26
May
I just bought a 16gb iPod Touch. I was looking at the Classic for it’s decent capacity, but I decided that functionality was more important than raw space. However, my music collection is pushing 40gb, and a “16gb” iPod is really only 14.52gb. So I had to get creative with what music I can have with me. I had two goals in mind: I wanted to have the music I listen to the most and the full album of any song. To do this I had to create an iTunes script to create a playlist for me. more
16
May
Have you ever been working late when you realize that 24 just started? And that you could leave now and catch the second half, but that you can’t just start half way through? Well I have. And I’ve also missed the beginning of Lost. And if you watch tv and enjoy HD like I do, “watch it on Hulu”, or “tape it” just aren’t good enough. Well next best is to download the episode. Most shows come in two flavors, the 350 MB .avi and the 1.1 GB .mkv. The “SD” (I think the “s” stands for “shitvision”) .avi just doesn’t cut it. Who wants a blurry Jack? And the .mkv won’t play nicely on my Apple TV. And watching TV on my computer, well, sucks. So for the last two months I’ve been working on a solution, and I think I have it pretty well perfected. The basic idea is: download the .mkv file, easily convert it, and stream it to my TV through Apple TV/Boxee. more
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