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How Do You Record Podcasts?

whoknew — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 02:08:57 +0000

Dave answers your questions about how he records audio for our podcasts and shows you a few tips getting started with your own audio setup.

Using his Alesis MULTIMIX8 FireWire Mixer he can record up to 8 different channels, gives a brief description of the “knobs” on this mixer and shows you his preferences for mixing his audio.

Along with his mixer Dave uses the Marshall MXL990 XLR Condenser Mic and Heil PL2T Mic Arm to position the mic for optimal recording.

Next Dave explains how to setup the Alesis mixer in Garage Band to get the 8 different recoding channels if need be. Along with setting up the mixer we get a look into some basic features of Garage Band and techniques for podcasters!

Watch the video above for more details and if you have any questions do not hesitate to leave a text response below or shoot Dave and email at David@geekologist.net

Geekologist Deep Dish Radio – Episode #3 – The Data is Right

Dan — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 08:29:48 +0000

Hosts:
Dan Peters
David Ford
Grady Joslin

Excerpt:
On this week’s episode of Geekologist Deep Dish Radio, Dan, Dave, and Grady are talking data. The show starts out with a discussion about what kind of data is created in both the home and business environments, and what it is used for. The team then discuss the value of data in various business scenarios, such as product and customer data for retail shops, financial data for banks and credit card companies, and medical data in the health care industry. After a brief rant about software data collection and computer security, the discussion continues with the differences between structured and unstructured data, as well as a sneak peek of future episodes relating to data storage optimization and data availability.

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Geekologist Radio – Episode #4 – Plane Crash on Flickr!

David — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 06:00:35 +0000

Hosts:
David Ford
Cody Wilson
Dan Peters

Topics:

Plane Crashes In Hudson. First Pictures On Flickr, Tumblr, TwitPic
MySpace Building Stealth Webmail Product
YouTube Optimizes for Your Wii and PS3

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Geekologist Radio – Episode #3 – Developers, Developers, Developers!

David — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 05:25:43 +0000

Hosts:
David Ford
Grady Joslin
Dan Peters
John Rush

Topics:

Buffalo’s Web Access hands-on: remote access from your iPhone
Skydrive
Windows 7

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Geekologist Deep Dish Radio – Episode #2 – Backups!

whoknew — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 08:06:06 +0000

Hosts:
Dan Peters
David Ford
Grady Joslin
John Rush
Keaton Taylor

Excerpt:
On this week’s episode of Geekologist Deep Dish Radio, Dan, Dave, Grady, John, and Keaton talk backups. After a brief introduction of what exactly a backup is and some common ways people can back up their data (CD/DVD/USB Flash Drive), the crew share their personal backup strategies that they use everyday to back up their important data. The conversation then steers towards online backup systems, such as Windows Live SkyDrive, Carbonite, and iDrive. Finally, Dan talks a bit Symantec Backup Exec used for backup on the enterprise level and the team shares personal stories on how having backups saved them from losing important data.

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Geekologist Deep Dish Radio – Episode #1 – Servers and Sidekicks!

whoknew — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:59:31 +0000

Hosts:
Chris C
Dan Peters

Excerpt:
On this week’s episode of Geekologist Deep Dish Radio, Dan and Chris begin the journey into the depths of the IT industry. After a brief introduction of the everyday working lives of Dan and Chris (and a slight disagreement over who is actually the host of the show), the duo talk briefly about servers in general and some of the common uses for them in the workplace. This leads into a discussion of virtual machines, including what they are used for (in the business and home environments) and various VM software packages on the market. Finally, Dan and Chris answer questions from the chat involving VMWare layers and Mac OS X Server.

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