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Audiobook Cd Backup with Max Mac Fission for splitting and MP3 Trimmer for joining

August 30th, 2008 · No Comments · Geek

If you have a series of audiobook CDs that you want to backup. What is the easiest way to do it. Well, you can use iTunes to back it up. You want to set it to use very small files. I normally go to iTunes/Preferences/Advanced/Importing and set it to MP3, custom with 32Kbps and 24Khz [...]

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Contacts to Google hub and then down again to Address Book and iPhone

August 30th, 2008 · No Comments · Geek

Google actually has a contact system built into Google Mail. These are used just about everywhere, but most importantly you can use Google to synchronize contacts in Mac Address Book, iPhone and maybe even the Blackberry.
You unfortunately need third party tools to then take the contacts and push them to your iPhone (Nuviosync) and Address [...]

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Eureka! Google Calendar to iPhone and iCal hub

August 29th, 2008 · No Comments · Geek

Well, I’m testing it now, but looks like we might finally be able to get off of Exchange. Here is how to use Google Calendar as the hub of all your scheduling:

Upload your calendar to Google Calendar. This is confusing because the Google Calendar user interface has been changing so radically but Google Help. The [...]

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You can finally buy an iPhone

August 29th, 2008 · No Comments · Geek

It’s true, my buddy Mac wandered in and just bought one. Now with the upcoming iPod and iTouch refreshes coming up it is going to be a great fall for Apple.
AppleInsider | iPhone 3G finally reaching supply and demand balance
After more than six weeks of almost constant iPhone 3G shortages, Apple is finally known to [...]

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iPhone 3G Power Control

August 28th, 2008 · No Comments · Geek

The first sensible explanation of what is going on with Iphone 3G. Basically, it has bad power management firmware when talking with the 3G network. Every phone in a cell has to have the new 2.0.2 firmware for drop calls and slow speed to get solved. The Inside Deets on iPhone 2.0.2 and Dropped Calls [...]

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