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DotMac offers Podcast Pack audio downloads
Reader Eric C. gave us the heads-up on a new member offering on .Mac: the .Mac Podcast Pack. This assortment of ten loop sets for GarageBand provides royalty-free themed jingles (Alternative Rock, Country, Urban, etc.) and professional voiceover by master narrator Joe Cipriano to spice up your recording sessions. The download total comes to over 750 MB, so clear out some space for these. Perhaps you'll hear some of them on the next TUAW podcast.I haven't explored the world of podsafe music yet, so let us know in the comments: where do you go for your royalty-free tracks? PMN? Stockmusic.net? Podsafeaudio? This post at David Holmes' blog has a pretty comprehensive listing of resources for podcast music. We look forward to your suggestions!
Secure-It's Pod Safe keeps your iPod locked down
We don't know whether we should laugh or cry (or both) at the apparently booming market for keeping iPod-swipers at bay. Sure, some last-resort options for protecting your iPod while strolling are a bit comical, but the folks at Secure-It obviously think that guarding your iPod is a rather serious affair. Not to be confused with the oh-so-closely named PodSafe or the numerous alternative lock-down solutions out there, the Pod Safe attempts to be a "stylish" portable locking security case for your nano, video, or fourth-generation iPod. Composed from "high impact PolyCarbon strengthened ABS material" (i.e. can be easy demolished with a hammer -- along with the iPod it contains), the Safe sports a four-digit user-changeable passcode to keep thieves guessing. A steel cable loop is there to latch your precious media player to your desk, briefcase, bicycle, or possibly your wrist, should you so desire. This lock doesn't hinder any playback functionality of the iPod, so even stolen units would operate, but the fun wouldn't last long for thieves considering the sole charging port is under lock and keycode. We see this unit more as a theft deterrent system than an all-out personal security guard for your 'Pod, but if your neck of the woods is seeming a little sketch, you can apprehend a Pod Safe for $39.95.[Via Popgadget]
