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Posted on September 13, 2006

The Ultimate iPod Video Guide 2.0

This new guide includes a step-by-step in how to rip the 640×480 resolution for the new iPod 5G software, well-known iPod video conversion guides, and how to categorize the movies more efficiently.
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DVDs. Before starting, have in mind that DVDs are protected by the DMCA — so be careful as to which DVDs you are ripping.
Now, [...]

Posted on September 12, 2006

It’s Showtime :: Apple is a star

I have yet to recover from this show’s awesomeness. This was simply the best Apple event of the year, so far. But enough praises for Apple! What did they show?!
iPods and more iPods. The 5G iPod got a slight upgrade in terms of battery life, brightness, storage space (30GB and 80GB models), and reduced price [...]

Posted on September 11, 2006

Recon :: It’s Showtime

Now that September 12th is almost upon us, one has to speculate what new Apple products we can expect at Apple’s “It’s Showtime” event.
Because last week we saw new iMacs and Mac minis, it’s very unlikely we will see more any Macs at the event. And because of this move from Apple, we can expect [...]

Posted on September 8, 2006

Leaving .Mac

.Mac’s value keeps declining month by month as more of its features are being offered by competitors — sometimes free — and Apple doesn’t improve upon it. Recently, there’s been some talk about how some users aren’t renewing their subscriptions and are finding some better alternatives.
So I’m not renewing my .Mac account when it expires [...]

Posted on September 6, 2006

It’s not Apple Tuesday, yet we get new Macs

Heads up! Apple has new iMacs and Mac minis!

The iMacs have been upgraded to the Core 2 Duo processor, as speculated — and a new 24-inch model has been added! The low-end 17-inch model goes for $1000 (without independent graphics), and the high-end 24-inch model goes for $2000. The latter features a processor running at [...]