Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...
Odds are you'll be much happier in the end... and so will we... (Sell your copy of Vista while it still has some value...) db Marcio wrote: Yes, after pondering and pondering... I may do just that. Will lose my Windows Vista (that will have no use) and start wth Windows 7. Perhaps I will nor buy a new drive, just format this one... Thanks to you all Marcio -Original Message- From: Tony B ton...@gmail.com Sent: Jul 25, 2009 10:02 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck... Ya really. Give it a rest until October. Then buy a new drive and install Win7 on it. What is the worse that can happen? We have another tale of woe to read. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Healthcare
As an end goal yes I think Single Payer is the way to go ... but as someone very astutely pointed out recently ... if Congress was to vote for single payer this year ... which it won't ... it would be a disaster for the single payer movement. Trying to switch 200 million plus American's over to single payer at once would result in such a procedural traffic jam and problems that the movement would never recover from it. Incremental is good. If a legitimate public insurance alternative is now established so there is real choice, the public will follow with their pocketbooks as the system begins to work and show its stuff and hospitably accept them. So much will need to be worked out. As with anything, deployment, testing and troubleshooting takes time. 200 million early adopters riding the bleeding edge? Be careful what you wish for db Marcio wrote: I am a physician, I may say a atypical physician. Americans will do the right thing after trying everything else. I have no doubts: the Single Payer is the wau to go. www.pnhp.og Marcio -Original Message- From: Jordan jor17...@gmail.com Sent: Jul 26, 2009 10:28 AM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: [CGUYS] Healthcare I hope your mother has recovered well. Ten years ago I joined the PA Farm Bureau so I could get group rate Blue Cross through them. I don't recall exactly, but the cost then was about $350 per quarter, per person. Three or four years later it had gone to $1000 per month for my wife and I. Several members of my wife's family have died of colon cancer but this very expensive plan would not cover a colonoscopy. I'm sure there are 10s of millions of stories of this sort and much worse in this country at this point. And then there are the millons that have no hope of health care at all. Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: Just this past May my mother fell in France and broke both her femurs. My mother has both Medicare and Tricare for life. (My father was retired military reserves) Medicare will not cover you outside the US. Tricare will cover her surgery and hospital stay but it had to be paid for up front. Total cost (All inclusive) for surgeries and hospital stay of one week was $12,000 US. Same stay and surgeries in the US would have been approximately $50,000. US health care has found ways to line every ones pocket for a simple procedure. Have some blood drawn and you will get two to three bills. Doctors office for drawing blood, lab for running tests, and pathologist for reviewing lab results. Now that is criminal and outrageous. There is a better way to do this and it is going to take some time, but it is about time they start addressing it. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Mac's True Market Share is 91%
I know of many manufacturers and retails that would absolutely love you. Jeff M On Jul 26, 2009, at 7:28 AM, Jeff Wright wrote: Sorry, but that's just wrong. Those who are frugal and thrift buy things that last. Those who think they are being frugal and thrift shop for slightly underpriced things with even less value. Then they buy it again, and again. There's a fallacy in your theory: you presume that all things of the same price are of equal quality and that nothing of a lower price can be of equal or greater quality. My own experience has shown that to be false. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http:// www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Healthcare
On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 3:13 AM, dbdb...@att.net wrote: Incremental is good. If a legitimate public insurance alternative is now established so there is real choice, the public will follow with their pocketbooks as the system begins to work and show its stuff and hospitably accept them. So much will need to be worked out. As with anything, deployment, testing and troubleshooting takes time. Incremental could work, but then again, what does one mean by incremental? We have been moving, incrementally, toward a reform of out health care system for a long, long time. But, it has been so incremental as to be movement that has been unnoticeable and virtually undetectable. Such incrementalism has been favored by the entrenched system. The entrenched system likes this kind of incrementalism and can continue to live with it forever. In other words, let the public continue to have their discussions about change and keep dreaming on...just don't let it actually happen. Opponents of change keep saying the discussion is moving was too fast. Too fast for them, but it could never be too fast for those who have been shut out of health insurance for the huge variety of reasons that apply. Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem
Except for the specific problem with the multitude of audio files I mentioned, which I have a great solution for, I'm pretty happy with my filing system. I have little need for another system. That said, since a couple of these Mac apps insist on putting files in a big pile, and I'm starting to use these apps more, I've been thinking of delving into the tag stuff next winter when I have more time. Thanks Mike wrote: Might want to learn about tagging, it would solve many of your issues with your library. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem
Thanks, I do or have done some of what you describe. As I've said the joining files eliminates the multitude of tiny files, and adding names and labels in the various categories will keep things totally clear. I also take a step that takes the location of these files out of iTunes hands. For each book I create a folder and in iTunes/preferences/advanced, put the book in that folder. Then iTunes can't spread the files all over the place in unnamed folders. Steve at Verizon wrote: I use my iPods almost exclusively for audiobooks. My method for ensuring proper sequencing is: In iTunes preferences, for the When insert CD option, I chose Show CD (instead of start importing). Then if the CDDB database doesn't have the tracks and/or disks differentiated, I select all and, with Get Info, name the album, Book Name nn, author as the artist, and, Books and Spoken as Genre. Then hit the Import CD button. Each track can now have the track nn name, but be grouped in CD order. When you make your playlist, the albums will be in CD order under the author (block select, drag and drop to playlist). Also, if more than 9 CDs, be sure to number, 01, 02, etc, so that you don't have 10, 11, etc, betwe * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem
Thanks, I'm OK on backups and I tried starting over with iTunes, and reimporting some files and there are still no dates. I'll start fresh again with this when I have another block of time, which may be soon if it keeps getting hot and steamy out. Again, because of the filing methods I've adopted, the lack of dates has become more of an irritation/curiosity than a need. I'll get to the bottom of it eventually. You are right. I did do something to show hidden files months ago, and then got distracted and forgot about it. I remembered that last night after I mentioned it here. b_s-wilk wrote: Back up your iTunes library: File--Library--Back up to Disk, and Export Playlist Move and rename the original iTunes library file [database]. Then reimport your music. The easiest way to do this is to drag and drop the iTunes music folder into the Music library in the program. Don't do all of the 11000+ files at a time. Try a few hundred at a time, then work up to 1000 or more. Or you can do it in the File--Add to Library dialog box. You shouldn't see the .DS_Store file. It's supposed to be invisible. It stores metadata about contents of a folder. Are you using any of the utilities that make invisible files visible? [OnyX, TinkerTool, etc.; playing with the Terminal] If you are, those utilities can also create mischief in the Finder if you don't know exactly what they're supposed to be doing [RTFM]. Did you restore your HD recently? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] itunes/ipod touch/remote/library
From what I know of the iTouch, this application you envision has not yet been created. Based on the lack of response to your query since July 1st, I would presume this to be the case. Since iTunes will copy your library to your iTouch, I don't expect to see this niche application anytime soon. - Brian - Original Message - From: mike xha...@gmail.com Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 1:59 PM I often use my ipod touch to play music on a computer I have connected to my home stereo..I've been poking around wondering if it's possible to stream from the computer to an ipod touch? I have sharing turned on but I don't get anything on the ipod touch. Is this just not possible or am I missing a setting? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem
I have loaded books on CDs into iTunes. Many of them have dozens or even a hundred tracks on each CD, and a book might be 10 or 15 CDs long. These audio files typically have a name like Track 1, Track 2, and so on, there are no differentiating titles, up to 25 or 99. So when I first loaded up a book I'd have 15 tracks called track 1, and 15 called track 2 and so on, and I quickly discovered that iTunes could get confused about the order of these apparently identical files. With audio books I generally have no problem listening to them in iTunes. On an iPod it's another story. I was listening to a collection by Neil Gaiman, with 70+ chapters. On my iPod they were out of order, but not in iTunes. I took the book and merged all of the chapters, adding chapter markers. It was easy, but, sorry, I don't remember which program I used, maybe QT pro, Garage Band, or Audacity. It played correctly on the iPod that way, and I could select chapters. It's possible, no, likely, that since I didn't RTFM for the iPod Touch, I might have set it on Shuffle by mistake. I haven't bothered to tag things on my computer. My file system works OK for now and I don't want to add another layer when files already have metadata embedded anyway. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem
Tagging would specifically fix your problem for good. Sent from my iPod On Jul 27, 2009, at 5:56 AM, Jordan jor17...@gmail.com wrote: Except for the specific problem with the multitude of audio files I mentioned, which I have a great solution for, I'm pretty happy with my filing system. I have little need for another system. That said, since a couple of these Mac apps insist on putting files in a big pile, and I'm starting to use these apps more, I've been thinking of delving into the tag stuff next winter when I have more time. Thanks Mike wrote: Might want to learn about tagging, it would solve many of your issues with your library. *** ** ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http:// www.cguys.org/ ** *** ** * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...
