From OEDB.org:
If you think that iPods are used just for listening to music, you obviously haven’t been keeping up with the latest technology. The Apple-developed music player now features all kinds of accessories to help you study better, and now other companies are in a rush to get their designs in sync with the iPod. Pre-teens, college kids and even adults are taking advantage of the educational benefits an iPod affords them. From downloadable podcasts to just-for-iPod study guides and applications, learning on the go has never been easier. To find out about the many different ways you can transform your iPod into a learning device, check out our list below.
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Last night, in preparation for my trip to San Francisco, I decided to rip a couple movies onto my iPod Touch for the flight. I had never done this before, so it sent me looking for a solution. Now I know that Google makes it’s living on ads, but it’s a little disheartening that I had to sift through dozens of pages of paid solutions, where there is an absolutely perfect one for free.
Handbrake is an open source application for Mac OS X that accomplishes this task quickly and easily. It even has format options to set up for iPod Touch, iPhone, Video iPod and PSP automatically.
I set up two movies last night, Mr. Brooks and Hot Fuzz, and it took about an hour each. It created files about one gigabyte in size and I was set.
I copied them into my iTunes library, synced the iPod Touch and I was set. I tested the movies and they looked fantastic and had perfect audio sync.
Since my coworker Dan got his Apple iPhone, I have been trying to share my cell connection on my Macbook Pro laptop with him via WiFi. Since I got my Apple iPod Touch my efforts have doubled. The problem is that it just doesn’t work!
You would think that Apples to Apples (heh) it would work just fine. I share the connection with the sharing control panel. It doesn’t matter if I use open or encrypted connections, the devices connect, they just will not browse the web.
I am not sure what the problem is exactly but two out of two leads me to think this must be an issue.
I have tried using different channels and changing around the WiFi settings 10 ways from Sunday with no luck.
I have managed to get it working once un-encrypted, but as soon as I tried to enable WEP, it died again. BUMMER! I should be able to walk around the office and chat and surf with my iPod Touch to my heart’s content but alas, nada.
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