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It is very easy to create free ringtones for your iPhone 3G using only iTunes and songs you already have on your computer. This tutorial shows how to perform step by step. It only works with songs that are DRM free. To create ringtones using DRM protected songs, you need first strip the DRM off and then follow the guide. This method has been tested and works with iTunes 7.7.1 and iPhone 2.0.1 firmware. Actually, my friend told me he had tested it with iTunes 8 and it worked smoothly as well, though there were several differences in making settings due to the update of iTunes.
And here is the tutorial: http://www.tuneclone.com/how-to-free-custom-ringtones-for-iphone-3g.php
Written by terry007 on October 30th, 2008 with no comments.
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There are numerous tools available which you can free download in order to convert your audio, video, image or documents to some other format. Here I’d like to share some of them below:
1. Clone2Go Video Converter Free
The detailed info about Clone2Go Video Converter Free is available here.
2. Clone2Go Audio Converter Free
- Extract the unprotected sound tracks easily from video clips such as AVI, WMV and MPEG
- Convert the audio to different formats such as WAV, WMA, OGG, MP3 and AAC
- Extract sound tracks from videos at high speed with satisfactory quality of output audio files - Multi-select files for batch conversion
- Customize output video frame size
(From the web)
To convert your media online and receive it on your mail the following four are the best services that I tried testing:
3. ZamZar
- Supports compressed archives .zip, .rar, .tar, .tgz etc
- All popular video, audio and image formats along with documents including .docx, .xlsx etc. - Also supports downloading of videos into some other format directly from a website. You’ll receive the converted videos in your emails.
- Allows you to manage your files with its own File Manager tool but you need to sign up for it.
4. Media-Convert
- Recipient of 2006 Web user award.
- Supports docs, pdf, open office, Microsoft documents and all popular formats.
- Archives – rar, zip, tar etc
- Videos – mp4, mpg, avi, wmv etc along with video presets for Windows, Mac, Linux, Nokia phones, ipod, iphones, Sony PSP, Wii, Zune and mp4 players.
- Almost all popular image formats are supported.
- Option to split media files.
- 150 MB allowable size for any media.
- Also lists the format supported on most popular phones of the world.
5. YouConvertIt
- Excellent Web 2.0 interface.
- Sends you the converted files in your mail.
- Option to download video from Youtube, Google Videos and Metacafe directly as .flv or to convert them in a different file format and mail them to you.
- Supports documents doc, xls, ppt etc but doesn’t support docx,xlsx
- All popular audio formats are supported
6. MediaConverter
- Supports only common files including 3gp, avi, flv, mp4, mp3, wmv, wav, ogg, pdf, doc, xls, ppt and few more files.
- Allows you to directly convert files from portals like Youtube, metacafe, Blip.tv, Break.com into various video formats and you can download them instantly after the conversion.
- Allows you to change the bitrate of audio and videos and customizing codecs etc.
Written by treese on October 29th, 2008 with no comments.
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Clone2Go DVD Ripper(http://www.clone2go.com/products/dvdtoripper.php) is the most powerful software specially designed for ripping DVD’s and converting video files to all popular video/audio formats for playback on all popular entertainment devices such as iPod touch, iPod nano, iPod classic, iPhone, PSP, Apple TV, Zune, Creative Zen, BlackBerry, mobile phone and so on.
With the DVD ripping feature, Clone2Go DVD Ripper can rip all kinds of DVD movies to all popular video formats such as MPEG, AVI, 3GP, WMV and FLV and audio formats such as MP3, WAV, WMA, OGG, AMR and MP2. As a video converter, it can convert almost all video formats including MPEG, WMV, RM, RMVB, MOV, VOB, DivX, XviD, AVI to MPEG-4 or MPEG movie formats for MP4 player, iPod, smart phone or any other video/audio formats for various media players.
Clone2Go DVD Ripper can help to download FLV videos from YouTube website and then convert FLV to any other video/audio format you need.
Key features of Clone2Go DVD Ripper:
1. Clone2Go DVD Ripper is equipped with a user-friendly interface and an easy-to-use style, bringing convenience to users.
2. Supported input media formats: DVD, MOV, WMV, FLV, MPEG-4, MPG, RM, RMVB, AVI, DivX, XviD, VOB, ASF, DV, 3GP, M1V and M2V.
