In this episode, I talk about the importance, benefits and inner-workings (without getting too technical!) of USB hubs, or card readers. These nifty little devices allow you to -- get this -- download pics from your camera to any computer without using software, or your camera, or even a cable!
To check out the Quicktime version of the Podcast online, Click on the image below:
Or, you can check out the YouTube version right here on this page:
The next episode is going to be really exciting! I'm going to talk about all of my favorite new gadgets, and even have a few of them to show all of my faithful Geek Girl fans. So, if you have a gadget you'd like me to talk about and feature, send me an email to geek.girl@earthlink.net, or leave a comment in the COMMENT section below. You can even send me a video message to my email, and you just might be featured in my next podcast! I'd love to showcase some of my fans on this podcast. Oh, and don't forget that you can go to iTunes and subscribe to this podcast, all for the low price of FREE!!
OK people, until next time,
Cheers!
Geek Girl
OK people, until next time,
Cheers!
Geek Girl
14 comments:
Question:
Does the computer that you plug the hub into need to have drivers installed internally to make it all work correctly? Ok, this is a bad way of asking. What I mean is, does a hub work with ANY computer?
Thanks for the GREAT vBlog!
xx
Question:
Does the computer that you plug the hub into need to have drivers installed internally to make it all work correctly? Ok, this is a bad way of asking. What I mean is, does a hub work with ANY computer?
Thanks for the GREAT vBlog!
xx
That was me above, Auntie Mame :)
Hi, Daria - OK, you lost me at "Hello, Web People", but not to worry, I have just one little question. When I try to play some web video e.g. Ross's Talky Blog, why does it cut out every 3 to 5 seconds? This is VERY annoying! How can I fix it? (OK, 2 questions) Please remember, I am techno-challenged and OLD!
Thanks for your help,
Yaklots (Leah Coop)
Psa30five@aol.com
yaklots...i have a feeling that the answer to your question is pretty simple. ross posts his videos via YouTube, and then they "live" on his blog page. This means that you have to give them time to load. By "load" i mean that you have to click play on the video, and then let the bar at the bottom slowly fill in. it will likely at first play for 3-5 secs, and then stop. just hit the pause button, and let the bar to the right of the pause button load completely, then press play again. if this doesn't work on ross' actual blog page, then click on the video itself to go to it on the YouTube page. do the same thing there, and it should play! let me know if it still doesn't work...
cheers,
geek girl
That was a pretty good episode, in my opionion. I have been meaning to get one of those for quite a while, but just havn't got around to it yet.
I was also wondering, what kind of recording epuipment do you use for your vidoes? And also what software your using to edit with?
I think heather's question about drivers is something im interested in too, i noticed you were using a mac, and as the comercials say "it just works" but would that be the same for a windows desktop? Not that drivers would be that much of an issue as they are probably supplied with the hub, if needed at all.
Thanks for reading,
Alex
Hi Heather and Alex,
It should work if you have a relatively new computer. All you have to do is plug it in, and for Macs, it shows up on your desktop. For PC's, you have to go to "My Computer" where you search for your drives (i.e. where the C:// drive is) and it will pop up there as an E drive or a D drive (or even further down the alphabet, dependent on how many external things you have plugged into your computer) or as just "removable device".
if you have an older computer, you may need a driver to read it, which you can search for online by the brand that makes the particular hub or card reader you bought.
hope that makes sense! you can always email me at geek.girl@earthlink.net if you're thinking about buying one, and ask questions about it. you can send me links to what you are thinking about buying, and i can give you my input about it. or you can just continue to ask questions right here!
cheers,
geek girl
Thank you Geek Girl! You have really helped me with my digital pictures. There are so many more things I can do with them now! And you're a hottie!!!
alex, i forgot to answer your 2nd question: i just use the built in isight on my mac at home...no special mic involved! Hope that helps.
and thank you, bobatthedouglas, for watching and commenting!!
cheers,
geek girl
have a beautiful weekend!
thanks for all the help at ross blog!
xoxo
smiles and peace
lemon deb
Hiya GeekGirl,
I just found you from Ross's page and it's perfect timing. My daughter lost her cord for her camera and we were going to buy a new one not now. Off we go to buy a hub great great idea.
Thanks and keep the great info coming.
Thanks
Hey Daria,
I had no clue that you had your own blog. Ross may have said something about it but I missed that one. I can not talk computer and gadgets with you because I am old and confused at 41 years. I have had an email account since 1998 and am on my third computer. This one is not quite a year yet. Only in the last year have they gotten DSL up here in these "neck of the woods". And I will even tell on my self and my computer ignorance, I could not tell you that first thing about microsoft or any of its programs and I can not even copy,cut, and paste. God I feel good for letting that out. But my friends do ask me where the best sales are because I do keep track of that on my computer and do a lot of my shopping on it. The UPS man and Fed Ex trucks are weekly visitors on my dead end road here in the hills. And I do not mean Beverly either.
Sometime in one of your blogs tell us about your self. We know about everything about Ross and now we need to know about you. Are you origionally from California, if not how did you end up there. ANy pets, your family etc, etc.
Daria~
You are 'geekaliciously' adorable! Thanks for the tip about the usb hub....GREAT IDEA!
~DIVA
Excellent advice GeekGirl!
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