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Gary Rosenzweig reviews the speech recognition software MacSpeech Dictate.

I enjoy the waves of wealth the Web has brought us to create new things with, even in fields we may ve shied away from traditionally. Lowering the barrier like this can only be a good thing, for it turns the craggy peaks of an intimidating learning curve into rolling hills, encouraging development of one s skills and potential future expertise but keep in mind I think expert is a largely meaningless word! Nevertheless, the fun cannot be denied. Heard a few days ago about FontStruct, brought to you by FontShop. In previous years, I wouldn t have thought of fonts as a social networking activity like swapping music or sharing pictures, but with the emergence of more media made easy (like the music-making programs that are continuing to rise), it was only inevitable. FontStruct is at once easy to use and enjoy. It s the easiest font editor I ve seen so far that blends a reasonable amount of modular power with an elegant, minimalist interface that lets you focus on your fontage with the glaring exception that keyboard shortcuts do not work in fullscreen mode. (It s a Flash app, and a well-done one at that.) FontStruct even has a well-made video tutorial (you know how fond I am of those!), and it indeed helped me get up to speed in a few minutes. A little over 1.5 hours later of browsing and dabbling with the FontStructor to make my darling new font, here it is: I call it Crimbelle , because it sounded right. Very, very nifty that you can embed fonts like this; that s the first I ve seen, and a very catchy way to share the fonts for sure. I would imagine as this catches on, we can expect to see more people who ve never made a font before have some fun with this. Fonts don t have to be literal, either; there are many pictoral ones, some very impressively designed like this gallery of robots: Another design inspiration usage: quickly creating some glyphs to be used as vector scalables in a larger design. With the whole process of build, share, download a quick one, your ideas won t get stale/forgotten. A side nicety about this is, FontShop is a business, so FontStruct is a gateway to their offerings; their advertising is delightfully non-intrusive: Go, create a font and let me know how it went!

Scott sits down with Owen Rogers, one of the original authors of CruiseControl.NET, and hears about his ideas around a hardware and software platform that extends Continuous Integration with Continuous Monitoring.

[Trailer for Extra! Members Show] Time for some creativity & fun. GarageBand '08 is the latest version of the amazing music creation software included in the iLife '08 suite - free with all new Macs. Can't play an instrument? Never had the time to learn? Well don't be disheartened as GarageBand '08 is suitable for all levels of musicians, from complete novices to accomplished players. What's even better is that you don't need an instrument or even any musical skills to create polished music tracks. This weeks' show focuses on the music creation side of GarageBand '08. If you want to checkout how to create and enhanced podcast, have a look at SCO0042. The show covers: Software Instrument Tracks Using The OnScreen keyboard Using your Mac keyboard Interfacing Midi Keyboards Real Instrument Tracks Connecting Musical Instruments via USB & Firewire Recording in GarageBand All About Apple Loops Creating Songs using Apple Loops Master Track Automation Special Effects Automation Magic GarageBand Exporting Tracks And to create entire songs in one of nine different genres, I also looks at Magic GarageBand, a great new mode that does all the heavy lifting for you, enabling you to create a multitrack song completely from scratch, automatically.

Stockpiling, frantic searching, and wild predictions ensue as iPhone disappears from online shelves. Also: Manbabies!

This is a special interview done by listener Tony Walla during the premier of Welcome To Macintosh (The movie) in Wisconsin. Thanks to Tony for providing all of us this great extra content. Show Notes: Tony Walla s website Welcome to Macintosh website Welcome to Macintosh forums You MUST sign up with ning.com in order to view the forums.

