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How I Run My Website

admin — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 18:40:28 +0000

How i run my site

Just Got Artisteer

admin — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:51:52 +0000

hey guys. sorry for the long wait but just got artisteer 2 and have been designing a new theme for the tech podcast including new logos, banners and themes. i have also been recording some podcasts. you will be seeing them in late 2010. the site is getting a whole new revamp so be expecting some down time while upgrading e-mails and serves over the next few days. i have not set a launch date yet for the revam but expect the revamp late March to early April and the podcasts in late 2010.

Thanks, catch you later.

Setting Up A Podcast

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:17:35 +0000

if you want to setup a podcast your going to need some tools such as an editor and host. you can host yourself but when i tryed using podpress for wordpress i ran into a load of problems so i would chose to use a free online hosst you can pay but you will be fine with free.

1st – Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ this is a fantastic audio editor. you can have multiple traks and do a whole load of effects. one thing youll also need is lame mp3 and install that so you can export in mp3 format.

2nd – http://www.podomatic.com/ podamatic is a all in one free service that hosts video and audio podcasts, post them to itunes and embed the player in to your website. this service is free but offers a paid service with extra features but unless you are a podcaster who needs extra bandwith dont spend your money on this. buy a decent mic.

3rd – your going to need a decent mic. pros may use £100 or $100 mics but mine was 40 and is very decent. cheap mics i reccormend are the blue snowflake or samson go mic.

Setting Up A Media centre

admin — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:19:00 +0000

if you have an old laptop or pc that you replaced and your not shore what to do with it then making it in to your media centre c is a great idea. this allows you to watch movies and play music from a separate pc so your main pc can focus on other tasks. in this post you’ll learn the software and hardware needed to make a media centre pc.

1st – software

1. Boxxe – http://www.boxee.tv/signup/?download=windows this is available on pc, mac linux 32 and 64 bit and apple tv. boxxe is my favourite media centre app and it allows all sorts of cool internet video such as Revision 3 and Youtube.

2. Handbreak – http://handbrake.fr/downloads.php this app is avilible on mac and pc in 32 and 64 bit. this program allows you to rip dvd’s to your hardrive so you can play them without the sound of your optical drive spinning up.

2nd – Hardware

1. a pc or laptop that is running xp , vista or 7.

2. a optical drive. the one that came with your computer will be fine.

3. a reasonable sized hardrive. anything over 150 gb will be fine but id recormend if you have alot of dvd’s then 500gb – 1.5tb.

4. atleast 512 megabytes of ram. you can check your ram by right clicking on my computer and then click properties and your ram will be under memory.

now rip all your favourite dvd’s to your hardrive. open up boxxe and put all your favourite dvd’s in to a play list and go. your media centre pc is now set up.

accessories could be a pc remote and maybe blu ray optical drive if you have blu rays but theese arnt necessary.

Where To Download Free Photoshop Brushes

admin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:43:36 +0000

i would not use Photoshop without the brushes capability. i love using them for logos and pretty much anything i do. there are a number of services that offer free brushes but my favourite is easily http://www.brusheasy.com . you can find 1000s of free brushes and the brushes also work with gimp and paint.net. all brushes are categorised so you can easily find the brush you wish to work with. if you want to find more brushes then simply google free photoshop brushes.

What’s In My Dock

admin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:24:32 +0000

http://www.callsblog.info

callstechtalk@gmail.com

New Twitter Name

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:26:32 +0000

Just a quick update to say my twitter name is now thetechpodcast follow me @thetechpodcast http://www.twitter.com/thetechpodcast

Can We Trust E-Bay?

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:07:51 +0000

I decided to right this because i was recently on e-bay and i was browsing through computers and i found a brand new Sony vaio laptop for £2.99 :0. i was looking at the specs and there were about 10 in stock. at first i was interested in buying one of these products until i stopped to think how a band new sony vaio laptop could possibly be soled for £2.99. when i thought about it it became clear. i ether could of been stolen or fallen of the back of a lorry. if i had bought the laptop and it had been stolen my parents would of gone to jail for buying stolen goods. i clicked on the user and it confirmed my suspicions. a brand new Nintendo Wii for £2.99 and a 42” Toshiba TV for £2.99. it had obviously been stolen.

