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Comment on Speeding Up Podcasts and Audio Books by Joanna

Joanna — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:28:43 +0000

Personally, I prefer ASCP by Superutils to speed up podcasts for listening them on my gadgets. And besides Librivox, Podio Books is also a great source of free audio books.

Comment on Paper Less by Mark Pfeiffer

Mark Pfeiffer — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 03:39:43 +0000

I can’t quite give up physical books, so the compromise is that I buy hard copies for those that are by current favorite authors. E-books are for taking chances or stuff that I wouldn’t necessarily feel like I’d need on the shelf or read more than once (ie., an old Elmore Leonard novel or THE HUNGER GAMES series).

Comment on Speeding Up Podcasts and Audio Books by Levi Wallach

Levi Wallach — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:59:37 +0000

LOL, it’s been years since I’ve done much listening with the iPod, but I now do most of my listening with my Android phone using an app that almost doubles the speed (vs. the iPod’s meager 33% increase). Trust me, you’ll get used to it. But if you really want to change, it’s in the settings somewhere I think under Audiobooks or something? I’d google it and look on Apple’s site, sorry I can’t be more helpful, I can’t even find my iPod now since I really don’t use it anymore…

Comment on Speeding Up Podcasts and Audio Books by Kimberly

Kimberly — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:55:39 +0000

HELP! My ipod has sped up and I hate it! How do I undo?

Comment on An update by Ann Long

Ann Long — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:16:57 +0000

I agree with you Levi. I no longer post in a long paragraph too because I’m more into short but catchy status in facebook and twitter. Well, I enjoy blogging and maybe post some life stories one day.

Comment on Speeding Up Podcasts and Audio Books by brett

brett — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:48:43 +0000

it is 2010 .
i make a playlist of assorted podcast episodes .
then select all of the then right click , GET INFO , then in OPTIONS tab MEDIA KIND change from PODCAST to AUDIOBOOK .
but then i loose all ability to rate or tell if i have listened to them on my ipod nano

i just wish there was a button on the nano for podcasts that said faster

Comment on What by Jason Terwilliger

Jason Terwilliger — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:19:46 +0000

WF cooking classes recommend plain olive oil for cooking as virgin olive oil will burn.

Comment on What by Jason Terwilliger

Jason Terwilliger — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:17:36 +0000

I lost over 40 pounds when I stopped eating WF prepared foods and not only is it canola oil, it is SLATHERED in the oil.
In conversations wt the prepared foods staff at different locations, I have surmised (and staff have reluctantly confirmed I’m right) that the oil slathering is to allow the food to be kept longer, weighs more so more $$ for WF, and they run their profits at WF by the section, not the whole store. So the prepared foods is responsible for their profit and loss so OIL is what makes the profit margin.

Comment on Paleo Diet Counterpoints by Feyd

Feyd — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:16:23 +0000

“i completely agree. it is biochemical individuality. this is what we have to take into account. everyone has a different metabolism and metabolic needs.”

This is completely false. Human metabolism varies about as much as metabolism amongst pigeons.

Comment on A Beginner’s Guide to Video for the IPod by Rose

Rose — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:06:58 +0000

I recently got an iPod video (yes, generation 5), I converted with Videora because that was before I found this article. I can hear the videos but it appears to just show a random screenshot or something. Also, is it supposed to show up so small, and is there some way to use the full screen for video?

Comment on Charlottesville without Sushi by Cigar Rollers

Cigar Rollers — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:15:23 +0000

Most of the time moments make your life beautiful and when once time get passed then just only memories remains in front of us.

Comment on A Beginner’s Guide to Video for the IPod by john chris smith

john chris smith — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:05:54 +0000

nice post out there. I use ipod converterbecause it is super fast (up to 4x faster) DVD movie conversion in high video quality.

Comment on A Beginner’s Guide to Video for the IPod by john chris smith

john chris smith — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:00:34 +0000

nice post out there. I use because it is super fast (up to 4x faster) DVD movie conversion in high video quality.

Comment on Video Ipod by Video Web Hosting

Video Web Hosting — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:12:20 +0000

Video production has changed so much since i got started. It’s crazy

Comment on Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Ed Hird

Ed Hird — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:00:43 +0000

Benjamin Franklin had a remarkable impact in so many ways. A Benjamin Franklin article just received the ‘Top 100 Electricity Blogs’ Award http://bit.ly/z8Ckp

Comment on My brief affair with the Blackberry 7230 and how I came back home to Danger by Dorsey

Dorsey — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:47:00 +0000

I need some help. I have the Blackberry Curve 8330 and i noticed that Pocketmac Sync Manager doesn’t support my device. Where do i find software that will?

Comment on What by Levi Wallach

Levi Wallach — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:09:13 +0000

Hi Kelly,

Generally I would suggest butter and olive oil for items you don’t have to cook at super-high heat. If you need to go pretty hot, the best choice would probably be coconut oil, but it can’t be the virgin stuff, it needs to be expeller pressed to the point where there are no bits of actual coconut in it, like the virgin stuff has. Having it slightly more refined ups the smoke point considerably. Generally you want to avoid cooking with oils that have a considerable amount of polyunsaturated fats. These are generally less stable, even if some have higher smoke points. Another fat that has a higher smoke point is rendered suet, but this is not as easy to find. Ghee (clarrified butter) would be another fine choice, but it tends to be pricey so if you need to use a lot of it, it can get prohibitive…

Comment on What by Kelly W

Kelly W — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:51:08 +0000

So, which oil do you suggest for fry or saute? Olive oil has a low smoking point and breaks down too quickly when heated. Peanut oil? Coconut oil? Butter doesn’t work well for stir fry. I read that canola oil was healthier than vegetable oil, so that is what I have been using, but wondering what could be better.

Comment on Speeding Up Podcasts and Audio Books by Dave Raiman

Dave Raiman — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:25:10 +0000

I’m desperate for an automated batch flavor of speeding up playback. Why, oh why, didn’t Apple support speed selection on podcasts?! I’m currently manually moving all audio podcasts to audio books.
Foobar: fantastic tool. I used this with soundtouch until I broke down and got a Nano. No command line interface, so I can’t automate it through doppler.
I currently use Mp3Tag– and awsome free tool (www.mp3tag.de) to remove the podcast tag then import folder to iTunes, then move to audio books. A lot of steps. I wish Mp3Tag could be command line driven. The developer hasn’t been convinced this would be a popular feature so doesn’t want to invest.
Sox: High potential for my automation goal. Con: I can’t find/build the LAME extension to set the output format in MP3.
Well, that’s the route I’ve taken. I’m still not where I’d like to be but I can feel the potential to get there. I love listening to podcasts and audio books at high speed.

Comment on Speeding Up Podcasts and Audio Books by Stephane Meer of FreeAudioBooks

Stephane Meer of FreeAudioBooks — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:50:11 +0000

Perhaps it’s useful for those who can only allot a little of their time listening to audio books. As for me, it’s more enjoyable and satisfying when the audio is played in it’s normal pace. But, it totally depends on a person’s preferences.
Anyway, thanks for sharing this info Levi =))