Script School News

Next show - Show #272 - Friday Feb 17, 2006: The official 2 hours of Tech Lineup.

NOTE: As of show #238, Script School radio now runs 90 minutes and Webmaster Cookbook runs 30 minutes, which still makes it the two hours of tech radio show. We’re trying to reduce the podcasting time, as it seems shorter is generally more preferred in the podsphere and also 60 minutes just wasn’t quite enough time for Script School radio.

Today on the Script School Radio show there will be a “world” premiere and listeners will get to see and use something brand new. I’ve been working on this a little while and am looking forward to hearing what folks have to say. It’s part of a bigger project that will be launched to the rest of the world soon. Also on the show:

- see the new, bigger Script School Chalet inside Second Life. That’s right, we’re expanding inside Second Life, now 1024m across and almost 100m high, with custom floors from several group members and adult webmasters. Learn how to get your own floor.
- learn how to get involved with the VTOR blog where blogcharm promises to share revenue with bloggers. This is currently in pre-public launch stage, so now is the ground floor time to get involved
- Yahoo releases AJAX UI library with liberal BSD licensing (commercial apps, ok!)
- Search incentive programs, good or bad idea? MSN Search and Win already gamed
- MakeYouGoHmm in the center of a perfect traffic storm, learn how it happened and how to add a share section to your blog posts
- Winter Olympics in HD, see behind the scenes engineer photos of equipment and blogging
- 50% dropoff in blogging after three months, tips for how not to become part of the blog graveyard

All this and more during the longest running adult webmaster radio show on the web. Hope to see all make it virtually, in RL, or just as a pair of ears listening, whichever you prefer.

The 272nd two hour of tech radio show starts at Script School 2pm PST / 5pm EST / 10pm GMT and your attendence and opinion is welcome and encouraged:
http://www.scriptschool.com/radio/ <– radio show feeds (look for the 24k and 56k links)
http://www.scriptschool.com/commons/ <– java chat
irc.scriptschool.com #scriptschool port 6667

Toll Free caller line (US and Canada): (800) 634-2718
Skype line: TDavid

## Hour #2: — Mainstream — Worksafe –
(via webmastercookbook.com — LIVE commercial free, no carbs education) show #72 — starts at 3:30pm PST ###

A reality-based family-friendly webmaster e-learning show. Follow along as a Jowl and Spawn learn webmastering and programming, step-by-step.

90 minutes catering to adult webmasters and 30 minutes for mainstream webmasters every Friday … it’s the two hours of tech radio show starting at scriptschool.com

http://www.scriptschool.com/radio/ <– radio show feeds
http://www.scriptschool.com/commons/ <– java chat
irc.scriptschool.com #scriptschool port 6667 <– IRC

We now have a TOLL FREE call-in line (US webmasters only) for webmasters! Stop by the IRC chat for the phone number so you can call into and interact during the live show!

Next show - Show #271 - Friday Feb 3, 2006: The official 2 hours of Tech Lineup.

NOTE: As of show #238, Script School radio now runs 90 minutes and Webmaster Cookbook runs 30 minutes, which still makes it the two hours of tech radio show. We’re trying to reduce the podcasting time, as it seems shorter is generally more preferred in the podsphere and also 60 minutes just wasn’t quite enough time for Script School radio.

What are the pros and cons of contributing to a group blog? Today we’ll go through where group blogging has a place and discuss ways a group can make money through a group blog. Also:

- Newspapers grousing over Google news and dynamic linking practices
- eBooks: dead, alive, or making a comeback?
- GOOG stumbling
- IE7 Beta 2 Preview available
- Rough Hacks from O’Reilly
- MSN Spaces adds monetization options at 35 million blogs mark
- PSP firmware modded for homebrew again
- Skype update for Windows users. Skypers can call toll free numbers via SkypeOut for free in France, Poland, UK and USA — this means listeners outside USA/Canada can now call Script School radio live for free!
- Mac segment: Skype for Mac

The 271st two hour of tech radio show starts at Script School 2pm PST / 5pm EST / 10pm GMT and your attendence and opinion is welcome and encouraged:
http://www.scriptschool.com/radio/ <– radio show feeds (look for the 24k and 56k links)
http://www.scriptschool.com/commons/ <– java chat
irc.scriptschool.com #scriptschool port 6667

Toll Free caller line (US and Canada): (800) 634-2718
Skype line: TDavid

## Hour #2: — Mainstream — Worksafe –
(via webmastercookbook.com — LIVE commercial free, no carbs education) show #71 — starts at 3:30pm PST ###

A reality-based family-friendly webmaster e-learning show. Follow along as a Jowl and Spawn learn webmastering and programming, step-by-step.

