Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...

2009-07-27 Thread db

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

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Sent: Jul 25, 2009 10:02 PM
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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?


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Re: [CGUYS] Healthcare

2009-07-27 Thread db
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

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From: Jordan jor17...@gmail.com
Sent: Jul 26, 2009 10:28 AM
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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.


  

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Re: [CGUYS] Mac's True Market Share is 91%

2009-07-27 Thread Jeff Miles
	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.


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Re: [CGUYS] Healthcare

2009-07-27 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
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.

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Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem

2009-07-27 Thread Jordan
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:
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Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem

2009-07-27 Thread Jordan

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 
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Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem

2009-07-27 Thread Jordan

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 
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Re: [CGUYS] itunes/ipod touch/remote/library

2009-07-27 Thread Brian Jones
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 
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Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem

2009-07-27 Thread b_s-wilk

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 
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Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem

2009-07-27 Thread Mike

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:
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Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...

2009-07-27 Thread Marcio
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

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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

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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...


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Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem

2009-07-27 Thread George Carr
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

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 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.
 
 
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Re: [CGUYS] Healthcare

2009-07-27 Thread Ellen Rains Harris

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.


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Re: [CGUYS] itunes/ipod touch/remote/library

2009-07-27 Thread mike
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
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Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem

2009-07-27 Thread mike
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

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  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.
 
 
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Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem

2009-07-27 Thread Jordan

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!


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Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem

2009-07-27 Thread Reid Katan

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  
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Re: [CGUYS] Mac's True Market Share is 91%

2009-07-27 Thread David K Watson

Since they are Microsoft, they really ought to call them Wizard bars.
Black robes and pointy hats with astral symbols would help too.


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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
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Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem

2009-07-27 Thread mike
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
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Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem

2009-07-27 Thread Jordan
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

  

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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.


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Re: [CGUYS] Mac's True Market Share is 91%

2009-07-27 Thread David K Watson

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.






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Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem

2009-07-27 Thread George Carr
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.


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 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.
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Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem

2009-07-27 Thread Reid Katan

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).



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Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...

2009-07-27 Thread Brian Jones
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



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Re: [CGUYS] itunes/ipod touch/remote/library

2009-07-27 Thread Brian Jones

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.



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Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem

2009-07-27 Thread mike
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
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Re: [CGUYS] itunes/ipod touch/remote/library

2009-07-27 Thread mike
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
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Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem

2009-07-27 Thread Reid Katan

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.


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Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem

2009-07-27 Thread mike
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.

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Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem

2009-07-27 Thread Jordan

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





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Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem

2009-07-27 Thread Jordan

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?






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Re: [CGUYS] Healthcare

2009-07-27 Thread b_s-wilk

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.



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Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem

2009-07-27 Thread b_s-wilk
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.



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Re: [CGUYS] Healthcare

2009-07-27 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall

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
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Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...

2009-07-27 Thread Fred Holmes
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 


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