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iPod scandisk and defrag
Another hat tip to iPod lounge, some more undocumented commands: * iPodlounge | All Things iPod Q: How can I check my iPod’s Hard Drive for Errors like running Scan Disk? A: There iPod has a special Disk Scan utility that can be used to check the hard drive. Follow these steps: * Do a…
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Ephpod and Xpod
iPodlounge | All Things iPod | Ephpod. For me itunes is a mixed blessing. I actually like Musicmatch better because it has all the smart tagging and I use Exact Audio Copy for CD ripping. Its a nerd thing, but I love them. And, I really don’t like the way that if you make one…
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New life for old iPods
iPodlounge | All Things iPod | NuPower Battery. iPods are so expensive I’ve been thinking about getting a 2G from eBay. The problem is that battery life is a big issue and Apple charges $99 to get a new battery. A great solution is a third party batter the NuPower Super High Capacity by Newer…
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Free music without fear
iPodlounge | All Things iPod. A great list of free legal music is no this site including: * “3Hive.com”:http://3hive.com. This has teaser tracks.
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iPod headphone recommendations
“Drew”:http://judysbook.com was wondering about buying an iPod vs. a Creative Zen and also about accessories. I’ve blogged this before, but here are the recommendations: * iPod vs. Zen. I haven’t used a Zen, but have to say the iPod is a device that a five year old can learn to use in 10 seconds. This…
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Nokia 6620 Downloads
My-Symbian.com – Symbian OS News and Software for Series 60 smartphones downloads. Eureka, here finally is a source of 6600 Symbian applications. I’m checking out the most popular, but Doom is available on the phone how cool. Also there is MP3Go which I hope is a much better player than the Real player. For instance,…
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Symbian Virus
Zedge: Symbian Virus called Skull. Very scary, there is a file call Extended Theme Manager by Tee-222 that has this virus. You have to have a third party file manager installed to get rid of it. There is a third party virus scanner for symbian from “f-secure”:http://www.f-secure.com/products/fsmavs60/. Probably should get it.
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Nokia 6620 Unlocking
Going to Europe, so will need to use a prepaid card. Here are various sites that unlock the 6620 courtesy of google:”6620 unlock”: * Nokia Unlock, Symbian 3600,3620,6600,6620 and 7650 Unlock – GSMLOCKER. They charge $15 and can do it remotely. * “Mobileunlocked.com”:http://www.mobileunlocked.com/order_unlock.php. These folks charge $9 for the same service. Pretty high google rank,…
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Sorry state of Audio Players
Tom’s Hardware Guide Mobile Devices: Is There Any Flash Left In Audio Players? – Introduction shows why Apple is going to completely kick butt when they announce their flash-based players in January. It is amazing to me how poor the designs are of the current flash products. Tom’s Hardware struggles to say good things, but…
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Notebook Hard Disks
Now that you can just take a notebook hard drive out and replace it, there’s a growing market for increasing disk space. This really matters for notebook performance. First, going to 7200 RPM essentially doubles performance compared with 4200 RPM (although power consumption goes up). Also, most drives are 20-40GB in current notebooks. Going to…