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R.I.P. The Bitterest Pill

A Eulogy for The Bitterest Pill
Say it isn’t so. Sure the frequency of the show had decreased. Sure there was an angst in your voice in the last few podcasts. But this is Dan Klass, the reason I started podcasting, surely he’s going to continue the show. Dan, thanks for all [...]

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Peace,
Russ

The blessed sound of silence.

So while listening to the latest episode of The Bitterest Pill I became more of a fan of Dan Klass. Dan is a great story teller, but the best part about his show is his timing. And what I’ve now realized why I like his show so much is the use of silence. It is [...]

Is your dad a podcaster?

Oh wait, did you miss the special Mother’s Day sale at Musician’s Friend? I don’t think there was one, but there is a great selection of gifts that I would definitely like for Father’s Day, if only there was a way to let my wife and children know what I want…hmmm?

There is a way…Dear, [...]

Troubleshooting Audio and Video Noise

\”Practical, hands-on approach to diagnosing audio/video noise…\”
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O.C. Podcasters: May

So for the first time since my fourth son was born in January, I ventured out to the Orange County Podcasters Meet-Up. This time it was held at a business called The Buddy Group. First, the place was damned hard to find. It was tucked back in a business park and had no sign on
the [...]

Clean Up Skype/Phone Recorded Audio

In a recent post, the last on I think, I mentioned recording Skype conversations and putting them on your podcast. Well the last one I did was a little noisy on the remote person’s computer. I used the noise removal tool in Audacity to clean it up. However, I have received [...]

Recording Skype

So I just recorded an interview over Skype. There are a couple of ways to accomplish recording a conversation on Skype. This is one way to record without using any extra software (i.e. the cheap way).
First of all, download my schematic of how I wired up the equipment. Depending on your equipment, [...]

11 Seconds to Podcast Stardom

While this link probably won’t make it to the front page of Digg, it did catch my eye. This site makes available a portion of their page for your graphic and an eleven (11) second clip/promo for your podcast. Mine is up and has been clicked on 5 times in 8 hours. [...]

What is the future of podcasts?

Here’s a good post on the future of podcasting on the ZDNet Emerging Technology Trends blog. It has a lot of good referenced articles.
What is the future of podcasts?

Check it out!