I’m not saying don’t use e-bay but just be carful because if your caught with stolen goods then you could be jailed for possessing stolen goods. there are allot of good deals to be found just don’t get caught out.

Samson go mic – the story so far

admin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:52:16 +0000

i bought this mcrophone for about £40 and so far i am loving the fact i dont have to worry about sound quallity in my live broadcasts and podcasts. it is a really great microphone. it slots onto the top of my latop perfectly so i love the quality. so fari have found no problems with the mic. it comes with some extras including Music Creator LE and a nice carry case for the microphone. the actual review comming in march so theres something to look forward to.

Apple IPad

admin — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:33:06 +0000

Apple today released there new ipad. there where allot of rumours about this device coming out and today apple showed it of at a keynote. it can run all the iphone and ipod touch apps and has its own sdk and developers can develop apps specifically for it. it feature a ne apple r4 processor made by apple them selves and a led 10” display. the price range vaires but we no the prises are as followed.

16gb just wi-fi-499 32gb just wi-fi-599 64gb g4gb just wi-fi-699

16gb wi-fi + 3g-629 32gb wi-fi + 3g-729 64gb wi-fi+3g-829

video coming soon with specs and more info

http://www.apple.com/ipad

Apple event countdown

TheTechPodcast — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:50:17 +0000

event has started

Grooveshark.com

admin — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 01:09:26 +0000

grooveshark.com is a very powefull music streaming website that has a nice clean and clear interface. learn in the video

Top 5 freeware i install on any new pc

TheTechPodcast — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:36:12 +0000

here are my top 5 programs i install after a reinstall or if i buy or am setting up a new computer.

1: Spotify (uk and europe only)
i install this beacause it is my main music streamer. on occations i will use grooveshark but i mainly use spotify. it is great and i listen to all my music there before i buy it of itunes or download it of amazon. it is great and i got it 1 day before it became invite only. i get afew ads but usally im working on something else and dont notace them.

2: Mozzila Firefox.
Firefox is my main web browser and i loveit beacause of the addons and themes. i usally install safari or chrome after if i need speed but firefox is allways the deafult browser i use. it is free and not the fastest but definatlly not the slowest. i love it!!!

3: skype
skype is a very fast voip (voice over ip) client. it runs very fast and is easaly the most popular voip client. the video chat has no lag and you dont even a microphone or webcam to chat. you can do just like msn chat or just webcam or just sound and with all of these you can still chat using the chat part. i love the skype interface.

4: avg free
this my internet security and it works really well. it runs using hardly any resources and blocks any threats. you can easily set it up and comes with a load of feature youd usally have to pay for. doesnt look to nice but is really reliable.

5: Itunes
i always install itunes beacause i have a ipod and it runs all my music. i love the podcast intergration and am subscribed to many podcasts wich update reguarlly. i espesially love the new hd films wich look lovelly. the interface looks nice and cleancut just like all apple products.

£20 pc?

admin — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:45:54 +0000

hay. i have been thinking about doing this projec for about 2-3 weeks now. i have decided i am getting a montor from my uncle along with a keyboard and mouse. then im getting a case, motherboard, prossesser , hardrive and 1gb of ram from freecycle and the £20 pounds will be spent on evrything else from e-bay such as fans and a sound card and alot of other stuff. i will keep you posted on updates and eventually a video on the whole prosess. at the moment i am content with a laptop but soon i will need more power for video editing and its a fun project.
merry christmass

Laptop Fixed

admin — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:57:08 +0000

I Fixed my laptop. i went in to safemode and copyed all the files i wanted to keep on to my external hardrive. then i reinstalled windows vista. i am now installing all of my programs and features.

