Regular readers probably know that I’m a fan of Dan Klass from The Bitterest Pill Podcast. If you’re not a subscriber yet, I really think you should take a listen. The Bitterest Pill is a humorous and oh-so-slightly sarcastic view of Dan’s life as a stay-at-home dad, and (as he calls himself) “a failed actor/former comedian/shut-in”. There are 2 subscription options available. You can either choose to listen to the podcast once a month for free, or you can choose the Premium subscription (like I have) and receive 4 episodes a month for a low fee of US$4/month.

Being one of my Twitter/Facebook friends, Dan happens to notice that I listen to a certain Father D from the a certain podcasts named after a broken halo or something. (I know I’m sounding wierd, but I will explain later) Apparently, Dan and Father D were ex-classmates! What a small world!

Last Friday, I received a Facebook message from Dan that he’ll be appearing on Father D’s show on Sirius Satellite Radio (Channel 159 – The Catholic Channel) at 8:20pm Eastern Time/5:20pm Pacific this coming Tuesday (23rd September 2008). (OK, you smart people can start checking the program schedule, and you’ll know who’s “Father D” and what show he’s hosting )

I’ve been wanting to share this piece of news with you all this whole weekend, but I thought I should check with Dan first. He’s fine with me making this announcement on my blog, and getting more listeners for the show, but since neither Father D nor his producer have been notified in advance, he thought perhaps we should be a little discreet about things. Dan’s checking with the “authorities” right now, while I post this announcement so everyone is informed and prepared in time for the show.

Meanwhile, if you are not a Sirius subscriber (like me ), you might want to consider signing up for the 3-day trial to listen to Sirius Internet Radio for FREE! (Hey, you can also catch Greg and Jennifer on The Catholics Next Door on the same channel! Kill 2 birds with 1 stone! )

There, I’ve finally got the secret off my chest. Now, won’t you “siriusly” consider signing up for a 3-day online trial now? I am.

Tags: Announcements, Podcasts, radio, sirius

Yes, the Podcasts Awards are here again. Nominations are open from now until “2359hrs on Sept 30th, 2008“. (Interestingly enough, the website does not mention which time zone.. hmm..)

Father Roderick has come up with suggestions for all you SQPN groupies out there. I now have a Podcast page with links to all the podcasts I’m currently subscribed to on iTunes. So you may be able to find some inspiration there too.

You can only nominate once, so please make your choice wisely.

Tags: Announcements, Podcasts

All these days of setting up the new blog at WordPress has led me to writing up this brief review on some of the wonderful plugins which I’ve found extremely useful.

If you’re like me, and have tons of social media sites you have to update all the time, you probably make use of the service Ping.fm. Ever wondered how you can notify Ping.fm whenever you publish a new post on your blog? PingPress.fm is the answer! PingPress.fm is a WordPress plugin that allows you to spread your wonderful blog to 10+ social networks via Ping.fm. You can set it up to update as a “Status“, a “Micro Blog” or a “Blog Post“, or all 3, and have different formats for each. I’ve been using this plugin to help notify my friends across Twitter, Plurk, Facebook, FriendFeed, etc of new blog entries. You’ll have to tweak the settings of the plugin and the settings over at Ping.fm a little, or you may end up with multiple posts (like me )

Ever had the problem categorizing/tagging multiple posts? Currently, you have to edit each post and update the categories and tags post by post. With the Batch Categories plugin, you can now mass update the tags and categories of multiple posts!

If you want to display links to your various social network accounts, but don’t want to clutter up you sidebar, you might want to consider the Social Links plugin. Now you can display a neat little widget with icons representing and linking to all of your social network accounts.

Well, that’s all for now. Meanwhile, I’ll be on the lookout for more helpful WordPress plugins to share with you. If you have some favorites of your own which you’ll like to share, please feel free to let me know.

Tags: blogs, Reviews, technology

Came across this on YouTube.. I wonder if there’s a Plurk song out there..

Tags: Humor, twitter, videos, youtube

Cats generally have little tolerance for technology. So remember to keep your kittys away from your gadgets!

Tags: cats, Humor, technology, videos, youtube