Speed up your podcasts, part 2

I listen to a lot of podcasts during the week. But that doesn't mean I like to listen to long casts. With podcasts longer than ~40 minutes. I like to get some of my life back. I do this by speeding up them up.
I used the Juice pod-catcher and converted the file using WMP9 Encoder, detailed in this post

Now that I use an iPhone I've stopped using Juice infavor of iTunes
iTunes/iPhone/iPods can play the audiobook/podcast "faster". Approx 1.8x speed.
It does adjust the pitch so people don't sound like chipmonks.

How to do this:
1. Convert the mp3 to AAC.
2. Right click on the file and select "Show in Windows Explorer"
3. When the conversion completes rename the extension m4a to m4b (Audiobook) and delete the mp3 file
4. Add the m4b file to the Audobook folder in iTunes.

Good news is that it will maintain the mp3 tags and embeded images.

More tips:
Create a smart playlist that filters by time and Kind contains mpeg

Scott Sigler reading Contagious

Harlem Globetrotters in Columbus

Yes We Did!

Obama crowd looking toward the city

Camera boom for CNN

I voted!

No Way, No How, No McCain

Lovie's post game responses summed up for 2008..

Lovie's post game responses summed up for 2008...

Game 1 - Kyle Orton is our starting quarterback

Game 2 - Kyle Orton is our starting quarterback

Game 3 - Kyle Orton is our starting quarterback

Game 4 - Kyle Orton is our starting quarterback

Game 5 - Rex Grossman is our starting quarterback

Game 6 - Rex Grossman is our starting quarterback

Game 7 - Rex Grossman is our starting quarterback

Game 8 - Rex Grossman is our starting quarterback

Game 9 - Kyle Orton is our starting quarterback

Game 10 - Kyle Orton is our starting quarterback

Game 11 - The starting quarterback will be a surprise

Game 12 - I have no idea who our starting quarterback will be

Game 13 - Brian Urlacher is our starting quarterback

Game 14 - Devin Hester is our starting quarterback

Game 15 - We never really had what you would call a "quarterback"

Game 16 - I'd like to introduce the 2009 head coach for the Chicago Bears..

Caprica Trailer

Caprica Trailer. The new prequel to Battlestar Galactica coming soon

Mac vs. Windows vs. Linux

Using a Mac is like living in a downtown penthouse. You have everything done for you and it all looks very slick, but you pay a high price. You have a doorman to pamper you and somebody else takes care of the maintenance, but you can't make a lot of changes to the property.

Using Windows is like living in the suburbs. You get more square footage for your dollar but you have to mow your own lawn and when something goes wrong, you have to fix it yourself or pay someone extra to do it. You can make changes to your property but you might have to deal with deed restrictions or city ordinances or homeowner association rules.

Using Linux is like living out in the country. Compared to the other options, property is dirt cheap and you can do whatever you want to it without having to follow codes and get inspections. But you'll probably have to do a lot more of the work yourself and you need a lot of building expertise or else you may get yourself into big trouble and find your house falling down all around you because you didn't do it correctly.

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