Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Download Iphone Movies


If you have been lucky enough to get your hands on an Iphone, you may be interested to know that it's possible to download movies for your Iphone from many different places. The Iphone's popularity has overtaken even the most optimistic projections, so it would seem that watching movies on your Iphone may well just be the new black!

It's actually possible to download movies for your Iphone from the internet, which is useful for a lot of reasons, the main one being the cost-it's very cheap compared to buying each movie individually etc. You will however need some specific hardware to get yourself going.

The first thing you will need is a computer. It doesn't have to be one that you own, you could quite as easily do this at a friends house or something. As long as it's a fairly modern computer specification shouldn't be an issue.

The other obvious thing is an internet connection. Specifications play a bigger part here, so you will realistically need the fastest connection you can find. That's not to say that you won't be able to download anything with a slow connection, but the slower your internet, the longer it will take for you to download the movies. You could still use a 56k modem if you wanted to, but be prepared for a download that may take a month or so!

The only other thing you need is a trustworthy download site. As you've probably noticed, there are myriad sites on the internet, from which you can download just about anything you can imagine. Most people are aware of the Peer to Peer or Torrent sites that have become popular over the last five years or so, but few people know of the danger they hold-using sites like this is illegal and can harm your computer.

If you have ever used a torrent site, you may have found that sometimes you download something and it isn't what was described at all. This is because torrent sites are the number 1 hangout for hackers and spammers, they upload files with fake names and then stuff them full of adware and viruses etc, leaving people to download them without knowing how dangerous they are. Is it really worth damaging your computer and your Iphone, or worse yet going to jail just to get a free movie download?

Thankfully there are some more sensible alternatives around these days. There is a new breed of download site where you can get not only movies for your Iphone but games and music too, and all for free. These ingenious sites work by having you pay a set fee up front, and then giving you unlimited downloads of whatever you want. The downloads are usually high speed and in good condition also. The price for these services is usually something between $30 and $50, and for that you get unlimited downloads for life. Sites like these are definitely the ones to go with if you are looking for downloads for your Iphone.

Friday, November 23, 2007

Ring, Telephone & Mobile Phone Tapping Basics


The telephone is the greatest device to be invented even though we tend to take its presence for granted. To instantly connect with someone and have a two-way discussion, all we have to do is pick up the phone receiver and dial the string of digits. We can reach almost everybody on the planet with this network that extends around the globe.

Just what are VoIP telephones?

VoIP or voice over internet protocol is a new way to make phone calls, with phone finding it necessary to schedule time with their computers. Also called Internet telephone service, VoIP transports regular phone calls right through a high-speed internet connection using regular phones or cordless telephones. More related tidbits can be found by searching on the terms "voice over ip" on the net.

Analog Versus Digital - Who Knew?

Telephone lines are split into 2 main divisions, analog and digital. Most houses run the analog lines. Generally commercial businesses run the digital type systems which provides them with voicemail and a routing system to various offices.

Heres one precaution to consider with digital lines that most folks aren't aware of. You can't plug a regular computer / laptop modem into the digital lines; it will often fry the modem circuitry. You can use a phone line tester and test for over current before plugging your modem into the telephone line. This will test for digital systems, contact with high voltage wiring and other telephone line conditions like reversed polarity and no signal. Most folks don't have this type of equipment but if youre unsure you can call the IT department and they will know what to do.

Business Telephone Example: Norstar T7316

Among telephones, the Norstar T7316 business series terminal is very suitable for high call volume users who need a lot of interactive information and a programmable set of buttons. This telephone is a multi-line professional unit and has a two-line display. Using the Norstar headset with the T7316 telephone means you need not lift the phone handset to initiate a call. In addition, the headset reduces tension in the neck, upper back and shoulders.

More About Telephone Headsets

Today, not only in the business environment but also in residential homes abroad people are using headsets that are wired or wireless. The big advantage here is your hands are free to work a keyboard or do other desk relating things like jotting down attend tos for example.

Phone Tape Recorders

Yet, another useful accessory is the telephone tape recorder. This uses cassettes or memory (sometimes removable) for recording tidbits, which can be replayed at will. There are many things to evaluate before you decide to get your telephone tape recorder, such as, why you want to record, how long you want to keep the recordings, how you would prefer to search for them, how you want to hook up to the phone, who can have access to these recordings, and where the recorder is to be stationed. When the phone is in use, automatic recording will start and stop on its own. Manual operation begins soundlessly at anytime you press the record button.

A Little About telephone Tapping

There has been a lot of news about mobile phone tapping recently. The kind of computer based portable interception devices within reach today can not only record discussion and SMS messages but also organize the tidbits neatly as a database that can be used later when required. The process of doing this is very straightforward. Many services exist online to help you with this sort of thing.

In closing I must say I find the industry increasingly interesting. The market being primarily led by Europe and Japan is showing telephones getting smarter, quicker, and smaller each year. Where will it end? (Chad M.)

