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Radio Ballad
May 29 2013Radio journalists use music to tell stories. But occasionally a journalist's story makes music: A brand-new song is commissioned for, or inspired by, a public radio piece.
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Barrett makes radio and web work. He is Fearless Leader of the Peabody Award-winning pubradio series Hearing Voices from NPR and a United States Artists Rasmuson Fellow in Media. He was General Manager of KGLT-Bozeman and an NPR Audio Engineer in DC. Other accolades include: the NFCB Silver Reel, the Scripps Howard Award for Journalism Excellence, the ABA Gavel Award, Harvestworks Artist-in-Residence, Montana Arts Council Fellowship, and grants from CPB, NEA, Rockefeller and Andy Warhol Foundations. He is a 35-year volunteer DJ/producer at kick-ass KGLT.
Safe and Secure
March 2013Running a website is an inherently insecure operation. The good news is, you can radically reduce your risks by taking your web security responsibilities seriously, and by following some simple guidelines. Transom's Barrett Golding tells you everything you need to know.
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Jetpack Galleries Galore
January 2013The latest version of the Jetpack plugin takes WordPress galleries to new heights. Display options include mosaic tiles -- square or rectangular, a circular grid, and an automated slideshow. Barrett Golding, Transom's Web Tools guy, gives us a tour.
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Transom Twenty Twelve
December 2012Using a new multimedia web tool, Transom's Barrett Golding assembled clips from some of this year's Transom features in Meograph to create a so-called Four-Dimensional Story. Thanks for visiting Transom in 2012. Happy New Year!
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WordPress Unplugged
October 2012WordPress plugins can do so much, so quickly, so easily -- from adding image galleries to keeping your site more secure. But how do you know if the plugin is safe or buggy? Here are some questions Transom asks when considering a new plugin.
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All Access Pass
July 2012Like buildings and bathrooms, websites should be built so everyone can enter. You'd think civic-minded public media organizations would lead in web accessibility. Instead, many barely follow the guidelines. Transom is in the process of reforming our inaccessible ways. As we figure out how, we'll share what we learn.
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Slides Get Sound
May 2012The next generation media player needs no plugins and will soon have universal compatibility. Check out Web Tool guy, Barrett Golding's preview of a Flash-less future with a synced audio slideshow using standard HTML.
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HTML5 Audio Tag Test
April 2012Transom's Web Tool guy, Barrett Golding with an update on the current state of browser support for the HTML audio tag.
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PRX the Lion-Hearted
January 2012Transom's Barrett Golding has started creating basic Web Guides, useful to radio producers, journalists, and storytellers: How-To Features on presenting your multimedia work online. Up now, Barrett dissects the just released, lightning-fast PRX Converter for Mac Lion. A new world needs new tools. Gear up.
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Make Some Noise
October 2011Want sound in your site? Here's a few ways to inject audio into your posts. A lavishly linked survey of web-audio players, with some how-tos and lots of where-to finds.
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