[olug] Linux-Friendly MP3 Players? (iRock, etc.)

trose trose at cox.net
Sun Dec 5 19:02:53 UTC 2004


Sorry, forgot something in the address...it is www.coasttocoastam.com
sorry!
Tom Rose
trose at cox.net


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daniel Pfile" <daniel at pfile.net>
To: "Omaha Linux User Group" <olug at olug.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 2:32 AM
Subject: Re: [olug] Linux-Friendly MP3 Players? (iRock, etc.)


>
> On Dec 4, 2004, at 8:53 PM, Tim & Alethea Larson wrote:
> >
> > Mostly I listen to KFAB these days.  Any music station I find seems
> > sooooo repetitive.  At least talk radio is always something different.
> >
>
> Since I can't listen to streaming radio at work I use streamripper to
> grab a bunch of 64kps (128 uses too much room and the quality is
> negligible for background music) streams (radioio and radioparadise
> usually) and put them on cd. You get more than a full work days worth
> on a cd. I burn a couple a week, so I always have a variety available.
> Add that to a stack of mp3 cds and you're good to go. The only thing I
> miss is since I don't have my own office anymore (well, I shared with
> one guy) I can't crank it on the speakers. I do have a window now
> though, so I suppose I can live with headphones.
>
> The car has an empeg hd player, I have a radio tuner module, but I
> never use it. They killed the almost good classic rock station and the
> almost good (had been going downhill) 'adult alternative' station so
> there's no need to ever listen to radio anymore.
>
> -- Daniel
>
>
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