Blackberry App World was launched on 4/1/2009 we tell you some of the detailed info about the service. Tweetgrid is another tool in the arsonal of twitter applications/websites you can explore. Seesmic desktop launched on 4/6/2009 and seems to have put everything in the application including the kitchen sink.

Leave a comment or email at thebtr[at]gmail.com

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It looks like someone has finally said, the hell with twitter search I’m gonna create a Plurk search site.  If you don’t already know Plurk is another social site much like Twitter but no where near the mass appeal of Twitter.  I don’t want to make this a Twitter vs Plurk post but lets face it Twitter has some great search resources and while that’s all good.  It looks like someone decided to dive into the Plurk API and create a search site for us plurk lovers.

Plurk History v1.0 beta has arrived and I have to say it looks like they are just getting started so it reminds you of the store bought brands bland but functional.  No flashy icons on the site no catchy name but it does one thing good.  It shows me my old Plurks month by month going back to when Plurk lunched.

Honestly sometimes I have wanted to go back in my stream on Plurk and look at something I posted along time ago but could not do it.  Well now with this site I’m able to look at plurks from November of 2008 with amazing speed.

The cool thing about Plurk is that every update creates a Plurk page where your update is listed with all comments associated with that Plurk.  That is one of the selling points of Plurk a conversation you can follow.

I was able to put in my Nick name and chose the month and year I wanted to go back and within seconds I was looking at my stream of previous plurks.  Since my account is not protected I didn’t have to enter my password.  I’m not too sure about the project yet so I would say if your account is protected on Plurk you probably don’t want to enter you password yet.  At least not until we find out about the publisher of this project.  It’s not affiliated with Plurk so we have to approach this with caution.

This is posted on the site to help those with doubts of entering their passwords… “If you still don’t feel safe enough and you have a private time line you can also change your password temporarily so that even if we stored it (we promise we don’t) we wouldn’t be able to access your data”

I hope that the project finds legs and can stand somewhere on the net because it really has a purpose.

TBTR

Plurk History Link

Plurk History is not affiliated with Plurk.com

As many of you know I’m attending SXSW Conference in Austin, Tx and Today @waynesutton of Talksocialnews.com was saying that he was going to post a podcast tomorrow here at the Pepsico podcast play ground. So I had to go way back in my archives to find these resources they are some of the first shows I ever did. It was on “How to Podcast” I discussed a lot about what you need and how to do it.

If your interested check these links out to that resource and send this out to anyone you want or retweet the link if you enjoyed.

Thanks,

TBTR

Podcast #2-a July 18, 2007 Part 1 of 3
http://www.theblacktechreport.com/index.php/2007/07/18/podcast-2-july-18-2007/

Podcast #2-b July 22, 2007 Part 2 of 3
http://www.theblacktechreport.com/index.php/2007/07/23/podcast-2-b-july-22-2007/

Podcast #2-c July 23, 2007 Part 3 of
http://www.theblacktechreport.com/index.php/2007/07/23/podcast-2-c-july-23-2007-part-3-of-3/

Imagine a program that many of the top podcasters use on a daily basis. When you want to record, mix, and master your recordings use Audacity. Audacity is a FREE Open Source software for recording and editing sound.

With Audacity you can:

• Record Live Audio
• Convert tapes & records into digital files
• See a massive list of features here

Audacity runs on:

• Linux
• Os X
• Windows (from 98 to Vista)

Personally I use Audacity to record & edit my podcast for TheBlackTechReport. I absolutely love this program the ease of use and shear horsepower of this program is internationally known. A great plus to using Audacity is the great community input and resources created by the developers and users of audacity.

5 Audacity resources:

• File Management Tips
• Navigation Tips
• Podcasting with Audacity (full resources)
• Noise Removal
• Official Audacity User Manual

Remember with any program it might take a little time getting used to it, but don’t let that scare you I wanna see you using this wonderful program.

