Saturday, April 23
Podcasting Deux
We're at Borders this afternoon, logged on with yet another T-Mobile HotSpot free trial. I must say that just about everything here is superior to Barnes & Noble - less crowded, better coffee (with free refills!), more comfortable and available seating. Of course, my B&N employee discount card doesn't do much good here...
It seems that my post about podcasting has generated some follow-up questions. To explain further, I started by downloading free software called iPodder, which includes a directory of Podcasts that includes DNDS. Speaking of Dawn & Drew, Show #93 started off real raunchy, and was a bit too long/rambling for my tastes. I need to look for some podcasters who are all about brevity.
After picking the podcast subscription(s) I wanted, it automagically downloaded the most recent mp3 file which somehow appeared as a new playlist in iTunes (other music management programs apparently behave the same). Sync my iPod (or other mp3 player, you get the idea), and viola!
How to create a podcast? I'm definitely the wrong guy to ask. I'd like to try it someday, but in the meantime there are lotsa resources online ( howtopodcast.org, about.com, windowsdevcenter.com, or just ask Google). Basically, you use a microphone to record mp3 files and then post them on the internets somewhere that people can git 'em.
Susan just said that she'd record a podcast with me, as long as she gets to pick the topic. Stay tuned...
posted by Brad at 4/23/2005 03:25:00 PM | permalink |
3 comments
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also check out http://www.jon-wright.co.uk/podcasting/how_to_podcast.htm
By Brad, at 4/23/2005 8:17 PM
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I'm truly not juding, but I feel like as a certified grown-up, you should quit cheating the system and just pay for your hot spot use. I feel like this is part of being a fully employed, house and car owning adult - you start paying for things you're supposed to. Do you still steal soda from the grocery store by hiding it in the undercarriage? I'd think no?
By Laura, at 4/23/2005 10:49 PM
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In response to Laura's comment on paying for the hot spot---I will have to disagree, especially under the conditions of the before mentioned hotspot. Unlike stealing soda by having it underneath the cart in which a product is take taken from the retailer (at cost to the retailer mind you), the internet connection is already at there---the retailer is not losing anything by users actually using the product (in this case, the internet connection). Furthermore, the said user (Brad) is purchasing other items (coffee) that he would not normally stop at Borders to purchase unless he had the free internet connection. So instead of Borders losing money as one could infer from Laura’s posting, Borders is actually making money by allowing Brad to use their connection (a sunk cost) and gaining from his purchase on coffee, which has a consumer markup anywhere from 70-90%. Moreover, Mr. Johnson is actually giving Borders a new model for doing business, one in which could give them an edge over the competition. Jason
By , at 4/24/2005 2:21 PM
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