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iTunes to Zune Playlist Converter

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This application and all support for it has officially been moved to my new website. Please visit that location to download the latest version or to submit a comment.
In my the first part of my Microsoft Zune review, I mentioned that frustration with the autoplaylist feature of the Zune jukebox software had driven me [...]

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XenonMKV: Convert your MKV files to work on the Xbox 360

As the two most commented posts on my site show, people are really interested in getting their high-definition MKV files to play on the Xbox 360. Unfortunately, the existing GOTsent utility isn’t working out as a complete solution, and complicates the situation by trying to cater to PlayStation 3 users.
I’ve developed a tool [...]

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Removing Explorer extensions: OneNote, Groove, WinRAR and 7-Zip

I’m currently reinstalling XP Pro on my main system in preparation for some upcoming video editing work, and I’m just getting used to certain tweaks I have to perform. The most common offenders that eat up screen real estate and menu placement are the Office 2007 extensions for OneNote – Open as Notebook in OneNote [...]

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More Sony KF42E200A troubleshooting for 1:1 pixel / 720p

I’ve discussed the holy grail of pixel mapping for the Sony E2000-series LCD projection televisions before. With the latest nVidia drivers on Vista, I believe I’ve found the most practical solution to this issue.
First, it’s notable that even using the HDMI inputs, 1:1 pixel mapping doesn’t seem easily attainable from a PC. While the native [...]

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HOWTO: Swipe music from MySpace players at full quality

I recently had a request from Phil to rip a particular track to MP3 from a band’s MySpace page. While most music on MySpace is shoddily encoded at 96Kbps, sometimes it’s the only place available online to listen to a particular song. To save yourself from the agony of calling up a Web browser, going [...]

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Switching Gmail accounts? Transfer your email without third party programs.

I’ve recently switched my Gmail account to a new alias (jake.billo). It looks much more professional than my Evergreen98 screenname, especially considering Outlook 2003/2007’s habit of attaching “sent by X on behalf of Y” to any outgoing message using a different From address. I don’t mind having the on behalf of text in the subject [...]

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Tunnelling through PuTTY to MySQL, using SQLyog

Let’s say you have a shared web hosting account on a random cheap provider, and the only way to access the MySQL server is to either connect from an SSH command line or use phpMyAdmin. While both of these options are okay, in some circumstances it’s not exactly wise to have a phpMyAdmin installation publically [...]

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