Mmmm, microphones. Now that’s a subject I (Lisa) can get excited about.
Lisa’s Magnificent Mics
OK, not exactly mine alone – I share them with a group of other voiceovers.
When we started the studios this was possibly the most expensive piece of equipment that was bought, as a good microphone can make all the difference. It’s a Neumann U87 and, if I remember rightly, it cost us a heluva lot of money at the time:

(apologies for the cheesy promo shot)
We now also have a Neumann TLM 193 Microphone. Both are large diaphragm …

There’s still a week to go in the SWBN Content Creation Competition to win an iPod Shuffle. We’ve had a couple of entries already and we thought we’d start sharing those entries so you can (a) see how easy it is to use ScreenJelly and (b) get some inspiration so you can submit your own entry before the deadline of 31st July, 2009.
When it comes to creating screencapture videos many of us put it off for a long time for a number of reasons:

cost of the technology
fear of the technology
time …

Life wouldn’t quite be the same without flowers. Here are our personal favorites…
Barb’s Peonies
I used to be a tulip lover…but then I discovered these beauties. Their amazing fragrance can fill a room…I just wish they bloomed for longer than a week or two each year!

Image courtesy of Flickr user “geishaboy500″ under Creative Commons License Attribution 2.0 Generic

Lisa’s Luscious Blooms
I’m going to be difficult (as always) and pick 2 favourite flowers. I absolutely love Tulips and wish they bloomed all year round. There’s just something about their “design” that I …

NO MORE EXCUSES! With the release of the screencasting video site Screenjelly it is impossible to say you cannot create funky multimedia content.  We are so sure that you will improve your screencasting (mini vidcasting) skills by practicing with Screenjelly, that we are running a fun competition.
Screenjelly is basically a one click, and record web application that will record whatever is on your screen.  Here’s one I did earlier http://screenjel.ly/NefVGee3fys
Hint: when the timer starts ticking, go to the page you want to record from or you will get the Screenjelly …

This is probably my favourite Photo Friday, because I just love my animals! ~Barb
Barb’s Favourite Trouble Maker
When I was a girl, and well into my teens, my sister and I were horse crazy. Almost every other weekend during the summer was spent competing at horseshows.  It was a lot of work but it was a real passion. I was very lucky to have the beautiful horse that I had from age 14 to 18. He was a gorgeous thoroughbred/quarterhorse cross palomino gelding with a beautiful gait and long flowing tail, …