<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Latest Comments from twelveblackcodemonkeys.blog-city.com</title><link>http://twelveblackcodemonkeys.blog-city.com/</link><description>(Latest Comments) Tech, gadgets, healt, nutrition, and other interests expounded upon or just quickly commented on with links to an interesting article or blog entry.</description><copyright>Copyright 2008 twelveblackcodemonkeys.blog-city.com</copyright><generator>Levi Wallach</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:41:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>Latest Comments from twelveblackcodemonkeys.blog-city.com</title><url>http://server1.blog-city.com/images/bc_v5_logo_small.gif</url><link>http://twelveblackcodemonkeys.blog-city.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>Speeding Up Podcasts and Audio Books</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://twelveblackcodemonkeys.blog-city.com/fastspokenword.htm#comments</guid><link>http://twelveblackcodemonkeys.blog-city.com/fastspokenword.htm#comments</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 10:04:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Wow, I haven't been keeping up with all the MP3 players out there but I'm glad there are ones like the iRiver that speed stuff up like the iPod, and 40% is a lot better than the iPod.  Now we just need this to show up in more players and have a variety of speeds.  Why not just let the user select the exact speed they want at any given moment, just like a volume dial?  You could go from normal to +200% or -200%?

Actually, I'm no longer listening to podcasts these days, and part of the reason is all the extra work processing the files.  At least with the audiobooks I listen to, I can automatically speed them up with my iPod.  I will have to take a look at the iRiver, and I believe there may be others, so that I can listen to things faster without spending the time to convert them...<br/>left by: Levi Wallach]]></description></item><item><title>Speeding Up Podcasts and Audio Books</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://twelveblackcodemonkeys.blog-city.com/fastspokenword.htm#comments</guid><link>http://twelveblackcodemonkeys.blog-city.com/fastspokenword.htm#comments</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:12:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[My husband would love this. He currently has a 1GB iRiver that speeds podcasts in mp3 format up to about 40% (not fast enough) and wants a player with more capacity. He cannot listen to them at normal speed now (picture a dog with his head hanging out the car window going 100 miles an hour - this is how the man likes to receive his information). I have scoured the internet looking for a player for him. This program won't do it (conversion is too slow). I'll keep my fingers crossed. If someone is working on it, maybe it means there is a market for it and my husband is not the only freak who likes to listen this way.<br/>left by: Cherie]]></description></item><item><title>The Omnivore&apos;s Dilemma</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://twelveblackcodemonkeys.blog-city.com/omnivoresdilemma.htm#comments</guid><link>http://twelveblackcodemonkeys.blog-city.com/omnivoresdilemma.htm#comments</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:45:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[can i just say the title of this book isn't half as interesting as the content you have described.  based on you write up of the book, i actually want to read this book now and have added it to my amazon wish list.  prior to you blog, i thought this book was a debate on omnivorous vs vegetarian diets.  thanks for the blog<br/>left by: ww]]></description></item><item><title>A Beginner&apos;s Guide to Video for the IPod</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://twelveblackcodemonkeys.blog-city.com/videoipodbasics.htm#comments</guid><link>http://twelveblackcodemonkeys.blog-city.com/videoipodbasics.htm#comments</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:50:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Ive decrypted my dvd movie using the dvd decrypter and later used the videora to convert into my ipod touch, it worked out fine, and automatically adds up in my itunes. Big thing is when i played it in my ipod touch at some point the video stopped video but the audio continued.. tooo bad the audio & video are not in synch... :((<br/>left by: chime]]></description></item><item><title>Converting Videos for iPod, Take 2</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://twelveblackcodemonkeys.blog-city.com/converting_videos_for_ipod_take_2.htm#comments</guid><link>http://twelveblackcodemonkeys.blog-city.com/converting_videos_for_ipod_take_2.htm#comments</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 16:39:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[are there any sites other than youtube that you can convert off of? Id like to convert movies<br/>left by: hey levine]]></description></item><item><title>A Beginner&apos;s Guide to Video for the IPod</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://twelveblackcodemonkeys.blog-city.com/videoipodbasics.htm#comments</guid><link>http://twelveblackcodemonkeys.blog-city.com/videoipodbasics.htm#comments</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 10:50:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[I can watch and hear video on the ipod when I try to hook it up to a tv I get nothing. with the tv out active. is there a trick to this.<br/>left by: charles petrach]]></description></item><item><title>Ditching your iPod for a Treo 700P</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://twelveblackcodemonkeys.blog-city.com/treoforipod.htm#comments</guid><link>http://twelveblackcodemonkeys.blog-city.com/treoforipod.htm#comments</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:10:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Great article.  Everything I wanted to know about using A2DP with my 700p.  I was considering the Jabra BT8010 bluetooth stereo headset because it can link to 2 devices simultaneously (treo and ipod) but now I'm seriously considering scrapping the ipod and using just the treo!