Posts tagged ‘apple’

worth a glimpse: ubuntu as time machine volume

might be interesting for the unfortunate minds that are stuck with one of those MacOS computers:

HowTo: Make Ubuntu A Perfect Mac File Server And Time Machine Volume

where to locate purchased music on an iPod Touch / iPhone

it’s in /var/mobile/Media/Purchases/

sort/re-order your photos on the iphone / ipod touch

as always, apple thinks they know what’s best for the user and keep him from adjust anything to its gusto… ever wondered why the photos you sync to your iphon/ipod are completely random and out of order? no matter about filenames or meta-information like exif? no way to sort them? grrrr

well, the filename doesn’t count (otherwise digikam would be a solution by batch-renaming your favorite pictures): no, it’s the file’s timestamp (to be precise, the timestamp of the last change)!!

here’s a neat script to adjust those timestamps so the photos get sorted by mapping an ascending order from the filenames to their respective timestamp:

david uebelacker: iphone bilder sortieren

syncing iPod touch calender without itunes

http://iphonefreakz.com/2008/06/11/funambol-wirelesly-sync-your-iphone-contacts-calendar-taskt-and-notes/