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Portable Music

You gotta have it with you, don't you? Da Guy sure does. At home, in his office, in his rides, and on his person on those planes, in the airport, and when just chilling out away from home.

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iPodThe Gear

Seriously, is there anything but an iPod? Da Guy doesn't think so, as he carries around 99% of his music collection with him on-da-road and in-da-air. His iPad and iPhone have great sound, but Da Guy still likes having a specialized iPod for his compact on-the-go sound and even portable video needs. Check out these useful sites for iPod lovers.

  • Bert's Place Gadgets & Electronics Page -- for some places that carry accessories for your iPod
  • Bert's Place Mobile Devices Page -- for Da Guy's iPad and iPhone info
  • iLounge -- Forums and news
  • iTunesExport -- A super useful utility written by Eric Daugherty to read your iTunes library and export your non-DRM tunes with a M3U Extended format playlist to another device (like a USB stick)... Essential for the iPod and BMW owner. Just the ticket to start moving your tunes onto your 2009+ BMW with iDrive!

In your Ear

So, you have an IPod or other (why would you?) portable music player. Now you need to get that sound into your ears without bugging everyone else. Without getting overly-personal, let's just say there is something about the formation of Da Guy's ears -- as almost none of those free-bee "ear buds" that come with any music player will stay plugged into his head. It's a very annoying problem. So, Da Guy uses two different solutions depending on the situation:

  • Etymotic ER-4 HeadphonesIf you want some high-end earphones that work really well, try Etymotic Research ER-4S available from HeadRoom (a terrific distributor with a fantastic web site). These earphones are super small, plug directly in your ears (you'll quickly get over any negative thoughts about that point), and do a great job.

  • Bose QC2 HeadphonesThe drone on every airplane keeps up your stress level, especially on those regional commuters. While it takes a lot more space in your precious carry-on bag, will muss your hair with it's over-the-head loop as compared to the ER-4S's above, and make your ears feel like they've been in a sauna after several hours of use, the Bose QuietComfort 2 headphones work like a champ to take out a significant amount of the background noise beyond what the ER-4S can do.

Getting your DVD Movie onto that new Video iPod

Da Guy absolutely believes in protecting copyrights and intellectual property that people and artists spend so much time and effort creating. There are no excuses for not buying your own copies of music, videos and the like for your own personal use. IF however, you want to backup and move your own personal DVD movies onto your iPod for example, you're going to need some utilities beyond what Apple provides to do it ...and note that applications like Nero simply won't touch the vast majority of your precious DVD collection. Your mileage may vary, and Da Guy again stresses you need to keep all the right legal implications in mind, but check out the applications from CucuSoft Technologies. You may have found the ticket you're looking for.

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