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Dear Steve Jobs

Dear Steve,Over the past 18 years Ive spent close to $200k on Apple products, and I think with a track record like that, I can honestly say that Im a pretty good customer. Im someone who not only loves Apple products, but has a tendency to believe in the general...

Tags: Apple, Rhapsody, Sansa, Sonos, Web 2.0

Blog posts 2007-04-27

CES: Move over Zune. SanDisk may have gotten the WiFi music player thing just right

CES: Move over Zune. SanDisk may have gotten the WiFi music player thing just rightMeesa says NoSa to SanSaMy rep told me behind the scenes today that SanDisk is possibly infringing on valuable Microsoft IP here. Microsoft has patented "the social" in many ways. Wireless MP3 sharing is a Microsoft...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Microsoft Windows, WIRELESS, Digital media, music player, SanDisk Corp., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Zune, Sansa, rep, Wi-Fi

Discussion threads 2007-01-09

Additional Resources

Philips GoGear SA2825 (2GB)

The GoGear SA2825 is one of Philips' most attractive and compact MP3 players. Available in only one color silver and one capacity (2GB), the GoGear SA2825 ($49) offers a healthy amount of features at an affordable price.DesignMeasuring 1.5 inches square and a slender 0.5 inch thick, the GoGear SA2825 is...

Tags: Digital music, Media players, Digital media, Philips Electronics N.V., GoGear SA2825

Product reviews 2008-07-02

MAC M4P Converter for iTunes (dmg)

MAC M4P Converter convert any iTunes music to mp3 or AAC on Mac OS X. It easily converts DRM protected iTunes m4p to mp3, m4a to mp3, m4b to mp3, m4p to AAC, and various audio files to unprotected MP3 file format at high speed, with CD quality. MAC M4P...

Tags: MAC, MP3, Apple iTunes, AhaMediaSoft, MAC M4P Converter, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2008-06-10

Play List Editor (zip)

This program creates playlists for the Sansa e200 series MP3 players, including the e250, e260, e270, and e280. It will read the directory structures of the music folder on the main drive and the music folder on the SD drive, if present, and create standard unicode playlist files in the...

Tags: Folder, Unicode, Playlist, William Asher

Software downloads 2008-05-20

Mediafly SyncClient (exe)

Find and manage all your podcasts on Mediafly download and Sync with Mediafly SyncClient. Easy. Automatic. Free. Download all your podcasts in the background while you work. Your media is organized into Mediafly channel playlists for easy access. Old and expired episodes are automatically deleted. Sync with iTunes, iPods, iPhone....

Tags: Mediafly, Podcasts, Internet

Software downloads 2008-05-13

Zune of the future may come with copyright cop

Zune of the future may come with copyright copIt certainly would be nice if MS showed some backbone ...... and said that its customers would hate it, so forget about it. MS is really irritating when it comes to siding with big content against its customers.Zune of the future should...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, AmazonMP3, Microsoft Zune, Zune IS, digital-rights management, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-05-08

Etymotic hf2 Noise-Isolating Headset and Earphones

The iPhone isa great multimedia device, but it's not perfect. One of the most glaringoversights for this music phone is the lack of stereo Bluetooth (A2DP)compatibility. As a result, you're limited to clunky adapters or wiredheadsets if you want to enjoy music and talk to the fullest. Now, youcan count...

Tags: Digital music, Media players, Digital media, Etymotic, mic

Product reviews 2008-04-18

Zune Yahoo! = Y!Phone

Zune Yahoo! = Y!PhoneDoesn't have to be innovativeMS didn't earn their fortune through innovation, they earned it by making previously available products more available to the masses. In this case, simply lowering the price (even by 10%) and making it available to all phone carriers with support would...

Tags: Operating systems, Digital music, Telecom & Utilities, Digital media, Handhelds, Microsoft Zune, Sansa MP3 player, phone, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-04-14

News to know: AMD; Bebo; Google; IT training

Notable headlines: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Triple-core Phenom - Where does it fit in to the big picture? John Morris: AMD ships triple-core Phenoms EIC podcast: AOL and Bebo; Yahoo talks; Spitzer and IT; Semantic Web Michael Krigsman: 5 ways to fail at...

Tags: Bebo, Google Inc., America Online Inc., Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Training, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Semantic Web, Social Networking, Linux, Internet, Strategy, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-03-14

Great news for Microsoft: Zunes stolen!