90 minutes catering to adult webmasters and 30 minutes for mainstream webmasters every Friday … it’s the two hours of tech radio show starting at scriptschool.com

http://www.scriptschool.com/radio/ <– radio show feeds
http://www.scriptschool.com/commons/ <– java chat
irc.scriptschool.com #scriptschool port 6667 <– IRC

We now have a TOLL FREE call-in line (US webmasters only) for webmasters! Stop by the IRC chat for the phone number so you can call into and interact during the live show!

Next show - Show #270 - Friday Jan 27, 2006: The official 2 hours of Tech Lineup.

NOTE: As of show #238, Script School radio now runs 90 minutes and Webmaster Cookbook runs 30 minutes, which still makes it the two hours of tech radio show. We’re trying to reduce the podcasting time, as it seems shorter is generally more preferred in the podsphere and also 60 minutes just wasn’t quite enough time for Script School radio.

Wow, this is our 9th Friday the 13th show at Script School! Today we’ll continue helping webmasters get acquainted with the new integration with the Chalet for Script School inside Second Life. Below you’ll find a picture of the new Chalet, stage and slideshow. Each week in 2006 we’re going to give away more $Lindens than the week before starting with $1,000+ today with show #268. Also:

- 21 blogging tips
- the merits of thumbdrives
- Yahoo does, then doesn’t, then does want to be #1 in search
- Gates spam predictions don’t come to fruition
- The BBC calls?!
- Bypassing automated phone systems
- Skype update for Windows users. Skypers can call toll free numbers via SkypeOut for free in France, Poland, UK and USA — this means listeners outside USA/Canada can now call Script School radio live for free!
- Mac segment: Skype for Mac

The 270th two hour of tech radio show starts at Script School 2pm PST / 5pm EST / 10pm GMT and your attendence and opinion is welcome and encouraged:
http://www.scriptschool.com/radio/ < — radio show feeds (look for the 24k and 56k links)
http://www.scriptschool.com/commons/ < — java chat
irc.scriptschool.com #scriptschool port 6667

Toll Free caller line (US and Canada): (800) 634-2718
Skype line: TDavid

## Hour #2: — Mainstream — Worksafe –
(via webmastercookbook.com — LIVE commercial free, no carbs education) show #70 — starts at 3:30pm PST ###

A reality-based family-friendly webmaster e-learning show. Follow along as a Jowl and Spawn learn webmastering and programming, step-by-step.

90 minutes catering to adult webmasters and 30 minutes for mainstream webmasters every Friday … it’s the two hours of tech radio show starting at scriptschool.com

http://www.scriptschool.com/radio/ < — radio show feeds
http://www.scriptschool.com/commons/ < — java chat
irc.scriptschool.com #scriptschool port 6667 <– IRC

We now have a TOLL FREE call-in line (US webmasters only) for webmasters! Stop by the IRC chat for the phone number so you can call into and interact during the live show!

Check out our existing 2D IRC chat:

This has served us well at SS for a number of years and we are not taking it away, but last week we debuted a different kind of chat which we are continuing to build upon.

Last Friday we demoed the Second Life 3D world on Script School Radio and a number of you checked out the Chalet which is shaping up to be our virtual world chatting place. If you missed seeing the Chalet last week, it’s taken on many forms throughout the week and here is the ground before building:

Now compare the IRC chat at the top to the new 3D stage with slideshow, group chat and streaming live audio here:

If that isn’t cool as it already is, then check this out. Every Friday during the show we are going to do $L$L$L giveaways starting with today’s show.

For those not familiar a Linden dollar, these are the currency in Second Life and can be converted into a real $USD so this means we are giving away money every Friday.

Today for show #268 we’re going to give away over $1,000 Linden dollars and every week in 2006 we’ll give more $L than the week before. Who knows how much it will get up to?!

We’re also in the process of looking for much, much bigger land so we will be able to setup bigger in world labs, item dropping and sharing and much more. BTW, we’re going to pay a $500L (minimum) finder’s fee for the person who recommends land we end up buying.

Also, we have setup a couple Script School groups where we’re going to be doing even more fun stuff and giving folks a chance to earn free $Lindens.

