How to protect yourself from hackers.

 

I’ve tried to understand the mind of a hacker, but I’m not sure I ever will.  What is so appealing about breaking into someone’s account and screwing up their lives for the sake of sending out spam messages and garbage links that no one wants?  I guess it’s the same mentality of the “tagger” or spray paint artists who must think, “I’m just going to do this because I can”.  What a waste of a life and talent.  If only they would use th...

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I'm currently taking a 9 week challenge to see if a bunch of old books can make a difference in a person's life.  I invite you to take the challenge with me to find out. Audio files and a reading schedule for each daily reading are available at this link: http://ow.ly/12PqX
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Over the summer of 2009, my wife and I as spokesmen for a radio client went through a weight loss program with our health coaches at Great Shape For You.  Pay and Gayle Edwards coached us through our weight loss goals using the Medifast 5 and 1 meal plan.  My first week I will admit was no fun at all but I soon got accustomed to eating smaller portions but more frequently through out the day.  In just under 8 weeks I reached my goal and lost 40 lbs.  It’s now the middle of January 2010 and ...

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I just recently completed narrating two business audio books.  One called The Subtle Art Of Managing Up:  Lead Your Boss aby John Baldoni and the other written by former New York City Mayor Ed Koch called Buzz: How To Create It And Win With It.  Both of these books from Amacom Books are excellent in terms of career building and management insight and I highly recommend them.  While I was hired to narrate these books, I walked away with a lot of great insight and information to help me in my o...
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I did a fun interview with Voice Coaches the other day.   They are the organization where I received my training from.   While I have a long way to go in terms of reaching my utltimate goals of going full time as a voice actor, I’m getting closer all the time.  I’ve been blessed with lots of success in a reasonably short amount of time due partly to dedication and hard work, but from some great coaching and tips from pros in the voice over community and my friends at Voice Coaches.  The m...

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Over the summer I worked on a book project called "Come Back, Como" by Steve Winn.  It's a funny story about a man's hilarious (and agonizing) quest to win the trust of a shelter dog that he and his family adopted.  It's a funny and touching story that is fun to read. There is now an audio version of the book available that I had the privilege of voicing. Though it was a lot of work, it was also a lot of fun.  Even had the opportunity to throw in a Hispanic and Australian character voice.

If y...
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The Health Care Bill is a very important piece of proposed legislation.  It’s something every American should try to get educated about.  But who has got the time to read it?  That’s what’s so great about a web site I learned about put together by the Voice Acting community.  Voice actors have volunteered their time to read and record the health care bill and provided audio for you to download and listen to at your leisure.

 

I think it’s a great thing and a great service provide...

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My wife and I started a weight loss program about 12 weeks ago. I was looking to lose 35 lbs and she wanted to lose 38. I hit my goal in just under 8 weeks and Debbie is about three lbs away from her goal. I am lazy when it comes to diets but this has really worked for us. The great thing is I believe it has helped me with my voice over career too because I have way more energy than I did just a couple of months ago. I feel better, healthier and have more endurance for auditions and voice o...

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Talking on the air the last couple of days about dare devil things people have done.  The comments I got were not at all what I expected but pretty darn funny...

Chuck shared: Going the the DMV in southern cal on a friday

Crag said: I once closed a spreadsheet without saving it first and once, and only once, I purposely let a document print even though my computer said it was outside the page margins. Never again though, never!!!!

And the biggest Dave Devil award goes to Dave who said..."UH....c...
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Voice acting like any other art, is very competitive, but if you have the desire, the heart and a God given gift for this kind of work, you can succeed.  I've been in radio for over a decade but not seriously into voice acting until the last few.  I have found the voice over community very kind, helpful and encouraging.  The best piece of advice I have received from my coaches at the Creative Voice Development Group (Voice Coaches).  If you want to succeed in this business you must decide to ...

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