The document discusses tips and best practices for creating podcasts and screencasts. It includes suggestions for microphone and recording equipment, editing software, file formats, and hosting platforms. Experts provide advice on preparation, production workflows, and content ideas. Sample podcasts and screencasts are recommended for learning from other creators.
1. Podcasting and Screencasting in Rails
Gregg Pollack Christopher Haupt
Rails Envy Learning Rails
Ryan Bates Michael Slater
Railscasts Learning Rails
Mike Clark Geoffrey Grosenbach
Pragmatic Studio Peepcode
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6. 1. How do you prepare for, create, and publish your podcast? This includes setup, production,
and what microphone and software tools do you use?
2. What advice do you have to someone who wants to jump into podcasting? Tips & Tricks?
3. What Podcasts do you listen to / watch, and why?
4. What Podcast doesn’t exist in the world, which you really wish someone would create?
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7. 1. How do you prepare for, create, and publish your podcast? This includes setup, production,
and what microphone and software tools do you use?
2. What advice do you have to someone who wants to jump into podcasting? Tips & Tricks?
3. What Podcasts do you listen to / watch, and why?
4. What Podcast doesn’t exist in the world, which you really wish someone would create?
5. Why should you do a podcast?
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12. Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Find top Ruby / Rails stories
Sunday night
Record the Podcast
Monday & Tuesday night
Edit and polish the Podcast
13. Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Find top Ruby / Rails stories
Sunday night
Record the Podcast
Monday & Tuesday night
Edit and polish the Podcast
Wednesday morning
Release the Podcast
14. Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Find top Ruby / Rails stories
Sunday night
Record the Podcast
Monday & Tuesday night
Edit and polish the Podcast
Wednesday morning
Release the Podcast
Thursday
Do it again
48. Creating a community podcast
or screencast can be just as
beneficial to the community
as contributing code
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57. LearningRails
Tips
Right and wrong way to use a Mic/Cam
Screen capture on a second monitor
Metrics (mystery of iTunes)
Editing session woes (edit, encode, time!)
Bugs (USB audio driver on Mac)
Hosting gotchas (robots/spammers/
griefers, bandwidth, feeds, show-notes and
code, forums/feedback from listeners)
59. LearningRails
Questions? Wanna Help?
Come to the BOF
Check out www.LearningRails.com
Email chaupt or michael at
buildingwebapps.com
Twitter chaupt
60. LearningRails
Help Spread the Word
Use the Share button
For the course, at www.LearningRails.com
Add a rating or review on iTunes
Add our widget to your blog or site
Get image and link at
www.BuildingWebApps.com/affiliate
62. LearningRails
Backup
Non-Tech: Chris watches/listens to: Ronald
D. Moore's BSG podcast/commentary, Jay
and Jack's Lost podcast, Gary Vaynerchuk's
WineLibrary.tv
What to do: Art Education for Kids vidcasts
63. Ryan Bates
from
free Ruby on Rails Screencasts
80. I watch/listen to
• Ruby on Rails Podcast • Thoughtworks Podcast
• Rails Envy Podcast • InfoQ Videos
• Learning Rails • Macworld Video
• sd.rb Podcast • MacBreak Video
• GitCasts • Photoshop Killer Tips
81. Why I Screencast
• I enjoy teaching others
• To get my name out there
• It’s something I’ve wanted
82. Screencasting is Great for
• Workflows
• Interaction between different tools
• Problem solving
• Common scenarios and use cases
• NOT for reference material