RonnieD

I have an iphone4 as well and I can't get the decks to come up when it is on airplane mode as well. It will pull up the ship, but when I click on the deck plans I get a white page for each deck. :(

I just tried Shipmate and brought up all decks. Make sure you hit the blue deck map and not just the orange deck number.

I'm sorry to hear your mom is so sick. Are you still going to be able to go on your cruise?

 

I don't think I do it any differently than you do. My books are ones I buy for Nook or Kindle (although I only have a Kindle). I download books to their software, which is free to put on iPhone or Droid. Movies have to be in mp4 format for the Droid. I don't know about the iPhone specifically. All my songs in mp3 format just drag and drop to my Droid. I believe you have to use iTunes, right? I do everything through Windows, which is nice and easy.

Hey Lynn.

What program do you use to convert your AVI's to MP4 ? I use one called PSP Convert or something like that. I will get the correct name if you want. I set my movies and TV shows when I go to bed and I have it shut off the computer when it's done. When you download books are they in a M4B format? ? I am so rushed when I get home I have time to do a fraction of what I want to do. I will list me books I like when I get time.

Thanks for letting me know, Ronnie. First of all, my husband and I saw Knight and Day in the theatre ... which is only worth mentioning because we rarely go to the movies. Funny that it should be the same movie you watched.

 

But ... instead of the iTouch, I ended up getting a DroidX phone, which I am madly in love with <g>. My son bought it for me on launch date (July 15), although my birthday was June 15th. Anyway ... I can now do EVERYTHING with my DroidX ... carry my music, movies, eBooks (although, of course, I still love and use my Kindle all the time). It's great, though, and does everything I need a multimedia player/phone to do. I'm soooooo happy finally. My son rocks!!! It was HIS idea.

 

You flew to Florida? Did you go on a cruise??????????????

No my Mom is very sick so it was not a planned trip. I leave for San Juan on 08/28/10 to sail on the Serenade. How do you load your movies, books and songs on to your phone? ? It has to be better than loading on my Iphone or Touch. I have a PSP I loaded with movies and did not use it one time. Probably going to get rid of it as I don't need it. I also travel with a portable 8 inch Divx DVD player. You can load up to 6 movies on a DVD.

I'm listening to an interesting book, The School of Essential Ingredients, by Erica Bauermeister. So far this is definitely a woman's book and definitely also a foodie type book. The language is extremely descriptive, and I'm enjoying the use of words.

Just a heads up Lynn. I had to fly to Florida last week and I put a copy of Knight & Day on it and had no problem watching it on the 3X5 screen. Sure makes the trip go faster.

Hi, Ronnie,

 

Actually, a while back I converted a few of my DVD's (of which I have a huge collection of romantic comedies) to .avi so I could watch them on a Cowon that I have. It turned out to be useless because the screen is too small for me to enjoy a movie on. Therefore, I'd like to get something bigger and watch my own movies. I have so many movies already, and it would be great to carry them around with me.

 

So it sounds like the iPod Touch is more finnicky as to formats. Is that correct? My Cowon takes .avi and .mp3, which is pretty standard, I believe. If only the screen were bigger. Sigh!

 

I'll check back for your book recommendations. Thanks!

 

Lynn

The ITouch screen is way too small to watch movies. I do it because some people like to watch in the dental or doctor offices. Also I did it to make sure I knew how to do it. It's fun to use all of the technology I can. So you do not use news groups for your .avi's.? ? What program did you use to convert the dvd's over ? By the way, any Philips DVD player will play the .avi files and let you watch on your home t v. Same goes with portable players. That's what I use going to Vegas or PR. You can buy most for under $50.00 at Target or Walmart.

Hi, Ronnie,

 

That's okay. Jump in anytime!!!

 

I have been thinking about an iPod iTouch because it sounds really neat, BUT I haven't actually tried one. I have a few questions <g>.

 

Do you also read books on your iTouch, or just listen to audiobooks? If you READ them, too, is it hard to read on the small screen? I guess I should say -- is it too hard to read, or do you find it okay?

 

Do you convert movies? I have DVDs and .avi files that I would love to watch. Is it possible? Or do you have to buy all the movies?

 

I'd really appreciate if you could give me any direction about software so I could put my own movies and books on the iTouch.

 

Thank you sooooooooooooooooo much,

 

Lynn

Since you have .avi files you must use the n g's. I don't want to say too much about them. Let the man go after p to p people and leave us alone. I use Xnews for my reader ( free ), PSP Video 9 ( Free ) to convert from .avi to drag and drop onto my Touch. .avi movies are small enough once converted to put on a Touch. Never tried DVD's. I don't have that much space. If you download audio books you need to convert from MP3 to M4B. Use a program "MP3 to IPod Audio Book Converter " . Just Google as it's free. I will list my favorite books tomorrow.

RonnieD

Have not looked at all of the threads so if I'm duplicating, sorry. I use a I Pod-Itouch for Photos, Books, movies and of coarse songs. I download

books in MP3 and have a program to convert to M4B. This allows you to

retain you place in mid chapter. I think with MP3 you have to start over at the beginning. Sure makes walks and waiting in Dr. offices go a lot faster.