Hot tip: Trim your mp3s

mp3DirectCut is freeware that you can download and use to crop your mp3 files:

"mp3DirectCut is a fast and extensive audio editor and recorder for compressed mp3. You can directly cut, copy, paste or change the volume with no need to decompress your files for audio editing. This saves encoding time and preserves the original quality, because nothing will be re-encoded. The built in recorder creates mp3 on the fly from your audio input. Using Cue sheets, pause detection or Auto cue you can easily divide long files."

This one is worth check out, folks. I've used it many times to get rid of pointless intros or outros on otherwise iPOD-worthy tracks. Also an excellent tool to separate that "bonus" track from the last official track listed on the CD.

Get it here.

Hot tip: convert iPOD into lapPOD

Turn your iPOD into a lapPOD. Check it out.

Genius...should be adapted by the folks at Apple...

Hot tip: Trim mp3 files, salvage bonus tracks

This handy trick will not only save you valuable space on your iPOD/mp3 player, but can also help capture a good "bonus" track that is foolishly placed after a 4-5 minute track of crap.

"Got an iPod nano or shuffle and way too much music to fit on the thing? Weblog Digital Inspiration details how you can get more music and podcasts on your low-capacity iPod by non-destructively cutting out the silence and other unwanted portions with iTunes. All you have to do is determine your desired start and end times, then right-click the song and choose Get Info. Go to the Options tab and enter in the times and be sure to check the boxes next to each. When iTunes copies that track to your iPod, it will only copy the portion you've chosen. Keep in mind that the track will limit its play to the sections you've chosen in iTunes, too, but you can revert to the full version at any time by opening the Info and unchecking the start and stop times. I wouldn't recommend going through your whole library to cut a second or two here or there, but if you've got an especially long track or podcast and you only need a portion of it, this is a handy trick." See original post.