When I first started working at a daily newspaper there was a darkroom alongside a bank of neg scanners. It was 2001 and thankfully I had arrived armed with a digital SLR. I learned that to deliver what the news desk demanded within 12 hours or less, I had to move fast, get the shot in a few frames and get to the next job as quick as possible.After a while I discarded the map book for my PDA with … [Read more...] about Working in Digital Journalism (Case Studies)
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Archiving Digital Audio
I'm not much for editing audio. Those that know me and my workflow will see that for the last few years I have mainly used the classic Audioboo app. Recording straight into my phone with a standard mic windshield over one end. I subscribe to my own Audioboo podcast feed in iTunes to grab the mp3 to my hard drive and also use IFTTT to auto copy the mp3 from my feed into dropbox. This ensures my … [Read more...] about Archiving Digital Audio
Serendipity Lives Here
ser·en·dip·i·ty/ˌserənˈdipitē/ The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way: "a fortunate stroke of serendipity". Just like Aleks Krotoski in her BBC Radio4 series The Digital Human, I've been fascinated with Serendipity for a good chunk of my life. I don't remember the first time I ever heard the word, but I do remember the first time it's meaning was … [Read more...] about Serendipity Lives Here
Panasonic HDC-TM300 (Review)
Background It's been ages since I was the proud owner of a decent HD camcorder. The last one I had was a 3ccd Panasonic that took DV tapes. At the time it was way too good for what I needed, so I sold it to upgrade my stills camera. Ever since then I've been dabbling with pocket HD video recorders, in particular the Kodak Zi6. The Zi6 is a great little device for blogging and with it's … [Read more...] about Panasonic HDC-TM300 (Review)
Roberts SolarDAB Radio (Review)
I'm back in love with radio. Although I have a radio in the car and another in the kitchen I have been re-enthused into actually listening to the good old radio over my iPod by the Roberts solarDAB. Maybe it's the ease of use, maybe it's the form factor, perhaps it's just a really cool gadget. I have another Roberts radio and respect their workmanship and heritage but since breaking the … [Read more...] about Roberts SolarDAB Radio (Review)