"I couldn't possibly fail to disagree with you less."
8 February 2007The tin DRMThe Metropolitan Library System is now offering downloadable audio books to which you can listen. Maybe. Dwight is not impressed:
I was kind of excited about downloading one and giving this new service a try. Load one onto my iPod and listen during my lunch breaks, or as I fall asleep at night. But alas, I got my hopes up too soon. The audio files come as WMA (Windows Media Audio) DRM-protected files which are incompatible with the iPod.
Probably won't work with the Zune, either. And yes, there are workarounds, but:
[F]or at least some of the titles, I could go through the time-consuming process of burning these titles to a CD … ripping that CD back into iTunes … and then putting it onto my iPod. But, for all that effort, I might as well just actually read the damn thing.
Careful now. They might start putting DRM on e-books. Posted at 8:10 AM to Fileophile , SoonerlandNow that I'm retired I found lots of free podcasts and lectures on line. |