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Below you will find the webcast of the Savemybutt CyberSquad Webcasts. You can click on the link to play them or right-click on the link and then choose “Save As’ or Save Link As” or ”Save Link Address As” to save the MP3 to your computer for later listening.
2011-12-1-Savemybutt-Cybersquad-Webinar (55.8MB)
2011-12-28-Savemybutt-Cybersquad-Webinar (54.5MB)
2012-01-04-Savemybutt-Cybersquad-Webinar (53.5MB)
2012-01-18-Savemybutt-Cybersquad-Webinar (55.6MB)
2012-02-29 First Video Webcast
2012-04-04 Disney’s Calling! (50.2MB)
2012-04-11 Bye Bye XP (54.1MB)
2012-04-25 Mac Flashback! (29.9MB)
2012-05-02 Content In The Living Room
Rich,
I dont think I answered your question correctly. Read your message, evidently you are getting the ad audio but not Mike audio
Have you gone up to USTREAM webiste and tried any other videos to see if you get the audio just as a test.
Or try another website broweer to see if the audio comes through on a different browser.
Or if you might have another computer to try.
Mike may have to answer your question if it is something else wrong. I am not sure if you need anything special to see USTREAM videos, they dont mention anything on their website.
Just throwing out ideas,
Dave
Rich,
Have you tried adding Ad blocker extensions into your Browser. I use Ad Block Plus for my Firefox browser and has eliminated all the ads except for maybe a small pop up blurb that comes up saying an ad is coming in a few minutes. Other than that I get no ads. Works well on You tube also.
This addon was mentioned by another person in our Tech Thursday webinars, and has worked great for me.
Tech Thursday webinars are on hold for right now.
I dont know what the addon is called in Google chrome, I dont use it.
I do screen captures of these webinars and have had no problems with the audio cutting out.
Take care,
Dave
Mike, I’ve tried and tried to get the audio from the webcasts. I sign on and see you speaking, then an ad comes on and I can hear the ad, but when it goes back to you, there is no audio. Very frustrating…
Rich
Hello everyone,
There was a good 2HR webinar on 3/21/2012 so there might be a video posted here on that one if Mike recorded it.
There are no vidoes posted on USTREAM at Savemybutt, I think he is only posting them here.
The one video he has posted here and is also a YouTube video, but unless you type in the exact csw20120229, it would be very hard to find.
First hour for 3/21/2012 there were some problems with the phone for people to call in. 2nd hour worked great and Questions were answered.
He did mention that Windows 8 may be out the end of this year.
thats about it,
Dave
Allan,
One thing I want to add to my last comments is the captures I do are Windowed captures when I mention the size of the files. Have not needed to do full screen captures, so not sure what the file size would be for 2hours for them.
Dave
Hi Allan,
Sorry for the delay in this post, havent been here for a while.
The Capture software I use is called Lite CAM by Innoheim. I dont have their latest version, but their price is about the same i payed for it which is around 30-34 dollars.
I bought this software cause the soundcard I have does not have stereo mix and without that some capture software will not give you the sound during the captures
This software does without needing Stereo mix. Their version now looks like it has some more features.
You can still try before buy. Has all kind of features and has worked well for me. My version auto-configures to Windows 7 far as video and audio. Just went to their website and their version now is 3.7. once it starts up you just select the area, I just say yes to a bunch of prompts after that and where you want to save the video. if Mike changes the screen size, you can quickly go through the same steps again. i have captured videos over 2hours with it and size is around 300-500 megabytes. Quality is great.
What is nice about this software is the video is ready to play soon as you hit the stop button and is in AVI format. At least my version does.
If you try it let me know how you like it.
Take care,
Dave
Hi Dave,
Two questions:
1. Can you please remind me which software you use to capture video, whether it is the CyberSquad webcast or TechThursday?
2. Was there a CyberSquad webcast yesterday, March 14?
Thanks!
Alan Kostyniak
Please Change my comment from
I video captured the webinar myself to watch later that nite, but was mostly doing troubleshooting the system. And nothing happened Thursday retry.
To read
I video captured the webinar myself to watch later that nite, but Mike of the video was mostly doing troubleshooting the system. And nothing happened Thursday retry.
The first one makes you believe that I was doing the troubleshooting.
take care
Dave
Hi everyone,
For anyone that did not attend the webinar Wednesday night. The Webinar was only 1 hour long cause of audio problems and people getting in
to ask questions. He tried to reschedule it for Thursday and I have no idea if anyone got in, three of us was waiting for the host to start up the
webinar. We were contacting each other by email..Not sure if anyone got in, or what happened to Mike. We still dont know.
