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New GVC Wireless USB Dongle – Best replacement for Samsung WIS09ABGN Wireless Linkstick- This handy Wireless USB Adapter is compatible with Selected Year 2009 2010 Samsung TV & BluRay Player Models

2011-05-08T23:11:00.000-07:00

New GVC Wireless USB Dongle – Best replacement for Samsung WIS09ABGN Wireless Linkstick- This handy Wireless USB Adapter is compatible with Selected Year 2009 2010 Samsung TV & BluRay Player Models

Wi-Fi Standard IEEE 802.11 b/g/n Support BT3
Support auto installation
Wireless Transmission Speed up to 300 Mbps
3 of Built-in Antenna

Best Replacement for Samsung WIS09ABGN wireless USB Adapter that Supports Blu-ray Live with Netflix, Pandora-US only and PC streaming -MP3, JPEG. Enjoy immediate access without the use of cables. This handy USB Adapter is compatible with Selected Year 2009, 2010 Samsung TV and BluRay Players Models.

Compatible with model# BDC5500C, BDP1600, BDP1600A, BDP3600, BDP4600, HTBD1150, HTBD1200, HTBD1250, HTBD3252, HTBD7200, HTC5500, LN32B650T1F, LN37B650T1F, LN40B630N1F, LN40B640R3F, LN40B650T1F, LN40B750U1F, LN40C630K1F, LN46B630N1F, LN46B640R3F, LN46B650T1F, LN46B750U1F, LN52B630N1F, LN52B750U1F, LN55B650T1F, PN50B650S1F, PN50B850Y1F, PN50B860Y2F, PN50C550G1F, PN58B650S1F, PN58B860Y2F, PN63C550G1F, UN32B6000VF, UN40B6000VF, UN40B7000WF, UN40C6400RF, UN40C6500VF, UN46B6000VF, UN46B7000WF, UN46B7100WF, UN46B8000XF, UN46B8500XF, UN46C6300SF, UN46C6400RF, UN46C6900VF, UN55B6000VF, UN55B7000WF, UN55B7100WF, UN55B8000XF, UN55B8500XF, UN55C6300SF, UN55C6400RF, UN55C8000XF, UN55C9000ZF

How to Download Free Bluetooth Ringtones

2011-05-08T23:08:00.001-07:00

It is easy to download free Bluetooth ringtones if you know how to do it. In fact, the term 'Bluetooth ringtones' is not quite correct, because Bluetooth do not provide ringtones, only the means to transfer them from your PC or laptop to your cell phone.
The procedure is that you first have to find a source of free ringtones, if that is what you want. Quite frankly, although free ring tones cost nothing to download, you have to consider if it is really worth it, considering that they are either of poor quality, have a limited range of cell phones that they can be used on, or are old music.

If you compare free Bluetooth ringtones to what you get for a relatively small monthly payment, it is probably a better deal to pay for them. Most sites offer real ringtones for from $5.99 a month upwards, with $9.99 about average. For that small cost you can get unlimited downloads of realtones and wallpapers. What would you rather have? Free ringtones that are old and embarrassing or the best and newest you can get, renewable every day if you want, for 33 cents a day?

Do you really want to be the guy or gal who has to answer that phone ringing out Leapy Lee or Home Sweet Home? I am not exaggerating. However, this article is not about what ringtones you want to be answering, but about how to get them onto your mobile phone using Bluetooth.

You are going to need a Bluetooth dongle, although why it is called a dongle is unknown. It must be boys and their toys, because we all know how some guys like to play with their dongles. Dangling your dongle is a well liked pastime in some quarters! So, get your dongle: you can buy one on eBay for under $10 including postage, and install it onto your computer using the installation disk. It looks a bit like a USB memory stick, and you simply insert your dongle into the appropriate slot and make the connection to the software.

You also need a cell phone that has Bluetooth. To find out if yours is suitable, go to 'services' or 'settings' and check out 'Connections'. If you have Bluetooth, you will see either the name or the Bluetooth logo - a white double triangle making the letter 'B' on a blue background.

What you have to do now is to search on your computer for the downloaded free Bluetooth ringtones, and then activate Bluetooth on your mobile phone. You can now browse the cell phone folders using your PC or laptop - Bluetooth provides the interface that allows this. It's just like browsing through any directory structure, and once you have found the area in which your ringtones are stored on your mobile phone, you can either copy and paste those you want o transfer from your computer, or simply drag and drop if you are using two windows.

The dongle provides the interface between your PC or laptop, and allows you to transfer the free Bluetooth ringtones from one to the other. You can also do the same the other way - transfer files from your cell phone to your PC, and you can use the same procedure to upload wallpapers and games to your mobile phone.

That's how it's done, although the term free Bluetooth ringtones is a misnomer, because all Bluetooth does is to provide a means of transferring MP3 and MIDI files from your computer to your mobile. So, whether you want to use genuinely free ringtones or pay a nominal sum to have unlimited downloads of the latest chart hits, a Bluetooth dongle enables you to do so quickly and effortlessly.

It is easy to download free Bluetooth ringtones if you know how to do it. In fact, the term 'Bluetooth ringtones' is not quite correct, because Bluetooth do not provide ringtones, only the means to transfer them from your PC or laptop to your cell phone.

The procedure is that you first have to find a source of free ringtones, if that is what you want. Quite frankly, although free ring tones cost nothing to download, you have to consider if it is really worth it, considering that they are either of poor quality, have a limited range of cell phones that they can be used on, or are old music.

If you compare free Bluetooth ringtones to what you get for a relatively small monthly payment, it is probably a better deal to pay for them. Most sites offer real ringtones for from $5.99 a month upwards, with $9.99 about average. For that small cost you can get unlimited downloads of realtones and wallpapers. What would you rather have? Free ringtones that are old and embarrassing or the best and newest you can get, renewable every day if you want, for 33 cents a day?

Do you really want to be the guy or gal who has to answer that phone ringing out Leapy Lee or Home Sweet Home? I am not exaggerating. However, this article is not about what ringtones you want to be answering, but about how to get them onto your mobile phone using Bluetooth.

You are going to need a Bluetooth dongle, although why it is called a dongle is unknown. It must be boys and their toys, because we all know how some guys like to play with their dongles. Dangling your dongle is a well liked pastime in some quarters! So, get your dongle: you can buy one on eBay for under $10 including postage, and install it onto your computer using the installation disk. It looks a bit like a USB memory stick, and you simply insert your dongle into the appropriate slot and make the connection to the software.

You also need a cell phone that has Bluetooth. To find out if yours is suitable, go to 'services' or 'settings' and check out 'Connections'. If you have Bluetooth, you will see either the name or the Bluetooth logo - a white double triangle making the letter 'B' on a blue background.

What you have to do now is to search on your computer for the downloaded free Bluetooth ringtones, and then activate Bluetooth on your mobile phone. You can now browse the cell phone folders using your PC or laptop - Bluetooth provides the interface that allows this. It's just like browsing through any directory structure, and once you have found the area in which your ringtones are stored on your mobile phone, you can either copy and paste those you want o transfer from your computer, or simply drag and drop if you are using two windows.

The dongle provides the interface between your PC or laptop, and allows you to transfer the free Bluetooth ringtones from one to the other. You can also do the same the other way - transfer files from your cell phone to your PC, and you can use the same procedure to upload wallpapers and games to your mobile phone.

That's how it's done, although the term free Bluetooth ringtones is a misnomer, because all Bluetooth does is to provide a means of transferring MP3 and MIDI files from your computer to your mobile. So, whether you want to use genuinely free ringtones or pay a nominal sum to have unlimited downloads of the latest chart hits, a Bluetooth dongle enables you to do so quickly and effortlessly.

For more information on either paid or free Bluetooth ringtones check out http://www.blogging-profit.com/free-bluetooth-ringtones.html where you will find more on how to download them technique, and also several ring tone sites for you to look at.

For more information on either paid or free Bluetooth ringtones check out Free Bluetooth Ringtones where you will find more on how to download them technique, and also several ring tone sites for you to look at.

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Who Needs A Bluetooth Usb Adapter?

2011-05-08T23:07:00.002-07:00

Bluetooth technology has spread far and wide. It enables the connection and exchange of information among computer-based appliances through low frequency (2.4 GHz) radio signals, thus totally eliminating the need for wires. This way you can use your computer to interface with video game consoles, cell phones, printers, other laptops, digital cameras, and set your Private Area Networks (PANs) without involving any wire connection.

The Bluetooth USB adapter is one of the inventions of Bluetooth technology. If you have computers and other devices that do not have an inbuilt Bluetooth compatibility, and you want to use it with another Bluetooth enabled device, you need not worry because with the help of a Bluetooth USB adapter (commonly known as a dongle), all such devices can be made compatible.

The Bluetooth USB adapter is a 3-inch long device that needs to be inserted in the USB port of your computer, making it compatible with the other Bluetooth enabled device. There are many different brands of Bluetooth adapters available on the market today, so buy the one that supports your headset protocol. With the support of a Bluetooth adapter you can now listen to music using your Bluetooth headset.

This Bluetooth technology has made it possible for people to travel wherever they want, without having to worry about carrying luggage filled with cables and wires to connect their laptop with their printer, their PDA, their fax machine, etc. You simply have to use your Bluetooth USB adapter to connect with any Bluetooth enabled device that you want to use.

Also, the Bluetooth USB adapter enables you to set up your PAN which provides you with a wireless network with which you can communicate with other computers, synchronize your PDAs, send and receive messages from your cell phone, download data from different sources such as your digital camera, MP3 player, etc.

