Hey all!
I just wanted to let everyone know, my friend Mandy, is hosting a “Perfectography’s 12 days of Printsmas” photo print giveaway! She’ll be giving away one photo print everyday for 12 days. Make sure to check it out here!
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CoverSutra is spotlight for your iTunes. Launch a song from a click, and see what is playing at a glance! Definitely one of the best pieces of OS X software out there!
CoverSutra also allows you to also integrate your last.fm user account. Now, whenever you play something in iTunes, it’ll show it on your last song(s) played from iTunes.
CoverSutra also lets you launch a song from a keyword, as well as changing the song, and even rating it.
CoverSutra is one application I could probably never live without. You should go check it out!
~David
Hey everyone, I just wanted to let you know, I’m not dead, and David’s Tech show DEFINITELY is not dead! We’ve got more to come, I’ve just been way too busy lately. Especially with the launch of Teens in Tech, It’s been hard to produce anything. Thanks for understanding everyone!
~David
An anonymous insider told Keaton Taylor and I today when the iPhone Software Update will be released tomorrow! I’m not just saying that this is going to be released tomorrow, I’m saying they told us an EXACT TIME!
First, here’s a little background about the iPhone 2.0 software as well as the new iPhone. Basically, the biggest feature of the iPhone 2.0 software is MobileMe. MobileMe has been described as “Exchange for the rest of us.” MobileMe is going to allow to sync EVERYTHING to your iPhone, Mac, and Windows computer! By everything, I mean, your mail, address book, as well as even iCal!
Now, imagine the price you’d think for this service…just take a guess. $250 a year? $500 per year? WRONG! You’re going to be paying a mere $99 per year for all of this PLUS 20 Gigabytes of internet storage! I think that’s an excellent price for that much storage and functionality. What do you think? Leave a comment!
Now that I’ve rambled on about MobileMe, you’re probably going, “well, what else is new?” Two words, “App Store”. The App Store is going to be a centralized location for every app for the iPhone. I know Keaton was telling me the other day, that he was looking for an IRC client for his phone, but had a hard time. Not because it wasn’t out there, but because not everything is in a centralized location to find all of your apps. Not only that, but you’re able to download these apps on the go with the 3G iPhone, as well as the new software updated iPhone. WOW!
Now, for the actual time! The release time is going to be at 8 EST or 5am PST! So, make sure you’re awake by then and you get there before everyone else, because I’m sure their servers are going to get absolutely hammered.
All this plus more, coming July 11th, 2008! Are you getting a new iPhone, or just excited for the software update. What about MobileMe? Any comments, questions, concerns? Leave a comment!
~David
That’s right ladies and gentlemen, Ustream, the popular video and audio streaming website, is going to start overlaying ads on their streams! Ustream has partnered up with YuMe and Yahoo! to start advertising in the form of semi-transparent overlays towards the bottom of the streams.
According to Patrick Ross from Ustream, the goal, “is to develop a system of advertising that works technically [and] is acceptable to our viewers and broadcasters while helping us build a sustainable community.” The ads will be able to be closed by the viewers, although will show up near the bottom of the video by default.
Steve, from The Tech Buzz, says “I find them to be a non-nuisance since you can move them to the side, although, I’d like to see the ads to be kept on the topic of the show. If the ads are not targeted to the show’s subject, they may become a nuisance.” Steve is one of the “beta” testers for the ads.
Here’s what the ads look like at this point in time:
All in all, I hope Ustream keeps considering the viewers, and tries many different things when it comes to these ads, besides just the overlays. I’d like to see Ustream stay ad free, but if they need the ads to stay in business, I can absolutely understand that.
~David
It’s Dday (download day) for Firefox 3 final release! Here are the release notes as promised: http://www.mozilla-europe.org/en/firefox/3.0/releasenotes/
Enjoy!
~David
Hey everyone,
I know that typically this site is dedicated ONLY to technology, but my friend really needs your help! Go over to this website and vote 5 stars on her photography. It would be a great help to her, as she would get an award of $2008, and quite a bit of exposure. I’d greatly appreciate it!!!
Thanks everyone, will be back podcasting soon…I promise!
David
I’ve recently been asked numerous times how I stream audio over my stream. Well, there are really four ways to do it, although the third way is just a variation to the second way.
The first way is the most basic, and cost-effective, although, it has it’s limitations. In this procedure, you connect an auxilary cable (1/8 jacks on each end) from the audio output of your computer to the audio input of your computer, and play music through the media player you use. The issue with this is that you cannot hear your microphone. There is one way to solve that issue though. You would need to buy a splitter, that connects to the audio input of your computer so you can plug your microphone.
The second way involves a hardware audio mixer. Basically, what you do is take the audio output from your computer, and put it into the mixer. Then, you take the output (usually called main out) and put it into the input of the computer. With a mixer, you can control the level (volume) of the music, and with most mixers, can plug your microphone into it. If you go this route, I’d suggest getting an XLR microphone, such as the Behringer XM8500, unless you want better quality. If you wanted a better microphone, I would highly recommend something such as the Audio Technica AT2020 or the Marshall MXL990. This will allow you to control your audio levels of the music and the microphone. This setup can get pricey, but if you are making professional productions or want your stream to be the best it can in audio quality, I would opt for this.
If you are a Mac user, read on, if not, you might as well stop here - because the last two solutions are only for the Mac. This solution includes a program called Soundflower. Basically, you need to select the audio of your program you are using to stream the music to output to Soundflower, and then select the Soundflower input on your broadcaster.
The fourth way to do this, is the most complicated in my opinion, although may be the best way to complete this task if you do not want to buy a mixer. You need two programs - Soundflower, and Audio Hijack Pro. Soundflower is free - although, Audio Hijack Pro is not. Instead of me retyping what someone has already posted, I will give you a link to the directions to do this. Click here to see this. Make sure to thank Bwana for providing us these instructions!
If you have any questions, feel free to email me at support@davidstechshow.net!
~David
In this video, I tell you some of the awesome features of Remote desktop. Such as, adding a computer, observe, curtain, and control. I also show you how to add computers and edit their properties and characteristics. Watch the video for more details! http://davidstechshow.net
1.Organize Cables - Cable Ties are a great method!
2.MAKE SURE - you have a router that supports how ever many ports you need for your wired network - if not, pick up a (or a few) wireless adapters
3.Once again, securtiy - I cannot stress enough SECURITY!
4.If you’re looking for Gigabit speeds, make sure you’re router supports gigabit, or you may not see any improvement.
5 .Last but not least, Know you’re router’s firmware! You’re router’s firmware is a powerful thing and you can do a lot of things with it .
Watch the video for more details!
Thanks for watching!
~David