3. Supported output media formats:
video: AVI, WMV, MP4, 3GP, FLV, MPG, MPEG4, MPEG and MPEG-II;
Audio: MP3, WAV, OGG, AMR and MP2.
4. Download FLV videos from YouTube website and convert FLV videos.
5. Rip DVD, convert video(including online YouTube video) to the specific video/audio format for iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, PSP, PS3, Zune, Creative Zen, mobile phone, etc.
6. Support video source from DV video.
7. Change video and audio properties independently, customize output video frame size, split files into smaller parts, etc.
8. Extract audio from DVD movies or video files.
9. The professional package software that bundles DVD ripper, video converter and YouTube downloader/converter rather than a simple DVD ripper.
Availability and Price
Clone2Go DVD Ripper is available at http://www.clone2go.com/products/dvdtoripper.php. You can free download Clone2Go DVD Ripper from http://www.clone2go.com/down/dvd-ripper-setup.exe for a try. And it costs USD39.95 to register the full version.
If you have questions concerning Clone2Go DVD Ripper, please feel free to contact us via clone2go.support@gmail.com . We are dedicated to providing you with the best product.
Written by treese on October 23rd, 2008 with no comments.
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“The majority of my albums are in my Windows Media Player and I would like to transfer those albums to my iPod. Now I don’t know how to. All I know is that WMA is not compatible with Apple iPod. So how do I rescue my songs? I tried to use limewire to download free music but it is a mess.”
If you meet the same problem, you got the right place! The following tutorial details how to put both protected and unprotected WMA (Windows Media Audio) music files to iPod.
If the WMA files you are going to play on your iPod are unprotected, you just select and drag them into iTunes Library and they should be automatically converted to whatever iPod format you selected in iTunes preferences for importing.
If they are WMA files protected by DRM, it is not that easy. You need to use some software to strip the DRM off your WMA files and then convert the WMA files to the much more widely-supported MP3 format.
Note: As with any transcoding, the quality will go down. But if you’ve got a lot of protected WMA files you’d like to get on your iPod, this solution would do the trick.
In this tutorial, I’d like to show how to remove DRM from WMA files and convert the WMA files to MP3 format using TuneClone Audio Converter. Let’s take a look at how it performs:
1. Settings at TuneClone
Download TuneClone (fully compatible with Windows XP and Windows Vista) and install it. After launching TuneClone, click the Settings button. In the pop-up dialog of Options, you can specify the Output Folder, Output Filenames, Output Format (here we choose MP3), etc. for the output files.
Tip: You can get the output protection removed MP3 music folder by clicking the Folder button after the whole process.
2. Burning at Windows Media Player(WMP 11)
Create a new playlist and drag into it the WMA files you are going to enjoy on your iPod. After that, click the Burn button and select Audio CD from the drop-down list. On the right panel of CD Drive, click Next Drive to locate the CD drive to TuneClone’s Virtual CD Burner.
Note: If you are unsure whether TuneClone’s Virtual CD burner is successfully installed or where it is installed, please refer to the bottom left corner of TuneClone:
Then, drag the playlist you created just now to the Burn List and click the Start Burn button to start burning the playlist. While the burning gets started, TuneClone will automatically convert the WMA playlist to MP3 files. You can open the manager screen to show all the converted music files.
Note: If you get the output files formatted as 01-1.mp3, 01-2.mp3, etc., please click the output MP3 songs in the manager screen and drag the counterpart original WMA songs to the Track Info panel of TuneClone one by one. The information about the artist, album, title, etc. will be changed accordingly. It would be a time-consuming process if you are burning a big collection of music. However, since Windows Media Player 11 doesn’t support CD-text burning, this seems to be the only way to get the information back.
After you get the output MP3 files converted from the WMA playlist in your Windows Media Player, you can now begin to transfer the MP3 files to your iPod with the sync of iTunes.
Written by terry007 on October 16th, 2008 with no comments.
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I have always had a rather simple cell phone and an even simpler plan. Because I did not use my phone very often, I found that a prepaid plan worked the best for me. It gave me the time I needed at a very good price, and I didn’t have to worry about contracts. When the phone I was using finally died, I went in to get it replaced. When I did this, I was told that the prepaid plan I was using was no longer available, and I had to choose something else. When this happened, my phone became more complex, and there were things I could get that I hadn’t used before. This is when I learned there is a difference between ring tones and true tones.
Written by hlgiles on October 13th, 2008 with no comments.