The Bluetooth USB adapter solves your problem of connecting two devices wirelessly even if they are not Bluetooth enabled. Thanks to this versatile technology, communication has never been more easily and conveniently accessed.

USB license dongle/key attached to an AnywhereUSB cannot be found by related software, even though the dongle seems to be installed properly from looking in Windows Device Manager.

2011-05-08T23:07:00.000-07:00

Some customers have resolved this issue by following one of these methods. We suggest trying them out, one at a time.

1. Run the AnywhereUSB Configuration Utility, click "File / Preferences", check "Use Microsoft Device IDs", click Save, Disconnect from the AnywhereUSB then Connect to the AnywhereUSB. Note that this option is only applicable to newer AnywhereUSB driver versions, so you may need to update the AnywhereUSB driver to the latest version first, which you can get from our support site.

2. Disable DEP (Data Execution Prevention), a security feature of modern Windows Operating Systems.

3. Go into the BIOS of the PC and disable the parallel port, if it's not actually being used, of course. Note that virtual machines have BIOS's and even if the physical PC that the virtual machine is running within doesn't have a physical parallel port, the option still may be in the BIOS.

4. Add the dongle as a "permitted device" by carefully following the "AnywhereUSB Permitted Device List" instructions in the Appendix of the AnywhereUSB Installation guide. Add the dongle specifically, based on its PID/VID. Note that this option is only applicable to newer AnywhereUSB driver versions, so you may need to update the AnywhereUSB driver first, to the latest version, which you can get from our support site.

If none of these suggestions help, you may want to do a "sanity check" by testing out the dongle with it connected directly to the host PC, bypassing the AnywhereUSB, to try to narrow down the issue. If that scenario also doesn't work, then something else (other than the AnywhereUSB) is most likely at fault. Since typical "AnywhereUSB and dongle" applications use virtual machines, you may need to use a different physical PC in order to perform that test.

Avoid Dongle Disasters

2011-05-08T23:06:00.000-07:00

When you buy music software, you're not paying for a physical object, but a licence that resides on a small plastic key. How can you protect your investment, and what happens if something goes wrong?

Probably the most widely used dongle in the audio world, Pace's iLok can house over 100 separate licences from a variety of developers.
With software piracy so rife in today's world, many developers feel they have no choice but to protect their products with a hardware device. This usually takes the form of a dongle or 'Smart Key', which plugs into a computer port and controls access to one or more software applications. Like most copy-protection measures, dongles can make life more difficult for legitimate users, and haven't eliminated the availability of 'cracks', but they certainly have advantages over alternative systems. Unlike challenge-and-response protection, for instance, dongles allow you to install software on multiple machines, or upgrade to a new computer fairly easily. Dongles also survive intact through most computer hardware problems and failures, are immune to problems caused by by software updates, can be hot swapped between different rigs, and you can take them with you when travelling, so you can use your favourite plug-ins when working on location projects. They also allow you to demo protected commercial software for a specific time period or number of uses.
However, the single most important fact about dongles, and one which many musicians overlook, is that the product licences they contain represent the entire value of those products. Even if you've registered dongle-protected software on the developer's web site, if your dongle gets lost or stolen you'll often have to buy that software again. With that in mind, let's explore dongle management, transfer of licences, security and insurance, so that your investment is as safe as possible.

Syncrosoft's dongles are very familiar to Steinberg customers, among others, but the newer, shorter version (shown here on the left) may prove more responsive in some applications than the pre-2004 version (on the right).
Which Dongle Have I Got?
The iLok USB smart key from California-based Pace Anti-Piracy (www.paceap.com) is probably the most widely used by audio software developers, among them Antares, Audioease, Bomb Factory, Celemony, Digidesign, DUY, EastWest, GRM Tools, Izotope, McDSP, MOTU, Muse Research, PSP Audioware, Serato, Sonnox Oxford, TC Electronic, Waves and Way Out Ware.
One reason for its popularity is that the iLok was the first dongle to support multiple licences on the same device (it can hold "over 100" cross-platform authorisations from multiple vendors). Many of the companies mentioned above use iLok as their exclusive protection method, although a few, such as PSP Audioware and Way Out Ware, provide challenge/response protection tied to a particular computer as an alternative, with iLok as an option for those who find dongles a more convenient and portable solution.
Second in the popularity stakes are Syncrosoft, whose USB dongle will be well known to Steinberg customers who run products such as Cubase, Nuendo, Halion or Wavelab, as well as to owners of software from Arturia, Eliosound, Korg, Tascam, Virsyn and VSL, among others.
Several other USB dongle formats exist (see box), but the vast majority of audio software developers seem to use either iLok or Syncrosoft dongles, so we'll concentrate on those two here. Both work on both Mac and PC and support Windows 32-bit (2000, XP 32, Vista 32), and Windows 64-bit (XP 64, Vista 64). While iLok should run on Mac OS 10.3.9 or later (excluding 10.4.4), Syncrosoft requires OS X 10.3, 10.4, or 10.5; discontinued versions are still available for OS 10.2 and Windows 98, ME and NT.
Downloading Licences

Licence management on iLok dongles is always done while logged into the www.iLok.com web site, where you can download licences and transfer them from one iLok to another.
There are many common operational features to Syncrosoft and iLok dongles, but also some important operational differences that I'll discuss presently. Common to both is that each dongle contains its own unique ID number and stores one or more licences, each of which allows you to run a particular software application. When you buy most protected software, you need to register it on-line with the developer, and the corresponding licence will then be downloaded into your dongle so you can use that software. Some software ships with a pre-licensed dongle, and a few products even include a small SIM smart card holding the appropriate iLok licence that you insert into your iLok when requested by the software. Even if you have one of these, though, it's still important to register your purchase, since this places you in a stronger position if the dongle ever gets lost or stolen.
Because all licence management (downloads, transfers, and so on) happens on-line on a secure web site, the licence server logging these transactions tracks the relevant contents of each dongle. This means that the manufacturers can, in principle, replace a defective dongle by looking up the licences associated with that particular ID number, then issuing new activation codes/authorisations, so you can restore your licences to a new, empty dongle.

Syncrosoft's License Control Center utility displays the licences contained in all connected Syncrosoft dongles, and enables you to transfer them from one to another.
This centralised on-line logging can also help if you have several compatible dongles, transfer a licence from one to another, and something goes wrong during the process. However, you don't necessarily need an Internet connection on your music computer to authorise a dongle: you can install the dongle drivers and associated utility software on any Internet-connected computer, perform your dongle-management tasks, and then move the dongle to your music computer.
With Syncrosoft dongles, a unique Activation Code for your software is supplied by the individual software developer, either on a printed card with the product, or by email. Once on-line, you then enter this code into Syncrosoft's License Control Center utility, which communicates with Syncrosoft's secure database and downloads the new product licence into your dongle. The Control Center utility also lets you view the licences stored on all your Syncrosoft dongles at any time, without requiring an Internet connection.
Make sure you download and install the most recent Mac or Windows Syncrosoft drivers from www.syncrosoft.com/Download-78-11.html to ensure you have widest compatibility across a range of protected products from different developers. Personally, I've always found Syncrosoft dongles easy and problem-free, partly because the dongle drivers and associated utilities generally get installed alongside the protected application.
With an iLok licence, downloads are slightly more complex: there's a central Internet server at www.ilok.com that handles all the transactions, so you will need to have an account there. Occasionally a software developer using iLok protection will offer to create an account for you if you haven't already got one, but otherwise you can create one yourself fairly easily. Once you have a new iLok.com account you'll need to download the latest iLok drivers and install them on every computer that needs to access iLok-protected software. On the computer that you intend to use to handle the Internet-based licence management, you'll also need to install the iLok Client Software from www.ilok.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/iLokManager.woa/13/wa/DownloadApps.
With the Client Software installed, you can log in to your iLok account and have your unique iLok ID interrogated and registered in the database. This only has to be done once. Once your iLok is registered, you can contact individual software developers to request an iLok licence for the software you've purchased. The process varies from developer to developer: some, like Waves, provide automated Authoriser utilities that you run while on-line to register your request, while others simply ask you to type in required information on a web page. Within a short time (typically just a few minutes, but occasionally a day or more) the authorisation will be sent by the developer to iLok.com, and then you'll be able to log in and download the license to your iLok. Although delays can occasionally happen, I've yet to wait more than a few minutes for any of my licences to arrive.
Licence Transfers
Although you can't transfer software licences from a Syncrosoft dongle to an iLok, it is possible under some circumstances to move licences between dongles of the same variety. It's easy to end up in situations where you own more than one product that comes with its own dongle, and it may be convenient to move all the licences these contain into a single dongle. That way, fewer computer ports are required, and if you ever work away from home you'll only need to take that one dongle with you. However, this has implications if a Syncrosoft dongle ever becomes faulty, as we shall see shortly.
Transferring licences between several of your own dongles is normally free and easy to do (although a few developers, such as Waves, do not support transfers between iLok dongles at all), but you will have to do it while on-line to get the appropriate authorisation and update the on-line database, and you should never remove any dongle from your computer while performing transfers, until you get confirmation that the operation has completed.
Syncrosoft's License Control Center utility provides several step-by-step Wizards for License Download, License Transfer and License Removal, and I've never had any problems using these. To transfer you simply select the licence in question, then the desired destination, and finally click on the Transfer License button. If you have one of the longer Syncrosoft dongles manufactured before 2004 (see photograph at start of this article), transferring your licences to one of the newer shorter models can also improve responsiveness of some applications.
With iLoks, you need to log into your iLok.com account on-line and choose the Transfer Licenses option. You will then need to 'synchronise' your iLoks to make sure the data held on iLok.com matches what is on your iLoks, then choose the source iLok and the licences you wish to move, and then select the destination iLok using the simple step-by-step instructions.
Transferring Licences To Other People
If you want to sell your dongle-protected software to another user, you should ideally contact the relevant developer to check their policy. Some prohibit it outright, others ask for a nominal 'service fee' to amend the user details in their database, and some are happy to facilitate transfers free of charge.
If the licences for the software in question are the only ones on a particular dongle, it's probably easier to include this dongle as part of the sale, since it will ensure that the software runs correctly. However, the new owner may not be able to get technical support or future updates unless you also officially transfer ownership (assuming this is permitted). For instance, you could sell your copy of Cubase and its Syncrosoft dongle, and the buyer could run it immediately and even download and install free updates, but he or she might run into problems trying to upgrade to a newer version later on. If the licences are among many on your dongle it could be easier to transfer them to a different dongle and include that in the sale, but this still doesn't confirm that you'd be able to officially transfer ownership.
Subject to individual developer policy, iLok owners can transfer licences between accounts for a nominal $25 per licence. However, this may not guarantee full support. For instance, although you can transfer the iLok licences for Digidesign plug-ins in this way between different owners, Digidesign won't transfer plug-in registration to another owner, so the new owner won't quality for updates or support. Waves insist that you're covered by their WUP (Waves Upgrade Plan) before they will transfer ownership, and after you've faxed a signed statement to them that you've transferred all licences, materials, and iLok key to the new owner that new owner will need to pay a $150 'transfer of licence fee' in order to get continued support.
Overall, if you want continuing technical support and the ability to get future upgrades you should check thoroughly before buying any second-user protected software.
Keeping Dongles Safe

