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iLounge Announces iPod Storage Calculator

Posted on October 20, 2006 by Michael Koby

When it comes to iPods and digital music, one of the most important questions that I get asked is about the relationship between mp3 quality (kbps) and file size.  One of the biggest questions that gets asked is “just exactly … Continue reading →

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Building Your Digital Music Library (Part 1 of 2)

Posted on October 18, 2006 by Michael Koby

This article is part 1 of a 2 part series. Click here to read Part 2. Digital music, it’s the wave of the future. More specifically it is very much the now of the digital era. Digital music files (mp3s, … Continue reading →

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Pros & Cons to Building Your Own DVR

Posted on October 11, 2006 by Michael Koby

These are the days where the Digital Video Recorder (DVR) device rules the living room. DVR boxes are those little TIVO-like (and even TIVO itself) devices that sit on top of or next to a television and record shows. Much … Continue reading →

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Who Killed TivoToGo?

Posted on October 3, 2006 by Michael Koby

The people over at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) have a really nice write up on TivoToGo and why there is not a version of it for the new Series 3 Tivos. From the article: DRM gives Hollywood and these … Continue reading →

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The 46 Best Freeware Applications

Posted on September 18, 2006 by Michael Koby

Anyone who has read this website during it’s short lifespan knows, I’m a big fan of free software. I found a list linked over on Digg of a huge list of free software. The list has a basic rundown on … Continue reading →

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It's Showtime (News Round Up From Apple's Big Event)

Posted on September 12, 2006 by Michael Koby

Today Apple held a special event (read press conference) where they announced changes to their iPod/iTunes world. First and foremost, movies are now on the iTunes Store. Movies from Disney, Pixar, Touchstone, and Miramax (all Disney owned) are available. With … Continue reading →

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