New IMN Podcast Up and iTunes Fallout

The new podcast episode is up and running - download it here or listen at the site or WFYI.

Also, I wrote about the general iTunes move to DRM-free music on the other blog, and most of the articles I've read have been praising the move as an overdue move in the right direction (except for the 30-cent markup to buy out of the DRM for existing tracks).  One of the other criticisms, though (and I don't remember where it is - I'll link if I can remember), came as a response to the decision to sell the tracks as 256Kbps AAC tracks instead of converting to MP3.  While the latter format is more universal, the former provides better sound quality at equal bits rates.  Additionally, now that the DRM is gone, it should be an easy upgrade for other media players and programs to handle it.  I guess I just don't see that part as a penalty.

I do have to figure out whether it's worth the cost to de-DRM, though.  I've not run into any problems with authorization yet, so I'm leaning towards no.