• @AngeloMandato Powerpress also works nicely with the 2.9-rare nightly development build. I run 2.9-rare on two sites with Powerpress in reply to AngeloMandato #
• Another beautiful Monday morning here in Palmy. Looks like it's going to be a great Monday. Hell, did I just say that about a Monday #
• yay, end of the working day. Although I don't know if my working day will stop here. It's time for a nice relaxing break. #
• @AngeloMandato I'd love to test v1.0 for you guys. I have no problem running development or test versions I like trying to break stuff in reply to AngeloMandato #
• Think I preferred the old layout of Tweetdeck, but then maybe it's just I'm use to the old one. The new layout might grow on me. #
• @TwinCreekNZ @5hameless I guess it'd be like anything new Once we get use to it after a few days, it'll be as though it was always like this in reply to TwinCreekNZ #
• @TwinCreekNZ hahah, you're generous, I'll decide this afternoon if I like it or not. in reply to TwinCreekNZ #
• @5hameless damn, that reminds me. I'm in the office suppose to be doing work. Not playing here. opps. in reply to 5hameless #
• @AngeloMandato That's cool, I'll DM you my email address if you'd prefer to email rather than tweet a link.. in reply to AngeloMandato #
• It would appear that sitting in the office eating date loaf is not considered working. hmm, why not! #
• @TwinCreekNZ probably for the same reason Jehovah Witnesses think they can knock on my door and "convert" me in reply to TwinCreekNZ #
• Right, Just finished lunch. Time to go do some real work. Have a great afternoon everyone. #
• just spent an hour fighting with my logitech v450 nano, turns out the batteries were flat. It is Wednesday morning isn't it? #
• What is up in NZ today. first a shooting now this RT @5hameless: Armed man in Napier 'hostage' drama – from NZ Herald: http://bit.ly/uoUt1 #
• Miss 10 just went rummaging through the video stack and found Who Framed Roger Rabbit. So much for watching any TV tonight #
• RT @massagecentral: Looking for New Zealand Massage and Aromatherapy Practitioners to follow, any suggestions. #
• @ajlmarques I migrated from Podpress to @blubrry PowerPress I had no issues with the migration. Best thing I did was ditch Podpress. in reply to ajlmarques #
• @velofille yep. I get a favicon that looks like a bio hazzard sign and a blank page in reply to velofille #
• @ajlmarques you do need an account with @blubrry for the stats. but they do offer a free stats system so it won't cost anything.. in reply to ajlmarques #
• @ajlmarques you don't need an account to run powerpress though. You can use third party stat redirectors if you have one already. in reply to ajlmarques #
• time to take my iPod to bed and catch up on the @geeknews central and WordPress Weekly podcasts. Have a good night everyone #
• RT @NewZealandTweet: Do U agree standard hashtags for #NZ are a good idea, please RT this-> http://ow.ly/qLnq #
• eeww RT @3newsbreaking: Bitten woman mistook rat for her pet cat: dozing Marlborough woman reaching out to pet her cat http://bit.ly/4D6VDz #
• Wish I could say the same for Palmerston North. RT @GeekNews: It is simply a beautiful day here in Hawaii! Unbelivable!!!! #
• @velofille kind of wish I hadn't read it. Made my skin crawl. in reply to velofille #
• @velofille our cat does the rounds of beds at night. Don't know if she'd take on a water rat though. in reply to velofille #
• The DIY ideas look cool RT @velofille: Blog post #fb : Keeping your children amused during school holidays – geek style http://bit.ly/27TFIV #
• @velofille Mine sleeps above my head. Usually weasels her way on to my pillow but sleeps at the kids feet. in reply to velofille #
• Feels like the beginning of winter all over again. #
• @5hameless going by the rain radar, the weekend should at least be dry in reply to 5hameless #
• @5hameless I guess I shouldn't complain, when I look at the extreme weather other countries are getting. We do get off lightly here in NZ in reply to 5hameless #
• RT @lorelleonwp: Validated Twitter Phishing Attack: If you see a suspicious tweet with a link, DO NOT CLICK! Know your tweeters b4 clicking! #
• @5hameless agree with you there, I was over winter months ago. in reply to 5hameless #
• @5hameless hahaha, don't know if I'd go that far, but this weather is doing nothing for my tan. in reply to 5hameless #
• @5hameless nice to know you care enough for others to do that sort of thing for someone else. in reply to 5hameless #
• @5hameless as the saying goes, You don't know unless you try. hahaha. and there's no harm in trying in reply to 5hameless #
• Having a slow morning. But seeing as it's Friday, I don't really mind too much #
• About time too. RT @velofille: Sue Bradford is going! yaay! http://is.gd/3DKUk #
• bracing myself for the school holidays which start in a few hours. Hopefully the weather picks up for the next 2 weeks #
• ok, It'd be interesting to know what our American friends thought of John Key on the Late Show. #
• @courosa Check out @blubrry PowerPress. Has to be the best available. http://bit.ly/3sYw7W in reply to courosa #
• have managed to do absolutely nothing all day. #

