Slacker on Del.ici.ous and Tagging

Jan pointed out that Slacker Manager has a great article on del.ici.ous and tagging.
Outline:

1. Make many marks
2. Sir Tag-A-Lot
3. Use the inbox
4. Mix ‘n match
5. Stalk other users
6. Get it to go
7. Move it around
8. Explore more

for the complete article go here

The MP3 Players are here!

Yep the MP3 players are here! We ended up getting a different brand that we had first selected but the functions are the same. I'm going to use this post as an MP3 player facts to answer some of the questions I've gotten about the players. Please feel free to ask questions either in person, sent email or leave a comment!

We ended up with the Creative Zen Nano Plus in blue. You can read Amazon reviews and comments about it here.

• 1GB Capacity¹ - stores up to 500 songs
• Directly record music from any audio source with line-in
• Tune in to 32 stations and record voice memos with built-in microphone
• Fast music transfer with USB 2.0 interface
• Simple drag and drop music and data files, no software needed
• Store data files such as photos and presentations
• Reversible LCD for left or right handed operation
• 4 Band EQ (Classical, Jazz, Pop, Rock) - settings to make your music sound better
• Weight: 0.8 oz without battery
• Up to 18 hrs of battery life

Frequently Asked Questions:

Does it allow you to create folders or playlists?

• Yes it does. You can create and name folders anything you want using Windows Explorer.

If you're listening to a book on tape and turn it off, does it bookmark the spot so when you turn it back on you're right where you left off.

• Yes it does. However if the battery dies I don't think this feature would work.

Get an email when you get a comment

A couple people have asked me how to do this. You've got your blog, people are leaving comments but you often don't notice until days or weeks after and you don't like that. You can set up your blog to send you an email when someone leaves a comment. Here's how:

1. Sign into your blog
2. click on "Settings"
3. click on "Comments"
4. scroll down to the line that says "comment notification address" enter the email address you want to receive a notification email at
5. click "save settings"

You'll receive an email each time you get a comment.

comment management

I noticed some of our participants are having problems with spam comments on their blogs. You can help prevent this by turning "word verification"

1. Sign into your blog



2. Go to your "dashboard"



3. click on the "settings" tab



4. click on "comments"



5. scroll down



6. where it says "show word verification for comments" select "yes"



7. scroll to the bottom of the page and save settings

While you're on that page you can also enter an email address so that you'll recieve an email when someone leaves a comment on your blog. Be sure to save settings when done