Re: iTunes Importing
On 6/7/03 1:20 AM, Clyde Kahrl posted: I find it interesting that there are complaints about MP3 Quality. I remember when CDs first came out. They were really really awful. Portions of some recordings sounded like fingernails on chalkboards to me. This is because taking good music and converting it to digital seriously degrades the recording--particularly when you only sample at 44khz. Nonsense. It's because digital recording, mastering, and playback were in their infancy. The engineers were learning as they went along. Just as some of the early half-speed mastered LPs were horrid, once the engineers learned how the process differed from what they had done before, things got a whole lot better. Oversampling can produce a superior product, but you have to remember that the playback system only handles 14 bits per channel at 44 KHz, most audio hardware is only designed for the 20 Hz to 20 KHz range, and few speakers have decent response beyond about 12-15 KHz -- the upper limit of hearing for most of us and one-third the sampling rate of CDs. There's nothing inherent in the process of digitizing sound that degrades things. Just pop a CD of the Beatles or old analog material from Elvis, the Beach Boys, Sinatra, or the Stones to hear how much better old music can sound when it's been properly remastered for digital media. Over time, these have improved but modern CDs are still not comparable to the output of modest hi-fi equipment from the late 70s. Yes, the days of Shure cartridges, Dolby B noise reduction, paper cone drivers, and 18 gauge speaker wire. I sold high end audio on the early 1980s, and I can tell you that Bose makes a desktop radio today that sounds better than some of the $5,000-plus audio systems I sold -- and you don't need to be sitting in the right spot in an optimized room to benefit from the sound. Some MP3s really stink because of the really awful encoding out there. I have never encoded using iTunes, so I don't know if it is reasonably good or not at encoding. I would think you would want variable bit rate and so forth--and I'm not sure it has that. And I don't know how to control the dynamic range. First, there's no reason to control the dynamic range, since that's already established by the CD you're acquiring the sound from. Second, you can select one of three default encoding rates (128, 160, or 192 Kbps) or choose a custom setting that lets you specify the bit rate between 16 and 320 Kbps, enable variable bit rate, choose from 7 quality settings, pick a sampling rate between 8 and 48 KHz, and filter subsonics (10 Hz and lower). Some MP3s stink because people don't understand the process. Sure, a 64 Kbps file will be small and load quickly, but it's not going to sound very good. And some types of music are more demanding of even higher quality than others. I suspect it's a lot like digital photography. Every time you go through some digital conversion process you lose a whole bunch of information/data/whatever. Maybe if you went direct from mike to MP3 you would have less of a problem than going from CD to MP3. Digital photography suffers primarily from its reliance on JPEGs, which are not only lossy, but only support 8 bits per color channel. 24-bit color is fine for output on your computer screen, but you tend to lose detail in bright areas and shadows. However, most digicams let you decide whether to record in JPEG format or something better, such as RAW or TIFF. The amount of information lost depends on your settings, as is true of digital recording and MP3 compression. Recording directly to MP3 doesn't strike me as a particularly smart thing if you want quality. Just as taking a digital picture with high JPEG compression creates a noisy photo, MP3 is also a lossy compression scheme. It's the nature of lossy compression schemes to create an inferior product, but there's nothing inherent in the digitization process itself that necessarily creates an inferior image or sound file. But when you say that MP3s are bad, I can't help but suggest that CDs are bad, so what do you want? I'd like a reality check. Stop listening like an engineer. Listen like a fan or a musician. It may break you of the endless upgrade cycle of the audiophile snob -- the kind of people I used to make good money from. The first rule of audiophile sales is that every improvement leads to another, because each better component magnifies the minuscule flaws in other components in the system. In reality, few audiophiles are ever completely satisfied -- yet most average consumers are. There is such a thing as being too picky for your own good. Dan the listmom, retired audiophile -- Dan Knight, president, Cobweb Publishing, Inc. http://cobwebpublishing.com http://lowendmac.com http://digital-views.com http://digigraphica.com http://lowendpc.com http://reformed.net Microsoft is to software as
