Getting that time in to listen to radio and news

It is always very difficult for me to find the time to listen to radio. I am rather old school when it comes to the way I get my news, but I have and always will first pick radio. Only problem is my schedule and the programs I like to listen to are different. Thankfully podcasts are the quick answer to that. This week I am looking at easy ways to download the podcasts that I like, load them on my phone and give them a listen when I have the time.

Mediafly is the most recent one that I have found, It has a syncronizer app that can be installed in Windows XP and Vista. It is free and the site contains daily updates to most of your favorite radio broadcasts. I particularly like "Car Talk" on NPR and some BBC programs. You can listen to them online or download them to most any media player including iPods.

More to come.....

Don't let the coffee go bad

I am a bit of a coffee connoisseur, I mean I like good coffee. Now, I have had my share of the stale, watered-down, weak cafe coffee that so many around these part enjoy, and I have also had the horribly burned beans that are so common in Starbucks. Keeping in mind that coffee is a commodity and commands a great price, but this is out-weighed by the enjoyment and health benefits, I will steer you in the direction to preserving this this ambrosia we all partake so religiously. Check out this website that will disspell for you the myth that I learned so long ago that coffee should never, I repeat, never be stored in the refrigerator. If you have to store it , you have bought too much, or you don't drink enough of it. My first suggestion is the buy the beans as most are not stale to begin and fresh ground coffee is one step in the right direction.

http://unclutterer.com/2008/01/16/storing-coffee/

Missed shows

I don't often watch television, but I do have a few favorite shows I have missed along the way. I could go to CBS or any of the other networks, but the shows are scatted and the player often buffers on my slow internet. Of course, I could actually fire up the VCR and just tape the programs, but my kids wore that out months ago. So, I found this site that puts all the network shows at one location for view at any time. Check it out here: http://www.fancast.com/home

File Storage and Transfer

It is always difficult when you run into the inevitable problem of not enough storage space or your hard drive has to be reformatted. I have listed here some online storage site that I like and use to store and share files.

The first is MediaFire at http://www.mediafire.com/about.php?type=1
However, my favorite is DivShare which gives you unlimited space for storage http://www.divshare.com/

There is also those instances when you want to send a large file of any size and email is restricted in attachment size. In that case I use this new service called PipeBytes at http://www.pipebytes.com/