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Jack the ripper .. but he is long dead !!! 
Zen and the art of software maintenance : rm -rf *
Math is like love : a simple idea but it can get complicated.
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If you give me your time and product for free I will tell you how to pirate someone elses...
Stephen Schneider, Climate Scientist: "Scientists need to get some broader based support, to capture the public’s imagination…that, of course, entails getting loads of media coverage. So we have to offer up scary scenarios, make simplified dramatic statements, and make little mention of any doubts we may have…each of us has to decide what the right balance is between being effective and being honest. "
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He's not pirating DVDs - he's making a copy of movies he already owns so his kids can watch it on a tablet in the car.
/ravi
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Thats also legal is it?
Stephen Schneider, Climate Scientist: "Scientists need to get some broader based support, to capture the public’s imagination…that, of course, entails getting loads of media coverage. So we have to offer up scary scenarios, make simplified dramatic statements, and make little mention of any doubts we may have…each of us has to decide what the right balance is between being effective and being honest. "
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Offsite backup copy... Fair use.
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I've always used mencoder[^] when working on a linux machine.
Although it is available for the windows platform, I just use Handbrake[^] since the option of typing 'sudo apt-get install mencoder' (obviously) wont work from the command prompt and Handbrake is easy to download and install.
I really should get around to comparing handbrake to the windows version of mencoder some day.
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Jack.
They never caught him.
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I use Magic DVD Ripper - not free but worth the $35. Rips to plenty of formats, inc MP4. You can just rip the audio too if you want.
http://www.magicdvdripper.com/[^]
If your neighbours don't listen to The Ramones, turn it up real loud so they can.
“We didn't have a positive song until we wrote 'Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue!'” ― Dee Dee Ramone
"The Democrats want my guns and the Republicans want my porno mags and I ain't giving up either" - Joey Ramone
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DVD ripper will make sure your assets get ripped fast.
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Plain and simple ( not you ), use handbrake.
We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP
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Oooh, I'm anticipa-pating its arrival! ![Jig | [Dance]](https://www.codeproject.com/script/Forums/Images/jig.gif)
Lest you ask, my dance club client is looking at setting these up for the "couches" to communicate with the bill acceptor, credit card reader, and other hardware that hangs off each device. So I get to play with some nifty hardware and help him write the interface software -- web services, etc. We're looking at either Ruby or node.js (rather than native C++) for handling all the device I/O and calls to the club's server. Should be quite the learning curve!
Marc
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Are these "couches" the dancers? 
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snorkie wrote: Are these "couches" the dancers?
No  They're booths or actual couches.
Marc
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Got one a month or so ago and the are awesome, a couple of tips;
1) Use a power supply with 2A, it's very picky. The Wal-wart they offer 5V 2A for $9..95 is a good deal.
2) It's a little picky about uSD I used a Transend 8GB and it didn't work had to go out and get a Sans.
Good luck and have fun, they are a lot of fun!
Along with Antimatter and Dark Matter they've discovered the existence of Doesn't Matter which appears to have no effect on the universe whatsoever!
Rich Tennant 5th Wave
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Mike Hankey wrote: Good luck and have fun, they are a lot of fun!
Thanks, and thanks for the tips!
Marc
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You're welcome!
I don't know whether you've started researching yet but the BBB uses Device Trees to describe hardware clickity[^], there are quite a few tutorials on the subject.
Along with Antimatter and Dark Matter they've discovered the existence of Doesn't Matter which appears to have no effect on the universe whatsoever!
Rich Tennant 5th Wave
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Marc Clifton wrote: Lest you ask, my dance club client is looking at setting these up for the "couches"...
I wonder how they intend to drunk proof the hardware.
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You've heard the expression "wrapped in plastic"! Signing/typing in a pin to pay the bill could be an issue!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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My wife has a Samsung Galaxy S3 with an old version of Android installed.
It is from a Spanish phone company that looks like doesn't want to update the OS for that phone...
I've seen there are methods like the one CyanogenMod is offering to install a new OS version there.
It looks like all are advantages... but... have you done that? should I have something clear before starting doing that? any advice or recommendation? A good tool to be able to make a full backup and restore the phone to the backup if something fails?
There's plenty of information in the Internet, but too much information is like no information at all...
Thank you in advance!
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I would make sure before making any changes that using Cyanogen doesn't void the warranty.
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I have the S4. Mine updates automatically (prompts first) with no issues at all.
Go to Settings >> More >> About Device >> Software Update, and check if the settings are set for updating.
Within you lies the power for good - Use it!
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Joan,
If there is not an update available for your phone, Cyanogen is a great option. I have run it on an old (shipped with 2.3) HTC Thunderboldt, an HP Touch pad (still am there), and recently put it on an HTC One. I have not put it on an S3 or S4, but the steps are similar.
The best place I have found for each of them is http://forum.xda-developers.com/[^] to get the most current and complete steps. They are also VERY good at answering questions there when you may have made a slight mistake.
To do it:
0) Find the forum for your device
1) Find the root/ROM section for your device
2) Read the instructions for doing it from start to finish
3) download the recommended files (Biggest choice is ROM Manager, both Clockwork Mod and TWRP are really good. I just started using TWRP and think I like it better.)
4) Read the instructions for doing it from start to finish
5) Read them again just to be safe
6) Start with step one and move through them sequentially.
7) Only clear/wipe when directed
8) Only reboot when directed
It is really not very difficult once you have done it once, but a mistake can then cost you a LOT of time to figure out and get fixed. (My son grabbed the wrong version of clockwork mod because he didn't read ALL of the instructions before starting and lost access to the SDCard portion of the memory for about 4 days on an HP Touchpad.) It seems that it is much less likely that you can brick a device permanently than it used to be.
Good luck! The custom ROMs take up much less space and give you much better access to your device. I was able to run WireShark on mine the other day to solve an issue that arose. 
Don
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I second your post and link - even if I have never tried it myself - but xda was the only site providing me with useful help about android so far.
I'd add:
-1) Make a backup of your data.
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Entropy isn't what it used to.
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