<br/>left by: Chris C]]></description></item><item><title>Speeding Up Podcasts and Audio Books</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://twelveblackcodemonkeys.blog-city.com/fastspokenword.htm#comments</guid><link>http://twelveblackcodemonkeys.blog-city.com/fastspokenword.htm#comments</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 09:40:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Hi Colin,  I may not have mentioned this in my blog entry, but you can use the iPod's own speed-up feature by simply converting the mp3 to an aac file in iTunes and then renaming the extension from .m4a to .m4b.  So you don't necessarily need a third-party app.  Although you will only be able to speed it up by 25% and not a customized amount...<br/>left by: Levi Wallach]]></description></item><item><title>Speeding Up Podcasts and Audio Books</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://twelveblackcodemonkeys.blog-city.com/fastspokenword.htm#comments</guid><link>http://twelveblackcodemonkeys.blog-city.com/fastspokenword.htm#comments</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 08:26:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[One of my usability nightmares switching from Windows Media Player to iTunes was having to lose the ability to speed up my music.  Right now I'm listening to a book on MP3 at 1.0 speed on my 5.5 G iPod.  I know I can speed MP3s up manually as you said--I've been editing music for years using GoldWave or Audacity; but with Windows Media Player, it was never necessary, since there's simply a speed dial.  With the iPod/iTunes you have to get an external program to permanently speed it up, and that's just rarely worth it as you've noted.  The iPod & iTunes need a native speed dial.  Yes, it's financially viable, not just because of audiobook listeners, but because of the blind--those who listen to books because they can't see always listen to their books at super speeds, commonly up to 4x speed!  And there are 10M blind people in the US.  Speed dials have always been a common accessibility accomodation which iTunes simply didn't value.<br/>left by: Colin Jensen]]></description></item><item><title>A Beginner&apos;s Guide to Video for the IPod</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://twelveblackcodemonkeys.blog-city.com/videoipodbasics.htm#comments</guid><link>http://twelveblackcodemonkeys.blog-city.com/videoipodbasics.htm#comments</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2007 11:39:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[well i bought get a episode of mind of mencia and american dad from the itunes stre right i transferd them to my ipod but it shows the like an album picture and plays sound only i have no clue what to do<br/>left by: Derrick]]></description></item><item><title>Speeding Up Podcasts and Audio Books</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://twelveblackcodemonkeys.blog-city.com/fastspokenword.htm#comments</guid><link>http://twelveblackcodemonkeys.blog-city.com/fastspokenword.htm#comments</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 10:25:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Just for completeness, there is an MP3 player that plays back at varying speeds (1.3x, 1.5x, 0.5x, 0.7x), the RadioYourWay LX.  But users have experienced button failures after a while, so I can't recommend it for everyone.  Also, it costs $200 with 128MB and an SD slot--its distinguishing capability is timer recording of AM and FM radio, also does line-in recording: 
http://www.pogoelectronics.com/radioyourway.html<br/>left by: Joe T.]]></description></item><item><title>More Free Gadgets</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://twelveblackcodemonkeys.blog-city.com/more_free_gadgets.htm#comments</guid><link>http://twelveblackcodemonkeys.blog-city.com/more_free_gadgets.htm#comments</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 12:43:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Hi, I've been trying to get a free notebook from notebooks4free.com yet I'm in the U.K and it won't let me get a free notebook. Is there any way of getting round this, or is there a British site which will offer me such a good deal?<br/>left by: joni]]></description></item><item><title>Garlic and Sapphires</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://twelveblackcodemonkeys.blog-city.com/garlic_and_sapphires.htm#comments</guid><link>http://twelveblackcodemonkeys.blog-city.com/garlic_and_sapphires.htm#comments</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:42:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Hi Levi .. okay, another try. Thanks for help!  I came upon your review of Ruth Reichl's book and got so nostalgic for all those visits to what were then some fairly pricey and some very pricey (for me) places like Maxwell's Plum (ate there a lot), Le Perigord (once) .. they tried to put us near the bathroom and kitchen because a single mom with two children under 13 were not exactly welcome ... Rosa Mexicana, The Russian Tea Room (once also), El Parador a lot, Quatorze (since closed) Zeno's (13th St and 6th Ave) A regular hangout! ...Alfredo's in the Citicorp Building, The Quilted Giraffe (closed) but ate there once, and probably lots of others that  will come to me and maybe some she mentions in her book.  Actually the minute a restaurant got a good review, Ida Lew, a TV producer and my friend, would tell me about it and in a few weeks we would be there too.  I always had to argue for a decent table .. children were not welcomed warmly ... you couldn't drink and that's where they made a good chunk of their profits.  In D.C. we went to Nora's and Felidias.. no slouchy places even then.  Wow, I think the last time I ate impressively was in Italy at the restaurant in the Jewish section of Rome, and those fantastic candlelit dinners at La Boscareche overlooking the Tuscany hills.  Alora.....  Maybe I'll see if I can find Reichl's book in paperback if it's out in that ... I read her first (or did I tell you that already?) and liked it a lot.  Will try to get to your blog again and more often.  Love, Mom.<br/>left by: Frada]]></description></item><item><title>Speeding Up Podcasts and Audio Books</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://twelveblackcodemonkeys.blog-city.com/fastspokenword.htm#comments</guid><link>http://twelveblackcodemonkeys.blog-city.com/fastspokenword.htm#comments</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2007 10:42:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Does anyone know of any MP3 player for Nokia handphones with this kind of feature?<br/>left by: magnus]]></description></item></channel></rss>