Comments on: Make Use Of Podcast #3: Images, Pando, Maxthon & Evernote

By: c

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:43:16 +0000

if you’re still wondering, you can buy a skype recorder. i use prettymay, but there are others. i record calls regularly.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 27 May 2008 14:14:40 +0000

Nice one guys!

By: Shankar Ganesh

Shankar Ganesh — Tue, 27 May 2008 07:07:42 +0000

Thanks for dropping your views, everyone. I think I can continue doing list posts

@Aibek I really recommend keeping Skribit on the sidebar!

@Jason Never mind Jason, I know you’ll do an even better job next time

By: tayker

tayker — Tue, 27 May 2008 01:20:56 +0000

Firefox has a lot of good extensions. However, it’s clunkcy, slows down with each extension added. Opera is quicker and more W3C compliant.

By: Alfred

Alfred — Mon, 26 May 2008 18:54:46 +0000

Hi Jason,

Content of podcast was good again, but seriously the quality of the podcast must not continue to be of this level because you will lose listeners for sure. But luckily you know what the problem is and you can solve it (So this podcast is going to be kick ass if you get decent sound)

Greetings,
Alfred

By: Aibek

Aibek — Mon, 26 May 2008 17:13:34 +0000

Shankar – I forgot to mention it earlier but in our next poll we are planning to ask readers about list style articles.

P.S. I personally think your lists are great. They are informative, short and always include the best of. So keep them coming.

By: Jason Mayoff

Jason Mayoff — Mon, 26 May 2008 13:21:03 +0000

In order to explain the echo, I need to explain how we record the podcast. The other author and I each record our own voices on our own computers while we’re talking. I also record a backup of the Skype call itself. The Skype call audio is pretty low-quality, so I would use it only as an emergency backup. After the podcast is recorded, the person on the other end emails me his MP3 and I stitch the two together using Audacity. I also do a little editing to make things sound better.

Well, I neglected to mention to Shankar that he should have been using headphones and so my voice leaked out of his speakers and into his mic. (It was totally my fault, there’s no way Shankar could have known that would happen.) I only noticed this when he sent me the file later in the day.

I cut out most of the echo on my voice, but left some in at the beginning and end of my parts, so it would sound more natural. Had I not, it would have sounded like we weren’t really talking to each other.

In any case, this should not happen again, because now I’ll remember to give the podcastee better instructions. Sorry, and I hope it didn’t detract too much from the final product.

BTW: If anyone knows how to get high quality Skype calls, please send me an email: podcast@makeuseof.com.

By: Brainiac

Brainiac — Mon, 26 May 2008 09:41:46 +0000

Hey guys, thanks for another great podcast.

Brainiac

By: Aibek

Aibek — Mon, 26 May 2008 09:39:58 +0000

Shankar, great podcast, nice to finally hear your voice. I second Abhijeet, there were some echo sounds. Let’s wait for Jason, maybe he can clarify what caused it.

Shankar, I noted your suggestions and will talk to Travis about them.

By: Ellie

Ellie — Mon, 26 May 2008 03:34:24 +0000

I liked the Podcast, too! Since you guys talked about Maxthon again, I am going to download, too. I think Evernote is AWESOME, so thanks for including it!

By: Myo Kyaw Htun

Myo Kyaw Htun — Mon, 26 May 2008 03:29:34 +0000

Only one suggestion: Give more minutes to interviewee to talk in podcast.

By: Myo Kyaw Htun

Myo Kyaw Htun — Mon, 26 May 2008 03:15:27 +0000

Nice to hear Shankar’s podcast here. But why echo?

By: Tina

Tina — Sun, 25 May 2008 21:44:04 +0000

That was another wonderful podcast, getting better every time. Great job Jason and Shankar!

In reply to your question Shankar…since I’m not just a writer, but also a reader, I think this is a valid answer…I love your lists and your writing style. So, in order to get the best of both, mix list posts with detailed articles, you’re very good at doing both!

By: Abhijeet from Jeet Blog

Abhijeet from Jeet Blog — Sun, 25 May 2008 19:46:43 +0000

Nice to ” hear ” Shankar finally [ I have been chatting with him since months ]

Overall a good podcast except the echo factor. A lot of times, Jason’s sound seemed to echo.