How is going online and listening to them there any different from downloading them when the album isn't actually out yet? ...and what if your internet connection is down, or you don't HAVE a 'net connection?
Good for you. I'm happy that you're happy in your own little, perfectly orchastrated world. In the real world, where people are required to work on other people's computers and find files that those other people seem to have lost, having a good search utility is wonderful.
I almost hate to break it to you, but I work at a local computer shop. With the exception of the shop PCs and my home PCs, all I work on is other people's computers. Since you're having trouble with finding files, here are a few hints for 2k, XP, and Media Center:
Hit everything under My Documents. If you've had to yank the drive and recover from another PC, that'd be c:\Documents and Settings\{username}\{username's} Documents\*.*. Check the desktop for data as well.
Under Program Files, look for the name of a company that makes scanners, cameras, or photo-editting software and check for pics under there.
Ask the user BEFORE recovery what they'd like to save. Search for the associated file extensions, and export if the application requires such for restoration.
Grab email, contacts, and bookmarks/favorites. The usual directories/files here. Many people depend on this info, and even the ones that don't like the attention to detail.
If they love AOHell or other ISP/OSP, be sure to check those download directories, as well as data for any proprietary software.
Unusual or unrecognized directory names are worth a look.
Be sure to give their data to them on a common medium, typically DVDs or CDs. While you MIGHT make money/feel geekly when they come to you to read the 8" floppy you saved their data on, I've seen that many users like to quickly see saved data on another PC to confirm for themselves that you know your job.
So what does this have to do with knowing where EVERYTHING is on my PC without any indexing?
Why do you think Gmail works?
My first guess would be "good design and coding", but it appears I was wrong; you appear to be telling us it works because of a nebulous philosophy of "search instead of arrange logically."
It is based on the philosophy that it is easier to search a large group than to organize it along the way. (Of course, it IS being organized along the way, just not by the user.)
The day that a computer can organize my documents and email better than I can is the day I quit the IT field. I'm not saying you shouldn't trust a PC to do that, but I'm fairly well convinced that at current, a human can do it better.
While I might like my desk organized, if someone ELSE organizes it FOR me they're not going to put things where I do.
I organise my stuff properly too, but there is something uniquely nice about finding documents that are literally years old and 10 folders deep using a single well-chosen word. ...and herein lies the confusion: you "found" documents years old... how, with a logical directory naming convention, did you "lose" them to begin with?!?
Searches. Windows Vista beats the pants off my Windows XP with Google Desktop.
I've never found a use for the indexing and search functions that people are happily touting with Vista, Google Desktop, and others... Instead, I use a logical directory naming convention that makes looking for what I need a simple matter of choosing the directory that has what I need.
I'm a little shocked at how many people are trying to use their cellphone internet connectivity for what appears to be their 'main' ISP connection.
Don't be so shocked. We have a rural client that needs more than dialup, but is unable to get anything but satellite or cell services. EvDO actually helped here.... for a switch.
Which is what is needed in most of the managing positions in large companies and in sales positions... unfortunately...
I call BS. Putzes that will do *anything* to try to rake in money are a detriment to their firm. Just ask Ken Lay, Martha Stewart, or Carly Fiorina.
So you pay 30 cents for twice the bit rate and no DRM. I, personally, think it's a decent deal.
So if I want the same file at the usual bit rate *without* DRM, Apple should only charge me 69 cents, right?
So basically you're saying that the best DHS could do with the master key would be running around with the key in its mouth without any idea what to do with it?
Don't forget Foxxy Love, Comedy Central's favorite animated mystery-solving bisexual!
The biggest complain I hear from my friends touring to death is the amount of piracy that goes on. Fans will come up to them bragging about how they copied their cd from a friends.
So the fans you mentioned copied it from a friend. Loss to the artist of about $3, max. Your friends can't see the forest for all those darn trees, though; would that fan be at the show if he didn't hear the music? It's a given that the money's in touring, NOT record sales.
