Fresh Podcasts: December 2006 Archives

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December 31, 2006

Free SkypeOut Service Ends December 31

[Podcast Fresh - Daily news about podcasting and podcasts] And though the free calls to phone will end, podcasters who rely on Skype services can grab the Skype’s $14.95 promo that will give them one whole year of unlimited phone calls anywhere in US and Canada.

Posted at 12:40 AM

The MacReviewCast #88, MenuBar Freeware

[SurfBits, The Switcher’s Website] You can either click on the podcast link on the left and listen to it via QT from the browser, or you can right click on the podcast link and choose to “download linked file”. That will download the mp3 and you can play it from you hard drive with iTunes.

Posted at 12:39 AM

December 31, 2006

Free SkypeOut Service Ends December 31

Posted at 12:40 AM

The MacReviewCast #88, MenuBar Freeware

Posted at 12:39 AM

December 30, 2006

TUAW podcast directory on digg

[ 1FPS : David Chartier] We’re in there, though it looks like we (or digg?) have some quirks to work out in the feed. We don’t have a square logo set up for it, and all our podcasts seem to have been pubished on Nov 30th, 1999.

Posted at 12:41 AM

Nokia Podcasting Survey

[Darla Mack] Steven Stewart of Nokia Podcasting has posted a survey for S60 3rd edition users (including Eseries) of the Nokia Podcasting application. We want to...

Posted at 12:40 AM

December 29, 2006

A Very Geeky Christmas

[BrandBrains] The Only Intriguing Game on the 360 Developers Came Dressed as Viva Pinata Characters at Rare Staff Christmas Party Viva Pinata for $25 at Best Buy Harvest Moon Meets Pokemon This Game Will Corrupt Your Youth The Xbox's Holiday Odd Couple '>Viva Pinata

Posted at 12:41 AM

End of year fun

[37Hz] First of all, thanks to FeedBurner for the great T-shirt they sent me: I created that photo with Photo Booth on my Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro, the fastest computer I have ever owned. Protools 7.3 neatly reports two processors.

Posted at 12:39 AM

December 28, 2006

Hear This: On Digital Media, Episode #18

[ BrandBrains] Email from Ken and his opinion on the launch of the Microsoft Zune Microsoft will reward you for Zune song sharing Zune not yet compatible with Vista, will be by January 30th Zune Marketplace will allow purchasers to re-download [...]'>On Digital Media, Episode #14

Posted at 12:42 AM

Getting stuff done

[a minor technicality] With the whole week off and an indulgently lazy four days behind me, it was time to get my teeth stuck into some non-commercial coding which I’ve been wanting to get done for months. Although the BritCaster.com forums have closed shop, the main BritCaster.com site is still running, still seeing steadily increasing activity, and still seeing several new podcast registrations most weeks.

Posted at 12:40 AM

December 27, 2006

New Media Studio Announced

[Blogging for Money] Andrew Michael Baron, the founder of Rocketboom and VoIP entrepreneur Jeff Pulver are launching a network studio called Abbey Corps. Baron has promised a slow reveal about the project on his blog: "My next clue will reveal which other shows are a part of the studio and then I will go on to explain why I believe it’s a much better business than Podshow or Podtech." The studio will be a direct competitor to Revision3.

Posted at 12:52 AM

Praise for ProfCast

[Moving at the Speed of Creativity] As a tool that lets a presenter or teacher just open up and record his/her narration to accompany PowerPoint or Keynote slides, ProfCast is simple, straightforward, and effective. After you finish recording, it gives you several options which include exporting directly to an enhanced podcast, or exporting to Garageband for some additional post-production editing.

Posted at 12:39 AM

December 26, 2006

latest (number 160) podcast from msmobiles.com

[Mobile Phone Fan] In this episode: recent news about Windows Mobile phones + preview of upcoming (in near future) trade shows: CES, 3GSM and CeBIT.

Posted at 12:41 AM

Jump To: Queen Elizabeth’s Christmas Address to be Available via Podcast - Teleclick.ca

[ Promocharger.com] 24dash.comQueen Elizabeth’s Christmas Address to be Available via PodcastTeleclick.ca, Canada - 11 hours agoThe online audio syndication technology known as “podcasting” has received the Royal stamp of approval this year, with Queen Elizabeth II’s annual Christmas ...Queen's

Posted at 12:40 AM

December 25, 2006

Joyful Tidings #3: Wii-friendly Wordpress Plugin

[Things That ”¦ Make You Go Hmm] Thanks Matt for pointing to the Wordpress Wii Edition plugin which, when visiting a site with the plugin enabled will display a Wii-optimized version that is easier to read and navigate. MakeYouGoHmm.com is using the plugin here and if you want to use a shorter way to get to this site, just type mughd.com.

