Sunday, July 02, 2006

022 - Jim and Diane Fiset talk about the BU Design Competition



Listen Now - 022 - Jim and Diane Fiset talk about the BU Design Competition
6 5, 2006

Jim and Diane Fiset came to the Boston University Engineering College Design Competition with their son Tom. They took a few minutes to talk with me about what they saw in the competition.
http://www.bu.edu/eng/design/
http://flickr.com/photos/13559856@N00/sets/72157594155726509/
http://chrisconnors.com/

021-Harry and Janeen James - New England Demolition and Salvage



Listen Now - 021-Harry and Janeen James - New England Demolition and Salvage

6 3, 2006

Harry and Janeen James of New England Demoliton and Salvage. Janeen talks about the business and what they do.
http://www.nedsalvage.com/

http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/print/0,17071,1171946,00.html

http://chrisconnors.com/

020 - Dave Talks about Ultimate Fighting - DHS Tech



Listen Now - 020 - Dave Talks about Ultimate Fighting - DHS Tech
6 2, 2006

Dave is an ultimate Fighter! This recording was done as an instruction on how to do podcasting in my Web Design class. I had a couple of recordings on my site that were not editable in audacity for some reason, so I asked for a volunteer from the class.

Dave volunteered, and as I asked him a few questions to figure out what we should talk about, one of his classmates said that he does ultimate fighting. I didn't know much about ultimate fighting, so I asked him a few questions about it and why he does it. There were actually three interviews, but on the first two the recorder failed bacause the batteries were dead. It provided a good illustration of equipment failure and how to recover from it.

Once I got a reasonably good set of questions and responses I brought it over to the computer with the wide screen display. I then edited the audio while explaining what I was doing. Before starting I said that I would have to get rid of the clicks at the beginning and end of the recording, and that I would kill off any dead end questions. While I was in there, I decided to pull out some pauses and 'ummm's. The resulting recording is pretty coherent and flows nicely.

After making the recording (and recovering from a few mistakes in edit) I opened the xml document and added the data for this entry of the podcast. When the whole thing was done, I uploaded the two files to the server, updated it in iTunes and played the new file.

One period, and the whole thing was complete. It was fun to do it and explain it at the same time.

http://www.ufc.com/

http://dhspodcasting.pbwiki.com/
http://chrisconnors.com/

019 - Lindsay Rachael Jennifer and Melanie, competitors in the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Junior Competition - Tour de Sol 2006

Listen Now - 019 - Lindsay Rachael Jennifer and Melanie, competitors in the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Junior Competition - Tour de Sol 2006

5 24, 2006

Lindsay Rachael Jennifer and Melanie talk about their competition in the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Junior Solar Sprint at the Tour de Sol 2006.
http://static.flickr.com/44/146326174_579439eba2.jpg
http://flickr.com/photos/13559856@N00/sets/72057594134688870/
http://flickr.com/photos/13559856@N00/sets/72057594134757554/
http://www.tourdesol.org
http://www.nesea.org/transportation/tour/2006Entrants.php

018 - Allson Sander from Altwheels Alternative Transportation Festival in Boston - Tour de Sol 2006



Listen Now - 018 - Allson Sander from Altwheels Alternative Transportation Festival in Boston - Tour de Sol 2006
5 24 2006

Allison Sander talks about the Altwheels festival in Boston. The 2006 festival will be held on September 22 and 23 at Boston City Hall Plaza. On Sept 24, the festival will move to the Larz Anderson Museum of Transportation in Brookline, and on Sept 25, Altwheels will provide programming for fleet managers.
http://altwheels.org/
http://mot.org/
http://flickr.com/photos/13559856@N00/sets/72057594134757554/
http://www.tourdesol.org
http://www.nesea.org/transportation/tour/2006Entrants.php

017 - Karl Vogle on his Electric Chopper - Tour de Sol 2006



Listen Now - 017 - Karl Vogle on his Electric Chopper - Tour de Sol 2006

5 24, 2006

Karl Vogle talks about his custom built electric chopper. It was featured on the tv show Cool Fuel Road Trip. The bike has a 60 mile range and can reach speeds of 80 mph.
http://static.flickr.com/44/146246817_05432717b8.jpg
http://flickr.com/photos/13559856@N00/sets/72057594134569567/
http://www.vogelbilt.com/
http://www.coolfuelroadtrip.com/
http://www.tourdesol.org
http://www.nesea.org/transportation/tour/2006Entrants.php

016 - Josh Kerson of Runabout Cycles - Tour de Sol 2006



Listen Now -
016 - Josh Kerson of Runabout Cycles - Tour de Sol 2006


5 24, 2006

Josh Kerson of Runabout Cycles speaks about the Electric Bike Range Event at the Tour de Sol 2006
http://www.runaboutcycles.com/main/specsheet
http://flickr.com/photos/13559856@N00/sets/72057594134569567/
http://flickr.com/photos/13559856@N00/sets/72057594134666832/
http://www.tourdesol.org
http://www.nesea.org/transportation/tour/2006Entrants.php

015 - Ron Carlson, chief safety inspector and mechanic of Electric Assist Bikes - Tour de Sol 2006