• I think I'll stick with kevlar and armour RT @hotcakefashion: Biker Jacket, Motorcycle jacket..studs and zips.. http://bit.ly/W8jkF #
• I've been so busy working on podcast content and websites, I just realized I haven't tweeted today. Anyone know how to tweet by ESP ? #
• ok, who stole the beginning of the week. I don't remember it happening. At this rate, Christmas will be here sooner than I had planned. #
• @jessepriest you don't need to signup to any @blubrry services. They are optional. Powerpress runs very well standalone. in reply to jessepriest #
• been flat out around here the last few days. hopefully things settle down from tomorrow. looking forward to the weekend though #
• Upgrading Linux Kernels. There go my servers uptime records again.. #
• Cool RT @onzamap_nz: Learning how to use CamStudio to make video tutorials, it's a really great tool. Check it out http://camstudio.org/ #
• @onzamap_nz I use Camtasia or snagit with the occasional Windows Media Encoder having a look at CamStudio now. Looks pretty good in reply to onzamap_nz #
• Don't like the way WordPress 2.9-rare "trash" works.. prefer not to have to go an "empty" a trash bin after deleting something. #
• @onzamap_nz If you prefer $free, I'd say Camstudio is a goer. Camtasia and Snagit do cost. CamStudio seems to be a nice lightweight app in reply to onzamap_nz #
• turned out to be a beautiful afternoon. Think I might go sit down with a glass of wine and relax for a while #
• Damn, But what else can ya do but hug her RT @3newsbreaking: Daughter throws foul ball catch back: http://bit.ly/qWVYs #
• Wondering if a Palmy north podcast would be viable. hmmm. time for some research I think #
• Why the hell can't telemarketers call during "my" normal business hours, not while I'm trying to organize dinner… #
• setting up a New Zealand Hypothalamic Hamartoma Support website. My 9yo daughter has it and I'm sick of the lack of info for NZ parents #
• Thanks for the RT @dialogCRM site will be launched within the next week #
• http://bit.ly/7baVc is a very basic overview. @dialogCRM #
• Hypothalamic hamartoma is a congenital condition consisting of a mass of disorganized neuronal or glial tissue on or near the hypothalamus #
• time to go watch the AotearoHA – The Billy T Awards on TV3. I need a laugh #
• time for sleep. Have a good evening/day where ever you are #
• Morning all. Well, another Friday is upon us, Yay Got a busy day ahead. Should be good though. Hope everyone has a great day. #
• Opps.. RT @palmynorthnz: Car crashes into New World – http://tinyurl.com/m5ojub #
• Just saw 2 trucks with Manawatu Pothole Maintenance on them. Do they make sure potholes in the road are the same diameter and depth? #
• Damn… RT @3newsbreaking: Metallica's Robert Trujillo casts doubt on metal supertour: http://bit.ly/Sn2SW #
• Yay, Friday evening is upon us. Time to leave the computer and roll into the weekend. Have a good evening everyone #
• and those 4 16 year olds (RE: Cambell Live Story) should never be allowed to driver again. #
• @PeteMarcroft congratulations to both you and parents. in reply to PeteMarcroft #
• kids are spending the night at their grandparents. Have a bottle of wine calling. Going to be a relaxing night #
• RT @newsnz: Feilding Manawatu: Police are currently attending a fatal motor vehicle collision on Awahuri Fielding Road. http://bit.ly/16BuhS #
• http://twitpic.com/ia5t9 – BMZ's M109r at the Auckland Speed Show 09 #
• http://twitpic.com/ia68i – Back view of BMZ's Boulevard M109r at the Auckland Speed show '09 #
• Time for bed me thinks. Have a good night everyone. #
• Beautiful Sunday morning here in Palmy. Although a bit windy a nice day none the less. Hope everyones day is looking as good if not better #
• I'm intrigued as to why so many ppl use Feedburner when WordPress has RSS capabilities. hmm, I dont' see the point relying on a third party. #
• I'm unbiased. I've tried most plugins and powerpress is the best. IMHO RT @blubrry: @magdaZINE PowerPress works great with the latest WP! #
• @blubrry unfortunately it conflicts with other appointments I have lined up here in NZ. I'm aiming to be at the next one though. in reply to blubrry #
• Having a relaxing Sunday afternoon, catching up on the @geeknews podcast and reading other blogs. #

