iConcertCal - An iTunes Plug-In for iPhone

iConcertCal is a free iTunes plug-in that scans your music library and if any of the artists in your music library are playing concerts  in your area, they will automatically show up in a "My Shows" list. It supports searches in the US, Canada, and the UK and is available for both Windows and Mac OS X.

iConcertCal (http://www.iconcertcal.com/iphone.php) or 

(http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/ipod_itunes/iconcertcal.html)

is now available for the iPhone! Using the new features in the APIs of iPhone OS 3.0, it checks all the artists in the iTunes library of your iPhone, uses the built in GPS to find your location and then displays results. You can update your preferences and edit your location and the radius in which you’re willing to travel to see concerts. iConcertCal will show you all concerts playing in those locations and radius! Cool!

Each concert listing has:

• links to purchase tickets
• an email option to send a reminder to yourself or to alert your friends about a concert
• a built in map to the venue with directions
• a preview button that will allow you to listen to what each of the bands sound like to help you decide if you want to go

So,what happens if your largest iTunes library lives on another computer? Well, then,you should go to their website ,on the computer containing your largest library, and set up an account. All the artists on that computer will be indexed. Next go to the app and use the same settings. Automatically all the artists on the computer will be transferred to the iPhone app whether or not the artists are on the iPhone, and that information will be used by the iConcertCal app.

Enjoy this cool plugin! :)

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Transfer pictures from iPod or iPhone to PC

Do you want to transfer your photos from your ipod or iphone to your PC? No worries!
This free ware program Pod Photo Transfer 2.1 (http://www.podphototransfer.com/)does the job for you!It is free image recovery image software that lets you easily transfer pictures from any iPod or iPhone back to your computer.

Pod Photo Transfer 2.0 supports all iPods and iPhones

The iPod export button transfers all images to your computer while keeping them organized in photo albums.You can easily preview pictures on any iPod or iPhone before saving it to your computer.It can also recover the dates that images were taken and use these for automatically generated file names.

This Pod Photo Transfer 2.1 is guaranteed to recover the highest resolution images from any iPod or iPhone to your PC!

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Transfer music or videos from IPod / IPhone to PC

Want to transfer your music videos and playlists from your iPod or iPhone to your PC without messing iTunes? Well, a new software has been published which makes this job so very, very easy!You can download the songs straight to your PC and then import it to itunes!

Download the software Pod to PC and install it in your computer, they have versions for windows and Mac.

To get your songs and videos off your iPod or iPhone to PC :

• Open Pod to PC.

• You will get a warning not to have iTunes running at the same time as Pod to PC.

• Next the main screen appears , which lists the playlists on your phone.

• A gold star by a song specifies that you do not have the song in iTunes. while a blue check mark means that you already have it.

• You also have another tab that allows video previews of any unprotected videos.

• Check the boxes next to the songs you need to transfer and click Transfer.

• Your songs are saved to the desk top.

This screen shot is taken from the Pod to PC software site.

Next, close Pod to PC.

• Open iTunes.

• Go to File, select Library, then Import Playlist.

• Open the playlist.

• ITunes will add the new songs to the library. And they'll show up in the main library.

Check out IPod / IPhone to PC Music Transfer too.

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Use iPod To Store And Backup Files

Did you know that your iPod can also be used to store and back up files from your computer? Well..it’s really really easy !

All that you need is your iPod and iTunes or higher.

Method:
Connect your iPod to your computer.
Open iTunes .
Select your iPod in the left-hand menu.
You have now enabled your iPod as a disk drive.



Now open "My Computer" and Double click it .
You will see an icon for your iPod
Double click on iPod icon to open it.
This is now a loadable space.


Make a folder in your computer of all the files you want to be stored in your iPod.
Right click on the folder.
This window will show up.
Click Send To iPod.
Done!


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Put your DVD into IPod /IPhone

There are many softwares which can rip your DVD movies and convert them to be put into your iPod or iPhone. Most of these softwares have to be bought. Why waste money when you can do it for free!:) Here we will be using 3 free softwares to rip, convert and put it into your iPod or iPhone!:)

You need:

• DVD Ripping software: DVD Decrypter 3.5.4.0 (free download)
• MPEG 4 encoder: Videora iPod Converter (free download)
• iTunes (free download)

And ofcourse,have enough free space on your computer HD!

Now,lets say that you want to put your DVD into your iPod, you will have to rip it first to your computer harddrive.
But unlike ripping DVD to PC for which we use File Mode , we use the IFO Mode to rip the DVD for converting it to Mpeg4 supported by iPod and iPhone.

(If you are just converting files already on your hard drive, you can skip the part of ripping the DVD to your HD.)

Rip the DVD using DVD Decrypter

Put the DVD into your DVD-ROM drive and start DVD Decrypter.
Go to Tools > Settings, then select IFO Mode tab.

Click the File Splitting field in the Options section. Set it to None.


Go to the Stream Processing tab and select Enable Stream Processing.


Click the "DVD to Hard Drive" Rip button and wait for it to finish. When you are done you will have one big file ending in ".VOB" wherever "Destination" is set.

Convert the file with Videora iPod Converter


Start Videora iPod Converter.
Select your iPod model.

Next you will be taken to the Convert Section.



Choose the Normal Mode.You will need the internet connection.Normal mode has a step by step wizard guiding you through the conversion . Infact, you do not need a tutorial when you choose the Normal mode option.


The wizard will guide you through all the steps to convert the files.









You are done!
Your files have been converted!:)

Now for the Final Step!
Launch iTunes. Copy the movie from your Movies folder to your iPod. That’s all!
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IPod / IPhone to PC Music Transfer

Lets say -

Your hard drive crashed, wiping out iTunes as well, but your iPod still has a copy of your music collections.

What do you do? Well, copy the music from your iPod to your computer!
Are you sure? I was under the impression that you cannot move your music from your iPod back to your PC. Well.. things have changed and now there are software programs(freewares as well as sharewares) that allow you to copy music from your ipod to your computer.
Before you use the software to copy your iPod library to the PC, you'll need to install iTunes.

When iTunes is installed, you will need to change the setting.

Go to the Edit menu -> iTunes Preferences.
1. Select Advanced Tab.
2. Check the box next to "Copy files to iTunes Music folder when adding to the library."
3. Click OK to close iTunes preferences.

You can choose anyone of these following freeware programs , download it and install it.

1. iPod PC Transfer 3.7(http://www.ipodpctransfer.com/)
   

2. iPod Copy Master ( http://www.ipodcopymusic.com/ )

3. iPodAid(http://www.ipodaid.com/ipod-to-computer-transfer.html)

Open the program.Here I have used IPod PCTransfer.
When you connect your iPod to the computer, the program will automatically detect the iPod and read it contents.


The contents of your iPod will be displayed in the program's window .
1. Click the "Select All" button to select all the music in your iPod which you plan to transfer to computer.
2. Click the Export button to start transfer music from iPod to computer.
3. Relax, make yourself a cup of coffee and wait till the transfer is finished automatically.

Note-You can also select one song at a time if you only plan to copy just a few songs .

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