I put together a little video showing the highlights of the Eee PC user interface for Download Squad. In part two, I’m going to walk through a couple of more advanced tricks like accessing a root terminal and installing unsupported applications. Update: And part 2 is up.
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Installing Audacity on the Eee PC take 2: The easy way
OK, it turns out there’s an easy way to install Audacity, and there’s an easy way. I showed you the hard way already. Now let’s take a look at the easy way. Go ahead and open a terminal by starting the file manager (located under the Work tab) and selecting “Open Console Window” from the […]
Photos of the Eee PC next to other stuff
I took a few shots of the Eee PC next to my laptop and PDA. I won’t give you all the dimensions, but for reference’s sake, the Eee PC has a 7″ screen, while my Toshiba A135-4527 laptop with a 15.4″ screen and my Dell Axim X50v PDA has a 3.7″ screen. As you can […]
Installing Audacity on the Eee PC
My primary plan for my Eee PC is to use it a mobile blogging tool. But I just had to see if I could install some audio editing software. It turns out the answer is yes. Yes I could. Color me a little bit shocked that I managed to do this on my first day […]
Unboxing the Asus Eee PC
I went ahead and bit the bullet. Here are my first few moments with the Asus Eee PC. The battery is charging up right now, but I have taken a few minutes to play with the tiny, tiny PC. Here are some initial thoughts: It’s smaller than you think. I’ve typed on small keyboards before, […]
How to record in mono with a Zoom H4
There are now three ways to record in mono with a Zoom H4. In stereo mode you can record to one track and leave the other track empty. If you’ve upgraded to the Zoom H4 2.0 firmware, you can record in mono mix, which means both your left and right channel will have identical data. […]
Fun with freelancing
As of today, I’ve made more money in 2007 than I made during a year of work at my last full time job. Freelancing has been good to me. Of course, this isn’t an apples to apples comparison. I did a little bit of freelance work on the side at my old job. I got […]
Coming soon: Asus $199 PC for $1000
When Asus announced plans to launch a $199 PC earlier this year, I was skeptical but optimistic. I wasn’t particularly surprised when the company announced that the low price would only be available to governments that ordered in bulk (and perhaps waved taxes). But $299 still seemed like a pretty good price. Now that the […]
Hulu launches, I get to embed a feature length movie in a blog post
I feel I should warn you that there’s a good chance this blog post will self destruct at some point. OK, the blog post will be here until the end of time, or until I forget to pay my domain registration bill. But if we’ve learned anything by trying to embed YouTube videos of Viacom […]
Videos of the Zoom H2 in action
If you want to get a good look at the Zoom H2 digital audio recorder in action without driving to your local music store, a few people have been kind enough to post detailed videos on YouTube. In this video from the Portland Music Company, you can see all the little extras that come with […]
Sound Devices 702/722 series adds FLAC, MP2, and MP3 support
Sound Devices has released a firmware upgrade for its high-end digital audio recorders. Version 2.34 works with all recorders in the 7-series, including the 702, 722, and 744. The update adds support for MP2 and MP3 compression, as well as the FLAC lossless codec. All three formats allow you to cram a bit more audio […]
Mbox Micro: cheapest way to get Pro Tools
Digidesign has launched the latest member of its Mbox family. The Mbox 2 Micro is a $279 PC audio interface that comes with Pro Tools LE. Since Pro Tools only runs on computers with certified software, that makes this the cheapest way to install Pro Tools on your machine. In fact, it brings the price […]
Zoom H4 2.0 firmware update fixes almost everything
There’s a new firmware update for the Zoom H4 Handy Recorder, and boy is it a doozy. In fact, Zoom seems to have addressed almost every single complaint anyone’s ever had with the Zoom software. Version 2.0 (or later) includes: Larger fonts making the tiny display easier to read Battery meter shows how much juice […]
Alesis USB Podcasting Mic Kit: mobile studio, just add laptop
Alesis is offering what looks like a great starter kid for podcasters. If this had been around a year ago, I might not have bought my USB mixer/condenser microphone setup.The Alesis USB Podcasting Mic Kit includes a USB Mic, a mic stand, and a decent set of headphones, and a set of ove the ear […]