Posted in Uncategorized, online video, podcasting on Nov 19th, 2008
Guest column by Peter Welander, Control Engineering process industries editor.
Showing up at a trade show, conference, or other event with a recorder or a video camera but no plans on what you’re going to do with them can become a frustrating experience. Thinking ahead can solve this, or at least make it easier.
Maybe you’ve been […]
Posted in Uncategorized, online video, podcasting on Nov 12th, 2008
Guest column by Peter Welander, Control Engineering process industries editor.
Have you tried to create a podcast or launch a video project? No? While I don’t have any hard data I suspect the majority of print and web editors have made no efforts, or very modest ones. For most editors, these projects are really scary, so […]
Posted in Uncategorized, podcasting on Nov 5th, 2008
Guest column by Peter Welander, Control Engineering process industries editor.
If you’re considering how you can get your podcast and video productions to the next level (to use a very tired phrase) one easy step that will get a lot of bang for the buck is improving your microphones. Here are two designed for field use […]
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 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 Uncategorized on Aug 22nd, 2008
I made a mistake this week. Since my wife and I will soon be purchasing a house, we decided to forgo a big vacation this year, and just take a week off to catch up on some projects. For me, there was a lot of reading and organization to get done.
But midweek, I realized I […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 29th, 2008
This week, the student newspaper staff of Harlem school PS 123 visited our offices. I spent three hours with the students, gave them a tour of our offices, introduced them to some of my amazing co-workers, discussed how the web is changing newspapers, and we even created a blog, uploaded images and took videos to […]
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