Another Opinion Among Many

Okay, if you’re not a sound engineer, you’ll still like this podcast.  My friend, Jordan, has decided that he had to fill up what little free time he had with a new podcast.  He’s still sorting things out, but his first effort has been posted.  Its about sound.  I found it interesting and I think that you will as well.  I am sure that he’ll shake it up as he gets into a style, but for now, he’s set up with a few “bullet points” followed by a main discussion.  In this first podcast, he discussed current state of the industry’s stance on dynamic range (or the lack thereof) and put forth a few opinions about where it should be.  Go on over and check it out.  Beware, the site’s still under heavy construction, so there’s not a lot of navigation in place yet, but you can get the podcast quite easily.

Head on over to http://www.podcast.robotcousin.com, and check out Robot Cousin’s Audio Feeds.

I’ve tried this recently and it does actually work. Thanks to Ed Labonte’s mention of this trick in his podcast The Linux Install Podcast. If you have a computer that has become unresponsive, you can make it reboot if you have to without hitting the power switch by doing the following:

Hold down the “ALT” key and the “Print Screen|SysReq” key. Then, type, ensuring that you definitely type the right letters distinctly. The letters you type, while still holding down those two keys, is “R” “E” “I” “S” “U” “B”. This should give your system back to you.

Good luck with that.

In addition to the list of podcasts that I’ve gotten used to listening to, I have discovered The Jak Attack, with “Jon Watson and Kelly Penguin Girl coming atcha!”  Its got a bit of tech, linux, and Nova Scotia all mixed in a serious but goofy-enough package.  I like it!

A while after I won my Sony NW-E403, I discovered podcasts.  I hadn’t really downloaded and listened to very many of them, though.  My usual internet downloads would be the weekly show from UnwelcomeGuests.net and Jeremy’s LQRadio podcast.  I began to sporadically add to these, occasionally having to convert some of the low bitrate files to play on the Sony.  After getting the Creative Muvo V100, that I referred to here, with its 1GB capacity and expanded file playability, I began to search around for other podcasts to listen to regularly.

It turns out that I may listen all week without hearing any music now! So, for those who have been interested in trying out this thing called Linux but need a bit more reinforcement, some of these podcasts might be useful to you.  There are more out there, but I’m just getting into the swing of things.

Here’s the list:

• Linux Reality - I like Ches’s subject matter ranging from newb to experienced
• Lottalinuxlinks - Dave’s chat about Linux - usually from his car it seems
• LQ Radio - Jeremy’s sporadic show about all things Linux
• The Linux Action Show - Bryan and Chris are just zany enough to make them my fave
• Going Linux - Advice for those who just want to use their operating system
• The Linux Install Podcast - Ed Labonte and Ben Cheever install linux and describe what they are doing
• Linux News Log - a new one for me - packed with stuff

I hope that someone finds this to be useful.   I founhd all of these by googling the term “Linux Podcast” and checking the results.  Podcast Alley is a great place to get lost, as is the Lottalinuxlinks page.