Archive for Videos

Feedly | Feed Reader for Firefox Users

// February 17th, 2012 // No Comments » // Tools, Videos

I was searching for an alternative to Google Reader to organize my favorite blogs and news sources and found this neat reader for Firefox called Feedly.  Watch this video overview by ProVirtualSolutions to learn more.

Royalty Free Music

// January 6th, 2012 // 2 Comments » // Tools, Videos

Royalty Free MusicI received a couple of emails after I posted an article on how to use Audacity to edit audio files regarding using other peoples’ music in podcasts and other projects.  I wanted to make sure that I was giving you the right information on the topic, so I did a little research and found a really great FREE online tutorial.  This tutorial explains the concept of podsafe music (music you can use in your podcast) and copyrighted music (which you can’t use without permission).

I also share my favorite resource for Royalty Free Music.

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Audacity – Free Software For Creating and Editing Audio Files

// January 5th, 2012 // No Comments » // Tools, Videos

audacityAudacity is a free, easy-to-use and multilingual audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. You can use Audacity to:

  • Record live audio.
  • Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs.
  • Edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, WAV or AIFF sound files.
  • Cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together.
  • Change the speed or pitch of a recording.
  • And more! (see video below)
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Gravatars

// November 28th, 2011 // No Comments » // Tools, Videos

Ever wonder where bloggers get those little pictures of themselves that seem to turn up no matter where they are blogging?  They are called “AVATARS” and most of these come from what is becoming the universal site for them, Gravatars, or Globally Recognized Avatars.  It is free to join and add your photo.  Then when you use the corresponding email address while blogging/commenting on Gravatar-friendly websites, your picture will appear as well.

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The Simplicity of WordPress

// November 28th, 2011 // No Comments » // Videos, Wordpress

This is not an instruction video.. but it does show you just how quickly you can create a wordpress blog. So.. NO MORE EXCUSES! Get out there and start blogging!

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