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• AppleScript: Send iTunes Playlist to MarsEdit In preparation for declaring my picks from the 2007 SXSW Showcasing Artist tracks, I’ve put together an Applescript that pulls the track names, artists, ratings, and comments from an iTunes playlist and sends them to MarsEdit for blog posting. The script even makes a half-hearted attempt to guess the artist’s website and direct mp3 link. SendSXSWTracksToMarsEdit.scpt
• I dug a hole in my old Nike Presto’s wit… I dug a hole in my old Nike Presto’s with a utility knife to hide the Nike+iPod bug, a fun hack. Now, if only the outside temp would drop below triple digits so I can try it out. 09 July 2007 Update: After destroying my knees and ankles last night, I’ve retired the Prestos and
• New iTunes Podcast Categorization and WP-iPodCatter On Friday, I received an email from Apple’s iTunes Podcasting team that they’re changing the categories in the iTunes directory. So, I updated the WP-iPodcatter plugin to reflect these changes. Like their removal of item-level categorization, I’m not crazy about these changes. There are 2 ‘Other’ categories (in Religion, Games & Hobbies). But not in any
• Follow My iTunes via Twitter Thanks to Doug Adams’ script, Current Track to Twitter v1.5, if you follow me via Twitter you’ll get continual updates on what I’m listening to. I’m digging Twitter as way to automatically publish in the background. I can keep my flow and we can stay connected. I see this quality that’ll keep Twitter from being Pet
• VillageFest 5k - 28:20 A light, refreshing rain started with the VillageFest 5k this morning. The course was a nice tour of the south-western corner of the Village, with a few more zigs and zags than I’d like. Even in the rain, a few fellow citizens - including Jen and C - stood on the corners to cheer everyone on.