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Tag Archives: audio books
Speeding Up Podcasts and Audio Books
My killer feature for the iPod is something that probably doesn’t appeal to you. Ok, maybe some of you, but not many. It’s the feature that Apple introduced with the 4G iPods back a couple of years ago. The feature … Continue reading
Posted in Technology, gadgets, etc.
Tagged audio books, content, format conversion, podcasts, speeding up
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Listen Before You Vote
Sorry for getting this out a bit late, but all you undecided voters still have a day to figure it out. To help you do this, you can sign up with Audible.com who has recently put together a new site … Continue reading
Posted in Journal & Blog, Technology, gadgets, etc.
Tagged audibel.com, audio books, election, free, politics, speeches
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Audio Books at $10/pop
Those who’ve read my blog for a while will know of my long-time membership with Audible.com, which provides audio books in the form of digital files you download from their site, kind of like MP3 files, but with copy-protection. Initially, … Continue reading
To speed up or not to speed up.
I recently traded in my older 30GB third generation iPod for one of the newer 40GB 4th generation ones. Other than the added capacity and storage space, the main reason, I told myself, I needed one, was the new iPods’ … Continue reading
21 Dog Years
First let me say that this 21 Dog Years made me laugh harder than any other book I’ve read since Me Talk Pretty One Day. It’s kind of Office Space meets Tetherballs of Bogainville meets Andy Richter and probably was … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Technology, gadgets, etc.
Tagged amazon.com, audible.com, audio books, autobiography, book reviews, humor, mike daisy
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Radio Journalism and Naked in Baghdad
National Public Radio has been derided by conservatives as being an example of a liberal slant in the media. Maybe this is true, maybe not. But to me more than being slanted towards one side or another, NPR distinguishes itself … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Journal & Blog
Tagged Anne Garrels, audible.com, audio books, book reviews, Iraq, npr, radio, war
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Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
Not having studies early American history since briefly in high school, my familiarity with Benjamin Franklin consisted mainly of a couple of facts. One is that Franklin is on the $100 bill, and the second was his “discovery” of electricity … Continue reading
Salt
Salt, by Mark Kurlansky, is a fascinating book about the history of, you guessed it, Salt. It’s amazing how something we take for granted because it is so cheap and on every table, whether at someone’s home or at a … Continue reading
A Short History of Nearly Everything – Unabridged
Bill Bryson is a favorite of mine, having written a bunch of books that are in the genre “travel narrative.” Bryson’s wit and insight not just about travel but life in general, is amazing. But just as wonderful is his … Continue reading
Minority Report and other stories
The first I actually heard the name Philip K. Dick, it was from a radio host on WBAI, Jim Freund, a true Dick fanatic. He was a member of a local bulletin board system in New York City called Magpie, … Continue reading
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Tagged audible.com, audio books, book reviews, Philip K. Dick, science fiction
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