MICHAEL W. DEAN

Category: Tools

  • On the length of RSS feeds

    My friend in Prague, Václav Navrátil, wrote to me: Hi Michael, that is very difficult to say. RSS was designated as a way for syndication of content (I don’t know if you remember the big disputes few years back if RSS Feed should contain Full article or just the Lead paragraph), but Podcast RSS in…

  • Make Your Own Liberty Radio Station for $250

    (This is the old post. Left for historical reference only. AMany of the links have changed., go here for new post: https://www.freedomfeens.com/?p=716 ) Guest blog post by Cash Newmann I’ve seen a lot of posts on FM micro-transmitter systems, but they’re all lacking in this detail or that. For instance, a lot will say “make…

  • How to take phone calls on a live Internet or radio show

    Neema Vedadi and I do the Freedom Feens Live show. It streams live over the Internet, is on Ku-band free-to-air satellite radio throughout North America, and is on a couple of FM stations in New Hampshire. We have been doing a non-live podcast weekly for a year, but added the live show last week. It’s…

  • Mumble for encrypted Skype-like conversations

    I’ve recently discovered a program called “Mumble” that’s great for chatting with friends. It’s like Skype, but more secure (according to everything I’ve read), and has much higher audio quality than Skype. It was invented by computer gamers so they can talk in groups while gaming across the miles. Neema and I use Mumble for…

  • Changing the Tube on an ART MP USB Tube Preamp

    (Watch full screen at 720 P for best audio for the before and after tests.) Changing the Tube on the inexpensive ART MP USB Tube Preamp gives a MUCH better sound. But it’s hard to figure out how to open the case, and it’s easy to damage things while doing so. Here’s a step-by-step tutorial…