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 […]
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Interesting Audio Hijack Sessions
I’m a huge fan of Audio Hijack from Rogue Amoeba. In fact, I’m such a huge fan that when I was at Alt Conf last year and they were giving out free drink tickets if you answered a question and I was asked, “What one app keeps you from switching to Windows?” I answered, without […]
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Create Real Time Transcriptions of VOIP Calls with Rogue Amoeba and otter.ai
Problem to be Solved Podcasts are awesome because audio can be listened to while you’re doing something else, like washing the dishes, washing the car, cycling the hills of Ireland or commuting to work. But there are lots of situations where listening isn’t an option or isn’t the consumer’s preferred option. If you’re hearing-impaired, definitely […]
Continue readingMac and iOS Screensharing with Skype, Messages and QuickTime
We all have times where we really wish we could see the screen of someone we’re helping on their computer. There are a lot of commercial options like Log Me In, and Team Viewer, but I wanted to tell you about a couple of free and relatively easy ways to do it. Screensharing with Skype […]
Continue readingPoP #10 Recording a Skype Conversation
One of the easiest ways to do interviews, or to have a co-host for your audio podcast is to call the other person on Skype, and then record the audio coming out of Skype along with your own microphone input. I’ll demonstrate how to do this using WireTap Studio. Skype is a free application and […]
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