Re: Cheap 802.11b (AirPort compatible) hub
Checking on 802.11g stuff from Belkin -- top rated in the recent Macworld for throughput, btw -- I found a link for refurbished hardware available directly from Belkin. http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatSectionView.process?Section_Id=1982 Choose Network. Item is Wireless Cable/DSL Gateway Router F5D6230rw3 Would you believe an 802.11b (AirPort compatible) switched router for $50 plus $7.50 shipping? I've been having problems with my Hawking router, ordered the Belkin, and set it up yesterday. It's nice to have AirPort, even nicer to have what may be a more reliable router. Now, I feel bad for not sharing. They had a 50% off coupon for all of their refurbished stuff about two months ago. I bought a USB 2.0 hub for $10, two wireless PCI adapters for about $15 each, and two USB bluetooth adapters for $12. They have a good price on their Wireless USB Network Adapter and it includes Mac drivers. Andrew -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Apple Authorized Reseller/Apple Specialist Question
On Saturday 07 June 2003 10:12 pm, Peter Graening wrote: Yes, you can place a phone order with Smalldog, even if you have never ordered from them before. I would recommend them. I was planning on PowerMax, but Small Dog seems just as good. But they're out in the woods, or so they say. Does this delay the shipping too much? No, Small Dog delivered quickly and cheerfully. I now own a Lucent WaveLAN Silver card which cost me the lordly sum of $20 plus $7 shipping. The IOExperts 802.11b driver for MacOS 9 seems to kick the card over nicely, but I need to test it with a Wireless Access Point. I also got two very cute little dog figurines with my purchase. Happy with them so far, and it looks like I might patronize them again. -.\\-H- -- Michelle Klein-Hass Box 2273, Van Nuys, CA 91404-2273 Spam me and you pay! I'm in California! http://www.spamlaws.com/state/ca1.html Brought to you by Linux, KDE and KMail...try it, you'll like it! -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: iTunes Importing
Dan... Thanks for the information contained in this post. I just bought OS X; wanting access to the latest iTunes and the Apple music store pushed me over the edge. (I am also looking for a good new or used burner on eBay and will get an iPod, too.) I have been concerned about losing a lot of sound quality in downloads compared to commercial disc and this information makes me feel a little better about the the process. I am not and never have been a snobby audiophile. (I still use my middle-of-the-road-when-new Kenwood KR 4070 and Infinity Qe speakers and admit to still enjoying the warmth found in vinyl when played on a reasonably decent system). But the thought of losing sound in the download process, even if it is an imperceptible loss, doesn't sit well with me for some reason. So the better quality of download, the better I will feel about it. Don Dan Knight wrote: On 6/7/03 1:20 AM, Clyde Kahrl posted: I find it interesting that there are complaints about MP3 Quality. I remember when CDs first came out. They were really really awful. Portions of some recordings sounded like fingernails on chalkboards to me. This is because taking good music and converting it to digital seriously degrades the recording--particularly when you only sample at 44khz. Nonsense. It's because digital recording, mastering, and playback were in their infancy. The engineers were learning as they went along. Just as some of the early half-speed mastered LPs were horrid, once the engineers learned how the process differed from what they had done before, things got a whole lot better. Oversampling can produce a superior product, but you have to remember that the playback system only handles 14 bits per channel at 44 KHz, most audio hardware is only designed for the 20 Hz to 20 KHz range, and few speakers have decent response beyond about 12-15 KHz -- the upper limit of hearing for most of us and one-third the sampling rate of CDs. There's nothing inherent in the process of digitizing sound that degrades things. Just pop a CD of the Beatles or old analog material from Elvis, the Beach Boys, Sinatra, or the Stones to hear how much better old music can sound when it's been properly remastered for digital media. Over time, these have improved but modern CDs are still not comparable to the output of modest hi-fi equipment from the late 70s. Yes, the days of Shure cartridges, Dolby B noise reduction, paper cone drivers, and 18 gauge speaker wire. I sold high end audio on the