For the ultimate in dongle security, remove the backplate from a USB port-to-header adaptor, as shown here, plug the header end into a spare USB port pair on your motherboard, then firmly attach the cable/dongle assembly somewhere inside your PC with cable ties.
Although electronic components do occasionally fail, dongle breakages are most likely to occur because of physical damage. The most common cause of damage is when the dongle is plugged into a rear-panel computer port and then gets squashed against a wall, and this can easily be prevented by buying a short extender cable so that the dongle hangs down out of harm's way. This is such a common issue for iLok owners in particular (because the iLok is longer than most other dongles) that iLok themselves sell a 20cm Dongle Buddy cable extender for $5.95 (www.ilok.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/iLokManager.woa/wa/namedPage?page=ProductBrowser).
If your computer's a tower system sitting on the floor and you plug your dongle into a front-panel port you risk accidentally treading on it or snapping it off when vacuuming, and for this scenario a USB 360 Degree Adaptor may help (for example www.lindy.co.uk/usb-360-degree-adapter/70339.html), by rotating the dongle so it sticks up instead of out.
Personally, I avoid all possibility of accidental damage by mounting my dongles inside the computer case. I described how to do this using a modified USB port-to-header adaptor in PC Notes June 2006 (www.soundonsound.com/sos/jun06/articles/pcnotes_0606.htm), and if your dongles are always plugged into one computer then this is also a great way to prevent them being accidentally misplaced or being stolen by an opportunist.
Educational and commercial establishments sometimes suffer from casual theft of dongles because they look similar to USB memory sticks (ironically, they can end up being thrown away when the thief realises their mistake, despite being far more valuable than memory sticks!). For this reason, iLoks and Syncrosoft dongles have holes through which security cables can be threaded and attached, either to a laptop's Kensington Security slot, or a heavy object such as a desk. Even better is to mount all dongles inside a sturdy metal box bolted to a heavy object, then attach them to the computers via USB extension leads.
Dealing With Damaged Dongles
If your dongle fails or gets damaged, all software protected by the dongle will immediately refuse to run. The standard procedure for anyone with a broken or defective iLok is to follow the RMA (Return Merchandise Authority) process, as detailed in the Help section of the www.ilok.com web site, and here you're on far safer ground than with Syncrosoft, since the procedure is exactly the same whatever combination of licences from however many developers are stored on a particular dongle. You'll probably get a free replacement iLok if yours proves to be faulty, as well as a replacement set of licences to download to it, but you'll have to send your faulty iLok to them in California at your own expense, and be unable to run the licenced products in the meantime.
Even a few days of down time can result in lost business, so Pace offer a ZDT (Zero Down Time) package for $30 per year for each supported iLok. ZDT customers get temporary licences lasting several weeks for their software that are deposited into their iLok account and can then be downloaded into a spare dongle if the worst happens. Then you can carry on using your software while you send back the faulty iLok to have it validated, whereupon you'll get new full licences to download to the temporary replacement. If your original dongle was stolen or lost (see below), you can use this time to claim on your insurance, so you can replace the software or persuade the vendors to provide you with full replacement licences.
Unfortunately, a few major iLok-using developers (including Audioease, DUY Research, Grey Matter Response and Waves) do not support ZDT, so if your iLok contains their licences there's no way to avoid down time. In these cases Pace have to examine your returned iLok and inform the developers in question, who in turn will issue a new authorisation so that you can authorise a new iLok. One Sound On Sound reader was recently unfortunate enough to have two iLoks fail during a six-week period, and although they were both covered by ZDT, many of the licences covered Waves plug-ins, so despite prompt action by Pace, he was still unable to use these for some five days at a time.
If you have a faulty Syncrosoft dongle, you should contact the local distributor of the developer whose licences are stored on the device, and in most cases send back the faulty dongle to them so that they can confirm the licences stored within it before replacements are issued locally (this is yet another reason to register your software beforehand). For instance, Steinberg say that once their distributors receive your dongle, if it's found to be defective or broken they can usually ship another within 24 hours.
Some Syncrosoft developers are more helpful than others in the interim, and may issue temporary licences to you. However, the waters get very murky if you've transferred licences from several different developers into a single dongle, and you'll have to make special arrangements with each developer to return the broken dongle to you if it has other licences on it, so you can send it on to the next one in the list. Most musicians who have thought through the implications tend to maintain a different dongle for each software developer!
Loss & Theft
The biggest bone of contention in the case of any dongle is what happens if it goes missing or is stolen. Again, the situation varies from developer to developer. After a theft, iLok owners with ZDT cover will have temporary licences to tide them over for those products that are supported under the scheme, and some Syncrosoft vendors may also issue temporary licences. However, it's up to the individual developer to decide what happens about replacement licences. A few may provide you with full replacement licences that you can download to a new blank dongle on receipt of a police Incident Number or similar confirmation, while others may charge you a flat fee to issue new licences, or may offer a discount on replacement ones.
Digidesign say that they will "consider replacement of licences for Digidesign or Digidesign-distributed software on a case-by-case basis", but they strongly recommend that you obtain insurance on all software plug-ins. Other developers may well operate a similar policy in reality, even if they don't specifically say that they do. Some, however, including both Steinberg and Waves, remain adamant that you must purchase their software again after claiming on your insurance. Unfortunately, while most standard household insurance companies will cover the cost of buying a new dongle, very few will cover the value of the licences it contains. To get this cover you'll need a specialist policy with a company that specialises in musical gear insurance, such as those advertising in Sound On Sound, and you should insure a dongle containing one or more licences for the full cost of replacing that software. Just don't wait until the worst happens, or you could be seriously out of pocket!

Bluetooth Wireless Dongle

2011-05-08T23:04:00.001-07:00

Today, Bluetooth wireless technology is highly demanded sophisticated electronic device that is incorporated almost in every part of marketing sector. This Bluetooth technology sprouted in more and more pieces of finest form of various Bluetooth devices by the end of 20th century.
Sony Ericsson the builder of Bluetooth, effortlessly wanted to make a single custom for wireless technology networking that could easily be stay tune connected with other electronic gadgets supporting this Bluetooth wireless service freely. And so other electronic designers & manufacturers were sharing the same single custom because of the reason as it allows the number of users to enjoy this Bluetooth wireless networking in their electronic devices, with no concern that which company is behind that electronic item.

The subtle business plan of Sony Ericsson made a brilliant strategically decision to make the Bluetooth wireless networking technology requirement available free of charge to companies, if interested in building and embedding the technology into their electronic products which helped in creating a spirit of co-operation amongst the developers.

Using this latest Bluetooth wireless networking technology as base a primary stage it has helped to make this service very affordable for companies to develop innovative products. Not only for companies, but also for end number of users is benefited by this Bluetooth wireless technology just free of charge, and those electronic products are even available at low price in market.

It provides you to transfer data, voice & video with use of electronic tools and gadgets. The size of data to be transferred is no bar but same is not the case with all files of any format. Bluetooth wireless technology helps in functioning of other electronic products by flawlessly connecting & communicating with each other. It has defined three communication ranges as follows:- 4) The Grade “A” devices are the most powerful and ranges up to 300feet. 5) The Grade “B” devices are less powerful and provide an effective range of 50 to 100 feet. 6) The Grade “C” devices lit bit powerful but ranges approximately 15 to 30 feet.

A very important aspect that was focused is that this was especially was designed to provide only short-range connectivity and communications. And this was the only benefit, an advantage of short-range limitation that was purposely designed.

One of the benefits of short-range Bluetooth wireless technology is that it restricts the interferences from other devices if they are close to your surroundings. The main factor that works is the remarkable security features installed while producing, which keeps others away from connecting with your devices and so protects your data.

Another important feature that is powered by limiting its short-range of networking devices requires less power for the transmission over short distances. This shows that you can enjoy longer battery life for most users.

