that day crush me almost to the point of > > tears. > > > > > > They had said they wanted to videoblogging thing to be a once-a- > > month > > > gig--great, no problem. Then I got an email saying that February > > was > > > pushed away from me because of some special presentation on my > > > Saturday. Then I got an email a couple weeks ago saying the > > manager > > > wanted to make my class half iLife--fine, I can learn that, or > > someone > > > else can teach it. Then I got another email this week saying they > > > want me to run my presentation pretty much just on the Mac > > platform. > > > My fault, I guess, for thinking I belonged in an Apple store. I > > > haven't replied to their email, and don't think I will either. > > > > > > Videoblogging has been a love-hate thing with me. I love to do it, > > > but I hate the fact that it's hard to find people in my area that I > > > can hang out with, that I can discuss videoblogging with. They're > > > just not here. Sure--I have my new friend Greta--and she's having > > fun > > > with it, making maybe a post a week--but the "passion"s not there, > > > know what I mean? Plus--she's on a Mac. It's like Spain Spanish > > and > > > Mexican Spanish. We share a similar interest, but not a similar > > platform. > > > > > > Then I decided to sell my Sony M1 camera on ebay. I upgrade my > > camera > > > about once a year--but this was the first time I ever decided to > > take > > > the leap into the miniDV realm. My cam sold for about $100 less > > than > > > I hoped--which is pretty much my fault, I guess--and I bought a > > Canon > > > ZR600, which at first glance was a great improvement... until my PC > > > crashed, and crashed, and crashed. From reformatting my hard drive > > > and rebuilding windows, to swapping out firewire cards and hard > > > drives, we'd tried just about everything... then last night, my > > > three-day-old camcorder's screen turned black with white lines and > > > ceased to work. Today my husband's bringing the thing back to the > > > store for a refund. > > > > > > So that leaves me where I am today--a little crushed inside, > > without a > > > camcorder to vlog with at all, and with a vlog that I truly love > > but > > > don't have the means to update, not counting old home movies I > > have. > > > > > > Thanks for letting me rant, guys... I just seriously need some > > kind of > > > pick-me-up right now. > > > > > > Susan > > > http://vlog.kitykity.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