In short, your pals are griping about new fans coming to their shows, making them MORE money than what a CD purchase would make. I've worked road crew locally in the past and never heard any gripes from any artist *I've* worked with in the past 10 years. Must be just the nationals.
Why should Verizon allow Vonage's VOIP (yea, i know the patent issues, bear with me) to travel as fast as Verizon's VOIP solution?
Ask the FCC and any VoIP subscriber dialing 911...
What kind of marketing genius dreams up an entire campaign involving alleged cave-people who don't exhibit the only qualifying criterion for that status that exists?
From the buzz it's generated, and the fact that "GEICO caveman" is a phrase almost everyone here recognizes, my guess would be a fairly canny marketing genius.
If she squawked up the chain, she'd get a new keyboard.
That's JUST how it works at most huge corporations. Example:
I called HP to order some restore disks. The thick accent on the other side of the phone told me they were out, but I could order them from one of their vendors. I asked for the part number, double-checked it, and called the vendor. We got the disk, but it was the wrong one. A call to HP later, it was determined that we were given the wrong part number. Pointing out that HP had given us the wrong number, I cheerfully asked to be reimbursed for the wrong disks. The technician balked, saying he couldn't. I asked for his supervisor. SHE couldn't. I asked for HER supervisor, and the first natively-English speaking person jumped on the line. She acknowledged their mistake, agreed that we shouldn't have to pay for it, and we got our check about 2 weeks later.
Lesson? Never let the first line of tech support give you your FINAL answer.
Huh, are we talking about Russia or Alpha Centauri ?:)
I dunno... Those MIGHT be mind worms and.... and.... -blink- Mary had a little lamb,
It's fleece was white as snow.
And everywhere that Mary went,
The lamb was sure to go... Last transmission from Assassin's Redoubt.
... and a kewpie doll to the first person that can tell us just WHO profits *without* mentioning a party name or politically-related person or proper noun.
{Disclaimer: I'm not the AC above; I would've claimed that post.}
My point is that some kids recognize and some kids don't recognize the "evil" in theft and physical damage, but no kid 7 years old REALLY understands why copyright violation is "evil". What if the Boy Scouts help brainwash the kids into believing so without actually teaching them about the issues?
Small shops *love* jack-of-all-trades because they have to be able to cover a lot of bases without specialized help.
Agreed. At our shop we can all do each other's job, with varying degrees of ease. Most small shops can't afford one head per technical field.
I prefer being a Renaissance man; I'm too curious NOT to be...
Our puppet masters have learned from the mistakes of former puppet masters --- there will be no revolt of the citizenry in this country. Even the poorest soul who works at McDonalds goes home to relax with his X-Box. Bread and circuses, folks...
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You've never known someone to avoid a company on principle? I do it all the time and ENJOY voting with my wallet....
...but then again I've been known to vote to throw elections, too...
I almost hate to break it to you, but I work at a local computer shop. With the exception of the shop PCs and my home PCs, all I work on is other people's computers. Since you're having trouble with finding files, here are a few hints for 2k, XP, and Media Center:
Hit everything under My Documents. If you've had to yank the drive and recover from another PC, that'd be c:\Documents and Settings\{username}\{username's} Documents\*.*. Check the desktop for data as well.
Under Program Files, look for the name of a company that makes scanners, cameras, or photo-editting software and check for pics under there.
Ask the user BEFORE recovery what they'd like to save. Search for the associated file extensions, and export if the application requires such for restoration.
Grab email, contacts, and bookmarks/favorites. The usual directories/files here. Many people depend on this info, and even the ones that don't like the attention to detail.
If they love AOHell or other ISP/OSP, be sure to check those download directories, as well as data for any proprietary software.
Unusual or unrecognized directory names are worth a look. Be sure to give their data to them on a common medium, typically DVDs or CDs. While you MIGHT make money/feel geekly when they come to you to read the 8" floppy you saved their data on, I've seen that many users like to quickly see saved data on another PC to confirm for themselves that you know your job.