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The other night a phone number called me on my cell phone. Because of some recent events in my life, I am wary of picking up any call in which I have no idea who is calling. I recognized that the number was from a cell phone by the number, but I had no idea who it was. They were not listed in my phone contacts or their name would have come up. If they had called back, I would have gone out of my way to search cell numbers to see who they are. They did not leave a message, but they did not call back. At this point, I assume it was a wrong number, though that may not be the case.
Written by hlgiles on October 1st, 2008 with no comments.
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Below is the step by step tutorial about how to put DVD movies, video files and online YouTube video onto Apple Chromatic iPod Nano.
First, let’s take a look at the video formats the new iPod nano accepts:
H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats;
H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats;
MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats.
In order to enjoy DVD movies, video files and YouTube videos on the iPod nano, you need to rip the DVD movies and convert the video files to the video formats iPod nano recognizes, and then transfer the output video files to your iPod nano with the sync of iTunes Library.
The tool you will need is Clone2go DVD to iPod Converter. And below are the detailed steps:
1. Add DVD movies, video files or YouTube video
Insert the DVD disc into the disc drive, click the Open DVD button to import it if you are going to enjoy a DVD movie on your iPod nano. Or if the DVD movie is saved as a folder on your computer, you need to click the Add Video button to locate that folder, which is composed of two separate folders: VIDEO_TS and AUIDO_TS. From the VIDEO_TS folder, select the .vob file to import and then click OK.
You can also import videos stored on your PC by clicking the Add Video button. The supporting formats are shown as follows:
If you want to enjoy online YouTube videos on your iPod nano, click the YouTube button on the main interface. In the pop-up windows, copy and paste the URLs of the YouTube videos one by one. There will be a list of the added YouTube videos, which will be downloaded automatically one by one. And the downloading status is clearly shown on the list. After the status of all of them indicates Completed, you can tick whichever videos you want to watch on your iPod nano.
After the DVD movies, video files or YouTube videos are imported, you can preview it on the main interface. If you only want a clip of the DVD/video, you can drag the Start to trim and Stop to trim button to get the certain segment.
2. Choose a proper profile
From the drop-down list of Profile, you can select the most appropriate profile:
Note: From the profile graph above, we can learn Clone2go DVD to iPod Converter also applies to converting DVD movies, video files and online YouTube video to video formats for iPod touch, iPod classic, iPhone, Apple TV, etc.
3. Start to encode
Now you can click the Start Encode button to starting ripping DVD movies, converting videos or downloading and converting online YouTube videos for your iPod nano.
Note: The output video files are easily available by simply clicking the Folder button on the main menu after the ripping/converting process is done.
4. Move the output files to iPod nano
Open iTunes, click File on the main menu. From the drop-down list, select Add File to Library or Add Folder to Library. And now you can put the converted files or folder to the iTunes Library. Connect your iPod nano to PC and now you can transfer the converted videos to your iPod nano with the sync of iTunes.
Written by treese on September 24th, 2008 with no comments.
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Most people who own an iPhone 3G know they can watch videos but they may not know how to exactly. So the following tutorial is dedicated to helping you learn how to watch DVD movies and videos of various sources on your brand new iPhone 3G.
First, let’s take a look at the video/audio formats iPhone 3G supports:?
Video formats supported: H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
Audio formats supported: AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
So, in order to enjoy DVD’s and videos on iPhone 3G, you just need to rip the DVD movies and convert the video files to video/audio formats iPhone 3G accepts, and then transfer the output video/audio files to your iPhone 3G with the sync of iTunes Library.
The tool you will need is Clone2go DVD to iPhone Converter. And below is its step by step user guide:
1. Add DVD movies or video files
Click the Open DVD button if the DVD movie you are going to enjoy on your iPhone 3G is on the disc drive. If the DVD movie is saved as a folder on your computer, you need to click the Add Video button to locate that folder, which is composed of two separate folders: VIDEO_TS and AUIDO_TS. From the VIDEO_TS folder, select the .vob file to import and then click OK.
You can also import videos of various sources by clicking the Add Video button. The supporting formats are:
After the DVD or video is imported, you can preview it on the main interface. If you only want a clip of the DVD/video, you can drag the Start to trim and Stop to trim button to get the certain segment.
2. Choose a profile
From the drop-down list of Profile, you can select a profile that best meets your needs:
Note: From the graph above, we can learn Clone2go DVD to iPhone Converter also applies to converting DVD movies and video files to video/audio formats for Apple iPod, Apple TV, YouTube FLV, AVI Video, etc.
