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January 23, 2005
2nd Round of Pepsi + iTunes Promotion
Looks like the notably unsuccessful Pepsi + iTunes promotion is taking another shot at giving away some free songs. The promotion originally tried to give away 100 million songs, but ended up with about 5 million winners due to recalls as a result of customers being able to see whether or not a bottle was a winner by looking through it at a certain angle. The 2nd round of the promotion plans to be giving away 200 million songs between January 31 and April 30.
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How-To: Automatically Transfer A Podcast to Your Bluetooth Phone
If you have a bluetooth enabled cell phone that can play mp3 files and has a fairly substantial internal memory, you can have the latest episode of your favorite podcast automatically sent to your phone just by opening an application.
Materials Needed
- Computer Running Mac OS 10.3 or Later With Built-In Bluetooth or a USB Bluetooth Adapter
- Bluetooth-Enabled Cell Phone Capable of Playing Mp3 Files
- iTunes
What to Do
1. Create a new smart playlist in iTunes. Assign a rule to it that makes sure only songs with artist "Adam Curry" or "Michael Butler" or any other podcaster who's show you want regularly downloaded to your phone are included in the playlist. Name this smart playlist "Phone" and sort it by date added with the newest tracks at the top.
2. Open the Bluetooth File Exchange application (under /Applications/Utilities/). Go to preferences and select "none" for the start-up window.
3. While still in Bluetooth File Exchange, cancel/close all open windows and go to File Menu>Browse Device. In the device selection box that pops up, make sure your phone shows up and is at the top of the list. If your phone is not the top list item, make sure it is added to favorites and all other devices are removed from favorites (devices in favorites are listed first).
4. Download my PodcastToPhone application here.
5. Just open (double click) the PodcastToPhone application whenever you want to have your computer transfer the latest show to your phone. It will find the mp3 file's location on your hard drive, open up Bluetooth File Exchange and start the transfer to your phone. Enjoy!
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