Via email, Ian Young pointed me to a $15 app for OS X that will convert MP3 files (and other types as well) to AAC. It claims to even update your iTunes library.
July 25th, 2005
Via email, Ian Young pointed me to a $15 app for OS X that will convert MP3 files (and other types as well) to AAC. It claims to even update your iTunes library.
Carsten Clasohm has developed a Greasemonkey script (for Firefox) that bypasses some of UI stuff. He writes:
itconversations-download.user.js modifies the details page for shows on IT Conversations so that you can download the MP3 with one click.
I’m too far from the telco’s central office to get DSL, so I’m stuck with Comcast’s broadband. Actually, it has been fairly reliable, so I shouldn’t complain. But the upload speeds are a wimpy 345kbps (measured), which is nasty when you’re trying to upload 100MB MP2 files all day long. I knew that Comcast offered “business” service at a premium price, but I didn’t want to pay that kind of money, so after months of procrastinating, I thought I’d give them a call and see what thay offerred.
Literally three minutes later, my upload speed was doubled to 692kbps (also measured) for an additional $12/mo and a $1.95 service charge. And they promise me the max download speed will increase from 4mbps to 6mbps, although so far it’s only up fractionally.
Cool!
I’ve just posted the five-page business plan for the new project. Please post your comments here or on the IT Conversations wiki.
Among other things that keep him busy, Tom Parish is a podcaster and a member of Team ITC. Now he has started a series of podcast interviews with fellow members of the Team. The first interview is a great one with Paul Figgiani (MP3), one of our best and most prolific engineers. Check it out!