Saturday, November 17, 2007

iPhone Movie Downloads – Where to Download For Dirt Cheap Prices

iPhone movie downloads are selling like hot cakes now. With the new iPhone emerging on the market, hundreds of thousands of the new phone-cum-iPod are sold overnight. This also means that all of a sudden, there are the same numbers of owners wanting to lay their hands on iPhone movie downloads for their new gadgets.

Where are the folks going for the iPhone movies?

iPhones come in two versions, the 4 GB and the 8 GB models. A movie is typically 700 MB in size, so for a 4 GB model, it can easily store one or two nice movies. Not much very compared with the iPod but still, we must remember that it is first a phone then an MP4 player. Whichever the case, people are still interested to download iPhone movies for a cheap price.

iTunes, the parent site of course is a natural place to think of when looking for iPhone movie downloads. But with so many competitors nowadays as well as conversion software around, these online movie stores like Walmart, Amazon and so on are giving it a run for their money. Prices can range from below $10 to higher prices depending on the agreements they have worked out with the movie studios.

The next favorite places to feed your iPhone with iPhone movie downloads would be the paid membership services. These services run on a subscription basis. For a fee of less than $49.95, you can practically enter the site and download as many movies as you wish. Many genres, classics and the latest blockbusters are available for the price of one DVD. You get to keep and watch any full length DVD quality movie once you have paid a flat-fee and never be billed per download.

Certainly, looking at the various options, it is clear that many are flocking to these movie sites that offer lifetime membership to download movies for their iPhones. The trouble is, with dozens of choices, it is hard to pick the right one.

Save yourself the trouble and read up some tips at my iPhone blog to select the best site for your iPhone movie downloads.

Thursday, November 15, 2007

A Sudoku Strategy Or Just A Puzzle

I never realized that I had a Sudoku Strategy until I looked around the Internet. It is surprising to think how such a simple game has built up such a huge following and is taken so seriously. Just a 9 square grid, where you place the numbers 1-9 without repeating them horizontally, vertically or in any of the 9 squares. It sounds easy but the puzzles come with varying difficulties.

Apparently I use more than one Sudoku Strategy. I start out by looking for the 3 x 3 grids or lines with the most numbers already entered and then find the missing numbers by a process of elimination across the grids or lines. That is called 'scanning' and works well for the easier Sudoku puzzles. When I reach a dead end with the more difficult games I use a strategy called 'marking up'. If I have a choice of more than one number I pencil in the numbers in a corner and delete them as used. That works well for the easier and medium difficulty Sudoku puzzles. The hard ones I do not attempt unless I am feeling particularly masochistic.

Howard Gamms from the US who sold the rights to Dell Publishing in 1979 developed the modern Sudoku puzzle. Howard Gamms called the puzzle 'Number Game' and the 'Sudoku' title came about because it became popular in Japan before it rose in popularity worldwide. If you go back further into history you find that 'Magical Squares' were around in the eighth century and figured to be a strong medical talisman. As with modern day Sudoku diagonals, rows and columns all have to add up to the same amount and no single number can be repeated.

If you do puzzles on or offline it is said to help with anti-aging. The theory is that games and puzzles exercise your brain and help to slow down the normal aging process of loss of memory and other age associated declines. The theory is not scientifically backed but I can see the reasoning behind it. I know that I have always felt sharper after doing any type of puzzle and as I am now into middle age I would like to think that I can do something to help myself to stay sharp and it has got to be a good thing if you enjoy doing it.

There is even lots of money to be made from Sudoku. Our newsagents now carry several different publications for Sudoku puzzlers, and unlike most magazines and newspapers they are not funded to any great extent by paid advertising. There are Sudoku products including electronic games and you can win money in contests on and offline.

Recently the first ever US National Sudoku championship was held in Philadelphia. The winner of the most difficult level Dr. Thomas Snyder from California won $10,000 and will represent the US in the 3rd annual world championship in India next year. $10,000 seems an awful lot to win for such a simple game but I doubt I would have a chance. Dr. Snyder completed the advanced number puzzle in just 7 minutes 9 seconds. I think that I would have to practice an awful lot to get anywhere near that speed for an easy puzzle never mind an advanced one.

You can now get Sudoku games for your iphone, Palm Smartphones and handheld PDAs. Online games are plentiful, ranging from basic puzzles of ranging difficulty to flash games. I have come across different variations such as Top Hat Sudoku, Magic, Sumdoku, Addoku, Kakuro, Samurai, Wordoku and Killer. The last one was self explanatory and I doubt I would be up to it.

My Sudoku Strategy techniques would be severely tested if I attempted all of the possible 5,472,730,538 uniquely different Sudoku puzzle grids mathematicians Frazer Jarvis and Ed Russell have counted. It does not seem much but if you just do one puzzle a day it would take you just over 14,993,782 years to complete all of them. Not possible of course, but I wonder if the huge amount of variations has something to do with the growing popularity of Sudoku.

Saturday, November 10, 2007

Apple iPhone To Launch In The UK


Excitement is building with just over a week to wait until the launch of the Apple iPhone in the UK. O2 have signed a deal with Apple which guarantees the network exclusive rights to provide contract deals for the iPhone and will surely produce a huge surge in customers. Other retailers such as The Carphone Warehouse are already providing customers with a preview of the handset price and O2 tariff options.