early 1980s, and I can tell you that Bose makes a desktop radio today that sounds better than some of the $5,000-plus audio systems I sold -- and you don't need to be sitting in the right spot in an optimized room to benefit from the sound. Some MP3s really stink because of the really awful encoding out there. I have never encoded using iTunes, so I don't know if it is reasonably good or not at encoding. I would think you would want variable bit rate and so forth--and I'm not sure it has that. And I don't know how to control the dynamic range. First, there's no reason to control the dynamic range, since that's already established by the CD you're acquiring the sound from. Second, you can select one of three default encoding rates (128, 160, or 192 Kbps) or choose a custom setting that lets you specify the bit rate between 16 and 320 Kbps, enable variable bit rate, choose from 7 quality settings, pick a sampling rate between 8 and 48 KHz, and filter subsonics (10 Hz and lower). Some MP3s stink because people don't understand the process. Sure, a 64 Kbps file will be small and load quickly, but it's not going to sound very good. And some types of music are more demanding of even higher quality than others. I suspect it's a lot like digital photography. Every time you go through some digital conversion process you lose a whole bunch of information/data/whatever. Maybe if you went direct from mike to MP3 you would have less of a problem than going from CD to MP3. Digital photography suffers primarily from its reliance on JPEGs, which are not only lossy, but only support 8 bits per color channel. 24-bit color is fine for output on your computer screen, but you tend to lose detail in bright areas and shadows. However, most digicams let you decide whether to record in JPEG format or something better, such as RAW or TIFF. The amount of information lost depends on your settings, as is true of digital recording and MP3 compression. Recording directly to MP3 doesn't strike me as a particularly smart thing if you want quality. Just as taking a digital picture with high JPEG compression creates a noisy photo, MP3 is also a lossy compression scheme. It's the nature of lossy compression schemes to create an inferior product, but there's nothing inherent in the digitization process itself that necessarily creates an inferior image or sound file. But when you say
Re: iTunes Importing
I have never encoded using iTunes, so I don't know if it is reasonably good or not at encoding. I would think you would want variable bit rate and so forth--and I'm not sure it has that. And I don't know how to control the dynamic range. First, there's no reason to control the dynamic range, since that's already established by the CD you're acquiring the sound from. Second, you can select one of three default encoding rates (128, 160, or 192 Kbps) Which kbps setting is best for input to iTunes of OTC jazz CDs? I know very little about this, but was recently fiddling with the possibilities and saw the above choices. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: iTunes Importing
Which kbps setting is best for input to iTunes of OTC jazz CDs? It all depends what you are listening to the music through, how much you appreciate audio quality and how much space you have on your hard drive/iPod. It's very hard to give a definitive answer to this sort of question. Matt -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Apple Authorized Reseller/Apple Specialist Question
On Sunday, Jun 8, 2003, at 10:38 US/Eastern, Michelle Klein-Hass wrote: On Saturday 07 June 2003 10:12 pm, Peter Graening wrote: Yes, you can place a phone order with Smalldog, even if you have never ordered from them before. I would recommend them. I was planning on PowerMax, but Small Dog seems just as good. But they're out in the woods, or so they say. Does this delay the shipping too much? No, Small Dog delivered quickly and cheerfully. I now own a Lucent WaveLAN Silver card which cost me the lordly sum of $20 plus $7 shipping. The IOExperts 802.11b driver for MacOS 9 seems to kick the card over nicely, but I need to test it with a Wireless Access Point. That should work with the Airport SW. Mine did in my Wallstreet. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: iTunes Importing
