I imagine there are some fans out there who are wondering why we haven't posted a new episode in awhile.  Not to beat around the bush but Collin and I have both decided to put "I'd Quote That" on the shelf for awhile.  Lately its been hard for the two of us to find time to podcast together and we both noticed it started coming through on the shows.  While it was fun and a good time, we both felt that if we continued doing things as is it wouldn't be as much fun anymore.

This doesn't mean that we're done with podcasting, or that "I'd Quote That" is finished at all.  The new year that is coming will bring many new things for the both of us, including the following:

-  Remember that new website that I promised waaaaaay back in our early episodes?  Finally getting around to trimming things up and sometime soon we'll have a new look for idquotethat.com.  I've bought myself some space on a webserver and gotten some professional tools to work with.  I'm in the process of uploading all the episodes to "archive" them, as we've let our libsyn subscription lapse.
-  We'll still have a valid RSS feed for I'd Quote That in case you want to share us with friends still (stay tuned for the address, I'll let you guys know when its up).
- Both Collin and I are each working on new podcasts to bring to you.  I know the stuff I'm working on is golden, and I've heard Collin talk some about his and it sounds pretty sweet.

So in conclusion, we're just taking a little break from "I'd Quote That" to work on stuff a little bit more tailored to our different interests.  Make sure to check out the new website though next year, and subscribe to the new RSS feed.  We've both said that somewhere down the road we'd like to pick up I'd Quote That again, and that new feed will be where we post those episodes.

And make sure you follow us on twitter (info is on the side panel), as that will be where we post any new info on what we're working on.  In the meantime its been fun guys, thanks for subscribing to us and giving us a few laughs!

- Chris
 
 
Hey guys, I just wanted to post something here to say I was sorry to our listeners for our irregularity as of late.  We've been working towards getting new exciting content into our shows, and with both the Doc and I having classes starting up at the same time, time has been very short recently.  Add on top of that some technical difficulties and you understand the mess.

Hopefully, though, we've worked through all of that.  The plan is to record episode 23 this week and get that to you guys ASAP.  Then after that, we should be back to having a new episode for ya every week (hey, we got 25 coming soon, so that means Cindy and Jason will be back on in a couple of weeks).  Anyways, thanks for hanging in with us and I promise we'll reward you guys back with some new stuff!

Keep your eyes peeled to here and our twitters for updated information! (Yeah, that does mean I'm going to start posting more info here on the website)

- Chris (The Professor)
 
New Promo! 07/03/2009
 

As stated on Episode 12, we have finally finished our promo!  Click on the link in the side bar to check it out!

 
 

I've talked with a couple of people I know, and many of them have stated that the reason they aren't regular listeners to the podcast is because they don't have an iPod/Zune device that will automatically download new podcasts when they are available.  So I thought I'd create a brief guide on how you can be notified when new podcasts are available if you don't have one of these devices.

FYI:  I use the term "RSS feed" or "RSS post" alot.  RSS is just the way that podcasts and blogs distribute their information.  By typing in the address of the "RSS feed", several different programs can "follow" or "subscribe" to these feeds and pick up new posts as soon as they are posted.

1)  iTunes / Zune Marketplace:  I'd recommend this the most to anyone who doesn't have an MP3 player at all.  I'm going to talk about iTunes predominately because that's what I use, but the same thing applies to the Zune Marketplace if that's more your style.  You can search for us in the iTunes store and by subscribing to us, iTunes will download any new podcasts to your computer everytime you open it.

2)  Google Reader:  This approach is for those that regularly follow other blogs/podcasts/etc.  Google Reader is a feature of Google that allows you to put in the RSS feed of blogs and podcasts and displays any new postings from those feeds in your browser (think of it as Gmail for podcasts and blogs).  Just sign in using a Google account (or create one) and type in our RSS feed (http://idquotethat.libsyn.com/rss) to receive notices when we post new episodes (you can even add the RSS feed for this blog too!!).  If this is the only RSS feed you follow, this probably isn't the option for you, although if it sounds like something you'd like to get into, next week I'll post blogs/podcasts that I recommend people start following.