• Another Monday Morning, Don't know if I want to be stuck inside working though, looking at the gorgeous day thats unfolding outside #
• Moved my office poolside. Ahh, the joys of Cordless phones, wireless networks and laptops. #
• @GlendaWH look at migrating to PowerPress, http://blubrry.com/powerpress It plays nicer with WP 2.8.4 and is supported by @blubrry in reply to GlendaWH #
• @shawno check the Powerpress > Appearance > Download Link option in the WP dashboard. It can display download link, file size & duration in reply to shawno #
• @shawno try disabling the Audio Player plugin. I think it's picking up the hyperlink below the powerpress player. I think that's the problem in reply to shawno #
• @shawno the 1pixel out player that was displaying pointed towards another media player. Glad you got it sorted.. in reply to shawno #
• Had such an awesome and pretty productive day, Time to a nice Rum and Coke Need to setup the office by the pool more often. hehe.. #
• just had some noddy spam one of my wordpress sites with links to their 5 .wordpress.com spam blogs. Now reported. Oh, I hate spammers. #
• Time for sleep. got another busy day ahead tomorrow. Nite everyone. #
• A beutiful sunny day and a clear run to town. Going to be another awesome day i think #
• @kylewith try the @blubrry Powerpress plugin http://blubrry.com/powerpress/ It's supported and maintained. Also works with WP 2.8.4 in reply to KyleWith #
• Fish and Chips with salad in the sun for lunch. Hey, it's partly healthy #
• Finally get to sit down and relax. While having dinner been a busy day. I feel shattered #
• decided I'm going to try and do as little work as possible today. I #
• Well, My idea of not doing much work today hasn't worked Though the cat has been helping. Hope she doesn't expect to be paid though. #
• @markblevis Powerpress supports category based feeds in reply to markblevis #
• yet another fantastic looking day. I could get use to this weather #
• @tenthmuse check out @blubrry PowerPress http://blubrry.com/powerpress It's suppoted, Developed and the best Plugin for Podcasting on WP in reply to tenthmuse #
• Woohoo, It's Friday. Although, I have to admit this week has been pretty awesome. Might have had something to do with the weather #
• Had a few wines and managed to organize a heap of content for one of my podcasts. Been a bloody good night I think. #
• Fatt Max – One of the NZ Motorcycle Cruiser Group Members is a talented musician. Worth checking him out http://bit.ly/lS91M #
• I've been so busy today, but I don't know what I've done. hmmm, Time for a coffee #
• World's oldest working computer to be rebooted – The Inquirer http://bit.ly/FiSb4 hmm, I think my calculator just laughed. #
• Just updated @blubrry Powerpress to 0.9.9. Great work guys, keep it up. The blubrry/rawvoice team rock. #
• RT @blubrry: Update notice! PowerPRess for #wordpress just got better! Upgrade to version 0.9.9 in your WordPress dashboards. #
• Like we needed a poll to know that one. RT @TVNZNews: Poll shows Kiwis not keen on MMP http://bit.ly/10bAE8 #
• NZ Media has hit rock bottom if that makes a headline. hmmm. 2 words. "Who cares" RT @TVNZNews: Millie Elder's boyfriend back in court #
• About to sit down and have roast beef and veges with a glass of wine for lunch, smells yummy too #
• Chillin' out watching the kids vacuum the car, they just finished washing it. Doing a pretty good job of it too #

Now, I don’t know about you. But this would be one hell of a gig to go to. If this does turn out to be true and happens, I sure as hell hope it comes to New Zealand. Even Australia would be worth the money to see them all in one place.

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich is secretly plotting a metal supertour, which will include his band, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax.

Slayer guitarist Kerry King has let it slip that negotiations have started during an interview with Britain’s Metal Hammer magazine.

Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax toured with Alice In Chains on the Clash Of The Titans tour in 1991, while Metallica and Megadeth played a one-off show in Britain in 1993 – but the four acts have never performed on the same bill.

