My music is a mess. It seems that I have accumlated lots and lots of music and it isn’t pretty. So, I need to find a way to organize my music.
I’ve thought a little bit about what I want and I think the basic requirements are:
Remove duplicate songs
Fix misspelled song titles, artist names
Find missing titles, genres, artist info and attach it to each song
Find missing artwork and attach it to each song
Do all the above really well and automatically
Looking around on the Google I’ve found a couple of candidates: Tidysongs and TuneUp. Both cost $20-30, but I’m planning on buying both and having a little shootout to find the best one.
I figure I’ll use a spare hard drive to make a back up of my iTunes collection and run both software packages on the collection to see which is the best music organizer.
If you have suggestions for a music organizer please let me know.
Of all the questions I get about podcasting, one question seems to be almost universal. That question is can you make money podcasting? That’s the question people want the know about.
At the last Blogworld conference, I learned that there are people making money. The key is having your own product and using your content to promote your product.
The reason I revisit this, is that I just read a great report by a guy named Gideon Shalwick. I’had never heard of Gideon before, but I saw his report referred to by a number of people I know. So, I signed up and got his report. It’s free, so why not.
What I found was really interesting. Gideon has taken the next step in the business model. Gideon shows how to turn your video podcast into a business.
This week we have a fresh best seller list, with James Lee Burke’s new audiobook The Glass Rainbow rocketing up to #1.
Stieg Larsson’s three “The Girl…” audiobooks are right up there too.
Coming in at #12 is The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, which was this week’s free audiobook.
Hope you find an audiobook you like.
1. The Glass Rainbow: A Dave Robicheaux Novel (Unabridged) by James Lee Burke
Summary: James Lee Burke’s eagerly awaited new novel finds Detective Dave Robicheaux back in New Iberia, Louisiana, and embroiled in the most harrowing and dangerous case of his career. Seven young women in neighboring Jefferson Davis Parish have been brutally murdered. While the crimes have all the telltale signs of a serial killer, the death of Bernadette Latiolais, a high-school honor student, doesn’t fit: she is not the kind of hapless and marginalized victim psychopaths usually prey upon. Robich…
I’m not sure anyone else noticed, but I was stunned by a PSA run tonight by USA Network in association with its new show Covert Affairs.
In the PSA, USA Network has one of its main characters talking about the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and it’s impact. (the full press release is below.)
This would be great given the impact the ADA has had leveling the playing ground except they use a guy who can see to play a blind person.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve short stories that were originally published as single stories in Strand Magazine.
The audiobook has been formated into a 4 volume set, each with three of the short stories. You can listen to them in any order and they still work great.
A couple of students from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, Michael Koerbel and Anna Elizabeth James, have written and directed an entire movie – well a short film called “Apple of My Eye” using the iPhone as the camera and editing device. They did it all in 48 hours.
Considering what how they made this short film the video is excellent. At the end, they show you how they made the movie. That part is especially fun to watch.
Jeremiah Owyang of the Altimeter Group has a good post about the challenges facing the social technology industry.
Jeremiah does lots of good work exploring what’s going on the social tech industry and usually has lots of good content. I really like this post however, because it sets the stage for some focused innovation on some of the issues that need to be addressed to make social tech more useful and productive.
A good list to provoke some innovation if you ask me.
This week we have lots of new material hitting the best seller list. I’ve just started on the Stief Larsson books and really enjoy his writing. Can’t wait to catch up to the newest one.
And I’m sure my daughter will want the newest Twilight book, The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner. Apparantly, it’s a must have before seeing Eclipse, the Movie.
And don’t forget Father’s Day is coming up in the US. Audiobooks make a great present.
Here’s the top sellers for the week. I hope you find something you enjoy.
1. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Unabridged) by Stieg Larsson Summary: Lisbeth Salander lies in Intensive Care with a bullet lodged in her head. She will face trial for three murders and one attempted murder on her release. With the help of journalist Mikael Blomkvist, Salander must not only prove her innocence, but identify and denounce the corrupt politicians that have allowed the vulnerable to become victims of abuse and violence. Salander is now ready to fight back.
Click to hear an audio sample of The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Unabridged) audiobook…
At the LA Games Conference 2010, industry leaders discussed the current state of the games industry as the business continues its transition towards a digital future. Focusing on questions like: What does it take to make a blockbuster game these days? What trends and developments are leading the industry? Does the industry need to take more creative risks in breaking new styles of play? What players in the games space will push the creativity? How do you make money in this more and more complicated gaming universe with new digital platforms now competing with the time and pocketbooks of consumers? Who will be the winners and losers in the years to come?
The panelists at the conference were:
Michael Pachter, Man. Dir., Ent. Research, Wedbush Morgan Securities
Nanea Reeves, SVP & COO, Global Online, Electronic Arts
Brian Ward, SVP, Worldwide Studios, Activision Blizzard
Teemu Huuhtanen, EVP, Business Dev. and COmmunications, Sulake Inc. (Habbo Hotel)
Phil Rosenberg, SVP, Bus. Dev., Sony Computer Entertainment America (PlayStation)
Moderator: Eric Goldberg, Managing Director, Crossover Technologies
Michael Pachter opened the session by observing that we are in a state of flux right now. Games used to be in a packaged goods industry, but the digital side is growing fast. It has gone from 0 to $10 billion in the last 10 years. Packaged products are experiencing 2-4% growth. Digital is growing at 25-30% rates and will quickly over take the packaged goods business.
My music is a mess. It seems that I have accumlated lots and lots of music and it isn’t pretty. So, I need to find a way to organize my music.
Summary: James Lee Burke’s eagerly awaited new novel finds Detective Dave Robicheaux back in New Iberia, Louisiana, and embroiled in the most harrowing and dangerous case of his career. Seven young women in neighboring Jefferson Davis Parish have been brutally murdered. While the crimes have all the telltale signs of a serial killer, the death of Bernadette Latiolais, a high-school honor student, doesn’t fit: she is not the kind of hapless and marginalized victim psychopaths usually prey upon. Robich…
A couple of students from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, Michael Koerbel and Anna Elizabeth James, have written and directed an entire movie – well a short film called “
Jeremiah Owyang of the Altimeter Group has a good post about the challenges facing the social technology industry.
Summary: Lisbeth Salander lies in Intensive Care with a bullet lodged in her head. She will face trial for three murders and one attempted murder on her release. With the help of journalist Mikael Blomkvist, Salander must not only prove her innocence, but identify and denounce the corrupt politicians that have allowed the vulnerable to become victims of abuse and violence. Salander is now ready to fight back.
At the LA Games Conference 2010, industry leaders discussed the current state of the games industry as the business continues its transition towards a digital future. Focusing on questions like: What does it take to make a blockbuster game these days? What trends and developments are leading the industry? Does the industry need to take more creative risks in breaking new styles of play? What players in the games space will push the creativity? How do you make money in this more and more complicated gaming universe with new digital platforms now competing with the time and pocketbooks of consumers? Who will be the winners and losers in the years to come?