Brian Time off to sudy this dual boot... I already have a boot C: and a Data D:... I am no sure if I can put a third HD and have he option to boot frm it... Computers are fun...up to a pont... Marcio -Original Message- From: Brian Jones wjone...@carolina.rr.com Sent: Jul 27, 2009 11:35 AM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck... We will miss you! ( it may take you a month to get all of your favorite applications running again under Win7... you won't have time for this forum!) I am considering installing Win7rc this myself... my Dell Studio i7 can boot from any drive... so dual boot is the way to go. I will be safe and disconnect my primary drive before installing Win7... I have too often seen the windows install program find my old windows directory and screw it up! - Brian - Original Message - From: Marcio m...@ix.netcom.com Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck... Yes, after pondering and pondering... I may do just that. Will lose my Windows Vista (that will have no use) and start wth Windows 7. Perhaps I will nor buy a new drive, just format this one... * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem
As Jordan and Steve described, I also join all the tracks before importing an audiobook CD, then make a playlist of all the CD's in the correct order. But I sometimes had a problem with regaining my place after stopping playback on my iPod. Somewhere on the web was a post explaining how to change the file extension of the audio files from .m4a to .m4b, in order to make the file completely bookmarkable, so this is the practise I now follow. Now the only time the iPod loses its place is after it has been connected to a computer (usually I recharge it from a wall socket), or if I connect the FM tuner. This may be different on a Mac, but when you change the file name a new file is created and you have to show iTunes where to find it. Kind of a PITA but preferable to have to fiddle with the iPod right when you are ready to drive somewhere, work out at the gym, etc. If anybody knows how to join all the individual CD files into a single monster file of the whole book, I would love ! to know how to do that, since this is the way downloaded audiobooks are delivered and playback is almost completely trouble free. George -Original Message- From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto:COMPUTERGUYS- l...@listserv.aol.com] On Behalf Of b_s-wilk Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 11:02 AM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem I have loaded books on CDs into iTunes. Many of them have dozens or even a hundred tracks on each CD, and a book might be 10 or 15 CDs long. These audio files typically have a name like Track 1, Track 2, and so on, there are no differentiating titles, up to 25 or 99. So when I first loaded up a book I'd have 15 tracks called track 1, and 15 called track 2 and so on, and I quickly discovered that iTunes could get confused about the order of these apparently identical files. With audio books I generally have no problem listening to them in iTunes. On an iPod it's another story. I was listening to a collection by Neil Gaiman, with 70+ chapters. On my iPod they were out of order, but not in iTunes. I took the book and merged all of the chapters, adding chapter markers. It was easy, but, sorry, I don't remember which program I used, maybe QT pro, Garage Band, or Audacity. It played correctly on the iPod that way, and I could select chapters. It's possible, no, likely, that since I didn't RTFM for the iPod Touch, I might have set it on Shuffle by mistake. *** ** ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *** ** * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Healthcare
Single-payer systems work very well for those who are not sick. I have two rare diseases. In the US, my insurance paid over $300k in treatments (no hospitalizations). In Ontario, I would only be eligible for one of my three main treatments. And in the UK, NICE has decided not to put anyone else on my main treatment, even if they can afford it privately. And if I had no insurance in the US? The pharmaceutical companies provide them through a foundation. Tax deduction, you know. Ellen H * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] itunes/ipod touch/remote/library
