Palm or Windows Mobile? I've been firmly in the Palm camp to date, but have just acquired a Pocket PC together with Missing Sync for Windows Mobile. This is not a review of the Dell Axim X50v, but rather a functional comparison with my Palm T3 from the point-of-view of a Mac user. How did a Palm user making a trial transition to Pocket PC fair when pairing the device with Mac OS X? For given applications and functionality, does Palm or Pocket PC have the winning edge? Will he or won't he become a "switcher"? First impressions count, so I decided to document my experiences during the first 48 hours with a Pocket PC. There will be plenty to revisit in subsequent bloggings...
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Tag archive for 'itunes'
Here's a simple solution to the difficult task of finding tracks in your iTunes library that are not listed on any playlist...
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The iTunes Music Store (UK) contains some great NZ made music.
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Real have hacked Apple's Fairplay digital rights management technology, as used to lock songs downloaded from the iTunes Music Store into iTunes player and iPod hardware. They cite "freedom of choice" as their motivation—but are they willing to open up their own proprietary media formats? It doesn't look like it...
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So you have a Mac and a Palm T3 with an SD card. Missing Sync for Palm OS 4 has been released: what does it offer that you don't already have?
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With Apple's iTunes Music Store (iTMS) at last available outside of the US, it has become easier to track down old favourites and to discover new musical styles. But once your music library is of a certain size it is sensible to organize it using iTunes playlists; this organization will often involve classification by genre. For the non-musicians among us this can pose something of a problem. Of course we all recognize rock music when we hear it, right? I mean, you couldn't confuse it with folk or pop or blues could you? Likewise, hip-hop, rap, and reggae are pretty distinctive styles aren't they? The more you get into it, the less certain you become...
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