Tech
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Why We Retooled One Podcast Before It Even Got Off the Ground … and Started Another One
When we relaunched our blog in early June, one of the big parts of the launch was a family podcast. A ton of work went into getting some things lined up for the launch of The Faughn Family Podcast, which was scheduled to begin on August 1. Well, “the best laid plans of mice and men…” The Faughn Family Podcast is still going to launch on August 1, but we have done a lot of thinking in the last couple of weeks, and have decided to retool the show a bit, even before it starts. Originally, we were going to produce a weekly program, and had already recorded four of…
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Google Reader is Leaving : Where Can You Go?
I have used Google Reader for, if I remember correctly, almost 10 years. It has literally become part of my daily routine, and is the way that I am able to keep up with all the blogs I follow. A few months ago, however, Google announced that Reader would be going away at the end of June, 2013. While it isn’t the most important thing in the world, I have dreaded this day, because I love the simplicity of Reader. [By the way, if you have no idea what Google Reader is, here is a post I wrote about it just over one year ago.] Since the announcement, I have…
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A Tour of the New Site…and That Huge Announcement
Welcome back! It seems like we have been away forever, but it’s only been a week. When you are used to blogging 4-5 times each week, taking even one week away seems like it will never end. But, as you can see, we have been doing just a little bit of work around here. We want to give you a tour… …but we have to get the big announcement out of the way first. Announcing The Faughn Family Podcast! That’s right, we are starting a family podcast! While we are a little while away from starting, this was one reason for the redesign. The first show is going to go…
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Blogging Break for Construction…and a Quick Reminder
For those of you who have been reading our blog for a long time, you have probably noticed that we have really been focused this year on the site. Thank you for your consistent visits and kind words about the site. I hope you find it obvious that we love doing this, and that we are always striving to make the site better. That’s why we are taking a break. That’s right, we are taking a short break from the site, but I think you will appreciate what happens when we are done. We have a couple of huge things you will be introduced to when we get back, but…
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Huffduffer: Make Your Own Audio Feed Online for Free
A few weeks ago, we were involved in a blog hop concerning podcasts that we enjoy listening to. If you go back and look through that post, you can see that I listen, via subscription, to a lot of podcasts. In fact, there are a couple more I’d like to subscribe to, but I just don’t feel I have the time right now. But even if you aren’t a podcast person, today’s post is for you. I recently discovered a free online tool for all those random audio files you find online that you’d like to hear, but you don’t want to keep running around the internet to find them.…
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How to Encourage a Blogger
You are amazing! Yesterday, for the second time in just 3 weeks, we shattered our record for most visits to the blog. The numbers on “bad” days are now more than we used to get on pretty good ones. For that, we say a sincere “thank you.” Your visits are so encouraging, but I’d like to share with you some other ways to encourage your friends who blog. Since blogging is a very crowded space, it is hard to get noticed. And it can be highly frustrating, as well. There are now some 42million blogs just using WordPress alone (!), so getting “heard” is very hard. How can you encourage…
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Blog Hop: Podcasts We Like
Today’s post is very special, because it is a “blog hop.” Five blogs are all writing on the same topic, and we hope you will check each one out. The topic today is simply podcasting. Five writers are each listing the podcasts (by category) they listen to, and linking to where you can find the information about that podcast. At the bottom of the post is the link to the other writers who are involved. MY PODCAST LIST #1: Brotherhood Podcasts (produced by members of Churches of Christ) Ashville Road Church of Christ (Drew Kizer) Bear Valley Church of Christ Sermoncast (Neal Pollard) Behind the Pulpit (The Equip Network)…
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The FCC, Nudity, Extreme Profanity, and Your TV
For years, some have tried to point out the declining morals we see and hear in our mainstream media. It is something I have preached very passionately about, partly because, well, I like to be entertained, so it is a struggle. But I also preach passionately about this issue because so many Christians seemingly do not care what comes across their iPod or TV screen. The latest word from the FCC (Federal Communications Commission), though, should open our eyes. Parents, are you ready for your children to see full frontal female nudity at any time during the day on your TV in your living room? If the latest consideration from…
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A Money Show You Might Like
Today’s post is a quick link, but one I think you might like. I was recently asked to be a guest on an internet radio program called “Surviving the Credit Crisis.” The program deals with helping people who are struggling with the new world of real estate, and is hosted by Karen Simpson-Hankins. She does a great job as a host, and I enjoyed the time on the program. She asked me to be a guest, talking about how to save up for home repairs and maintenance, a topic I had written on recently at ChristianPF.com. The program went live this morning. If this is a topic that you are…
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25 Ways to Get Traffic to Your Blog
A few weeks ago, we wrote a post on how to start a blog if you are not a techy person. If you are interested in starting a blog, I highly suggest you go back and look at those basic steps. Now, you’ve started your blog and you are posting articles, pictures, videos…whatever you want. But you also want people to actually come to the site. How do you do that? I am nowhere near an expert, but I have learned a few things that work (usually by learning what didn’t work!). Sometimes one will work, while at other times another will. Sometimes none of these work. If you will…
