I’ve never regret for registered Quicktime Pro. Quicktime can actually do a lot more than just playing as video and toggle for full screen. It can cut out a part of the movie and save on another files, save your time to edit pieces by pieces in Adobe After Effect. Quicktime works with music files too!

Quicktime only save files to *.mov. While in iTunes, it can be easily set to convert almost any file format to another. In iTunes, first set to mp3, since most mobile phone support mp3 as a ringtone nowadays.

Play the *.mov file from iTunes and convert it… You can easily get a part of the ringtone you want

It is a tablet
It runs Windows 7
It is a touch screen

A compete to Apple iPad?

Not exactly. We are now heading to “mobile” century. Most fashionable if not geek person likes to have one or two gadget that is mobile. Mobile phone has been widely used even a small children. Then we have mobile game console (Portable, a term we almost forgotten), then we have mobile computer (laptop), mobile hard drive and so on.

Like usual, the audience is different. Asus EEE Tablet seems like more business oriental while iPad, fashionable gadget.

Previously there was leak of how iPhone 4G may look like. The rumor goes on and on until yesterday. DigitalOne Asia told that iPhone 4G may unveil on Monday, which is, tomorrow

It was said that iPhone 4G going to wow all the consumers and Wall Street with its innovative standard of multimedia content. But I translate it as “It will be a better designed interface and, animation“. We do understand Apple policy of upgrading their system and software from time to time, correct me if I’m wrong, 6 months for software upgrade and 2 years for system upgrade?

Android however, has been keeping it development on a fast lane. With it open-source idea, thousand of developers are helping to shape the application every day. Now that is what Apple lack of. Like how Microsoft work – Slow!

In IT World, things need to speed up in order to catch up. Apple has a different marketing plan, that’s why they still surviving. They have a bunch of royal consumers ready to purchase their product. Android does not have that royal consumers, like all open-source applications. They need to topple each other on a daily basic, those developers needs the best eye cream. While in Apple… Steve Jobs said so

This week, the great Hinkley lighting is pointing at another China made iPad alike device called, iPed.

I am not sure about how real the information yet. However, it was rumor that is runs android as the system and has almost the same function as Apple iPad has to offer. Running on a lower and slower 600-MHz chip has a smaller 7-inch screen, and only support up to 16 GB of storage. Price are quote on only $150, which is, I would say, quite high end for a made in China clone Speaking from experience of buying China clone too much.

Interesting… China, you’re the man

A lot of people are saying China P88 was actually a clone of iPad. Like most Nokia phone China made to clone.

Well, I can’t actually tell who is the inventor. You never know who leak their design first and who copy the design and so on. Whatever it is, not my problem yet

Recently, there are rumor about the latest iPhone 4G, or some say it is iPhone HD.

The overall design look like a Macbook, I like, but I don’t like touch screen from now on, that’s it!

Interesting mod. Let’s say Intel bring too much possibilities to Operating Systems world. From running Windows in a Macintoch machine to what it got now. AMD, come on! I trusted you and wanted to get one of you soon

There is all the heat about Apple iPad. After seeing all the iPad printed boxes and on a second thought, I think my entries about Apple iPad need to refine a bit.

Let’s make it bold and brutally honest about Apple iPad. First off, it is just a machine to compete or should I say, join the bandwagon of tablet.

Apple has enough mobile product, the MacBook Air is enough for it mobility like Apple iPad, if smaller, there is iPod Touch. Why is there another product that similar to the existing product? Compete with what other has in store.

Apple iPad don’t do any other thing beside, reading ebook. Why would one spend so much just to read ebook? It’s like giving up the whole forest for a matches on hand. Amazon Kindle, however, make it debut earlier and already start porting into applications on BlackBerry and Nokia, so reading ebook require as small as a Nokia, not even iPhone (Well, it is in iPhone now, though).

