Blu-ray Backup Software – WinX Blu-ray Decrypter: A how to.

a guest post “how to” from the developer:

Many people worldwide are Blu-ray movies enthusiasts. What I’m gonna to talk about in this article is a piece of software named WinX Blu-ray Decrypter developed by Digiarty – a software developer engaged in versatile DVD backup/ripping, video converting and Blu-ray related programs. It is a nice Blu-ray backup tool to get you rid of troubles of Blu-ray disc scratch or loss.

WinX Blu-ray Decrypter works to copy and save Blu-ray Movies on computer hard drive for better storage and convenient watching by:

- Removing almost all known Blu-ray encryptions such as AACS MKB v25 and BD+ copy protection

Ÿ- Backing up Blu-ray to M2TS file or Blu-ray folder

Ÿ- Copying and saving full Blu-ray movie

Ÿ- Extracting and backing up Blu-ray movie titles

Ÿ- Converting and backing up 3D Blu-ray to 2D video

You can choose any backup method above according to your own situation. With advanced decrypting and copying technologies, WinX Blu-ray Decrypter is able to preserve the original video/audio quality in the output file. It has top fast working speed among all similar programs in the market. Usually, it only takes about half an hour to backup a whole Blu-ray movie.

 

How to Use it to Backup Blu-ray

That’s quite easy. Download this software first, install in on your computer and run it. The program will show you a very clean user interface:

Insert your Blu-ray disc to your computer, and do the simple work below:

 

1. A.    Click ‘Load BD’ to let the program recognize your Blu-ray movie
2. B.    Decide to backup full Blu-ray or just titles of it
3. C.    Select the output folder
4. D.    Click ‘Run’ button to start the backup work

 

Here are more information and operation tutorials at http://www.winxdvd.com/blu-ray-decrypter/ you can check. To download the program, just click here.

Angie
Digiarty Software, Inc.

www.winxdvd.com

Power to the people… or, Let my people surf.

A rant; mostly.  You have been warned.
Mobile devices are great, as long as there is a power source nearby to recharge them since for the most part they suck the juice quickly.

This hit home for me as I was checking thru security at the airport in Thunder Bay with my electronic boarding pass and noticed my iPhone was about to die.  Panic set in as I saw my fight was delayed and I wondered if I’d have power long enough to show my boarding pass when I eventually was allowed to embark.
Thankfully a girl found me charming enough (don’t laugh, I can be charming when needed, it just may not be evident from my rants) to offer up one of the outlets on the only accessible 120v receptacle in the airport boarding area and also the seat next to her to plug in my power adapter.  For such a busy airport, you’d think they’d at least be as equipped as the smaller ones, but it would seem no.
We got to talking since we were both stuck waiting for the same delayed flight, and in true Canadian fashion I offered up my iPhone as a personal hotspot since, while she had power, the airport we were at was so backwoods as to not have free WiFi.  Seriously?  Even the tiny little airport in Sault Ste Marie has free WiFi, but not the supposed “Northern Hub” Thunder Bay.  Power and connectivity are two things we take for granted but also are two things we need in this always-on always-connected world.  So anyway, as it happens I have a fairly good data package and could easily turn on my personal hotspot feature on my iPhone to help out.  Quid pro quo.

As I write this I am sitting on the airplane, with airplane mode on, wondering why we can have power connections on a bus or train to charge devices but not on an airplane? At least not the small ones I get to frequent while flying around Ontario.  I’m not talking about running a hair dryer here, or an electric kettle, I’m talking about low draw portable devices like phones and tablets.  Most of the modern planes have switched to LED lighting so there is some spare power available now, especially since most people never use the reading lights on planes anymore what with the majority of reading being done on electronic devices.  Of the 11 people around me (my row and the one in front and in behind) 9 were using portable electronics.
Also, why is it that the stewardess can use a wireless credit card machine to make drink purchases for passengers but if I turn on my wireless signal the plane is going to crash?  Surely we can have power and WiFi or allow cellphone service on planes by now.  This isn’t the early days of cellphone technology, so why are we still being treated as such?  Is it actually a problem, or is it just a perceived problem like the “don’t use your cellphone while filling your gas tank?” (Mythbusters disproved that one a while back).
Look at it this way Mr Airline, there is a definite market for it, and you can use it as a justifiable reason for charging such ridiculous prices to fly.  Okay, so maybe it wouldn’t justify the prices, but it would ease the pain a little.

tcg

Macs, FlashBack Virus, and using the Terminal

When people hear “terminal” they immediately think of being at death’s door, which is why it confuses me why Apple calls their command-line program Terminal. It is not something to be hiding from. The command-line is something that can be very useful. For instance, seeing everything on your Mac can make it easier to perform certain functions, such as deleting the files associated with the FlashBack virus.

