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iTunes podCast Categories SQL

I am busy writing a podCast plugin for Wordpress and figured that it would be most efficient if I created a Category model which will hold all the podCast feed categories which can be specified in the feed specifically for the iTunes store.

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iTunes : Change podCast Feed URL

At some stage, you might need to change the podcast feed URL of your podcast listed in the iTunes directory. In order to do so, you’ll need to tell the iTunes podcast directory that a new feed URL is available by inserting a <itunes:new-feed-url /> tag into your XML structure. See the example below.

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Mac OS .OGG to .MP3

There are probably other ways to convert OGG format to MP3, including some opensource/freeware command line scripts, but I managed to achieve this with an application called EasyWMA which is most definitely worth the $10 for a full license. Not only does it convert OGG to MP3, but it encodes/decodes many other formats as well.

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iTunes : Get lyrics & album artwork without an iTunes account

With iTunes, it only allows you to retrieve album artwork and lyrics with a valid account into which you are logged in. Getting an iTunes account is not a problem, but it is not supported in all countries and without being able to add your credit cart to Apple’s system, you simply cannot get these [...]

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