I trained four of my Sun colleagues in videoblogging, and, for practice, they filmed me talking. Some of the resulting video seemed useful, so here it is (in bite-sized pieces).
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Videoblogging Tips: Getting Good Sound at a Conference
This week I trained four of my Sun colleagues in videoblogging. It was very hands-on training, with the intent that they actually produce a finished video by the end of the two-day course.
We started with setting up the cameras and mics right away, and I had them practice following an active speaker (me, imitating Jeff Bonwick’s pacing). I wasn’t really thinking about the fact that they were filming me, so I was completely unself-conscious. Which was good in some ways, not so good in others. But some of the material may be useful for videobloggers in general, so I’m editing and posting it in spite of what seems to be inordinate emphasis on my chest.
An OpenSolaris Shirt for Women!
Tired of those baggy, boy-cut t-shirts we all get at conferences, Teresa Giacomini decided to do a run of OpenSolaris shirts for women. Much more flattering to the female figure. Want one? Well, they were very popular and went fast (lots of women in OpenSolaris). Join your local OpenSolaris User Group – maybe they have a few left. ; )
Gallery: Oracle Open World 2009
The Twitter Diaries: 2009-10-11: Broomfield
- Sleep status: not good. Back to my own bed tonight, if that helps. #
- 5-minute interviews from Grace Hopper – sooner or later Teresa & I will be on here YouTube – EdandAshleyShow’s Channel http://bit.ly/15Vb9p #
- Tucson Airport has really good wifi. #win #
- @stevenbjohnson what you have found is the Nebraska of Italy. I could say more, but I’d probably get a bunch of Nebraskans mad at me. in reply to stevenbjohnson #
- @stevenbjohnson my former stomping ground. If you need restaurant recs let me know in reply to stevenbjohnson #
- Somewhat unusual to see people in suits at DIA. They seem to be here for a religious conference #
- @alecmuffett LOL you’d have an awfully distorted perception of humanity, whichever one you chose in reply to alecmuffett #
- Back in CO, lunch at Bloom then spa/gym, dinner in Boulder. “Normal” life resumes tomw. Writing tocatch up on about #ghc09 #
- @Schlomo reminding you to look in the chron for oracle open world passes for me thanks! #
- Mood improved by food, as usual. I’m not high maintenance but I do require regular feeding. And coffee. #
- @creepyed great to see you too, pity we weren’t seated together – would have driven everybody crazy! Let’s plan to get together #ghc09 in reply to creepyed #
- back home to my own Internet connection – we can now resume our regularly-scheduled programming. All lines are open. #
- YouTube – James Taylor – Your Smiling Face (live 1988) http://bit.ly/kSSgV #
- @RepJackKimble Question 2: “agreed on anything” in reply to RepJackKimble #
- recovering from a difficult conversation by reading a useful classic: “Getting in Touch with Your Inner Bitch” http://bit.ly/3baIDJ #
- Italy’s top court cd strip Berlusconi’s immunity “Berlusconi uses politics to protect himself from his legal concerns” http://bit.ly/ifGwF #
- blog post » Gallery: The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing 2009 (mostly pictures of cacti) http://bit.ly/1dXvRL #
- YouTube – “Berlusconi looks like the kind of guy that, if you told him to go f*ck himself, he’d give it a try!” http://bit.ly/KFdME #
- NB the YouTube link came from @abeggi on Facebook – we need a way to RT from Facebook to Twitter! #
- I guess I could try staying awake as long as possible in hopes that, when I do sleep, I’ll sleep hard. #
- interviews with me/ and Teresa #ghc09 – I actually like myself in this video! thanks Ed & Ashley!http://bit.ly/w56QQ #
- RT @alexkrasne: RT me http://bit.ly/lEV6t – good opportunity for Bay Area ACTIVISTS and artists to learn how to use video (VideoCamp SF!) #
- running stats while I wait for the rain to stop so I can go home and… run more stats #
- listening to an album I hadn’t heard in decades, amazed how much I remember: word for word, note for note – Miracles http://bit.ly/A8PxM #
- damn. My poor old 160 Gb iPod classic keeps losing its marbles and having to be restored. And I keep losing my playlists. #
- amazing how energizing a phone bitch-and-whinge session with a dear old friend can be. #
- @ajkeen ergo, only men and bearded ladies can be social media experts? in reply to ajkeen #
- @ajkeen well, you did tell me I needed to grow a goatee to be considered a social media expert. ; ) in reply to ajkeen #
- @ThinGuy I think by the time the incubation period is over, OOW will be past and gone. And you will have infected us all. ; ) in reply to ThinGuy #
- Denver/Boulder girl geeks: looking for a Denver (north) location for the next Front Range GGD, Nov 19th. Suggestions? (Help also welcome!) #
- @creepyed The First Colorado Front Range Girl Geek Dinner: Jai Ho! – Un Posto al Sole http://bit.ly/ErboR #
