WiFi-blogging at the castle
Posted on May 26, 2007
Filed Under All, Photos, Podcast |
So I’m sitting on the very pleasant patio at Chateau d’Igé, a 13-century French chateau, blogging on my laptop. Something about WiFi and ancient buildings just seems to work (though I do have to hunt a bit to find a good signal - thick stone walls may not be ideal for the usual WiFi gear).
There’s a basket of very good croissants and other pastry on the table, a pot of café noir, fruit and yogurt. It’s warm, there’s a gentle breeze and about a half dozen other guests enjoying the moment. I think this may be heaven, or one step removed.
I’m even doing a little ecommerce: I just installed the Quicktime Pro upgrade, so here’s my podcast from last weekend in QT .mov format (it’s short and features the swing band that often plays on the street there in Place des Vosges). After installing the Flip4Mac codec (free version from a MS download site), I can now play back the WMA files that my new Olympus WS 300 digital voice recorder makes, and import them into the QT player. With QT Pro, I can do a little editing of the sound files… stay tuned for some audio live from Taizé…
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