The Apple iPhone looks fantastic. If fact it is looks and works so good that Apple has decided to base future iPod designs on the iPhone. The touch screen interface is revolutionary in the world of mobile phones. Although it has been done before on other mobile phones and PDA’s, it has never been quite in the same style or manner that the iPhone offers. The Apple iPhone brings all the capabilities you would expect from a top of the range iPod including music and video, a 3.5-inch widescreen display, an 8GB flash drive and allows you to connect to your iTunes library. The battery life is far better than a normal mobile phone and allows up to 8 hours talk time. WiFi and GPRS connectivity allow for fast email and Internet browsing within the simple and easy to use Safari browser.

But the Apple iPhone is more about the experience. Apple has spent a lot of time getting their user interface just right and the result is sublime. For starters the iPhone automatically recognises whether you are holding and viewing the phone horizontally or vertically and adjusts the screen accordingly. The touch screen does not only respond to simple button touches but also to finger movements. For example to scroll through your contacts or play lists you simply slide your finger across the screen and the iPhone responds as a computer software program would when you use the scroll bar. There are also certain finger actions which allow you to zoom in and out when viewing web pages or photos. Even the keypad lock is operated by sliding your finger across the phone to prevent you from mistakingly using the iPhone’s touch screen buttons. There is one single traditional button at the bottom of the iPhone which allows you to quickly return to the mail menu.

The Apple iPhone only includes a 2 megapixel camera which is far behind the current technology supplied through other mobile phone manufacturers. Surprisingly there is no option to capture video through the iPhone camera which, when you consider that Apple products focus a lot on allowing users to watch video, seems very peculiar. This gives you the feeling that the camera was a last minute add-on and was not entirely thought through properly.

The iPhone breaks the mold and has created a huge jump in mobile phone user interface displays which other mobile phone manufacturers must be scurrying around to try and catch up with Apple. Although there are currently some other fantastic phones on the market, such as the Nokia N95 which offers greater technology, the Apple iPhone is about to become the best selling mobile phone of the year, partly though the hype it has received but mainly because it is such a fantastic revolutionary product.

Monday, November 5, 2007

How the iPhone Will Change Indie Film Forever

Apple released the iPhone to much hype and fanfare. It billed the device as three devices in one. It was a revolutionary product for the cell phone industry. But the iPhone is having an effect outside of the mobile phone and computing industries. In fact, we belive that history will show the iPhone's release as one of the single biggest events in the history of independent filmmaking.

What, exactly, does the iPhone--a mobile phone/internet device/widescren iPod--have to do with indie film? Well, a lot. The movie download market must prepare for a great new phase as we look forward to more and more great devices capable of playing our content.

For independent content to survive and thrive, it must move to new delivery devices like Apple TV, iPod and now the iPhone. Support for these new devices will lead to growth in the audience for indie content. Many "mainstream" consumers will not view indie films at screenings, festivals or DVD. The films are too hard to find, often barried in video rental store shelves or playing in small art house theaters. This has been the case for the past few decades. Once every five years there is a breakout hit--a Clerks or Blair Witch--that gives the indie community something to rally around. The independent movie press declare, "We've arrived. This is the 'Year of the Indie'". Just as quickly as these hits arise, the excitement dies down and the great content made in the aftermath gets lost in the shuffle.

Now, for what may truely be the first time, consumers will have in their hands a great portable media device. You may argue that the iPod with video.

Thursday, November 1, 2007

Iphone Accessories For You


iPhone Extras for every desire and necessity!

The iphone is one of the most important technology innovations in recent years. It's an even bigger technological achievement than the conventional phone, which revolutionized communication by letting users communicate with people and businesses all over the world. The iphone's most outstanding feature is that it lets users communicate with anyone anywhere in the world with no delays. The iphone goes beyond the abilities of the conventional phone with almost no limitations on communication, accomplishing things that no other method of communication in history could.

The only condition that can affect your ability in using your iphone completely is not imposed by some government or regulatory agency. The only condition necessary for its use is that the battery must be charged when you need it. Everyone can agree that all electronics, no matter the type, don't work very well with dead batteries. To avoid this frustration, it is in your best interest to invest in a couple of the iphone extras that will ensure your phone remains ready for use. The extras that would be most beneficial and helpful include, a home charger adapter to keep the battery charged and in working order, as well as a carriage to protect your investment, this may prove to be an essential investment. A car charger should be the addition in line on a list essential of iphone extras.

A large number of more optional different iphone accessories can be found in the marketplace. It is highly likely that number will grow, much as happened with the commercially successful sister-product, the iPod. Currently available items include protective coverings of varying thicknesses, wearable bands to attach an iPhone to your arm, belt-attachments, automobile mounting units, bluetooth devices, connection cables, and a plethora of others. No matter who you are or what you enjoy, you will find an "extra" you like for your iPhone.

iphone accessories are easy to get at Apple Stores and just about any electronics store. It's even possible to find them on ebay. Whatever you want to personalize your iphone, there's never been a better time to do it.