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Camtasia now on Macs?

The leader in screen capture software- Camtasia by TechSmith has finally released a beta for Mac. This is long awaited. I have used the PC version. The PC version is great but I hadly ever use my PC. I’m a Mac guy hard core.

So what does Camtasia do?

1. Records what you are doing on your computer. You can do demos, tutorials, or powerpoint shows all with audio as well.

2. Produce the works into whatever format you need thats compatitble.

3. View it in many forms.

Go ahead and get your free beta. I will be testing it more this week.

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Earthquake in So. California and Twitters

This is why I like Twitter.

About 15 minutes ago there was a 5.8 earthquake that pounded LA area. From the news it is not reporting any injuries or deaths. This is still fresh as can be. Here is where it gets cool for me. Earthquakes are not cool… but letting people know about it via twitter is cool.

I get a text on my phone from Twitter. It’s from Jason Moffatt. Jason is a respected Internet Marketer. He says, “Wow, just had a earthquake, or some crazy thing shake my house. Thought it was my dog at first shaking my bed.”

2 minutes later I get this from him, “Apparently I wasn’t high, earthquake was real… http://tinyurl.com/67sjuo Other twitters felt it.”

Not even one minute after it actually happened… people were tweeting it. That’s real time. Here are some screen shots of people right after it happened and the second one is about 2 minutes later. The numbers kept of growing. 

562 people had already sent tweets about it before this one above was taken.

770 more!

I’m quitting at this one.. but this is 3 minutes later….

News can travel really fast.

UPDATE******* 30 minutes later just for the heck of it…. 4565 and counting all talking about the earthquake!

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Rogers and their iPhone and…. why John Henderson of Scotia Capital is an idiot…

Rogers has been under alot of heat lately. The blogsphere has just lit up. Rightfully so. In the last week, Ruinediphone.com has gotten over 30,000 angry people who either were going to buy an iPhone or were thinking about it sign a petition that says NO.  CNN Money, Reuters Canada, Gizmodo, Globe and Mail, CTV, Radio-Canada, YouTube, Washington Post, CBC, TUAW, RedEye Chicago, The Gazette, Macworld, MacNN have all made huge headlines about the story.

Recently, Bell came out with their Undercuting prices with their new Unlimited Data plans. The Samsung Instinct which has been hailed as the ‘iPhone Killer” is selling really well in the States.

Then…… it gets better…

TELUS is next to offer unlimited data on a smart phone……. while debuting their HTC Touch Diamond….

Rogers does not get it…… at least the others see what Rogers did wrong and listened to customers.

Now onto why John Henderson of Scotia Capital is as greedy as Rogers Wireless….

I take this from this article in the National Post.

“Mr. Henderson calls the recent outcry regarding Rogers’ iPhone monthly pricing by online blogs and petitions “ridiculous.” According to company research, high-end e-mail users might use about 50 MB of data per month, with video and music download making up for the rest of the minimum 400 MB offering.”

….Ridiculous? 30,000+ people complaining is a measure stick dude… 50mb of data month? Have they been surfing the REAL internet and not that mini version? I get that you never have to worry about paying for a bill yourself since you are most likely packing a BB and Scotia Cap is paying for it…. but man you gotta know your facts before you fire off stats like you did…50mb? one Youtube video takes that much data…. But of course your an analyst and you are getting paid well to say what you want investors to know…

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A TINY bit embarrassed to be a Canadian…

When I went to school in Idaho, I was always happy to say I was from Canada when people asked. I always have and always will. 

This past week I get this IM from buddy Tim. Tim lives in Dayton, OH. We go back to our days in California over 10 years ago. Tim is a Mac hardcore like me. He used to be a PC guy… he even served in Iraq working on PC’s over there. He has the 1st generation iPhone. I am completely jealous. He was the first one to show me the iPhone rates from Rogers. 

This is the part where I am a TINY bit embarrassed to be a Canadian. We are the laughing stock of the wireless world.  Rogers has a complete hold of the GSM market here in Canada. They obviously use this to their advantage. Anways, IMO their data plans are a joke. They say that they are packaging their plans to cater to certain people… That’s the worst thing they said to justify their plans. their $60 plan with 150 muntes and 400mb of data is all I can choose if I want the lower package. That doesnt matter if I need more minutes to talk or more data…. I have to work in that pacakge or move up…. compelte joke.

There is a site that I took part in for a petition. http://www.ruinediphone.com

They have had good exposure with CNN and some others. As of this writing, the have 15,122 people who have signed this petition. That says alot for what Rogers has done. Will this come back to bite Rogers? I’ve been with them for over 6 years….. Rogers needs to listen to the customers and stop the greedy factor.

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20 Reasons why I need an iPhone- Well really it’s to convince my wife…

I live in Canada. We don’t have the iPhone yet. It really bugs me. I have a brother in NY and he got the iPhone when V1 came out. He loves it. One time he was at a Yankees game with my parents and other bro… I get this email that says “sent from an iPhone.” It was him with a pic of my parents at the Yankees game. So I show this to my wife and she says so……. So?

