With many taking a break from normal routine over the summer, it’s a chance to get away from all that technology … isn’t it? Well … not quite! Read more

A two step process is the best I have seen so far, but you can’t beat the price! Step 1 is capturing the video as a download, and step 2 is converting that for your iPod.

There are lots of ways to capture the video but one of the easiest is to use the free KeepVid web service. Just paste the video link into the KeepVid site and then download the video to your PC as an avi file, Flash file (flv) or as an MP4.

If you downloaded as an MP4, then you can possibly just drop that straight on your iPod. However a free utility that converts video files specifically for iPod use guarantees a working solution every time. The simplicity of the specialized iPod Video Converter will appeal. It will convert DVD/VCD, AVI, MPEG, WMV, RM, RMVB, DivX, ASF, VOB video files, it supports batch processing and has user selectable quality settings.

No, this isn’t a newspaper, but what a good story! Photos sent from the mobile phone of a hiker lost with two teenagers in a Victorian national park were instrumental in rescuers finding the trio. Read more

I have written before about VOIP generally, and Skype in particular. My office phone is a VOIP phone, and I keep in touch with clients on a daily basis using Skype. Routine in the office already, and soon to be second nature for the kids!

Owners of Sony’s PlayStation Portable (PSP) will soon be able to use the handheld unit to make phone calls over the internet using Skype. Read more

For that carefully catalogued home video footage (that’ll be the day!) to be shared with distant family and friends … a utility to squeeze those huge video files. Read more