my world

She’s so pretty,
Who cares if she can’t sing!

We got sold on the Katana! A smooth sales pitch , do Bell employees get extra for selling this phone? My husband was smart and put his through the wash after only 2 weeks. He now has a slick Motorola Motokrzr and I am oh-so jealous.

When we purchased the Katana, we thought we’d find a cable to transfer ringtones from the computer. Wrong! After much ado, this is how it’s done:

You will need mobile browsing on your phone.

From your PC:

Download Audacity and LAME MP3 encoder

These two programs work together in order to save edited mp3 files.

Open your mp3 song in audacity and select the part you want. I just used 20-30 second clips.  Edit to your heart’s content and lower the bit rate so your file won’t be huge.

Export selection as mp3 and save

Now the mp3s need to be transferred to .qcp, which is the file format the Katana uses.

Here’s a handy dandy QCP converter

You can download the 30-day trial or buy the program for $15

Add your files, convert, and they are automatically saved. It tells you where under “output files”

To upload, go to: http://rumkin.com/tools/sprint
This part is really slick - just fill in the three little boxes and get your jump code.

Now you need your phone.

Start up the web and quickly (haha!) type in

http://rumkin.com/tools/sprint/jump.php and enter the jump code.

Easy! Your ringtones are now ready for assignment!

I’ve got to tell you though, the Katana sound is not that great. For some songs you will definitely need to equalize and turn down the bass, otherwise it’s pure fuzz.

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