Comments on: Introducing Think Vitamin Radio: Episode #1

By: Veerle Verbert

Veerle Verbert — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:54:22 +0000

Off course! Thank you for initiating a new pod cast!

By: Ryan Carson

Ryan Carson — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:42:55 +0000

Apologies Darryl and Veerle. We’ll nail it on our 2nd podcast! Please give it another try :)

By: Veerle Verbert

Veerle Verbert — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:34:35 +0000

the same for me – I really looked forward to listening, but I had to stop trying .. (indeed, Mr. Boag was loud & clear on the same device)

On the old Rissington Podcast they argued that you can always adjust your volume slider, but that’s not always true: a lot of mp3-players limit the max volume so you wouldn’t damage your ears.

Just listened to the episode on my mac, but I’m really having trouble listening when I’m distracted by my screen.. so much to read & click & work on – hope to listen to the next one on the road!

By: Darryl Snow

Darryl Snow — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:10:28 +0000

I was really looking forward to this but unfortunately, even sitting in a quiet office with my headphones on and volume on max… etc. etc. etc.

All I could make out were mumbly voices… well they sounded particularly mumbly after just having listened to the rather more eccentric Mr. Boag.

Early days… eagerly awaiting future installments!

By: Cliff Ravenscraft

Cliff Ravenscraft — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 04:01:39 +0000

Love the fact that another new podcast has been launched! Great job guys!

By: Scott

Scott — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:17:51 +0000

Loved the podcast. Really look forward to hearing Mike talk more about his design process. I really enjoyed his explanation of making a site accessible in every way possible. I would also love to hear Ryan’s process from conception to completion of a web app.

As mentioned earlier the volume was extremely low but I know you guys are just getting started with this thing. I know it shall only get better.

By: Alex Obenauer

Alex Obenauer — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:31:29 +0000

Make a video version, and I’m in!

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:29:19 +0000

Enjoyed the podcast — shame it’s not longer if anything ;)

By: Gavin Brockis

Gavin Brockis — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:49:20 +0000

hi guys – interesting podcast, but yeah a few problems with levels and clarity; you’re not really within our education remit, but you might find my screencast about microphone technique useful for improving the voice quality…

http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/blog/entry/microphone-technique-screencast/

keep up the good work!

By: Keir Whitaker

Keir Whitaker — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:52:34 +0000

Hi Jeremy, great idea. I have added in a direct link to the mp3 at the top of the post for the “Huff Duffers”. I will ensure this gets put in all future show posts as well.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 04:11:26 +0000

And now I catch the subscribe link tucked away there. Perhaps you can add a and a right hand column button for TVR with episode 2′s sure success :)

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 04:05:05 +0000

How about offering a radio specific RSS feed for audio podcatchers, i subscribe to articles in my feed reader and podcasts on my phone.

Thanks guys, great to see this stuff coming out of uk companies :)

By: Thatch

Thatch — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:27:46 +0000

Hi,

Re the pop shields, there is always the old standby of wire coathanger, pantyhose and gaffa tape.

Not pretty, but it does help

By: Ryan Carson

Ryan Carson — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:27:24 +0000

Hey Jeremy

Thanks for the kind words :)

Regarding MP3s: Keir’s in charge of that department, but I’m sure he’ll be happy to help with that in the future.

For now, feel free to grab the MP3 here.

- Ryan

By: Jeremy Keith

Jeremy Keith — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:19:26 +0000

Good work, chaps. Here’s to many more.

Personally, I found the volume to be just fine …maybe because I’m listening through headphones.

One small request: how about including a link to the individual mp3 file? That way, people can download (or huffduff) episodes on a case-by-case basis.

Looking forward to the next episode.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:56:16 +0000

Awesome, I can’t wait to check it out!

By: Keir Whitaker

Keir Whitaker — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:17:45 +0000

Hey Gavin, we hear you and apologies for that. It’s a learning curve but we have a got a lot of ideas from feedback here and in a few emails so we will definitely be addressing it. Do check back, we’ll do a better job with the audio in Episode #2.

By: Shawn "Doc" Boyd

Shawn "Doc" Boyd — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:37:37 +0000

Aloha Ryan,

The show is awesome, Good Idea and Implementation.

As someone who is coming back to web design from a long hiatus I need help with my design workflow. It is no longer as simple as Photoshop, Slice, Dreamweaver.

I having to learn modern JQuery, CSS Frameworks, G960, and MooTools… their are too many choices out there these days. It’s like tacky tourist shirts and coconut sunscreen at a luau! Argh!

The show just glazed over this topic so I need some VITAMINS soon.

Mahalo and Aloha from your friend in Paradise,

Doc

By: Stefanos Hadjisoteriou

Stefanos Hadjisoteriou — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:28:07 +0000

Yeah I’m sorry but i’ve got to agree – the main speaker’s voice isn’t too low, but the other guy is almost impossible to hear.
Keep it up though – look forward to hearing more episodes :)

By: Gavin Smith

Gavin Smith — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:08:11 +0000

Had to give this one a miss, because I couldn’t hear a thing – but what I did hear towards the beginning was promising!

By: Ryan Carson

Ryan Carson — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:07:47 +0000

Thanks for all the great feedback guys – we’ll get the audio right next time. We’re newbies at this :)

Let us know if you’d like anything in particular for content in future shows!

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:36:34 +0000

Great stuff – enjoyed your discussion. Keep them coming!

In addition to the suggestions re: audio quality – I’d also suggest using a higher bitrate – there are noticeable compression artifacts for me.

By: Chris Lentz

Chris Lentz — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:34:30 +0000

+1 I can barely hear it on my Macbook Pro speakers at full volume.

By: Kevin Dees

Kevin Dees — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:03:54 +0000

Hey guys great job! However, the sound level dips in and out at times. Otherwise all is well.

By: Jin

Jin — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:57:03 +0000

You had me at Lego Starwars. :)

By: Nick Pettit

Nick Pettit — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:19:42 +0000

Haha, no worries! :D

By: Keir Whitaker

Keir Whitaker — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:52:27 +0000

Great feedback Sam, thanks a lot.

We know we have work to do on the tech side but we will get there :) Pop shields are on the list. The ones I wanted are seemingly out of stock everywhere I looked but it’s top of the shopping list.

By: Keir Whitaker

Keir Whitaker — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:50:27 +0000

Hey Nick, fair point :) I will make amends next time round. I am sure I referred to it as a “show” as well. If not I am telling myself off right now.

By: Keir Whitaker

Keir Whitaker — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:48:42 +0000

Hey James, great point. We will be getting the show transcribed so you will get a full set of links. We just wanted to get it out there. Thanks for listening.

By: Nick Pettit

Nick Pettit — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:43:31 +0000

Really great stuff gentlemen! Looking forward to listening to these. My favorite part is at 19:00, of course. ;)

It’s slightly amusing to us that you weren’t sure what to call Doctype. “It’s like a… what do they call them… vidcasts… video… video podcasts…” That’s something that we actually have strong opinions about. We’re certainly not offended or anything like that, we just find it interesting that as video on the web continues to evolve as a medium, people aren’t really sure what to call it. We usually just refer to Doctype as a “show” because it’s easier for people to understand. There’s more I could say, but perhaps this merits a blog post. :)

Again, tremendous effort. Keep it coming! :D