Category Archives: Computers

Dell Axim x5 as a E-Book Reader

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  I have recently purchased a Dell Axim x5 Pocket PC to use as a E-Book Reader, And I will tell you it was a pretty good choice. I can read e-books of all formats except for Amazon’s Kindle Version. But MobiPocket.com Amazon’s Sister company I can, So I can pretty much read any type of E-Books out there. The Pocket PC also can surf the web and play both mp3s and Videos (Not on the web due to lack of flash and will update if I fix this issue) which most E-Book Reader Devices can not do. Size is also a plus for me, It fits in your hand and still has a large enough screen to make reading enjoyable. Though I think the Kindle and Sony‘s E-book readers may give you a better experience in the amount of text you can read per page. Price is what sold me, now days you can get pocket pcs used for around $40 – $70 on both amazon.com and eBay.com .

Well enough about that..

Peace to all

R. Barbier 

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The new TV, Internet Television

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  Digital Media is becoming the norm now days, with mp3/mp4 players and hdmi HD video streaming available from the net to your TV there is very little left to explore. There is of course shoutcast a long living internet radio streaming system and Orb a full media streaming system for pc and Mac. So much to choose from and so little effort required to set up almost any type of multimedia system. Places like Jamendo.com and Archive.org give people the ability to find creative commons licensed and public domain movies, music and E-books. Don’t forget about Google books another good source for free and creative commons licensed E-books.

  So much to choose from with the world wide web at ones fingertips and thus a new network is growing. The World Wide Multimedia Net, Information in all media formats and entertainment at your fingertips. I foresee a struggle from cable companies and satellite providers to stop the newer form of media transmission but eventually they will adapt and turn what now is free and cheap to another expensive commercial ran entertainment venue. In time they will take over just like they did in all other previous media services and push the hobbyist and small business people out of the new market.

This had already happened in the internet radio industry, the big music companies made it almost impossible for a hobbyist to legally run a internet based radio station. They lobbied congress until a bill was passed to force hobbyist to pay high priced loyalties even if their station didn’t earn money and was for fun or not. Given time the same will happen to the video sites we enjoy and the creative commons movement if we don’t support their efforts.

Maybe if we are lucky the new media revolution on the web for video will not succumb to the same fate as the internet radio stations. Would be nice to have Internet TV that is both commercial and hobbyist in order to keep the programming affordable and diverse. But more than likely the big boys of the corporate world will once again squeeze all of the little guys out before they have a chance to grow.

Well enough Ranting for now
Peace to All
Raymond Barbier

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1Click DVD Copy – Pretty good DVD Copy Software

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Found a Pretty Good DVD Copying Software to Back up My DVD Movies.
It Can Copy any DVD to a DVD-R or DVD+R Pretty Nifty For the Price of 59$
The only issue it has is it uses DVD43 which is not 64 bit windows Compatible
But works Quite Good on the 32Bit versions of Windows and is Win7 Compatible (32bit)

Excerpt From Their Website:
”1CLICK DVD COPY™  is a fast and easy-to-use program for copying DVD movies.  This latest version now utilizes CPRx™ error correction technology to ensure the highest level of success copying the latest generation of DVD movies.

Now you can make a perfect copy of a DVD movie with just one click. Unlike other software with complex settings, 1CLICK DVD COPY™ 5 can be used by anyone to make perfect copies of DVD movies.”

Well if you want to check it out visit http://www.lgsoftwareinnovations.com/1clickdvdcopy.asp

If i find any new software that is good ill Post it here

Raymond Barbier
RJBRADIO.COM

Free GTA and More Games From Rockstar Games

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Did you Know Rockstar Games are Giving away their Classic games such as Grand theft auto for free?

Excerpt From Their Site:

“The Rockstar Classics collection is our series of complimentary full PC game downloads, provided exclusively to members of the Rockstar Games mailing list. These games, each available free of charge and optimized for play on modern PCs, offer a nostalgic trip back in time to the early days of the Rockstar legacy.”

Go Grab Them For Free At: http://www.rockstargames.com/classics/

A Great Spyware Program – Spybot S&D

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I’ve been using this program for years and i believe its on of the best ones out there. So go give it a try…..

 

A little about Spybot S&D

Spybot – Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behavior to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven’t intentionally installed, if your browser crashes inexplicably, or if your home page has been "hijacked" (or changed without your knowledge), your computer is most probably infected with spyware. Even if you don’t see the symptoms, your computer may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging. Spybot-S&D is free, so there’s no harm giving it a try to see if something has invaded your computer.

Download it now http://www.spybot.com

Tweeknow Power pack 2009

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I downloaded and tried a freeware program the other day called tweeknow Power pack 2009. Packed full of utilities such as Registry cleaner , Registry defragmenter, track cleaner and more. Considering that most registry cleaners / defragmenters are around 29 us dollars or more to purchase this in itself makes this utility suite a great download. It also contains tweaks for windows xp, vista and windows 7. So far all the tweaks seem to be safe and hasn’t caused any problems on my system which is running Windows 7 64 bit.

So if your looking for a free Tweak,Registry and disk utility this would be one I would suggest you try.

you can get it from http://www.tweeknow.com

Jamendo

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Once again I am writing a post about Jamendo.com The best place I’ve found on the web to get free mp3’s.
Of course the artists on this site are majorly unknown , But due to the fact they are not bound by the music industries
controlling hand over creativity they pump out some of the greatest music that can be listened to.

They all are Creative Common Licensed so their mp3’s/Music is free to download burn and share alike.
You can either visit Jamendo.com or visit my Radio Station that plays mostly music from jamendo at the link below

Jamendo: http://www.jamendo.com         
My Radio Station: http://rjbradio.barbierfamilly.com or http://radio.rjbweb.org

Jamendo a good Music Site

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Creative Commons Licensing,

Thanks to CC we have a large selection of Music, Video and other Medias to choose from.

We can Mix, Transmit, share and copy a lot of the cc content, depending on the cc license on the material of course. One of the greatest music sites has sprung up in the midst of the creative commons revolution and it is Jamendo. At Jamendo artists can have a place to share their creations with the large listener community as well as the listener can download and enjoy a wide variety of music styles and genres. Another plus at Jamendo is the fact that it’s a multi lingual site with music to match. Great artists from all around the world have their music on Jamendo and more are joining every day. The best part is that Jamendo is completely free.

Visit http://www.jamendo.com

You can also listen to some of the artists found on Jamendo on RJB-Radio http://radio.rjbweb.org

The Internet Archive

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Have you ever looked for public domain videos or music files? Well if you have I found a pretty good site to get them from.

The Internet Archive has tons of Movies, TV shows, TV commercials, music and audio for you to choose from most of them being public domain.

Some examples are The Beverly Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction, Andy Griffith Show, The night of the living dead and Hercules (Movie).

The Internet Archive is basically a digital library of anything that can be in digital form and best of all it is free.

Visit the Internet Archive @ http://archive.org