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Shuffling Podcasts Up

March 15, 2005 › Sandy McMurray | comment

If you're a podcast and an iPod shuffle fan, like me, here's a quick tip.

Want to make sure you hear your podcasts first, and all together when you dump a ton of tunes to your shuffle? Here's how. In your podcast software (e.g. iPodderX), assign a custom genre to your podcasts -- one that is sure to always be at the top of the Genre list in iTunes. I use "aaapodcast" (the old Yellow Pages trick - AAADaycare, "First in the phonebook, last in provincial safety reports").

Once you've copied your tunes over to the shuffle, just list the tunes by Genre and sync up your little white music stick. All your podcasts will be ready and waiting for you at the top of the heap when you go mobile. That's way better than click-click-clicking in a blind search. Especially when your wife's trying to get to sleep.

March 15, 2005 › Sandy McMurray | comment on this item

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