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Archives for June 2008

All About Nothing

Filed Under: Life

Modern society seems to foster the idea that we can only excel at one thing, so are the days of the true renaissance man like Leonardo da Vinci really consigned to history or should we try to broaden our horizons?

Posted on 29 June 2008Tagged: renaissance

Embedding Album Art in MP3 Files

Filed Under: Podcasting

Album art can be embedded into MP3 files using ID3 tags, but there are a few points that should be considered in the process.

Posted on 18 June 2008Tagged: album, art, id3, jpeg, jpg, mp3, podcast, tag, tags

What are ID3 Tags in MP3 Files?

Filed Under: Podcasting

MP3 files usually contain additional track data buried within ID3 tags to provide useful information about the track, but what are these tags and how can you make use of them yourself?

Posted on 15 June 2008Tagged: id3, id3v1, id3v2, metadata, mp3, tag, tags

Choosing Bit Rates for Podcasts

Filed Under: Podcasting

Bit rates can substantially affect the quality of your podcasts. So how do you choose the optimum bit rate for your podcast and what factors should you consider?

Posted on 08 June 2008Tagged: audio, bit, podcast, Podcasting, quality, rate, rates

Structuring Your Blog Articles

Filed Under: Blogging

Having a definite structure to your blog articles will ease readability and general user engagement, but will also help you in the writing process.

Posted on 02 June 2008Tagged: blog

BBC Radio Interview on Podcasting

Listen to my interview on BBC radio about podcasting and how long a podcast should be:

https://www.richardfarrar.com/audio/BBC-interview.mp3

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Richard Farrar

Hi, I'm Richard; an Electronic Engineer by trade, self confessed Geek, Blogger and Podcaster, although as often the case life has the habit of taking us on unplanned journeys... Read More ›

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