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Forums > General Discussion   Shooting the breeze...

iPhone entertainment....

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Created by Simondo > 9 months ago, 13 Mar 2011
Simondo
VIC, 8020 posts
13 Mar 2011 3:39PM
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(Sorry in advance if this sounds like self indulgent capitalist crapola, amongst the horrible events in NZ & Japan very recently)

I've been travelling a tiny bit with work lately, and was wondering how to get data, DVD's and TV shows onto the iPhone, for viewing on the plane, etc.

Also wondering what others find entertaining.... what video data are you putting on the phone (I'm talking G rated, PG Rated, M Rated !! ).

Off to the iTunes store I go.....

Simondo
VIC, 8020 posts
13 Mar 2011 3:55PM
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Search "surf" on iTunes, are there is a miscellaneous set of surf surfing podcasts....

doggie
WA, 15849 posts
13 Mar 2011 6:54PM
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Stop talking to yourself Simo

Daneli
QLD, 1538 posts
13 Mar 2011 9:10PM
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Apple were considering bringing out a new verison of the Ipod just for children. That was before they relised the name "iTouch Kids" was not a great idea.


Zed
WA, 1252 posts
14 Mar 2011 2:01PM
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Handbrake. It's free and it converts DVD & video files to Iphone/Ipad/Ipod/PS3 etc formats

Ted the Kiwi
NSW, 14256 posts
14 Mar 2011 8:35PM
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Download some podcasts from TEDTalks and WNYC's radiolab. Informative and the hours just fly by. Especially when you are driving!!

Also get yourself an ipad - movies are much better. Just download as per normal and slide straight into your ipad. Heaven. The new pads are out shortly so you will get the originals cheap or just hang for the new ones shortly.

If u like UK football then goto the Guardian football weekly podcast - very funny.

Dan Carlins Hardcore History is good as well. I have just started listening to 'the history of rome' which is sounding the goods so far. There are thousands of cool podcasts out there if you interested. Doc Karl, enough rope etc are all available. Planet Money and Naked Oceans from Nakes Scientists are also worth a loook.

For TV shows and movies etc I have 3TB of stuff that has all been converted for use - so i can just pull the files in that I need. You can buy stuff on itunes that easily loads as well - it just costs money....maybe you can get it back as a work expense....not sure how your personal accountant would view it if you tried to expense it as well......I am sure there are creative ways around it!!!


Mark _australia
WA, 22850 posts
14 Mar 2011 5:37PM
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Zed said...

Handbrake. It's free and it converts DVD & video files to Iphone/Ipad/Ipod/PS3 etc formats


I've got one, and she has no idea how to do that... I just asked her

BundyBear
NSW, 325 posts
14 Mar 2011 11:41PM
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Download and app called buzz player, it will play just about anything you throw at it.
As for getting your DVDs ripped do a google search for a program called DVD decrypter
and Auto GK, using these two programs to rip and encode produces an awesome result. Both are freeware as well

theDoctor
NSW, 5784 posts
15 Mar 2011 12:05AM
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Iphones are for sheep

elcoco
WA, 114 posts
14 Mar 2011 9:13PM
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What zed said, download movie for free from file sharing site convert from Avi to Mp4 using handbrake and load into itunes.

also some great free podcasts around, Shralp (surfing video podcast) radio national for serious stuff ect ect

doggie
WA, 15849 posts
14 Mar 2011 11:06PM
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theDoctor said...



Iphones are for sheep




Out of interest what phone do you have?

theDoctor
NSW, 5784 posts
15 Mar 2011 7:35PM
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telephone

doggie
WA, 15849 posts
15 Mar 2011 4:49PM
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theDoctor said...


telephone


typical

maxm
NSW, 864 posts
15 Mar 2011 8:03PM
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doggie said...

theDoctor said...


telephone


typical


From British Telecom? That's an interesting one. Do they have good deals on mobiles?

theDoctor
NSW, 5784 posts
15 Mar 2011 8:04PM
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actually Atypical

Carantoc
WA, 6991 posts
15 Mar 2011 6:53PM
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theDoctor said...



Iphones are for sheep



I never ever knew sheep had phones.

I bet some nasty ones have a dog bark for a ring tone and think it is funny.


CJW
NSW, 1721 posts
16 Mar 2011 1:13AM
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Video conversion is for suckers







Gorgo
VIC, 5046 posts
16 Mar 2011 11:45AM
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Ted the Kiwi said...

Download some podcasts from TEDTalks and WNYC's radiolab. Informative and the hours just fly by. Especially when you are driving!!

...


Definitely yes for podcasts and very big yes for TED.

TED is video so you might not want to have them on when driving. You could just listen but they usually show stuff that is worth seeing.

I subscribe to a heap of Raio National podcasts. If you search itunes you can find almost anything you have ever been interested in for free. Some of them are crap.

An AV cable is not a bad idea if you want to plug the iphone into a TV when you are staying somewhere.

poor relative
WA, 9091 posts
16 Mar 2011 8:55AM
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theDoctor said...



Iphones are for sheep




I don't get the iphone craze. Locked to apple, non-expandable, no app that hasnt been personally approved by Apple and not open source. Plus you have to use itunes to sync...WTF
Sh!t if you ask me.

doggie
WA, 15849 posts
16 Mar 2011 9:20AM
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poor relative said...

theDoctor said...



