I popped into Boston this morning — and more specifically, into the Sweet Finnish in Jamaica Plain — for the monthly meetup of the Boston Media Makers, who are led by the ubiquitous Steve Garfield.

It took more than two hours to go ’round the table, so that the 30 of us could introduce ourselves and talk about our current and future projects. I especially enjoyed learning from people that I either didn’t know well or had never met at all, and was reminded yet again that the Boston area is oozing with new-media talent.

Here are a few of my takeaways:

* To record a screencast, Steve Albanese from TutorialDEPOT advises using Snapz on a Mac and Camtasia version 3.1.2 on the PC.

Beth Kanter

* Beth Kanter (above) is one fascinating woman. She blogs on educational technology, social change, and the Khmer culture, among other topics. Give her flagship blog, Beth’s Blog, a look-see.

* Adam Weiss, one of my fellow co-organizers of PodCamp Boston last fall, has set up and produced a series of podcasts for Forrester Research. The podcasts don’t appear in a search on Forrester’s site yet, but presumably, they will soon.

Ashley Hodson

* Ashley Hodson (above, right) has just completed one heckuva road trip. She and Megan McLaughlin logged 14,000 miles since last summer exploring some of this nation’s sustainability projects. The pair’s journey is chronicled through text and video at Sustainable Route.

* A second free daily newspaper, joining the Metro, is coming to Boston. Regina O’Brien spoke about BostonNOW, a paper launching later this year both online and in print. The paper will feature a mix of wire stories and contributions from citizen journalists, including local bloggers, photographers, and artists. Sound intriguing? Visit the BostonNOW blog for more information, including details on an upcoming public meeting.

I’ve posted more photos from the meetup on my Flickr stream.

Steve Garfield offers the notes from the meeting as well.

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