3. Start to encode
And now you can click the Start Encode button to starting ripping DVD’s or converting videos for your iPhone 3G.
Note: The output video/audio files are easily available by simply clicking the Folder button on the main menu after the ripping/converting process is done.
Written by treese on September 5th, 2008 with no comments.
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Mobile phone marketing, otherwise known as SMS marketing, is the newest evolution of direct marketing. Direct marketing has always been favored by businesses as a personalized and focused way of reaching potential customers and, with the rise of mobile phones, mobile marketing has increased in popularity. Mobile marketing is perhaps best defined as the practice of promoting products and services using digital distribution channels to reach customers in a quick, focused, personalized and economic way.
The most well-known example of mobile marketing is SMS marketing, which has expanded very quickly in Europe and Asia. It is estimated that several hundred million promotional messages are sent through SMS every month in Europe alone. SMS stands for ’short message service’ and is a communication form specific to mobile phones where a short message can be easily sent to any cell phone user. As well as sending material to customers, promoters can often encourage customers to join in promotional and brand publicity promotions by encouraging customers to SMS a selected number at an event in order to enter a competition, to receive a prize or to have their text displayed on a multimedia wall at an event. All of these techniques engages the consumer through the medium of SMS and creates brand exposure.
There are a variety of other forms of mobile marketing. One example is sending texts via MMS, which is a multimedia version of SMS, allowing customers to receive MMS with color, pictures and video. There is also mobile web marketing, where companies advertise marketing goals through websites accessed by mobile phones. Promoters often make innovative use of mobile marketing such as location-based services where customers are offered bespoke promotions and other network-related information and promotional material based on their whereabouts. With the variety of techniques and options available to marketers, it is no wonder that a recent marketing survey found that 89% of major brands planned to market their products through mobile marketing by the end of 2008.
Mobile marketing is an example of what is known within the industry as “push” marketing. The thought behind push marketing is that that the company has to send (push) the information to the customer in order for the information to be received. This is opposite to “pull” marketing, a passive form of marketing, where it is customers who seek out the material from sources such as websites or blogs.
There are many advantages to mobile marketing. Primarily, the attraction is that this mode of marketing can be personalized to the customer. This is the gold standard in marketing as it means getting the material specifically to the people it’s aimed at, instead of wasting money on an broad campaign. The specialization allowed by this form of marketing, which results in a more economical campaign, is one reason why a high return on investment is possible with mobile marketing. Another advantage of mobile marketing is the detailed tracking and reporting of recipients it permits. Through this medium, businesses can track how many people viewed their information and also access detailed data about each user such as their name, their age, their demographic and where they’re located. This permits a marketer to develop profiles of their subscribers; data which then guides future promotional campaigns and, ideally, their success.
It is noted in the industry that push marketing, of which mobile marketing is a type, can help drive new cash flows and brand exposure if it is executed correctly and sensitively. This is because it makes users aware of new changes that they may not know to find already and the way the material is phrased, and even the fact that the information is being sent by a modern, hip medium such as SMS, can say a great deal about a brand and a business.
There are, however, some negatives to mobile marketing. Inherently, it must have a mechanism - the cell phone - in order to send content. The company, as well, needs to make use of specialized technology and software in order to deliver the content to subscribers, which can mean substantial costs. Another downside is the fact that mobile marketing is heavily regulated by the telecommunications industry in response to consumer concerns about what data and promotions they get shown. Most Western countries have laws in place that compel marketers to gain the approval of subscribers before promotional content is sent to them and must clearly give them with an ‘opt out’ option if they request to stop receiving content. If marketers are found to be in breach of these laws, network providers can block marketing material by marketers.
As mobile technology improves, mobile marketing will certainly continue to rise in importance.
Written by hroberts on September 4th, 2008 with no comments.
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I was sitting on a bench one afternoon, waiting for my daughter’s school bus to come along, when I realized how many people driving past me were talking on their cell phones. For the fifteen minutes that I sat and waited, I counted twenty-one people yacking a mile a minute on cell phones.I always have my cell phone in my purse whether I expect to be using it or not. Since having a child a few years ago, I have realized the importance at having a cell phone. You simply never know when you just may need it.
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Written by Alain33 on September 3rd, 2008 with no comments.
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