tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post114900811638676442..comments2024-02-07T03:12:59.031-05:00Comments on Blogenspiel: Advice from the netAnother Damned Medievalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05231085915472400163noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-1149091379928496742006-05-31T12:02:00.000-04:002006-05-31T12:02:00.000-04:00Hmmm ... I may have to do some price comparisons, ...Hmmm ... I may have to do some price comparisons, then!Another Damned Medievalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05231085915472400163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-1149078530376851202006-05-31T08:28:00.000-04:002006-05-31T08:28:00.000-04:00No, podcasts are free. iTunes connects you to the ...No, podcasts are free. iTunes connects you to the iTunes store to subscribe to them, but no money changes hands.Tirunculahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788199657297216288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-1149054570556747232006-05-31T01:49:00.000-04:002006-05-31T01:49:00.000-04:00But that costs actual money, right? I was thinkin...But that costs actual money, right? I was thinking about the free stuff available on their website (not that I'm cheap, or anything ...)Another Damned Medievalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05231085915472400163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-1149036193996642332006-05-30T20:43:00.000-04:002006-05-30T20:43:00.000-04:00"And iPods are good for BBC downloads?"If you curr..."And iPods are good for BBC downloads?"<BR/><BR/>If you currently have the latest version of iTunes installed on your computer, there's an entire directory devoted to podcasts. It is easy-peasy to subscribe to the podcast of your choice in iTunes (including BBC stuff), and then drag and drop the downloads into your connected iPod.George H. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08654039359393885991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-1149031383973074272006-05-30T19:23:00.000-04:002006-05-30T19:23:00.000-04:00Scary Green Tube reserved in your name. I've used ...Scary Green Tube reserved in your name. I've used the podcasts from BBC's pilot (but quite extensive) podcasting program. I haven't tried other download methods; I'm used to streaming BBC programs on my ibook, but most of what I used to stream is now available as podcasts, so I've been doing that instead.Tirunculahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788199657297216288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-1149030698435571602006-05-30T19:11:00.000-04:002006-05-30T19:11:00.000-04:00And iPods are good for BBC downloads? Tiruncula, ...And iPods are good for BBC downloads? Tiruncula, dibs on the scary green if I get a nano.Another Damned Medievalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05231085915472400163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-1149030142209589662006-05-30T19:02:00.000-04:002006-05-30T19:02:00.000-04:00"some people said I wanted to stay away from the i..."some people said I wanted to stay away from the iPods, because you can only play things in iTunes format" <BR/><BR/>Nope, not true.<BR/><BR/>My iPod is full of mp3s (which is not a system-specific format) that I ripped from my CD collection. If I decided to switch to another, non-iPod portable music player, I could load all of those mp3s onto that one, too.<BR/><BR/>It *is* true, however, that the music you buy on the iTunes store can only be played either on your computer or on an iPod. You can burn those files to CD and then rip them back as mp3s, but that's kind of a pain in the butt.<BR/><BR/>I'd go with an iPod if I were you. They're awesome, and they just work.George H. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08654039359393885991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-1149029901090123772006-05-30T18:58:00.000-04:002006-05-30T18:58:00.000-04:00I love my Nano. I use it with lanyard headphones. ...I love my Nano. I use it with lanyard headphones. My Nano's full of podcasts and I haven't filled it up yet. If you buy a Nano, <A HREF="http://tiruncula.typepad.com/tiruncula/2006/05/have_a_nano_nee.html" REL="nofollow">I'll send you a Tube to use with it</A> :) (Dr. V, do you need a Tube?)Tirunculahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788199657297216288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-1149026677471797792006-05-30T18:04:00.000-04:002006-05-30T18:04:00.000-04:00My iPod plays all the stuff I ripped on my unix ma...My iPod plays all the stuff I ripped on my unix machine, no worries. And boy is it podcast heaven! But it was >$150.meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04388701045008533927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-1149021696112440092006-05-30T16:41:00.000-04:002006-05-30T16:41:00.000-04:00I was raised to hate apple, so I do. I have a lit...I was raised to hate apple, so I do. I have a little samsung player that works fine. I spent about $80 on it. It holds about 120 songs (116 right now I think, but some of them are longish). it works just fine for me. most of my music is ripped from actual cd's I own and it all plays fine. you have to have windows media player and xp, but I do so that is fine. the only thing I don't like about it is the limited functionality in terms of menu, organization of music, creating playlists, things like that. <BR/><BR/>i think that stuff is better in the next model up, which is around $120, I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-1149011502677947962006-05-30T13:51:00.000-04:002006-05-30T13:51:00.000-04:00FWIW, iTunes converts all other formats, so you co...FWIW, iTunes converts all other formats, so you could still buy through other programs/platforms and convert to iTunes for an iPod, if that's what you wanted.<BR/><BR/>I love my Nano, but I only just got it and haven't *really* used it to death (yet). What I really love about it is that it fits so nicely in the pockets of my running shorts. I think it's still the physically smallest player on the market. And certainly, if SLAC is a Mac place, a Nano would make sense to go with it.<BR/><BR/>But I also have used an iRiver product -- a lipstick case sized player that could play up to 4 hours, but only if you ripped them at low bit-rates. I don't know about the larger iRiver products, but it was hard to read the display on mine.Dr. Viragohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960384082670286328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-1149009091671824512006-05-30T13:11:00.000-04:002006-05-30T13:11:00.000-04:00I'm no help - I have a mini, and I have no problem...I'm no help - I have a mini, and I have no problem with being limited to iTunes because I love all things Apple (and iTunes still has plenty of stuff for me to buy!). But have fun choosing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com