Great news for Microsoft: Zunes stolen!What do you think of this?http://channel9.msdn.com/Showpost.aspx?postid=388038Seems like Microsoft are trying to improve Zune.The Zune is pretty coolMy wife and I each have a Zune 80GB and they are pretty cool. The Zune software is very slick and simple to use and the Zune Pass...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Microsoft Corp., Zune Software, Microsoft Zune, GREAT News, Apple iPod

Discussion threads 2008-03-05

Yahoo! Music Unlimited will soon reach its limit

It looks like on of the concerns I had with Yahoo and mobile products has been taken care of by another company. Rhapsody and Yahoo Inc. announced a strategic partnership that will see Yahoo! Music subscribers being migrated to Rhapsody over the next several months and Yahoo! Music service ending....

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., RealNetworks Rhapsody, Yahoo! Music, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-02-05

saCaster (zip)

Now with saCaster you can have Playlist and Podcasts on your SanDisk Sansa! Playlist creation and management. Podcast subscriptions and downloads Backup and restore your multimedia files. With saCaster you can easily add or delete .mp3, .wma or .wav files by simply browsing to them. You can easily create, delete...

Tags: Playlist, BakMyTunes, Podcasts, Internet

Software downloads 2008-01-23

Happy New Year - and a few tech resolutions

Happy New Year - and a few tech resolutionsResolutions?I thought resolutions were supposed to be challenging...At least they shouldn't all be fun ones. lolBe careful Adrian. The RIAA is now suing people who rip their legally purchased CDs.Why MP3? AAC is open, standard, smaller files, & sounds betterWhy...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Consumer electronics, DVD, RIAA, USB 1, MP3, AAC, CD

Discussion threads 2008-01-01

River Past Crazi Video for Sansa (exe)

River Past Crazi Video for Sansa is a batch video converter specifically designed for Sandisk Sansa. Convert video from DVD chapters, 3GPP/3GPP2, ASF, AVI, DAT VCD, DivX, DV, FLC, animated GIF, Matroska MKV, QuickTime MOV, MP4 (MPEG-4), MPEG-1, OGG Media OGM, RealMedia RM/RAM and WMV to Sansa. It automatically set...

Tags: Video, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Software downloads 2007-12-17

River Past ShadowTunes (exe)

Over 100 million iPod users use iTunes to manage their video and audio media files. However, iPod is not the only device you use. You have cell phones and other portable players. This is why we made ShadowTunes. Use iTunes, sync to everything. Compatible with Blackberry 8000 series, Sony Ericsson...

Tags: Apple iPod, Apple iTunes, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2007-12-14

Office 2008 for Mac to feature iPhone sync capability

Office 2008 for Mac to feature iPhone sync capabilityHow well does iTunes work with Zune?[i]"Presentations look great on the big wide screens of iPhone and iPod Touch, but they look even better on a big screen TV or projected. Plug your iPod into a television or projector using the Apple...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Digital music, Digital media, Media players, Apple Macintosh, Apple iPhone, Microsoft Zune, Apple iPod, Wi-Fi, Microsoft Office

Discussion threads 2007-11-28

The tech I'm taking/testing to Mashup Camp Dublin (MaxRoam seems cool)

I'm packing my bags right now for Mashup Camp Dublin, figuring out how to keep my load as light as possible. One thing is for sure -- I won't be needing my Motorola Q over there. It's a CDMA machine and Europe as most people know is on GSM....

Tags: SIM Card, Ireland, Phone, Wi-Fi, Service, GSM, Mashup, MaxROAM Web Site, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Wireless LANs, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Wireless, David Berlind

Blog posts 2007-11-08

Memorex MMP8640

The Memorex MMP8640 ($120) is a 4GB MP3 player with an above-average list of features, including video playback, voice recording, and an FM tuner. In this price range, however, the Memorex MMP8640 just can't stand up to the competition.DesignThe Memorex MMP8640 is neither exceptionally small nor thin, measuring 1.8 inches...

Tags: Digital music, Media players, Corporate communications, Digital media, Video Playback, Memorex MMP8640, Memorex

Product reviews 2007-10-25

Microsoft's Zune bizdev head counter-challenges my offer to shave my head

Yesterday, via e-mail, Zunecorps blogger Charlie Curran sent me an e-mail saying that Microsoft's head of business development for Zune Bill Wittress had a counter-offer to my open challenge to Microsoft president Robbie Bach to shave my head if Microsoft is ranked #2 in personal digital media player PDMP units...

Tags: SanDisk Corp., Problem, Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Corp., Bloomberg L.P., Bill Wittress, Sales Strategy, E-mail, Blogging, Sales Force Management, Sales, Online Communications, Internet, David Berlind

Blog posts 2007-10-12