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MP3 – Part 2 – Ripping a CD!

A few days ago we looked at what an MP3 was and talked about how they were first created. With that bit of history aside, now to the important stuff! How can we create our own MP3s? That’s what I will be showing you here today. Ripping – The process of digitally extracting audio from CDs to your hard drive in WAV or MP3 format. We will be ripping MP3s from any Compact Disk that you own. I will be using Windows Media Player (WMP) version 10. This is the free media player that comes with Windows. You can find … Continue reading →

Podcasts – The Basics

Podcasting. It’s one of those internet buzz words. Everybody talks about it. But what is Podcasting? Podcasting is a way to distribute over the internet audio or video files using RSS or Atom Syndication. The file could be a professional radio program, a music video, or your own internet radio show. Just like you can listen to the “radio” on the “radio” with podcasting you have a “podcast” of a “podcast”. It means both the delivery method as well as the content. The underlying syndication technology was available in the early 2000’s but started to become extremely popular around 2004. … Continue reading →

Microsoft Photo Story – Adding music

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One important aspect of digital slideshows is the background music you use (or don’t use). Adding music to a slideshow created by Microsoft Photo Story 3 is a relatively easy process to do. I’ll cover this task in this blog and Background Music Adding music to your slideshow will really liven up the whole production and make it more enjoyable for all to watch. If you have some music in mind, you can easily add it to your slideshow. If you don’t have any music of your own to add, you can use the music generator included with Photo Story. … Continue reading →