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12.30.2006

HookShow #33 - Meanings for the Holidays

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Updates

Local Events
  • Holidazzle parade
  • Macys 8th floor display
Nutcracker holidazzle2006 costumes Holidazzle 2006 Float Holidazzle 2006 Mary silowette
(Pics from HookShow Flickr page)

  • Ascii Adam went to the Gingerbread house at MOA
World's Largest Gingerbread House

(Pics on Adam's Flickr page)


News

My Grandmother Died on Christmas Eve morning. I will really miss her.


Topic

WHERE'S THE SNOW?

"Reason for the Season"



What do they have in common:
  • Getting together with family
  • Giving back to others

Don't forget to give to:
  • Giving back to the community by Volunteering, and giving to you favorite Charities
  • Paper boys
  • Postal Carriers
  • Your favorite podcasters

Holiday podcasts

DIGITAL DAN
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The music featured in this podcast: Intro Buddha Chill by Joe DJ- trancentral and Song Podsafe for Peace-If Every Day Were Christmas



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12.06.2006

HookShow #32 - Preparing for the Holidays

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A conversation with Ascii Adam via Skype on Dec 4th
We discussed:

Thanksgiving

Holiday Shopping tips
Adam purchasing his new laptop & wi-fi router.
  • Finding the Sales

Local Events
  • Holidazzle parade
  • Macys 8th floor display
  • Christmas Lights at the Minnesota Zoo
  • Christmas displays in the area

Holiday Portraits
  • Make sure the kids are content before attempting
  • Some may have Sitting Fees
Do It Yourself
  • Use a remote shutter control/ Timer
  • Consider the background
  • Take a few shots compare later

Holiday Presentaions
  • Religious

Holiday Movies/Shows

Holiday Parties
  • Christmas "Shootout"
  • Company /Unofficial PodcastMN Holiday party
  • Holiday get together with Grandma at her nursing home

Dealing with holiday stress
  • Spread out the events
  • Plan Ahead

Adam's view about a PC after being away from it for a few years


DIGITAL DAN
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ASCII ADAM
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The music featured in this podcast: Intro Buddha Chill by Joe DJ- trancentral


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11.21.2006

HookShow #31 Deer Hunting

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Photo: Steve Felix


Updates
Computer problems

Parenting Update
  • Daughter is a officially a toddler
  • Post Trick or Treating Update
Podcast MN Community
October Meetup at the Kitty Cat Club
We chatted about:
  • Expo experiences from Johnee and Garrick
  • Podcast discoveries (Berkeley University)
  • other misc podcasts , and experiences
Attended by: Johnee Bee from Mostly Trivial, Garrick Van Buren from the First Crack podcast, Brian from Twin West podcast, and Digital Dan from the Hook Show

November meetup
  • Wasn't able to attend
  • Lingr.com virtual meetup
Attended by: Garrick Van Buren from the First Crack podcast, Micheal from the Lolife podcast, Frosty from ITRadio, Tim from Winecast, Joel from the Klingon Word, and Digital Dan from the Hook Show

Upcoming December meetup
  • Christmas /Holiday party

Deer Hunting Basics

Clothing /Gear
  • Blaze Orange (its your own safety)
  • Sharp Knife
  • Rope for dragging
  • Rubber Gloves - Prevents blood disease
  • Compass/ GPS -Navigation in the Woods
  • Safety Harness for tree
  • Zip tie for License
  • Cell Phone

Big DNR tips
  • Stay away from roads
  • Stay away from Residential Areas
  • Use common sence
  • Take the time to be sure of your shot
  • Remember Firearms safety
    • Treat every firearm as loaded, know your zones of fire.
The Hunt
  • Family Private property -Its a family get together and tradition
  • Party Hunting
  • Time you can Hunt
  • Reasons for tracking
  • Good Kill shot, don't want to get an injury.
  • Sitting in a Stand - be patient
Kill Shot
  • Shoot for the Vitals (Heart, Lungs, etc)
  • Wait for about 20 minutes
Field Dressing
  • At the Kill site
  • Tag the deer with your license.
  • At camp
Processing
  • Costs may very depending on the cuts and weight of the animal
  • Proper tags must be visible
Venison Meat
  • Red meat, gamey flavor, iron rich, low fat, lower calorie
  • Usual cuts are Steaks, Chops, Stew meat, Roasts, etc...
  • Venison can be ground up to make Snack Sticks, Sausages.
Other Resources
Big Retailers with Good Hunting Gear
Cabelas , Dicks Sporting Goods , Bass Pro Shops