The increasing graph of expansion of use of electronic devices or gadgets using Bluetooth wireless can be seen day by day. Products like Bluetooth wireless PDA, Bluetooth wireless phone, Bluetooth wireless headset stereo headset, Bluetooth wireless printer, etc. It is proved that such a high demand can be satisfied only by continuous research in electronic devices to stand up to the mark in the minds of people by best quality & innovative manufacturing of products.

USB Dongle: It’s not FREE, It’s FREEDOM.

2011-05-08T23:03:00.002-07:00

Every change in technology always has something. It gives freedom and pleasure to our daily work. There is always something new when you look out of window. One revolution has come in the broadband field. The broadband become wire to wireless. This change in technology has given freedom to broadband users in the term of connectivity. And for fulfilling this need we use the device called USB Dongle. It is a small piece of hardware that connects to at computer or laptop.

Basically this device allows Bluetooth connection between a PC and other Bluetooth device, as well as internet access. It allows sharing the files with other Bluetooth PCs, dial up the internet through other Bluetooth PCs with internet connection or other Bluetooth mobile phone. Being a programmable, this device allows greater flexibility. A Technical person is able to code anything whatever they want by applying some algorithm and store it in Dongle storage capability. This is efficiently designed and its feature and excellent logic of the written software provide a highly improved security. Per-timing or per-use licensing methods are also based, depending upon the software.

With all these uses the most revolutionary change comes in the broadband connection. Now you don’t have to worry about heavy wires and fixed line which makes you stay at one place only if you want to connect yourself all the time. USB Dongle is wireless device by which you can connect to internet via your service provider. When you sign up with internet service provider, your service provider gives you this device for being connected all the time while you are on move. Sometime you get this device for free but it depends upon the contract which can be 18 month long or more. Cost can be low also and you don’t require paying BT line rental there are also Pay As You Go Deal. Otherwise you will have to pay for the device. After plug in to your PC or laptop you can access through internet anywhere with 3G mobile coverage.

This device has got great success because of the way it can use. It has replaced the wire system. You don’t need to pay extra money for line rental.

C51: USB DONGLE NOT RECOGNIZED

2011-05-08T23:03:00.000-07:00

Information in this article applies to:

C51 All 7.xx Versions
PROBLEM
An LPT dongle works on a PC, but a USB dongle does not. The latest Sentinel drivers for the USB dongle are installed, but µVision still displays

warning C500: MISSING DEVICE (SECURITY KEY NOT FOUND)
when the project builds. Windows Device Manager shows the correct USB device. What could be wrong?

CAUSE
Installing a Serial Number or an Add-on Disk designed for LPT dongles will cause this warning. USB dongles require a different Serial Number and Add-on Disk than LPT dongles.

RESOLUTION
Install the Keil tools using the Serial Number and Add-on Disk supplied with the USB dongle.

If you are changing from an LPT dongle to a USB dongle on the same PC, you may either:

Install the Keil tools in a different folder using the Serial Number and Add-on Diskette provided with the USB dongle, or
To use the same installation folder name, uninstall the Keil tools, delete the installation folder and then re-install the Keil tools using the Serial Number and Add-on Diskette provided with the USB dongle.
Note: Make sure you save any projects, program code or other files you have modified, created or might otherwise need before deleting the Keil installation folder.

GENERAL: INSTALLATION PROBLEMS WITH USB SECURITY KEYS

Information in this article applies to:

C166 Version 4
C51 Version 7
QUESTION
I'm upgrading to a USB security key and it looks like there is a new security driver required. What are the steps to install the new driver?

ANSWER
The Sentinel SuperPro USB requires an update of your Keil tools. Use the CD-ROM shipped with your new dongle or download the latest updated from http://www.keil.com/update.

Start the setup program but do not choose Update current installation. Instead, select Install Support for Additional Microcontroller Architectures.

During SETUP, select the option Install the Sentinel Driver. This is required to install the new Sentinel Driver version. Now the USB Dongle should work.

Troubleshooting

If the Sentinel SuperPro does not work, there is a problem with the driver. Install the current Sentinel System Driver. Make sure you unplug the Sentinel USB device. After installation, reboot your computer. If you connect a SuperPro USB device to your PC, Windows should recognize it.

Although you are only using the USB device, you may not exclude the Parallel Port Driver in the Sentinel System Driver Setup!

GENERAL: UPGRADED TO WINDOWS NT/2000 AND PROTECTION FAILS

Information in this article applies to:

C166 Version 3.12
C166 Version 4.03
C251 Version 2.14
C51 Version 5.50
QUESTION
After we upgraded to Windows NT/2000/XP our International version of Keil Software package could no longer find the protection key or dongle. What should I do?

ANSWER
For running dongle protected software on Windows NT/2000/XP you must install the Sentinel Dongle Driver for the security device. You may verify installation with the Dongle Testing Application.

On some PC's you may need to change the BIOS settings for the Parallel Port. You must ensure that the Parallel Port is set to Normal (SPP on some PC's). Other modes like Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) do not always work.

The USB UWBR100 Dongle With Bells and Whistles?

2011-05-08T23:02:00.000-07:00

A Wireless bluetooth USB Dongle is the identical thing as a Bluetooth dongle adapter,or even Bluetooth dongle.This is the device which lets you make use of the Bluetooth wireless technology to associate a Bluetooth-enabled device,for instance Bluetooth headsets, to one which is not Bluetooh Ready.One example is,you may have a Bluetooth phone and you want to transfer your data files to a home computer which isn’t Bluetooth-enabled, it is possible to use of this piece of equipment.Since it is a USB dongle, you do not have to install it within the pc’s casing. You can use it by linking it to the Universal Serial Bus (USB) Interface.
This gizmo provides for an easier and more productive connectivity. It helps make your Bluetooth equipment completely functional without the hassle and bulkiness of cables and wires.First thing you need to check in order to have a good buy is the descriptions you will want your Bluetooth USB Dongle to have. You could be choosing such a device because you must have it to satisfy your desires.
If you have an old home computer which is not Bluetooth-enabled, you may well need a 2.0 model dongle which will fit the USB port of your old machine. There are many port specifications designed for dongles. Just be sure you find out what port the computer has so that your dongle can fit to it.Given it uses Bluetooth technology, the USB Dongle ought to have the ability to access to a variety of Bluetooth peripherals through mobile phones, PDA’s, laptops,scanners, laser printers, headset, video gaming controllers, radio, and many more.
It should be able to do this with at least 7 devices concurrently.Like any other equipment which allows use of Bluetooth technology, it ought to be low-energy consuming. Meaning, for anybody who is connecting it to your laptop, it should not quickly drain out the battery.The normal range of connectivity that Bluetooth USB dongles in the market place provide is at least 10 metres. Dongles which can be used within a lesser range might be absolutely no good.Most buyers may want functionality in all they do. Since you are using this device to transfer computer data, get connected to the Internet, or acquire online connectivity with friends, you’ll also want the dongle to perform fast to maximize your efforts. For this, make sure that the velocity rate of your USB dongle is at least 3 Mbps.
The final but definitely the crucial element for a great buy will be the price tag. A USB dongle labelled at $35 per unit is the least price that gives you quality and cost-effectiveness.These are the primary characteristics in making sure that you aquire a super cost deal out of choosing a Bluetooth USB Dongle to enable you to connect various Bluetooth peripherals and devices such as Bluetooth headphones, mobiles, microphones, etc.
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Do Not Use a USB Headset!

2011-04-18T01:03:00.001-07:00

Do Not Use a USB Headset!

If you have a USB headset, you won't want to use it with Voice Buddy 3. And, since USB headsets cost about 3-4 times more than analog headsets, this is very welcome news. I discovered that using a USB headset conflicts with VB3-VOIP technology due to the way USB headsets control the microphone. Using a USB headset will prevent Voice Buddy from working with VOIP clients such as Roger Wilco.

Use only analog headsets for full VB3-VOIP compatibility. Analog headsets certified by eDimensional for best results with Voice Buddy include the new eDimensional Audio FX (see details below) and Plantronics Audio 90. In order to enjoy the VB3-VOIP simultaneous communication feature, you will need an analog headset with a good quality microphone that is certified for voice recognition applications. For this review, I used both the Plantronics Audio 90 that came with Voice Buddy 1 and the new Audio FX that comes with Voice Buddy 3. Both worked perfectly. You don't want to use a USB headset because the USB interface is incompatible with simultaneously using Voice Buddy and Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) clients such as Roger Wilco. We tested this fact using a top quality USB headset manufactured by Andrea, one of the very best producers of first class voice recognition headsets. There is nothing inherently bad about USB headsets. They just don't work with simultaneous voice recognition and VOIP.

A good quality headset is critically important for accurate voice recognition and USB headsets usually give you much better signal-to-noise ratios than analog (see our test results below). Cheap headsets are very noisy, have poor quality microphones with poor quality noise cancellation properties. A bad microphone will cause Voice Buddy to misinterpret your commands. With a good microphone and proper voice training and setup, I discovered Voice Buddy recognition is extremely high at well over 98% accuracy.

Audio FX Force Feedback Headset

Voice Buddy 3 is available with the optional Audio FX force feedback headset: The Audio FX from eDimensional which our ad guy affectionately called the 'headbanger.' The Audio FX has a force feedback system that synchronizes the vibration effects with the sound and brings new excitement to flightsimming, music, movies, gaming and any other audio experience.

