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TapeDeck discounted for National Day of Listening
Of course you can do that with any software, from GarageBand (came free with your Mac) to Audacity (free to anyone). And it doesn't need to be only audio -- I'm taking a new Flip MinoHD home for the holidays with me to get some shots of my folks in my childhood home (they're currently trying to sell it off). But the Day of Listening is a great idea no matter what you use -- in these days of high definition, 1080p television, multichannel speaker setups, ubiquitous computing, and the 24/7 flow of text across blogs, Tumblrs and Twitter, it's easy to forget the value of actually sitting down and talking to someone. This week, as you're home with family, try it out.
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Dalton said 7:37PM on 11-24-2008
Whoa, this is great! I am the web developer at StoryCorps, the organization that launched the National Day of Listening initiative just a couple of weeks ago. We are so excited about how much interest is being generated in this project. StoryCorps happens to be an all-Mac shop and I've been reading this blog for years. TapeDeck definitely embodies the spirit of simplicity that we are going for... you can use anything to record your story: a tape recorder, a laptop computer, your iPhone (I have been testing Griffin iTalk), or even a camcorder. Thanks for mention.
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Suz said 9:16PM on 11-25-2008
TapeDeck and Audacity make sense when you and the interviewee are together, but my family faces a dilemma that I'm sure isn't that uncommon - we won't all be physically together for Thanksgiving.
But the way that we are recording the stories long-distance is to use a service called LifeOnRecord (http://www.lifeonrecord.com/uniquegift.htm). Everyone calls a toll-free number and shares a few stories from their past. I'll download the recordings into iTunes and make CD copies for everyone.
I thought others might be in the same dilemma, so I wanted to pass it along.
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envisionjeremy said 9:21PM on 11-25-2008
Oh boy, my parents have some embarrassing stories of me to share!
http://www.entertonement.com/nationaldayoflistening
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