I video captured the webinar myself to watch later that nite, but was mostly doing troubleshooting the system. And nothing happened Thursday retry.
I assume there will not be a video or audio podcast of the 3/7/2012 webinar cause not much was covered, mostly getting things working.
So thats my update of what happened this week,
Dave
Hello
Update- My mistake. There are still two videos up on USTREAM. Just have to type in savemybutt once you get on USTREAM, and takes you to the video page
There looks like there is just one video, but if you click on it, it opens two videos off to the right to start up. They both work for me.
those videos are two to three weeks ago and just shows Mike talking to everyone(Q and A). No other current videos have been posted here or on USTREAM yet.
Dave
Not sure why Mike is not posting any new recorded podcasts for everyone.
Mike says that he has got an easier method to record the podcasts and could post them right away after the Webinar.
Also there used to be two USTREAM videos up there. Now there is just one.
So not sure what is going on with the videos he has. I know the 22nd of Feb was cancelled.
Mike if you read this, why arent you posting the videos for everyone as you promised. You have some that cant make
it but still would like to listen to the video podcasts.
Dave
What happened to the previous podcasts that used to show up on savemybutt’s homepage? The recent ones are missing. Also, how can I listen to the webcast from 2/29 because I missed it yesterday. I tried going to savemybutt & ustream and can’t find the video versions anywhere.
Thanx,
Karen
Please read below:
Mike ran into some audio problems last night and had to cancel 2/22/2012 webinar. He is trying to get allot of new things in place so bear with us as the bugs get ironed out.
I helped him test his setup and he now has it working correctly after last night.
PAST WEBINARS:
The last two webinars are being posted on USTREAM website for those looking for past Wednesday night webinars. These videos are just showing Mike talking and no views of the computer screen as he answers the listeners questions. But at least you can hear the Q&A that night from the listeners.
http://www.ustream.tv/ is the address and at the top type in “savemybutt” and should take you to the videos.
New stuff to look forward to in future webinars.
Mike now has some new video software which people on USTREAM will now be able to see the computer screen and also him on screen, So he will have various views to bring up as the webinar goes on. Past USTREAM videos all you could see is him talking in the videos.
Mike also told me he has better recording method with this new software and should get recorded Webinars posted again back on this website(Savemybutt)
Hopefully for Mike he will have it all working correctly next week for you all.
take care,
Dave
Hey.
Why don’t you post the .mp3 files of the Wednesday Cybersquad webinars anymore.
Hi Mike, please post the last two podcast,because,that is the way I can take part right now.thank you!
Hey mike – any possibility in getting last weeks Wednesday night web cast put up. Would like to listen to before this Wednesday’s so I can only be a week behind. Also are you still looking for people to do .99 cent guides. I a kinda interested in doing one for the Microsoft office programs or separate ones for each. If this is a possibility reply back to my e-mail address and we can discuss. Thanks and keep up the great work.
Hi there Mike/ I hope you remember me. I fell and broke my hip In Nov. I have not been able to attend any webinars. Can I get credit for the month of Dec. Ii had my brother notify you in Nov. but got no response. Please let me know what I can do. When is the next one? I feel like I have lost ground.
Hi Mike,
Here in Germany my Thursday mornings listening to Web Site Wednesday Nights on WGN were the highlight of each week. Thanks for bringing these webcasts to fill the void. You are obviously on a learning curve. The audio quality was so much better for the December 29th show. I am really looking forward to being able to see your screen demos as well during future webinars.
Just before Christmas I installed a dLAN using 5 powerline adapters for our Hi Def TV via the internet and our home office computers. This became nessary, since the WLAN bridge for the TV often led to pixelated or frozen TV images. The powerline worked as advertised. All of the computers had connection speeds of about 100Mbit/s. On December 27th the dLAN collapsed. There was no apparent reason for the crash. The following morning Telekom checked our VDSL connection and it was OK.
I then started checking/optimizing the adapter connections per the manual and shuffled them around between the computers. The connections with the TV and my office PC are back to normal. The two other PCs are back on line, but with slow connections of only 10-30Mbit/s. On these two connections the powerline adapters are also displaying a red or orange light on the little house symbol. I then checked our electrical system and no CBs had popped. Even if I switch adapters around an adapter from a “good room” shows the same slow connection and red light, once it is moved to a “bad room.”
Why did the powerline adapters work for 2 weeks without a problem and now two of them don’t?
