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Well it looks like the TVGawker.com podcast is a go. I have a co-host, and we are gearing up to start producing an episode every wednesday night through talkshoe.com, and you’ll be able to find out everything you ever need/want about it over on TVGawker.com later today.

Now I just have to figure out what to do about the zombiejesus.ca podcast, and I’ll be all set. Fun times!

As for the obsession, I’m completely in love with Twitter again, thanks entirely to TweetDeck. It just makes using twitter SO damn easy and organized (which is the biggest problem I’ve run into with as many people as I follow).

It does admittedly take up a lot of screen real estate to really be at it’s best (though you CAN make it fairly small, it’s not nearly as useful), but with a large monitor, or in my case, an extra monitor (I’m up to 3 on my main system now, it still doesn’t seem like enough for all the multitasking I like to do) it works wonderfully.

I’d highly suggest it to anyone like me who follows a lot of people on twitter and just can’t seem to keep up with everything, as it allows you to organize people into groups, shows you all @ replies to you no matter where in the message the @ is (unlike most twitter clients), and is just PACKED with greatness. If you’ve got a bit of screen space to spare for it, it’s well worth a look. Cali Lewis over at geekbrief.tv has a great little TweetDeck tutorial to start you out on some of the best features, check it out below.

Now I’m off to find some breakfast and check the twitterstream.

I recently moved back to Canada (from the US, where I had been for a while), and as I’m settling back in, I’m slowly returning to the world of blogging/podcasting/etc. I’m actually gearing up to start TWO brand-new podcasts in the next week or 2. One based around TVGawker.com related to television (of course…), and one for ZombieJesus.ca, which will be a skeptical/science sorta thing. I really enjoy podcasting, and figure it’s time to push myself into that world with both feet. So look for those in the next 2 weeks. I’ll be sure to post an update here once they are going.

The only issue with the podcast projects I’m having is trying to decide on a way to add a live recording session to allow listeners to chat and/or call-in during the recording. There are a few good services for that (talkshoe and blogtalkradio are the first that come to mind), but I just can’t decide. Decisions, decisions, decisions. Any recommendations or suggestions would be greatly apreciated.

In added news, my good friend David Peralty has released a great new wordpress theme system packed with a nearly litteral ton of features, so check that out right over here, and you can find a demo of the theme right here (scroll down a bit to find some great walkthrough videos of some of the features). I haven’t had a chance to try it out yet, but from the demo and videos it looks pretty amazing. Once I’ve had a chance to really poke it around I’ll write a full review.