We’re back with our Podcasts. Show #1 (March 3-9)

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You will notice the video goes a little fuzzy during the podcast. Your not seeing things. I think the autofocus was getting a little bit cranky.

Here we go, this is called Diet by intimidation. I know its kind of weird putting what you eat every day on the internet, but my wife is losing weight like crazy using the Sure Slim Plan, and I am still struggling with the middle aged spread around, well…… my middle!

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Pat and I have been busy. So busy as a matter of fact that we have neglected our podcast shows, and thats not good. Here is what we are going to do. We will run a thirty minute podcast show every week for you. I have also decided that in order to set a proper example and follow our theme name of ‘healthy tech talk’ that we put more of a human touch to it. Thats why I am going to blog about my diet (what I eat) my exercise (sometimes the lack thereof) and what I do on a daily basis in order to keep this middle aged geek sane, happy and healthy.

You will notice that on the video section of the show we have decided to mix things up a bit and present a combination of free form style podcasts (that means I make a show list summary and lightly touch on each point, going to different web sites and discussing them) and then balance it out with a slightly different approach to delivering your media content. Quite often I will sit down with my notebook computer and compile a series of thoughts, stories or research that need to follow a more structured approach than just ‘winging’ it in front of the camera. When I get excited about something and take the time to write about it, I don’t want to lose anything in the process. If I have a loose guideline in front of me, and start having a casual conversation with my listeners, I may skip a few points that are very important because one bit of information ties in with the next bit of information to form a cohesive idea or concept.

You may see me reading from a piece of paper one day, and then flying by the seat of my pants the next day, so if you like or hear something that piques your interest, let me know which show you heard it on, and I can offer more of that type of content to the listeners. Who knows? You may just like the combinations of information gathering and delivery we have put together. Instead of blogging on a different subject every time I blog, I am going to do one longer blog per week, and cap it off with the show (both video and audio) at the top of the blog. In that way, you can see all of my ramblings on one blog page so you don’t have to chase all over the place looking for what we’ve put together that week.

Now, you deserve an explanation as to why we haven’t been here for some time. I have a full time job as well as this blog. It has been difficult to put the show of my dreams up on the internet when I have to spend over eight hours per day away from the office. We have launched another new show in conjunction with this one, and it is called eFlexonics, and can be found at www.eflexonics.com it’s all about the small city we live in called Abbotsford. It is situated in the Fraser Valley, in British Columbia, Canada, right next to the US border. I felt the need to contribute back to my community in the form of a podcast show and will be working to support the local businesses within my local area. Now, that begs the question: Rick, if you didn’t have time to do a thirty minute podcast show for healthy tech talk, then how are you going to do two thirty minute shows for two separate concepts? You must be a little crazy in the head, right? Yes. Crazy like a fox.

I felt that something was missing in my podcast shows, and I just couldn’t put my finger on it. Here it is. Because I have different sides to my personality, I needed two completely separate shows that can reflect my need for communication. Some of the information can be used in a cross platform fashion. Healthy Tech Talk is designed to keep stress levels down for the computer user. I just completed a blog and podcast show called ‘Back up, Back up, Back up’ and it deals with why it is so important to back up data, and why you need some sort of off site storage. We also discuss my latest toy, the Apple Itouch, and compare it with my ‘dumbphone’ the Samsung Instinct. We hope you like the new format, and will be asking for your opinions, insights and suggestions in the future in order to bring you the best podcast shows possible. Until next time, this is Rick and Pat wishing you well. Stay safe, and we will blog at you later.