Enjoy,

TBTR

Here is the podcast about RSS Feeds.

Enjoy

So you don’t want to be tied to that one room in your house, the junk room where your DSL or Cable Access is located.  Well your in luck with the continued success of the wireless Access Point you can have wirless broadband communications anywhere in your house.  All you have to do is purchase a Wireless router, and make a couple of setting changes and your off.

On 8/8/07 we discussed wireless communications, also wireless security and we talked a little bit about what manufactures to puchase.

Enjoy,

Jayson

I’m sorry it took me 2 days to post the podcast from 8/6/2007. I was very tired on Monday night and didn’t finish editing the show as I normally do. So the next day I was going to edit the show and finish up. I did edit and finish up but then didn’t post it until today.

This show talks a bit about keeping your computer from harm weather thats spyware or A/C power. I hope you enjoy this podcast #6.

Protect your computer from harm.

Thanks,

Jayson

Over time I have talked about Internet browsers lots of times. I wanted to make sure that making a podcast about it I spoke up and advised more then anything else. Technology sometimes can get complicated take your time in choosing what you want. Your not going to break the computer unless you really try.

Podcast #5 Internet browsers & School is now in session.

Enjoy,

Jayson

After another episode of theblacktechreport.com I am still excited about the program and how things are shaping up. When I started this show I didn’t know how much joy and excitement I would have about it. Although I knew that I wanted to explain and teach technology I had not done this since 2000 when I was the Asst. Manager of Technical Support for Qwest wireless. I hope you enjoy this pod cast about RSS Feeds, MP3 players, and Email Etiquette. I changed the look of the show notes hopefully for the better remember to send me feed back to thebtr[at]gmail[dot]com.

For those of you who don’t understand what I just wrote I am trying to make sure that robots don’t harvest my email address from my site and start spamming me like crazy so the address above still looks like a normal address just replace what’s in the bracket with the proper @ symbol and . for dot.

Rss Feeds, MP3 players, and Email Etiquette

Take care,

Jayson

Tonight I talked about Domain names and why you want one. I ask some questions so that you can get what your looking for with a domain name. If you want my help with choosing a domain or with more about how to choose a website for my business please click the call me link put in your telephone number and the system will call me so we can discuss it. I hope you enjoy the show.

Internet Domains How do I get one?

Thanks,

Jayson

Here is the final chapter in the “How do I Podcast” series. I have some show notes attached to this post that should give you some links to different podcast directories. Also I talked a little bit about promoting your podcast. As always please give me any feed back you can on the subject matter, and what you may want to hear about in the future.

Podcast #2c July 23, 2007 Show notes

Thanks,

Jayson

As promised I have recorded part 2-b of the segment “How do I podcast?” I’m talking about more hardware than software more in depth. I hope you enjoy and the show notes are attached this time. Remember feedback is important to the improvement of this podcast so please take the time to email or post comments.

Podcast #2b July 22, 2007 Show Notes

Thanks,

Jayson

I’m getting much better at this, in the last week I have probably recorded over 6 podcast and videocast. You might say, well hold on one second… I only see 2 post here on this website. You are right, but i have other podcast that I produce. On my other podcast I talk about a host of issues from personal and private to the news story of the day.

Podcast #2 July 18, 2007 Show Notes

I wanted to say the above because this is fun for me, I don’t get paid and I’m not looking for that at this time. I’m looking to really educate people of color and others on what the internet has to offer. How can you position yourself to use this medium to it’s fullest potential? All you have to do is come up with an idea and there is tons of infomation out there to help you acheive.

Tonight I’m posting my #2 podcast about podcasting. I think this is going to be part 1 in a series of 3 shows about podcasting. The topic is so big that I just can’t see doing a 2 hour show trying to keep your attention as an audience and also keep my own. I hope you like the cast and let me know what you think, remember you can always email me at thebtr[at]gmail[dot]com.

Thanks,

Jayson