Lastly, if you didn’t join up with us last week and/or don’t yet have a Second Life account then visit: http://www.secondlife.com/join/ and in the referral spot please put in my Second Life name: TD Goodliffe

It is FREE to join Second Life and the only major dffferences (that we know about so far anyway) between a free account and a premium (paid) account are:

- free accounts cannot own land (this means if you want to run your own business, you may have to rent land if you don’t want to become a premium member)
- free accounts earn $50L weekly stipend while premium (paid) accounts earn $500L per week

REFERRAL BONUS
Any webmaster who signs up under me: TD Goodliffe will earn a special bonus (more $L$L$) at the following Friday’s show. On today’s show, bonues will be handed out to those who signed up under me last week.

Also, by putting me in as the referral I’ll be able to easily see when you sign online so I can invite you directly to the Chalet where we’ll be during the live show today.

Isn’t this fun? Hope to see all that can make it, we have lots of new stuff planned in 2006! We’re just getting started …

Next show - Show #268 - Friday Jan 13, 2006: The official 2 hours of Tech Lineup.

NOTE: As of show #238, Script School radio now runs 90 minutes and Webmaster Cookbook runs 30 minutes, which still makes it the two hours of tech radio show. We’re trying to reduce the podcasting time, as it seems shorter is generally more preferred in the podsphere and also 60 minutes just wasn’t quite enough time for Script School radio.

Wow, this is our 9th Friday the 13th show at Script School! Today we’ll continue helping webmasters get acquainted with the new integration with the Chalet for Script School inside Second Life. Below you’ll find a picture of the new Chalet, stage and slideshow. Each week in 2006 we’re going to give away more $Lindens than the week before starting with $1,000+ today with show #268. Also:

- belching, farting, methane-emitting plants
- How to use a blog to get attention to your email
- Visual Studio Live in the planning stages
- Symantec enters Sony BMG scumware territory, albeit briefly
- Sales quotas for affiliate programs?
- Hiring good people
- Former President Clinton to replace Microsoft CEO crazy rumor!
- Google Video launches with (some) CBS shows and NBA content
- Skype update for Windows users. Skypers can call toll free numbers via SkypeOut for free in France, Poland, UK and USA — this means listeners outside USA/Canada can now call Script School radio live for free!
- Mac segment: new pricey MacBook option

The 268th two hour of tech radio show starts at Script School 2pm PST / 5pm EST / 10pm GMT and your attendence and opinion is welcome and encouraged:
http://www.scriptschool.com/radio/ <– radio show feeds (look for the 24k and 56k links)
http://www.scriptschool.com/commons/ <– java chat
irc.scriptschool.com #scriptschool port 6667

Toll Free caller line (US and Canada): (800) 634-2718
Skype line: TDavid

## Hour #2: — Mainstream — Worksafe —
(via webmastercookbook.com — LIVE commercial free, no carbs education) show #68 — starts at 3:30pm PST ###

A reality-based family-friendly webmaster e-learning show. Follow along as a Jowl and Spawn learn webmastering and programming, step-by-step.

- The start of a new Webmaster Cookbook show, the 2006 edition

90 minutes catering to adult webmasters and 30 minutes for mainstream webmasters every Friday … it’s the two hours of tech radio show starting at scriptschool.com

http://www.scriptschool.com/radio/ <– radio show feeds
http://www.scriptschool.com/commons/ <– java chat
irc.scriptschool.com #scriptschool port 6667 <– IRC

We now have a TOLL FREE call-in line (US webmasters only) for webmasters! Stop by the IRC chat for the phone number so you can call into and interact during the live show!

Today marks a historic event in Script School history. Those who stop on by will get an early glimpse at where we are headed in 2006. Tune in to find out …

- Skype update for Windows users. Skypers can call toll free numbers via SkypeOut for free in France, Poland, UK and USA — this means listeners outside USA/Canada can now call Script School radio live for free!
- Mac segment: 2005 a great year for Apple overall

The 267th two hour of tech radio show starts at Script School 2pm PST / 5pm EST / 10pm GMT and your attendence and opinion is welcome and encouraged:
http://www.scriptschool.com/radio/ <– radio show feeds (look for the 24k and 56k links)
http://www.scriptschool.com/commons/ <– java chat
irc.scriptschool.com #scriptschool port 6667

Toll Free caller line (US and Canada): (800) 634-2718
Skype line: TDavid

## Hour #2: — Mainstream — Worksafe –
(via webmastercookbook.com — LIVE commercial free, no carbs education) show #67 — starts at 3:30pm PST ###

A reality-based family-friendly webmaster e-learning show. Follow along as a Jowl and Spawn learn webmastering and programming, step-by-step.