On Sunday, Jun 8, 2003, at 07:02 US/Eastern, Dan Knight wrote: I'd like a reality check. Stop listening like an engineer. Listen like a fan or a musician. It may break you of the endless upgrade cycle of the audiophile snob -- the kind of people I used to make good money from. The first rule of audiophile sales is that every improvement leads to another, because each better component magnifies the minuscule flaws in other components in the system. In reality, few audiophiles are ever completely satisfied -- yet most average consumers are. There is such a thing as being too picky for your own good. Dan the listmom, retired audiophile Interesting, Dan. I'm in the same boat. I bought a mid-end system a few years ago. I must say I did notice a great difference from a Circuit City system. That said, I really didn't notice much difference between my mid setup and the high end stuff I heard. There is definitely a point of diminishing returns for your $$$. Critical listening shouldn't include a PC or the MP3 at all. That is a format of convenience, not quality. I have found the human ear to be very forgiving. When I first got my car I didn't like the sound system, now I love it. The ear adapts. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: iTunes Importing
On Sun, Jun 08, 2003 at 04:56:30PM +0100, Matt Peacock wrote: : Tivo [EMAIL PROTECTED] asked: : : Which kbps setting is best for input to iTunes of OTC jazz CDs? : : It all depends what you are listening to the music through, how much : you appreciate audio quality and how much space you have on your hard : drive/iPod. It also depends on the type of jazz music as well. For example, acid jazz is pretty wild stuff compared to other forms which are usually more subtle. : It's very hard to give a definitive answer to this sort of question. True. To the untrained ear, MP3s ripped at 128 kbps CBR with joint stereo is good enough for many of the masses. More pickier people will go with 192 kbps or even 256 kbps and switch to normal stereo. -- Eugene Lee -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Wallstreet cooling fan
Stripping down my WallStreet to replace a damaged PCMCIA cage, I discovered it has a cooling fan. I have never heard this operate, and the machine does get very hot. Could it be that it is so quiet that I can't hear it, or do these fans often fail? Or has it never got hot enough to turn the fan on? Apreciate any guidance. Chris -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Wallstreet cooling fan
On Sunday, Jun 8, 2003, at 13:37 US/Eastern, Christopher Hack wrote: Stripping down my WallStreet to replace a damaged PCMCIA cage, I discovered it has a cooling fan. I have never heard this operate, and the machine does get very hot. Could it be that it is so quiet that I can't hear it, or do these fans often fail? Or has it never got hot enough to turn the fan on? Apreciate any guidance. Chris If you press the reset sequence listed on the back panel of the WS the fan should briefly kick on. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Apple Authorized Reseller/Apple Specialist Question
On Saturday, June 7, 2003, at 10:16 PM, Gary D. Adams wrote: Both Powermax and Smalldog are good. I've bought from both. Shipping almost always seems to be faster and cheaper though from Powermax. It takes time to get anything to anywhere in Vermont. ;-) Depends on where you are, I'd expect...I've never had anything take longer to get from Smalldog than anywhere else I've ordered from. Good folks, I'd recommend them. -- Wherever you go, there you are. - B. Banzai, Ph.D. Bruce Johnson -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Apple Authorized Reseller/Apple Specialist Question
On Sunday 08 June 2003 09:40 am, P.F.Grenier wrote: That should work with the Airport SW. Mine did in my Wallstreet. I don't know what version of MacOS 9.x you were using, but in 9.1 it didn't kick on with AirPort. I downloaded Lucent's drivers for the thing via VersionTracker and got a positive 1,010 error, whatever the heck that is. The IOXperts driver seems to be the most recently updated of the drivers suggested for it in 9.x so it seems to play well with 9.1 Yeah, it's payware. But if it works, I'll pay. -.\\-H- -- Michelle Klein-Hass Box 2273, Van Nuys, CA 91404-2273 Spam me and you pay! I'm in California! http://www.spamlaws.com/state/ca1.html Brought to you by Linux, KDE and KMail...try it, you'll like it! -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: iTunes Importing
On Sunday, June 8, 2003, at 04:33 pm, Tivo wrote: Which kbps setting is best for input to iTunes of OTC jazz CDs? I know very little about this, but was recently fiddling with the possibilities and saw the above choices. While all replies about how hard to answer this question are, the simple answer, which i think is all you were looking for is, that AAC @ 128 kbps is a very good rate for the average listener, and better than mp3 @ 128kbps. I believe that apple says that [EMAIL PROTECTED] is equivalent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] i hope that helps. I used to encode my mp3's at 160kbps, and I was pretty happy with that, and I have been pleased with AAC at 128kbps. I think the best thing you could do would be trial and error though. Cheers, matt -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Apple Authorized Reseller/Apple Specialist Question
