For Video:
When recording your screen I highly recommend going with Jing or Camtasia Studio.

For Audio:
When creating podcasts, you need the right tools to record interviews, use VoIP, it is great because you can record your conversations and interviews with others using software and edit it the way you want. Two great VoIP services are Skype and MagicJack. Just as a side note you can import your google contacts into Skype.

If you go with Skype, the program is installed on Windows, MAC and Linux. Once installed you can use something called Call Recorder to your Mac to record Skype sessions. It costs $25 or so. Another option is pamela, which is great for recording Skype conversations as well.

A program called Levelator is used to make both ends of the conversation be equal in volume.

To produce your podcast a ton of people use Audacity, it is free. Another option for Mac users is Garage Band.

hulu + netflix + slingbox + boxee + pandora = great online experience!

The age of internet TV, movies and music is here!

1. hulu, a great online source of movies, and tv shows, nothing to install! You just need a browser.
2. netflix, they stream a ton of movies via the internet to your browser.
3. slingbox, this is a hardware device you can hookup to any cable or satellite box and watch away, I use it, it works great.
4. boxee, software that merges tons of great online media into one place.
5. pandora, the music you want when you want it.

There are tons of other sites, just a few that I know of are listed below.

Movies and TV:

• The Daily Show, with John Stewart.
• YouTube
• South Park
• YayVideo I heard it is good, though never tried this site.
• Gary Vaynerchuk, learn about the internet and social internet.
• Wine Library TV, Gary Vaynerchuk’s daily wine video blog.
• CNBC
• AOL TV listings
• Pitchfork, the essential guide to independent music and beyond.
• Comedy Central
• Revision3
• ShowMeDo, learn programming.
• com.puter.tv, your online technology TV channel.
• LiveStream, personal channels for events, performances, sports…
• stickam, a streaming site.

Music and Radio

• last.fm, online music.
• WOR 710, news talk radio.
• AOL Radio
• Windows Radio
• Live365, internet radio.
• News Talk Radio 77 WABC

A great song–

An interview with Trent Reznor and his outlook on the music industry:

The best setup for a home recording studio hardware is:
1) A gsp 2101, great for an array of sounds, get one on eBay for around 200 bucks.
2) Sonar recording software.
3) Digidesign Mbox 2 USB Audio Interface , great all in one solution for recording from external musical equipment to a computer.

This list will grow but if you have the above you can record some great stuff!