- The start of a new Webmaster Cookbook show, the 2006 edition

90 minutes catering to adult webmasters and 30 minutes for mainstream webmasters every Friday … it’s the two hours of tech radio show starting at scriptschool.com

http://www.scriptschool.com/radio/ <– radio show feeds
http://www.scriptschool.com/commons/ <– java chat
irc.scriptschool.com #scriptschool port 6667 <– IRC

We now have a TOLL FREE call-in line (US webmasters only) for webmasters! Stop by the IRC chat for the phone number so you can call into and interact during the live show!

Next show - Show #266 - Friday Dec 30, 2005: The official 2 hours of Tech Lineup.

NOTE: As of show #238, Script School radio now runs 90 minutes and Webmaster Cookbook runs 30 minutes, which still makes it the two hours of tech radio show. We’re trying to reduce the podcasting time, as it seems shorter is generally more preferred in the podsphere and also 60 minutes just wasn’t quite enough time for Script School radio.

Today for Show #266th show we’ll discuss various backup strategies and encourage listeners to backup during the show. Come on in for the show and archive away your important work from 2005. Also on the show:

- THIS WEEK’S DEMOS: OPML Editor River of News
- Script School year in review
- Received TiBo’s book and have started reading
- Skype update for Windows users. Skypers can call toll free numbers via SkypeOut for free in France, Poland, UK and USA — this means listeners outside USA/Canada can now call Script School radio live for free!
- Mac segment: 2005 a great year for Apple overall

The 266th two hour of tech radio show starts at Script School 2pm PST / 5pm EST / 10pm GMT and your attendence and opinion is welcome and encouraged:
http://www.scriptschool.com/radio/ <– radio show feeds (look for the 24k and 56k links)
http://www.scriptschool.com/commons/ <– java chat
irc.scriptschool.com #scriptschool port 6667

Toll Free caller line (US and Canada): (800) 634-2718
Skype line: TDavid

## Hour #2: — Mainstream — Worksafe –
(via webmastercookbook.com — LIVE commercial free, no carbs education) show #66 — starts at 3:30pm PST ###

A reality-based family-friendly webmaster e-learning show. Follow along as a Jowl and Spawn learn webmastering and programming, step-by-step.

- Starting new blogs: spawn and Jowl (fiction)

90 minutes catering to adult webmasters and 30 minutes for mainstream webmasters every Friday … it’s the two hours of tech radio show starting at scriptschool.com

http://www.scriptschool.com/radio/ <– radio show feeds
http://www.scriptschool.com/commons/ <– java chat
irc.scriptschool.com #scriptschool port 6667 <– IRC

We now have a TOLL FREE call-in line (US webmasters only) for webmasters! Stop by the IRC chat for the phone number so you can call into and interact during the live show!

Next show - Show #265 - Friday Dec 23, 2005: The official 2 hours of Tech Lineup.

NOTE: As of show #238, Script School radio now runs 90 minutes and Webmaster Cookbook runs 30 minutes, which still makes it the two hours of tech radio show. We’re trying to reduce the podcasting time, as it seems shorter is generally more preferred in the podsphere and also 60 minutes just wasn’t quite enough time for Script School radio.

Happy Holidays from the Script School faculty and Principal. Today for Show #265, a special guest from the past. Tune in to find out! Show starts at 2pm PST / 5pm EST as always.

Happy coding to you!

The 264th edition of Script School Radio will focus on how to build a basic Google Homepage Module. Also:

- THIS WEEK’S DEMOS: Google Custom Homepage
- Yahoo Widgets 3.0, the artist formerly known as Konfabulator
- Looking back at a year of owning a Tablet PC
- Yahoo buys del.icio.us, what’s next?
- Alexa opens up servers and search, what does this mean?
- “Common sense” the best SEO, says Google engineer
- Skype update for Windows users. Skypers can call toll free numbers via SkypeOut for free in France, Poland, UK and USA — this means listeners outside USA/Canada can now call Script School radio live for free!
- Mac segment: Steve Case compares AOL to Apple and made the first iTMS song purchase!

