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Google Scholar and Alerts

admin — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:22:41 +0000

Here are my screen shots for looking for info for my presentation.

I had to adjust it because the advanced search wouldn’t allow the “~”.

Got it all set up in my alerts.

My First Podcasing Adventure

admin — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:48:29 +0000

Here it is, I set up my podcasting layer (a.k.a. my home office) to start my first podcast. I got my new microphone, and built my own pop screen. I built the pop screen for under $3. I went to the fabric store and picked up a a stretch frame for needle point work, and a brass doll stand. I stretched out fabric from an old t-shirt over the frame, screwed it closed, and tied the frame to the doll stand with a piece of string.

The setup worked out great! I was really proud of it. I used my iMac G5 to organize my notes and display websites with information that I planned on talking about. That way I could organize my notes without printing, and I also would not have to work about the mic picking up the sound of paper rustling. I then used my MacBook Pro for recording.

I used Garage Band instead of Audacity for recording. I was really pleased with the tools that Garage Band had for recording podcasts. Garage Band actually had a preset configuration for podacasting that had levels set, channels set, and a whole bunch of presets for equalization. I was also able o load my show’s set list into iTunes and drag the songs onto my timeline from my iTunes playlist. It all worked beautifully.

I decided that my podcast would be musical because I’m in a band, and love it when my band gets played. I want to give other bands the opportunity. Also, music is a big part of my life, so it just seemed logical to do a music podcast.

I signed up for a music alley producer account, so I chose a selection of podsafe music from their lineup. This means that I have the privilege to play all of the music I played on the show, with no royalty fees.

I really enjoyed the experience, and I plan on doing more episodes. I hosted my podcast on podbean, so please subscribe.

Research Topic Approved, Let’s Start the Madness!

admin — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:58:02 +0000

I just got my research topic approved for my first presentation in ACSG 500. My topic title will be “Facebook Takes Over the World… of Search.” Here’s a brief synopsis of what it will entail:

Facebook is attempting to de-thrown Google as the leading source of where people get their information online. The presentation will consist of how Facebook plans on doing so, and how their plan compares to buisness models of the past, where people provide the information on queries over machines.

If you have any links that I should know about, please post them in the comments. So far, I’ve found a really good article on Wired. I will post it, along with other items I find, later.

Welcome to Blog 500

admin — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:03:55 +0000

Here it is! The maiden post of Blog 500. This is my blog about my graduate studies at SXU in the fields of Applied Computer Sciences and Business Administration. So basically this is going to be all things “nerd.” I will also try to post some tech news that I find interesting, and other fun stuff along the way. Enjoy!