Podcast Morons #17: Back from the brink

Sorry we've been away so long. What with family, vacations, and holidays, we got lazy. But we're back!

NEWS: the "in no particular order" edition

Hardware

• Zune makes its debut, but offers no podcasting support. Dumb, Dumb, Dumb.
  
• Belkin Announces a Mixer for Recording Directly to an iPod. Shelly brings us a hands-on report.
  
• Olympus Releases a Voice Recorder Designed for Podcasting
  
• Podcast Ready Offers myPodder Software preloaded on iRiver U20, B20 and W10 Models. It is also being loaded into SkullCandy's MacGyver Mp3 watch and MediaREADY Players (Glider and Aero)
  

Software

• Wordpress Plugin from Michael Goughagan makes it easier to request permission for interviews.
  
• The Levelator Reaches Versioon 1 (v 1.1.0, actually).
  
• Digg Adds Podcast Directory.
  

Canadian News

• Podcamp Toronto: February 24-25 at Rogers Communications Centre at Ryerson University
  
• Podcasters Across Borders 2007 / Podcamp Canada, June 22-23-24, 2007 Holiday Inn, Kingston, Ontario. Deadline for presentation submissions is January 30, 2007.
  

Other News

• Melodeo to be first to offer mobile podcasting in the UK.
  
• Podcast User Magazine Celebrates Its First Anniversary
  
• Blogger & Podcaster Magazine will Debut in March with Shelly Brisbin as Managing Editor.
  
• Second Life Capitol Hill ushers in 110th Congress. Check out RpocketBoom's story.
  
• Senators Aim to Restrict Net/Satellite Recording.
  
• Sony BMG Softens on Music for Podcasts. Podcast411 Interview with Jeff Daniel of River Rock Communications.
  

DISCUSSION
Do you need a mixer?

FIVE TIPS

• 1. Publicize your return on podcast forums, other podcasts, and forums/web sites which relate to your show subject
  
• 2. Ask other podcasters to be guests on your return show, either via comments or a "call-in"!
  
• 3. Reemerge with content that encourages people to want to listen
  
• 4. Be humble, apologize that it's been so long. But focus your efforts on coming back better than before.
  
• 5. Understand that some people simply won't come back. That doesn't prevent you from gaining new listeners.
  

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