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Good alternatives to AVPlayer HD for the iPad

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Ever since AVPlayerHD was removed from the Apple store I have been looking for a good replacement. So far MoliPlayer for iPad has been one of my favs but the latest updates remove AC3 audio capability 🙁 Here is a thread on the topic: Alternatives to AVPlayerHD – Page 4 – MacRumors Forumshttp://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1448031&page=4That is unfortunate regarding AVPlayer HD. I have it on my wife’s IPad 2 and it works well. Is there a way to transfer the app to my new

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HTC Evo 4G LTE Jellybean +more

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S-ON, S-OFF http://www.theandroidsoul.com/how-to-check-security-s-on-or-s-off/ http://unlimited.io/jewel.htm Before updating EVO 4G LTE to Jellybean http://www.pocketables.com/2012/12/some-things-to-consider-before-updating-to-jelly-bean-on-your-evo-4g-lte.html Nice stock Jellybean ROM for EVO 4G LTE http://www.pocketables.com/2012/12/stock-rooted-jelly-bean-rom-for-the-htc-evo-4g-lte-released.html http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2045929 Older cool ROMs (meanrom) http://www.pocketables.com/2012/08/rom-picks-meanrom-v3-4-for-the-htc-evo-4g-lte.html

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NZBMatrix is closed :-(

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Visitors have been wondering ‘where to next’, i.e. what is a good alternative to NZBMatrix. One comprehensive source (but without comments and organization) is: http://binsearch.info/ 🙂 Here is their ‘End’ message: The End… It is with our regret to announce that NZBMATRIX has closed. We have had to make this decision due to a very large takedown request from a company called Wiggin LLC. These represent the following: Federation Against Copyright Theft Limited (“FACT”), Paramount Home Entertainment International Limited; Sony

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sdfv2000.exe SD Card Format download

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Recently I was trying to recover a 32GB microsdhc card that had two partitions, one of which was inaccessible. One of the best tips I found was to try the sdfv2000.exe formatting program as it seems to be much more capable than the internal Windows formatting tools. However, I had a heck of a time finding the sdfv2000.exe program anywhere. Thankfully I finally found it and here is permanent mirror where you can download it too: [download id=”10489″ format=”1″] dl Best regards,

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New ARM dual core 3G Chromebook from Samsung & Google

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While the new $249 model looks good, the $329.99 version with 100mb of free Verizon 3G (per month for 2 years) looks even better to me 🙂 Samsung Chromebook (XE303C1) | Samsung Chromebookhttp://www.samsung.com/us/computer/chrome-os-devices/XE303C12-H01USVerizon 3G WWAN included with this device for 2 years (up to 100MB per month) Fast Boot Technology allows you to boot in less than 10 seconds Weighing just under 2.5lbs and less… CPU / Processor: Samsung Exynos 5 Dual

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