New Linux User » ipod http://www.everyjoe.com/newlinuxuser Linux Tips - Information for Using Linux Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:50:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Rhythmbox – Useful for iPod Users http://www.everyjoe.com/newlinuxuser/rhythmbox-useful-for-ipod-users/ http://www.everyjoe.com/newlinuxuser/rhythmbox-useful-for-ipod-users/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:00:01 +0000 Clair Ching http://www.everyjoe.com/newlinuxuser/rhythmbox-useful-for-ipod-users/ Post from: New Linux User

]]> I’ve been rediscovering Rhythmbox and its features. I know I haven’t really given it much chance before as Listen was more lightweight and it pretty much worked well with my netbook. So now that I’m using my old laptop for work more often, I decided to mainly use the default apps on Ubuntu Karmic Koala.

Rhythmbox is pretty good regarding managing your existing music collection on your own computer. And I like the views available to me when searching for music to listen to. But there are some new features that I am beginning to like.

Play videos from your iPod

If you connect your iPod to it you will see your music library and the videos you’ve got too. And the awesome thing is that I could also watch the TED talks I’ve got on my iPod on Rhythmbox. In case I have no more copies on my laptop at least I’m safe that way.

Directly copy files to the iPod

I just tried managing my music collection using Rhythmbox and it was pretty cool. Well, right now I am sure I could delete files directly and move files directly.

To add files:
Just search for the music you want to include. Then drag them and drop them into the iPod’s icon on the panel of the application. If it’s an OGG file or a FLAC file, it will convert the file for you. I think this is sooo cool. No need to use a separate converter. It’s so nifty that way. And quick to use. If you’re worried about it, you could see the status bar and the progress anyway.

I have yet to see if it could move files from the iPod to the machine where you are running Rhythmbox from. If you’ve got more Rhythmbox tips, I’d sure love to read them. : D

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]]> http://www.everyjoe.com/newlinuxuser/rhythmbox-useful-for-ipod-users/feed/ 0 10 Rockin’ Developments in Linux; iFuse for http://www.everyjoe.com/newlinuxuser/10-rockin-developments-in-linux-ifuse-for-iphone/ http://www.everyjoe.com/newlinuxuser/10-rockin-developments-in-linux-ifuse-for-iphone/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:03:36 +0000 Clair Ching http://www.everyjoe.com/newlinuxuser/?p=1545 Post from: New Linux User

]]> IBM’s developerWorks’ article reminds us of 10 important developments in Linux.

  1. Linux Professional Institute certification
  2. Samba
  3. Linux on S/390
  4. SELinux
  5. Linux Live CDs
  6. Linux clusters
  7. Linux supercomputing
  8. Linux on Play Station
  9. Virtualization
  10. One Laptop Per Child

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Tux, the mascot (heart brushes from free-brushes.com)

There are some things on this list that I never knew about until today like Linux on S/390. I’ve never met anyone who has worked with mainframes with Linux so this is something to read up on. But the other things on the list are ones I could relate with. Especially the live CDs of Linux. One of the first encounters I’ve had with Linux involved a live CD of Knoppix. It showed me how amazing Linux is. For one thing, I never found any live CDs of Windows ; ) And now the current version of Knoppix is version 6. The first one I’ve had was Knoppix 3, if I recall correctly. Other live CDs that helped me advocate Linux to friends happens to be DSL and Gnoppix.

Samba is simply awesome because it is useful especially when sharing files with people within the office. If not for Samba, we’d all have to keep looking for flashdrives and CDs to copy files on to. Too much of a hassle if not for Samba.

And there’s also great news for those using iPod Touch and iPhones. There’s now a way for you to connect them to your laptop in Ubuntu Karmic Koala, Jaunty Jackalope, Intrepid Ibex and Hardy Heron. Thanks to UbuntuGeek.com for the tutorial on connecting your iPhone and/or iPod Touch on Ubuntu. This requires you to get iFuse, a tool which does not require jailbreaking nor extra software on your iPhone or iPod Touch because it uses “libiphone” to connect. The comments might also be useful because there are people who gave feedback on how it was when they tried it. Fortunately, there are also packages for Debian, OpenSUSE, Fedora and Mandriva. The project team currently needs alpha testers too. If you could contribute patches, documentation, etc. it will be really cool and helpful not only to you but other iPhone and iPod Touch users.

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]]> http://www.everyjoe.com/newlinuxuser/10-rockin-developments-in-linux-ifuse-for-iphone/feed/ 0 Link love: How to Manage Your iPod with gtkPod http://www.everyjoe.com/newlinuxuser/link-love-how-to-manage-your-ipod-with-gtkpod/ http://www.everyjoe.com/newlinuxuser/link-love-how-to-manage-your-ipod-with-gtkpod/#comments Wed, 07 May 2008 11:48:43 +0000 Clair Ching http://www.newlinuxuser.com/link-love-how-to-manage-your-ipod-with-gtkpod/ Post from: New Linux User

]]> Disclaimer: I don’t have an iPod but some of you might have one. Or you might come across fellow new Linux users who want to ask you about this topic.

HowToForge has a detailed guide on managing your iPod with gtkPod.

It tells you how to do the following:

  • Configure gtkPod and that you’d have to do it just once.
  • Load your iPod into gtkPod
  • Upload music into your iPod
  • Download music from your iPod
  • Manage playlists

After reading the guide, you could also read more about gtkPod.

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