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Tool Review #1 - Skype / Audio Hijack Pro Combo  

Basic overview of what 'the tool' does: 

The Skype Messaging System & Audio Hijack Pro are softwares that when combined are able to create recorded media files containing audio content that can then be adjusted into a finished product such as a podcast, webinar, CD, or a generic .mp3 file for online streaming. 

Cost & Where to Access/Download 'Tool': 

http://www.skype.com .... Skype Messaging System - Free

http://www.rogueamoeba.com/ .... Audio Hijack Pro for Recording - Free 

Any additional resources required to use 'the tool': 

http://Facebook.com/Skype

http://Twitter.com/Skype  

http://YouTube.com/user/skype

http://Facebook.com/pages/Audio-Hijack/106549212714018

http://Twitter.com/RogueAmoeba

http://www.rogueamoeba.com/utm/ (Audio Hijack Pro - Web Blog) 

http://www.rogueamoeba.com/ .... Audio Hijack Pro for Recording 

What 'the tool' does well: 

Low Cost (Buyer Beware) 

Easy to Access Library that store audio recordings 

Diverse set of 'Audio' Feature Adjustments that allow one to produce various file sizes 

Plugs in with several common applications on Macs/PCs (Quick Time Player, Windows Media Player, iTunes, iChat) 

Post Production Tools are simple and handy (i.e. 'Editor) 

Also allows one to burn sound media to DVDs as MP3 files 

What 'the tool' does poorly: 

When combining the Skype Recording using Audio Hijack Pro there were often high pitched 'microphone mesh' sounds that became overbearing if one spoke too loud or too close to recording space

'Audio Hijack Pro' Con ... when downloading the 'Free' app software ... a licensing agreement will pop up and announce that all audio recorded longer than 10 minutes will be over recorded with noise on the Free Trial version 

Links to additional outside resources that make 'the tool' super cool: 

- A lesson from Abroad: How 2 global classrooms used Skype to learn from one another / From Skype's Offical Blog 
Two different continents--one learning experience. For the Villa Maria schools in Immaculata, PA and Santiago, Chile, this was the reality when the schools came together for an engineering lesson over Skype video call.

http://blogs.skype.com/play/2011/04/a-lesson-from-abroad-how-two-g.html
 

 - Incredibly, Helpful 'Technical' Guide from Doug Kaye and Paul Figgiani (with Conversations Network) that will walk you through ways to properly tweak settings so that you have better control over audio sound http://www.digitalpodcast.com/podcastnews/2007/12/25/how-to-record-a-podcast-using-skype/

- 'How to Record Skype Calls' by Michael Gough - also another handy resource that discusses various online recording platforms and what equipment may come in handy

http://skypetips.internetvisitation.org/articles/record_skype_calls.html