Check out simplify media for pc/mac and ipod touch/iphone. It can stream over wifi/3g. On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 7:09 AM, Brian Jones wjone...@carolina.rr.comwrote: From what I know of the iTouch, this application you envision has not yet been created. Based on the lack of response to your query since July 1st, I would presume this to be the case. Since iTunes will copy your library to your iTouch, I don't expect to see this niche application anytime soon. - Brian - Original Message - From: mike xha...@gmail.com Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 1:59 PM I often use my ipod touch to play music on a computer I have connected to my home stereo..I've been poking around wondering if it's possible to stream from the computer to an ipod touch? I have sharing turned on but I don't get anything on the ipod touch. Is this just not possible or am I missing a setting? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem
This seems to be much harder then it should be. Properly tagging your cds upon import will correct any issues relating to order of the tracks. Part of the issue seems to be the reliance on iTunes to tag files. It can do basic tag editing but if your library is already imported and you want to tag more then a few files, iTunes lags way behind. http://www.mp3tag.de/download.html MP3Tag is a great mass tag editor allowing for wildcards among other things. To make any mp3 recall where you left off...as podcasts do by default, select the files you want and right click (on windows) and select get info. Under options there is an area to select remember playback position. This will make it so when you go to replay the file, it starts where it last left off even after sync. You can select one file or multiple files to do this. http://mpesch3.de1.cc/mp3dc.html is a free mp3 audio editor...I believe it merges. Audacity may merge as well. On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 8:52 AM, George Carr geo...@georgecarrstudio.comwrote: As Jordan and Steve described, I also join all the tracks before importing an audiobook CD, then make a playlist of all the CD's in the correct order. But I sometimes had a problem with regaining my place after stopping playback on my iPod. Somewhere on the web was a post explaining how to change the file extension of the audio files from .m4a to .m4b, in order to make the file completely bookmarkable, so this is the practise I now follow. Now the only time the iPod loses its place is after it has been connected to a computer (usually I recharge it from a wall socket), or if I connect the FM tuner. This may be different on a Mac, but when you change the file name a new file is created and you have to show iTunes where to find it. Kind of a PITA but preferable to have to fiddle with the iPod right when you are ready to drive somewhere, work out at the gym, etc. If anybody knows how to join all the individual CD files into a single monster file of the whole book, I would love ! to know how to do that, since this is the way downloaded audiobooks are delivered and playback is almost completely trouble free. George -Original Message- From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto:COMPUTERGUYS- l...@listserv.aol.com] On Behalf Of b_s-wilk Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 11:02 AM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem I have loaded books on CDs into iTunes. Many of them have dozens or even a hundred tracks on each CD, and a book might be 10 or 15 CDs long. These audio files typically have a name like Track 1, Track 2, and so on, there are no differentiating titles, up to 25 or 99. So when I first loaded up a book I'd have 15 tracks called track 1, and 15 called track 2 and so on, and I quickly discovered that iTunes could get confused about the order of these apparently identical files. With audio books I generally have no problem listening to them in iTunes. On an iPod it's another story. I was listening to a collection by Neil Gaiman, with 70+ chapters. On my iPod they were out of order, but not in iTunes. I took the book and merged all of the chapters, adding chapter markers. It was easy, but, sorry, I don't remember which program I used, maybe QT pro, Garage Band, or Audacity. It played correctly on the iPod that way, and I could select chapters. It's possible, no, likely, that since I didn't RTFM for the iPod Touch, I might have set it on Shuffle by mistake. *** ** ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *** ** * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem
