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Tuesday, January 29, 2008

We're Still Here!

Hi Everyone. We are still here, working behind the scenes to overcome some technical issues, which will hopefully allow us to produce the magazine much more efficiently in the future. We hope to give you an update in the next week or so, but in the meantime please feel free to review previous issues.

Although lots of technical stuff is being sorted out, we are still actively encouraging you to submit your articles, letters and emails.

Many thanks for your continued support, encouragement and patience.

Team PUM

Thursday, November 22, 2007

Podcast User Magazine Issue #22

DownloadWelcome to Issue 22 of Podcast User Magazine. We're sorry again for the extended delay. We hope you enjoy it.

Be sure to subscribe to the feed to receive each issue as it is released or download now, by clicking on the download link above.

Do you Jaiku? Join us on the Jaiku Channel for PUM at http://jaiku.com/channel/pum for daily discussions with the writers and readers of the magazine. Please stop by and say hello!

Friday, November 16, 2007

Normal Service Will Resume Soon

Sorry to everyone for the delay in getting out the next issue. We are currently overcoming some technical problems and hope to have a new issue with you soon. In the meantime, this would be a great opportunity to catch up on the back issues you haven't yet read.

Thanks for your understanding. Colin

Thursday, October 11, 2007

Podcast User Magazine Issue #21

DownloadWelcome to Issue 21 of Podcast User Magazine. We're sorry for the extended delay. We hope you enjoy it.

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Do you Jaiku? Join us on the Jaiku Channel for PUM at http://jaiku.com/channel/pum for daily discussions with the writers and readers of the magazine. Please stop by and say hello!

Sunday, September 30, 2007

Slight Delay for the October Issue

Just to let you know there will be a slight delay in the release of the October issue of Podcast User Magazine. We're attending the Podcast and New Media Expo Conference in Ontario, California, from the 28th October until the 30th. If you are attending, please be sure to say hi.

Saturday, September 01, 2007

Podcast User Magazine Issue #20

DownloadWelcome to Issue 20 of Podcast User Magazine. We hope you enjoy it!

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Do you Jaiku? Join us on the Jaiku Channel for PUM at http://jaiku.com/channel/pum for daily discussions with the writers and readers of the magazine. Please stop by and say hello!

Thursday, August 02, 2007

Podcast User Magazine Issue #19

DownloadWelcome to Issue 19 of Podcast User Magazine. We hope you enjoy it!

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Do you Jaiku? Join us on the Jaiku Channel for PUM at http://jaiku.com/channel/pum for daily discussions with the writers and readers of the magazine. Please stop by and say hello!

Sunday, July 01, 2007

Podcast User Magazine Issue #18

DownloadHere's Issue 18 of Podcast User Magazine. We hope you enjoy it!

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Do you Jaiku? Join us on the Jaiku Channel for PUM at http://jaiku.com/channel/pum for daily discussions with the writers and readers of the magazine. Please stop by and say hello!

Friday, June 01, 2007

Podcast User Magazine Issue #17

DownloadSummer is here, and it's time to get lost in a good read, so here's Issue 17 of Podcast User Magazine to fill that need. This month we feature the podcasts that have grown around the television hit series 'LOST'. Read about the many ways that fans have gathered to talk about this show, and read reviews of their 'casts as well. In addition, we give you a glimpse into the life of Joseph Dougherty, who wrote for the hit series 'thirtysomething' and continues to work in television when he's not podcasting Handwritten Theatre. Add to these stories a new column by comedy stars Sowerby & Luff, more wisdom from our regular reviewers, an 'Audio 101' course on mixers, an explanation of RSS, advice on increasing your presence through Google, new rounds of Review Roulette and Global Voices (in Holland and Belgium for video), a review of the Edirol R-09 AND a brand-new, expanded section on music, and you've got a whole lot of reading to do. We hope you enjoy it!

