http://cutlines.org Cutlines is home to the City University Online Journalism module led by Chris Brauer Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:34:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As you will no doubt have noticed, our portfolios server is currently offline, meaning that you cannot access your sites. We are fully aware of this and would like to reassure you that your files are safe, and that the server is expected to be back online the afternoon of Friday, ... http://cutlines.org/2010/02/about-the-server.html In Lab 8, we're gathering audio using digital audio recorders, editing audio using Audacity, and uploading our audio onto our WordPress blogs, all in real time. Below is a list of instructions to guide you through the process Lab 8: Multimedia Bootcamp 2: Audio Using mostly open-source software and services, we’ll ... http://cutlines.org/2010/02/lab-8-instructions-audio-editing.html We're providing handouts with photography and Photoshop instructions in Lab 7. Below is a full run-down of those instructions. Introduction: Photoshop is installed on every computer used by journalism students under "Programs" and then "P" for Adobe Photoshop. Photoshop allows the user to crop, export, compress, caption and otherwise prepare ... http://cutlines.org/2010/02/lab-7-instructions-photography-and-photoshop.html Had some requests this week that we post our lab notes/instructions for last term's lab on widgets, maps, interactivity, and tagging. Glad to do it. The full instruction is after the jump: Lab: Widgets: maps, interactivity, and tagging What is tagging? A way of labeling your posts using common, key search terms to ... http://cutlines.org/2010/02/lab-instructions-widgets-tagging-maps-interactivity.html Most of you should have had instruction on using Flip cameras and editing your films in Windows Movie Maker. The full instructions are after the jump Open Windows movie maker Click Capture Video > Import video and navigate to the Flip Find your clips in the DCIM > 100MOVIE folder ctrl-click on all ... http://cutlines.org/2010/02/flip-camerawmm-instructions.html Just a quick suggestion for all students taking the online journalism labs: If possible, best to bring a memory stick and headphones to each lab. I'm seeing students frequently run out of space on their desktops to save video/audio files, and without headphones, it makes listening to your video and ... http://cutlines.org/2010/01/headphones-memory-sticks.html Following is a list of the Apple iPhone apps I use for mobile reporting. Obviously only a partial list of what is possible so if there are other apps you find useful leave a comment on this post. Also the list is just iPhone as that is the only smart ... http://cutlines.org/2010/01/mobile-reporting-apps.html The concept of 'content management', at least in one respect, is easily unraveled:No prizes for guessing it must be the process or activity by which you 'manage' your 'content'. Tongue in cheek as that may seem, as somebody who works with a content management system or CMS almost every day, I have ... http://cutlines.org/2009/12/what-is-content-management.html We're discussing the fine art of tagging and using widgets this week. Below are a few helpful resources: One definition of tags and how and why we use them. What exactly are widgets? One definition is here. Widgets are comprised of HTML. Remember HTML? One slideshow on how to use your internal WordPress ... http://cutlines.org/2009/11/lab-notes-tagging-and-widgets.html Since we'll be unable to offer any further domain setup sessions, I thought I'd put up this brief guide for students who have bought domain names via Gandi.net and would like to use them. Other domain registrars will vary, but carefully following these steps will ensure that your domain is properly ... http://cutlines.org/2009/11/setting-up-your-gandi-domain.html