So what happens when you want to get into blogging but don’t have enough time?  This blog for one.

Why do we blog?

Right now, a couple of reasons:  sharing our story as we navigate the digital age and experimenting with the idea of a co-authored blog.

Who are we?

Andy- About to be dad, social media dabler and lover of all things tech.  I know my way around a unix box, but these days I only code for the occasional prototype or personal project.  Where I focus my efforts is more on making technology useful for myself, family and friends.  For some folks it works, others couldn’t be bothered.  Hopefully, we’ll put a few more in the first category with this blog.

• Photos – smugmug primary, flickr & picasa secondary
• Videos – youtube, vimeo and posterous (does that count)
• Music – amazon.com for a straight digial copy or I rip the physical CD using EAC
• What I’m trying – posterous, tumblr, friendfeed, openid, wordpress, pbworks, animoto, prezi

Todd – Dad and husband who tries every new web 2.0 thing that comes out. Does not know how to separate personal and professional. Finally saw a Kindle in church and felt pretty good about. Seeking ways to integrate Tim Tebow and social media more efficiently. Not sure what LinkedIN  is waiting for…just clone Facebook already. Is this thing on?

• Photos - Total flickr whore, but will double post to Facebook on occasion
• Videos - YouTube, KickYouTube, Vimeo, and Posterous
• Music - Have tried all the streaming sites and have dropped them all. Amazon.com or CD unless I can’t get the song. Then, KickYouTube. Then iTunes.
• What I’m trying – Whatever Andy said
• Big Idea – Site that allows you to record and upload audio recordings of well-known book passages and movie lines. These recordings are podcasted out and are rated and categorized. There is also functionality to piece them together to assemble entire works. Considering adding video.

Adam – Husband and new Dad. Technology enthusiast, but a new commer for embracing social media (i.e. facebook). Looking for ways that technology can make my life more efficient. Still trying to trying to figure out if social media is deserving of all of the hype.

• Photos - Facebook, Flickr
• Videos - YouTube
• Music - iTunes, Amazon, Pandora, Simply Media
• What I’m trying – n/a

Jenni -  Mom of 2, looking for ways to utilize technology to help bridge the personal gap between work and life balance.  Utilize facebook mostly as a social media tool.  Interested in learning about other tools.

• Photos - facebook, snapfish occasionally,
• Videos - youtube
• Music – iTunes and Amazon
• What I’m trying – n/a

What’s Next?

Here’s a few ideas we’re tossing around.  Stay tuned…

• Should book publishing companies follow DVDs and start including a digital copy with a purchased print copy of a book?
• One stop guide for properly monitoring your child’s mobile and online interactions
• How to set up a kid-safe home network
• How to administer digital punishments
• How to properly use robots as baby sitters
• Time savers/wasters
• Putting new ideas and tools to work for your family
• Parenting in the digital age.  Appropriate age to introduce children to various types of technolodgy.  Balancing activity with technology.
• Can you monitor your kid’s digital activity too much?
• Social Etiquette and Technology
• How to teach adults how to edit basic things (like wikis)
• Capturing, sharing, and storing digital memories of your family: A Guided Tour
  • Digital Scrapbooking