DIGITAL DAN
HOOKSHOW+DAN@GMAIL.COM

The music featured in this podcast: Intro Buddha Chill by Joe DJ- trancentral
Song Oh Juliet- Hunting the Canyon Below Our House



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11.08.2006

I played the Wii

Picture of the Wii Hardware from Wii.com

At work today they had a demonstration unit of the Wii. During my lunch hour I tried it out.

The software that was in the system was Wii Sports. Apparently this software features a few different "party" games like Tennis, Baseball, Golf, Bowling and Boxing all in the same package

When I played it the boxing game was loaded. This game used two controller "pieces" that are connected together with a wire. These controllers are wireless I held a controller in each of my hands. I was playing is a versus mode of the game where the screen was split for each player view.

Playing the game: Each controller was represented by each hands movement. No buttons are needed for game play. Where as I had to physically move each hand and arm to have my character represent that movement.

Tips: Bring the controllers close together to block a punch. and lean to one side to Dodge a punch. You can make punches to the head area by "punching" higher in the air, where as a "punch" made in the mid area will get the gut on you opponent .
To make a roundhouse punch (a good powerful punch) ,instead of moving your arm straight out, swing your arm in an arcing motion to the side.


My final reaction, this will be a fun system. But your arms will get really tried after a lot of game play.

DIGITAL DAN
HOOKSHOW+DAN@GMAIL.COM




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11.03.2006

VOTE: Make your voice heard by the government.

With the Mid Term Elections coming up on 11/7/06, I will not have the time to create a podcast before then. I found a few important links and resources your should check out before Tuesday.
Photo: Ho John Lee


Knowledge is power, research the your potential candidates as much as you can. Voting is your voice to government. Make sure you are heard by voting on Tuesday.
Check out you local newspapers website for Candidate bios

DIGITAL DAN
HOOKSHOW+DAN@GMAIL.COM



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10.29.2006

HookShow#30 - Halloween Spooktacular

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Where Halloween comes fromCarving Pumpkins
Hook Show pumpkin experience and PicsCostumes
Picking out our costumes
Trick or Treating
First year our daughter is able to go Trick or Treating
Street vs Indoor Malls

Haunted House /eventsLocal eventsDecorations
Our patio decor

Scary Movies /Podcasts
Parties
 Music
Geeky
DIGITAL DAN
HOOKSHOW+DAN@GMAIL.COM


The music featured in this podcast:
Halloween Hamlet (Undead Mix), ambient halloween Soundscapes, Calling All Fiends, a Halloween compilation



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10.09.2006

HookShow#29 - Podcast Expo and New Car

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Updates
  • Best SummerTime Story Winner
  • Ascii Adam Investing advice coming a chat with him soon.

The Podcast and Portable Media Expo
Leo Laportes blog on changing the name of Podcasting

Photo: Josh Bancroft


Expo Experiences

LIVE Shows
Podango Podcast Station: Podcasting Unconference at the Expo

The Levelator™


DIGITAL DAN
HOOKSHOW+DAN@GMAIL.COM


The Low Tech intricacies of your (Auto) Insurance, What Happens in an accident, What happens after an accident and the process of finding a "New" Car

Renactment of our discussion after the car accident.

1) Determine if your car needs to be towed and where it should go
  • Call your Insurance first. I made the mistake of calling towing company first.

2)Find out of your Insurance covers the cost of the towing.
  • If you have AAA use it for your towing it reduces the cost for your insurance
Once you get your car there, your insurance agent needs to know the contact information to know where the car is located.