There are all kinds of stories about the FlashBack virus, and if you are concerned you may have it, go to github and download the checker app here.  It’s a small download and while it won’t remove the virus from your Mac, it will check to see if you are infected.  If you are infected, thankfully Apple has addressed the issue, although many people had already followed the directions to remove the virus manually, such as one of my coworkers.  It  is not that tough to do, but you do need to fire up the Terminal and get all command-liney with it.  If you want to do it the easy way, check out the Apple security update info here.

Getting back to the Terminal though, one thing that comes in handy as alluded to earlier, is the ability to see all the hidden files on your Mac.  Part of removing the virus manually requires you to get rid of a few hidden files buried deep in your library.  The easiest way to see the hidden files is with a third-party app like MainMenu (paid), TinkerTool (free) or Onyx (free).  But if you don’t have any of those already installed, don’t despair, Terminal is pre-installed on every Mac running any recent version of OS X.

Open it up and you are greeted with a screen that harkens back to the old DOS days of typing out commands.  At the command prompt type the following…

(NOTE:  all commands below are to be typed without the quotes.)

“defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE“

then return and type:

“killall Finder”

You will now see all the hidden files in all directories and on your desktop.

and to change it back:

“defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE”

again followed by:

“killall Finder“

The command is the same, just changing the last word which is the setting from TRUE, being on, to FALSE, being off.  A simple setting that gets repeated all over the place in any Unix based OS like OS X.   Many times commands are either on or off, true or false.  That is just one simple example of what can be done with just a few words and no need to install anything.

The Terminal is your friend.  Don’t be afraid, but do be cautious.  A spelling mistake can prove disastrous.  I hope it is not too late to mention, but remember to backup your Mac before you start deleting anything, even if cleaning off a virus.  There are no do-overs or undos when it comes to Terminal commands.

Happy command-lining,

tcg

 

Earth Hour. Its a small savings of power, but a good reminder.

Earth Hour.

That hour last Saturday evening when a big part of the world bands together for a common cause to shut off lights and save energy.  (we played cards by candlelight and watched the dogs wander around the house confused since typically when the lights are out in the house, it’s either a power outage due to a storm, or it is time for sleeping.  We tried to explain it to them, but were just met with blank stares)

Sure it may only be an hour but the effect that keeps reverberating  is the hope that it gets everyone thinking about the conservation of energy the rest of the year.

During that hour, you try to shut off the obvious uses of electricity, things like lights and TV’s, but many of those things that we use all day long have already become more energy-efficient and don’t suck as much power as they used to.  Take LCD/LED tv’s for instance, energy smart appliances is another one.  Compact fluorescent light bulbs is another, or better yet LED light bulbs if you can afford them.  Even your furnace fan is more efficient than they used to be, typically smaller and more efficient blower motors than those of years past.  Whether we know it or not we have been using less power for a while now due to restrictions put in place by the government that forces manufacturers to reduce the energy consumption of their products.  We’ve all seen the “energy star” emblem or the words “energy saver” on packaging for everything from small appliances to entire homes.  Mostly due to the initiatives set in place by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE), which helped prompt the Office of Energy Efficiency (OEE) in Canada.  Buildings in Canada are subject to the Building codes of the province in which they are constructed and/or the National Building Code, which reference other codes and guidelines that have for some time enforced the conservation of energy and it is getting more strict with each revision.  Government mandates are a good thing sometimes.

That is why, when you hear about the savings of power for a city such as London Ontario being around 2%, it may seem like a small number, but that is because we are only dealing with the obvious energy consumers in our houses and buildings.  So when we do these earth hours, we are not getting off the grid, just easing the load a little by turning out lights, turning off tv’s and other screens, not using small appliances or running the dishwasher, etc., things that typically may not be consuming much to begin with, but it is a reminder to all of us to think about energy consumption and do what we can day-to-day to help ease that load.

We still need to keep fighting the good fight with Earth hour as a yearly reminder to reduce and conserve, to do what we can to keep our planet healthy.  We only get the one, there are no second chances, so treat her with care.

tcg

You want giveaways? The Digiarty Easter Bunny is bringing free programs to you.

I get emails from various companies, most of which I read and file 13 them (trash can), but sometimes I get emails and offers that I feel may be useful and deserved to be passed along. Free stuff is usually in this group.

A current giveaway you may want to get in on is from my friends over at Digiarty Software Inc.  They’ve even have gone so far as to “easter-cize” their website as part of their Easter Giveaway 2012.  Very cute.  But it is not all fluffy bunny tails, they are giving away some of their popular software free over the next few weeks and its up for grabs to anyone who wants it.

As their press release says… “Today, Digiarty Software finalized and announced 2012 Easter giveaway that will start from April 1 and last for half a month. Three mysterious Easter gifts for DVD Blu-ray Video backup will be donated in succession, each being given away for only 5 days, until the expiration date April 15.”

the link is http://www.winxdvd.com/giveaway/, go ahead go check it out.  You may find some software that will make your digital life that much easier, and we can all use that, especially when it is FREE.

tcg