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Record Online Meetings in Pear Note

While Pear Note is primarily geared toward recording notes in the physical world, it's possible to use it to record things in the virtual world as well. For instance, you can use it to record and take notes on Skype calls. To do this:

  1. Download Soundflower and install it (along with the Soundflowerbed app that comes with it).
  2. Download LineIn and install it.
  3. Start Soundflowerbed, and select Built-in Output (or whatever output you'd like to listen to the conversation on).
  4. Start LineIn, and select your microphone (e.g. Built-in Mic) as the input and Soundflower (2ch) as the output, then press Pass Thru.
  5. Open Pear Note Preferences, select Recording, and select Soundflower (2ch) as the audio device.
  6. Open Skype Preferences, select Audio, and select Soundflower (2ch) as the audio output and your microphone (e.g. Built-in Mic) as the audio input.
  7. Hit record in Pear Note and make your Skype call.

This will allow you to conduct your Skype call while Pear Note records both your audio and the other participant's.

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Why I Might Not Buy the New iPod touch

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When it comes to buying bleeding-edge tech gadgets, it's best to do your research before pulling out your charge card and the iPod touch is a case in point. The emotional argument for the touch, which I made in my previous blog post, can be summed up easily: it's new, it's cool, it's Apple and Wi-Fi, it has the multi-touch screen feature, and it could be a perfect option for trying all the new iPhone features sans the phone, which I don't need and don't want to pay for.

But, I've read a few early reviews, and I'm now feeling less excited bout the touch. Jeremy Horwitz, in his review for iLounge, had this to say, "Feels less like a flagship iPod than an intentionally stripped down iPhone, with diminished cosmetics, interface and features." And, Adam, in a post on his TidBITS blog, comments that particular missing features - Mail, Google Maps, and Weather - make the Wi-Fi aspect of the iPod touch less compelling, though apparently Safari works fine, generally. (Adam goes into more depth on the iPod touch vs. the iPhone.)

I'm going to continue considering if I want an iPod touch, but I'm not sure if the features are close enough to what I want for the price, and perhaps the 2G touch will be more appealing.

 

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