Posts Tagged iTunes
iTiVo: The TiVo App For Macs
Posted by Elliott Bradley in Quicklook, Video on July 28, 2009
iTiVo (Free: Open-Sourced, v1.7.6) is an unofficial app for retrieving videos from your TiVo. Admittedly, this app has a limited user base to appeal to, but for those people it is great. It is even better than the official TiVo application in that it allows you to pull the original MPEG-2 video from the TiVo and run commercial cutting algorithms on the video. Recent versions have been very stable and work as advertised. If you have a Mac and a TiVo this is a must-have app for your mac.
GimmeSomeTune Review
Since I reviewed Sizzling Keys and Synergy, two free iTunes keyboard controllers, there was a request for a review of GimmeSomeTune (Donationware), so I thought I would review it here. It is very similar to the previous two apps with a few exceptions, which I will focus on in this review.
Sizzling Keys and Synergy Reviews
SizzlingKeys (Free; Pro version $5) and Synergy (5 Euros, roughly $7) are keyboard controllers for iTunes. Synergy has been made available through Macheist’s Giving Tree for free for the time being.
Both allow you to advance and go back tracks, play/pause, set rating, adjust volume, and more through keyboard shortcuts that function even when iTunes isn’t the active application. (Disclaimer: The free version of SizzlingKeys was reviewed, and Synergy was obtained for free through the Giving Tree.)
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