For Sale: Mackie Onyx 1220i Mixer
I’m selling my almost-brand-new Mackie 1220i FireWire mixer. It’s the best mixer I’ve ever owned, and it’s amazing in every way. I’m selling it because I’m upgrading to get more auxiliary ports (to allow for more guests/callers on my shows). If you’re wanting to do podcasting, amateur or professional recording, general broadcasting, and any kind of audio production work would, this is the perfect mixer.
Twins
A picture taken during the taping of The Conversation.
LOST Apple Patent
If you thought you recognized the line drawing in that recent Apple patent application ... you were right.
Moon (2009)
I don’t typically make movie recommendations, but I so enjoyed Moon that I’m making an exception. It’s one of the few movies in the last decade that I can actually recommend to people as a good way to spend 97 minutes.
September 30, 1995 - February 9, 2010
After a long illness, today was her last day.
System-On-A-Chip: Why Apple’s new CPU Is So Important
Apple’s subtle mention that the iPad features a CPU of their own making, the A4, was actually the most surprising part of the whole announcement, and it gives us some insight into Apple’s real goal: to control the user experience from the inside out.
Converting from Mercurial to Git
Recently, I had to convert one of my older projects from Mercurial to Git. It turns out there’s an app for that. It’s called fast-export and it works very well, preserving all of your history and migrating from Mercurial to Git very quickly. This article walks you through the relatively simple process, with a caveat for Mac OS X users.
Introducing 5 by 5 Studios
I have some big news. Starting today, I’m podcasting for a living. I’ve also put together a new broadcasting network where all of the shows I’m working on will live, and it has inherited some other shows (like Rails Envy, Tack Sharp, and others) as well. Read the full article for details.
TRENDnet Gigabit Switch Mini-Review
Multiple audio and video streams, Skype video, and big file transfers eat up bandwidth, and the older Airport Extreme we use here is a limited to Fast Ethernet speeds. This just wasn’t cutting it for the production of the upcoming shows we’re working on, which involve a lot of data transfer. So I picked up a TRENDnet Gigabit switch, and wrote this mini-review of it for you.
Tack Sharp Live
We’re going to be live-streaming the recording of the next episode of Tack Sharp, the photography podcast I co-host with Duncan Davidson at 1:00 PM EST/10AM PST on Sunday, 22 November 2009.
Meditation Gear
A big part of meditation involves simplicity, letting go, and even asceticism on some level, so might seems counterintuitive to talk about needing gear to practice. While it is certainly possible to meditate without any special equipment, there are a few things every meditation practitioner should have.
Sitting, Standing, and Bouncing
I work standing up and sitting on a balance ball. An article about standup desks, balance balls, and how to make the transition.
Podcasting Equipment Guide (2009)
If you’re thinking about podcasting and have no idea where to start, if you’ve tried recording using your computer’s built-in microphone and realized just how bad that sounds, and if you’re ready to get serious about creating great audio, you’re in the right place. My hope is that this article will assist you in building a recording rig that suits your needs and meets your budget.
This article is a major update (a rewrite, actually) of my original Podcasting equipment guide. I’ve tried a lot of gear and learned a lot, as I’ve been recording something almost daily for the last 4 years. While most of my recommendations in that article are still valid, I wanted to publish this update to share what I’ve learned.
Something New
Working on something new, coming soon.
Meet Sinatra
My latest PeepCode screencast, Meet Sinatra has just been released.
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