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Author Message   zebra Citizen Username: Zebra Post Number: 14 Registered: 10-2004 Posted on Monday, January 9, 2006 - 10:23 am:        Tom and Bailey, thanks for helping me on my iPod versus MP3 questions a few days back. I'm now the proud owner of an iPod Nano. I think the advice to stick with the iPod because of the integration with iTunes was a good one--I'm finding accessing the class podcasts pretty straightforward. One thing I haven't been able to figure out-- I'd like to make backup CDs of the classes. I seem to have to change computers every three years or so, and when that happens, I'll lose my library of podcasts. When I tried to burn a CD, however, I got a message saying that one audio CD did not have enough capacity to hold one class. I thought MP3 files were supposed to be very compressed and that many classes (they are about 55 MG each) would fit on one CD. Is there a different kind of CD I need to use, or a different method for burning them? The other problem I had (after going ahead and using two CDs, with the class inconveniently split between them) was that I found I couldn't move around in the recording (this was on my portable CD player). If I missed something, all I could do if I wanted to hear it again was to go back and start playing the recording from the beginning! Do burned-to-CD MP3 files not let you fast-forward or rewind? Thanks for helping out a newbie again....   Tom Reingold Supporter Username: Noglider Post Number: 11826 Registered: 1-2003 Posted on Monday, January 9, 2006 - 10:34 am:        In the advanced preferences of itunes, there is a tab for burning. You probably have it set to music CD. This uncompresses mp3's into the old CD format, i.e. the format music CD's come on which can only fit 74 minutes onto a CD. You should choose MP3 CD or data CD. Or you can use plain old Windows Explorer and drag the files onto a blank CD. An ipod can go back within a track. Don't tap the rewind button. Hold it down. Each second you hold it down goes back about 15 seconds. A cow-orker of mine offered me a first generation RCA Lyra which is a generic mp3 player. I accepted it, so I could give it to you. I guess you don't want it now. Would anyone else like it? It uses a compactflash memory card, not included. It uses AA batteries.   zebra Citizen Username: Zebra Post Number: 15 Registered: 10-2004 Posted on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 - 8:50 am:        Thanks again, Tom. I'll try all that out. And thanks for the offer of the RCA Lyra. Tempting to take it and return the iPod, but... probably I should stick with what's working. Let me try your patience with one more question. Now that I'm listening to these podcasts, I'm actually using the speakers connected to my computer. I used to keep them turned off because I get all kinds of weird noises when they're on--a door-creaking and door-slamming sound most usually, but also children's laughter, children's voices, and birdsong at times. I've asked other people and no one knows what this could be. Ghosts? How do I get rid of them? It's awful to be listening to a podcast and have it be interrupted by slamming doors every couple of minutes.   Tom Reingold Supporter Username: Noglider Post Number: 11872 Registered: 1-2003 Posted on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 - 4:28 pm:        The Lyra is only useful if you really love to tinker. Stick with your ipod. You must be getting radio interference from your neighbors. Ask them if they are using a baby monitor. Do people still use those? You might be able to get an "RF choke" at a computer store. It just clamps around your audio cable, and there's a chance it will stop the interference.   zebra Citizen Username: Zebra Post Number: 16 Registered: 10-2004 Posted on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 - 9:00 am:        Tom, I don't think these are real-life noises. They sound like recordings. The children's laughter is very fake and too distinct, the door creak and door slam always sound the same. The birdsong sounds like birdsong in a Disney movie. I used to pick up other people's noises on my baby monitors, years ago, but these are very different.   Just The Aunt Supporter Username: Auntof13 Post Number: 3576 Registered: 1-2004 Posted on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 - 7:21 pm:        What about using a DVD to back your classes up?   zebra Citizen Username: Zebra Post Number: 17 Registered: 10-2004 Posted on Thursday, January 12, 2006 - 2:44 pm:        No DVD drive, unfortunately.