I know, I skipped a week – so sue me! what was I thinking trying to do two podcasts a week plus the Mac Roundtable plus a full time job??? In this week’s show we’ll cover the details of how to encode your huge AIFF file into an MP3 file that people can actually use […]
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#161 Rose vs. Jane, Firefox 3 rocks, Apple does a flaming belly flop
How I fixed a $6 20 year old bucket, The Levelator IS a compressor, Fotomagico corrections, in Dumb Question Corner we answer the question, is it legal to load Tiger on an old machine? Rose from Hobart tells us about her Nikon D60 and why she bought it, and Jane from Perth tells about her […]
Continue reading#160 FotoMagico, WEP vs. WPA, iPhone 2.0 apps, DNS breakdown
FotoMagico from boinx.com compared to Photo to Movie from lqgraphics.com. panorama movie from FotoMagico . Screensteps 15% discount with coupon code NOSILLA at screensteps.com. Dumb Question Corner answers who the jingle for Dumb Question Corner is from, why is WEP bad and WPA good. Willie returns with a Jott update. Then I drone on about […]
Continue readingPoP #007 Video file size, dig into GarageBand for recording
Don McCallister of screencastsonline.com on his video file stackup, and then we dive deep into how to configure Garageband and set up recording. Listen to the Podcast Once (20 min 09 sec) [tags]podcasting, Garageband, screencast, recording, aiff[/tags]
Continue reading#159 m4a, jsiCalendar, Mail iTunes url, Tape Deck, OSX Trojan
Kyle and I lunch with Crazy Listener James, Dumb Question Corner: what’s an m4a file? (link in the shownotes to the wikipedia entry) Is there a view-only Windows calendar? (jsiCalendar at pcworld.com) How do I mail an iTunes url? ( ScreenSteps tutorial) Can you extract vocals out of an mp3? Screensteps coupon is NOSILLA at […]
Continue readingPoP #006 disk loss, family support, Heil PR-20, M-Audio Fasttrack
Disk Inventory Tools with DiskInventoryX available at derlien.com and WhatSize from id-design.com. Make sure your family is on board before you start. More on hardware with the Heil PR-20 Large Diaphragm Dynamic Microphone and the M-Audio Fast Track US44010 USB Audio Interface. Listen to the Podcast Once (15 min 11 sec) [tags]podcasting, Feeder, FTP, Transmit, […]
Continue reading#158 Jott, .mac Backup, USB Connectors, Wacom Tablets
Jane from Perth continues her Canon 450D story. In Dumb Question Corner we talk through why USB connectors are different, and whether .mac actually backs up your settings, and one stumper on whether it’s possible to sync iPhoto and Flickr. Willie gives us an audio review of Jott. Get 25% off of ScreenSteps from screensteps.com. […]
Continue readingPoP #005 Agenda, Media Serving, Feed creation, FTP
Have an agenda, how to not lose a housepayment with libsyn.com to host your media files, and Feeder from reinventedsoftware.com to create your podcast feed. Details of how I set Feeder to do tags for iTunes and images to be displayed. FTP client I use is Transmit from panic.com. Listen to the Podcast Once (13 […]
Continue reading#157 Walkstation, Myvu, G.ho.st, Glide, Firefox 3
Jane from Perth teases us with her new camera, SteelCase treadmill desk called the Walkstation from details-worktools.com, Honda Bob gets the Myvu. Two virtual operating systems G.ho.st and Glide at glidos.com. In Chit Chat Across the Pond Bart and I discuss Firefox 3 – Bart’s post is at bartbusschots.ie/blog/?p=862. Listen to the Podcast Once (58 […]
Continue readingSafari 3 Fails on Apple’s Own Site – Firefox 3 Succeeds
Firefox 3 just came out yesterday and already it’s rendering sites better than Safari 3 – and one of them is Apple’s own website! Apple has a page explaining how .Mac syncing works at mac.com using Quicktime videos. I went there with Safari 3.1.1 and there was just a big blank area, and no videos, […]
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