- ps The Colorado Front Range Girl Geeks have a FB group which is the major communications channel now, so join us there! #
- final days for early bird discount! OpenSolaris Developer Conference – Oct 28-30, Dresden Germany http://bit.ly/hKSPx #
- @OrganizeFISH there are GGDs all over the world – check the main GGD website for one in your area in reply to OrganizeFISH #
- @OrganizeFISH I would strongly encourage you to start a GGD in your area – SO much fun! in reply to OrganizeFISH #
- @OrganizeFISH the only difficulty I had was finding people the first time around. Once they heard about it, all were VERY enthusiastic. in reply to OrganizeFISH #
- @creepyed great! Have them join us on FB. in reply to creepyed #
- RT @Silona: response to the sexism and shuttleworth controversy http://www.peterzale.com/helen/001.html helen queen of the internet! #
- @missbhavens now I know why I’m hungry all the time – everyone keeps tweeting about food! And it all sounds yummy! in reply to missbhavens #
- @jowyang who has support staff who need artificial aids to understand customer emotions? The Aspies are mostly in engineering. in reply to jowyang #
- hey @digitalsista – if you think yr followers might be interested: FREE Security Summit – http://bit.ly/KeCsj – Baltimore Nov 3 (with LISA) #
- @digitalsista …and I’d love to meet you if you could make it up there yourself #
- just realized @EventTechDept from the Tucscon Starr Marriott has been following me since #ghc09 – way to stay on top of service! Kudos #
- checkin’ my tweeps, find some really impressive people started following me at #ghc09 – thanks, I’m honored! #
- …but I should warn those new to me that I tweet on many wildly disparate topics: tech, social media, Italian politics, language, atheism #
- okay, I admit that at this point /sto cazzeggiando/ (I’m just dicking around). Time to get back to the dreaded executive preso. #
- @wordymusic Spamalot only involves one set of coconuts, as I recall in reply to wordymusic #
- @shawnferry @Cdash you guys gonna drop in on us at LISA/Security Summit? Beers on me! in reply to shawnferry #
- @Cdash that’s me – lubricating the community with beer ; ) in reply to Cdash #
- @digitalsista great! I would really enjoy meeting you and talking. Looks like you do interesting things. #ghc09 in reply to digitalsista #
- @shikohtwit that’s okay, it was a busy time & we all had lots of people to talk to! Pls stay in touch & tell me more about your rsch #ghc09 in reply to shikohtwit #
- maybe my tag line should be “Putting IT Together”. I seem to spend most of my time and energy connecting people – and love doing it! #
- “Italy’s highest court has overturned law granting PM Berlusconi immunity from prosecution while in office” http://bit.ly/eYi0W – yeeha! #
- @AmandaLorenzani a pox upon him! And all his houses. in reply to AmandaLorenzani #
- Jack Adams and Nnenna Nwakanma of FOSSFA – Sun Video http://bit.ly/KBgL5 #
- If [B’s] legal troubles pile up or he is threatened with jail he cd be tempted to go into exile as his mentor Craxi did http://bit.ly/x9DvX #
- RT @dboyll: Larry: “We are not interested in buying #Brocade.” #oracle – I do love clarity in an executive! #
- travel plans changed (for the better) – I’ll now be in SF Nov 11-19. Looking forward to seeing lots of old friends, meeting new ones. #
- will do a contest at LISA for the coolest/funniest geek t-shirt, examples here: http://bit.ly/3d8RlH – find me and get your photo taken! #
- Join us at LISA to learn and talk about Solaris, OpenSolaris, & Solaris.Next http://bit.ly/rZjuM – register before Oct 12 to save $300 #
- Jack Adams Goes Walkabout at OSCON 2009 – Sun Video http://bit.ly/18vmyH #
- The Constitutional Court is a political organ. The trials against me are a farce. I will go on with or without the law. http://bit.ly/4hC2yn #
- in case you couldn’t tell, Berlusconi’s attitude worries me. Shades of Fascism loom, and some Italians actually seem to want it. <shudder> #
- Kung pao scallops and garlic spinach at pfchang’s – now I’m ready to go home and spend the rest of the night on that damned preso #
- @saraford you don’t have pf chang’s in your neck of the woods? in reply to saraford #
- running the numbers. In FY09 I shot ~150 hours of video, about half of which has actually been edited and published so far… #
- @tablewhite Met one of your colleagues at #ghc09 ; she wants to hear more about our women@sun group #
- @deirdresm just in FY09, I shot video in about 19 events/locations: Dublin, Grenoble, London, Bay Area (x n), Austin, Mpls NYC, Brazil in reply to deirdresm #
- @willsnow your dog watches Monty Python? in reply to willsnow #
- @nnenna did you see your video? http://bit.ly/KBgL5 #
- @tablewhite whoops, sorry! I am now #
- @jenniferwelker and getting ticks in delicate places? Hmm. in reply to jenniferwelker #
- BBC NEWS | In Pictures | In pictures: Berlusconi’s annus horribilis “Next Image” http://bit.ly/2qCYtv #
- damn. Haven’t had stress headaches in a while, could really do without them now. #