Posted at 12:42 AM

Blame Canada for Radio’s 100-Year Birthday

[Podonomics] Radio celebrates its 100-year birthday today. On December 24, 1906, a Canadian by the name of Reginald Fessenden (seen on left - photo courtesy of Wikipedia) made the world’s first radio voice broadcast from Marshfield, Massachusetts.

Posted at 12:40 AM

December 24, 2006

Happy Holidays

[ I Make Things] I’ve got a special holiday video message over at rocketboom this weekend. - Link Here’s my vid that came out yesterday on Makezine.com.

Posted at 12:42 AM

Podcasting Queen

[ BigSnit Blog] Podcast gets Royal assent”¦via Inforworld This year for the first time Queen Elizabeth II’s Christmas speech will be available as a podcast. Traditionally, the British Broadcasting Corp.

Posted at 12:40 AM

December 23, 2006

Using My Zune To Watch MP4 Video Podcasts - It's Actually Kinda Cool

[Microsoft Zune and Podcasting - Will We Feel the Luv? | Zune Luv?] Although the grand experiment doesn't launch until 1/1/7, I do need to make sure everything works well together.

Posted at 12:41 AM

With All That Zune Bashing, I Thought I’d Link To This

[The Profitable Podcast | Paul Colligan’s Profitable Podcasting] I had originally thought that until iTV comes out, I had no way to watch (MP4/Quicktime) Podcasts on the TV, minus some sort of computer to television connection. Turns out that (on the Zune), and I found this in the [...]' onclick="javascript:urchinTracker('/outbound/feeds.feedburner.com');">Quicktime Podcasts On My Xbox 360 - Thanks To My Zune!

Posted at 12:40 AM

December 22, 2006

“Today in Music History” Featured in iTunes

[The All New Ewan’s Musings] Admittedly it’s in the ‘New Releases’ section, but that’s partly because we’ve had a fun time getting it into the Apple Online Directory.

Posted at 12:41 AM

Free podcasts from Roger McGuinn

[Marathon Pundit] In a back room deal that shocked even Illinois residents, Stroger was foisted on Cook County voters after his father, who created the mess that is known as Cook County government, suffered a stroke shortly before the senior Stroger's primary victory.

Posted at 12:40 AM

December 21, 2006

Podcasting Basics

[Lost Johns] This is my second podcast and it discusses podcasting. Let me know what you think! http://podcastingbasics.wikispaces.com http://www.educause.edu...

Posted at 12:43 AM

The ONLY measure of a successful podcast is audience

[a minor technicality] Experienced createch, creator of BritCaster and recently Talent Relations for PodShow UK Ltd. Here you will find much about podcasting and emerging new media, mixed with personal interests and explorations plus the Minor Technicality podcast.

Posted at 12:42 AM

December 20, 2006

SEO - Does It Wreck The Customer Experience? - WebProNews

[ Promocharger.com] The second message I came away with comes from the world of Podcasting; specifically, optimizing videos and radio shows for search engines.

Posted at 12:42 AM

Palm

[libgrl] On Sunday, during a quick trip to Odessa for bulk groceries, we stopped in at Circuit City. I have been eying the new Blackjack from Sony, but I hate my cell service (because it’s a phone - not ‘them’

Read related posts for „Palm“.

Posted at 12:40 AM

December 19, 2006

Jump to: Promoting Your Podcast Author Sees Podcasting as Ideal Tool for ”¦ - PR Web (press release)

[ Promocharger.com] PRWeb Podcast Expands Podcast Service Availability and OfferingsEmediawire (press release), WA - 54 minutes agoOn Monday, December 18th, PRWeb will expand podcast availability to all of its distribution levels with two new press release podcasting services.

Posted at 12:41 AM

RZ#122 - Six Song Donut Spectacular: December 2006

[RadioZoom] John’s Blog Post: “I need better tunes at Canucks games“ Podsafe Music Network Ubercaster Music links Superbeing - bright idea The Fonzarellies - rainy day Manganzoides - estacion reptil Straightfork - women, whiskey, weed, lies Drunken Prayer - take this hammer Cage 9 - hollywood car crash Zamarro - loud’n'wild 52:39 minutes radiozoom.net...

