The past month I’ve been getting re-acquainted with and caught up on a number of technologies, which is partly responsible for my lapse in blogging.

I’ve had a sip of the podcast Koolaid, and with ipodder now installed and tied into WinAmp, I’m getting acquainted with a number of quality programs. I’ve even begun looking into getting an MP3 player so I can use my daily commute to keep up with my podcast listening.

Skype is now installed on my system and the purchase of a mic means I’m now VoIPing. Hopefully Skype-in numbers will become available with Canadian area codes. Having a number based in Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto would certainly make it possible for me to expand my client base outside of my own region.

And I’ve been playing with a number of blogging tools. While I’ve been familiar with WordPress and Movable Type, it’s high time I became intimate with their inner-workings. I’ve also been making some use out of MediaWiki, putting it through its paces as a collaborative tool.

Upon reflection, my thoughts and reflections during all this testing, installing and trying out of these tools would have been great material for the blog. D'oh.