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In my opinion, one big gap that Android needs to fill in order to compete with the iPhone and become more popular is something that resembles iTunes.  I love my Motorola Droid, but it does not come with media management software so I am left using various applications to keep the content updated.  Of course, there are third party applications that can help fill the gap, but something doesn’t feel right when you pay hundreds of dollars for a device and have to locate a program to help transfer your media.

I previously provided my opinion on Double Twist as an excellent option for transferring music in a previous post.  Double Twist provides support for synching music, photos, and videos with an excellent feature that will convert videos to the proper format for your device. Read the rest of this entry »

If you followed one of my previous posts for installing TweetDeck or Seesmic in Ubuntu 64 bit you are currently running AIR version 1.5.  You already have all of the dependencies needed to run AIR on a 64 bit system so upgrading to AIR 2.0 is quite simple.  If you do not currently have AIR installed start with the TweetDeck installation post to get the required 32 bit dependencies before following these instructions for adding AIR 2.0. Read the rest of this entry »

Gnome Do is a great addition to the Linux Desktop.  Although Gnome is in the name it can also be added to KDE and other common environments.  One of the great things about GNOME Do is that it offers plugins for improving your desktop so there are many options available to improve you desktop experience.

As stated on the official GNOME DO website:
With a large set of plugins and smart relevance algorithms, Do fine-tunes itself to be the exact tool you need, no matter who you are or how you use your computer. Do can be your music player, your search tool, your file browser, or even your dictionary.  Read the rest of this entry »

One of my favorite features of OpenOffice.org is that you can turn documents into pdf documents for saving or sending in emails.  Recently, I wanted to send some screenshots of web pages and thought it would be much easier to send in pdf format.

The solution for Windows based PC’s is to download the doPDF converter software from doPDF.com.  Once the software is installed you will have an option of doPDF in the dropdown box of available printers.  You can create a pdf from anything that you are able to print so it works with Word Documents, web pages and pretty much anything else you would ever want. Read the rest of this entry »

Although I often use Pandora or Last.fm when I want to listen to music on my Droid, there are times when it is nice to listen to my own downloads and playlists.  One thing that is lacking on the Droid is a music manager similar to iTunes for transferring music and video files.

I started out by mounting the SD card after connecting the Droid to a PC which does work, but it is not as intuitive as I felt it should be with one of the latest gadgets.  After doing some research on the web I found a program called Double Twist.

Since I have several devices that I use at different times for transferring music, I was not looking to add another manager, but after trying out Double Twist, I found out that it is an excellent solution to replace the other managers that I have been using.  Along with getting the job done for my Droid, it also works for my Zune and Sirius Stiletto 2 and many other devices that you may have. Read the rest of this entry »