Posted at 12:40 AM

December 18, 2006

Forums, Transparency and Re-Writing History

[Verbalism] I'm not inclined to do that simply because I believe that in forums, as in blogs, transparency is vital. Some of the things I've posted on the internet since I hooked up my 14.4 modem and ventured into Usenet I kind of wish I hadn't.

Posted at 12:40 AM

Interview With Ted Demopolous

[ Awakened Voice Blog] After a bit of a delay I have published my Skype powered interview with blogger and author Ted Demopolous. Ted has a lot of great insights on how people are using blogging and podcasting to get their message across.

Posted at 12:39 AM

December 17, 2006

Vidéo-recettes avec Vincent

[Integrating ICT into the MFL classroom:] Thanks to the internet it is now easy to find authentic resources to practise dialogues or reinforce vocabulary in the classroom, be it weather...

Posted at 12:44 AM

Another Great Mac ReviewCast, #86

[SurfBits, The Switcher’s Website] Welcome to episode 86 of the MacReviewCast, I want to thank you for downloading and listening to the podcast. We have a lot of great folks on today’s episode with their reviews and comments on software, hardware and websites that make using the Mac special.

Posted at 12:42 AM

December 16, 2006

Goodnight, BritCaster Forums.

[regularjen.com] There is an absolutely wonderful parting podcast ”” Britcaster Leaving Do ”” thought up and put together by the skilled and talented John Buckley, made up of snippets of specially created content by over twenty great podcasters and enthusiasts who all wanted to say goodbye to the forums in their own unique voices. (Even I’m on it at the end!

Posted at 12:44 AM

Get your next job by referral - December 15, 2006

[Career Opportunities: Helping to Build the Career You Deserve] If you have been interviewed for even a few jobs, you have realized that the process is biased against you in many ways. Everything is designed to make the process easier and more successful for your future employer rather than for you.

Posted at 12:42 AM

December 15, 2006

Spokeo - New Social Network Aggregator

[Connected Internet] Harrison Tang has just emailed me about Spokeo, a new Web 2.0 project he’s put together with some of his roommates from Stanford. Spokeo is a social network aggregator that combines MySpace, LiveJournal, Flickr, Youtube, and 20 other social networks together:

Posted at 12:41 AM

Analyst Bullish on Apple Sales Growth (E-Commerce Times)

[Computer Shopping] An analyst predicted Wednesday that Apple's shares will trade higher by the end of next year, with revenue boosted by new products such as the iPhone...

Posted at 12:40 AM

December 14, 2006

212Blues - Episode 1 makes it online

Posted at 12:42 AM

Birmingham bits and bats”¦

[Podnosh Blog : High Fibre Podcasting] Thanks a bundle to Pete Ashton of Bournville (the place where we make chocolate) who wrote this about the Grassroots Channel: Podnosh is a podcast station based in Birmingham that I stumbled across recently. I like that this pretty established outfit with high aims exists outside of my awareness - it implies there’s even more happening online in the city for me to discover.

Posted at 12:39 AM

December 13, 2006

New Idea for Widows Quest for 2007

[Widows Quest] I really love sharing stories, helping others with their grief. I have been wondering how else I can help, and I am thinking of doing a weekly podcast in 2007 in which I will share my thoughts and also stories from the listeners on remembering their loved ones, how they coped, pragmatic advice and also share some poetry that maybe some of you have written…what do you think?

Posted at 12:42 AM

How not to deal with ethnicity and race issues in education part 2.

[Maman Poulet] Goddess forbid that any of the students who made the podcast that I wrote about here would actually talk about or respond to the issues made in the post or comments. And of course actually talking to Travellers might be too much of a good idea also.

Posted at 12:40 AM

December 12, 2006

Creepy Sleepy Show #87 - With Darren Jackson of Kid Dakota

[Creepy Sleepy: Independent Music and Independent Politics] Creepy Sleepy Show #87 - With Darren Jackson of Kid Dakota Posted on December 11th, 2006 by DHP. Categories: Music, Politics, Direct Link to Show...

Posted at 12:42 AM

PodPress now installed

[ David’s Exc-el Blog] At Ollie’s request I’ve installed the PodPress plugin. It looks like it’s working OK, all I need now are some testers.

Posted at 12:40 AM

December 11, 2006

Mobile phones and iPods make the news

[Integrating ICT into the MFL classroom:] Students make mobile phone news describes how pupils from Lilian Baylis Technology School in Lambeth, London used technology to create multimedia news stories as part of the BBC News School Report project. For example, the Year 8 pupils:

Posted at 01:18 AM

Three (More) Things You Can Do With VLC

[YouMakeMedia] I’ve always been a loyal user of the application, but in celebration of the release, I decided to learn more about VLC and figure out why it’s unchallenged in its field. Here’s a rundown of three features offered by VLC that bump it up from “average media player” to “uber media player”.

