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Cochrane, Todd. Podcasting: The do-it-yourself Guide.


COCHRANE, Todd. Podcasting Recording a non-music audio broadcast (news, sports, discussion, etc.) in the MP3 format for playback in a digital music player. See podcast. : the do-it-yourself guide. Wiley Publishing. 314p. illus. index. c2005. 0-7645-9778-7. $19.99. SA

In an age when nobody leaves the house without their iPod, this book should be a household staple 1. (language) STAPLE - A programming language written at Manchester (University?) and used at ICL in the early 1970s for writing the test suites. STAPLE was based on Algol 68 and had a very advanced optimising compiler.
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. Written by Todd Cochrane--whose interest in the world of technology inspired him to launch the popular technology news site Geeks News Central in 2004, and then Podcast Connect Inc. in 2005--this do-it-yourself guide thoroughly explains the A to Zs of podcasting.

What makes this book especially good is the fact that Cochrane complements the step-by-step instructions on podcasting with his own personal advice, which gives you the sense that you are taking tips from a friend rather than plowing through a thick manual. As Cochrane puts it in Chapter I of the book: "I want you to feel the power of the medium as I do. The fundamental thing to remember about podcasting is to have fun and be yourself." Beth Lizardo, Bard College Bard College, at Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y.; founded 1860 as St. Stephen's College for men; rechartered 1935 as Bard College; became coeducational in 1944; affiliated with Columbia Univ. 1928–44. A small, progressive college, Bard stresses independent study.  Student. NY

J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers.

S--Recommended for senior high school students.

A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians This is a list of people who have practised as a librarian and are well-known, either for their contributions to the library profession or primarily in some other field.  and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries.

*--The asterisk (1) See Asterisk PBX.

(2) In programming, the asterisk or "star" symbol (*) means multiplication. For example, 10 * 7 means 10 multiplied by 7. The * is also a key on computer keypads for entering expressions using multiplication.
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