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[aryayush]

iPhone3G. A Guided Tour.

*img365.imageshack.us/img365/2019/iphone3ghero20080701nh7.jpg​

 

[goobimama]

NeoOffice is the OpenOffice port for Mac OS X. So you don't need X11 and all that. So yeah, go for NeoOffice if you don't find iWork awesome enough.

 

[cooldudie3]

Which is better? NeoOffice or iWork
NeoOffice is free!

 

[goobimama]

Well you can try out iWork for 30 days and see whether it is worth the $80 that Apple charges for it.

 

[jamesbond007]

@cooldude
iWork is much better, you will love it

Oh I saw that 3G guided tour on apple.com today afternoon and since then looking at my watch and waiting to see that 2:30 AM .. Man, I love those guided tour videos from Apple. Got 2 videos!! Awesome

 

[cooldudie3]

the new iphone 3G seems very attracting
but after reading the article I found on Yahoo Tech I really have to think again!

 

[aryayush]

Video Ringtones For iPhone Revolutionize Answering Your Phone

This is just plain awesome and works as advertised! The playback is smooth and the phone does not become slow or anything. When a call comes in, a video playing on the screen (on the iPhone’s brilliant screen) looks cool. The only drawback is that you might get so engrossed in the video that you might forget to Accept the call.

The graphic accompanying the Gizmodo story shows that iTunes ad that featured Coldplay playing as the call comes in. The video is occupying the full screen, i.e. it’s a vertical video in the iPhone screen’s exact resolution. How do I crop my own videos like that? Do I have to use iMovie or something?

 

[goobimama]

Owsssum! I think Quicktime can crop out video for you.

And here's something weird. Just as I was reading the first paragraph, the first thing that came to my mind was using the iTunes Coldplay video as a videotune! I guess I must send in my resume to Gizmodo!

 

[aryayush]

Just to make it clear, when I say it’s cool, I mean in a “useful for the occasional showoff” kind of way, not in general. Video ringtones are a bad idea when it comes to practicality—they drain your battery (something that is a very valuable resource on phones) and distract from the main purpose of a phone. I’ll probably just keep it around till I’ve showed it off to everyone I can and then get rid of it.

I think Quicktime can crop out video for you.

No, I don’t think it can. Please let me know if you can figure out a way to do it, either using QuickTime Player or any other application.

 

[goobimama]

Well I'm not at home at the moment, but if Quicktime can't do it, maybe you could use ScreenFlow the screencasting app to crop out the video. I'm pretty sure its got cropping capabilities...

Also, can anyone point me to a good easy to use *working* app for converting video for iPhone on Windows? My friend wanted one of these and most of them just don't work. Also something for making ringtones.

 

[cooldudie3]

Wow looks Awesome!

 

[goobimama]

OMG! This is just mindblowing! For those of you who don't frequent TUAW, here's an awesome widget from iSlayer.

*www.islayer.com/images/software/screenshots/organized.jpg

Organised
Take care of the little jobs with Organized, a new widget from iSlayer featuring a calendar with events, world clocks, notes and to do's. The calendar and to do's utilise OS X's inbuilt databases, so they're always in sync with iCal and Mail. The world clock uses our very own database with over 700 locations.

 

[cooldudie3]

This is definitely mindblowing! I am sooo going to download!

 

[aryayush]

Can we not talk about widgets please?

 

[goobimama]

^ Heheh! Still walking around with that problem eh! Well let me tell you that this widget is totally out of this world. Everything is so smooth! Its like having an iPhone in your dashboard...

 

[cooldudie3]

That is Sooooo Right!

How do you guys get that Apple Logo as a letter? I had to copy it form you guys

 

[goobimama]

Option+Shift+K = 

 

[cooldudie3]

Thank you!
i just realized that the Social Group is dead. I wonder what the forum made it for...
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So, anyone interested in buying the iPhone 3G?

 

[MetalheadGautham]

I have got a WiFi setup,Time Capsule

I am shifting to a new house in a week or so and will have to move my iMac.Is there any problem with moving it around?In car I mean.

I still recommend lan. And why did you get time capsule ? With 3 computers and hoarding of stuff, is 1TB enough ?

I doubt there will be any issues moving the iMac. Just pack it well. I moved my 32" full HD TV in my car. I also moved this damn heavy computer in my car. Soft seats help.

@Gautham: Please stop calling the Mac a PC. I know its internals are very similar, but a Mac is a Mac. There's no two ways about it. And at least for this thread, let's refer to Windows PCs as PCs cause it keeps the confusion out.

If I call an apple computer a mac, a sun computer a solaris workstation, and a windows computer PC, can you please help me think of a new name for a linux computer ?

Wow! A LAN setup! These things still exist? I never even thought of it as an option when I was wondering how to get my house all networked up. Wi-Fi is the way to go.

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This is just plain freakin’ awesome!

WiFi has security issues. I am still skeptic of something which my neighbour can hack into.
I recommend LAN any day. You might need to use a few wires, but you don't risk anything.

A mac is not a PC at all. Which is why Apple hates Microsoft and Microsoft hates Apple.

You mean I don't use a PC nor do I use a Mac ? COOOOOOOOL

 

[goobimama]

Look mate. This is not a fight club thread. This is a discussions thread for anything and everything related to Apple. We do not care what people call a Linux workstation or notebook or watch. This is about Apple and its products. If you feel like arguing about this, go create a thread in the Fight Club section and argue your heart out.

As for LAN vs Wifi, I find the protection to be pretty good. I'm sure Mr. Kandolkar's son and Mr. Steven's two year old is not reading Hacking for Dummies so I'm pretty safe. Besides, not easy to hack a mac you know...