I like SmallDog. It's just that from just about everywhere else I can have products if not the next day in two days. That just isn't possible (in my experience) from SmallDog. Gary Bruce Johnson wrote: On Saturday, June 7, 2003, at 10:16 PM, Gary D. Adams wrote: Both Powermax and Smalldog are good. I've bought from both. Shipping almost always seems to be faster and cheaper though from Powermax. It takes time to get anything to anywhere in Vermont. ;-) Depends on where you are, I'd expect...I've never had anything take longer to get from Smalldog than anywhere else I've ordered from. Good folks, I'd recommend them. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Apple Authorized Reseller/Apple Specialist Question
On 6/8/03 5:11 PM, Gary D. Adams [EMAIL PROTECTED] Spew into the Cybertrough: I like SmallDog. It's just that from just about everywhere else I can have products if not the next day in two days. That just isn't possible (in my experience) from SmallDog. If you are buying a new machine it really doesn't matter where you go. The prices are fixed to within a few dollars no matter where you buy. There is no margin to play with on Apple products. I always walked into a CompUSA or an Apple Store and bought my new units. They're all shipped directly and Apple has the warranty so who cares? Why pay shipping? Save yourself $50. I like Smalldog as well, but only for 2nd Run and closeout stuff. Kyle H. Hansen -- Jesus Saves...but Gretzky grabs the rebound and backhands for a goal!!! -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Apple Authorized Reseller/Apple Specialist Question
On 6/8/03 3:16 PM, Michelle Klein-Hass [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: a positive 1,010 error, whatever the heck that is Usually, that indicates a programming error where the developer didn't link to a shared library correctly. The software is looking for something that isn't installed on your computer (for whatever reason), something that is necessary for the software to function correctly. There is a way, when compiling the application, to force that type of code to be built into the application. It sounds like the developer for this software didn't do that, so the software is looking for what it needs elsewhere and can't find it. So, long story short, it's probably not your fault. ;-) Sincerely, Scott -- My brain wishes my ego had call-waiting. -Calvin -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
17 Powerbook
Could anyone using a 17 Powerbook comment what they like and don't like about it. Defects? Problems? Prices have come down C$600 on the 17, sooo I'm thinking about getting one. Using a Pismo 500/1Gig/40Gig now. N -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: iTunes Importing
On Sunday, June 8, 2003, at 04:33 pm, Tivo wrote: Which kbps setting is best for input to iTunes of OTC jazz CDs? I know very little about this, but was recently fiddling with the possibilities and saw the above choices. While all replies about how hard to answer this question are, the simple answer, which i think is all you were looking for is, that AAC @ 128 kbps is a very good rate for the average listener, and better than mp3 @ 128kbps. I believe that apple says that [EMAIL PROTECTED] is equivalent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] i hope that helps. I used to encode my mp3's at 160kbps, and I was pretty happy with that, and I have been pleased with AAC at 128kbps. I think the best thing you could do would be trial and error though. Cheers, matt Thanks. It was, and is, set at 160kbps, but I noticed the possible settings and wondered... I haven't been unhappy with iTunes playing or the burning results, but there's always room for improvement. To answer some questions, I'm using a pair of AC-driven medium size Labtec speakers, and with a splitter also placed a pair of cheapo pawn shop additions low and behind the Pismo (on a raised platform, with an Adesso keyboard below). The sound is... Music, and I'm grateful for what I have. The sound in my auto is less acceptable, though the speakers cost me $100 (Kickers); the Labtecs were $30 or so. I was told that an amp in the auto would help, but the CD player was $300, so this s--t is getting out of hand (for my style). Would an amp do it? If so, I'll perhaps get one a bit down the road. I got disgusted with the sound after the size of the investment. As it is, I'm also grateful for the sound in the auto! T -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
