In this fourth of ten (10) videos on podcasting with GarageBand, Dave Brown shows you why in addition to the GarageBand software Preferences, you’ll probably need to alter your computer’s System Preferences before getting started. You’ll also learn how to lay down your first vocal track, add some background music, and do something called “ducking, ” which is needed when you’re working with a couple audio tracks. (more…)

This is the third in a series of ten (10) video tutorials on how to create a podcast with GarageBand. In this video Aussie Dave Brown shows you how to set up the Preferences section of the software. According to Dave, it’s important that you edit the Audio component to reflect your particular set-up. If you’re not familiar with audio set-up, Dave explains what each setting represents so that you’re able to accurately reflect your own set-up. (more…)

This is the second in a series of ten (10) videos that will teach you how to create a podcast using GarageBand v. 3+ on your Macintosh. In this video Dave Brown introduces you to the GarageBand interface. He’ll show you how to start a new podcast and will explain each of the major components that make up the “Podcast” interface for GarageBand. You’ll review tracks, episode info, descriptions, artwork, literally every item on the GarageBand interface. (more…)

Sometimes the better tact is “If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.”

That’s what University of Washington-Bothell professor Martha Groom discovered when she came up with a unique way of tapping into the colossal online encyclopedia, Wikipedia. Now one of a few teachers embracing this mammoth, web-based resource, professor Groom now requires her environmentat history students to either write an original Wikipedia article or do a major edit to an existing one, instead of turning in the usual big term paper at the end of the semester. (more…)

This is the first in the series of ten (10) video tutorials created by Dave Brown of Adelaide, Australia. The series is really all you need to know about creating podcasts using a Mac and GarageBand version 3.0 and newer. You’ll meet Dave and get to know his great Australian wit, his ducks and parrot. The first video talks about iWeb and how your podcasts will display on iWeb. (more…)