10-29-2005, 02:00 AM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
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PocketMusic 4.0 Released
Pocket Mind Software has just released an update to the popular PocketMusic Freeware (a free download) and PocketMusic Bundle (available for $19.95 from Handango). If you currently own PocketMusic Bundle 3.x and wish to upgrade to this latest version, there's a special $9.95 upgrade offer, also available from Handango. Finally, there is a new plugin up for grabs which extends the functionality of PocketMusic to play back AAC files. If you think that's something you might use, then that's available for $9.95. A full list of features of each product can be found at the Pocket Mind website. [Affiliate]
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10-29-2005, 03:15 PM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 3
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how do install the damn thing? The free version doesn't have an extension. I added .exe and .arm, neither worked.
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10-29-2005, 05:03 PM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
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Originally Posted by ftboomer
how do install the damn thing? The free version doesn't have an extension. I added .exe and .arm, neither worked.
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I just tested it for you. The file downloads as pmfree.exe,and... it's a little messed up. Rename the file extension to .zip so it appears as pmfree.zip. If your browser isn't showing file extensions, open up My Computer, select Tools > Folder Options > View, then untick the box associated with "Hide extensions for known file types".
Next, extract pmfree.zip and you should get a file labelled PocketMusic.exe. It's a desktop executable, so you'll need to install it over ActiveSync.
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10-29-2005, 09:29 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 301
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Can it "take over" the hardware buttons? I'd like to be able to do all navigation (FF/Rew/Start/Stop/Volume+/-, scroll artists/songs, and ALSO exit app) all without using the stylus. (I want to reproduce the iPod's "one-handedness" with my PPC.)
I've been thinking about buying an iPod Nano, but it would make so much more sense to just have a 4GB SD card for my Axim, except that there's no way to navigate with a stylus while I'm driving...
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10-29-2005, 10:05 PM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 3
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Originally Posted by Mark Johnson
Can it "take over" the hardware buttons? I'd like to be able to do all navigation (FF/Rew/Start/Stop/Volume+/-, scroll artists/songs, and ALSO exit app) all without using the stylus. (I want to reproduce the iPod's "one-handedness" with my PPC.)
I've been thinking about buying an iPod Nano, but it would make so much more sense to just have a 4GB SD card for my Axim, except that there's no way to navigate with a stylus while I'm driving...
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Thanks Darius that worked.
Mark,
Yes you can set the navigation buttons with the free version.
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10-30-2005, 11:30 PM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 5
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i like it, now i just need a bigger SD card
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10-31-2005, 04:48 AM
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Pupil
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 10
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by Mark Johnson
Can it "take over" the hardware buttons? I'd like to be able to do all navigation (FF/Rew/Start/Stop/Volume+/-, scroll artists/songs, and ALSO exit app) all without using the stylus. (I want to reproduce the iPod's "one-handedness" with my PPC.)
I've been thinking about buying an iPod Nano, but it would make so much more sense to just have a 4GB SD card for my Axim, except that there's no way to navigate with a stylus while I'm driving...
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You can take over the buttons for most of the functions you want except scrolling information and exiting.
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10-31-2005, 07:45 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 31
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I tried many players for the PPC and the absolute best one is GSPlayer. PocketMusic is a processor hog. Its response time, when quickly switching between songs, is sluggish. GSPlayer is way more efficient, with all the programmable buttons available.
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11-03-2005, 02:41 PM
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Banned
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 64
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gsplayer cannot *really* lock hardware buttons so it's totally useless as a pocket player. besides that pocket music has much more features and only uses about 8% cpu more.
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11-14-2005, 04:12 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,520
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I can't get PocketMusic (freeware) to skip tracks in a playlist. Whenever I select the next track button, it just stops playing.
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