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Ubuntu AMR Codec

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What a PITA. I have a cool smart phone that takes video, and can't get audio to work in Ubuntu , since Intrepid and Jaunty don't appear to come with AMR codecs compiled in ffmpeg , or gstreamer. Now, you can try to compile your codecs from source, and I've certainly done this sort of thing before; I can build my own kernel (In the days BEFORE xconfig), run Slackware/Gentoo, etc. This just didn't work for me. BUT, there is an easy solution. YOUTUBE.COM Image via CrunchBase That's right. Upload your video to YouTube , wait for it to process, and download the resulting MP4 from the My Videos area of the control panel. Presto, you've got your audio converted to something usable in short order.

Windows 2003 Migration

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I haven't had to do a migration for some time, since the days of consulting have been over for 3 years now. Image by mooing brontosaurus via Flickr Even then, I'd only done a couple of 2000 to 2003, and one SBS 2000 to SBS 2003 migrations. This project involved moving from SBS 2003 to a Standard 2003 environment. I was a bit intimidated, and purchased the excellent Swing It! SBS Migration kit from Jeff Middleton . One good thing about it was that Exchange had been moved to a hosted solution last year, and they didn't use Sharepoint . Turns out this was a good purchase for a guy doing a solo project with few peers to bounce questions or ideas off of. Jeff freely provides answers and guidance in his forums, and his expert help is just a phone call away if you are current with your subscription. Pre-pay, and your support requests are responded in an even quicker manner. Fortunately, I didn't need to ask but a few questions, and I was on my way with the docs, and