I was born in the 80’s and grew up in the 90’s. Yeah, I know… I’m ancient. One of the stuff during that period that this generation would probably have laughed at is the Sony Walkman. Oh man! I could still remember moi with the rather awkward black rectangle that I kept clipped at the back of my jeans. Those were the days…

And now come April of this year (pricing to be confirmed), Sony will be releasing its new walkman, the NWZ-A820 which claims to offer 30 hours and 40 mins of video/audio. Sony’s answer to the iPod? You bet!

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I have tried to edit some sound files (I’m an amateur, not a professional one); tried to grope around the interface of the audio editor and luckily, have produced magnificent sounds.

Norwegian hacker “DVD Jon” best known for his software that can bypasses copying restrictions on DVDs has developed a new program that can rid of digital rights management restrictions on iTunes. W00t to the Mac peeps out there!

Anyway, the software known as DoubleTwist (released by a company in Sa Francisco), can actually allow users to convert DRM-protected tracks into MP3 files which can then be played on any portable device besides the iPod. Obvious target – songs sold at Apple’s iTunes. Not only that, DoubleTwist also allows people to transfer photos from Facebook pages to cell phones.

Of course, the question still remains, “Is it legal?”

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Ringo Pro is the MP3 Ringtones Manager from Pocketgear. This amazing software adds MP3 ringtones to your Treo Ringo Pro. You can choose your own music or experiment a lot with real tones. It will definitely add pizzazz and individuality to your Treo gears and devices with new and uniue call effects. Ringo Pro also allows users to set different ringtones for friends and caller groups. Choose a specific MP3 or Midi ring and SMS tone for each of your contacts. You can also individualize images that show up on screen when a contact calls. Set-up is very easy with the use of the Treo Address Book for the organization of your contacts.

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More hardware than software but the Firebox USB Cassette Deck is a tape to mp3 converter that looks like a double tape deck that can be connected to the computer via USB connection. It can also be connected to an amplifier for tape-to-tape dubbing. It has two kinds of software one for copying. One is a copying wizard and the other one using Audacity for editing. According to the review, the software programs have some minor quirks but all in all, Firebox USB Cassette Deck is one of the better alternatives in cassette to mp3 converters out there.

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Not so much a software-related article…

Give it up for the old school! Yep, people of my generation and older will surely like the novelty of this cute MP3 player, especially since it looks much like a tape. Although it has no internal memory, this player has external memory that is SD/MMC card compatible with space of max.2GB. It is also compatible with Windows 2000 and XP. What�s cool about it is that it can act as a stand alone MP3 player while it can also be played as a normal cassette player (cool if your car has a tape deck). It has a 7 button interface and has a repeat playback mode. It can be recharged by USB cable.

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This application allows anyone to convert wma audio files to mp3 for iTunes or any other player on your Mac. EasyWMA is very easy to install and there is certainly no need for external package or codec installation. Not only is the interface of the EasyWMA simple, but your files can be fully dragged and dropped. It is also capable of batch processing so converting folders and libraries of songs in wma format can be done fast and easy with just one click. This is a very simple and user friendly application for audiophiles.

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Some websites only support certain file type extensions. For photos, most sites only accept .jpg, .gif or .png files, while on the other hand, most sites only allow .mp3 files to be uploaded. If your audio file is not in the mp3 format, what you can do is to convert it first to mp3. After you have converted the file, try to upload it again and if the upload succeeds, then you’re on it.

In order for you to listen to all the tunes that you’ve download to your computer or to all the recorded songs you stored with it you need to have an MP3 Audio Software, an audio player which can be able to read all the files in your computer and translate them into music.

MPEG-3 (MP3), Windows Media Audio (WMA), WAV and Jukeboxes are combined audio player that functions with the capability to encode, or record, audio files in several formats.

So be sure to have it on your PC right now and have fun in listening songs from your CD collection to your computer. Just sit back and relax while listening to the collects collection of music you have.

The mp4 is a multimedia type of file format, meaning it is not only limited to audio files. If mp3s are audio files only, mp4s are for all types of media such as audio (only), video, images, games and so on and so forth. There are some mp4 players available in the market today that are small and handy, so you can watch your video clips anywhere you go.