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I just got my brand spanking new 13.3" Macbook Pro in the mail. I customised mine with 4GB of RAM and a 250 GB hard drive, but with the entry-level 2.26 GHz Intel processor. I unboxed it in front of my ma and sister, and they were both oohing and aahing about how beautiful and thin it was. I powered the computer up, went thru the Leopard setup screens, and inside mins was logged in. While starting up, the light sensor powered on, the screen dimmed, and the keyboard lit-up mechanically. Everything about this computer counsels ingenious design and engineering, with great attention to every detail. It is awfully light, and since I'm using this for faculty, I'm totally happy with the size and form factor, particularly the charger. I suspect that the next-gen MBP's will phase out the rotary hard drives and switch to solid state as the standard, and will all have Blu-Ray players. Till that time, this little portable is more than adequate. If I had to come up with a gripe about this PC, there is really only one- and this is true for most of Apple's products- the iPod, iPhone, and MBP's- I wish that they would not coat transportable products with textures that are so simple to scratch. It is clear that after some months of toting this to class, it is going to have some scuffs on it. It appears like a bit of an absurdity that a company that puts so much price on aesthetics appears only to care about how the product looks when it is taken out of the first packaging. Having said that , this laptop feels intensely strong, and except for normal wear and tear marks, it's not that I am scared that it will fall apart, which is a whole lot more than I can say for my previous piece of crap plastic Dell. In reading other reviews, people seem to be unable to grasp this qualifies as a super-portable laptop. It is just not going to have a peripheral hookup for every kind of flash card and five USB hookups. If you're a user who favors those things, then you're free to go out and purchase the necessary adapters, but I'd rather have a light-weight PC that I can simply tote around. The truth is that for the money, you are not going to find a better portable than this one. It costs more than competing PC products, but I have owned Dell's and HP's, and I am able to tell you, you get what you pay for. If you use your laptop for a minimum of 2 hours per day, I suspect it is worth a couple hundred extra to get a high quality product that makes you satisfied, and that is why I upgraded to the MBP.To your MBP goto Apple MacBook Pro MB990LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop review

Here are some questions you may be asking yourself.

Why Jailbreak it?If you'd like to customize your ipod, get apps for free, and push your ipod touch to the limits, then you should explore jailbreaking.How to jailbreak your iPod touchIt's so easy, I was able to write it up in 9 pages. It took me many hours to figure it out, and it was only after I pieced together the info on the internet AND troubleshot the problems did I get a fully functioning, jailbroken device.Once I did, I decided to write it up in an easy-to-read, fool-proof guide. If you want to jailbreak your iPod Touch with ease.Is jailbreaking easy?It can be difficult to do on your own, but my step-by-step guide makes it super easy. You won't find a guide like this anywhere. I spent countless hours trying to figure out the various "how-to" guides on the internet, but they were all very confusing when it came to jailbreaking the 3.0 firmware.Are there any disadvantages of jailbreaking?

While jailbreaking gives you more control of the iPod Touch, it does tend to make it unstable. Afterall, the programs that you're able to install no longer have to pass Apple's rigorous testing.

Moreover, jailbreaking voids the warrant, though it would be difficult for them to know that you jailbroke it, as long as you restore it to its factory condition before utilizing the warranty.

In my opinion, the freedom that it gives you beats all of the downsides -- it gives you unlimited freedom to download apps and customize your system.

The iPod Touch Firmware 3.0 jailbreak guide is right here: http://youripodtouchjailbreak.blogspot.com

This step by step guide shows you how to rip DVD Movies to iPod video and audio and how to put them on your iPod/iPhone. iSkysoft DVD to iPod converter is an powerful yet easy-to-use video converter for Mac OS X users to convert DVD movies for playback on iPod.

You can download the latest version for free from product page of DVD to iPod Mac, (choose intel version or PowerPC version according to the processor of your iMac/Mac book/iMac etc.)

Free download Intel version OR PowerPC version

Step 1: Add DVD Movie

Click the “Load DVD” button, find the DVD folder of the movie you want to add from your hard disc or DVD-ROM, open your DVD folder, select the VIDEO_TS folder and click OK.

Or, click the “Load IFO” button, find the DVD folder of the movie you want to add from your hard disc or DVD-ROM, open your DVD folder, open the VIDEO_TS folder, select all IFO files and click “OK“.

Step 2: Output Settings

On the left side of the main window, you can name the output file for the selected title/chapter, select a subtitle to put on your movie, and select an audio track.

At the bottom of the window, select an output format like MP4, M4V and MP3, and then click the “Settings” button to set the video and audio encoding settings and select a directory folder to save the output files.

Format: This software supports iPod touch, iPod classic, and iPod nano, iPod shuffle. Plus, it also supports conversion for iPhone, Apple TV and PSP, so you can select a proper output format according to the name of your device conveniently in default output format list.

If you want to convert all chapters or titles to iPod in one output file, you can check the “Merge into one file” option.

Step 3: Start Conversion

After setting the output settings, you can just click the “Convert” button to start converting your Movie. You can choose to shut down your computer automatically after conversion if you don’t want to wait around during conversion.

Step 4: Put your DVD movies on your iPod or iPhone

Connect your iPod or iPhone to Mac and start iTunes. Find the converted movie and sync it to your iPod or iPhone. That’s it. Now you can enjoy your movies on your iPod breezily!