The "Headbanger" Headset

The Audio FX allows you to turn on an amazing force feedback system that synchronizes the vibration effects with the sound. It's awesome when you crank up the rock-and-roll. OK, I'll admit to being a Baby Boomer rocker. When I cranked up George Thoroughgood's "Bad To The Bone" with this headset it gave a whole new meaning to the term "head rush." According to Our Man in Blackpool, it also thrilled IFC conventioneers when they cranked up the sounds for their favorite aircraft. Mike said, "I could tell by the beatific and wide-eyed looks on their faces that the headbanger effect was a big hit."

The eDimensional Audio FX headset has built-in noise cancellation that blocks unwanted ambient noise and prevents it from interfering with your voice commands. It has a high-quality, voice recognition certified microphone and a fully adjustable microphone boom. The boom, by the way, is a perfect place to put the TrackIR3 Pro tracking dot. Much better than on your forehead or cap.

Audio FX creates a unique force feedback envelope that is synchronized to the sound action of your game, music, DVD, or whatever sound comes though the headphones. It also has flashing lights on the headphones that scale to the sound intensity and vibration effects.

The overall feel of the Audio FX is surprisingly comfortable considering that it is larger than the Plantronics Audio 90. The Audio FX looks and feels more like an actual pilot headset. The ergonomic design, combined with the large padded headband and excellent balance make it very comfortable to wear for long flights. The soundproof padding on the headphones effectively blocks out all ambient noise. This immerses you into an audio envelope that is impressive to say the very least. It's hard to describe in so many words. You just have to try it and see for yourself.

Combines the Best of Analog and USB Technologies

If you've ever priced USB headsets, you know how absurdly expensive they are, often costing over US$100. While costing much more, USB headsets sound the same to me as lower cost analog headsets. So, I don't get it. On the other hand, USB enables designers to supply power to USB connected devices. The Audio FX does not use batteries to power the force feedback system. The headset gets it power from your computer's USB port. So, it blends the economy and excellent sound/voice signal qualities of analog connections with the convenience of USB electrical power and still comes in at a very low price point. I think this is excellent engineering for price performance.

As shown in the photo, the Audio FX has three jacks:

The speaker jack is marked with an orange label and the letters SPK.
The microphone jack is marked with a pink label and the letters MIC.
The rectangular black jack is the USB connector which supplies the power for force feedback.

The Audio FX also has three controls on an inline switch console. From left to right:

Vibration control that enables you to adjust the energy of the sound produced that synchronizes with the vibration action and the flashing lights on each headphone. This thumbwheel controls the intensity of those combined effects. When using Voice Buddy, I recommend that you set the vibrations effects to a medium or low level.
Vibration On/Off switch which enables you to instantly turn the vibration effects on or off.
Volume control which adjusts the sound volume. Sound volume will also influence the synchronization of the vibration effects. The louder the sound, the greater the vibration effects. You can combine volume and vibration to achieve just the right balance of audio force feedback.

Audio FX Makes Voice Buddy a Unique Value.

Voice Buddy comes in two versions: software and Audio FX headset or software only. According to eDimensional executive, Michael Epstein, "You must make sure to use a top quality headset that is certified for voice control. Right now, we only certify two headsets: our new Audio FX and the original Plantronics Audio 90 that we shipped with Voice Buddy 1.0."

"Good voice control requires a very good microphone," Epstein explained. "We improved upon our original concept by creating the world's first force feedback headset. So now, you not only get excellent voice recognition qualities and stereo sound, but you also get an exciting new force feedback effect that gives new meaning to the term 'head rush'."

Once again, Epstein was right! The Audio FX vibration effects are quite amazing. At first, I cranked them to the max to get the feel of it all. I soon found that to be a bit too intense and dialed them down a bit to better suit the sound environment I wanted to create. Sound is very important on the flight deck. It tells you when all is good and also alerts you to impending doom.

The Audio FX alone is an excellent value. But, when you consider that it's included with Voice Buddy for the US$79.95 price, it's a real bargain.

Wholesale Flash Drives to Store Your Useful Information

2011-04-18T01:00:00.001-07:00

There have been a number of wonderful inventions during the 20th and 21st century. Some of these creations have been both massive and minute. Very few of mankinds modern creations have revolutionized working life so much as the USB flash drive though. Ok now that might seem a bit much for some people but the reality remains the same – USB flash drives have made the working lives of millions of office workers, teachers, students, IT and other professionals massively more simple. If you already one (or a few) USB flash drives then you'll know just how incredibly useful they are. If you don't already own at least one USB memory stick then hopefully this article will help convince you of their absolute usefulness in both your working and personal life.

(One Sample of HOT SALE Flash Drive from LinkChina)

USB Flash Drive is Small, Reliable, Tough, and Mass Storage. The first USB thumb drives only offered between 16MB and 64MB of storage space. The incredible popularity of these drives has driven the desire for more and more storage space to new heights every few months. Currently 8GB USB drives are becoming pretty common and it won't be long before the 12GB and 24GB models hit the market. To put this in perspective 8GB is enough to hold 2 full DVD quality movies or about 2,700 high quality MP3 files – surely this is enough for you? No?

The portability of the USB flash drive combined with reliability and the more than generous storage provided by such a tiny device make them the smart choice for anyone who needs to move files between PCs or simply just keep a second copy of their most precious data on a secure and reliable storage device.

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Humping USB Dog

2011-04-18T00:59:00.001-07:00

Down Boy!

Harley and Duke are naughty doggies. They won't eat out of their food bowls; they track mud all over the place; they are constantly burying our pens; and they have a peculiar naughtiness whenever they spy a free USB port. They...well...they sort of, kind of, um... "go to town," if you will. And they won't stop until you um...separate them from the source of their affections.

Why are they like this? We have no idea. It doesn't serve any purpose, but it's what they do. They are insatiable. And that's all we really have to say. Harley is brown and Duke is black, and you can take your pick. Oh, and don't worry - if the kids ask what the doggie is doing to your computer, just say, "He's trying to jump over the computer, but he got a little stuck," or "The computer is giving him a piggyback ride." Either will suffice.

Each dog is about 2.25" tall and requires USB power to get turned on. Sorry, we had to.

Who's your doggy?

Disco USB Hub

2011-04-18T00:57:00.001-07:00

Disco USB Hub

If you are a proud owner of the MP3 Disco Lamp, you might want to extend your colorful flashing gadgets collection with this 4-port USB hub.

There is no information about if it's USB 2.0 compliant or not. The hub is compatible with Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, XP and Vista, and it flashes – that's about it.

The USB 4-Port Flashing Light Hub is yours for $9.99 from the GizFever.com website.

Mr.Gadget 1GB USB 2.0 Executive Watch

2011-04-18T00:56:00.001-07:00

What is the Mr.Gadget 1GB USB 2.0 Executive Watch ?

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It's here! The Mr.Gadget 1GB USB 2.0 Executive Watchexudes both style and substance. With this on your wrist, you'll have access to your valuable data wherever and whenever (a USB port needs to be handy). Look out James Bond!

Features of the Mr.Gadget 1GB USB 2.0 Executive Watch (Limited Edition):
- 1GB Data Capacity
- Ultra fast USB 2.0 data transfer rate, USB 1.0 compatible
- Stainless Steel construction
- Japanese Citizen Precision Movement
- Timer/Stopwatch
- USB cable included
- Plug and Play with most Windows and MAC operating systems
- 2 year warranty

System requirements of the Mr.Gadget 1GB USB 2.0 Executive Watch:
- IBM compatible Desk PC, Notebook PC, Mac
- USB port: Support USB version 1.1 or 2.0
- Hard Disk Free Space: approximately 10MB
- OS Support: Win 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP, Mac OS

We only have limited numbers so get in fast!

USB Scripting Tutorial

2011-04-18T00:54:00.001-07:00

Hey guys, back after a long time. This time a simple trick for playing with your USB drives on your computers (Hackers cn think the same for others computers as well) .

The autorun.inf file is the key to getting your USB drive (or CD-ROM drive, for that matter) to perform certain actions automatically and customize it's look in My Computer. The purpose of this article is to shed some light on how this can be done.

Autorun.inf Structure

The autorun.inf file is a simple text file that can be opened up in any text editor (e.g. notepad). It always starts with a section header of:
[autorun]
Below this header is a list of different options. Each of these options is in the following format:
option=value where option is the option that you want to set and value is the value that you are setting for that option. So, if you had an option foo and you wanted to be set to bar, then you would enter:
foo=bar
(Do not use foo=bar in your autorun.inf file as it is only an example, not a real option setting.)
That is all there really is to understand about the structure of an autorun.inf file. On to doing some actual cool stuff with it!

Setting a Custom Icon

To create a custom icon for your USB drive, use the icon option. Set it to the name of the icon file.

Note: Since drive letters can change for USB drives, the file path is relative to the root of the drive. This means that if your USB drive is presently mounted on U: and your icon is located at U:\Icons\MyIcon.ico, then you would enter \Icons\MyIcon.ico for the value of this option.

For example, if you had an icon on the root of the USB drive called coffeecup.ico and you wanted this to be the icon that showed up for the USB drive, you would enter:

icon=coffeecup.ico

You are not limited to .ico files. If, for example, you have an executable with a nice icon, you can specify it as the icon file. For example:

icon=DCoTopen.exe

This is valid as long as DCoTopen.exe is available on the root of the USB drive.
Some files have more than one icon embedded in them. If this is the case, you can select which icon to use by specifing the index number after the file name. For example:

icon=iconlib.dll,2

This will use the second icon in the iconlib.dll file.

Naming Your USB Drive

If you would like your USB drive to display a specific name othr than the drive label created when it is formatted, use the label option. For example, if I wanted to call my drive DCoT Drive, I would add this to myautorun.inf file:

label=DCoT Drive

Now, when you look at your USB drive in My Computer, it will say DCoT Drive by the drive letter.

