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Getting Started with WordPress — Video Tutorial on Installation

by Tom Johnson on Feb 7, 2007
categories: technical-writing wordpress

I re-recorded the initial WordPress installation demo video tutorial I did the other day. This one is about three times as long and has a lot more more information. I started out thinking it would be 10 minutes, but it ended up being 30 minutes.

If you're looking to get started with WordPress, this Getting Started / installation demo will (sort of) show you how to do it.

installing wordpress

I'm still experimenting with screencasting and Blueberry's Flashback Express Recorder, so I consider this practice. In this practice screencast, I reduced the size of the frame and also changed the hertz rate from 22 to 44 to supposedly increase the sound quality (but also the size).

If the volume seems low, go into your control panel and increase your computer's sound properties. Start > Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices.

I'm still fumbling around a lot with these. After I finished this screencast, I felt that I should impose a rule about the length of screencasts, limiting them to 10 minutes or less and keeping the focus more narrow. One can only sit so long in front of a computer listening. I'm also trying to add more personality to my narration.

As always, if you have any feedback on the tutorial, let me know. I think the screen movements sometimes get disjointed with the actual audio, but I'm not totally sure. I like that the 65 meg file plays almost instantly when you click it.

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Tom Johnson

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