3)  Email Programs:  If you use a separate program for email, such as Microsoft Outlook, this option might be the best for you, although personally I prefer Mozilla Thunderbird.  Just like how it downloads emails into an inbox for you, it can also be setup to download new RSS posts into a separate folder.  Here (http://kb.mozillazine.org/Thunderbird_:_FAQs_:_RSS_Basics) a tutorial for how to do this in Thunderbird, with a little Googling you can figure out how to do this in Outlook as well.

4)  Twitter:  If none of the other options above sound like something you'd be interested in doing, both the Doc (Colcakes196) and I (Idquotetheprof) have twitter accounts.  Usually at least one of us will "tweet" something everytime we post a new episode, so by following us you can get reminders every week to check us out.

I hope there was at least some option here that people could relate to, if you have any questions send us an email (idquotethat@gmail.com) and I'll see if I can help you out.

- Chris

 
 

Back in Episode 4, I talked about how I was going to change the website around.  Well, here you go (for the most part).  Basically, I just moved our blog to the main page so that you can just go straight here for any news/updates, and moved what was on the main page to an "About" page.  It makes more sense in my mind at least

HEY!  Speaking of Episode 4, a lot of you haven't downloaded Episode 4 or 5 yet.  You're missing out on some really funny stuff.  If you thought our Ghostbusters cast was great, wait until you hear us talk about all the listener input in Episode 4 (see, send us stuff and we'll have more to discuss and therefore have a better podcast).  And Episode 5 features two of our friends, Cindy and Jason, guest hosting along with us joking around about our favorite movies.  And make sure to click the Clean Casts link to the right and check out the Clean Cast Podcast Directory, of which we are now a part of.  Tell 'em we sent ya by making us one of your 'favorites'.

- Chris

EDIT -> Turns out the Clean Cast rankings reset every month, so check it out, we're on the front page!!!

 
 

Collin sponsored this week's "Nobody's Listening" Podcast (http://www.nlcast.com) and made sure to talk about our podcast!  Go to their website and download Episode 104 to hear them talk about us (or Episode 103 to hear a story that I submitted).  And if you regularly listen to Nobody's Listening and are now joining us, welcome!!

I've added a section to the website where people can keep track of which movies we review and what we "ranked" them using our unique scale.  Right now, only my rankings are listed until I talk to Collin and confirm what his are.  Also, I checked our stats, and we have like 68 downloads total!  We're working our way to 100, and we're only 2 episodes in.  Wow, you guys rock.

I'll be gone this weekend, but Collin and I are planning on recording the show early so we won't skip a week.  Chances are it will probably still air Friday/Saturday, so keep your  *insert preferred media* tuned in for Episode 3!

One last thing -> You can now search for us in both iTunes AND the Zune Marketplace.  So take a look, and leave us a review if you like what you hear.  If not....*sniff* I guess that's okay...*sniff*

 
 

Welcome to our website!  Here we are, over two days after the first episode went live.  So far, we've clocked about 28 downloads.  Thanks to everyone who has listened to us and told us in person that they liked what they heard.  If you haven't heard us, what are you waiting for?

You wouldn't know it from listening to the podcast, but early on Friday before we sat down to record I was a bit nervous, seeing how this was going to be transmitted all over the internet and everyone could hear whatever I said.  But once Collin started recording and we started talking and joking with each other, all of that went away and I had lots of fun.  Don't worry, we will definitely be coming out with more episodes.

This website, podcast, and blog are all still early in development, so if you have some helpful advice please send it to us (home page has the details on how).  We're working on getting our content straight so we can start promoting and getting listed in podcast directories.  I've made links on the main page for using iTunes and the Zune Marketplace to subscribe to us, the next step is for us to get listed in those databases so people can search for us and leave us reviews, etc.  Once again, thanks to those 28 people who have downloaded so far.  The next episode isn't that far away!

 - Chris