Setting AutoPlay Options

AutoPlay is a relatively new function of Windows XP. It allows you to set up what file is run when the USB drive is plugged into the computer and the message that you are prompted with. There are two options that work in conjunction with AutoPlay. The first is open. It specifies the program that you can run automatically with AutoPlay. So, if we wanted to run a program called DCoTopen.exe, you would add the this to your autorun.inffile:

open=DCoTopen.exe

The second option that we add is the message the user is prompted with. To set this, we use the actionoption. If we want the message to say DCoT Open Program, add the following to autorun.inf:
action=DCoT Open Program

Once you have added this information, AutoPlay should look something like this:

Adding Context Menu Items

There are certain basic options such as Open and Explore that are available when you right click on a USB drive. But, wouldn't it be cool to add your own? You can using a couple of lines in the autorun.inf file.
The first thing that we need to do is create an action, give it a name, and a message. We do all of this using the shell\verb option. For example, let's say that we would like to create an action called lost. It does not matter what the actin is called. It can be anything you want. We would also like to show the message Help! I'm Lost! in the context menu. We would simply add this line to autorun.inf:

shell\lost=Help! I'm Lost!

This will display Help! I'm Lost! in the context menu so that you can click on it. But, it doesn't know what to do when you click on it. Tell the system by using shell\verb\command option. In our example, we want to run the Lost.exe application. Adding this line will do the trick:

shell\lost\command=Lost.exe

You can add as many of these line pairs as you want to make the context menu as custom as you want.

Changing Default Action

When you double click on your USB drive, by default it will open up the drive so that you can browse through the files. Often, it is advantageous to perform some other action when the user double clicks the USB drive icon. You do this with the shell option. If we wanted to run the Lost.exe program from the previous section automatically when we double clicked on the USB drive, we would add this line:

shell=lost

because lost is the name of the action that was specified in the earlier lines.

Viewing a File

If you wanted to view a file on your USB drive in the default application instead of running a program on the drive, you can substitute the open option for the shellexecute option. For example, if you wanted to open up a website called, oh, I don't know, say http://www.hackplanet.in in the default web browser, you could user the following:

shellexecute=http://www.hackplanet.in

This will work for any file. This is the equivalent of using Start - Run… and then typing in a file name and clicking OK.

World’s Smallest USB Flash Drive?

2011-04-18T00:53:00.003-07:00

World's Smallest USB Flash Drive?

The polished chrome Pico USB flash drive is only 31.3 x 12.4 x 3.4 mm in size, but it is still capable of storing an impressive 8GB of data.

Store four full length ripped movies, five days worth of music, more than four-thousand 5 megapixel photos, or eighty-meters worth of shelved books. Sure, it's so small you could easily lose it, so we've included a chain to help keep it around.

Features:

Smallest size yet largest capacity USB flash drive around

8 gigs, yet the size of your fingertip
31.3mm x 12.4mm x 3.4mm
Polished Chrome finish
Shock and water resistant
200x speed, 30MB/second

Mac, Windows, and Linux compatible

USB 1.0, USB 2.0, USB 3.0 : Guide

2011-04-18T00:53:00.001-07:00

USB orUniversal Serial Bus is a standard connection method to connect different computer peripherals to the computer with an intention to replace many varieties of serial and parallel ports to connect different devices. Today you can connect a mouse, keyboard, gamepad, digital camera, mobile phone, printer, PMP, flash drives, external hard drives to name a few. After its introduction in 1996 when there were several multitude of connectors at the back of the PCs to connect various devices, the USB has been welcomed by a group of Core Companies like, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Compaq, Digital, Northern Telecom. Later the USB is standardized by the USB Implementers Forum. Let us take a deeper look at the technology.

Key Features

Up to 127 devices can connect to the host, either directly or by way of USB hubs.
A USB cable has two wires for power (+5 volts and ground) and a twisted pair of wires to carry the data.
On the power wires, the computer can supply up to 500 milliamps of power at 5 volts.

What is USB 1.0?

It is basically the first standard definition of USB it supports a low speed rate of 1.5 Mbit/s. It is intended primarily to save cost in low-bandwidth human interface devices (HID) such as keyboards, mice, and joysticks.

What is USB 1.1?

It is the next generation of the USB Devices. It supports full speed rate of 12 Mbit/s. It is very similar to the previous standard except each bit transfer is 8 times faster. All USB hubs support full speed.

What is USB 2.0?

A hi-speed (USB 2.0) rate of 480 Mbit/s was introduced in 2001. All hi-speed devices are capable of falling back to full-speed operation if necessary; they are backward compatible. Connectors are identical to the original USB.

What is USB 3.0?

It boasts a much more higher data transfer bandwidth of SuperSpeed (USB 3.0) rate at 5.0 Gbit/s. The USB 3.0 specification was released by Intel and partners in August 2008. New devices supporting USB 3.0 is expected to be produced by the end of this year. The new connectors will be backward compatible but they will include a new wiring system to allow for full duplex communication.

Different type of USB Connectors

There are several types of standard connectors available in the market.
Type A : This is the most common USB connector. Every PC is equipped with some USB A receptacles and we connect the devices like keyboard, mouse etc through this port.
Type B : This is a square shaped connector with beveled exterior corner on one side. Printers mostly use this connection type. This two connector type scheme prevents any possibility of creating any potentially dangerous electrical loop.

Mini USB : This is the most common port found on consumer digital cameras and many other mobile devices.
Micro USB : Similar to mini USB but is more slimmer and is designed to be more resistant to wear than the mini USB ports. This standard is currently being adopted by many mobile manufacturers and it is also being adopted as a port for charging the mobiles.

Benefits

Low Cost : Cheapest connectors and simplest circuitry needed to handle.
Expandability : Add more than one devices to a single port.
Durable : The connectors are tough enough to undergo modest torture on them.
Auto Configuration : No Hassles.
Hot plugging : Plug in or remove connectors while computer is turned on.
Outstanding Performance : No Compromise on speeds.
Provides Power to Bus : No need to use AC Adapters for low power electronic gadgets.
Identical third party hardware platform
Only moderate force is required to make or break a connection

The USB Process

Basically there are three types of processes for three different type of data transfer needs.
Interrupt : Typical Human interface device like mouse or keyboard uses this type of connection. They need to send very little data over time, so they choose interrupt mode.
Bulk : Devices like printer needs to receive data in a big packet. So, they choose bulk transfer mode.
Isochronous : This is used for streaming devices like speaker systems. Data is transferred in real time to them.

Intially the host assigns an address to each of the devices when it powers up. The total bandwidth of the USB is divided between the USB devices that are attached to it. Firstly, the isochronous devices get their share of data to function properly and the rest of data packets/frames are divided between interrupt and bulk transfer mode devices. If 90% of total available bandwidth is used then no more isochronous devices are allowed.

Hope this discussion would be enough as a basic knowledge to use 'em.

SOURCE:http://gadgetophilia.com/usb-10-usb-20-usb-30-guide/

How to Make a Bootable USB Driver

2011-03-29T00:19:00.000-07:00

Computer operating systems are generally released to the public in the form of a CD or DVD-ROM, which is used by consumers to install on their computers.There may come a time, however, when you need to install your computer's operating system and you don't have access to your computer's optical drive. Fortunately, you can create a bootable USB flash drive that you can use to install or reinstall your computer's
Instructions

things you'll need:
Operating system installation CD
1
Plug your USB flash drive into an available USB port on your computer. Ensure that you have no vital data on the drive; it will be deleted during the creation of your bootable drive.

2
Click on the "Start" icon, which is located on the lower left-hand portion of your computer screen. Type "CMD" in the "Search file to open your Windows PC computer's command prompt. Input the phrase "Diskpart" and press "Enter." Input the phrase "List Disk" on the next command line and press "Enter." This displays all the disk drives connected to your computer. For our purposes our drive is numbered "Disk 2." Locate your flash drive, type "Disk 2" and press "Enter."

3
Type in "Clean" followed by the "Enter" key to delete all previously written data from your flash drive. Type "Create Partition Primary" followed by "Select Partition 1" to set up the section of your flash drive that will house your Windows operating system.

4
Type "Active" and press "Enter." Input "Format FS=NTFS." Wait a moment as your flash drive is formatted in the NTFS format, which is readable by Windows computers. Type "Assign" and "Exit" to complete the formatting process.

5
Put your Windows Installation CD into your computer's optical drive. Note the drive letters of both your optical and flash drives. For our purposes, the optical drive letter will be "D" and the flash drive letter will be "E" (your main hard drive is usually "C," while floppy drives are usually "A" and "B").

6
Type "D: CD Boot" and press "Enter." Input the phrase "CD Boot" on the following command line and hit "Enter." Type "Boootsect.exe/NT60 E" to transfer all of the Windows Installation files onto your flash drive. This will give you a bootable USB drive that you can use to install Windows.

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How To Set Up A Second Hard Drive In Windows: Partitioning

2011-03-29T00:16:00.000-07:00

A few days ago, I showed you how tophysically install a second hard drive into your system, and today we will be looking at the software side of that.

Even if you didn’t crack open the case and add in another drive, you might still want to read on if you’d like to learn about the drive management system in Windows, and what partitions are.

Background – Partitions, and Filesystems

I’ll be throwing around some fairly technical terms today so it’s important you have an overview of what all these terms mean.

