Nooks Tutorials

This section is dedicated to students who use the nook.

How to Strip, rip and extract movies from your DVDs to Nook Color,iphone,ipod touch, ipad and All Google Android devices

Tuesday, 15 February 2011 00:45 |

Written by Rashad Glover |

How to strip, rip and extract movies from your DVDs to Nook Color,iphone,ipod touch, ipad and All Goolge Android devices

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Hand Brake Instructions

Once you have installed Handbrake you should have a icon on your screen that look like a Pineapple.

Figure 1.0

You should now see a screen that looks like figure 2.

Figure 2

Click the large film icon that in the left hand corner called source in figure 3

Figure 3

4.Once you have pressed source, use your mouse and select what ever DVD you have inserted into your DVD or BluRay Drive as shown in Figure 4

Figure 4

Give the computer about 1 to 2 minutes to scan your disc then check to make sure the number of chapters are available as shown in Figure 5.

Figure 5

Now that the DVD has loaded all of the Chapters, you want to click on the Video tab in figure 6. Now that you’re in the Video codec area, you want to make sure that your video are small but show in decent quality. Also, you want to make sure that you have selected MP4/ffmpeg.

Figure 6.

Type 500 int the box labeled target size as shown in Figure 7.

Figure 7

Now click the browse button and select your video folder inside of my documents.

Figure 8

Select your video folder inside of “My Documents”.

Figure 9

10. Name your video.

Figure 10

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Also make sure classic is selected on the right hand side of the screen or your files will not be MP4.

Figure 11

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Now press Start.

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If all goes well, you should have your new MP4 video in you video folder in about an hour. This all depends on the speed and video card of your computer. All in all, just be patient and your video will arrive. Once its done, you should be able to just drag it your Nookcolor’s video folder. Also you probably could just drag it to any folder and select it in the Gallery under extras but it will be mixed in with all sorts of photos and icons. Just make sure you keep all of your videos in one place.

Figure 13

For more information Please go to http://www.NookOwners.com

written By Rashad Glover

Edited by Lucky Lori :)

Last Updated (Thursday, 17 February 2011 17:06)

How to Add Nook Apps

Friday, 01 October 2010 00:07 |

Written by Pop Sci |

Open Book The latest version of Barnes & Noble's Nook software offers a few new features, including a Web browser, but hacking the device will add far more. Luis Bruno

With the glut of e-book readers now on the market, Barnes & Noble’s Nook is easy to overlook—it’s not as ubiquitous as Amazon’s Kindle or as slick as Apple’s iPad. But the Nook has something that its competitors don’t: It runs on Google’s open-source Android platform, so you can hack it to add functions that go well beyond just displaying an e-ink version of War and Peace. Among other things, you can install the Pandora music service, news feeds and a Twitter application, all for free. Hackers initially came up with a method that requires physically opening up the case to alter the operating system, but now you can tweak the OS with just an extra microSD card and a bit of software trickery. Barnes & Noble probably won’t love the idea (doing the hack will most likely void the Nook’s warranty agreement), but you’ll wind up with a far more useful device than what you get out of the box.

Hacking Your Nook

Time: 30 minutes
Cost: Free
Difficulty: Easy

For full details go to nookdevs.com/softroot

Back up books and any other files you have on your Nook.
Download version 1.0.0 of the Nook software from nookdevs.com to your computer, connect the Nook, and copy the file. Disconnect the Nook when it’s finished copying.
Download the “rooted” 1.4 version of the software, which allows access and hacking. Insert an SD card, and reconnect the Nook to your PC. Your desktop will show the Nook drive as well as a second drive.
Copy v. 1.4 to the second drive. Eject both drives, and turn the Nook’s power off. Turn the power back on, and hold down the upper-right-hand page-flip button until the update sequence has started.
When the device is done updating, reboot it. To see the applications that come with the software update and add them to the main menu, click “nookLauncher” on the bottom screen.

Nook MicroSD Card: If you want to open your nook, try accessing it's internal SD card to change the software. Luis Bruno

Really Go Inside

If you’re a diehard hacker, or you just don’t want to buy a new microSD card, you can also alter the Nook by cracking it open. Once you open the case, you can access the internal SD card and change the software. It’s delicate work, but it doesn’t take much longer than the software-only hack. Go to www.nookdevs.com/rooting for full instructions.

Last Updated (Friday, 01 October 2010 00:09)

Nook Hack Tutorials

Thursday, 18 March 2010 03:07 |

Written by Rashad Glover |

More Nook Hacks and Tricks

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Friday, 18 December 2009 00:05 |

Written by Rashad Glover |

Last Updated (Friday, 18 December 2009 00:27)