By now many of you have heard the term mompreneur which applies to the large number of entrepreneurial women who are working from home running successful businesses while raising their families. This combo of the entrepreneurial spirit combined with being a busy mom working from home has sprung the new term “mompreneur” into existence. Lisa Druxman, Founder of Stroller Strides, is one such mompreneur and is our featured guest in this Episode of The Small Business Trends Radio. Lisa started her business out of her home and, at one time, had 8 employees coming in, each with their own keys and their children in tow – until she eventually franchised the business. Lisa shares her personal story of how she created her franchise and how to find a little bit of peace - in the wonderful chaos of a busy mompreneur. Here s a sampling of topics from the show: Make sure you do something you love. Because on the days that are tough (and there will be days that are tough), loving what you do will pull you through them. Three tools for mompreneurs that Lisa recommends are 1.) a blackberry; 2.) a web based business center service such as Earnware and 3.) hire a nanny/housekeeper. Because ladies, it doesn t matter who makes the bed or does the dishes - this will make you a much happier mom and a better businesswoman. Franchise startup costs can run anywhere from $60k to $200k. The cost depends on how many states your business is in and the attorney fees involved for filing accordingly. Franchising laws are changing all the time so make sure that you retain an attorney that specializes in franchising. This was a mistake that cost Lisa dearly with The Federal Trade Commission and took some real hard work to rectify. The International Franchise Association (IFA) can assist you in franchising your business. However, a thick skin is required for a business at this level and being a franchiser is no small task. It requires money and time - which may not be fitting for a mom whose main goal was to spend time with family. But it CAN be done and Lisa is fortunate enough to still be working from home. Lisa s story is inspiring and amazing, considering her young age, and she s helping moms everywhere stay in shape through Stroller Strides, a specialty mom fitness program that incorporates your children - and their strollers - into a series of exercise routines. You can hear Lisa s story and learn more about Stroller Strides by clicking the red and yellow player below and listening to her full interview. Brought to you by our sponsors: JumpUp.com and Infusionsoft.com

Steve and Johnnie chat with the reunited '60s musical duo Chad & Jeremy about their eclectic career including their appearance on the original Batman TV show.

Gary Rosenzweig takes some viewer questions: How to convert Real Player files, using international USB chargers, organizing your Applications folder and moving your email signature.

Get up to speed with ASP.NET Dynamic Data. Learn to create custom field templates and read arguments from your meta-data. This show has an audio portion as well as a screen cast. Make sure to visit the site to watch the video and download the code.

If you would like to hear what the founder of WordPress.com has to say about the future of blogging, this interview is for you. Subject: Our guest today is Matt Mullenweg who is the Founder of Automattic, Inc. which is the owner of WordPress.com and the Akismet anti-spam software for blogs. Invested capital in Automattic is now $30 million from such sources as The New York Times, Polaris Ventures, True Ventures, and Radar Ventures. (more )

http://live.pirillo.com - If you buy only one new tech gadget this year, you really should look at getting a Flip video camera. This thing is literally plug-and-play. It doesn't matter if you have a PC or a Mac. If you have a USB port, you can use this camcorder.

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed My neighbor just happens to be Jeff, who is the CEO of Hidden Path Entertainment game company in Seattle. They just recently launched a new game into the Xbox Live community called Wits and Wagers. This is a trivia-based game, based on a board game that was created around 2001. Wits Wagers is the fun trivia party game where you don’t need the right answers to win! For each question, bet on the answer you think is closest to the truth, whether or not that answer is your own. With up to 25 hours of unique questions, local and online play, plus the ability to link one group of local users to another group via “couch-to-couch” multi player, Wits Wagers is a party waiting to happen. Get 700 questions, great character costumes and dance moves, catchy music, achievements, leader boards, support for the Xbox LIVE Vision camera, the Xbox Big Button Pad, and more. Features of Wits and Wagers include: Engaging social play: Wits Wagers is easy to play and yet strategically deep for advanced players. Some win with their knowledge of trivia, others with what they know about their friends. Fun questions: The first question pack of 700 questions is included, providing hours of game play. Games consist of seven questions for a quick and casual round of fun. Connecting couches: The game supports one to four players at one console, or two to six players online. Invite your friends over to your house, or invite your friends online. Peripheral support: Wits Wagers supports both the Xbox LIVE Vision Camera and the Big Button Pad controller. IPhone Explosion - Brand New - Pays 75% Of $49.95! The Powerseller Assassin - IPod, XBox, Ps3, And Mobile Phone Sources! Easy Xbox 360 Achievements. Want to embed this video on your own site, blog, or forum? Use this code or download the video: object width= 425 height= 350 param name= movie value= http://www.youtube.com/v/Kh_AHDqTrh0 /param param name= wmode value= transparent /param embed src= http://www.youtube.com/v/Kh_AHDqTrh0 type= application/x-shockwave-flash wmode= transparent width= 425 height= 350 /embed /object br / a href= http://chris.pirillo.com/ Chris /a | a href= http://live.pirillo.com/ Live Tech Support /a | a href= http://media.pirillo.com/ Video Help /a | a href= http://feeds.pirillo.com/ChrisPirilloShow Add to iTunes /a Related Content:Xbox 360 Xmas Xtravaganza Hour 3Free Texas Hold em TonightMajor Nelson on Xbox LiveMajor Nelson at CES 2006My Xbox 360

