Contributers: Chris Bowler

Intro music by Joe Sayer

Chris Bowler talks about stress-free productivity, and how to get things done. We also take a rat hole into talking about books, paper and pen nostalgia, and GTD across mobile devices.

Shownotes

• Getting Things Done
• David Allen Book
• Interview with Dezene Huber
• Work.Life.Creativity
• OmniFocus
• Things
• OmniFocus (iPhone)
• Things (iPhone)
• Kindle
• iPhone
• Moleskine
• Field Notes
• Rhodia
• Jott
• Rands Trickle List

We’d love to hear your feedback! Feel free to contact us with any tips, tricks, or topics you want to learn about. Whether the feedback is good or bad, we’d love to hear it. You can also follow @Discovr on twitter to keep up with all that’s happening behind the scenes on the Discovr podcast.

Make sure to subscribe to the podcast in iTunes to be kept up-to-date with all the latest happenings.

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Contributers: Connie Crosby, Eden Spodek, and Tommy Vallier

Intro music by Joe Sayer

On this episode of Discovr, we discuss how to brand yourself online—from starting your own blog to creating and managing your reputation online. Learn all about building relationships with other people in the same niche as you and avoiding bad branding.

Shownotes

• Talkshoe
• Podcamp
• Wordpress
• Introduction to Wordpress
• Blogger
• LiveJournal
• Twitter
• Twitter in plain English
• Zappos
• JetBlue on Twitter
• Comcast Cares (sure they do…)
• Andrew Barron sells his Twitter account
• Bargainista
• Mesh Conference

We’d love to hear your feedback! Feel free to contact us with any tips, tricks, or topics you want to learn about. Whether the feedback is good or bad, we’d love to hear it. You can also follow @Discovr on twitter to keep up with all that’s happening behind the scenes on the Discovr podcast.

I’m still in Africa. Will be returning in a couple of weeks, and should have more episodes ready for you then. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast in iTunes to be kept up-to-date with all the latest happenings.

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Contributers: Dan McCullum, Joe Sayer, and Sheridan Haskell

Intro music by Joe Sayer

Explore the world of audio recording with some of the best audio gurus discussing the basics of audio editing and mixing. Learn about the gear you will need to setup and record your first song, podcast, or voiceover for a movie.

• Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)
• Analog Sound vs Digital Sound
• Choosing the right mic
• MIDI Guide
• Introduction to Synthesizers
• How a Steinway Piano was sampled
• Perfect iTunes EQ
• Logic Studio
• Pro Tools
• Cakewalk for Windows

We’d love to hear your feedback! Feel free to contact us with any tips, tricks, or topics you want to learn about. Whether the feedback is good or bad, we’d love to hear it. You can also follow @Discovr on twitter to keep up with all that’s happening behind the scenes on the Discovr podcast.

Sheridan Haskell had some problems with his audio, so the quality is not up-to-par. Sorry about that. We should have everything figured out audio-wise by next episode.

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Contributers: Tommy Vallier and Connor Bevans

Intro music by Joe Sayer

Tommy Vallier, cloud computing extraordinaire, discusses the importance of backing up valuable data online and having it accessible from any computer, anywhere in the world.

Shownotes

• Last.fm
• Flickr
• Zoho
• Google Docs
• Amazon S3
• Evernote
• Netvibes
• Jott
• 1Pwd
• Passpack
• Mint
• Living in the Cloud blog post
• Adobe AIR
• Buzzword
• Photoshop Express

We’d love to hear your feedback! Feel free to contact us with any tips, tricks, or topics you want to learn about. Whether the feedback is good or bad, we’d love to hear it. You can also follow @Discovr on twitter to keep up with all that’s happening behind the scenes on the Discovr podcast.

Sorry about Tommy Vallier’s audio quality near the end of the recording. We’re still ironing out some bugs with our new recording system.

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Contributers: Kevin Stauss and Emory Dunn

Intro music by Joe Sayer

Frame rates, aspect ratios, shutter speeds and aperture. This episode of Discovr covers the major terms used in a video environment. Learn about the workings of a video camera, and how Hollywood enjoys to confuse us all to make more money.

Shownotes

• CCDs and Sensors
• Aperture
• DOF example
• Drobo
• DV Information Backup
• RED Camera Resolution
• NTSC vs PAL
• 24p Cinema Mode
• Aspect Ratios

We’d love to hear your feedback! Feel free to contact us with any tips, tricks, or topics you want to learn about. Whether the feedback is good or bad, we’d love to hear it. You can also follow @Discovr on twitter to keep up with all that’s happening behind the scenes on the Discovr podcast.