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Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Podcast User Magazine Issue #16

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  • John Cleese podcast
  • Lance Anderson meets Cush
  • Basic Audacity
  • Olympus DS-40 reviewed
  • Mugglecast 'Inside the Podcasters' Studio'
  • Podcast Prime Time
  • Vobes Out Of Sync
  • Ewan Spence
  • Julien Smith
  • Tribute to Joe Murphy

What have they all got in common – they're all in this month's issue, and there's lots more, too.

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Sunday, April 01, 2007

Podcast User Magazine Issue #15

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  • Keith and the Girl
  • Lance Anderson
  • Scott Williams
  • Orange County Podcasters,
  • Hayden Black
  • Mark Hunter
  • Richard Vobes
  • Virgil Evans
  • John Buckley
  • The Gaffer
  • Douglas E Walch
What have they all got in common – they're all in this months issue and lots more too.

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Thursday, March 01, 2007

Podcast User Magazine Issue #14

DownloadThis month we have a bit of an entertainment theme, Hollywood, good food and wonderful company. Features also include :

  • The Hollywood Podcast
  • Chicago Bites!
  • Podcasting in Germany
  • The Rode Podcast Microphone
  • Podcamp
  • Flash Players
  • And lots more...

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Thursday, February 01, 2007

Podcast User Magazine Issue #13

DownloadIn this issue of Podcast User Magazine we feature Dan Klass, of The Bitterest Pill, who gives us an insight of what it's like to be. . . Dan Klass! This months features include :

  • Ubercaster Review
  • Podcasting in Scandinavia
  • Four new podcast reviews
  • Recording Skype and Google Talk
  • The quirky podcast list
  • Spreading the Word by Friends In Tech
Be sure to subscribe to the feed to receive each issue as it is released or download now, by clicking on the download link above.

Monday, January 29, 2007

Coming in Podcast User Magazine #13

In the next edition of Podcast User Magazine we feature Dan Klass, of The Bitterest Pill, who gives us an insight of what it's like to be. . . Dan Klass!

Also: Ubercaster review, Podcasting in Scandinavia, four new podcast reviews, recording Skype and Google Talk, the quirky podcast list, Spreading the Word by Friends In Tech, and much more . . .

Available February 1st
Check out previous editions below to pass the time until then.

Monday, January 01, 2007

Podcast User Magazine Issue #12

DownloadWe usher in the new year and close our own first full year of publication with another mix of reviews, interviews, and articles about what's happening in the world of podcasting. This months features include :

  • Talkshoe Explained
  • Japanese Podcasts
  • Picking the Tunes
  • Citizen Scoop
  • ID3 Tagging
  • Inside the Podcasters' Studio with Andrew Darlow
  • The New Zune
  • Reflexion Filter Review
  • Video Podcast 'Four Eyed Monsters'
  • Review Roulette, News, and more
Be sure to subscribe to the feed to receive each issue as it is released or download now, by clicking on the download link above.

Friday, December 01, 2006

Podcast User Magazine Issue #11

DownloadEleven months old, 100,000 downloads, received in over 103 countries and still free. This months features include :

  • Podcasting a la francaise
  • Behringer podcastudio kit
  • Belkin TuneTalk
  • Inside the podcasters’ studio with Dr Floyd
  • Friends In Tech
  • Monster in the podcast
  • Sweepers, ramps and stingers explained
  • Podcasting the past
  • Video podcasting
  • The quirky podcast list
  • Aural pleasure
  • and much more

Be sure to subscribe to the feed to receive each issue as it is released or download now, by clicking on the download link above.

Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Podcast User Magazine Issue #10

DownloadNow in double figures and rising popularity, we at PUM present issue 10. This months features include :

Podcast Roulette
Global Voices
Podcast Expo 2006
Podcast Con 2006
Podcamp
Mobile Podcasts
Interview with 411
Interview with Podcast Pickle
Quirky Podcasts
and much more in this bumper issue.

