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Easier is relative
I like the alias because I got tired of the multi-step process of:
MP3 Alternatives
The only Real to MP3 options I have found are for PC and they only work sporadically. (Usually until REAL finds them and kills them)
MP3 Alternatives
from the FAQ (as of 7/11/2002):
Can streamripper record RealAudio streams, how about Windows Media? Nope, just MP3 streams. But it's an idea for the future.DJ
MP3 Alternatives
This American Life, at least, is archived at Audible.com. These files are available for a nominal fee--something like $2/archive. Until last week, there was no Mac support for for-pay Audible archives---but iTunes now supports exactly this kind of content, and when iPod 1.2 is released in a few weeks you'll be able to upload TAL archives to your iPod.
I don't know if the other NPR archives are kept there, but I think I've seen them there also. Personally, this was the most exciting announcement of Macworld for me, but maybe I'm square.
Easier is relative
The point of sjonke's post was perhaps not appreciated. You only have to save the link from your browser once. It can subsequently be opened to get the latest version of atc. So, e.g., (using launchbar), I "type <cmd-space> atc" and realone player launches and plays all things considered. Of course, if Real had included a bookmark feature, none of us would have had to think so hard about this.
Easier is relative addendum
Um, now that I think of it, doing what I described above doesn't quite work; you will only get the old broadcast the next day. What made it work was to edit the file so that it only contains the url. You may also need to make sure the file has the applicable type and creator codes. The same probably applies to the terminal method, i.e., if you edit the file, you won't need to do the curl each time.
Accessing Old CarTalk
Could you give us a little more detail on specifying and playing older CarTalk files? Thanks!
Easier is relative
I loved this hint because I don't catch NPR's Morning Edition anymore. But going to npr.org I realized that the equivalent ".smil" file was for Monday's program (this was Thurdsay!). The most current ME file has the date as part of it, so any automation would require the current date to be substituted. I decided this would be a good time to write my first shell script, so be kind :-). This might be applicable for other NPR files or other items that are date sensitive. Here is my double-clickable "PlayMorningEdition.command" script:
Easier is relative
Update to script - it doesn't handle a single digit day (i.e. august 1st). So you'll have to add an evaluation if the day variable is 1 character, add a zero before it. Just noticed this, but haven't fixed yet myself.
Easier is relative
Actually you can simplify a little and get the 0 before the day and month by using and inlining the date command. |
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