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Special Guest: Jeff Chandler

Intro music by Joe Sayer (email)

From learning how to setup a WordPress site, to must-have plugins and advanced tweaking tips, this episode of Discovr explores WordPress from top to bottom.

Shownotes

• WordPress.org (Self-Hosted)
• WordPress.com (Service, not the download)
• Install4Free
• WordPress Installation Guide
• WordPress Theme Directory
• What is FTP?
• ‘FTP’ on Wikipedia
• All in One SEO Pack
• Subscribe To Comments
• Digg This
• Akismet
• Maintenance Mode
• InstantUpgrade
• No Self Pings
• FeedBurner FeedSmith
• WP Ajax Edit Comments
• WP-DB-Backup
• Plugin Directory
• Be Careful when downloading themes from third-party sites
• WordPress Mu (Multi-User)
• WordPress Template Tags
• WordPress Sidebar Widgets
• Weblog Tools Collection
• WPCandy
• HackWordPress
• Matt Mullenweg
• WordPress Development Blog
• Blogging Pro
• WordPress Planet
• Alex King
• Lorelle on WordPress
• WordPress Development Updates
• WordPress Publisher Blog
• WordPress Themes at Weblog Tools Collection
• Spam Karma 2 (Also see: Akismet plugin for Spam Karma, which is different then the WordPress Akismet plugin. Yes, it’s confusing.)
• Tutorial: Hiding Posts From in a certain category from appearing on the front page, but staying in the RSS feed

We’d love to hear your feedback! Feel free to contact us with any tips, tricks, or topics you want to learn about. Whether the feedback is good or bad, we’d love to hear it. You can also follow @Discovr on twitter to keep up with all that’s happening behind the scenes on the Discovr podcast.

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Special Guest: Josh Holloway

Intro music by Joe Sayer (email)

Have you ever wondered about what happens when your computer joins a network? Learn all about networks, DHCP, IP addresses, subnet masks and everything you need to know to set up the ultimate home network on the inaugural episode of the Discovr podcast.

We geek out on the first episode of Discovr talking all about networks of every kind.

Shownotes

• Internal and External IP addresses
• Map of the Internet with IP Blocks
• DHCP and DHCP Reservations
• How to find your MAC address
• Hardware and Software Firewalls
Port Forwarding
• What on earth is SSH?!?
• Hamatchi - VPN for home users
• TCP vs UDP ports
• Subnet Masks
• Interference Robustness
• OpenDNS as an alternative DNS server
• Default IPs for brand-name routers

We’d love to hear your feedback on the first episode of Discovr. Feel free to contact us with any tips, tricks, or topics you want to learn about. You can also follow @Discovr on twitter to keep up with all that’s happening behind the scenes on the Discovr podcast.

Thanks to Joe Sayer for the Discovr jingle, Ben Feldman for the hosting, James Bayliss for our beautiful subscribe buttons, and Josh Holloway for being on the show.

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Let me start from the beginning. Discovr is the brainchild of my own pursuit for information. I wanted to know about photography and graphic design and video editing and coding - every creative thing you could imagine. And when trying to learn about them, I found myself resorting to countless hours Googling. Reading and dissecting every bit of information I could find.

After a while, I realized that this was not the way to learn things. I wanted to go to one place where I could learn about a certain topic from top to bottom. It was then that the seed for Discovr was planted. Over the next few months, I worked on developing this minuscule idea into a full-fledged podcast.

The idea was simple - cover one tech topic in depth each week. Invite guests on that actually know what they’re talking about. Sit down, hit the record button, and have a conversation: just like a couple of people sitting around a table and talking tech. No limits. No restraints. No geekiness boundaries. Just raw technology.

Of course this idea grew and expanded with the development of the album artwork and the intro jingle. But the initial concept remained the same: make Discovr a place where people can learn about technology.

I didn’t want Discovr to be like all the other podcasts on the Internet. I wanted it to be different. And with the first episode, we attempted to strike the balance between a ‘how’ and a ‘conversation’. We didn’t quite get it perfect, but what would Discovr be without some learning?

I really want to hear your feedback. Listen to the first episode. Tell us what you like, what was unclear, and what you want more of. Let us know what you want to learn about. We’re going to continue to grow and develop Discovr with each episode. Come join us on this journey.

We’ve taken the first step. Welcome to Discovr.