Copying Music from iPod to PC by elise on July 2, 2007
Q: Is it possible to transfer the songs on my iPod to my new computer?
A: The synchronization process between an iPod and iTunes on your computer is a one-way process. Apple designed it that way to discourage music piracy but it can be inconvenient especially when you have lost the original files on your PC [...]
Restart A Frozen iPod by elise on May 2, 2007
Q: My iPod is frozen, how do I restart it?
A: Even though your iPod may appear to be frozen, it may not be. There are other factors that will cause an iPod to fail to respond including:
The Hold switch may be on, or the iPod software believes that the Hold switch is on
A very weak [...]
Difference Between 1080i and 1080p by matt on February 28, 2007
Q: What is the difference between 1080i and 1080p?
A: The i in 1080i stands for interlaced and the p in the 1080p stands for progressive-scan. The interlaced format draws the odd numbered lines on your screen first, i.e. 1, 3, 5, etc and then it draws the even number lines i.e. 2, 4, 6, etc., [...]
Convert Vinyl Albums To A Digital Format by Ian on January 11, 2007
An Into Tomorrow listener submitted the following question!
Q: How can I convert my analog vinyl albums to a digital format?
A: Unfortunately there is no simple way to accomplish this task since you are dealing with a purely analog medium you must manually record everything at 1X speed. This means that it will take just as [...]
Convert An Act! 2000 Contact Database To Palm One by Phil on January 3, 2007
Q: Is there an easy way to convert an Act! 2000 contact database for use on Palm One?
A: Directly from Act! Software by Sage, you can purchase a product called Act! Link for Palm OS. You can find it on their home page under the products area, or directly here:
http://www.act.com/products/mobile/links/index.cfm?WT.mc_id=PRPG_ver102_ACTlinkPL_details
It doesn’t specify if this is [...]
Free Utilities To Convert PowerPoint Presentations To Video by Phil on December 26, 2006
Q: How can I play a PowerPoint presentation as a movie without buying any products? I would like to convert the PowerPoint presentation to a video so I can burn it to a DVD and watch it on my TV using a DVD player.
A: There is a utility from Microsoft called Microsoft Producer that’s free. [...]
Multiple Computers Sharing One Internet Connection by Phil on December 18, 2006
Q: We have a computer that is connected to a broadband Internet connection and I am thinking of getting a computer for my room but I want both of the computers to be able to access the Internet. If I get a router, is it possible to be paying for one Internet connection while having [...]
Continue Reading Multiple Computers Sharing One Internet ConnectionDifference Between A USB Flash Drive And A Floppy Disk by Phil on December 11, 2006
Q: What is the difference between a USB flash drive and a floppy disk?
A: A USB thumb drive/flash drive uses Flash RAM to store data. Flash RAM, also sometimes called flash memory, is a computer memory chip that can have data written and rewritten to it without a constant need for power. Since the flash [...]
How Do I Put Video Files On My iRiver Clix? by Phil on October 18, 2006
Q: I just bought an iRiver Clix 2GB but I am having trouble putting videos on it. It seems like it only supports mpeg4 format for videos and if that is the case how do I convert my normal video to mpeg4 format? Is there a program that can convert it?
A: The iRiver requires MPEG4 [...]
What Is HD DVD? by Phil on October 18, 2006
Q: What is HD DVD?
A: HD DVD is the latest trend among video equipment manufacturers. HD DVD’s are similar to regular DVD’s except they will play High Definition Video.
There is a problem right now with high definition DVD players, and it’s around the fact that there are two separate standards being developed and sold to [...]