So what does this have to do with knowing where EVERYTHING is on my PC without any indexing?
My first guess would be "good design and coding", but it appears I was wrong; you appear to be telling us it works because of a nebulous philosophy of "search instead of arrange logically."
It is based on the philosophy that it is easier to search a large group than to organize it along the way. (Of course, it IS being organized along the way, just not by the user.)
The day that a computer can organize my documents and email better than I can is the day I quit the IT field. I'm not saying you shouldn't trust a PC to do that, but I'm fairly well convinced that at current, a human can do it better.
While I might like my desk organized, if someone ELSE organizes it FOR me they're not going to put things where I do.
I've never found a use for the indexing and search functions that people are happily touting with Vista, Google Desktop, and others... Instead, I use a logical directory naming convention that makes looking for what I need a simple matter of choosing the directory that has what I need.
Don't be so shocked. We have a rural client that needs more than dialup, but is unable to get anything but satellite or cell services. EvDO actually helped here.... for a switch.
I call BS. Putzes that will do *anything* to try to rake in money are a detriment to their firm. Just ask Ken Lay, Martha Stewart, or Carly Fiorina.
As anyone knows, it's actually this, {even if they spell it incorrectly in the URL.)
Considering how far most Atari 2600 cart boxes were from the actual game content, I have to say I've seen better choices...
Scotty never said ANYthing about being about to outrun plumbing.
So if I want the same file at the usual bit rate *without* DRM, Apple should only charge me 69 cents, right?
Don't forget Foxxy Love, Comedy Central's favorite animated mystery-solving bisexual!
The mental picture that first struck me:
A farmer giving the fox the keys to the henhouse.
The biggest complain I hear from my friends touring to death is the amount of piracy that goes on. Fans will come up to them bragging about how they copied their cd from a friends.
So the fans you mentioned copied it from a friend. Loss to the artist of about $3, max. Your friends can't see the forest for all those darn trees, though; would that fan be at the show if he didn't hear the music? It's a given that the money's in touring, NOT record sales.
In short, your pals are griping about new fans coming to their shows, making them MORE money than what a CD purchase would make. I've worked road crew locally in the past and never heard any gripes from any artist *I've* worked with in the past 10 years. Must be just the nationals.
Ask the FCC and any VoIP subscriber dialing 911...
From the buzz it's generated, and the fact that "GEICO caveman" is a phrase almost everyone here recognizes, my guess would be a fairly canny marketing genius.
An article from MaximumPC caught my eye recently, and while it's not a TB, it IS holographic storage....
http://www.inphase-technologies.com/
That's JUST how it works at most huge corporations. Example:
I called HP to order some restore disks. The thick accent on the other side of the phone told me they were out, but I could order them from one of their vendors. I asked for the part number, double-checked it, and called the vendor. We got the disk, but it was the wrong one. A call to HP later, it was determined that we were given the wrong part number. Pointing out that HP had given us the wrong number, I cheerfully asked to be reimbursed for the wrong disks. The technician balked, saying he couldn't. I asked for his supervisor. SHE couldn't. I asked for HER supervisor, and the first natively-English speaking person jumped on the line. She acknowledged their mistake, agreed that we shouldn't have to pay for it, and we got our check about 2 weeks later.
Lesson? Never let the first line of tech support give you your FINAL answer.
I dunno... Those MIGHT be mind worms and.... and....
-blink-
Mary had a little lamb,
It's fleece was white as snow.
And everywhere that Mary went,
The lamb was sure to go...
Last transmission from Assassin's Redoubt.
... and a kewpie doll to the first person that can tell us just WHO profits *without* mentioning a party name or politically-related person or proper noun.
{Disclaimer: I'm not the AC above; I would've claimed that post.}
Agreed. At our shop we can all do each other's job, with varying degrees of ease. Most small shops can't afford one head per technical field.
I prefer being a Renaissance man; I'm too curious NOT to be...
Bread and circuses, folks...
"Indeed"