Posted at 01:16 AM

December 10, 2006

I Didn’t Ace My 2006 Podcast Predictions

[The Profitable Podcast | Paul Colligan’s Profitable Podcasting] Several high-profile content delivery paradigms leveraging RSS and Podcast-like media delivery systems will arise.

Posted at 12:40 AM

Late November 2006 Apple Patent for “iPodcasts” in iPod Menu - And What It Might Mean

[The Profitable Podcast | Paul Colligan’s Profitable Podcasting] Apple is trying to patent the “Utilization of Podcasts on Portable Media Devices” - we’re not talking something from awhile back - we’re talking something they did last month.

Posted at 12:39 AM

December 09, 2006

Microsoft, Universal sign Zune player deal (Los Angeles Times)

[Computer Shopping] Microsoft Corp. says it has struck a deal with Universal Music Group aimed at allowing the company to do more with a feature of its Zune portable...

Posted at 12:40 AM

Vlogs: Democracy

[Rabbit Bite’s Blog] Vlogs: Democracy December 8th, 2006 Thanks Democracy for featuring Rabbit Bites today as a featured podcast. We understand we beat out millions of...

Posted at 12:39 AM

December 07, 2006

My Wordpress Needs a Brand New Bag

[Podonomics] And lastly, is there a plug-in I can use so I can add tags to my posts right from Wordpress without having to head over to Technorati and copying and pasting them everytime?

Posted at 12:41 AM

Show #46: How to make the most of the voice you have: Podcasting and voiceover tips from Joe Cipriano

[Trafcom News Podcast] This 23-minute podcast features an interview with renowned voiceover (VO) artist Joe Cipriano. In our discussion, he shares some of his tips for using a microphone properly, for keeping the vocal cords healthy, and for being a success in the VO business (it’s all about relationships, says Joe).

Posted at 12:40 AM

December 06, 2006

ShuffleBud transforms 2nd-gen iPod shuffle into USB thumb drive, sort of (MobileMag)

[Computer Shopping] ShuffleBud transforms 2nd-gen iPod shuffle into USB thumb drive, sort of (MobileMag) You knew it was going to be a trade-off. Upon hearing about the...

Posted at 12:41 AM

What to look for in a PHP Shopping Cart Software | Part 1

[Shopping Cart Software E-commerce Tips] There are a number of shopping carts to choose from, and many of them seem similar to one another. However, there are certain features that you can focus on to help you decipher a quality PHP shopping cart from one that is in the mix of the crowd.

Posted at 12:40 AM

December 05, 2006

The hard-earned happiness of learning something new.

[The Happiness Project] Figuring out how to podcast cost me many hours of aggravation and feeling stupid””not to mention that I could’ve spent those hours in other productive ways. But now that that unpleasantness is behind me, I’m left with a feeling of increased mastery.

Posted at 12:41 AM

My Favorite Podcasts

[Confessions of an Undercover Geek] Here are my favorites: This Week In Tech Diggnation MacBreak Weekly Windows Weekly net@nite Web 2.0 Show Talk Crunch What are your favorites? Using Technorati Find Related Blog Posts on: twit, revision3, this week in tech, talkcrunch, mac break weekly, diggnation...

Posted at 12:39 AM

December 04, 2006

What, no podcast?

[James Cridland -] The Media Stoat points out that Jeff Randall’s show on BBC Five Live isn’t podcast.

Posted at 12:39 AM

latest Windows Mobile podcast from msmobiles.com

[Mobile Phone Fan] Or listen to this episode from this webpage with flash player: In this episode just answers to feedback asked through Skype voice mailbox. I helping users through podcasts as you can hear above”¦ and also through emails and answers on forums.

Posted at 12:38 AM

December 03, 2006

Podcast for Teachers Interview from Podcast411

[Jason Heath's Bass Page] Podcast for Teachers also happens to be one of my favorite podcasts, and Kathy and her co-host Mark Gura gave me a shout-out back in September. I also wrote a post about this podcast a few months ago.