b_s-wilk wrote: With audio books I generally have no problem listening to them in iTunes. On an iPod it's another story. I was listening to a collection by Neil Gaiman, with 70+ chapters. On my iPod they were out of order, but not in iTunes. I took the book and merged all of the chapters, adding chapter markers. It was easy, but, sorry, I don't remember which program I used, maybe QT pro, Garage Band, or Audacity. It played correctly on the iPod that way, and I could select chapters. It's possible, no, likely, that since I didn't RTFM for the iPod Touch, I might have set it on Shuffle by mistake. Before I knew to join the files from a whole CD, I would add the files from each CD of a book to a playlist and simply order them by date added. Using this method iTunes made just a few mistakes in a few dozen books loaded. That was OK, but joining files is better. I haven't bothered to tag things on my computer. My file system works OK for now and I don't want to add another layer when files already have metadata embedded anyway. Right! * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem
Quoting Mike xha...@gmail.com: Tagging would specifically fix your problem for good. Sent from my iPod On Jul 27, 2009, at 5:56 AM, Jordan jor17...@gmail.com wrote: Except for the specific problem with the multitude of audio files I But isn't tagging just filling in the artist/title and all that other info? And isn't that the same as metadata? Or am I missing something? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Mac's True Market Share is 91%
Since they are Microsoft, they really ought to call them Wizard bars. Black robes and pointy hats with astral symbols would help too. On Jul 26, 2009, at 4:30 PM, COMPUTERGUYS-L automatic digest system wrote: From:t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com ... A leaked presentation has exposed Microsoft's tentative plans for its retail stores -- and the high degree to which they'll imitate Apple stores, down to their layouts and even the presence of a dedicated Guru Bar for help. I guess that by cutting down on originality M$ thinks it is being frugal. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem
The file system is ok...till it's not, and now you are here wondering what to do with all those files that you have no info on. The fix you are attempting is only going to make you work towards a solution that will cause another problem down the line. BTW, these files don't have metadata or they have useless metadata. On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 9:50 AM, Jordan jor17...@gmail.com wrote: I haven't bothered to tag things on my computer. My file system works OK for now and I don't want to add another layer when files already have metadata embedded anyway. Right! * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem
Here is an article from Macworld that I think nails this subject down pretty well: http://www.macworld.com/article/136824/2008/11/audiobooks.html George Carr wrote: As Jordan and Steve described, I also join all the tracks before importing an audiobook CD, then make a playlist of all the CD's in the correct order. But I sometimes had a problem with regaining my place after stopping playback on my iPod. The article above talk about making the joined files bookmarkable. One important thing to do: click on the Options tab, then, from the Remember Position menu, choose Yes. Click OK to save this information—this will let your iPod or iTunes keep your place when listening to a long file. Somewhere on the web was a post explaining how to change the file extension of the audio files from .m4a to .m4b, in order to make the file completely bookmarkable, so this is the practise I now follow. Now the only time the iPod loses its place is after it has been connected to a computer (usually I recharge it from a wall socket), or if I connect the FM tuner. This may be different on a Mac, but when you change the file name a new file is created and you have to show iTunes where to find it. Kind of a PITA but preferable to have to fiddle with the iPod right when you are ready to drive somewhere, work out at the gym, etc. If anybody knows how to join all the individual CD files into a single monster file of the whole book, I would love ! to know how to do that, since this is the way downloaded audiobooks are delivered and playback is almost completely trouble free. George -Original Message- From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto:COMPUTERGUYS- l...