Around 12 years ago, Steve surprised me with an extravagant gift. He bought me a Heil PR-40 microphone. This mic is still one of the gold standards, running $350-400 to this day. I thought it was too expensive, but Steve has always been super supportive of the work I do for the podcast and bought […]
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A Tale of Three Microphones — by Jill from the Northwoods
Hello, this is Jill from the North Woods. When I got started in podcasting, Allison was so great and helped me in so many ways and gave me advice on things I knew nothing about, including microphones. The first microphone I owned came as a recommendation. It was the ATR-2100. This microphone, as she told […]
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All the Gear we Use for the Remote Live Show
One of the great joys of doing the NosillaCast for Steve and me is the live show on Sunday nights. Before I started producing the show in front of a live audience, it was just me, my script, and a microphone. It was ok, but it didn’t feel like I was talking to other people […]
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Logitech Zone Wireless Plus headset – by Bruce aka @UseTheData
This is Bruce from Tennessee, with a review of the Logitech Zone Wireless Plus headset. First, what’s the problem to be solved? Logitech Zone Wireless Plus headset I’ve been on distributed teams and doing phone conferences and web meetings for decades, and I’ve historically used a wired USB headset with a boom mike. I preferred […]
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SoundSource 5 to Take Control of Your Audio
I’m sure you think I’m on the payroll of Rogue Amoeba by now (I’m not). But this week I want to tell you about yet another great app they make called SoundSource. This week Rogue Amoeba released SoundSource 5 and it’s even better than before. SoundSource is a menubar app that allows you to control […]
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NC #783 Hiking Apps, RØDE Mini Mic, epocCam, Backup Idiot, AMIR Lenses for Phones
Hi, this is Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Sunday, May 10, 2020, and this is show number 783. Next week is the 15-year show and I’ve gotten so many great audio recordings. They’ve really warmed my heart. […]
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RØDE NT USB Mini Mic – by Terry Austin
RØDE NT Mini Mic Hello there Castaways! Professor Terry Austin here with another problem to be solved that ends in a product review. I was at a meeting over Spring Break – HEY, I still get to have those at my age BECAUSE I’m a professor! Anyway, at this meeting, everyone there sat in front […]
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Can $8 Enable a Great Webcam Experience?
When we all went underground, I did a blog post where I talked about the essential equipment for participating in video calls from home. I also talked warned about price gouging. At the time, the Logitech C920 webcam that I recommended was going for close to $300 when it’s normally closer to $50, but it […]
Continue readingNC #779 Tabletop Simulator, Box of Happiness with VoiceOver, RØDE Studio Kit, Bye-Bye Amazon, Cubo Ai Baby Monitor
Hi, this is Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Sunday, April 12, 2020, and this is show number 779. Chit Chat Across the Pond This week’s Chit Chat Across the Pond Lite was really wonderful. I asked Anthony […]
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RØDE Complete Studio Kit with Audio Interface – by Joop, aka @oetgrunnen
Hello Allison and NosillaCastaways! This is Joop from a windy home sheltering Netherlands. As a follow up to your item on your podcasts setup last week, I would like to give you a small review of a new microphone setup I bought recently. So I wanted a condenser mic with XLR connection, and you need […]
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