Be sure to subscribe to the feed to receive each issue as it is released or download now, by clicking on the download link above.

Sunday, October 01, 2006

Podcast User Magazine Issue #9

DownloadPodcast User Magazine issue nine is available now. In this issue we look at:

  • Podcast Roulette Review.
  • Global podcasts.
  • Amber MacArther.
  • Podcast Station.
  • LA Podcasters Story.
  • The Quirky Podcast List.
  • Ask Auntie PUM.
  • News & Views, and much more.

Be sure to subscribe to the feed to receive each issue as it is released or download now, by clicking on the download link above.

Thursday, September 28, 2006

Coming in Podcast User Magazine Issue #9

This month’s bumper packed edition includes:

Podcast Roulette Review. Global podcasts. Amber MacArther. Dave Hitt. Mark Jenson. Podcast Station. Chuck Tomasi. LA Podcasters Story. The Quirky Podcast List. Skinny White Boy. Ask Auntie PUM. News & Views, and much more.

Available October 1st

(Special pre-release edition available now, ask at our stand)

Saturday, September 09, 2006

Competition Winners

We had an excellent response to our competition to win an sE Electronics Reflexion Filter, and there were many excellent tie-breaker answers, which made it very difficult to select the best. In fact, because the decision was so difficult, Sonic Distribution decided to award a SECOND Reflexion Filter to the runner up!

Winning the sE Electronics Reflexion Filter are.....

Alastair Bishop from the Hotrod Cadets for :
"an SE Electronics Reflexion filter will help my recordings because EQ won't remove the sounds of my children fighting"

and

Jonathan Wilson from Beatlemaniacs.com for :
"an SE Electronics Reflexion filter will help my recordings because a great sounding room is the one thing I don't have"

Congratulations!

Honourable mentions go to John Kane ("I will record just the sound of my music - no planes, no trains, no automobiles in the background. Just the music!", Frank de Graeve from the System Trash Podcast ("SE Electronics Rock! They turned my spare guestroom into a super isolated recording studio with their amazing Reflexion filter"), Chris Frear ("I want to win an SE Electronics Reflexion filter because it beats recording in the back of a built in wardrobe"), and an extra-special mention to Skinny White Boy for an awesome three-part "all begs in one ask it" tie-breaker response. Excellent work!

Well done, guys – and thanks to sE Electronics for sponsoring this first-ever Podcast User Magazine competition!

Thursday, August 31, 2006

Podcast User Magazine Issue #8

DownloadPodcast User Magazine issue eight is available now. In this issue we look at: The Podcast & Portable Media Expo in California, which we are pleased to be attending, why not drop by (booth 622) and say hello. Other features include :

  • Podcast Roulette.
  • News & views.
  • Global Voices of India
  • Oomi (find out yourself!)
  • What Microphone
  • Another Podcast
  • Roger Smalls
  • Music beds

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Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Server Problems Resolved

Our server problems now seem to be resolved. If you've sent anyone at Podcast User Magazine an email and still haven't got a reply, please send your email again. We're very sorry for any inconvenience.

Podcast User Magazine Promocast for Issue #8 (September)

Podcast User Magazine is almost here! To find out about what will be in The September issue click here to listen.

Click here to subscribe to the feed for our promo, which will be produced each month in advance of the magazine’s publication.

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Server Problems

We are currently having problems with our hosting. Please bear with us. Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible. Email is still currently affected. If you have emailed us in the past and not had a reply, please resend once we've posted here that everything is fixed. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Monday, July 31, 2006

Podcast User Magazine Issue #7

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Podcast User Magazine issue seven is available now. Bringing to you what’s hot and what’s not in the world of podcasting.

  • News and views.
  • Competition.
  • Review Roulette.
  • Studio Projects B1
  • Top of the Pods.
  • GarageBand 3.
  • Whack my Bush.
  • And a lot more besides.
Be sure to subscribe to the feed to receive each issue as it is released.

Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Podcast User Magazine Promo Podcast for August

Want to know about some of the content in the August issue? Want to hear about a new feature in the podcast review section? Can’t wait to hear what some of your favorite podcasters are saying about their favorite shows, software, and hardware?

Then click here to download the latest promo podcast (produced by Tartan Media Productions) that previews the forthcoming issue of Podcast User Magazine.

Click here to subscribe to the feed for our promo, which will be produced each month in advance of the magazine’s publication.

Our exciting competition to win a $400 piece of serious podcasting hardware continues through August. You can’t win if you don’t enter, so enter today! Find the details in the July and August issues of Podcast User Magazine.

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Problems with Email?

It appears that some of the email links in this month's and possibly previous issues are being incorrectly processed when you click on the link in the PDF file. For instance, emails to general.comments@podcastusermagazine.com were going to comments@podcastusermagazine.com. Because there was no fall-back address for email to a nonexistent user, it was being returned to the sender. If you have had a problem with emailing us, please resend your message to the full address. We apologize for this inconvenience.

We are always excited to receive feedback from our readers. If you haven't emailed us already to let us know what you think of the magazine, please do not heistate to contact us at general.comments@podcastusermagazine.com.

Finally, we have a great competition in this month's magazine, where you can win a $425 sE Electronics Reflexion Filter for eliminating unwanted room noise in your podcast. Be sure to check out the quiz questions on page 7 of this month's issue. Competition runs through August (Issue 7).

Friday, June 30, 2006

Podcast User Magazine Issue #6

DownloadPodcast User Magazine issue six is available now for your enjoyment. This months issue includes two interviews, setting up a studio part one, Podcast reviews and news and much more in this slightly larger edition:

  • Win a professional reflection filter.
  • Podcasts from South Africa
  • Exclusive interview with Lynn Parsons
  • Dummies book review
  • Indie Launchpad comes of age
  • Music for Podcasters
  • Setting up a studio part one
  • Dave Kingston takes the plunge
  • Emma, Pete and chickens
  • Soccer Podcasts
  • And much more

Be sure to subscribe to the feed to receive each issue as it is released.

Podcast User Magazine Promo Podcast

PUMPodcast User Magazine now has a promo podcast. You can listen to the first one here and can subscribe to it here.

The podcast (produced by Tartan Media Productions) previews the forthcoming issue of Podcast User Mag each month, including snippets of audio from the Editorial Manager and contributors.

What am I writing about for July's issue? Podshow coming to the UK and the frantic sound of podcasters backpedaling..

Look out for the great competition to win a $400 piece of serious podcasting hardware!

Thursday, June 01, 2006

Podcast User Magazine Issue #5

DownloadPodcast User Magazine issue five is available now for your enjoyment.
Filled with reviews, news, hardware, software and a sprinkling of guest writers. Featured articles are :

  • What makes a successful podcast?
  • Liberate your Libsyn
  • What is FTP?
  • How to make comedy without crying
  • News
  • Reviews
  • and much more.

Be sure to subscribe to the feed to receive each issue as it is released.

Monday, May 08, 2006

Podcast User Magazine Issue #4

DownloadIssue four of Podcast User Magazine is finally here, and it is our best issue to date. Featured articles are :

  • News round up
  • Hey I'm a podcaster part 2
  • Mixcraft 2.5 Review
  • Get out the knife and hack it up - editing
  • What's a vidcast
  • Audio Compression - a guide
  • What's an MP3
  • Pop - podcasting & promotion
  • Feedback
  • Podcast reviews
  • Rode NT 1000 microphone
  • and much more.

Be sure to subscribe to the feed to receive each issue as it’s released.

