Now that a respectable duration of time has passed, podcasting shows no signs of slowing down.
People everywhere are creating new podcasts. Some of the more popular ones boast a loyal following of millions around the globe. And just like in any creative venue, you will find the good, the bad and everything else in between. For the most part, all you really need to create a podcast is a computer, Internet Free How-To Guide for Small Business Web Strategies - from domain name selection to site promotion.
As with anything, a little bit of research will turn up a wide variety of products ranging from the bare-bones basics to a complete, professional recording setup. Prices will obviously reflect the quality setup you select so be careful in your choices.
Deciding What to Say
One of the most important things you need to consider before plunging into the podcasting pool is what you have to say and how long it will take for you to say it.
If all you are looking to do is find a soapbox from which to speak your piece, chances are, after you've made your point, your podcasting career will come to a swift end. Too often have I seen this happen. At first, the idea of podcasting is new, fresh and exciting to people. They start out making a new podcast every day.
Then after they say what they have to say, their podcasts get updated every other day, then once a week, then maybe a couple of times a month, until the same podcasts remain unchanged for months, even years, only to be finally abandoned altogether as all interest fades into oblivion.
This usually happens because casual podcasters don't realize how demanding a podcast can be on one's time. So if yours is a limited quest, you may be better off creating one or a series of recordings, posting them on your Web site, and then leaving things at that.
A Plug for the iMic
On a related subject, just the other day I wanted to record something on my computer and discovered that the device I wanted to use did not connect via USB Latest News about USB. Instead, it had the more conventional mini-plug at the end of its cable.
Further exploration of my equipment drawer revealed several such devices, including microphones, telephone recorders, an AM/FM radio and even a cassette tape recorder/player. They all required input or output and the corresponding jack to make them work with my computer. I realized that if I ever wanted to use any of this older equipment, I needed something that could convert their analog outputs and inputs to digital ones, making it possible to physically connect them to my computer's USB port. That's exactly what the iMic from Griffin Technologies does.
Actually, the iMic has been around for years, but it recently got both a cosmetic and functional upgrade. The small, round, disk-shaped device sports "in" and "out" plugs to accommodate your mini-plug equipment. At its other end, the iMic has a USB cable that connects to either your Windows or Macintosh Latest News about Macintosh computer. If the device you're trying to connect is a microphone, for example, you just plug its mini-plug cable into the iMic's "in" plug.
Conversely, if you want to transfer audio out from your computer to your older cassette tape recorder, you connect a cable from the iMic's "out" plug to your cassette recorder's line-in jack. Depending on the sensitivity of the older device, the iMic offers a single switch that lets you select between line and microphone levels.
The iMic sells for US$39.99. Griffin also includes their "Final Vinyl" software that automatically senses and locates the iMic's USB connection, letting you just plug your older device in, connect the iMic to your PC, and start rockin' and rollin'. You can grab one of these here
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