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What’s the Best Blu-ray DVD Player and Burner to Buy?

Chris — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:45:24 +0000

What’s the Best Blu-ray DVD Player and Burner to Buy? is a post from Chris Pirillo

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Most of you probably have an optical drive in your computer, or even externally. But do you have a Blu-ray drive? If not, you should look into picking up a Mercury Pro!

OWC has rolled out the first external Blu-ray drive in the world that features Quad Interface, enabling it to hook up to your computer via four different methods – FireWire 400/800, USB 2.0 and eSATA, making it compatible with both Mac and PC platforms. There will be two models available – the Mercury Pro SW-5583 that reads/writes Blu-ray, DVD, DVD-RAM and CD-R/RW while the Mercury Pro SW-5583T does all the mentioned and comes with a full retail version of Roxio Toast 9 Titanium (Mac OS X).

The Mercury Pro is plug-and-play, and connects via FireWire… which is what interested me to begin with! I have an option to buy this at the end of my 30-day review, and I’m thinking of doing so. I’ve been wanting an external DVD drive, and this one really fits the bill.

It comes with everything you need, as far as software. It also comes with a couple of 25GB Blu-ray discs. This machine will allow me to make good backups, as well as saving videos too. There are a variety of connectivity options, so it’s very flexible! It’s definitely a quad-inteface!

No matter what type of computer you have, nor what you need to use Blu-ray for… this is the perfect solution for you!

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Roxio Toast 9: Burn, Watch, Listen, Share

Chris — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:28:08 +0000

Roxio Toast 9: Burn, Watch, Listen, Share is a post from Chris Pirillo

Whether you’ve never used Toast in the past, or looking for more features than previous versions… you’ll be happy to read all about Roxio Toast 9, which is being released later today. I have always been a fan of this software. After reading through all of the new things they’ve incorporated, as well as the improvements, I’ll definitely be upgrading soon. Toast 9 sets the standard, again – now by extending the hi-def burning options to HD DVD and Blu-ray media. Whatever your projects involve… data, music, photo or video… you’ll finish more quickly and reliably thanks to the new Toast 9.

Get the most from your digital media and Mac OS X, with Toast 9. Extending your options to Blu-ray and HD DVD media, it sets the standard yet again for burning on the Mac and includes a host of new features. Compress, copy and convert video to watch on popular mobile devices. Trim unwanted segments. Capture streaming audio from any source, even automatically add title, artist and other tags – then enjoy it on your iPod. Burn or play your favorite TV shows on your iPhone or PSP. It’s everything you need to Toast your digital life!

“What’s New” in Toast 9

Batch DVD-Video saves you time, by letting you use multiple DVD-Video folders for a Fit-to-DVD compression or conversion.
Video cropping and trimming features let you easily remove unwanted video segments before you burn your disc, or move to your portable player.
Create High Definition Blu-Ray, HD DVD or standard DVD discs of your HD camcorder footage, slide shows or other HD video content.
Watch your recorded TiVo or EyeTV shows via the Internet, or stream video from your Mac to your iPhone or Internet-connected PC or Mac!
Unique audio fingerprinting technology identifies untagged music files and adds name, artist, album and other file information. No more “Track 01″!
Capture streaming audio from ANY source, including the Internet, to build a library of audio tracks.
Preview video quality for selected encoding settings in seconds
Pause video conversions to regain control of your Mac and resume when convenient
Preserve DVD chapters in video converted for your iPod – no need to rewind or fast forward

What’s “Improved” in Toast 9

You can now burn up to 30 GB on a single HD DVD disc, or up to 50 GB on a single Blu-Ray Disc. Archive up to 12,500 songs, 50,000 pictures, or many hours of video.
Span files of any size across multiple discs… including HD DVD. Then, restore and read them on either a Mac or PC.
Automatically catalog and track the contents of your discs. You can easily locate any file on any disc… even when they aren’t in the drive.
File recovery for damaged discs
New menu styles and custom DVD menu backgrounds
Broad device support includes video conversion for Xbox 360, BlackBerry devices, and more
Dynamic DJ-style crossfades, transitions, audio processing, and Roxio Jam pro-quality mastering tools
Vinyl LP and tape conversion to CD, DVD, iPod and more
Create 100% full quality photo archive discs with slideshows that play automatically on a Mac or PC
Quickly create personalized disc labels for printing or LightScribe laser etching

With so many new and improved features… what are you waiting for?

