Posted in online video, podcasting on Oct 29th, 2008
Guest column by Peter Welander, Control Engineering process industries editor.
If you get involved in serious audio or video recording, you’ll soon find that you can spend a whole lot of money on microphones. What are these and what can they do for you?
Frances with RE50: Frances shows off the Control Engineering flag she made […]
Posted in blogging on Oct 28th, 2008
Something very interesting is happening over at Library Journal’s website.
In revisiting their blog strategy, LJ did something a bit risky… they recruited one of the biggest bloggers in their field. But this blogger comes with a few caveats:
She is anonymous
She is completely unafraid of taking on industry standards and big players
She is unedited by […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 23rd, 2008
This month marks my five year wedding anniversary to the most incredible person I have ever met - my wife Sarah. We took time away over the weekend to take a step back and really reflect on what we each mean to each other, and share an experience that we knew we would remember for […]
Posted in Uncategorized, podcasting on Oct 23rd, 2008
Guest column by Peter Welander, Control Engineering process industries editor.
One question resulting from our discussions so far is, “Why do I need a separate recorder when I can record directly to my computer?” The answer is, you don’t. You can record directly to a computer, but you may not want to. It’s strictly a matter […]
Posted in Uncategorized, podcasting on Oct 17th, 2008
Guest column by Peter Welander, Control Engineering process industries editor.
Last week we examined a group of portable digital recorders in the $200 to $300 price range. Are those enough for producing high-quality podcast recordings, or should you be looking for something more expensive?
Do you really need all this to record a podcast? That’s a lot […]
Posted in community on Oct 15th, 2008
We all want community on our websites.
Readers to comment on articles.
Your industry to participate in webcasts.
Experts to become bloggers.
Forums that are overflowing with new posts.
Submissions of videos, images and other media.
And yet, it is often ellusive. Even when you do create such community, it is difficult to sustain. So perhaps this is the moral:
You can’t […]
Posted in Uncategorized, podcasting on Oct 10th, 2008
Guest column by Peter Welander, Control Engineering process industries editor.
Last week, we discussed some technical considerations for recording high-quality podcasts. Once you’ve set down that path and are getting ready to invest in a digital recorder, how can you tell if a specific model will help your efforts or be a waste of money?
Jeff Weinstein […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 8th, 2008
For me, this week has been one of reflection. There are a lot of challenges that we face, as a culture, a country, an industry, and of course, individually. This week, as I thought about the years behind us, and the years ahead, I happened upon something special. Something that puts things in perspective. Something […]
Posted in podcasting on Oct 2nd, 2008
By Peter Welander, Control Engineering process industries editor
One question that comes up regularly, and that I have struggled with myself, is that of what type of digital recorder to buy. Since most cost a few hundred dollars or more, it is a serious investment and not one most of us feel qualified to make intelligently. […]
