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Is doubleTwist A Real iTunes Alternative?

3:05AM Kevin Purdy | iTunes has become the de facto standard for desktop music organisers, leaving those with non-Apple devices in the cold. doubleTwist syncs, shares and converts your media quite handily, and as of today, has a built-in Amazon MP3 store. More »
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DoubleTwist Integrates With Amazon MP3, Competing With iTunes

4:30AM Adam Pash | Remember doubleTwist, the very cool iTunes alternative that aims to easily sync any content to any device? Well now the ambitious tool is taking one more step to make iTunes obsolete, incorporating an Amazon MP3-powered music store. More »
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Dirpy Converts YouTube Videos To Audio For Later Listening

5:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Many YouTube videos are just as enjoyable as straight-up audio. If you’d like to grab a lecture or comedy routine for the road, Dirby can help. More »
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Myna Is An Awesome Multi-Track Audio Editor For Anyone

6:30AM Kevin Purdy | Myna, a free online audio tool from the makers of reader favourite image editor Phoenix, lets pretty much anyone jump into recording, arranging, and mixing audio tracks for quickie soundtracks, or just for the fun of it. More »
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Make iTunes Friendly To WMA, OGG, And FLAC Files

12:00AM Kevin Purdy | Audiophiles love FLAC files for their lossless fidelity, while Ogg and WMA files aren’t widely supported. With free plug-ins, all three of those formats can be played and managed in iTunes. More »
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PodShifter Speeds Up Podcasts For Faster Listening

4:30PM Angus Kidman | Can’t keep up with all the podcasts you’ve subscribed to? PodShifter helps you get through more by speeding up the broadcasts. More »
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Tech Travel Tips In Audio Form

4:30PM Angus Kidman | Earlier this week, I appeared on ABC Radio Australia’s Tech Stream, contributing to a discussion about technology and how to use it to enhance the travel experience (a familiar topic around here, obviously). You can access the full extended broadcast in glorious MP3 format on the ABC site, and maybe pick up a few useful tips (such as how Wikipedia can help you book cheap fares). Tech Stream
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Zamzar Now Converts Text To Speech

11:30PM Jason Fitzpatrick | You need a quick text to speech conversion but you’re lacking the software to do so. No worries, Zamzar—the handy online file conversion tool—has added text to speech conversion. More »
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Sweet Dreams Gradually Lowers Your System Volume On A Schedule

2:30AM Adam Pash | Windows only: Free application Sweet Dreams adjusts the system volume on your PC on a schedule, perfect for letting the music lull you to sleep without leaving it on all night long. More »
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Windows 7 Seemingly Blocks Audio Capture

12:00AM Kevin Purdy | One rather feisty (and—surprise!—Linux-savvy) Slashdot reader writes about his DRM discoveries in Windows 7. Along with complaints about seemingly big-software-friendly firewall access and registration DLLs, the author’s chief discovery is that Windows 7 doesn’t allow for any kind of software audio capture. In other words, if you’ve got one application playing sound, Windows 7 doesn’t seem to allow you to use your same sound card to also grab the audio from that app. Windows 7 testers, are you seeing similar findings? I don’t trust my ThinkPad’s built-in sound to be a reliable testing rig, so let us know if you’re also blocked from in-system recording in the comments. More »