Via: 3 News – Read the Rest

Read the Metal Hammer Story Here

• Going to be a wet and windy ride back up to Auckland for the NZMCCG crew today. Take care out there on the roads if you're travelling today #
• Woohoo, the Triumph Owners Motorcycle Club ride yesterday raised $3700 for the maternity ward at Wanganui Hospital. #
• NZ Motorcycle Cruiser Group: NZMCCG Rally Cruise 2010 Info ROUTE-FERRY-ACCOMODATION http://bit.ly/xZI2e #
• http://twitpic.com/fy6f1 – Some of the NZMCCG Crew, Heading to Wanganui for the TOMCC Charity Ride #
• RT @blubrry: The best #free #WordPress #Podcasting plugin just got better. PowerPress updated to 0.9.7 http://www.blubrry.com/powerpress #
• RT @massagenz: hahaha, So true. RT @NigelLatta: If socks were truly holeless you wouldn't be able to get your feet in. #
• Cool. RT @3business: Kiwi Jetpack maker proposes tourism venture – http://tinyurl.com/jetpacksnz #
• Such an awesome spring morning here in Palmy, I hope it's as good where you are #
• Just upgraded Powerpress to v0.9.8. Thanks for all the awesome work @blubrry. You Rock. #
• Thanks @blubrry Time to stop procrastinating and get new content up. Spend too much time on my other sites and not enough my personal one #
• I run @blubrry Powerpress on 4 sites after migrating from PodPress, best thing I did to my wordpress sites #
• WordPress Podcasting Plugins http://bit.ly/1gRWLx an entry I did a couple of months ago. An insight to why I use Powerpress. #
• @PeteMarcroft It's the same here in Palmy, Freezing wind and raining was such a lovely day too. in reply to PeteMarcroft #
• @GeekNews I agree.. Though everyone is entitled to their opinion Thanks for your reply to that comment. I was trying to come up with one in reply to GeekNews #
• @PeteMarcroft good to hear your concreting survived. Wouldn't want to do that twice. We're preparing around our pool for concrete. in reply to PeteMarcroft #
• If you're concerned about Powerpress breaking with WP Upgrades It runs well on WordPress 2.9-rare with out any issues #
• RT @GeekNews: The official Podcast Awards Twitter account is @podcastawards please retweet and follow! #
• RT @massagenz: Stuck for a pressie for dad? Give him a 1 Hour Relaxation Massage gift certificate and get $20 off for one for your mum. #
• Time to go curl up with my ipod and catch up on the last few episodes of the @geeknews Central Podcast. Have a great evening/night everyone. #
• The sun is shining, the sky is blue. It's a nice day, although the wind is quite cold. But hey, it's Friday and we can't complain really #
• a long and tiring Friday is drawing to an end. So looking forward to the weekend #
• Enjoying the lovely sunny weather and preparing for a childs 10th birthday party. #
• RT @wptavern: RT @bradleypotter RT @lorelleonwp ALERT: Information on WordPress hacker attack ongoing RIGHT NOW: http://is.gd/2Tr14 #
• Happy Fathers Day to all the dads out there #
• If the weather is like this tomorrow, I don't think I'm going to be wanting to do much work. #
• The temperature is starting to drop a little. Although I can't complain, it's been an absolutely gorgeous sunny day #
• Been a long and busy weekend, Although a great one none the less. Time to call it a night. Have some awesome stuff happening this week. #

Well, as you know. I have been a little, ok a lot slack when it comes to my personal podcast.

This is a short episode which lasts around 7 minutes

In this episode I talk a little about procrastinating and why one shouldn’t do it. Being new to the whole podcast production thing and I also talk about a Triumph Owners Motorcycle Club charity ride which happened on the weekend of 30th of August 2009 and the way TVNZ mis-reported what the ride was about and claimed it to be a Protest ride. I also include a bit about the NZ Motor Cycle Cruiser Group (NZMCCG)

This is completely off the cuff and no real planning went into it, so I apologise in advance I am confident things will start to get better from here on in with my Podcast.

You can visit the NZMCCG Website @ http://www.nzcruisergroup.co.nz if your a New Zealand Motor Cycle Cruiser rider and are looking for a great group of people to ride with.

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 6:44 — 1.6MB)

Ok, fess up. Who’s guilty of procrastinating?

I’ll be the first to admit it, I’ve been really slack with keeping up with my personal blog. I have been busy with content on my other sites though. This is not really a valid reason though. At least, I don’t think it should be.

I decided to put a podcast on this site to try and give me a kick to update it more often and even that hasn’t been completely successful. Hmm, is this starting to sound like one of those “All the good intentions in the world” type scenarios.

Maybe I do need to put more effort in to my time management. Instead of just “winging it”

I spend my working life running out of a diary, it just seems easier not to use a calendar when it comes to my personal stuff.

Because of that above fact, I guess my personal blog suffers more than I’d hoped it would. There is a little bit of, I’ve spent too long at the computer as it is. But still, I know I need to delegate more time to this one.

You’re probably wondering where the hell this all came from. Well, @blubrry posted a tweet

I wanted to take a moment and acknowledge the replies and RT’s @kimmynz puts out. check out her blog at: http://kimmy.blogit.co.nz/

which got me thinking, I need to put more into my personal blog and keep the entries regular. I know, that was the whole point of my podcast

Time to start putting more of an effort instead of just letting it slide and thinking, I’ll do something to it later.