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WMA Conversion
WMA to MP3 converter, WMA MP3 converter, MP3 organizer, MP3 tagger, CD burner. I tried CDEX to convert from WMA to MP3, but it complains incessantly about a DLL missing even though I downloaded it. Here is a whole site devote to WMA to MP3 etc. These are mainly shareware tools
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WMA fiiles
Re: WMA to MP3 Transcoding Software? – MP3. Ages ago, I ripped a few CDs in WMA format, but MP3 is the standard. Here’s a quick way to transcode so that in my core libraries I have complete portability. Note, I also have songs in FLAC for archiving (it is lossless) and in HE AAC…
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Gizmodo Portable Media Reviews
Gizmodo : Portable Media Archives. They seem to be most up on portable gadgets. Heard there are reviews of: * “Apple Flash iPod”:http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/15/apple_flash_ipod/. This will be a lower cost and much slimmer version presumably the idea it is cheaper than the iPod Mini which has a hefty $250 price point. So Apple will move down…
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Unsharp Mask
Vivid Light Photography Online. One of the more confusing topics for image fixing is this Unsharp Mask. That has got to be one of the most confusing names for a feature. It actually means sharpening the image by wiggle it. Also confusing are the paramenters. There is percentage (between 100-250% with 100% as a starting…
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Alias Soundtrack
OK, I admit it, I got addicted to this show last year when I blew my knee out. When you watch 3 years of episodes in a week, it does something to your head. The main thing is that soundtrack is just amazing. Maybe it is me, but I thought it wasn’t so much the…
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Jansport Moby
JanSport Moby – eBags. I’ve been using an old rolling backpack for long trips and got a $90 laptop convertible bag from ebags. It is a nice bag if all you want to do is to carry a laptop and books. The problem is that its padding make it impossible to make it a daytripper.…
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PCMCIA Care for Memory Cards
I love the new Sony T-140, the main complaintis that it only has a Memory Stick card reader, so you have to spend $20 to get a PCMCIA adapter that reads other stuff. I already have an adapter for Compact Flash, so the $20 part is the Sandisk PCMCIA Laptop Smartmedia, Sony Memory Stick, MMC…
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Bike lights and bike fitting
My buddy Bert was asking about bike accessories and the best bike light in dark Arc Li-Ion. The light is just incredibly bright and with a lithium ion battery, it is less than a pound. Its about $450 at “Colorado Cyclist”:http://www.coloradocyclist.com/common/products/productdisplay2_v2.cfm?PRRFNBR=30403&CGRFNBR=665&CRPCGNBR=665&CI=1,226,665&TextMode=0 If you are going on epics they have “Arc Li-Ion Ultra”:http://www.bikelights.com/Products/arc_liion_ultra.htm with a truly…
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Fold a Shirt in 3 seconds
Joho the Blog: How to fold a shirt. Hat tip to John on this one. But a great It is an amazing video. Very useful for the geek traveller. I love the Japanese commentary. Basically, you lay it flat and then somehow flip it so it fold perfectly.
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Printfix
PrintFIX profiling review and observations. if you dont use stock paper with a pinter you need a calibration program. Printfix is a scanner with calibrated images so that no matter what paper you use, you’ll get what you paid for. Right now Colorvision charges $400 SRP for Printfix plus the Spyder2PRO.