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Sending Video to Grandma and Grandpa Through KakaoTalk

Sending video of the first and only grandchild to grandma and grandpa is somewhat of a challenge. Internet access is the primary limitation which is currently 3G data through their recently acquired smartphones. I got them setup using the KakaoTalk chat app for easily sending pictures and text messages back and forth. Using it for video was limiting because high quality videos were too short and longer, low quality videos, weren’t any good for anything besides sending through KakaoTalk.

After doing some experiments using Nero Record to down-size recorded HD video I found I could get over 3 minutes of decent quality video sent through KakaoTalk. This gave me the benefit of recording HD video for permanent record (i.e. burning to DVD) and being able to send a reasonably long video through KakaoTalk for easy access.

The following YouTube video is a walk through of the process.

Good-bye CMS Made Simple Hello WordPress

As a long time CMS Made Simple user I’m sad to report that it’s time for me to move on and standardize on WordPress.

Years ago when WordPress was just viewed as a just a blogging platform I decided to standardize on using CMS Made Simple. It was a good move and still is a great tool for the following reasons:

  • Actively developed
  • Community support
  •  Smarty template engine support
  • Straight forward design
  • Easy to use
  • Templates

If you haven’t at least heard about the project it’s worth the time to checkout all of the features.

Despite the good memories with CMS Made Simple I’ve decided that I’ve got to cut back on my repertoire and standardize on WordPress and Drupal.

Nobody likes to admit their site is using a template but I’m thinking of upgrading to the UBlog WordPress Theme. More to follow…