Roxio Coupons: Popcorn, Creator, Crunch, Toast

Chris — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:56:40 +0000

Roxio Coupons: Popcorn, Creator, Crunch, Toast is a post from Chris Pirillo

If you’re thinking about buying a Roxio product anyway, you might as well save some money on it – right? Well, here are the latest coupons for Roxio products:

10% site-wide Roxio Coupon Code: SAVE10ROX

Roxio - $60 off Creator 2010 Pro + USB Capture Device, only $119.99 - Posted on 11/23/09 and Expires on 12/1/09
Roxio - $50 off Toast 10 Titanium + USB Capture Device, only $99.99 - Posted on 11/23/09 and Expires on 12/1/09
Roxio - $50 off Creator 2010 + USB Capture Device, only $99.99 - Posted on 11/23/09 and Expires on 12/1/09
Roxio - $20 off Easy LP to MP3, only $49.99 using coupon code LPSAVE20 - Posted on 11/23/09 and Expires on 12/1/09
Roxio - $10 off Popcorn 4, only $39.99 - Posted on 11/23/09 and Expires on 12/1/09
Roxio - $10 off Easy VHS to DVD, only $59.99 using coupon code 10VHSDVDM - Posted on 11/23/09 and Expires on 12/1/09
Roxio - $70 off Toast 10 Pro + USB Capture Device, only $129.99 - Posted on 11/23/09 and Expires on 12/1/09
Roxio - $10 off Easy VHS to DVD, only $49.99 using coupon code 10VHSTODVD - Posted on 11/23/09 and Expires on 12/1/09
Roxio - Free Ground Shipping on Disc Orders - Posted on 1/26/09 and Expires on 12/31/15
Roxio - Toast 10 Titanium only $99 + Free Plugin & $20 MIR (for upgrade) - Posted on 1/26/09 and Expires on 12/31/15
Roxio - Toast 10 Upgrade Rebate - Posted on 1/26/09 and Expires on 12/31/15

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You’ll be TOAST if you don’t CRUNCH the numbers and become a CREATOR who saves money (so you can buy more POPCORN at the grocery store).

Mac Media Software (and Saving Money)

Chris — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:16:21 +0000

Mac Media Software (and Saving Money) is a post from Chris Pirillo

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This caller had several questions. He just converted to Mac from Windows… and is needing some video editing software for the Mac. He’s hoping to find something for a Mac that works even half as good as what Nero can do. The best thing I can think of for a Mac would be Toast, from Roxio. Roxio Toast 8 sets the standard for burning CDs, DVDs, and now Blu-ray discs on the Mac. Create superior sounding audio CDs with crossfades. Enjoy your TV shows anywhere with exclusive EyeTV burning and TiVoToGo transfers to DVD or iPod. Copy your audio CDs, movies and DVDs. It’s your digital life, Toast It!

Roxio also has a program called Crunch. Roxio Crunch is the essential video converter for your Apple TV, iPod, and iPhone. Take your video in to the living room or the palm of your hands fast and simple. Roxio Crunch is a one-stop shop for all of your video conversion needs. Batch export will make your life even simpler: converted video will be automatically added to iTunes for syncing. Don’t just convert it, Crunch it!

Lastly, Roxio is also the creator of Popcorn (coupon code: POP3SAVE10). Popcorn lets you enjoy your video anywhere you want, on the playback device of your choice. Easily make high quality copies of your DVDs and movies. Take television recordings from your Mac to the portable device of your choice for on-the-go viewing or fit 4 hours of video on a single layer-DVD.

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DVD Burning Software

Chris — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:34:57 +0000

DVD Burning Software is a post from Chris Pirillo

http://live.pirillo.com/ – What program can you use to burn DVDs on Windows XP?

Every geek seems to love Nero Burning ROM for managing video and audio files you want to burn to CD or DVD. Chris uses it, and likes it. If you're looking for powerful control over your files, this is the tool for you.

If you're not a big geek, you may want to use Roxio's DVD burner, since it's much more user friendly than Nero. If you're looking for a point and click solution, this is the tool for you.

On the Mac end of the spectrum, Roxio's Toast for OD X is one of the best tools you can use to burn your CDs and DVDs. If they could port their OS X features to Windows Roxio would probably take over the burning market.

What software do you use to put together your CDs and DVDs?

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How to Handle Remote Tech Support

chris@lockergnome.com (Chris Pirillo) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:30:00 GMT

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Network Tools for Windows

chris@lockergnome.com (Chris Pirillo) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:30:00 GMT

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VMware and Parallels for Virtual Machines

chris@lockergnome.com (Chris Pirillo) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:30:00 GMT

It doesn't matter if you're running on Windows or Mac OS X - every power user needs either Parallels or VMware (or both). There's never been an easier way to test software without destroying your primary operating system's stability. Think of how many times you wish you could press a 'reverse' button on your computer. Plus, there's no easier way to try new Linux distributions - see what all the fuss is about. Run Windows in OS X, run Linux in Windows, but the best way to do either is with VMware and/or Parallels.

Coupons for Online Shopping

chris@lockergnome.com (Chris Pirillo) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 07:56:13 GMT

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