It Changes So You Don’t Have To

After reading a bit about the new iPod shuffle (actually I read quite a bit), I didn’t feel the need to go out and buy one. Most of my .mp3 files are encoded at 320kbps and that means that they are about twice the size of the standard 128kbps AAC files used for marketing numbers. Apple states that 240 songs will fit on the iPod Shuffle, but with my higher bit rate, we’re only talking around 120 songs. I just wasn’t satisfied. So Apple incorporated a converter in iTunes for the iPod Shuffle. That’s right, iTunes version 4.7.1 will convert the selected songs, while keeping your high bit rate songs on your computer, and plop the newly converted 128kbps AAC file on your little shuffler. Granted the 128kbps AAC files don’t have the quality of the 320kbps files, but this isn’t for home stereo use, more so along the lines of riding the bus or walking the puppies. It’s times like these that make me the happy boy I am today.

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