TUAW Podcast, the First
Get ready to flame me, everybody! Laurie asked everyone yesterday if TUAW should have a podcast, and I decided that I didn't care what any of you said, we shouldn't. To prove that we shouldn't, I went ahead and made one sans Laurie and Scott, but with some nice little sound effects here and there, some Smashing Pumpkins playing in the background, a few news clips, and me stumbling over words and saying 'um' and 'uh' much too frequently. The main topics are Tiger, Spotlight, Dashboard, and Automator and Quicktime 7, and I briefly touch on setting up an Automator workflow for creating your own podcast.
Check it out: TUAW Podcast, the First (14.4MBs / 15 minutes 46 seconds long).
One slight correction: In the middle of my unrehearsed ranting about Dashboard, I say that Widgets are made of HTML and Java. This is incorrect. They are made of HTML and JavaScript. Scott caught my mistake in his first listen through and ridiculed me at length for it. Feel free to join him, but I just thought I'd put it out there that this ground has already been covered.
Also, here's a direct link (28kb) to the Automator workflow that I mentioned in the podcast. Basically it launches Quicktime Pro 7, starts a new audio recording using the audio-in device you have set up in your System Preferences, waits for you to click "Continue" to stop the recording, and then automatically imports the file into iTunes, converts it into an mp3, and changes its name to "podcast." Have fun with it. I'll post a more detailed discussion of it later tonight, or tomorrow.
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Hey, really great video podcast. Excellent idea. I enjoyed the detailed commentary. I've got the 30 in black. All best with your excellent site.
October 27 2005 at 7:43 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI thought the podcast was good C.K. It would be nice if you added quick tips in the show (ie keyboard commands, hacks, etc). You did a great job and I am looking forward to the next show.
May 10 2005 at 7:26 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyMaybe it's just me, but I could see TUAW as a downloadable video show every day, like a wrap-up of the day's Mac events. Sorta like The Screen Savers was on TechTV, before it became the bastard child of Comcast. Too bad that requires people to you know, not have lives, or a lot of free time... I'm up for it. :-p
May 10 2005 at 7:21 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyNot bad. Take a few shows to find your place -- is it a "news" show or is it a "rant" show? Neither is preferrable but it should be one or the other. If you can do things daily that would be a reason for me to tune in -- since MacCast isn't daily.
May 10 2005 at 2:07 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI already had my comments about the new TUAWcast (Thats what I called it) but how about a Reader/Listener review? Someone can maybe put up a 1 - 2 minute audio review and you guys can play them on the air. Anyways.. this may be for future shows but I like the shows length, not too long and not too short. How many times are you guys to post one? once every 2 days, once a week... ???
May 10 2005 at 1:17 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI agree about music... I would maybe do something light in the background at the start and end, but it alienates a large portion of the audience.
May 09 2005 at 11:54 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyGreat job! Listened to it as I walked. Didn't mind the rant. Looking forward to the next cast. The suggestion about music: not a good idea IMHO. Everyone tunes in for Mac talk, not music. I'm 47; do you think I wanna hear Smashing Pumpkins at length? (Answer: no). Otherwise, have at it!
May 09 2005 at 10:29 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWhether or not something is a 'podcast' is a semantic argument since the POD in podcast means 'portable on demand.' Thus anything you can download--enclosed in a feed or not--fits the definition.
May 09 2005 at 10:09 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyGood Job you guys. Maybe you should make it a bit longer, w/ a small segment of real music, maybe something new from the itunes music store! Keep it commmin
May 09 2005 at 7:54 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyNice Job. I hope to hear more podcasts from TUAW. Geek USA!
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