What can I do to get all PC connections back to normal speed?
In addition, ever since I connected the powerline adapter to the router my notebook can still pick up the WLAN signal, but nothing else can find that signal. Can you suggest a solution?
Because of the time difference I will probably not be able to join you live, but I will certainly listen to the webinar. It would be great if you could get me back on track, especially since one of the slow connections is with my wife’s office computer.
Thanks and keep up the excellent work!
Hi Mike. I have just tried, unsuccessfully, to listen to your webinar from 12/29/2011. At first, it was impossible to get past the first couple of minutes. Then on two tries, I was able to get the first 20 minutes before it “disappeared.” I don’t think it is my equipment. The last words from you were when you were about to explain “Boot Camp.”
Hopefully, I will be able to listen “live” for the next one.
Happy New Year!
Anne
Hey Mike; Just woundering if you were going to make MP3 available of the last couple of weekly webinars. Have heard the first one and would love to listen to the last two. Work second shift so its hard to join live this is a great way to stay up to date. Thanks for doing this.
Hi Mike, Thanks so much for the Wednesday night Webinars. Both my husband and I received Kindle Fires for Christmas and, since we are both in our mid-70′s, we could sure use some “basics” about how to use them and the options available for us. We hear that we can get some books for free, buy some from Amazon.com, and also may be able to get some free from our local library, but hearing about this is all we know. Hope you can schedule some time for next Wednesday’s Webinar for this topic. Will there be one tomorrow, Wednesday, December 28th? I just signed up for “something” I hope was for a Webinar for tomorrow, but the date in your latest communication did not so indicate. Happy Holidays!!
Thanks for doing this. I have listened to Website Thursday Afternoon (reside in the Philippines) for some time now. I, too, enjoyed the “University of S & J.” When you are on daylight savings time, we are 13 hours ahead and when on standard time, it’s 14 hours. That’s why it was Website Thursday Afternoon. Here is my problem. Your Wednesday evening is our Thursday morning. Wednesday and Thursday are the days we typically do errands/shopping because of traffic and the fact that our auto license tag won’t let us drive on Tuesdays. I listened to podcasts more than live programs on WGN. And, I listened to your inaugural Webcast by download. It’s great and that’s with the few glitches being fixed. So, I won’t sign up and take up a seat when it is likely I won’t be here to participate. I wish I could be live to view the screen and when I know I can, I’ll sign up. So, for now, consider me the 177th enrollment on the signup sheet and a regular on the Cybersquad Webcast download page. Keep it up and thanks again. Regards, Ron
Okay I went to listen to last weeks web and r and it was already gone do you think that you could keep up there for a little longer then one day I do not like to sign up for that service. I hope that you will take this suggestion for future referance. thanks I enjoyed you on the steve and Jonnie show for the many years.
Hi Mike & Mike. I just listened to the Podcast since I only use Linux right now and wasn’t able to use it in person. It was fun to hear more of the Callers impressions and comments than usually get over the Air on 50,000 Watts. I did notice the “Murphy’s” law stuff. It reminded me of the Paltalk Trivia rooms we used to be in. When announcing..Some people had mic’s/head sets, others did not. You could hear the feedback or sound of You guys speaking on THE caller’s computer PC speakers through Their mics cause they had no headphones. I had that same trouble using SKYPE when talking to my friend in Australia. I could hear her Lorikeets chirping and also Me talking through her PC speakers and her trying to answer me. Both or all parties using Head phones worked the best, that way, She only had to listen to me talking, not me AND her voice bleeding through my mic off my pc speakers. It was good to hear more of Mike Reid too, I think about Hampshire each week-end on my way past the Marengo/Hampshire Truck stop for cheaper GAS. I’d also like to hear from James Ruffner if at all possible again. I went to his site once and it was down, then up, then down again. I enjoy reading about ways to thwart the Hackers. I wished S&J had been able to get him on a little more. Glad to hear the Wed night tradition is continuing. Thanks for the Podcast and I’ll keep my ears open for new developments down the road.
I just listened to the mp3 of the webinar. When I called in I was speaking on the imac microphone. To me my voice sounded like a “speaker phone call”. Next time I will try a USB mike and see if the echo is reduced. You guys sounded real clear to me at home when we were speaking. I am on AT&T DSL one step up from the basic plan. My speed tests around 1.2 down and .35 up. Hope this information helps in your review of your sound quality with the younger Mike.
Keep the show alive!
Thanks for posting the webinar. I could not make it “live” but this is just as good.
Thanks again for organizing the webinar!