I started to feels like Apple like to test their royalty on their own community… Not a good marketing thing…

Well, obviously Apple is after Google Android system. Remember back when iPad was launch and Apple’s CEO called Google a bunch of crap for jumping into mobile field and wanted to take over iPhone? Well, the anger burst and HTC getting the lawsuit… Of course, Google is backing up HTC for they are Android biggest manufacture as well as helping them developing Android.

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I would personally get an iPad if:

1. There is a USB port, Memory card slot
   How you you expect us to use the device if we have things from external? Email as attachment and download it?
2. Like a computer
   At the moment, the iPad looks and feels like an iPod touch for me. Look at the front screen…

The price, seriously, is a good one that I would go for, but not the whole function. Rumor has that Apple has another tablet which is more like a computer in progress, but we’ll see it. I really don’t think that a netbook, tablet (whatever you call it) to cost more than USD500…

Alright, just kidding. Recently Apple just announced their latest product. The long rumor has the end, a tablet namely Apple iPad.

However, after all the hip with Apple product, from Macbook, to iPhone, then Macbook Air. I think I’ll take a leave for this one too. Even though I have to say I am impressed with the functionality it can provide. Definitely not a bigger iPod Touch.

Unlike life insurance policy, Apple has a very strict terms and policy on their product, which is why I don’t like. They narrowed down the Apple choices. It is like if you’re with Apple, the rest of the accessories needed to be with Apple as well.

Beside the infamous Mozilla FireFox and Opera browsers, Safari, however, is still a new take into the market, especially for the PC version. Google on the other hand, they know that where to attack at first. Even though I don’t really like Google Chrome (still buggy), but speed is all that matter some times. Recently Google Chrome opened a new door into Macintosh machine, though it is still in Beta release, but I’m pretty sure a lot of FireFox users would change to Chrome.

My main browser is FireFox and secondary is Chrome. If not because I am a web developer and chinese reader, I’m sure go with Chrome too Yes, there is no Apple Safari installed on my system

GetAMac campaign by Apple has got to be one of the century advertisement campaign. That is why Microsoft cannot delay anymore to release their Windows Vista, which for most people, is not user friendly enough, not to mention the word “bugging”. While Apple still working on their GetAMac campaign and dramatically upgraded all their product line, Microsoft on the other hand is leave behind. That, is when Windows 7 kicked in to make another turnaround move for Microsoft.

I personally think Windows 7 might failed, simply because:

1. Rushing for an upgrade, even consumers has yet to use to Windows Vista
2. Dramatic change of features will piss the consumers instead
3. There will be a lot softwares not compatible with the system

Personally, I’ll be with Windows XP for the moment. I was once a Windows Vista user, however, there are little time that Windows Vista pissed me off. So far, Windows XP is the only Microsoft system that don’t crash on me, saved my anti-wrinkle cream a lot compare to Vista.

Apple hardware and Apple software

Apple product come with such a premium price for a reason. They owe everything including you as well. As long as you buy something from Apple, you will going to get the rest of the product from them, beside of course, the accessories.

One place to get replace

Only authorized Apple reseller has the right and legal document to replace your faulty machine, or just a simple warranty from Apple care. Obviously this limited to big city around the World and not small town in a country. Isn’t it exclusive and expensive? Unlike changing projector headlights where you can get it on most store in town.

You are their asset

As soon as you jumped into Apple product, you are their asset. Because you have only one way to go, what do you think they are you to “switch” instead of “getting used”? By taking it one way only, you will become their royalty customer.

Now if you asking me will Linux works this way? I would probably say yes. For me, basically Linux and Apple are both very alike, the only thing lack in Linux was the publicity, which Ubuntu has been working very hard on I believe. That will be another story

Google Chrome came out just a while but has taken a lot of market share, growing faster than Safari 3 I just hope IE die away as soon as possible Working as a home business especially in Internet related work, coding for IE6 is really a headache. Hopefully Safari don’t play games with me anymore.