I have been keeping her in the loop of the new iPhone trails and coming to Canada. She knows that the WWDC is on Monday and that Apple may be announcing the new V2 iPhone. Here are my reasons for needing one-

1. I use a Mac religiously

2. I need to be connected

3. I blog

4. I am a social media guy

5. I use iSync with my “old” Razr- drives me nuts but it works well for reminders.

6. I text and I am texting alot more.

7. I use iCal alot to make my life organized.

8. I listen to my iPod going to work alot

9. It has WIFI

10. I can do IMAP with my gmail accts.

11. My drumstick fingers will actually get in and be able to type

12. Bluetooth with anything. Yes I have a headset and I love using it.

13. I use Google Maps exclusively

14. I read ebooks and i want to be able to have a bigger screen… thus the iPhone!

15. It’s an acutal computer. 

16. I may spend more time away from the iMac.

17. I can do more with the photo program.

18. I can show off my kids and wife more often on my iPhone

19. GPS…. yes

20. It’s cool. I like cool technology.

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Back of the Parking Lot Theory

This drives my wife nuts. When I approach a parking lot, I always look for spots just like everyone else. However, I do something different. I go to the back of the parking lot. I will go to the end of where cars are at the end of the line. 

Why?

1. I like to be different.

2. Exercise

3. #1 reason… a quicker getaway. 

How many times do you get stuck in parking lot traffic because you are waiting for people to move? While everyone else is paniking to get out and fight traffic, I am able to see my next move with more ease and be more calculated. I can see the problem areas and move around them. I can also look for better exits that others are too busy to not worry about.

This also goes for the getting on the train theory.

I take the train to and from work. I hate it but I love that I am saving gas and doing some good to the environment. Who else doesnt like to stand around smelly, greasy people on the train?

Coming home one day I saw something that taught me more about people. 40% of the people looking to get on the train from the platform got onto the last possible train. They had to squeeze on while they looked frantic that they wouldn’t get on… if they had really looked, all they had to do was walk up 30 steps to see that the cars ahead we more than welcoming with room…

It’s all about being calculated. Relate this to business. 

Moral to the story…

Be different. Don’t do what everyone else does in business. Most people are not successful. So if most aren’t, then don’t follow them.

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The World’s most annoying email marketing subject line…

I get many emails from marketing Guru’s.  I like to know what is going on and seeing what is happening. I have a few that I follow every move if I can. Jeff Walker, John Reese, Shawn Collins, Brad Callen, Perry Marshall, Willie Crawford, David Frey, Yanik, Brad Fallon, Andy Jenkins, Rich S, Carlos Garcia, Sherman Hu, and Don Crowther.

You will see in my inbox alot of Google Alerts for these guys. BTW, make sure you set up a Google Alert for your own name if you do stuff online. Use the comprehensive choice.

Now for the most annoying marketing subject line ever…

This came from Russell Brunson’s recent Affiliate Bump product launch. I got about 15 emails from different sources promoting his offer. He had a smashing deal. He also had a great strategy to get people to follow his system. He is a smart marketer. I compeltely respect his success. One person who was promoting his offer put in the subject- re: it’s only $10?

re: it’s only $10?

Come on. I never sent you an email. I wasn’t expecting a reply cause I never asked you anything. In my opinion, this is lazy and stupid. Plus not to mention that you lose credibility. 

I got this from a well known marketer. If you want to know who it was, then email me and I will let the cat out. I think you can be a little more crafty and clever than that one.

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FriendFeed? Wanna follow me?

I finally decided I wanted to follow FriendFeed. It looks and feel pretty smooth. We’ll see how it goes. I am getting the updates daily so we’ll have to see how long that lasts for! Wanna follow me?   http://friendfeed.com/jayleishman  

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Mike Tyson Overweight and A Movie?

Once known as one of the baddest dudes alive… Mike Tyson has once again shocked the world. Just  Google “Mike Tyson Overweight” and you will see and feel the same feelings I had….. What a career.I guess he made a documentary about his wild life called Tyson. I would want to see it just so that I can see what it would be like to waste away everything you had down to nothing. That takes pure talent to be on top of the world down to surviving each day. I just don’t get it. I remember back when I was younger watching the PPV of him. To this day, I remember watching him bite off Holyfield’s ear…. I hope his life gets better…. 

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Using A Flip On A Mac

We have a Flip. We love using it. We have a digital camera as do most people. However, we never use the movie feature on the Digital camera. Who does? So that’s where the Flip comes in. Point and click. Recently the video from the flip wouldn’t transfer into Quicktime or any media player format. We had the same issue with my Dad and brother in law’s flips. They are Mac guys too. I found and downloaded Perian and it worked like a charm. Also, this is free…. Not sure why it stopped in the first place, but it works now. Quicktime most likely did an update that stopped the sound from Flips. 

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