Posted at 12:40 AM

The Biblio File: E-Book Roundtable episode now available

[TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home] I was joined by Jon Noring of Teleread and the E-Book Community mailing list, author Mary Tyler (Dejah from the E-Book Community), and Jane Litte of DearAuthor.com. (Marion Gropen was with us before the show started, but was called away before we could begin.) We discussed a number of general e-book related topics, such as why e-books haven’t been more widely adopted, e-book versus print price points, giving ebooks away to sell more print books, the Google Books commotion, the “Tower of E-Babel,”

Posted at 12:39 AM

December 02, 2006

Apple now has seven PCB suppliers in Taiwan for iPod, sources reveal (TG Daily)

[Computer Shopping] Apple Computer now has a total of seven printed circuit board (PCB) suppliers in Taiwan for its iPod series, with Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE) being...

Posted at 12:39 AM

iPodObserver - Apple Adds More iPod Board Makers (The Mac Observer)

[Computer Shopping] Ipod Mac Apple Mac apple Music Itunes podcast Mp3 podcasting Apple Ipod Ipod Apple Mac Ipod Ipod Player Ipod Mp3 Player Related EntriesTMO Quick Tip - Putting Your Mac in the Halloween Mood (The Mac Observer) Apple may reinvent iPod's wheel (The Monterey County Herald) iPod to stay on top, analyst says (Electronic Engineering Times Asia) The End of the iPod Clickwheel (Slashdot) iPodObserver - Apple Releases iPod shuffle Reset Utility (The Mac Observer)...

Posted at 12:38 AM

Fresh Podcasts

Sources and discussions for your ears and mind

December 31, 2006

Free SkypeOut Service Ends December 31

The MacReviewCast #88, MenuBar Freeware

December 31, 2006

Free SkypeOut Service Ends December 31

The MacReviewCast #88, MenuBar Freeware

December 30, 2006

TUAW podcast directory on digg

Nokia Podcasting Survey

December 29, 2006

A Very Geeky Christmas

End of year fun

December 28, 2006

Hear This: On Digital Media, Episode #18

Getting stuff done

December 27, 2006

New Media Studio Announced

Praise for ProfCast

December 26, 2006

latest (number 160) podcast from msmobiles.com

Jump To: Queen Elizabeth’s Christmas Address to be Available via Podcast - Teleclick.ca

December 25, 2006

Joyful Tidings #3: Wii-friendly Wordpress Plugin

Blame Canada for Radio’s 100-Year Birthday

December 24, 2006

Happy Holidays

Podcasting Queen

December 23, 2006

Using My Zune To Watch MP4 Video Podcasts - It's Actually Kinda Cool

With All That Zune Bashing, I Thought I’d Link To This

December 22, 2006

“Today in Music History” Featured in iTunes

Free podcasts from Roger McGuinn

December 21, 2006

Podcasting Basics

The ONLY measure of a successful podcast is audience

December 20, 2006

SEO - Does It Wreck The Customer Experience? - WebProNews

Palm

December 19, 2006

Jump to: Promoting Your Podcast Author Sees Podcasting as Ideal Tool for ”¦ - PR Web (press release)

RZ#122 - Six Song Donut Spectacular: December 2006

December 18, 2006

Forums, Transparency and Re-Writing History

Interview With Ted Demopolous

December 17, 2006

Vidéo-recettes avec Vincent

Another Great Mac ReviewCast, #86

December 16, 2006

Goodnight, BritCaster Forums.

Get your next job by referral - December 15, 2006

December 15, 2006

Spokeo - New Social Network Aggregator

Analyst Bullish on Apple Sales Growth (E-Commerce Times)

December 14, 2006

212Blues - Episode 1 makes it online

Birmingham bits and bats”¦

December 13, 2006

New Idea for Widows Quest for 2007

How not to deal with ethnicity and race issues in education part 2.

December 12, 2006

Creepy Sleepy Show #87 - With Darren Jackson of Kid Dakota

PodPress now installed

December 11, 2006

Mobile phones and iPods make the news

Three (More) Things You Can Do With VLC

December 10, 2006

I Didn’t Ace My 2006 Podcast Predictions

Late November 2006 Apple Patent for “iPodcasts” in iPod Menu - And What It Might Mean

December 09, 2006

Microsoft, Universal sign Zune player deal (Los Angeles Times)

Vlogs: Democracy

December 07, 2006

My Wordpress Needs a Brand New Bag

Show #46: How to make the most of the voice you have: Podcasting and voiceover tips from Joe Cipriano

December 06, 2006

ShuffleBud transforms 2nd-gen iPod shuffle into USB thumb drive, sort of (MobileMag)

What to look for in a PHP Shopping Cart Software | Part 1

“Today in Music History” Featured in iTunes

Late November 2006 Apple Patent for “iPodcasts” in iPod Menu - And What It Might Mean