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We’ve talked about recording an online radio stream in the past. But often, just being able to record radio shows isn’t enough. If there’s a show on you like while you’ve got other obligations, it’s likely you’ll have to scour the website’s archives – that’s if there are any. Today, we’ll talk about how to schedule [...]
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Have you ever uploaded a video to YouTube? If you have, what was it of? Did it get a lot of views? Getting a lot of views or “going viral” is one of the main reasons people put videos of themselves online, but the formula for creating a hit video is a tricky one. You [...]
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How much online video content do you consume? Judging by YouTube’s popularity I’d say a lot, but YouTube isn’t the only site out there with streaming video content. More and more sites are featuring videos every day. Every once in a while you come across a video you would like to save. Whether it be [...]
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Skype is one of the easiest ways to video chat with others across the globe for free. Using Skype is easy, and most video calls provide solid quality and connection stability. So many use Skype video calls for business, while others might use them to keep in touch with friends and family across the globe. [...]
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Have you ever wondered how to create a screencast or why you may want to? Screen recordings, also known as screencasts, could serve a number of purposes, such as teaching your less tech-savvy relatives or friends some time-saving techniques, and showing customer service agents what the problem is when screenshots are just not enough. You [...]
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If Apple”˜s default audio recorder, Voice Memo, were in the boxing ring with Blue Microphone’s Blue FiRe [iTunes link] iPhone and iPod app recorder, Apple’s Memo would be TKOed in the first round. Even though you may not need a lot of advance features in an audio recorder for iPhone, when a company like Blue [...]
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Screencasts are those videos depicting a shot of a computer screen.  There are many applications for such a program such as tutorials and software reviews.  It is also often used to record video chat conversations.  There are quite a few tools for creating screencasts.  Today I would like to review another free screencasting tool that [...]
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I have nothing against Internet radio stations. In fact, I love to listen to radio online, and here at MakeUseOf, writers have covered a multitude of awesome applications you can use to listen to and even broadcast Internet radio stations. These are: - Stream Quality Internet Radio Stations to Your PC or MobileThe 3 Best [...]
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I wear many hats throughout the day and have lots and lots of repetitive tasks that I do. Photoshop has it’s own built in macro maker (or keyboard and mouse recorder and playback if you will). So for years, I have been recording macros and playing them back to do the same task over and [...]
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In the era of YouTube, home videos are as popular as family photos. Even if all you have is a video camera on your phone or digital camera, you still can create good videos. However, a dedicated video camcorder, such as a Flip Camcorder is a much better option. No matter which video camera you [...]
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Have you ever wanted to live like a real spy, even for just a little while? You know what I mean – traveling to exotic destinations using a handheld navigator, remotely bugging conversations or escaping peril by the skin of your teeth thanks to your trusty motion sensor gadgets. You may go to work everyday [...]
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As a writer who publishes primarily on the Internet, I find myself in need of an easy method to conduct interviews almost every month. Most of the time the interviewee is perfectly content to answer my questions through email, which saves me a lot of time and effort. However, there are times when the person [...]
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Everyone ought to record their incoming and outgoing calls, as well as keep chat logs. Why should we let homeland security have all the fun? This should be done for the same reasons as keeping letters, even though they’re a dying practice. Two main reasons, actually. The first one is emotional, as a keepsake. There [...]
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Do you want to listen to your old music cassettes or vinyl records on your iPod or PC? Well, there’s a easy way to convert all of your precious LPs to MP3 using the free Audacity software! We have covered Audacity before, to record audio files or create your own MP3 ringtones. Now let’s see [...]
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One of the best ways to explain something computer-based is through a screencast. It’s easier to learn how to do something when you’re being shown where to move your mouse, where to click, and walks you through every step of a potentially complicated process. The only problem is that screencasts aren’t necessarily something everyone knows [...]
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