Listen Now - 015 - Ron Carlson, chief safety inspector and mechanic of Electric Assist Bikes - Tour de Sol 2006
5 24, 2006

http://www.csrwire.com/print.cgi?sfArticleId=5472
http://flickr.com/photos/13559856@N00/146297622/in/set-72057594134757554/
http://flickr.com/photos/13559856@N00/sets/72057594134666832/
http://www.tourdesol.org
http://www.nesea.org/transportation/tour/2006Entrants.php

014 - Gavin Watson talks about his Porche 914 running biodiesel - Tour de Sol 2006



Listen Now - 014 - Gavin Watson talks about his Porche 914 running biodiesel - Tour de Sol 2006
5 24, 2006
Gavin Watson, owner of a Porche 914 converted to run on biodiesel talks about his car. The motor is a 3 cylinder Yanmar turbodiesel boat motor, and the fuel system is configured to have both electric and motor based fuel heating.
http://www.autoauditorium.com/TdS_Reports_2006/
http://www.canadiandriver.com/news/060516-4.htm
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/05/2006_tour_de_so.html
http://www.tourdesol.org
http://www.nesea.org/transportation/tour/2006Entrants.php

013 - Chris Osgood of UMaine Solar Racing Team - Tour de Sol 2006



Listen Now - 013 - Chris Osgood of UMaine Solar Racing Team - Tour de Sol 2006
5 24, 2006

Chris Osgood of the University of Maine Solar Racing Team talks about "Phantom Sol" the team's solar racer. The concept car project has been running for 6 years and has loads of horsepower and torque. All of the systems in the car have been custom designed by the students.

http://www.ume.maine.edu/solar/projects.htm


http://www.umainetoday.umaine.edu/Issues/v1i1/insights.html


http://www.foveal.com/ATdS_Report_1999.html#Report30

http://www.tourdesol.org

http://www.nesea.org/transportation/tour/2006Entrants.php

012 - Students at the Delhi College of Engineering show off their Gas Electric Hybrid - Tour de Sol 2006



Listen Now - 012 - Students at the Delhi College of Engineering show off their Gas Electric Hybrid - Tour de Sol 2006

5 24, 2006

Students from the Delhi College of Engineering talk about their prototype vehicle, a gas electric hybrid
http://dceonline.net/

http://www.thehindu.com/2006/04/28/stories/2006042824960300.htm

http://www.tourdesol.org

http://www.nesea.org/transportation/tour/2006Entrants.php

011 - Tyson Drummond, West Philly HS talks about their biodiesel sportscar - Tour de Sol 2006



Listen Now - 011 - Tyson Drummond, West Philly HS talks about their biodiesel sportscar - Tour de Sol 2006

West Philadelphia High School student Tyson Drummond talks about his experience helping to build his team's biodiesel sportscar.

http://evteam.gambitdesign.com/gallery/albums.php


http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/living/education/13796737.htm
http://www.greaseworks.org/

http://thesoydailyclub.com/BiodieselBiobased/TourSol05092006.asp



http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/02/17/eveningnews/main1329941.shtml
http://www.tourdesol.org

http://www.nesea.org/transportation/tour/2006Entrants.php

010 - Troy Coverstone of 99mpg.com gives a tour of their plug in Honda Insight - Tour de Sol 2006



Listen Now - 010 - Troy Coverstone of 99mpg.com gives a tour of their plug in Honda Insight - Tour de Sol 2006
5 24, 2006
Troy Coverstone of 99mpg.com gives a talking tour of their Honda Insight Conversion. It features plug in charging, an extra bank of batteries a fifth wheel for quick starts and uses the spare tire as a air pressure storage system.
http://99mpg.com/

http://99mpg.com/2006events/tourdesol/

http://www.tourdesol.org

http://www.nesea.org/transportation/tour/2006Entrants.php

009 - Josh Prescott from GreaseCar.com talks about diesel conversions - Tour de Sol 2006




Listen Now - 009 - Josh Prescott from GreaseCar.com talks about diesel conversions - Tour de Sol 2006


May 24, 2006
Josh Prescott of Grease Car Vegetable Fuel Systems talks about diesel conversions at the 2006 Tour De Sol.

http://greasecar.com/

008 - Chris Eachus of Newburgh Free Academy Solar Racing Team - Tour de Sol 2006



Listen Now - 008 - Chris Eachus of Newburgh Free Academy Solar Racing Team - Tour de Sol 2006

Chris Eachus, faculty advisor of the Newburgh Free Academy Solar Racing team talks at the 2006 Tour De Sol.
http://www.winstonsolar.org/challenge/teams2005/newyork.shtml - http://www.nesea.org/transportation/tour/2006Around_Town_Vehicle_Competition.php -
http://www.nesea.org/

007 Dave Hammond Electric Assist Bikes - Tour De Sol 2006


Listen Now - 007 Dave Hammond Electric Assist Bikes - Tour De Sol 2006

Dave Hammond of Curricula Futura talks about electric assist bikes at the 2006 Tour De Sol.

Links
Tour de Sol
NESEA
Flickr Photos of Electric Assist Bikes
Electric Assist Bikes distance test
ChrisConnors.com