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Is This The Ultimate Podcasting Setup?

Nov 5th, 2007 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, Podcasting Hardware

Nick from the Gnatline podcast sent us a link to some photos of a custom podcasting table that he built. The setup has spots at the table for multiple hosts, a central mixing area, a swivel-mount computer monitor and even a place below the table for rack-mounted audio gear. While Nick has obviously put a […]



Why No Podcasts At Apple’s UK Stores?

Nov 5th, 2007 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, iPods & Portable Media Players, Video, Video Podcasts

A reader, Graham Pollard, wrote us, wondering why podcasting hasn’t seemed to reach Apple’s UK stores. Pollard is a big fan of podcasts, and dropped by the Apple store recently on a visit to London, so he could check out the latest iPods. He writes: “I was quite surprised to find that at the nano […]



Writers Strike Over New Media Rights

Nov 5th, 2007 | By | Category: Internet TV

Hollywood’s film and television writers are on strike, after negotiations broke down between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) and major television networks. At the core of the disagreement between writers and studios is the issue of writes for new media. Issues the WGA wants […]



Bad Science Alert: Music Fans Download And Buy More Music!

Nov 3rd, 2007 | By | Category: Digital Music

A Canadian study, The Impact of Music Downloads and P2P File-Sharing on the Purchase of Music, has found that people that people that use file-sharing services buy more music. People that don’t appear to understand the difference between a correlation and cause-and-effect are falling all over themselves saying that this study proves that illegal file-sharing […]



PodCamp Arizona Is Tomorrow

Nov 2nd, 2007 | By | Category: Podcasting Events

PodCamp AZ, the latest in a series of unconferences focusing on podcasting and new media, will be held tomorrow at The University of Advancing Technology. PodCamp AZ is a free, one-day ‚Äúunconference‚Äù dedicated to the sharing of information and ideas on the subject of social media including blogging and audio and video podcasting. Participants will […]



Tascam Updates Audio Interface Drivers, USB Products To Support Windows Vista

Nov 2nd, 2007 | By | Category: Podcasting Hardware, Podcasting Software

Tascam has posted updated drivers for the FW-1082, FW-1804 and FW-1884 audio interfaces to support Windows Vista 32 and Vista 64, Microsoft’s latest operating systems. In addition, drivers for Tascam’s legacy USB products US-122, US-224 and US-428 have been updated. Nearly all of Tascam’s interfaces have been now been updated to support Windows Vista. “Windows […]



Scott Sigler Wants To Kill You!

Nov 2nd, 2007 | By | Category: iPods & Portable Media Players, Making Money with Podcasts, Strange

Pioneering sci-fi podcaster Scott Sigler, creator of the EarthCore and Ancestor podcast novels, wants to kill you. He’s working on his latest novel/podcast, Nocturnal, and he needs some people to kill off. Here are the gory details: “I’m running a contest where your name can be the name of a victim in NOCTURNAL. All you […]



Wave Arts Intros Audio Restoration Suite

Nov 1st, 2007 | By | Category: Podcasting Software

Wave Arts has announced the introduction of Master Restoration Suite, a comprehensive set of restoration plug-ins for cleaning up tape, vinyl, and acoustic recordings. The tools are designed to give high quality results with minimal tweaking. The MR Suite consists of 5 plug-ins: Master Restoration‚Äîall-in-one plug-in MR Noise‚Äîpowerful broadband noise reduction MR Hum‚Äîhum removal, buzz […]



Online International Podcasting Expo Accepting Speaker Submissions

Nov 1st, 2007 | By | Category: Podcasting Events

The 4th Online International Podcasting Expo is looking for submissions for audio/visual presentations for its April 18-19, 2008 free event. Seminars may cover beginning or advanced podcasting topics, but must clearly present easily applicable concepts and instructions relevant to entrepreneurs, web professionals, educators, non-profits, marketers and hobbyists. Seminar presenters will each be featured in the […]



Leopard Bricked My Powerbook!

Nov 1st, 2007 | By | Category: General, Podcasting Hardware

It looks like Apple’s decision to delay the release of Leopard still didn’t give them enough time to give the operating system update a thorough testing. After four hours+ of updating, the OS X 10.5 install turned my Powerbook G4 into a doorstop. After doing the upgrade, the laptop is requiring a login, though it […]