Interscription

This past weekend, Khidr and I found that rockbox didn’t really play all that well with our Xbox 360s.  I had written this off a couple of months ago when I went to visit Tygerfyr at his casa, and I excitedly plugged my rockbox into the 360 to let them listen to some tunes I had just purchased.  Upon plugging in the rockbox, the 360 only saw two old podcasts.  Two.  And no music.  I assumed that this was because these were the two podcasts I had copied to the iPod via iTunes "back in the day", and that this would just be the cost of doing business with a rockbox’d iPod.  I’m happy to report I was wrong!

• Read more: The Post-Op Rockbox

First off, I need to echo Khidr’s sentiment regarding rockbox.  It’s an EXCELLENT open source alternative OS for your MP3 player.  Be sure to check out their website for details on how to install Rockbox, as well as to find out which MP3 players are supported. (Several versions of iPods and Sansa players are the primary targets, with several others working at varying levels of functionality).

• Read more: More things rockbox…

A long time ago, I set out on the quest to find the perfect MP3 player.  My requirements were simple, but non-negotiable.  I needed a substantial hard drive (none of those 4gb doohickeys), and I wanted to be able to drag and drop my mp3s and instantly see my music from my computer and home network, saving valuable disc space by not having to duplicate my music collection. 

I settled on the Iriver Ihp-120, a 20 gig ipod competitor that was fat32 compliant, had two audio outputs, a built in fm-radio, ogg vorbis support, and the ability to record mp3s with a built in mic or attached mic.  It was music player bliss…  then I discovered rockbox for the Iriver.  I did what anyone 100% satisfied with their mp3 player would do…  I immediately downloaded and installed the brand-new OS onto the unit. 

• Read more: Rockin the Box