http://www.youtube.com/v/mt4EcncKGlQ&hl=en&fs=1 The Marantz PMD661 pro audio recorder I mentioned last month is now shipping in limited quantities. Sweetwater has a small number of units in stock for just under $600 pharmacie europe viagra. And the folks at Marantz have put together a brief YouTube video explaining the features of the recorder and how it differs […]
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Advertising in a recession
I spent the past week trying to answer the question: How do you advertise during a recession? At a time when consumer spending is down, advertisers trying to promote big ticket items like cars or jewelry face unique challenges. I interviewed an auto dealer, a marketing expert, and the vice president of one of Philadelphia’s […]
Apparently I picked the right time to start investing
Many stocks were trading near their all-time lows on Friday when I decided to dip my toe in the stock market. Today marks the third day of growth since then. I’ve gotten roughly a 17% return on my investment in less than a week, which is kind of ridiculous. The Dow seems to have gone […]
Yammer: Twitter for business
I’ve been covering technology for several years for web sites including Download Squad and Liliputing. And I’ve been filing radio news reports on topics ranging from politics to the environment for about 8 years. But one of my first radio stories about technology ran this afternoon as part of a new tech segment on NPR’s […]
Dabbling in the stock market
A few weeks ago my wife and I looked at the stock market crumbling and thought, “hmm… looks like a good time to invest.” Right now most of our savings are split between a 1 year CD with a 4.25% APR, and a high interest online savings account. But the interest on those accounts barely […]
Marantz PMD661 is smaller, newer than PMD660
The Marantz PMD660 is one of the more popular handheld, professional digital audio recorders due to the fact that it has two XLR inputs, unlike many other recorders in the same price range. But after a few years on the market, the PMD660 was starting to look a bit stale, especially after companies like Sony, […]
Blue Microphnes Icicle – XLR to USB adapter
Blue Microphones has a good reputation among podcasters for producing high quality USB microphones. Now it looks like the company is coming out with something that may be even more useful for radio journalists and music producers looking for a quick way to plug their favorite XLR microphone into a computer without resorting to the […]
Liliputing at 7 months
It’s been almost 7 months since I launched Liliputing. And the site has grown beyond my wildest expectations. According to Google Analytics, Liliputing received well over 300 thousand unique visits in October, and 572 thousand page views. More importantly, I feel a real sense of community growing around the site. Netbook enthusiasts are contributing to […]
Reaper, Ardour, and digital audio editing on an Eee PC 1000H
One of the first things I tried when I got my first Eee PC 701 last year was installing some audio editing software. As a radio producer and tech journalist, I’ve been wanting to try the open source Ardour digital audio workstation for a while, but I’ve always run into hardware compatibility problems. I didn’t […]
O’Reilly reviews the Yamaha Pocketrak 2G
O’Reilly Digital Media has posted a review of the Yamaha Pocketrak 2G digital audio recorder, which was launched earlier this year. The Pocketrak 2G is more of a high end voice recorder than a low end radio/podcasting tool. But depending on your needs, it might be appropriate for either personal or professional use. First the […]
Hacking the Zoom H2
The Zoom H2 digital audio recorder has a lot of things going for it. For under $200, you get a near-broadcast quality built in microphone, mic and line inputs, and a USB audio interface that you can plug into your computer. It’s a great little machine for podcasters on a budget (although I wouldn’t necessarily […]
List of Seinfeld-related puns in the news today
As you may have heard, Microsoft is launching “phase two” of its new advertising campaign. And the new ads will not feature Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld. You can read more about the news in my Download Squad article. But I wanted to use this space to point out something: We in the media, even […]
Big City Values
The other day I was walking down the street and I encountered a double decker tour bus. The top level was populated by folks wearing business suits. They looked incredibly uncomfortable, which wasn’t surprising since it was a weekend and the skies looked like they were about to open up and start spilling rain like […]
Video report: Philadelphia’s rental suitability law
WHYY’s Stephanie Marudas and Alan Tu put together an excellent report on Philadelphia’s rental suitability law. Basically, the law which was passed two years ago requires landlords to provide tenants with a certificate of rental suitability showing that the property had passed city inspection. But landlords fought the law in the courts and the city […]