To begin with, a partition is a block of space on a hard drive. In Windows terms, you might think of a partition as a single drive letter (like C: or D:). Windows also likes to refer to a partition as a “volume“, but they are the same thing for our purposes. A single hard drive may consist of one, or many partitions – each of which will be assigned their own drive letter in Windows. For most people, a single partition is enough – however most home computers actually have another partition, hidden from Windows, on which recovery programs are placed. If your computer has a message like “Press F2 to enter recovery mode” when you turn it on, chances are you have a secret partition. Some people like to partition their drive so that Windows runs from a small section of the disk, with the data stored on an entirely separate partition – this means that re-installing Windows won’t overwrite your data. In other cases, a hard drive is partitioned in order to allow multiple operating systems to be installed at the same time – on booting the computer, you can then choose which partition you will boot from.

A Filesystem is the particular method by which data is stored on that partition. Which filesystem to choose has been known to cause violent arguments among many geeks, but suffice to say Windows XP used FAT32, Windows 7 uses NTFS, and Linux and Macs use something different entirely. Each filesystem has limitations and advantages, but for our purposes it is useful to know just that:

(a) If you’re planning on dealing with large files (like 4+ GB movies, etc.) you should use NTFS.

(b) If you want to swap drives between systems, you should use FAT32 as Mac OS X cannot write to NTFS without additional software, but you won’t be able to deal with large files.

If you’ve installed a second drive into your Windows machine, I suggest you use NTFS. To make matters more difficult though, a lot of drives come pre-formatted as FAT32 – grrr, what a headache!

Partitioning and Formatting Your Drive in Windows

Launch the disk management app by clicking Start, and typing in diskmgmt.msc – click the application that pops up in the search results. You should see a screen similar to this:

The top half of the display shows what partitions currently exist. The bottom half displays the physical devices – the drives – in your computer. In this case, I have a single 64 GB NTFS partition, which is my C: drive where Windows is currently installed. Beneath it, we have my new 50 GB drive, shown in black because it is currently all free space. Your setup may different though – Windows 7 often creates a 100 MB hidden partiton called “System Reserved” for recovery options, for instance. Note, if you drive came preformatted as a FAT32 partition, Windows may have already assigned a drive letter to it. Make sure you identify exactly which is the new disk.

You can perform various operations on the partition, or the empty space, by right-clicking on it.

If you have an existing FAT32 partition you want to get rid of (be very sure this is the new second drive and not something else), then simply right-click on the existing volume and choose either Format or Delete Volume. Choose Format if you’d simply like to make it into a fresh NTFS partition instead of FAT32. Choose Delete Volume if you’d like to make more than one partition on the drive – for example, one for music and one for movies. You can also choose Change Drive Letter and Paths if you’d just like to change the letter that Windows has automatically assigned it.

Now, having deleted your existing partition or if there wasn’t one to start with, we can go about creating a new one. Right-click on the black empty space to create a new partition by choosing New Simple Volume.

You’ll be greeted by a standard wizard opening screen, and after clicking Next, you can choose how large you partition will be. 1 GB is roughly 1000 MB. The default setting will already be the maximum size, but in this case I’m going to split the drive into two 25 GB partitions (25000 MB) to store different kinds of data.

On the next screen, you can assign it a drive letter. Choose NTFS as the format and give it a suitable name so you can identify the drive. You can then repeat the process by clicking on the remaining Unallocated free space. If it’s the last partition you are making, just leave the size option at the default to use all remaining space. Now you should have some more drives, so check Computer from the Start Menu to see:

I hope you’ve learnt a little about disks and partitions today. They might seem scary and somewhat high level at first, but in reality they’re quite simple. So long as you are careful about what you’re deleting, managing your own disks and partitions is a lot more rewarding than simply taking the options that the manufacturers give to you.

There are also some alternatives to the built in Drive Management application that you might want to consider – like the Free Partition Manager, or Paragon suite of tools.

Writing a Simple USB Driver

2011-03-29T00:14:00.000-07:00

Since this column began, it has discussed how a Linux driver writer can create various types of kernel drivers, by explaining the different kernel driver interfaces including TTY, serial, I2C and the driver core. It is time to move on now and focus on writing real drivers for real hardware. We start by explaining how to determine what kind of kernel driver interface to use, tricks to help figure out how the hardware actually works and a lot of other real-world knowledge.
Let's begin with a goal of making a simple USB lamp device work well with Linux. Editor Don Marti pointed out a neat device, the USB Visual Signal Indicator, manufactured by Delcom Engineering and shown in Figure 1. I have no relationship with this company; I just think they make nice products. This device can be ordered on-line from the Delcom Web site, www.delcom-eng.com. Don challenged me to get the device working on Linux, and this article explains how I did it.
Figure 1. Delcom's USB Visual Signal Indicator is a simple first USB programming project.
The Hardware Protocol
The first goal in trying to write a driver for a device is to determine how to control the device. Delcom Engineering is nice enough to ship the entire USB protocol specification their devices use with the product, and it also is available on-line for free. This documentation shows what commands the USB controller chip accepts and how to use them. They also provide a Microsoft Windows DLL to help users of other operating systems write code to control the device.
The documentation for this device is only the documentation for the USB controller in the lamp. It does not explicitly say how to turn on the different color LEDs. For this, we have to do a bit of research.
No Docs? Reverse Engineer It!
If the USB protocol for this device had not been documented or available to me, I would have had to reverse engineer this information from the device itself. A handy tool for this kind of work is a free program called USB Snoopy,www.wingmanteam.com/usbsnoopy; another version of it is SnoopyPro,usbsnoop.sourceforge.net. These programs are both Windows programs that allow users to capture the USB data that is sent to and received from any USB device on a Windows system. All a developer needs to do is find a Windows machine, install the Windows driver provided by the manufacturer for the device and run the snoop program. The data is captured to a file to be analyzed later. Perl scripts can help filter some of the extra noise in the output of these snoop programs into an easier format to understand.
Another method a few people have used to reverse engineer the USB protocol of a device is to run a Windows instance using VMware on top of Linux. VMware enables the Windows instance to talk to all of the USB devices plugged in to the Linux machine by sending data to Linux though the usbfs. A simple modification to the usbfs causes all data flowing though it to be logged to the kernel log. Using this, the full USB traffic stream can be captured and later analyzed.
After opening up the lamp device, making sure not to lose the spring that easily pops out when unscrewing the device, the circuit board can be inspected (Figure 2). Using an ohmmeter, or any kind of device for detecting a closed circuit, it was determined that the three different LEDs are connected to the first three pins of port 1 on the main controller chip.
In reading the documentation, the USB command to control the levels of the port 1 pins is `Major 10, Minor 2, Length 0`. The command writes the least significant byte of the USB command packet to port 1, and port 1 is defaulted high after reset. So, that is the USB command we need to send to the device to change the different LEDs.
Figure 2. The three LEDs are connected to the first three pins of the controller chip.
Which LED Is Which?
Now that we know the command to enable a port pin, we need to determine which LED color is connected to which pin. This is easy to do with a simple program that runs through all possible combinations of different values for the three port pins and then sends the value to the device. This program enabled me to create a table of values and LED colors (Table 1).
Table 1. Port Values and the Resulting LED Patterns
Port value in hex Port value in binary LEDs on
0x00 000 Red, Green, Blue
0x01 001 Red, Blue
0x02 010 Green, Blue
0x03 011 Blue
0x04 100 Red, Green
0x05 101 Red
0x06 110 Green
0x07 111 No LEDs on
So, if all pins on the port are enabled (a value of 0x07 hex), no LEDs are on. This matches up with the note in the data sheet that stated, “Port 1 is defaulted high after reset.” It would make sense not to have any LEDs enabled when the device is first plugged in. This means we need to turn port pins low (off) in order to turn on the LED for that pin. Using the table, we can determine that the blue LED is controlled by pin 2, the red LED by pin 1 and the green LED by pin 0.
SOURCE:http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7353

Port value in hex	Port value in binary	LEDs on
0x00	000	Red, Green, Blue
0x01	001	Red, Blue
0x02	010	Green, Blue
0x03	011	Blue
0x04	100	Red, Green
0x05	101	Red
0x06	110	Green
0x07	111	No LEDs on

Android 2.2 Froyo Droid X-PC Driver Problem: A Quick Fix

2011-03-29T00:10:00.001-07:00

This morning I installed Froyo on my Droid X, and all went according to plan, except for problems with connecting it to my PC --- the old driver didn't work, and I couldn't find a new one. I've fixed the problem. Here's how to do it if you run into the same problem.

The Froyo update itself was a breeze. But when I connected my Droid X to my PC via the USB cable in PC Mode, my PC wouldn't recognize the Droid X. The old driver apparently didn't work. My PC asked for a new driver, but none was to be found.

Connecting in Mass USB Storage Mode was no problem, because in that mode, the Droid X appears to be little more than a USB flash drive to a PC. So you can't sync files back and forth between the Droid X and the PC using Windows Media Player. If you want to sync files that way, you'll need to use PC Mode or Windows Media Sync mode. Without the driver, though, those modes don't work and you can't connect to your PC.

The problem was solved for me by an anonymous commenter to my blog post in which I explained the problem. When I connect my Droid X to my PC, I put it in USB debugging mode, because I need to take screenshots of the Droid X for a book I'm writing, Droid X: The Missing Manual. With the Droid X in USB debugging mode, the drivers won't install.

The solution? Turn off debugging mode and connect the Droid X. The driver will be installed. Then afterwards, debugging mode can be turned back on.

He was exactly right. If you run into this problem, to turn off USB debugging mode, press the Menu key when you're at the Home screen or a pane, then select Applications -->Development. You can see the screen, below. Tap the green check next to USB debugging to turn it off.

After you do that, connect the Droid X, the drivers will install, and all will be right with the world. You can then turn USB debugging back on if you need to.

