Linked List: March 9, 2009

Monday, 9 March 2009

BackTweets 

Crucially, it dereferences URLs from shortening services like TinyURL and Bit.ly. (Via Andy Baio.)

Pantscast 1.0 

New $2 iPhone podcast player for “serious” audiophiles, from Hosensoft:

Recent advancements in audio algorithms — developed in some places like Germany and things — can squeeze out massively boosted audio depth, tremendous sound-stages with increased aSqFt (audio square feet), and a much richer wet/dry mix, to all your favorite podcasts.

It’s like having the podcast speaker right in the room with you.

I’ve used it to listen to several podcasts this afternoon, and it increased my enjoyment.

The Sizzling Sound of Music 

Dale Dougherty, on Stanford music professor Jonathan Berger:

Berger then said that he tests his incoming students each year in a similar way. He has them listen to a variety of recordings which use different formats from MP3 to ones of much higher quality. He described the results with some disappointment and frustration, as a music lover might, that each year the preference for music in MP3 format rises. In other words, students prefer the quality of that kind of sound over the sound of music of much higher quality. He said that they seemed to prefer “sizzle sounds” that MP3s bring to music.

DF Paraphernalia 

DF Paraphernalia, the Amazon Astore I put together a few months ago for the holiday shopping season, is open year-round. I’ve updated the Mac Hardware section with links to some of the new Mac Minis and iMacs. You get low Amazon prices, I get a nice affiliate kickback.

Update: And if you just want to jump to Amazon’s front page while still throwing kickback dollars my way, this link will work (and is at the bottom of most pages on DF).

Dan Benjamin’s NewerTech Voyager Q Follow-Up 

Good advice on which drives to buy for use with the enclosure, along with a description of Dan’s backup strategy.