How To Podcast (part 1)

Check Out: iPodderX & iPodder.org		As mentioned in my last post I started listening to Adam Curry's Daily Source Code. A lot has been done in the last few months that he's been podcasting. I'm only up the October 04, 2004 at this time, so I don't know what's new yet. ;)
In many of the early posts he makes mentions of software and tools that he uses. I haven't found that many great sites that have easy to understand "how to" descriptions on how to podcast. There are two to mention: Hugo Schotman: Podcasting How-To: Podcasting (aka How to get Podcasts and also make your own) There's some good technical information, but - at least for me - its a little hard to follow. So the next few blog posts I will make will be on my efforts on how to podcast. Maybe "Podcasting For Users" is what I'll call it. A simple description of how I get things up and ideas for making it easier on the Apple platform. First. I'm going to buy Audio Hijack Pro from Rogue Amoeba. I downloaded it after hearing Curry talk about it and tried it out. The demo version works fine, but the developer has added in a nice security feature. After 10 minutes there's a big blare of static. Its not that expensive and after messing around with it for a couple hours I think I'm ready to buy. Second. I need a microphone. The mic on my Powerbook is OK, but I think I want something with a little more ummph! I don't want to spend a lot so I am going to check out Griffin's iTalk and Lapel Mic as a start and consider a more expensive mic later on.