tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post8971246118310428604..comments2024-03-26T04:26:04.911-07:00Comments on Lost City: Progress Doesn't Want Me to Do My JobBrooks of Sheffieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-63965946459430537302008-09-26T13:03:00.000-07:002008-09-26T13:03:00.000-07:00The Vermont Country Store sells a portable cassett...The Vermont Country Store sells a portable cassette recorder.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12819306496358274418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-54366389810085912202008-09-25T18:15:00.000-07:002008-09-25T18:15:00.000-07:00For what it's worth, I have an Olympus foot-pedal ...For what it's worth, I have an Olympus foot-pedal transcribing kit for my digital recordings. I agree that they would be worthless without it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-4523801283642947482008-09-25T08:52:00.000-07:002008-09-25T08:52:00.000-07:00J&R still has a decent selection of tape recor...J&R still has a decent selection of tape recorders.clrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09441659381401800532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-53621131046022037452008-09-25T08:03:00.000-07:002008-09-25T08:03:00.000-07:00Other things I don't have that people say I need: ...Other things I don't have that people say I need: a microwave, cable, an iPhone, an iPod, a Blackberry, a car, a fridge with an ice-dispenser. I had a niece from the Midwest visit recently and mentioned filling up the ice trays to her. She said, "What's an ice tray?"Brooks of Sheffieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-66730099938506208512008-09-25T07:56:00.000-07:002008-09-25T07:56:00.000-07:00vidiot has a typewriter and binds his own books. w...vidiot has a typewriter and binds his own books. woo hoo! I have audio tubes from the 1940s still in their original military boxes. so there! :)<BR/><BR/>Re tape vs digital, it is much easier to use a Panasonic foot controlled transcriber than the digital recorder for playing back and transcribing interviews. No comparison. You need three hands to type and control the digi deck. Even if you put the feed into the computer the foot transcriber is faster...Ken Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100185198750536244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-21761978286800315612008-09-25T07:51:00.000-07:002008-09-25T07:51:00.000-07:00You're all right about the digital recorder, I'm s...You're all right about the digital recorder, I'm sure. But I'm tell you that I know a lot of journalist and almost all of them still have audio recorders—usually that same model by Sony. As for the recording devices that plug into the wall, I know of them. I have relied on the suction cup because they're portable and light, and I am not always at home or in an office when I conduct interviews.Brooks of Sheffieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-54991013477555129882008-09-25T07:47:00.000-07:002008-09-25T07:47:00.000-07:00The last time I did an interview (with the globeho...The last time I did an interview (with the globehoppin' host of a reality competition show) I whipped out my old cassette recorder and he LAUGHED. Then he showed me all the features on his tiny digital recorder. Although my devotion to obsolete technology was probably endearing, the digital ones really are a good idea because you can download the recording and send it to your editor/trascriber via email. Otherwise, you have to get them the physical tape. I still use that Radio Shack thingie that plugs into the wall jack and into the phone (not the suction cup one)--it's great!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-16670232131164853422008-09-25T07:30:00.000-07:002008-09-25T07:30:00.000-07:00Digital is the way to go, I guess. It's hard to ch...Digital is the way to go, I guess. It's hard to change old ways.Brooks of Sheffieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-68645735307965344572008-09-25T07:24:00.000-07:002008-09-25T07:24:00.000-07:00I just bought a 10-pack of audiocassettes at Targe...I just bought a 10-pack of audiocassettes at Target. This was a kind of co-dependence on my part, as I have been trying to convince my partner the journalist to go digital.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-45859682221506682562008-09-25T05:27:00.000-07:002008-09-25T05:27:00.000-07:00I located audio recording tapes being sold on eBay...I located audio recording tapes being sold on eBay:<BR/><BR/>http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=m38.l1313&_nkw=audio+cassette+tapes&_sacat=See-All-Categories<BR/><BR/>I often have luck finding items that are being phased out or have been discontinued there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-83360405550050387282008-09-25T05:25:00.000-07:002008-09-25T05:25:00.000-07:00I located audio tapes being sold on eBay:http://sh...I located audio tapes being sold on eBay:<BR/><BR/>http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=m38.l1313&_nkw=audio+cassette+tapes&_sacat=See-All-Categories<BR/><BR/>I often have luck finding items that are being phased out or discontinued on eBay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-47566857186535504512008-09-25T04:46:00.000-07:002008-09-25T04:46:00.000-07:00Please. Even though I do graphic design on a compu...Please. Even though I do graphic design on a computer as my day job, I have a typewriter, an old C&P platen press and I can bind my own books.The Vidiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13536981176706604870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-88567508463695042492008-09-24T20:06:00.000-07:002008-09-24T20:06:00.000-07:00I use the same device as bm, in fact I have two, o...I use the same device as bm, in fact I have two, one in line from the phone jack, and another that I plug into the phone receiver handset itself. (And it does work much better than the suction thing) Also,you can get cassettes for cheap in bulk on ebay. I don't like digital recorders though, I use a Panasonic foot controlled transcribing deck that is much faster and they still sell it at officemax! Stock up against the future my friendKen Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100185198750536244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-85042185988469963342008-09-24T19:04:00.000-07:002008-09-24T19:04:00.000-07:00I was in the same boat. Journalist, had always use...I was in the same boat. Journalist, had always used cassettes, didn't realize they'd become obsolete. But bm is right: The digital recorders are much, much better.Francis Morronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532514088583081142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-47918268435265652582008-09-24T18:18:00.000-07:002008-09-24T18:18:00.000-07:00No doubt you are right, BM. I am always five years...No doubt you are right, BM. I am always five years behind the technological times.Brooks of Sheffieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-39900564883158832572008-09-24T18:12:00.000-07:002008-09-24T18:12:00.000-07:00The recording devices that plug directly into your...The recording devices that plug directly into your phone line (between the handset and the body of the phone) are far superior to the suction cup things. Radio Shack usually has them. And though it may offend your aesthetic sense, a digital recorder will absolutely make your life a thousand times better. No joke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com