Once you figure out where your car is going to go, do some reseach to find out if the company is repitable.
Find out if they have a free loaner car or a contract with a rental company for a discount.

Auto Insurance options for a rental cars
1) Basic Rental (your insurance covers the rental)
2) a Rental plus basic suplimental (your insurance does cover the rental car)
3) "Super Package" additional insurance for the rental (covers what your insurance will not cover with a rental)

In search of a new car,
Talk to your insurance adjustor, after they have seen your car, to see what will be done with it.

The "BS" that comes with buying a used car and warranties

I WANTED A NEW CAR!
WE NEEDED A CAR IN A WEEK

We loved these new cars but, can we afford it.
My father agreed to cosign but ONLY for a used car.

We need something with a good safety rating for our child.
What is more important Safety or Price? (one is going to have to give)

Plus small children don't car shop very well.

Do I buy the car I want or the one I can afford?

(Listen to the podcast to hear what we choose for our "new" car)

LOWTECH LYNN
HOOKSHOW+LYNN@GMAIL.COM


"Flex Fuel Vehicle" from Wikipedia
Conan O Brien trying to sell his car from UTube

DIGITAL DAN
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The music featured in this podcast: Intro Buddha Chill by Joe DJ- trancentral

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9.23.2006

HookShow #28 - PodcastMN and OneWebDay

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Personal Notes:
  • New Job
  • Starting potty training for our daughter.
  • Rewarding her with stickers
  • Low Tech Lynn's Birthday
  • Blockbuster online

News
Second Life Security compromise
  • need to reset your password
Ascii Adam Investing chat with him coming soon.


PodcastMN meetup
  • Johnee Bee, David Arnedale, one of his Students, a person from the Minneapolis chamber of commerce podcast (not sure?) and myself
  • Technical difficulties with the recording

One Web Day
How to Celebrate OneWebDay

The mission of OneWebDay is to create, maintain, advance, and promote a global day to celebrate online life: September 22

Contest- Looking for Best SummerTime Story


DIGITAL DAN
HOOKSHOW+DAN@GMAIL.COM


The music featured in this podcast:
Intro & Outro Buddha Chill by Joe DJ- trancentral
music track: Screaming Mechanical Brain - Wundershozen

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9.10.2006

EGP, FNET, NHRX, VCO

These are Ascii Adam's stock picks for the week. Go ahead, make a portfolio of this. Just remember to use the 3 point rule!

EGP, FNET, NHRX, VCO

BTW, if you make money off these pics... please donate 10% of pre-tax earnings to the HookShow (via paypal). example: 3% ROI on $10,000 = $300, 10% of that would be $30

Thanks!

ASCII ADAM
HOOKSHOW+ADAM@GMAIL.COM


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9.05.2006

HookShow #27- Summer Fun (StateFair Podcasting-on-a-stick)

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Minnesota State Fair Links
Minnesota State Fair blogs /podcasts

CONTEST
Looking for your Best Summer time Story


2006 MINNESOTA STATEFAIR EXPERIENCE
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8.30.2006

HookShow#26 - Summer Fun (Jazz Fest and CVC Picnic)

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UPDATES

PodcastMN meetup commentary

New way of doing notes with google notebook

BlogShares (Online Fantasy BlogShare market) review
(HookShow blogshares page)
  • Virtual shares for a blog site
  • Personal Trading


DIGITAL DAN
HOOKSHOW+DAN@GMAIL.COM

Photo: giorgio raffaelli



SUMMER FUN
Burnsville Art and Jazz Festival



3rd annual CVChurch old Fashioned Family Picnic

  • Food
  • Games -DunkTank, Gunney Sack Race, Volleyball
  • Kids Fountain /Playground
  • Classic Car Show



Photo: steph carley


DIGITAL DAN
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LOWTECH LYNN
HOOKSHOW+LYNN@GMAIL.COM

CONTEST
*Your Summer Time Story - prize provided by Podzinger


The music featured in this podcast:
Intro: Buddha Chill by Joe DJ- "trancentral"
Summer Songs: Monkey - "Summertime Sun" ; Darkhorse - "Summer Dreaming"
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