- well… maybe I’ll have a chance to sleep tomorrow night… #
- @nnenna camera guy?!? That was me! ; ) Glad you liked it – I think it came out very well, you’re a great on-screen presence. in reply to nnenna #
- getting ready for our big preso to VP, while also wking on LISA, SC09 party, and oh yes need to do materials for next wk’s vid workshops #
- The Economist, brilliant as always at the subtle dig. Take a good look at the photograph. http://bit.ly/EyrRr #
- ““Mr. Prime Minister, I am a woman who is not at your disposal.†http://bit.ly/1dKGaq – you go, Ms. Bindi! #
- phew! that went well. Having a celebratory shot of Talisker from boss’ stock. But 2nite may be another late one – need to talk w @jimgris #
- @lskrocki uh…. reality is I’ll likely wake up at 6:30 no matter what, as I nearly always do. So let’s keep the date. in reply to lskrocki #
- RT @u8out: Now this is bold advertising: http://bit.ly/7Vpz5. – wow. And to think that all these years we’ve never done advertising. #
- colleague saw me packing a box & worried “Is she leaving?” No, just shipping AV equip to CA. “I got thru all of this year, & I’m here!” #
- my long stressful day (1 in a long, stressful week) ended with a sometimes painful but ultimately great massage. Right on campus. Now-food! #
- “Italy’s problems, inc years of sub-par growth, pervasive corruption & deficit & national debt among Europe’s highest. ” http://bit.ly/lMvSQ #
- a good song to start the day: 7000 Caffè http://bit.ly/16PJSl (with translation) #
- haircut for tomorrow, new hairdresser, hope I like what I get. Keeping up on all this girly stuff is a lot of work. #
- a friend just pointed me to this great list of tech blogs, All by Women. | JavaWorld’s Daily Brew http://bit.ly/qc6r0 #
- @lskrocki I find it… soporific in reply to lskrocki #
- hmm. This guy is speaking my language. Like! #
- @Schlomo you gonna be hangin at HoS on Sunday? Might bring some friends over after the keynote #
- What. A. Week. Now 1 day to figure out 2 or 3 kinds of wardrobe for next week. Suspect I should NOT wear Sun uniform (jeans) to OOW. #
- @bubbva good to know, thanks! I was planning on black trousers and shoes anyway in reply to bubbva #
- @glynnfoster looking forward to seeing you ! in reply to glynnfoster #
- RT @oracletechnet: you’ll see more geeks at OpenWorld than JavaOne, I suspect #oow09 – that’s my tribe ; ) #
- @oracletechnet are those Oracle folks in the videos? BTW, I’m coming to OOW armed – with my camera. #oow09 in reply to oracletechnet #
- no snow yet, but we’re getting some hellacious wind gusts up here – NREL: MIDC/NWTC M2 Real-Time Weather Display http://bit.ly/4wKoXR #
- Silvio Berlusconi: “I believe there is no one in history to whom I should feel inferior. Quite the opposite.” http://bit.ly/nuQ3 #
- “said that he had spent “200 million euros on judges,†only to be corrected, adding, “Excuse me, on lawyers.†” http://bit.ly/WovCa #
- @monkchips monitoring illegal logging is a dangerous job. I can’t see sending young volunteers to do it. in reply to monkchips #
- have no idea what I’m doing for Halloween. Nor what I’m going to wear. It’s been decades since I celebrated it, really. #
- @monkchips hmm. We could just arm the WWF? ; ) Seriously, I like the idea. Could provide employment protecting instead of destroying in reply to monkchips #
- last week was crazy busy. Get up at 5 tomw to fly to SF and begin an even crazier week. But it’ll be a blast, tons of people to see and meet #
- the girl geek packs: dress slacks, silk camisole, potpourri… USB cable, batteries, mics, tripod… #
- RT @ghc: thinking about #ghc09 and what made it so fabulous: the community of 1600+ intelligent technical women who gathered there to share #
- @deirdresm jealous! in reply to deirdresm #
- happy with the new haircut – yay! Lots of other (more important) things to be happy about, too. #
- another thing to be happy about: Ben Rockwood will be joining us for LISA ’09 – http://bit.ly/rZjuM #
- @jeffreytaylor damn, looks as if Chez Panisse is not open on Sundays in reply to jeffreytaylor #
- to do today: buy Ross’ tickets Austin-Milan-Austin, then Austin-Sydney. That’s your Christmas present from me, kid. And then some! #
- …but she is, after all, my kid. Which means that travel is as necessary to her as breathing. #
- @davewiner if your enemies played fair, maybe they’d be friends after all in reply to davewiner #
- RT @RobinGood: The Pedagogy of Fun – FABULOUS! – http://bit.ly/2Ci1xL thx 2 @NancyWhite via @moehlert @josiefraser @edwebb #
- @davewiner weird – your reply generated two auto-spams, I wonder that set off the bots? in reply to davewiner #
- @mtuckerb courage, independence, and kindness #lazytweet #parent in reply to mtuckerb #
- @dfugate what’s the recipe for your toddy? I might could use it… in reply to dfugate #
- was in a great mood all day, why am I crashing now? Does Desperate Housewives get to me that badly? #
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