@listserv.aol.com] On Behalf Of b_s-wilk Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 11:02 AM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem I have loaded books on CDs into iTunes. Many of them have dozens or even a hundred tracks on each CD, and a book might be 10 or 15 CDs long. These audio files typically have a name like Track 1, Track 2, and so on, there are no differentiating titles, up to 25 or 99. So when I first loaded up a book I'd have 15 tracks called track 1, and 15 called track 2 and so on, and I quickly discovered that iTunes could get confused about the order of these apparently identical files. With audio books I generally have no problem listening to them in iTunes. On an iPod it's another story. I was listening to a collection by Neil Gaiman, with 70+ chapters. On my iPod they were out of order, but not in iTunes. I took the book and merged all of the chapters, adding chapter markers. It was easy, but, sorry, I don't remember which program I used, maybe QT pro, Garage Band, or Audacity. It played correctly on the iPod that way, and I could select chapters. It's possible, no, likely, that since I didn't RTFM for the iPod Touch, I might have set it on Shuffle by mistake. *** ** ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *** ** * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Mac's True Market Share is 91%
What was I saying?! Microsoft stores shouldn't have guru bars at all, they should have windows! They should still be populated with wizards though, rather than gurus. And wizard attire would be just the kind of branding they need to set themselves apart from Apple. Since they are Microsoft, they really ought to call them Wizard bars. Black robes and pointy hats with astral symbols would help too. On Jul 26, 2009, at 4:30 PM, COMPUTERGUYS-L automatic digest system wrote: From:t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com ... A leaked presentation has exposed Microsoft's tentative plans for its retail stores -- and the high degree to which they'll imitate Apple stores, down to their layouts and even the presence of a dedicated Guru Bar for help. I guess that by cutting down on originality M$ thinks it is being frugal. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem
Thanks, I will try changing the iTunes option you mention next time I import an audiobook, as it is indeed way easier than what I have been doing. And I will also check out MP3Tag at a later date. I got my feet wet with tagging photos in Photoshop Elements, but gravitated back to the old folder system just because after years of organizing files that way it seems more natural. But clearly the tagging system is a much more powerful way of storing and retrieving data and is the way of the future as you, Tom, and others have pointed out. -Original Message- From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto:COMPUTERGUYS- l...@listserv.aol.com] On Behalf Of mike Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 12:18 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem This seems to be much harder then it should be. Properly tagging your cds upon import will correct any issues relating to order of the tracks. Part of the issue seems to be the reliance on iTunes to tag files. It can do basic tag editing but if your library is already imported and you want to tag more then a few files, iTunes lags way behind. http://www.mp3tag.de/download.html MP3Tag is a great mass tag editor allowing for wildcards among other things. To make any mp3 recall where you left off...as podcasts do by default, select the files you want and right click (on windows) and select get info. Under options there is an area to select remember playback position. This will make it so when you go to replay the file, it starts where it last left off even after sync. You can select one file or multiple files to do this. ** * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem
Quoting mike xha...@gmail.com: Yes. At this point he is missing the MD or it is wrong. On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 9:58 AM, Reid Katan ka...@his.com wrote: But isn't tagging just filling in the artist/title and all that other info? And isn't that the same as metadata? Or am I missing something? So, getting back to the original question: The date/time metadata may actually be there, but iTunes is not displaying it (I'm guessing that one of the programs that's already been mentioned will show it if it's there)? If that's the case, perhaps upgrading to the latest iTunes will help (assuming he's not already there). * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...