Tuesday, April 04, 2006

Podcast User Magazine Issue #3

DownloadIssue three of PodcastUser Magazine is here, bringing you articles for podcasters, listeners and everyone in between. Includes:

  • The future of podcasting
  • Letters
  • Podcast Licence?
  • Where to find your fix
  • Hate itunes, try Juice
  • Building an audience
  • Deeper and wider
  • Making sound seeing tours
  • Samson C1 Microphone
  • Book: Podcasting Hacks
  • Streaming live
  • Presenting your podcast
  • and more

Be sure to subscribe to the feed to receive each issue as it’s released.

Wednesday, March 01, 2006

Podcast User Magazine Issue #2

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Issue two of PodcastUser Magazine is here bringing you articles for podcasters, listeners and everyone in between. Includes:

  • Lance Anderson experiment
  • Setting up itunes
  • Active listening
  • Keeping it simple
  • A day in the life
  • I hate stereo microphones
  • Roger Smalls writes
  • interview with Izzie Voodoo
  • BBC lead the way
  • Podcasting business model
  • Free?
  • Winpodder review
  • and more


Be sure to subscribe to the feed to receive each issue as it’s released.

Enjoy!

Thursday, February 02, 2006

Podcast User Magazine Issue #1

DownloadIt’s been a frantic few days at the virtual offices of PodcastUser Magazine, but I’m pleased to announce the release of issue one.

Please let us know what you think by either clicking on the contact button or using the individual email addresses printed within the magazine. Includes:

  • Hardware review - Edirol R1 Recorder
  • Garageband 3 (Mac)
  • Mark Hunter quits Podshow
  • A discerning listener
  • Podcasting terminology
  • How to listen to a podcast
  • Keep going - keep growing
  • Podcasting independent bands
  • The revolution has begun
  • Podcast reviews
  • and more

Enjoy!

Wednesday, February 01, 2006

So What Now, How Do I Subscribe?

So it's all very well describing the magazine, but how do I subscribe to it? The easiest way is to look for the subscribe link on the relevant podcast. This most popular graphic to look for is this one Subscribe. When you click on it, you may very well end up with a text full of what looks like techy gobbledygook. This is in fact the subscription information your aggregator software needs. There are many different podcast listening solutions and some enable you to have one click subscription, i.e. you just click on the correct link and your podcast aggregator will automatically add the link to your subscribe list. This is all very well, but what happens when you want to remove it? For this reason I prefer the manual method as that way I know I can subscribe to any podcast, no matter what links it offers.

I'll assume you are using Juice as your podcast aggregator as this is the one I use. Although there are lots of different software solutions, they all essentially handle things the same way, so once you know one, you can pretty much find your way around any one.

You'll notice on the top right of the page is the familiar Subscribe icon. Right click on this and select either "Copy Link Location" if using Firefox, or "Copy Shortcut" if using Internet Explorer, from the menu that appears. This makes a copy of the information we need for our aggregator software. We now need to open our podcast aggregator, which for this example is Juice.

Once Juice is run you will be presented with the opening screen. Click on the Subscriptions tab and then click on the "Add New Feed" button. You will see a screen like this.



Our final step is to paste the feed information into the blank box. We can do this by pressing the [CRTL] key and while holding this key down press the [V] key. Our feed information will now appear in the text box and should read something like this http://feeds.feedburner.com/podcastusermag. Now we just click on the [Save] button and we are now subscribed. Now whenever you click on the "Check for New Podcasts" menu option or button, The Podcast User Magazine will be checked to see if any new magazines are available.

Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Welcome to Podcast User Magazine

Welcome to Podcast User Magazine the premiere online magazine for anyone interested in listening or creating podcasts. Each month we try to bring you the latest in podcasting news and reviews of some of the best software, hardware and service.

The magazine is published in the first week of every month and only available in Adobe Acrobat format. Two of the most popular and free Acrobat readers are Adobe's own Acrobat Reader and Foxit Reader from Foxit Software.

You can get the latest issue by coming back to the site each month and downloading it, or have the magazine delivered to your computer, by using a Podcast Aggregator.