Iphones are for sheep




I don't get the iphone craze. Locked to apple, non-expandable, no app that hasnt been personally approved by Apple and not open source. Plus you have to use itunes to sync...WTF
Sh!t if you ask me.


Easy imo, stop licking windows

Squid Lips
WA, 708 posts
16 Mar 2011 10:58AM
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poor relative said...

theDoctor said...



Iphones are for sheep




I don't get the iphone craze. Locked to apple, non-expandable, no app that hasnt been personally approved by Apple and not open source. Plus you have to use itunes to sync...WTF
Sh!t if you ask me.


+1 The only thing Apple does well is marketing


Simondo
VIC, 8020 posts
16 Mar 2011 9:17PM
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Yeah, but Apple products just seem to work well...

Example, their laptops. They don't get hot, and the latest ones don't even seem to need a cooling fan.... The PC Laptops buzz away trying to cool down....

Flip side - Microsoft's Zune Music Player wasn't even good enough to go on sale in Oz, and is now discontinued....

iPhone4 - brilliant device.... internet works great, so many applications. Built in music player, email, and/or internet based email. Decent camera and video. Hand held street directory.... easy to use... Screen quality is through the roof! Touch screen sensitivity and scroll, scroll acceleration.... etc.. brilliant... Leaves many other products in its wake.

Simondo
VIC, 8020 posts
16 Mar 2011 9:33PM
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Plus the battery life on a Mac Laptop is about 3-8 times better than your average PC Laptop.

Sheep, telephone, atypical... well that gave us all nothing...

Stop talking to yourself Simo!

petermac33
WA, 6415 posts
16 Mar 2011 6:49PM
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with the stockmarket 'crash' just around the corner, you'll be ecstatic to trade in your new iphone for a single slice of bread,google priorities.

Carantoc
WA, 6991 posts
16 Mar 2011 6:55PM
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Simondo said...

....

Also wondering what others find entertaining.... what video data are you putting on the phone (I'm talking G rated, PG Rated, M Rated !! ).

Off to the iTunes store I go.....


I reckon just read Seabreeze forums, search for 'posts by petermac33' - all the entertainment you need.

I read it and giggle to myself for hours.

Carantoc
WA, 6991 posts
16 Mar 2011 7:03PM
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Simondo said...

Plus the battery life on a Mac Laptop is about 3-8 times better than your average PC Laptop.

Sheep, telephone, atypical... well that gave us all nothing...

Stop talking to yourself Simo!


Sheep, telephone, atypical is an anagram of :

Silly teeth cheapen a pope

perhaps spooky subliminal messages ??

thommo 000
1670 posts
16 Mar 2011 7:06PM
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petermac33 said...

with the stockmarket 'crash' just around the corner, you'll be ecstatic to trade in your new iphone for a single slice of bread,google priorities.

rice brutha, bowl a rice

felixdcat
WA, 3519 posts
16 Mar 2011 7:18PM
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Carantoc said...

theDoctor said...



Iphones are for sheep



I never ever knew sheep had phones.

I bet some nasty ones have a dog bark for a ring tone and think it is funny.





Baaaah,baaah!

felixdcat
WA, 3519 posts
16 Mar 2011 7:21PM
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Get Doodle Jump............... hours of sheepish fun!

evlPanda
NSW, 9205 posts
16 Mar 2011 10:34PM
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poor relative said...

theDoctor said...



Iphones are for sheep




I don't get the iphone craze. Locked to apple, non-expandable, no app that hasnt been personally approved by Apple and not open source. Plus you have to use itunes to sync...WTF


If you've ever developed for the web you know how good that sounds, and is. That's the whole point, a single microcosm.
It's what is doesn't have. It's ****ing zen man. That's why it just works so often.

Here's a different example of the zen principle (and also covers their marketing). Imagine you have to buy a new laptop like right now, for some hypothetical reason.

Pick and buy an Asus here:
www.asus.com/au/

Pick and buy an Apple here:
www.apple.com/au/why-mac/compare/notebooks.html

See?

(pre-emptive: the Apple will hold its value far better)

I'm gradually becoming converted.

Gorgo
VIC, 5046 posts
21 Mar 2011 12:27PM
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Simondo said...

Yeah, but Apple products just seem to work well...

Example, their laptops. They don't get hot, and the latest ones don't even seem to need a cooling fan.... The PC Laptops buzz away trying to cool down....

....


Apple laptops do eventually get hot and they do buzz away trying to cool down.

The networking in general is poor and wifi is very poor. If a PC gets a network glitch it dithers for a bit then continues. The Tools menu gives you all you need to sort out most problems. If a Mac gets confused then you have to reboot. True rebooting takes 10 seconds (vs 2 minutes on a PC) but it's still a pain in the clacker.

MacOs is a bit restrictive. If you do what Apple wants you to do and do it the way Apple want you to do it then you're fine. If you want to use your computer the way you want to then you have to jump through a million hoops, or you can't do it at all. Heaps of magic, hidden key combinations and options hidden away.

The suite of software delivered on a Mac runs rings around the crap on a PC, but the stuff you can download for free for a PC is superior to what you can download for a Mac. General compatibility is still a problem for a Mac. Lots of web sites don't work properly or at all on Safari.



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