Comments on: A brief flirtation with Audacity

By: Lightweight editors: One audio, one video « Motho ke motho ka botho

Lightweight editors: One audio, one video « Motho ke motho ka botho — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 00:39:02 +0000

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By: Maybe we need those Mac guys « Motho ke motho ka botho

Maybe we need those Mac guys « Motho ke motho ka botho — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 23:42:22 +0000

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By: It’s always the little things, isn’t it? « Motho ke motho ka botho

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 23:38:53 +0000

[...] isn’t it? Published November 11th, 2007 Linux , Ubuntu As an epilogue to my post about Audacity, I thought I’d mention that the simple act of making a voice recording and posting it on the [...]

By: Danny

Danny — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 14:03:59 +0000

I agree. Mac’s habit of pushing the user to only doing things one way can be frustrating for techy types. Personally, I think WindowsXP is still easier. Vista is a nightmare though.

I think it’s only the perception that “mac type people” are more creative that there is better content creation programs available for it.

Jokosher is the only thing that comes close to Garage Band, but it’s still in development. And there’s nothing for Linux that can equal iMovie or Windows Movie Maker for ease of use.

If developers would just forget the eye-candy for a few days, they might be able to get those content creation programs going.

By: K.Mandla

K.Mandla — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 06:29:18 +0000

I was wondering about this, or at least something similar, the other day. I’m not a Mac user — I haven’t the bank account or interest in owning a front-of-the-line Mac.

Yet everyone says they’re ahead of the game for just about everything. I was wondering if people like me, who don’t really want or care to see those advances, are hemming in Linux’s viability because everything is just good enough as it is.

I’ll be honest, I’m never very disappointed with the general status quo, but I’m not overly thrilled when I see a Mac in action either. Most of the time, I would rather it didn’t do all those automatic things that everyone seems keen on.

Anyway, if the tides of change roll Linux out in the direction of MacLand, it won’t bother me. I just don’t always know, or care, the direction things are headed.

By: Danny

Danny — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 06:14:22 +0000

Audacity has done me well for a few years now. I’ve used it here and there, but nothing consistent.

I’ve stated on my blog that OSX is ahead of Linux in content creation software. Things like Garage Band and iMovie make it really easy to create content, especially for podcasting and educational videos. While Audacity is nice, it doesn’t hold a candle to Garage Band for ease of use.

The coming educational changes will be based mostly on the ability to create, store, and deliver educational content, and OSX is ahead. If Linux can catch up, it will be able to open of world of knowledge to people who don’t have, and don’t care to have, the money for something with OSX on it.

Audacity is excellent for what it does, but it still needs a bit more.