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Invariably, when you re on the road, you forget a document at home. It s of course difficult to get to them, especially if no one is at home to send them to you. It s also hard to get to them with your iPhone unless you use Google Docs, of course! If you have a mobile device that has an Internet connection you can access your documents at any time, day or night. If you aren t already using them, shame on you! You can easily do all the basics, including making bulleted lists, sorting by columns, adding tables, images, comments, formulas, changing fonts and more. And it s free!! Google Docs accepts most popular file formats, including DOC, XLS, ODT, ODS, RTF, CSV, PPT, etc. So go ahead and upload your existing files. I love this. I love just knowing something is there when I need it, where I need it. It doesn t get much better than that. Real Estate Investors - Discover How To Raise Cash For Re Deals. The Ultimate Source For Practical Creativity. 7/24 Sales Lead Generation. Want to embed this video on your own site, blog, or forum? Use this code or download the video: object width= 425 height= 350 param name= movie value= http://www.youtube.com/v/VNpXS6MDxiU /param param name= wmode value= transparent /param embed src= http://www.youtube.com/v/VNpXS6MDxiU type= application/x-shockwave-flash wmode= transparent width= 425 height= 350 /embed /object br / a href= http://chris.pirillo.com/ Chris /a | a href= http://live.pirillo.com/ Live Tech Support /a | a href= http://media.pirillo.com/ Video Help /a | a href= http://feeds.pirillo.com/ChrisPirilloShow Add to iTunes /a Related Content:Google Docs Spam?!Google DocsRyan Wood on UFO Crashes and The Majestic DocumentsSpreadsheet ShortcutsSecond Hard Drive

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Enjoy seeing me in a tie I don t do it very often. I was attending a conference in Washington DC when I recorded this video, and thought I would share with you all the proper way to tie a tie. First you need to make sure that you flip your shirt collar up, so the tie will go underneath it as it should. Make sure the thicker part of the tie hangs a bit lower than the thinner part. Cross the thick part over top of the thinner part, and pinch them together. Bring the thicker part around the back, making a loop. Bring that end up between the collar and that loop. Grab the bottom of the thick part of the tie, and push it down through the gap that was made in between those pieces. As you can see, the thinner part of the tie is hanging down too low. You can either tuck it into your shirt so no one notices it (it also keeps it in place). Or, you can re-tie it again. Don t forget to put your collar back down when you re finished, for a polished look. Learn How To Tie A Tie With Video. Want to embed this video on your own site, blog, or forum? Use this code or download the video: object width= 425 height= 350 param name= movie value= http://www.youtube.com/v/2cAtG-O6BNY /param param name= wmode value= transparent /param embed src= http://www.youtube.com/v/2cAtG-O6BNY type= application/x-shockwave-flash wmode= transparent width= 425 height= 350 /embed /object br / a href= http://chris.pirillo.com/ Chris /a | a href= http://live.pirillo.com/ Live Tech Support /a | a href= http://media.pirillo.com/ Video Help /a | a href= http://feeds.pirillo.com/ChrisPirilloShow Add to iTunes /a Related Content:Get This Thing Off My FaceScoble s TieGeek FashionNoiseworthy25 Dinner Options for a Friday Evening at Home

I often get asked to suggest music I enjoy. The following is some of what I ve been listening to recently. It s mostly electronic, but if you re not into that techno stuff , don t worry, don t be scared off: I love melody meshed with a memorable momentum of production, and it isn t boring robot music. (And hey, even Kraftwerk had a sense of humor.) My point being: listen, and if you like and want me to suggest more, let me know in the comments, kay? Aril Brikha - Winter and Bergain Download audio file (SF255851-01-01-01.mp3) Download audio file (SF255851-01-02-01.mp3) This guy s been known for making techno that sounds like trance . Hmmm. What does that even mean? Heck if I know, labeling evils are near-meaningless to me, but what you should care about is he s got bouncy beats + bass underpinning a sparse weave of echoey chords and a lovely sensibility that makes you go, If I was in the 80s in a Ferrari driving to the beach with mirrorshades attached to my face, I d totally be bangin my head to this! Only not so obtrusively. A fine choice to photograph models to. Vangelis - Pulstar: The Hits of Vangelis Alas, no sample here. There s a funny story behind this, tho: years ago, I found this in a Thai music store on cassette tape, and put it in my Uncle s car deck. He s deaf and a damn good driver, so he was cruising down a Bangkok road (before running into one of those notorious traffic jams) while my bro and I were bopping in the back. The first track is a kickass version of the classic Pulstar with a heavy disco beat and synth tom action. It influenced my choices later to use many synth tom rhythms myself. In case I haven t made it clear, this is an album of covers by some unknown source, but they re well-done parallel universe versions of the originals. None of the others are as dancy as the Pulstar remix, tho. Good to sleep to. Peter Gabriel Make Tomorrow This song looks like it took a small army of cooks to put together: chiefly noticeable in the production mix is BT (Brian Transeau), endowing the river of this 10-min. aural masterpiece with his distinctive beats and flanged stutter edits. There s beautiful strummed acoustic guitar and other instruments, making for a very down-to-earth yet soaring sound. The sublime, excited jam that kicks in past the 7-min. mark is UNMISSABLE. What an optimistic message, too. At least on some levels. Wish there was a music video; this track is one-of-a-kind. If you want to browse music samples at your leisure, I recommend the smartly-designed Trackitdown, the MP3-well-linked Juno Records, and the taste-catering Pandora. Round the bend, I ve got an action-pax0red review of Pendulum s In Silico (released today!) coming up, so stay chooned!

