So there I was browsing through BlogEngage and voting on some interesting article, when I came upon a post with an animation on YouTube titled Pigeon: Impossible, which had me in stitches.

I tried to explain this funny short to a friend of mind and they just didn’t get it, so they asked me if I could put it on my iPod to show them, hmmm, now I wasn’t sure if this was possible, so I searched the net and after several websites claiming they knew how it could be done, but they didn’t seem to work, I found myself on a website with a download of a Free YouTube to iPod Convertor.

Now I did have my doubts on whether this would actually work, but I shouldn’t of!

The program is so easy to use just download it, install it and run it, yes it’s that simple, then all your need to do is copy the URL of the video on YouTube and then add the downloaded and converted video to your iTunes, easy!

The output files are saved in MP4 or 3GP formats into the program’s folder in My Documents, and they retain the name of the source video. They are ready to playback on your iPod, PSP, BlackBerry or mobile phone.

So I’ve tried it and it works, I’ve got the funny video on my iPod and my friend loved it. I probably won’t use this a lot, but it will certainly help on tuition videos that are on YouTube, I mean sometimes it’s just easier to have them on my iPod and watch them when Ive got a bit of spare time and this isn’t always when I’m connected to the net.

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So do your fancy winning an iPod touch or even a tasty looking Macbook, well all you have to do is enter this Netfirms contest to get a chance to win!

It’s really simple to enter all you have to do is tweet this from your Twitter account: “Win a #free iPod Touch or Macbook from the @Netfirms #contest. Domain registration services via Twitter http://bit.ly/yJfJK”

Hang on, there is another way to enter the competition, you can also get yourself entered into the competition by registering a domain name via the Netfirms Twitter Domain Registration service for $7.99. Check out the video below which shows you exactly how you do this. So it’s as easy as falling off a bike

Also you can re-tweet once per day to enable you to enter as much as you want, also each registered domain name is one entry in to the competition.

Here’s how it works:

You send a Direct Message to Netfirms via Twitter asking us to register a domain name for you. If the domain name is available we will register it for you and automatically add it to your existing Netfirms Control Panel and bill to your current billing profile. The only prerequisite is that you add your Twitter username to your Netfirms Control Panel. Please visit our tutorial with full details on setting yourself up for domain registration via Twitter. The instructions should be completed once only and you’re good to go after that.

1. Log in to your Twitter account (You can use any of the available Twitter apps)
2. Send a dm to @netfirms with the following: reg mynewdomain.com
3. We will confirm by replying to you via dm at which point the domain will be added to your Netfirms Control Panel. The domain is now ready to be used.

Now I’ve always been a fan of the TV show Monkey Dust that used to be on BBC Three some years ago with it’s quirky characters and amazing music, this is the show that introduced me to the wonderful musical talents of Goldfrapp and Boards of Canada!

So since having a trusty iPod I’ve been collecting the tracks that have been on the several series that the show ran over and as I type this post I now have 22 tracks, yes that many!

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I was getting a bit tired of manually updating my Twitter with what I was listening to on iTunes or my iPod and scrobbling to last.fm via TwittyTunes, so I wondered if there was some way around this!

After quite a while searching the net for some kind of plugin, I couldn’t really find anything, so I decided to utilise Twitterfeed to take the automation side of Twitting my recently plays!

So after logging into Twitterfeed with my OpenID I was off, first thing was to create a new feed and then fill in all the required info such as Twitter name etc and then to enter the rss feed I wanted to Twit.

Now it was a case of finding the feed I wanted to use, so I opened another browser tab to last.fm and found the feed for my recent played tracks and copied the URL, then entered it into the option on Twitterfeed, I opted for an hourly update and for five updates each time.

Once you have clicked Update you will be taken to your feeds page, it will take a little while before your feed is checked and goes live, but if everything is ok, you should see your scrobbles appearing on your Twitter, you can see what they look like on my Twitter.

In theory you should be able to do this with other last.fm feeds such as your recently loved tracks for example

Now it’s not very often them I do a meme, but this one grabbed my attention while over at SpocialSpark, so I thought I’d give it a go:

Instructions:

1. Open your MP3 player

2. Put it on shuffle

3. Press play

4. List down whichever song comes up

Here’s my soundtrack:

Opening Credits: The Arms of Orion by Prince

Waking up: The Old Ones Talk by Earth Songs

Falling in love: Fashion Bomb by Dave Stewart & The Spiritual Cowboys

Fight song: Mindset to Cycle by FC Kahuna

Break up song: The Last Unbroken Heart by Patti LaBelle and Bill Champlin

Making Up: Serpent Dream by Mike Oldfield

Life’s Okay: Let Down by Steadman

Mental Breakdown: Magic Mustard Machine by PNFA

Driving: Sheep by Pink Floyd

Flashbacks: Origin of Love by Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Happy Dance: Take by MRDC

Regret: Hot Thing by Prince

Final Battle: When The Day Goes Down by Eurythmics

Death Scene: Tides by LiSA & KMP

Final Credits: Confortably Numb by Pink Floyd

Wow there are some freaky answers there, does my iPod now something I Don’t

If your like me you will have a great collection of Vinyl albums, with a slight crackle, that you can’t get on tape, minidisc or CD probably due to the fact that the release has been deleted, so you can either put the album on a tape, but how many people have tapes in their cars these days, or you can convert your LP direct to digital format!

The LP Saver is an ideal piece of kit for doing this it plugs directly into your computer via the USB socket and your away.

The Turntable even comes with standard RCA cables to conect up to your standard sound system, now you can add your LPs to your iPod and even burn them onto CD to play in your car for example!

The LP Saver with play speeds of 33 1/3, 45, and 78 RPM so that should cover most peoples collection. All the necessary software comes with the turntable. In addition, not only can you convert your albums to MP3s or any other digital files, but the included software actually improves the quality of the recordings by eliminating some of the old pops, hisses and static they’ve acquired over the years. Finally, the tone arm returns to the armrest at the end of the record, just like old times.