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Originally posted by jofice:It didn't break, it's jailbroken lol Just means it's much more flexible to customise and do stuff on

it would be a pain I know, but there's a whole load of stuff on jailbroken iPod in this topic if you trawl through. Drew's a good person to ask too

drewhiggins

14 years

Originally posted by djrlewis:it would be a pain I know, but there's a whole load of stuff on jailbroken iPod in this topic if you trawl through. Drew's a good person to ask too

A lot of old tweaks and stuff won't be updated because of APIs being changed or dropped or just not worth it because of it all now being integrated into the OS.

For the new firmwares (4.0 and higher) the absolute essentials for me would be:

OpenSSH - transfer files from iPod via WiFi and setup iPod as server.
OpenSSL - secure file transfers, installs along with OpenSSH
DirectControl - show multitasking controls instead of open apps at bottom of screen
FreeSync - change sync screen to an alert on home screen.
NoBookmarks - stops bookmarks page from showing first when you start Safari
NoRotationStatus - hides the rotation icon in the status bar to look cleaner
NoSpot - hides Spotlight on home screen but not disable search in iPod
SafariTweak - scroll up in Safari to refresh pages
MailTweak - same as SafariTweak except for the mail app
Winterboard - themes, custom lockscreens etc
Activator - custom swipe actions such as swipe status bar to change track etc
TVTube - goes into sleep mode in the old TV-tube style
YourTube - download YouTube videos to watch offline in both low and high-res
PopupBlocker - block certain popups such as low battery etc

LikeASong

14 years

Originally posted by NLOTH_Victor:by the way, can anybody help me find a software that i can easyly make drum beats but that the drum parts have fills and turns and i can convert it to mp3 and mix with the bass guitar and guitar i record at home?

You mean that you want a program that lets you export a click-track (e.g. more or less a mp3-exportable metronome) or a full drum track?

Andrew_C

14 years

just found out that i'll be getting a 'free' (not really free since ur paying tuition fees, but im not complaining since its mine to keep) iPad from uni when we go back, its a trial to see if it improves student learning, our textbooks are gona be available as ebooks and all the lecture notes and slides will be available too.

... so does anyone here have an iPad, what r they like, ive never even played with one in a store

jofice

14 years

Just big iPods really

drewhiggins

14 years

Originally posted by jofice:Just big iPods really

A big-arse screen designed to assist you to spend money on fart apps.

KieranU2

14 years

Originally posted by Andrew_C:just found out that i'll be getting a 'free' (not really free since ur paying tuition fees, but im not complaining since its mine to keep) iPad from uni when we go back, its a trial to see if it improves student learning, our textbooks are gona be available as ebooks and all the lecture notes and slides will be available too.

... so does anyone here have an iPad, what r they like, ive never even played with one in a store

They done that at a local university in Edinburgh, gave away iPads to 'improve student learning'. The students just sold the iPads and got better laptops.

Yeah, I've played around with one when I was in America, and it's just a huge iPod touch to me. Nothing special.

LikeASong

14 years

Originally posted by KieranU2:They done that at a local university in Edinburgh, gave away iPads to 'improve student learning'. The students just sold the iPads and got better laptops.

hahahaha, really?!?!?! That is:

drewhiggins

14 years

Originally posted by KieranU2:They done that at a local university in Edinburgh, gave away iPads to 'improve student learning'. The students just sold the iPads and got better laptops.

Yeah, I've played around with one when I was in America, and it's just a huge iPod touch to me. Nothing special.

They look great for music production except one problem: there aren't enough ports for doing different kinds of instruments e.g. synths, drums etc, no way I can overlay instruments the way I'd like to and no way to really record and multi-track without having to resort to either emailing or drop-boxing it every time.

Plus touch-screen for doing intricate selection on certain parts is near impossible. That's why for music I'll be sticking to a laptop and mouse setup. The games on it aren't even as good as they could be - no Lemmings or any old point-and-click style games like the very first Alone In The Dark or Theme Hospital.

Edit: I'm sure Sergio wanted to post that regardless of the topic.

Andrew_C

14 years

Originally posted by KieranU2:[..]

They done that at a local university in Edinburgh, gave away iPads to 'improve student learning'. The students just sold the iPads and got better laptops.

Yeah, I've played around with one when I was in America, and it's just a huge iPod touch to me. Nothing special.

i'll see how it goes, havn all my textbooks on it sounds good so i dunt have to lug them around, and ill be able to play angry birds on a big screen

drewhiggins

14 years

Originally posted by Andrew_C:[..]
i'll see how it goes, havn all my textbooks on it sounds good so i dunt have to lug them around, and ill be able to play angry birds on a big screen

What's the deal with that Angry Birds thing? Is it honestly so good that it's worth being left with $31 iTunes credit?

Great for reading - that screen is awesome but an iPad wouldn't be my first choice, given the cost and limitations.

Andrew_C

14 years

Originally posted by drewhiggins:[..]
What's the deal with that Angry Birds thing? Is it honestly so good that it's worth being left with $31 iTunes credit?

Great for reading - that screen is awesome but an iPad wouldn't be my first choice, given the cost and limitations.

angry birds is great, really addictive and it has good replay value

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