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IT Conversations: Kent Beck

Steven — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:38:42 +0000

The Conversations Network recently released an IT Conversations show I did post production on. Kent Beck tells stories about how his pioneering work in Test Driven Development, Design Patterns and Extreme Programming. Link.

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Utility of Podcasting

Steven — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 14:36:46 +0000

On the recent Podcast Brothers, Tim and Emile address the recent Slashdot article, “Will Twitter Join Podcasting on the ‘Net Sidelines’?”

The brothers conclude, is this kind of service [podcasting] of any value: “If it’s valuable to you, and accomplishes your goals, then that’s all that really matters.”

Technorati Tags: podcasts, podcasting, media

I share their sentiment which I’ve had since the beginning of podcasting, which is why I continue working with on the MouseStation podcast. While we want to build our audience, I don’t have dreams of building the next blockbuster show.

The question the author of the article assumes that Twitter and Podcasting are on the Net Sidelines. The question is irrelevant. If you look at Twitter users and independent podcast producers, we find that they are using the technology to voice their message sent to a niche audience. While it’s fun to build an audience, it is unlikely they will become the next Slashdot or Boing Boing. But who cares?

Bob Edwards Weekend

Steven — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:32:34 +0000

Bob Edwards was one of the reasons I went with XM Radio. Now he is podcasting a weekend edition to his show. In fact, XM Radio has started podcasting multiple programs. Sweet!

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New Marantz PMD-620 Portable Recorder

Steven — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:15:40 +0000

Marantz Pro announced the new PMD620 Portable Handheld Field Recorder last week at Podcast Academy 6. It has all the features of other recorders such as the M-Audio Microtrak, Edirol R-09, and Zoom H4. I already have a Zoom H4, but if the Marantz has good sound, then the Marantz will look more attractive to me, mainly because it doesn’t look like a weapon.

Technorati Tags: podcasting, gadgets

Podcasters? We Make Shows

Steven — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 16:37:39 +0000

On this week’s Mac Break Weekly, the gang reports on their trip to the Podcast and New Media Expo in Ontario, CA. Revisiting Leo’s Podcaster vs Netcaster, Scott who reported on Michael Geohegan’s speech. We produce new media.

More than that, we produce shows. Some are aural, some are visual. We distribute them through the medium of podcasts.

Michael says more in his blog. I’m eager to hear his speech when it comes out on the Podcast (heh) Academy Channel.

Update: Leo wrote on this last week, before the show.

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Old Time Radio Podcasts

Steven — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 05:16:24 +0000

There are some of my favorite old time radio shows being podcasted. While I could download them form The Internet Archive, I am appreciative that someone is podcasting them on a regular basis, so i don’t have to program my own shows. The three I’m subscribed to are The Jack Benny Program, Fibber McGee and Molly, and X-Minus One.

Sony HiMD Drivers for Mac with ATRAC3 Support Since July 2006

Steven — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 17:43:43 +0000

I was curious to see if Sony had ever released an upgrade to their HiMD drivers for Mac and found they had an update dated 7/15/2006. I downloaded and installed it and found that since that time, we’ve been able to download ATRAC3 audio from the MiniDisc recorder to the Mac. Not only that, it translates the audio to .WAV. But wait! There’s more! You can download from the MiniDisc recorder multiple times

I found it at the Sony Support Site Enter the model number, such as MZ-M10 or MZ-M100 and it should take you to the driver download page for the device.

I don’t know how this slipped under the radar. I might be able to understand why Sony hasn’t made a big deal about it, but a Google search under the obvious terms didn’t turn up much. I think it’s a compelling reason to use HiMD for recording conferences, lectures, and speeches.

Twittering a MouseStation/MousePlanet Watch Podcast Session

Steven — Tue, 29 May 2007 15:46:59 +0000

It’s not the recording session, it’s the editing session. Visit http://twitter.com/nomadicoder

Technorati Tags: Disney, podcasts, MousePlanet

MousePlanet Podcast Launches

Steven — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 01:29:11 +0000

Since April, I’ve been working as a post-production engineer for the then Conversations Network, now GigaVox Media where I clean up and edit audio from technical an business conferences for publication to the various Gigavox channels such as IT Conversations and the Social Innovations Channels. I’ve also been producing the podcasts for Life Covenant Church.

Now, after a four year absence, I’ve returned to MousePlanet to take on the role of audio engineer for MousePlanet on their new podcast which launched today. It’s my first double-ender, were the hosts record their audio tracks separately. I have to synchronize the tracks and merge them together before I can edit and clean up the audio. The synchronization and merging process went surprisingly smoothly. I didn’t have to do any stretching of either file to make sure they stayed in sync – not bad for 40 minutes of audio.

The MousePlanet Podcast stars hosts Mark Goldhaber, Mike Demopoulos along with West Coast correspondent Andrew Rich. The show features highlights and news from the MousePlanet web site, which covers Disney theme park news.

Congratulations to Mark, Mike, and Andrew for job well done!

Technorati Tags: Disneyland, podcasts

Nice Complement from Phil Windley

Steven — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 06:52:34 +0000

I just received a very kind words from Phil Windley on the audio of a show I engineered for IT Conversations. I must point out that one of the tools that helped was the Levelator. That little jewel saved me a lot of time and really improved the quality of the final audio.

US Olympic Committee Clueless to Podcasting

Steven — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 03:31:44 +0000

This is what passes for a podcast at the USOC. Podcast? Not!!! It is a page of articles that link to m3u files, which are not playlists. At least they are stored at the Internet Archive. If this were a true podcast, the USOC would provide an RSS link to which people could subscribe. Instead, you get a playlist.

Dear USOC – Don’t call it a podcast if you can’t automatically download it and play it on your mobile MP3 player.

Dickens’ A Christmas Carol Podcast

Steven — Thu, 15 Dec 2005 17:31:45 +0000

By way of BoingBoing. A posting about Penguin Books Podcast of Charles Dickens‘ A Christmas Carol.

San Diego Zoo Podcasts

Steven — Sun, 04 Dec 2005 02:37:31 +0000

The San Diego Zoo has audio tours of the Zoo and Wild Animal Park by podcast.
Link…

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NASA Podcasts

Steven — Sat, 03 Dec 2005 12:54:06 +0000

NASA recently started carrying a podcast of agency news. This week they posted a Mars Rover update with Steve Squyres, so it’s not just the week in review.

Technorati Tags: podcasts, spaceflight

SpaceShipOne Flight Audio

Steven — Mon, 01 Nov 2004 20:34:41 +0000

Here is a recording of the air-to-ground radio communications of the X2 flight of SpaceShipOne.