Two peaces of news to add.
Item Number 01.
I got the Zoom H2 in. Its a SD-card based digital recorder. I was going to use the iRiver iFP799 or899 1GB to record MP3s but they are no longer made and the only way to get one is used.
So I tried the whole ebay thing and kept getting out bid on a old use mp3 player. I have one question, why would you pay $100 for a “USE” mp3 player?
The zoom H2 handy recorder lets you record in WAVs or MP3s.
Which is so much better for what I wanted it for. I plan to plug my mixer board into it via the Line-in (that is, when I get one.) Another thing that the H2 offers that I would have never even thought of on my own; is the fact this little guy has 4, yes I said 4, microphones built right into the thing. I was testing it out today and man’ this little guy sounds great!
My old cassettes recorders never sounded so good.
So on top of it being as my recording device, it will double as a on-the-go field recording device. Right now I can’t think what that might be, but give me time.
I have gone to school (college that is) and they make you buy books as part of the course that your taking. Well Podcasting for me is a learning experience, and as such, it too demands books.
First I picked up “Podcasting for Dummies” and it let me in on what Podcasting was at its most basic level. And it also made me think, “hay, I can do this”. So I started this blog right after I fished the book. And as you know, this is my place to track my progress on the road to getting my Podcast up and running.
I should also mention that at the official web site for “Podcasting for dummies” that they have a podcast that goes with the book. [Note] that the podcast is not a blow by blow of each Chapter. They go beyond the constraints of the printed book. Thats good, because they give you stuff that the book never could, and that, is, what a podcast sounds like. They let you listen to the MOST basic to the MOST professionally. So go have a listen.
When I finished P.f.D. (I thought I typed “Podcasting for Dummies” to many times (oh, dang I typed it again.) So from now I will just type in P.f.D when I’ referring to that book.)
I thought to myself, self, what do I read next?
Well with a little looking around I joining a yahoo group on podcasting. I Read a lot of the posts and asked a BUNCH of questions. One of my many posts I said that I had read P.f.D (see, I did not type in_______ ___ _______!) and I was looking for other books to read.
Item Number 02.
I got about 3 people telling me Podcasting Solutions. I check my local BIG chain book stores(Barns and Noble and Hastings) for it and got nowhere. I even check 3 of the new/used book stores with the same results. So ordered it from Amazon.com. I can not tell you if its good or bad as I’ve only gotten it in as of January 8th, 2008 and I know only what I read on the back of the book. Its sounds interesting, we will see.
The other book I got was based on the fact that two of my favorite podcasters (Mur Lafferty and Rob Walch ) wrote this book. I’ve read the first chapter and I will say that so far, it’s in their voice. (That didn’t make sense. “In their voice” seeing how its a book and all, anyway. you get the idea.) What I’ve read, I’ve liked. But also I like their podcasts.
When I saw this next book I had to get it. Its more or less an update to P.f.D. The name of this one is (drum roll please) Expert Podcasting Practices For Dummies. Longer name, but the same two guys who wrote the first book, plus a new guy, wrote this one too. I’ve not done more than flip through it and looked at all the pretty picture. (What do you expect, I just got it and Podcasting Solutions today.) If its in the same “voice” as the other book was, it should be good.
So now you know as much as I’m willing to tell you, hehe 
So until I get more stuff in, Later.
p.s. I got the microphones in, YES!
End Occurrence No.04
