October 20, 2006

Dump Real Player: Real Alternative

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Do you ever get tired to entering your registration info for Real Player every time you install it? Then you get the email “Thanks for installing real player… etc. etc.” Might I recommend Real Alternative? This no nags, ad free program includes Media Player Classic which works in conjunction with the codecs in Real Alternative [...]

October 6, 2006

Video Podcasts to Go (on a Pocket PC)

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I was looking to transfer a video podcast (specifically The Daily Eagle) to my Axim x50v. Here’s what I needed to make it happen. 1) The Core Pocket Media Player (TCPMP): plays a large variety of video and audio content including DivX, MPG4, AVI, MP3. Sure beats Windows Media Player! 2) FFMPEG plugin: to decode [...]

October 2, 2006

Life on a Flash Drive

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As a college student I do a lot of work in computer labs between classes. It’s handy to have preferences from applications saved so I don’t have to adjust settings everytime I want to use a particular program. With a 2GB flash drive (you can get one for around $30 after rebates from Buy.com these [...]