Adam Curry: syncPod

european anthem

Wed, 03 Dec 2003 09:45:11 GMT

Kewl, I just found the European Anthem. No words [intenionally], but quite a familiar piece of music.

payment for payloads

Sat, 15 Nov 2003 10:44:31 GMT

Yesterday dave added a 35Mb quicktime video to his rss feed that automagically popped up ready to play on my machine this morning. I will pay anyone who is willing to set up a similar rss feed with daily enclosures of Letterman and/or Leno's tv show for my private viewing pleasure. If you have a TiVo, it probably can be a completely automated process, including my paypal payment to you.

David Bowie - Golden Years

Mon, 03 Nov 2003 10:17:22 GMT

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kewl app (windows)

Sun, 02 Nov 2003 09:53:14 GMT

What is Enclosure Extractor?

Thomas Dolby - She blinded me with science

Fri, 31 Oct 2003 14:06:00 GMT

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10cc - The Things We Do For Love

Thu, 30 Oct 2003 09:47:28 GMT

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Run DMC & Aerosmith - Walk this way

Mon, 27 Oct 2003 14:34:47 GMT

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Marvin Gaye - Let's get it on

Fri, 24 Oct 2003 14:01:56 GMT

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Mon, 20 Oct 2003 07:07:41 GMT

Today something new. Since Chris loves Ralph Waldo Emerson so much, I downloaded the entire text of his first essays from the Gutenberg Project and then used the fantastic Text Reader application to create a spoken mp3 version. Of course it sounds a bit tinny (I used the 'victoria' voice) but it is certainly no worse than some speakers I've listened to on audiobooks. Won't be long before I start doing some of my own reads. I'm actually pretty excited (in a nostalgic way) about reading the Tom Swift series into mp3 format, for there is ultimately no substitute for the human voice. Yet. (ps) I had another thought abou this type of content production and distribution system. `using apple's internal text-speech processing, I could make multiple voices available. Each feed with it's own voice. And of course I'll release the code for the syncPod updates. After I coerce Marcus into making it a tool. Then we have to figure out how to make it work for iTunes on windows :)

blues2

Sat, 18 Oct 2003 23:12:27 GMT

Another test with the same file, different name.

elton John - I guess that's why they call it the blues

Sat, 18 Oct 2003 17:57:18 GMT

Another syncPod update to test a new set of "Radio UserLand" scripts.

Buoys - Give up your guns

Sat, 18 Oct 2003 12:44:41 GMT

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Phil Collins & Philip Baily - Easy Lover

Fri, 17 Oct 2003 04:49:34 GMT

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Irene Cara - Fame

Tue, 14 Oct 2003 09:42:23 GMT

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Billy Joel - We didn't start the fire

Mon, 13 Oct 2003 07:05:04 GMT

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RSS2iPod

Sun, 12 Oct 2003 11:11:34 GMT

Mac users can use this folder applescript to automagically update your iPod with any new mp3's that are downloaded to your "Radio UserLand" enclosures folder from enclosure aware "rss" feeds. To install: replace "Adam's Curry's iPod" with the name of your iPod and attach the script to your Enclosures folder (located in your Radio UserLand application folder) using the Attach Script To Folder script, located in your /Library/Scripts/Folder Actions/ folder. You can test this script by subscribing to the syncPod channel, which delivers a new mp3 every day. Update: Hmmm, it seems the script only works when the first enclosure is downloaded. Any scripting guru's out there want to help with this script so it transfers all enclosures?

The Who - Pinball wizzard

Sun, 12 Oct 2003 08:01:02 GMT

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enclosure support updated

Sat, 11 Oct 2003 11:45:47 GMT

Radio UserLand Update: The RSS enclosures prefs page now includes a setting for choosing where to save downloaded enclosures.

I'd like to buy the world a coke

Sat, 11 Oct 2003 11:12:45 GMT

Nostalgia on the syncPod channel today remmeber this?

Edwin Starr - War (What is it good for?)

Fri, 10 Oct 2003 03:02:20 GMT

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Animals - San Fraancsican Nights

Thu, 09 Oct 2003 10:01:27 GMT

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rss enclosure downloader

Thu, 09 Oct 2003 09:55:17 GMT

Bing! Werner, whom I met and hung out with at BloggerCon is using the syncPod channel to develop an RSS Enclosure downlaoder in .NET I'm on a mac and can't test it, but would love to hear of any usage reports.

Ricky Lee Jones - Chuck E's in love

Wed, 08 Oct 2003 12:00:23 GMT

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Alice Cooper - No more mister nice guy

Tue, 07 Oct 2003 17:28:14 GMT

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Iggy Pop - Lust for life

Tue, 07 Oct 2003 03:29:06 GMT

Remember this one? You might not be old enough :) Iggy Pop's first major hit: 'Lust for life'