My Laptop Has Broke :(

TheTechPodcast — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:21:49 +0000

unfortunately my laptop has broke. it was running very slow so i restarted it and now evrytime i turn it on it goes all funny. my dad has given his new laptop to me untill i can upgrade the os on my laptop to windows 7 and then put 2-4 gb of ram in to make it faster. for my birthday i will buy a solid state drive for it. but untill then im on my dads acer aspire 5536 with 250gb hardrive and 3gb of ram . this means there will be a break in tutorials but the blog will carry on being updated. thanks guys and keep cheerfull.

merry christmass

techcast #1 re uploaded

admin — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:24:40 +0000

I NEED WRITERS FOR THE BLOG !!!!!!!!!!!

admin — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:26:17 +0000

1) E-Mail me at Callstechtalk@Gmail.com
2) In the E-Mail include a test post.
3) tell me the name you would like have
4) if you have any blogs you already wright for tell me
5) if you have your own blog give me a link

Benefits of writing for the techpodcast.com.
1) We get about 40-50 views a day so quite afew views.
2) you will get a link in the side bar under the advertisement node (E.G. your website or vimeo channel.
3) you can embed your vimeo videos write into the post. a free place to start a blog

*note: you will have to post at least 1 post every 2 weeks

,callum

test for new wrighters

test guy — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:19:50 +0000

test

google my way

admin — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:18:22 +0000

The TechCast #1

admin — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:30:17 +0000

all the daily tech news
http://www.sumopaint.com/home/
callstechtalk@gmail.com

the new intro

admin — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:01:50 +0000

new intro from callum hewitt on Vimeo.

music for intro-full

admin — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:25:55 +0000

my music intro

My Christmas List 2009

admin — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:44:14 +0000

here is my Christmas list for 2009 note: i do not expect to get all this stuff.

Xbox 360 elite gaming system £180 done
Pamela for skype £20.00 done
2 gb flash drive £7.00
Ipod shuffle black 2 gb £35
Modern warfare 2 £26.00
Philips mirror clock radio£19.99 link http://direct.tesco.com/product/images/?R=203-5368
Xbox 360 wireless controller black £31.00
2 topman shirts £10
Nike mercurial football (soccer ball) £9.99
Shinpads nike £11.99

My Top 3 video players

admin — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:04:12 +0000

Here is a list of my top 3 video players on windows.
in no particular order:

1. gom player (http://www.gomlab.com/eng/GMP_download.html)
i love gom players simple interface and good quality audio and video sync.

INTERFACE : 9.5 / 10

PLAYER : 8 / 10

2. vlc media plyer (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html)

vlc is a very simple player that can convert aswell as play movies.

INTERFACE : 6 / 10

PLAYER : 10 / 10

quick time player (http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/)

apples free windows and mac player has a clean interface and good quality player.

INTERFACE : 8 / 10

PLAYER : 10 / 10

overall in like all 3 players for different uses. if i had to rate them i would put them: 1.vlc player

2. quick time player

3. gom player

thanks

skype on your phone

admin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:25:01 +0000

To get skype on your mobile go to http://www.skype.com/m/.
put in your number. you will receve a sms taking you to a download link. download and enter in your skype name and password and your there. done and dused. now you can use skype on your phone

skype on yor phone? from callum hewitt on Vimeo.

namechk.com

admin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:19:55 +0000

http://www.namechk.com/ is a website i witch you can check if a user name is taken on a number of sites such as facebook bebo my sace and less popular ones. over 90 places where you can check. its great if your starting up a new vimeo and you are looking to start up some new sites and users. video here.

cool sites:namechk.com from callum hewitt on Vimeo.

podcast 1

admin — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:03:49 +0000

my first podcast

TheTechPodcast introduction

admin — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:41:45 +0000

this site is a podcast/blog for me callum. i will be adding some writers and some co hosts for my site. hopefully i can make this into a really nice site. i also post tutorials at http://www.vimeo.com/callstechtalk/. if you would like become a wrter or a cohost e-mail me at callstechtalk@gmail.com if you want to become a writer then just e-mail i want to be a wrighter and then write a sample tech post. thanks, callum .