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In this episode, eve-park everyone's favorite geek girl, honors Octavia E Bulter, African-American female sci-fi writer. Then, we invite very special guest Jen (jenreviewsmovies.com) to comment on the new hot movie, Iron Man! Then, Eve talks about the science behind real-life super suits, it's not long before we're all flying around with super strength! Or least, it's not long before our soldiers are. As always, send your questions, comments and feedback to geekgirl at clevermedia dot com! Excelsior! For more geek girl, check out http://macmost.com/geekgirl

Flash It s A Ski Day Matt and Dave have tutorials and Scott has an interview with guest photographer David duChemin who shares some travel photography tips. This Week’s Sponsors: On One Software CDW iStockPhoto Mpix OWC Links Mentioned in the Show Check out David duChemin s portfolio at PixelatedImage.com Visit lumen-dei.com to find out about [...]

Gary Rosenzweig looks at how you can use your Mac to develop Web pages using the built-in Apache Web server and PHP.

Have you ever tried to remotely explain something to someone and just wish you could show them? Have you ever put a tutorial online and wanted to show them rather than write your way through something? If you have then creating screencasts is an answer to your problem. Screencasts are a powerful and user friendly tool for sharing video from your computer screen. Instead of screenshots accompanied by writing they are video accompanied by audio. In todays episode we talk about where screencasts can be a powerful tool for the church, a workflow for creating screencasts, and the tools needed to make them. Before we dive into screencasts, Matt and Rob talk about the way they view web creations differently and how these different perspectives play into the things they build. Episode Links SearchKindly Drupal Screencasting Jing, iShowU, FFMpegX Video2SWF VisualHUB

Call the Listener Hotline 951-281-6332 Tonight s show is brought to you by: Ambrosia Software This show is a member of Friends In Tech Tonight Tony Edwards, who is the creator of The Church of Mac, joined me to talk about his career as a writer, actor, Mac Genius, and of course, as the Reverend Dr. Bobby Newton [...]

Computer control, sand and a large ball bearing turn simple movement into art at Maker Faire 2008 iPod Ready Video

iMovie is pretty cool but kinda limited on features, including those you may have seen us use on previous episodes. As part of our move to the Mac we needed a better video editing solution for creating the show. Previous episodes were done on a PC which felt wrong so to feel clean we moved to Final Cut Express. In this episode Nick show us its basic operation and how he uses it to put together the show.

CLICK HERE to download the file and listen directly. MoTR 133 is 35 minutes long and is a 32.1 MB file in MP3 format. INTRO: Based on Time v2.1 by Meta Sektion, additional mixing by James Kendrick. HOSTS: James Kendrick (Houston), Matt Miller (Seattle) and Kevin C. Tofel (Philadelphia) TOPICS: Matt s Celio REDFLY has arrived. So did a Nokia N82 and BH-903 Bluetooth heads. Hear Matt s first thoughts. New made-up word: incretion . It s the opposite of reduction in the mobile tech world. Lenovo s IdeaPad U110 is meeting James s mobile needs. So which Vista power management scheme offers the highest performance? Balanced, Power Saver or High Performance? You d be surprised WiMAX in the U.S. gets a financial investment, but widespread implementation looks to be moved back. Happy Mother s Day! If you like the show, please consider voting for us at Podcast Alley. It only takes a minute and it helps us get the word out about the show! We re actively seeking additional sponsors, so if you re a mobile hardware, software or services company, give us a shout! CONTACT US: E-mail us or leave us a voicemail on our SkypeLine! SUBSCRIBE: Use this RSS feed with your favorite podcatcher or click this link to add us to iTunes