What's In An iPod - And Why Is It So Popular? by Mike Singh
Not only is the iPod popular because of its reception from the public, but also because it was Apple's first and successful attempt at branching out from its iMac products and a reputation of being strictly "computer". Unlike the iPod nano and the iPod shuffle which use flash memory, the iPod is... If the iPod is formatted on a Mac OS X computer, it uses the HFS Plus file system format; if it is formatted on Windows, the FAT32 is used because Windows cannot access HFS file systems. ... The iPod can play several different formats: MP3, M4A/AAC, Protected AAC, AIFF, WAV, Audible audiobook,...

How to Copy a DVD to PSP by Travis Sago
Have you figured out how to copy a dvd to your PSP? Many folks know it can be done but are confused on how to do it. I know I really struggled at first. I am going to give you my quick and easy recipe to copy any DVD to PSP. There are only a few steps and it is a cinch on you know how. ... Select the file that you saved to your computer and hit the "extract and/or encode" button and save that file. ... First like any recipe...You have your ingredients: 512 MB Pro Duo Stick (This is what holds your movie files) DVD Player installed in your computer DVD Ripper (Software that pulls the...

Partitioning, Formatting and Reinstalling in Windows 98 by Ashish Jain
Formatting and reinstalling windows 98 is very easy if you have the right know-how. This article will discuss how to format, partition and reinstall windows 98 on your PC. Before going ahead and doing this, it is important to be comfortable with the terms format, partition and file systems. ... Windows 98 supports two kinds of file systems: File Allocation Table 16 (FAT 16) and file Allocation Table (FAT 32). ... Now you need to format your drive, so type in FORMAT Driveletter: (where Driveletter is the letter of your hard disk, C: by default) 17.

Why Do I Need Adobe Reader On My Computer? by Deborah Baird
Well, you don't need it, but you might want it in order to view many of the important files that you might find on the Web. Files that you will find in Adobe's PDF format are common documents like IRS forms, product manuals, reports, business information, maps, e-books (electronic books) -... So if you see a file in your folders on your computer that looks like this: filename.pdf - that file can only be viewed by the Adobe Reader software. ... Getting back to the IRS website, when you click on that link, you don't have to do anything else other than to watch it come up in your Adobe...

CD Copier Software by Kent Pinkerton
Many kinds of software are available, which make it possible to customize each copied CD or DVD. For manually operated copiers, software should be installed on the attached computer. But modern copiers have hard discs of their own, so software can be installed on that hard disc. ... This software not only copies the file onto many CDs at once, but it also changes the format of the files such that it may be copied faster. ... Converting a VCD into a DVD not only changes the file extension, but it also enhances the video quality of the program.

Understanding Data Loss and Data Recovery by Bob Janeway
Losing data is the worst thing that can happen to someone who is too attached to computers. It is not a question on "how attached" a person is, it is a question on how much a person earns out of his data. In other words, for beginner computer users, losing files is like losing common documents,... Accidental Format - A person could be too drunk booting the PC and accidentally executing the format command! ... Examples of which are computer aided design applications, graphic arts editor, video editors and programming applications.

The Options of Computer Data Recovery by Natalie Aranda
There can be numerous reasons why data file needs to be recovered. Similarly, data once lost can be retrieved by various methods. The options of computer data recovery are many that depend on the nature of data lost. There is computer data recovery software to suit different kinds of data file... File recovery program searches old FAT and MFT partition records to rebuild the file structure. ... Data recovery drives may trace lost files to FAT (File Allocation Table) and MFT (Master File Table) where information about all the files in the PC is contained.

All About Batch Image Format Conversion by Mansi Aggarwal
If you already have photo editing software on your computer, you may want to know how to convert a number of images at a time to the format you desire. This feature, batch image format conversion, may be necessary to send out picture invitations/announcements to friends and family via email, or... There are a number of companies that sell batch image format conversion software on the site, so you can click on the links for each programs to learn more about which one would be best for your computer.

How To Easily Download Music To Your PSP by Albert Lee
Downloading and playing music mp3s are a trend nowadays. Sony released a great multimedia player which they call the Sony Playstation Portable or PSP. This player is capable of playing mp3s and mp4s, music and video files. A lot of you may be having a really difficult time downloading files to... Next thing would be to highlight these files and select PSP Audio Format (.mp3) as the output format. ... If your files are not yet in that format, you would have to convert your music files and video files to the appropriate format for you to be able to play them on your PSP.

Internet Basics: Zip Files Are Like Dehydrated Food by Grant Pasay
Ever have one of those backpacker meals? The type that are super lightweight because all the water has been sucked out of them? When you finally sit down at the end of a long hike you simply add water and heat and presto! Meat loaf! Or something that kind of looks, feels and tastes like it. ... All computer files, just like meat loaf, have stuff in them that can be taken out to make them "lighter." In the case of computer files, taking stuff out of them actually makes them smaller in size, not lighter.