You already have 2 physical drives? (as opposed to logical drives.. C: and D: are logical drive identifiers.. they can be on the same physical drive) If you do, go into your BIOS setup and see if you can select the other one as your boot drive. This is the cheapest and easiest way to dual boot, and eliminate any problems with an additional layer of software. Most computers since 2005 can do this, and many since 1999 also can do this. - Brian - Original Message - From: Marcio m...@ix.netcom.com Brian Time off to sudy this dual boot... I already have a boot C: and a Data D:... I am no sure if I can put a third HD and have he option to boot frm it... Computers are fun...up to a pont... Marcio * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] itunes/ipod touch/remote/library
Oh!... that is VERY cool! Free server and $2.99 for the iTouch application. http://www.simplifymedia.com/blog/?p=68 The user blog mentioned improved stability with V2... have you experienced any issues with your PC's stability? Check out simplify media for pc/mac and ipod touch/iphone. It can stream over wifi/3g. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem
Is date/time for modification/creation system information or metadata? I thought this info was held within the system, not in the metadata. Would this info be kept intact across os x or windows or linux? It could be, but never have I ever heard of the creation date/mod dates being referred to as MD. On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 11:30 AM, Reid Katan ka...@his.com wrote: Quoting mike xha...@gmail.com: Yes. At this point he is missing the MD or it is wrong. On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 9:58 AM, Reid Katan ka...@his.com wrote: But isn't tagging just filling in the artist/title and all that other info? And isn't that the same as metadata? Or am I missing something? So, getting back to the original question: The date/time metadata may actually be there, but iTunes is not displaying it (I'm guessing that one of the programs that's already been mentioned will show it if it's there)? If that's the case, perhaps upgrading to the latest iTunes will help (assuming he's not already there). * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] itunes/ipod touch/remote/library
I just found this app, haven't used it. I will wait for purchase most likely till I get an iPhone. A friend of mine on IRC recommended it. On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 12:01 PM, Brian Jones wjone...@carolina.rr.comwrote: Oh!... that is VERY cool! Free server and $2.99 for the iTouch application. http://www.simplifymedia.com/blog/?p=68 The user blog mentioned improved stability with V2... have you experienced any issues with your PC's stability? Check out simplify media for pc/mac and ipod touch/iphone. It can stream over wifi/3g. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem
Quoting mike xha...@gmail.com: Is date/time for modification/creation system information or metadata? I thought this info was held within the system, not in the metadata. Would this info be kept intact across os x or windows or linux? It could be, but never have I ever heard of the creation date/mod dates being referred to as MD. Dunno. I'm no expert that's for sure. I just assumed that the time stamps that shows up in Get Info was put into the MD by iTunes (actually, iTunes doesn't show the date added in Get Info, that I can see), and would be what it was looking for in the list headings. I don't know if it means anything, but I just changed the name of a tune in Win Explorer to see if it changed the modified stamp. It didn't. Changed it in iTunes, and it did change the modified stamp in both iTunes and WinExp. If Jordan Gets Info on a track, does it show the Date Modified:? All this may be a moo point* since it sounds like maybe he's finding other alternatives. *http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIkJ4BUChxI * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem
Changing it in iTunes changes the metadata, changing in win explorer is just the filename. Filenames don't appear to show up in iTunes. Of course, os x has better metadata support across the board then windows I thinkso... On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 1:23 PM, Reid Katan ka...@his.com wrote: Quoting mike xha...@gmail.com: Is date/time for modification/creation system information or metadata? I thought this info was held within the system, not in the metadata. Would this info be kept intact across os x or windows or linux? It could be, but never have I ever heard of the creation date/mod dates being referred to as MD. Dunno. I'm no expert that's for sure. I just assumed that the time stamps that shows up in Get Info was put into the MD by iTunes (actually, iTunes doesn't show the date added in Get Info, that I can see), and would be what it was looking for in the list headings. I don't know if it means anything, but I just changed the name of a tune in Win Explorer to see if it changed the modified stamp. It didn't. Changed it in iTunes, and it did change the modified stamp in both iTunes and WinExp. If Jordan Gets Info on a track, does it show the Date Modified:? All this may be a moo point* since it sounds like maybe he's finding other alternatives. *http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIkJ4BUChxI * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem
Get info in iTunes does say Date Modified but no date. Finder shows date created and date modified. I think you can tell iTunes on the Mac to change the name of the file if the name is changed in iTunes. I believe I read that somewhere. As I mentioned, I'll dig into iTunes at some point to make it show dates, but I don't really need that capability as a tool right now. Reid Katan wrote: Dunno. I'm no expert that's for sure. I just assumed that the time stamps that shows up in Get Info was put into the MD by iTunes (actually, iTunes doesn't show the date added in Get Info, that I can see), and would be what it was looking for in the list headings. I don't know if it means anything, but I just changed the name of a tune in Win Explorer to see if it changed the modified stamp. It didn't. Changed it in iTunes, and it did change the modified stamp in both iTunes and WinExp. If Jordan Gets Info on a track, does it show the Date Modified:? All this may be a moo point* since it sounds like maybe he's finding other alternatives. *http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIkJ4BUChxI * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem
To show or hide hidden files on Mac put this with a yes or no in Terminal: defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles YES b_s-wilk wrote: You shouldn't see the .DS_Store file. It's supposed to be invisible. It stores metadata about contents of a folder. Are you using any of the utilities that make invisible files visible? [OnyX, TinkerTool, etc.; playing with the Terminal] If you are, those utilities can also create mischief in the Finder if you don't know exactly what they're supposed to be doing [RTFM]. Did you restore your HD recently? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Healthcare
Ellen Rains Harris el...@goodshiptabasco.com escribió: Single-payer systems work very well for those who are not sick. You are another person who is confusing single-payer with managed care. There is no direct correlation; depends on the system. Single payer only refers to administration for insurance policies, a method for significantly reducing administrative, but not necessarily medical costs, by up to 20%. Managed care refers to the rules and choices presented to insurees and doctors who are told what the insurance will cover. They can be mutually exclusive or combined, depending on the program. Single-payer did NOT prevent you from getting the care you need. Managed care did. Be informed and you can be better served. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem
In iTunes, it's easy to join cuts from a CD, as long as they're AIFF or WAV. iTunes can do that for you for most audio genres except podcasts. It doesn't join MP3 or AAC files. You need another program to do that. I haven't had much luck either finding the books on CDDB, and I don't want to take the time to rename them myself, or tag them. Can't recall which program I used for joining the tracks, but there are several freeware and shareware ones listed at Versiontracker.com. I think I used Toast one time and QT Pro another, too. Before I knew to join the files from a whole CD, I would add the files from each CD of a book to a playlist and simply order them by date added. Using this method iTunes made just a few mistakes in a few dozen books loaded. That was OK, but joining files is better. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Healthcare
Talk about rationing. When I hear those commercials that rail against rationing, I wonder which insurance company paid for it, and if the CEO has the same coverage that all his employees are offered. I think the congress critters must be made to live under the same rules that they set for everyone. Stewart At 10:20 PM 7/27/2009, you wrote: Ellen Rains Harris el...@goodshiptabasco.com escribió: Single-payer systems work very well for those who are not sick. You are another person who is confusing single-payer with managed care. There is no direct correlation; depends on the system. Single payer only refers to administration for insurance policies, a method for significantly reducing administrative, but not necessarily medical costs, by up to 20%. Managed care refers to the rules and choices presented to insurees and doctors who are told what the insurance will cover. They can be mutually exclusive or combined, depending on the program. Single-payer did NOT prevent you from getting the care you need. Managed care did. Be informed and you can be better served. Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:popoz...@earthlink.net Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org Ozark, AL SL 82 * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...
At 11:42 AM 7/27/2009, Marcio wrote: Time off to sudy this dual boot... I already have a boot C: and a Data D:... I am no sure if I can put a third HD and have he option to boot frm it... Computers are fun...up to a pont... Marcio Modern computers have a boot menu built into the BIOS. On Dell computers it is generally pressing F12 that brings up the boot menu (a list of storage devices, for the user to select which one to boot from). There is generally a notification of this on the boot screen, along with the keypress to bring up the BIOS Setup routine. Of course, these notifications can be suppressed by a choice in the BIOS setup. The foregoing is totally separate from any multiple boot manager software that you may have installed on your default boot drive. Fred Holmes * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
