Audiobook application for the Nokia N95

Nokia Beta Labs has a cool application that will convert audiobook WAV or MP3 files to something that works with their S60 audiobook player. It's available here. Each file is treated as a chapter and the filename is used as the chapter's title. No support for ID3 tags. You'll need to remember this because the …

Speeding up podcast and audiobook listening

My Sansa Fuze MP3 player has a cool feature that lets you playback podcasts and audiobooks at a faster than normal speed. You can easily understand the speech, but it also increases the pitch, although not to chipmonk-like levels. However, I would prefer to use my N95, but it lacks such a feature. The solution? …

Getting used to iTunes

Well, I got my brand spankin new 32GB 2nd gen iPod Touch safely protected in the cool RebelTouch case. Goofed up on the first screen protector and now I know why they give you two ;-) The first think I noticed was how slow and bloated iTunes was. It often just kinda annoyingly sits there …

N800 Going…iPod Touch on the way

I'm weak. I gave in to the dark side. I've got a 32GB 2nd gen iPod Touch on order and my trusty N800 is up on eBay. Got a good price on Amazon. Only $379 with free shipping and no tax. Compare this to the $324 I paid for the 16gb model I got for …

Nice emailed reminder application

I've never liked Outlook's Tasks feature, so I often email myself reminders to do something. My email is the one thing I check all the time. (Of course, for events tied to a specific day/time, like birthdays, meetings, anniversaries, etc. I still input those in my Outlook calendar) Anyways, I wanted to remind myself to …