More Music On Your Tiny iPod!! (or mp3 player)

Do you ever get bored having 200 songs on your tiny 1GB iPod?
This tutorial is an old trick I picked up back in the days when memory cards and mp3 players had a small capacity such as 1GB or 512MB.  I would make more music fit into the device. Once I was able to fit about 900 songs on a 1GB iPod shuffle.

Requirements

• iTunes or other mp3 converter.
• Computer that supports the program you are using. 
• MP3 player or iPod.
• Music

I will be using iTunes since it is free and all my music is stored and organized, but you can use any other converting program.

Steps

1. Open up iTunes.
2. Windows users go to Edit click on Preferences
3. Go to General look for Import Settings, Click it.
4. On 'Import Using' choose MP3, since it is the most common file type.
5. Now on 'Setting' choose Custom, a new window should pop up.
6. On 'Stereo Bit Rate' choose 56 kbps.
7. Click Ok three times.
8. On iTunes now choose a song(s) you want. Select them.
9. Go to Advance and Create MP3 Version.
10. Wait.
11. Done! 

Explanation

If you do not know anything about this process, all this is doing is lowering the quality of the music. I choose 56 kbps because anything lower will sound very bad, or distorted. By lowering the quality you also lower the size of the mp3.

Suggestions

Do not delete the original song.
You cannot increase the quality because it is already lost.
You can use any converting tool.

Any more suggestions or questions you have please post below.
Thank You for viewing.

AirVideoEnabler!, AvPlayer! and Apple TV! (Review,Tutorial)

AirVideoEnabler allows you to use airplay on your iPhone or iPod with more apps, such as AvPlayer, which lets you play any file video(.avi, .mp4, etc).

AvPlayer  is very helpful when you have a movie that is big and will take forever to convert and view on your Apple TV or iPhone. If you have a a jailbroken iPhone or iPod you can easily transfer that movie in the AvPlayer folder via SSH and view it. This app is great and only $2.99.

Combine this AvPlayer and AirVideoEnabler and you have an Apple TV that can play anything.

To get AirVideoEnabler you must have a jailbroken device.
Go to Cydia>Search, type Airvideoenabler. It should pop up.
If it does not pop up add the source "http://apt.thebigboss.org/repofiles/cydia/"


This tweak does have some limits though. I tried playing a 4gb iso movie and it would freeze.


If you have any comments or questions just write it down below. If you want a more clear explanation of anything also just write it down there. Thanks For Viewing!

Time Capsule With Apple TV! w/ XBMC

Apple Products are made for each other, meaning they go together, meaning they all should be compatible with each other. So you think, Until you get  a Apple TV and a Time Capsule. You upload a bunch of movies into the Time Capsule to view wirelessly with your Apple T, this is when you find out apple does not have compatibility with all their products. 


This tutorial will help others who like me want to watch movies through the Time Capsule without having any computer on.


"AirPlay" with Time Capsule
For this you need to have a JAILBROKEN Apple TV, Time Capsule and a computer all within the same network.


1. Install XBMC
Check your Apple TV for its IP Adress.
If you are using MacOsX then open terminal and enter what is on the page - Link replace "<your ATV2 IP address>" with the Apple TV's IP Address and remove the  '$'.
If you are using Windows Download Putty then enter what is on the page  - Link replace "<your ATV2 IP address>" with the Apple TV's IP Address  and remove the  '$'.
Your Apple TV should reboot, if not do it manually.


2.Setup Your Time Capsule
With your Time Capsule it came with a 'Airport Utility' install CD. If you do not have it install in your mac or pc do it.
When you have it install open it up. Click on your Time Capsule and click Manual Setup. Then click Disk > File Sharing. Check the 'File Sharing'. On 'Secure Disk Sharing'- "With device password". On 'Airport Guest Access' - "Read and Write". Finally go to at the bottom 'Workgroup', type in "WORKGROUP" (This name is also use for file sharing with windows computers)
Press Update and Wait....


3. Setup XBMC
On your Apple TV start XMBC. Go to Videos. Scroll Down To 'add source', click it. Now click 'Browse', then scroll down to 'Windows Network(SMB)' click it and now you should see a folder called 'WORKGROUP' click and you should see the name of your Time Capsule. Click it and scroll down to 'OK'. Click okay for every menu that comes up and when you get a message about Unassigned Content click yes.


You are now done and should be able to watch your Time Capsule movies.
Congratulations!?!




Comments below if I missed Something or questions you have.