Tag: open source

Video: Free your iPod to play OGG and FLAC

August 28th, 2007 by Tom Merritt

In this video Tom Merritt Rockbox turns your iPod into a FLAC- and OGG-playing, open-source monster.

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Cracking open Apple's revamped iPod Nano

October 10th, 2008 by Mark Kaelin

The new-model iPod Nano is tall, thin, and well-built. Maybe just a little too well-built for its own good. Let's smash it!

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Adium, the Mac-based instant messaging king

July 30th, 2007 by Matt Asay

Given all the great consumer-facing open source software available, I figured I'd try to evaluate and write reviews on those I use most often. Open source long ago stopped being about developers for other developers. Here's proof.

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Will Android beat iPhone?

March 18th, 2008 by Dan Farber

Speaking yesterday at the Emerging Communications Conference at the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley, Rich Miner, Google group manager for mobile platforms, predicted that sales of Android-based devices will outpace those of the iPhone.

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Adium X 1.0.5

July 31st, 2007 by Matt Asay

Given all the great consumer-facing open source software available, I figured I'd try to evaluate and write reviews on those I use most often. Open source long ago stopped being about developers for other developers. Here's proof.

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How-to: Put DVD movies on the iPhone or iPod touch

February 22nd, 2008 by iPhoneAtlas

HandBrake, a free Mac OS X/Windows utility for ripping videos from DVDs and saving them in various formats — including MP4 files that are playable by the iPhone/iPod Touch — has been updated to include the ability to generate iPhone-compatible anamorphic video at its full size. As such, we've put together a quick guide for moving DVD video to the iPhone/iPod touch.

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Know your digital audio formats

May 13th, 2009 by Donald Bell

Confused about digital audio formats? Get to know some of the common digital audio formats on your computer and learn how to identify them.

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Linux coders hash out support for new iPods

September 18th, 2007 by Stephen Shankland

Programmers have bypassed a new difficulty in providing Linux support for the latest-generation iPods.

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Mac Starter Kit: Must-have apps

February 11th, 2009 by CNET staff

Out of the box, a new Mac is loaded with cool apps to get you started, but it doesn't come with everything you'll need. Check out our round-up of apps that Mac users count on every day and aren't included in the initial set-up.

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How to use Spoken Menus on your 4G iPod Nano

October 9th, 2008 by Donald Bell

We go step-by-step through the process of activating the latest iPod Nano's spoken menus and tweaking them to your taste.

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