Ambrosia Software has announced the release of WireTap Anywhere 2.0, a major update to the audio routing and mixing software – a popular tool for Mac-based podcasters. WireTap Anywhere can take the audio output from any combination of Mac applications or hardware input devices, and route it into your favorite audio processing applications. The new 2.0 […]

Developer Humble Daisy has announced a temporary price drop for ProfCast, the company’s flagship lecture recording and podcasting solution. For remainder of the month of July, ProfCast will be half priced. “We wanted to try something a little different. Rather than have a ‘sale’, we thought we would just simplify things and drop the price […]

Apple today announced an updated Mac mini that offers: up to twice the graphics performance of previous models HDMI port SD card slot User-upgradeable memory Better connectivity A new compact aluminum enclosure. User-upgradeable memory is especially welcome – but it’s hard to call this a “feature”.  And the updated line starts at a $699 – […]

WordPress developer Danilo Ercoli has announced WordPress for BlackBerry version 1.2, an update that adds mobilecasting features and more. Here’s what’s new in version 1.2: Ability to show comprehensive site stats for WordPress.com sites and for self-hosted sites running the WP.com stats plugin Ability to add audio recordings to a post/page Ability to post media […]

Podcasting Software: Reinvented Software released Feeder 2.1 today, an update to its Mac RSS newsfeed and podcast feed editor. Version 2.1 adds support for WebDAV publishing, an updated iTunes Store preview and customizable colors for iTunes U page previews. This release also adds drag and drop Sparkle appcasts, improves MP3 tagging, working with Twitter accounts, […]

This is a preview of Ohm Studio – a new Internet music collaboration platform that looks a bit like GarageBand for the Web. The promo video is focused on “cloud-based” collaborative music making, but it’s easy to imagine using the same service for podcast creation.

Matt Akers, host of the Zune Insider Podcast, talks with Nate Muller, a PM from the Zune team, about the awesomeness that is the Zune HD firmware update. Highlights include Smart DJ and using the Zune HD on a TV through a Zune HD dock. We haven’t tried this – because we’re still chafing from […]

WordPress.org has released and updated version of WordPress for iPhone – making it compatible with the Apple iPad. The new version, officially WordPress for iPhone OS, isn’t a leap forward in terms of features – but the extra screen real estate available on the iPad makes a huge difference. Where editing blog posts on the […]

Entrackment (App Store link) is a $2.99 app for the Apple iPad that turns it into a wireless control surface for GarageBand. If you create podcasts in GarageBand and you’ve got an iPad, Entrackment is a no-brainer. It’s cheap and it lets you control all the primary recording functions of GarageBand.

Automattic’s Matt Mullenweg has announced a new service, VaultPress that is designed to meet the growing need for automated backups and security patches for WordPress self-hosted sites. Here’s how Mullenweg describes the service: The vision of VaultPress is to ensure that blogs and sites under its care are always completely secure, regardless of what happens. […]