It’s been an interesting day. Activities included getting ready for the NAMA convention and our ZimmComm/Truffle booth as well as numerous client calls and new project discussions. The first quarter here at ZimmComm has been record setting and a benchmark for the future. Even with all the calls and activities though I had a chance to get in a little …

Here’s a little “move to Mac” update. After a week or so of using my new Macbook Pro I’m starting to feel comfortable with it. I can’t say that I’ve mastered it quite like my PC but then what’s a week compared to my whole computer life so far? With only a few exceptions I’ve found the Mac to run …

I’ve been asked more than a few times what news feeds I subscribe to. I actually change them periodically although some of them have remained the same for quite a while now. One way to share your news subscriptions is with an OPML file. Since I moved to a Mac I’m now using NewsGators’s NetNewsWire which syncs with the online …

This is post #3000 on AgWired. It’s hard to believe that I’ve posted that many times in the last 2 years. As one of the students in my presentation yesterday said, “You’ve got an awesome resource.” They were looking at all the categories I’ve got and how many stories or posts to each of them there are. A lot of …

I’ve added a few new articles to my monthly new media column for the Jefferson City Business Times. You can find inks to all of them here in case you’re interested. You may re-publish them if you provide credit to ZimmComm New Media as provided in the documents. I hope they help answer some questions and raise others. Feel free …

I’m not sure how badly you want a halter but you can get a free one in Illinois if you’re willing to adopt a horse or a burro. It seems like a lot of effort just to get a halter. The Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States (BLM-ES) will hold a Wild Horse and Burro Adoption at the …

Just two years ago when I mentioned blogs to people in agrimarketing I got blank looks or an amazing amount of skeptical comments. Since then our business has flourished and we’re seeing more and more adoption of new media channels in agricultural communications. I’ll be speaking on the subject at an ag journalism class in Columbia, MO on Tuesday. Colleges …

Is there anyone who doesn’t know what company this logo stands for? When I got home this afternoon from a blog training session in Kansas City I found that my Mac had arrived. You’ll notice that the apple is not lit up. That’s because I haven’t had time to turn it on yet and yes, I’m typing this on a …

Being in a baseball town makes being a slider sounds like a pitch. However, it also means being a dude who slides between a Mac and a PC. That’s me. Actually within a few days. Here’s Tim Kotthoff, Apple Store, St. Louis Galleria (left) after he just completed my purchase of a Macbook Pro. I am excited. Can’t you tell. …

It has been a long day of travel back from Tampa, FL and the Commodity Classic so this is all you get today. This is from the drive home from Kansas City airport on I-70 and taken with my Nikon using the roof of the car as a support. Just to get something to compare it to I also took …