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Wanted: SQL Expert
December 22, 2005RadioTime is a Dallas-based team of 8 people building the most comprehensive guide to radio programming on the planet. We are venture funded and have deals with major device, mobile and service providers.
We need a SQL expert for a part or full-time contract position that could become permanent employment.
- Strong data modeling, architecture and migration
- Experience scaling web applications for millions of users
- Advanced search
- Advanced correlation and recommendation
- Optimization, tuning, maintenance, and recovery
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Web services
The perfect candidate will bring practical experience delivering a world-class consumer web service plus a M.S. or PhD or strong theoretical background.
For details please send your resume to jobs@radiotime.com or call 972-364-9797
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RadioTime Windows Player v 2.2
The new RadioTime Player version 2.2 went live today! Grab a copy from http://radiotime.com/pc/rtinstall.exe
Changes include the first podcasting subscription feature. The RadioTime guide has included one-time podcast downloads for thousands of radio programs since the summer. Now, Windows users can manually subscribe to a podcasting feed (from desktop Settings). Soon, you’ll be able to subscribe with a single click from the guide. Later you'll be able to manage podcast feeds just like recordings using the service. The goal is to remove the technical details so getting live broadcasts, archive radio on demand, downloadable files, or podcast subscriptions all work simply and consistently.
Our free podcasting client will work with any feed and any guide. The personalized podcast subscription feed will work with iTunes or any other podcasting client.
Version 2.2 also includes a new installer that is smaller and faster, and (finally) will just update an old version. We (finally) gave up on InstallShield and jumped to the NullSoft installer. For this change you'll need to manually remove the old version, then run the new. Or wait and we'll push out the new features with live update.
Version 2.2 can record in WMA format. The Windows Media format works on most devices and delivers much better quality for the same encoding rate. Especially for spoken programming you may be happy with mono mode at 20k which leaves far smaller recording files. Stay tuned for an AAC recording option which will offer bookmark and other audiobook features, especially useful on the iPod.
Version 2.2 supports an open SDK so you can integrate the RadioTime service and any of the recording or Player features through a powerful COM interface. Contact support@radiotime.com for details.
We've been moving carefully. Unlike other “bloatware” implementations, the entire RadioTime download is a tiny 1.7MB – covering podcast subscriptions, a powerful recorder, player, library, streaming player interface, and AM/FM hardware support.
See other improvements and steady progress on our Windows client through the release notes.
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RadioTime User Profile
December 16, 2005
Skywest Magazine December 2005
I'm 48. My demographic just doesn't listen to music as much as we once did. So, instead of listening to music on an iPod, I use RadioTime. It essentially makes my iPod into my radio.
It's really easy to select what I want to listen to. When I'm going to Denver, I'll listen to something longer, like Car Talk. If it's a quick trip down to John Wayne (in Orange County), I want something shorter. I have a plan when I'm walking on the plane. I manage my radio selections like I manage any other part of my day.
Neil Myers, Santa Barbara, CA
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