Universal Windows USB Drivers (ADB, BootLoader, Disk Drive, HTC Sync)

2011-03-29T00:06:00.000-07:00

Monitoring the traffic on the unrEVOked IRC channel, it's clear that there is a ton of confusion about the USB drivers needed, despite the excellent article on the unrEVOked site. I thought I'd maybe add to that or create an alternative article.

There are three different modes in which the Incredible (or the EVO!) can connect to a Windows system:

Disk Drive
ADB (USB Debugging and ClockworkMod Recovery)
BootLoader (while phone is in the HBOOT mode)

The drivers that come with the Android SDK can't do any of it because none of the interfaces for the Incredible are present in the .INF file. The drivers that come with HTC Sync can do #1 and #2, but cannot be used for rooting with unrEVOked because they don't support #3. The following link points to drivers which are universal; they will work for all three purposes on the Incredible (and the EVO as well).

unrEVOked modified USB Driver

You do not have to remove HTC Sync if you have it installed. These drivers will replace the ones that came from HTC Sync and be usable for that as well as rooting. The trick is getting these drivers to replace the ones you have from the Android SDK or HTC Sync or ??? (or simply installing them if you have no drivers yet). The idea is to plug your phone into USB while it's in HBOOT mode, forcing Windows to look for Bootloader drivers. Only the ones here provide that.

Anyway, here's how:

Uninstall HTC Sync, DoubleTwist, and DropBox from the PC. Sorry about this. Once these drivers are installed you may reinstall those and they will continue to work. These drivers are universal.
Unzip the file, leaving the folder Android USB Driver somewhere like on your desktop
Unplug your phone from USB
Power down your phone
Now simultaneously press the volume DOWN button and the power button, holding till the HBOOT screen appears
Now connect the USB cable between the phone and your PC
The word HBOOT (blue box with white letters) will change to HBOOT USB PLUG
On the EVO, wait till HBOOT cycles through an SD check (10 sec) then select select HBOOT USB at the bottom of the menu (using the vol keys to navigate and power button to select). Thanks to hperry for this.
Now look at your Windows Device Manager and see if you already have Android Phone listed for HBOOT as shown in one of the last two images (way) below. To see the Device Manager, right click My Computer, select Manage..., select the Device Manager. If you see the Android Phone, you're ready to root and can skip the rest of this. Otherwise, you do not have HBOOT-capable drivers, and you need to install them. Windows should be looking for drivers now. At this point things may differ between XP and Vista/7.

In XP, the New Hardware Found Wizard should appear. Tell it NOT to use Windows Update, and moving along, tell it to look in a specified location. It will pop up a file open dialog. Navigate to the Android USB Driverfolder, click OK then click Next.

For Windows Vista/7 you might not see the New Hardware Found Wizard. Open the Device Manager (Right click My Computer, select Manage..., select the Device Manager). You will see an Android Phone node in the tree with a "caution" icon node beneath it. Right click on the caution-marked node and select Update Driver. Follow through specifying NOT to look in Windows Updatte and Install from a specified location. It will pop up a file open dialog. Navigate to the Android USB Driver folder, click OK, then click Next.

In either case, eventually the driver should install. At this point you have the universal drivers installed for the Incredible. They can also be used with the HTC EVO. Here's what you should see in the Windows Device Manager for each condition:

Phone Running Normally, USB Debugging Enabled, plugged in via USB:

Windows 7

Windows XP

Phone running HBOOT, plugged in via USB:

Phone showing HBOOT

Windows 7

Windows XP

How to Install USB Driver for Android Devices

2011-03-29T00:05:00.000-07:00

Android is an operating system for mobile devices such as cellular phones, tablet computers and netbooks.You can use any Android-powered device as an environment for running, installing the Android USB driver is the #1 priority if you ever want to access your phone through a computer, be it to transfer files or executing commands. This could lead to a lot of confusion and headaches if you fail to do this process. From this article we can learn about how to install USB driver for Android devices (eg. Android powered smart phone), follow the step by step guide given below:

Firstly download the file Android USB driver for Windows and unzip to your computer. Go enable debugging on your phone. (Settings->Applications->Development->USB debugging).
Unplug all removable devices(thumb drive, sdcards, etc) beside the Android phone.
Locate "Device Manager", usually under "control panel"
Select "Universal Serial Bus Controllers"
Select USB Mass Storage Device.
Note: to check if you have the correct device, click on the details tab and select "compatible ids" under properties. There should be three items listed under value.
Select uninstall driver
Close the window. Now in device manager a new "Android Phone USB device" with a yellow! will appear. If not, Unplug your android device or select Action -> Scan.
Note: view optional steps below if you still have problem with the your windows automatically installing drivers.
Click on the "Android Phone USB device"
Select "browse my computer to driver software"
Under "search this location for driver", Browse for the location that you have unzip the android_usb_windows and select the corresponding folder for your system(AMD64 for 64bit systems or x86 for 32bit systems. Right click -> properties on "My Computer" to check which system you have)
That's it! The Android USB driver should be installed now.

http://www.downloadatoz.com/driver/articles/how-to-install-usb-driver-for-android-devices.html

SCSI to USB Adapter Converter

2011-03-14T04:56:00.001-07:00

Many scsi to usb adapter and old connections as it was the rage of the time of data transmission. Many devices are on a single bus, with advantages such as the transmission speed faster and more reliable. Although he has worked with most computer systems, there were some problems with BIOS support was. There was also a common software interface for SCSI. As technology has evolved, USB has its debut. True to its name, has a universal connection between computers and peripherals.

Unfortunately, the owners of devices and scsi to usb adapter in a pickle about how to external devices to the new computer age, that the USB ports has studied contact. External devices were typically scanner SCSI ports, CD, DVD, hard disks, removable magnetic media devices, MO, and tape drives. These preferred connection of SCSI devices, such as transmission of data at high speed and large amounts of data have been the pillars.

Options for connecting USB-SCSI are very limited. Some cable manufacturers have produced a different adapter cable to convert on both ends with scsi to usb adapter connections. If you connect the USB plug into the USB port and SCSI external SCSI device, his company is working as usual. You can also string a series of devices to the computer through a chain effect. No further configuration is necessary because it is based on a simple plug and play. Unfortunately, these cables make a big expensive purchase. Some do not even work the internal SCSI hard drive, SCSI connectors.

To resolve this problem, some manufacturers have developed a kit to convert scsi to usb adapter. If you need copy the old data, but worthy of your SCSI hard drive inside your computer is probably the best solution. To install a SCSI interface kit for USB connection you need a basic understanding of the connection of devices to the internal team. You also have the appropriate drivers on your system. If you do not have this knowledge, it is best to seek the help of the dancer.

http://usbversion.com/usb-problems/scsi-to-usb-adapter-converter.html

Fast and easy way to enjoy DVD and video on iPad 2

2011-03-14T04:55:00.003-07:00

Hi, everyone, again, I come back, welcome to read this article, I suppose friends who visited this site may highly be impressed by my previous article How to enjoy DVD on Apple iPad posted one year ago (28/1/2010). And today, I want to expand this topic to a bit further as the second generation of iPad is going to be released.

It is said that the second generation of iPad, iPad 2 will be released on 2, March, 2011 (American Time), and of course, there may be a huge amount of speculations about. As far as I see, there are 5 hotly discussed new features which can be summarized as follows:

1. Better mobility. iPad 2 will be lighter and thinner, someone even say the screen size is set at 7 inches, probably Apple will have squeezed the air out of the currently buddy design to make those reduced millimeters a new selling points.

2. Face Time. It is an advanced video conferencing technology that works on iPhone 4, it provides a better interface for extended video conferencing for businesses and people who travel away from family for long periods of time.

3. New display technology. The iPhone 4 and iPod Touch 4 support an amazingly high resolution screen, with four times as many pixels as a standard screen, it just look like a continuouns-tone photograph to the human eye. The rumors say iPad 2 will get the technology as well.

4. 3-axis groscope. It makes sense as it is a feature now included in iPhone 4 which is probably designed to add new gaming possibilities.

5. USB port. A mini USE port for connectivity to other devices.

We will never know how many and what new features will be added to iPad 2, but there is one point that can be probably clear, that's, you still can't play your DVD movies directly on it with no corresponding programs installed.

Don't worry, this article is meant to help you out, with our powerful and versatile Movie to iPad 2 Converter, you can easily turn your DVD movies to iPad friendly file format to be smoothly played on iPad 2 and iPad alike. Besides, it can also convert common video files to iPad acceptable files so that you can free enjoy your favourite videos.

Furthermore, just like other 2-in-1 applications that can deal with common video and DVD movies perfectly, this program also empowers you to make your own video and DVD movies with its built-in rich editing features like clip, crop, effect, settings etc. Just feel free to afford a minute or two to explore more.

Guidance to convert video and DVD to iPad compatible files
Step 1: Download, install and run Movie Converter for Mac
Just feel free to download and install Movie Converter for Mac to pop up a main interface as follows:

Step 2: Select the right application for your programAs shown in the above interface, the program includes DVD Ripper and Video Converter. Choose one of them required.
Note: You can only run one program at one time.

For DVD Ripper
Mac DVD ripper support both home DVD and commercial DVD. Click DVD Ripper on the main interface, you can do the corresponding DVD importing, converting and editing which can be seen in the following picture:

For Video Converter
Click Mac Video Converter on the main interface to pop up an interface where you can import your videos for converting and editing, You can see the whole process from the following picture:

After that, you can import your converted files to iPad 2 for free enjoyment. Have fan!!!

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