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MWSF iPhone Tidbits: iToner 2, Beejive 2, Zephyr, Keynote Remote
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What if we don't have QT pro? The license for that is 30 bucks, twice what iToner costs.
A kind-of-easy way to create ringtones if you don't want to buy iToner or iLife:
1. Select the song you want to use as a ringtone in iTunes.
2. Right-click it and click Get Info, then Options.
3. Set the start and stop times to the part of the song you want to use. Decimals work for seconds if you want to be more precise.
4. With the song still selected, click Advanced in the menu bar, then Create AAC Version. If you've changed your import file type, you need to set it back to AAC (iTunes Preferences > General > Import Settings).
5. Drag and drop the new, shorter song (of the same name) onto your desktop, then remove it from your iTunes Library without deleting the actual file.
6. Change the file's extension from m4a to m4r and drag it back into iTunes.
7. Go back into the original song's options and uncheck the start/stop times, so it's not shortened anymore.
Seems like a lot of work, but it only takes a minute if you've done it before.
1. Select the song you want to use as a ringtone in iTunes.
2. Right-click it and click Get Info, then Options.
3. Set the start and stop times to the part of the song you want to use. Decimals work for seconds if you want to be more precise.
4. With the song still selected, click Advanced in the menu bar, then Create AAC Version. If you've changed your import file type, you need to set it back to AAC (iTunes Preferences > General > Import Settings).
5. Drag and drop the new, shorter song (of the same name) onto your desktop, then remove it from your iTunes Library without deleting the actual file.
6. Change the file's extension from m4a to m4r and drag it back into iTunes.
7. Go back into the original song's options and uncheck the start/stop times, so it's not shortened anymore.
Seems like a lot of work, but it only takes a minute if you've done it before.
So.... after spending $16 on beejive 2? months ago. They want us to spend another $16 for those new features?
If you already bought the oldver verson, you can upgrade to the new verson for free. thats the same with all the apps
None of them can do what bejive can do. bejive is the best im mobile app out there. Supports a good amount of services, fells like an apple app, and is very customizable.
I agree its a bit expensive, but when you factor in everything you get, its well worth the price.
Better to get this, then spend the money downloading 5 or 10 crappy apps that dont do a thing expect waste space on the app store server
Agreed
I agree, It does the job well, better then any other im app. Fells almost like a computer app then a mobile app at times. I beleive its one of the best apps in the app store. Just doesnt have high ratings because people complain that the price is to high....
You can't get anything in life for free guys....
It's not even that much money. We've had it for a few months now. I use it every single day while on the train home. Surely it has paid for itself by now
Besides, I don't mind supporting the developers on this one. It really is a fantastic app, and I welcome this a lot after experimenting for months on palringo/mobile chat. I'm way more angry about blowing $3 on MC than $16 on Beejive.
Also, Beejive has been updated several times, and the updates have actually worked. Improved stability, more features, all as promised originally.
It's not even that much money. We've had it for a few months now. I use it every single day while on the train home. Surely it has paid for itself by now
Besides, I don't mind supporting the developers on this one. It really is a fantastic app, and I welcome this a lot after experimenting for months on palringo/mobile chat. I'm way more angry about blowing $3 on MC than $16 on Beejive.
Also, Beejive has been updated several times, and the updates have actually worked. Improved stability, more features, all as promised originally.
Not to mention "it uses your existing data plan" meaning no real need to buy a texting service on top of the existing $70 you pay for then damn thing
...wait is beejive 2 $15 to upgrade
No....
if you already bought it before, and its still on your iphone/ipod touch, then the upgrade is free.
This is the same with any app. If you paied for an app, you get a free upgrade...
To me Keynote Remote was the best piece of news in the Philnote.
I'm soooo looking forward to presenting with this. It is just what I needed.
Maybe Apples reason for pricing this app at a seemingly silly $0.99 is that they want more people to try using their credit card instead of just dl'ing free apps all the time. This could lure a lot of people into making their first actual purchase - making them lose their "iTunes Credit Card Virginity".
I'm soooo looking forward to presenting with this. It is just what I needed.
Maybe Apples reason for pricing this app at a seemingly silly $0.99 is that they want more people to try using their credit card instead of just dl'ing free apps all the time. This could lure a lot of people into making their first actual purchase - making them lose their "iTunes Credit Card Virginity".
Less Toys...More Real Apps
All of these things are more or less just toys. I want to know when someone is going to come out with a turn-by-turn GPS app so that the iPhone GPS will actually be useful. What about recording videos? What about MMS? Are these all things that Apple is planning to release in June? And also, where is Skype?
All of these things are more or less just toys. I want to know when someone is going to come out with a turn-by-turn GPS app so that the iPhone GPS will actually be useful. What about recording videos? What about MMS? Are these all things that Apple is planning to release in June? And also, where is Skype?
I don't understand the need for either when you can do this in iTunes for free.
exactly, just use iTunes, don't buy useless software!
iToner was released well over a year ago before the ability to make ringtones with garageband or in iTunes. In fact, I think iToner was released before Apple even allowed ringtones through the iTunes store. Having purchased iToner way back then, I really feel it is a great tool for managing ringtones and this 2.0 update is well overdue. For anyone that has tons of contacts and wants a different tone for all of them, I find iToner to be the best and most convenient way to add and remove ringtones. It has a really nice interface and is easy to use. If you don't have garageband or simply don't want to go the iTunes route, the $15 is probably worth it for you. The 40 included ringtones aren't too bad either.
All I can say is Lame Lame Lame. More useless apps ( with exception to Slingbox)
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Works great for Canadian Rogers iPhones too. Only caveat I found is the song title has to be short. Not sure exactly how many characters are allowed, but unless I shortened (for example) Green Day's "American Idiot" or U2's "Beautiful Day" they wouldn't show up in the Custom Ringtone list on my phone.
Thanks for a great tip!!
Gimmicks
I am sorry the Keynote does not cut it for me. Why am I not able to run Keynote presentations directly from my iphone to a projector. If the iphone is the platform of the future (which it is) we should be way beyond gimmicks like remotes.
I am sorry the Keynote does not cut it for me. Why am I not able to run Keynote presentations directly from my iphone to a projector. If the iphone is the platform of the future (which it is) we should be way beyond gimmicks like remotes.
Because some of use have real full time jobs. After spending all that time at work, the last thing I want to do is mess around with something that can be accomplished more quickly with some relatively inexpensive software. It costs less than a medium pizza delivered so I don't see what you are whining about.I don't understand the need for either when you can do this in iTunes for free.
exactly, just use iTunes, don't buy useless software!
I couldn't agree more. We need more useful edgy applications instead of the same old stuff. How about a simple file transfer app that isn't buggy and crash all the time. (i use file magnet to transfer pdf,doc,xls files to/from my phone) or an app that allows multiple types of media files to be played on the iphone instead of having to convert everything to mp4 or something. Instead, we have keynote presentation for the iphone which is lame. Next time I have a meeting, I'll huddle everyone around my phone and have someone swipe left for me when I need to change slides. When the presentation is done, I'll accidentally open up ifart to liven things up and finish with the zippo lighter application while my phone plays "freebird"
The iphone is becoming gimmicky instead of utilizing it's full potential.