Effortless podcasting on iPhone with Audioboo
Record iPhone audio directly to the cloud with the intuitive Audioboo app and have it automatically update facebook, twitter, and iTunes for effortless podcasting fun.
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Make: Talk #007 show notes & next episode (today, 12-noon PDT!)
Last week, we had Nathan Seidle on the show, from SparkFun, talking about the company, how it all got started, and about the recent Autonomous Vehicle Competition that was just held at SparkFun HQ. SparkFun will, of course, be at Maker Faire, so look for Nathan and company there. Our Hosts Picks: As always, we […]
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Make your own radio programming
[Photo from MetroMode] Michael Jackson’s death caused radio’s roboprogrammers to take a back seat for a while. Increasingly, over the past few decades, broadcast radio has ceased to be a local affair. As the FCC regulations on local ownership of media outlets has faded towards corporate behemoths, radio programming more and more these days is […]
Continue ReadingIgnite Show: O’Reilly’s new weekly geek culture show
O’Reilly Media has just launched the Ignite Show, a weekly five-minute video program showcasing the best of geek culture as presented at Ignite sessions from around the world. The format is half the fun with Ignite–speakers are allowed 20 slides that auto-forward every 15 seconds, whether they’re ready or not. Organized by volunteers in the […]
Continue ReadingAudio recording tips with Jack Black
After plenty of hours logged in front of the lens (and boom), Jack Black shares some basic audio-for-video recording tips. Sure, if available, a boom mic is always a smart choice but the direct-to-mic backup track may be a bit of a challenge to dub later on. For an intentionally campy feel, I recommend overdubbing […]
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Tinkering School on NPR!
NPR’s All Things Considered had a great piece on Tinkering School! You can listen online here. Software engineer Gever Tulley felt that his friends who were parents were overprotective of their children. So he started the Tinkering School, a summer camp that encourages kids to play with fire, throw spears and take risks. More: Tinkering […]
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HOW TO make Enhanced Podcasts (images, links and more with audio)
Apple’s new iTunes 4.9, iPod color, allows you to view (and listen to) “enhanced podcasts” these are audio files that can have slideshows, URLs and some cool features we have discovered. Apple’s included documents and a Wiki was all I needed to make our MAKE enhanced podcasts, but I also wrote a how-to. Here’s how to get, make and all you need to know about enhanced podcasts! As a bonus, we put together some fun ideas we think many might use…