The 264th two hour of tech radio show starts at Script School 2pm PST / 5pm EST / 10pm GMT and your attendence and opinion is welcome and encouraged:
http://www.scriptschool.com/radio/ <– radio show feeds (look for the 24k and 56k links)
http://www.scriptschool.com/commons/ <– java chat
irc.scriptschool.com #scriptschool port 6667

Toll Free caller line (US and Canada): (800) 634-2718
Skype line: TDavid

## Hour #2: — Mainstream — Worksafe –
(via webmastercookbook.com — LIVE commercial free, no carbs education) show #64 — starts at 3:30pm PST ###

A reality-based family-friendly webmaster e-learning show. Follow along as a Jowl and Spawn learn webmastering and programming, step-by-step.
- Amazon enhanced product previews
- WP-Amazon plugin

90 minutes catering to adult webmasters and 30 minutes for mainstream webmasters every Friday … it’s the two hours of tech radio show starting at scriptschool.com

The 263rd edition of Script School Radio will focus on tips, tricks and strategies for marketing mainstream. Also:

- THIS WEEK’S DEMOS: Yahoo Answers
- Yahoo buys del.icio.us, now what happens to MyWeb?
- Getting the answers from Yahoo hints at new evolotion for search?
- Extreme Associates Loses Obscenity Appeal
- Gmail integrates RSS/Atom feeds, sort of (oh, and ads too)
- Geek campout alert v2.0: more Xbox 360 on Dec 18 at your nearest Best Buy
- Internet access importance at events debated on event mailing list
- Music in the shower, bring your ideas!
- What happens when you say “don’t buy something?”
- Kanoodle paying affiliates for cookie planting
- more ITMS TV
- Anon users barred from creating new Wikipedia articles
- CNN Pipeline video service, what about ACACIA?
- podcast selected as Word of the Year by New Oxford American Dictionary
- Skype update for Windows users. Skypers can call toll free numbers via SkypeOut for free in France, Poland, UK and USA — this means listeners outside USA/Canada can now call Script School radio live for free!
- Mac segment: my Mac relocated take 2

The 263rd two hour of tech radio show starts at Script School 2pm PST / 5pm EST / 10pm GMT and your attendence and opinion is welcome and encouraged:
http://www.scriptschool.com/radio/ <– radio show feeds (look for the 24k and 56k links)
http://www.scriptschool.com/commons/ <– java chat
irc.scriptschool.com #scriptschool port 6667

Toll Free caller line (US and Canada): (800) 634-2718
Skype line: TDavid

## Hour #2: — Mainstream — Worksafe –
(via webmastercookbook.com — LIVE commercial free, no carbs education) show #63 — starts at 3:30pm PST ###
A reality-based family-friendly webmaster e-learning show. Follow along as a Jowl and Spawn learn webmastering and programming, step-by-step.

The 262nd edition of Script School Radio will deal with special marketing consideration during holidays. Also:

- THIS WEEK’S DEMOS: Skype 2.0 beta with video
- librarian website analysis
- Accidense
- Search Champs open application
- flexible LCD displays in the Army?
- New digital camera bring renewed life to website? Kodak Z760
- smedwi-2 regeneration gene
- Linux-powered Kegbot
- Holographic storage: 300 GB vs DVD cage match in 2006/2007?
- Should Xbox 360 be launching worldwide if there are shortages in the US?
- 23 days of crink … and counting
- PSP v2.6 now has RSS and podcasting support + the USER AGENT
- Hosting companies with .NET 2.0 support
- Skype update for Windows users. Skypers can call toll free numbers via SkypeOut for free in France, Poland, UK and USA — this means listeners outside USA/Canada can now call Script School radio live for free!
- Mac segment: my Mac relocated

The 262nd two hour of tech radio show starts at Script School 2pm PST / 5pm EST / 10pm GMT and your attendence and opinion is welcome and encouraged:
http://www.scriptschool.com/radio/ <– radio show feeds (look for the 24k and 56k links)
http://www.scriptschool.com/commons/ <– java chat
irc.scriptschool.com #scriptschool port 6667

Toll Free caller line (US and Canada): (800) 634-2718
Skype line: TDavid

## Hour #2: — Mainstream “Safe for work” –
(via webmastercookbook.com — LIVE commercial free, no carbs education) show #62 — starts at 3:30pm PST ###
A reality-based family-friendly webmaster e-learning show. Follow along as a Jowl learns webmastering and specifically how to create his very first website, step-by-step.

Drinks (cool stuff like RIAA-free music, free scripts, affiliate programs, websites, and more):
- building wish lists with Jowl and Spawn (part 2 of 3) and fixing the perl book link on the wmcookbook blog

Appetizers (hungry for knowledge, this will get you started)
- the FORM tag and user input (part 2 of 3)
Main Course (the meat and potatoes of the show)
- how to obtain user input using forms (part 2 of 3)

Dessert (fun and fat-free stuff)
- controlling multiple computers with one mouse and keyboard: synergy

The Check (what did we learn today)
- checking Spawn and Jowl’s knowledge so far