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I’ve been hearing a lot about this podcasting for a while. I would like to do it myself, but I want to have something other then what I blog about every day. I want something with a “theme”. My current blog (this one) doesn’t have a theme. Anything goes …

The trouble with themes is that I need to be able to consistently get information on a daily basis (or close to it). I would prefer it to be interesting and unique. I would also like to have a good understanding of what it is that I’m talking about. I would also love to be able to talk off of the top of my head without writing a script first.

Well folks - I think that I have finally figured it out. For the past few months, half of the answer has been staring at me every time I load up my blog. My idea would be to just wake up in the morning and record my interpretation of my dreams into a digital voice recorder. I would then convert and upload an MP3 audio file to my blog for all to listen to. I’ve tried doing audio postings over the phone, and it is just not that convienient.

My dreams are pretty vivid and interesting to me. A lot of people say they don’t dream, or that they dream in black and white, or that it is like a slide show. Mine are a full immersion of animated interactive colored worlds with hidden (and not so hidden) meanings behind everything. I feel like I’m there. So for the few people that don’t have dreams - it may interest them to come and listen to my podcast audio blog. I may even attract a few psychologists. Maybe I could get a special guest to come on as a dream interpreter sometimes.

So recently I have been wandering around stores looking at digital voice recorders. I’ve even gone on-line to Amazon and eBay to do some research. They seem to range between $30 and $100, but can go up to $300 and higher for more features. I’m looking for specific features.

1. Digitally record audio
2. Ability to transfer audio to my computer
3. Audio file in common format that I can convert to MP3
4. Small
5. Store at least one hour of audio

I think I found the model I want. I found a Griffin iTalk Voice Recorder for iPod. This little gadget goes for $30.39 ($18.99+ used and new) and fits on the top of your iPod. It turns my iPod into a voice/memo recorder. It also has a jack if I want to add my own microphone. Unfortunately, many reviews on Amazon.com are bad ones for this hardware. Mostly dealing with freezing and not recording until many repeated attempts.

Another item I have been looking at is the Olympus W-10 Digital Voice Recorder with Built-in Digital Camera. It sells for $99.99 on Amazon, but it starts out refurbished for $39.87. It comes with a bunch of other stuff that I don’t need like a low quality digital camera.

For $30.39, it might be worth a try with the iTalk due to the convenience factor. I usually get lucky with items reviewed like this. It seems to work for half the people without a problem. Now there is one small problem, and this is where I talk about it staring at me in my face every day. My blog template advertises that you can get a free iPod if you get 5 friends to help you out.

So guess what? I need just one more friend. Just one more friend needs to sign up and I’ll begin the process of getting my free iPod delivered to my doorstep. After that, I can start an additional blog for my podcasting dreams. How would you like to hear me whisper my deepest fears and greatest accomplishments to you each day?

So here is my shameless plug. Please help me reach my dream and obtain a free iPod. In return, I’ll expose my dreams for you and any interested (and non-interested) individual to listen to. There is more to this now then just getting a free MP3 player.

Sweet Dreams.

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