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Blogging Gear from WordCamp Dallas 2008

Here is a short list of items that I took to WordCamp Dallas 2008 to document the event and post updates to the web. Of course, the list doesn’t include cables and adapters, but for the most part every thing I carried fit into a single school size backpack, including the 160 GB external mobile hard drive I carry for video editing.

Here’s the list:

1. iPhone for taking pictures, emailing, twittering, and uploading images.
2. MacBook for everything and it’s cool.
3. Wireless Device for a backup Internet connection (open WiFi was provided).
4. JVC Everio Digital Camcorder for live video capture and picture taking.
5. Twitterific for posting updates.
6. WordPress Blog for posting updates.
7. Jott.com for short mobile updates when typing is too much of a hassle.
8. Open Source Marketer Ning Community for image posting and keeping the community up to date.

You might be thinking, why in the world does he need all of these things and how could he possibly use all of them. The short answer is I didn’t use them all at the same time and maybe it was overkill, but what I planned for was to be over prepared. Bloggers and the average joe have become the reporters and press of this generation and if you want to be serious you have to take things seriously.

Updating from WordCamp Dallas 2008

Charles McKeever
OpenSourceMarketer.com

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