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xeno-canto files on iPhone, iPods and other mobile phone gadgets

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Subject: xeno-canto files on iPhone, iPods and other mobile phone gadgets
From: Dave Torr <>
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:08:07 +1000
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On 25 August 2011 12:29,  <> wrote:

> As with anything free, there will be mistakes.
>
> Saying that, I have used it a lot and have only had one experience where I
> thought the identified call was wrong.
>
> Jim Holmes
>
>
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone
>
> ----- Reply message -----
> From: "Peter Shute" <>
> Date: Wed, Aug 24, 2011 7:11 pm
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] xeno-canto files on iPhone, iPods and other mobile
> phone gadgets
> To: "'Steve Clark'" <>, "'Birding Aus'" <
> >
>
> Is there any chance the calls are mislabelled? Is xeno-canto moderated?
>
> Peter Shute
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: 
> >  On Behalf Of
> > Steve Clark
> > Sent: Thursday, 25 August 2011 10:47 AM
> > To: Birding Aus
> > Subject: [Birding-Aus] xeno-canto files on iPhone, iPods and
> > other mobile phone gadgets
> >
> > G'day all
> >
> > A couple of people have asked for instructions on how to do this...
> >
> > Cheers
> > Steve
> >
> > How to get xeno-canto files onto an iPhone or iPod Touch
> >
> > 1.    Open xeno-canto in your browser ( I use Firefox but the
> > instructions should be fine for other browsers)
> > 2.    Search for the species of interest, with luck a list of
> > recordings
> > will appear
> > 3.    Right-click on the floppy disc symbol for the recording you want
> > 4.    From the pop-up menu select "Save Link As ..." ("Save
> > target as..." in
> > Internet Explorer)
> > 5.    Choose where to save the file and what to call it.  I
> > don't change
> > the name of the file and I save to the desktop because you can then
> > find them quickly and you only need the file for a short period
> > 6.    Press 'save' to save!
> > 7.    Open iTunes
> > 8.    Select "File-New Playlist"
> > 9.    Call the new playlist something like "East Africa Birds"
> > 10.   Drag the xeno-canto mp3 files from your desktop onto
> > the new playlist icon
> > 11.   Sync your iPhone/iPod Touch
> > 12.   That's it! If all went well you will be able to play
> > the files on
> > your iPhone now and can now delete them from your desktop.  They will
> > still be in your iTunes library on your computer.
> >
> >
> > How to get xeno-canto files onto a non-iPod mobile phone
> >
> > Steps 1-6 from above
> >
> > 7. If your phone is sophisticated enough it should have storage space
> > that your computer can access.  Read the phone manual to find out how
> > this is achieved on your model.  My Nokia smartish phone comes with
> > software that runs on my PC.  This communicates with the phone via
> > Bluetooth or a USB cable.
> >
> > What I see is a phone music folder on my computer that I can drag
> > files to.  These are transferred to the phone when I run the sync
> > program.
> >
> > The files are then available for the music player on my phone.
> >
> > Your phone will have something similar - read the manual.
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