If this person's idea of the "American Way" is anything similar to that of Columbus and the american pioneers, we all should be expecting some nasty viruses to come from Microsoft. Or at least the possibility of putting ourselves in a position of vulnerability by using MS products.
You think MS would fix the Address book in Outlook so viruses couldn't attack using it.
I take a disc full of mp3's to work and listen to them from my CD-ROM bay. When I'm at work, I don't want my employer to see mp3 data trafficing across their network, nor do they want their bandwidth being used on things like mp3.
And when I'm at home, I have all the files on the hard drive with backups on CDR. So tell me why I would even want to use a service like mp3.com?
How many people are going to use this service to make it a viable alternative to in-store sales?
You hear the song, you hear the DJ name the artist and song title, you go to a record store and buy it new or used (preferably). That's it - same day.
Or in my case, you hear it, get the name and download it off Napster with no intention of ever buying the CD, even if it's your favorite artist and you think he deserves the money.
I have about 6,500 mp3's and some of them have their tags filled out with the data, but some of them don't.
Is there any way that I can run the CDDB database against my files (cable modem) at night? If that is possible? How will it know one file from another (say my Snoop Dogg tracks are 1 or 2 seconds shorter/longer than normal due to Napster)?
Thanks for any help.
What is obvious to you is not necessarily so for everybody else.
Don't assume anything. There are many old people calling in to their governor "ill" that they mistakenly punched the wrong hole.
Anybody out there interesting in gambling over an election related stroke or heart-attack. Come on, my money is that some old poor-sighted voter will have one. Then again, maybe the senility will help them forget it ever happened.
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somebody moderate that last post up for humor.
I guess it's not good to put your hands in someone else's hack. Even if you're just browsing for a quick look see.
Nobody is ever going to crack down your door and raid your Hard Drive just for having mp3's available on Napster. That University case were they raided his computer would never happen in someone's private home.
Anyway, unless you have the stolen MS code, you're probably safe forever.
I waited in line outside a Target yesterday morning from 5:30 till 8AM, when I got it. I put up an ad on ebay (http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem &item=480556343), and no one has bid on it yet.
There are just way too many of them out there and not enough buyers.
If you're interested in an unopened PS2, help me out Slashdot brotha. It ends Sunday at noon.
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kinda like a large container of gasoline?
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You mentioned the lockbox. Has Al Gore given you the key to it? I thought he lockbox was in a secure location with the primary box being camoflagued and a decoy.
--reference SNL skit from Enimem show
I use @Home. I file share for friends. No firewall as I have nothing on my computer but mp3's and theater/dvd-ripped movies. I run Napster 24/7 for my 5,000 mp3's.
The question is: If I log into my online bank using the secure connection (https), can anyone else see what my username and password are?
Now, I back up everything to CDR so I could give a sh-t if anything happens, but how dangerous is my Win98SE setup. I'm guessing it's very vulnerable, but I don't really care, or give a flying f-ck, I'd rather spend my time doing something more valuable outside.
The one thing I love is that once you have the @Home service, you can get full extended cable TV for free. The installer told me that a subscriber needs only sign up for the modem service and from there, connect the splitter and TV's. This was 3 months ago, has anyone else found this to be true.
Sure a nice way of saving 40-50 bucks a month.
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You think MS would fix the Address book in Outlook so viruses couldn't attack using it.
I still think I better wait a while. I mean, won't the value halve in a year or so?
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I take a disc full of mp3's to work and listen to them from my CD-ROM bay. When I'm at work, I don't want my employer to see mp3 data trafficing across their network, nor do they want their bandwidth being used on things like mp3. And when I'm at home, I have all the files on the hard drive with backups on CDR. So tell me why I would even want to use a service like mp3.com?
...and I was waiting for the clone wars
dammit....
I can't believe that there are this many replies to such a basic topic.
We are really an opinionated group, aren't we? Plus I think a lot of people aren't doing their work.
right?
How many people are going to use this service to make it a viable alternative to in-store sales? You hear the song, you hear the DJ name the artist and song title, you go to a record store and buy it new or used (preferably). That's it - same day. Or in my case, you hear it, get the name and download it off Napster with no intention of ever buying the CD, even if it's your favorite artist and you think he deserves the money.
I have about 6,500 mp3's and some of them have their tags filled out with the data, but some of them don't.
Is there any way that I can run the CDDB database against my files (cable modem) at night? If that is possible? How will it know one file from another (say my Snoop Dogg tracks are 1 or 2 seconds shorter/longer than normal due to Napster)? Thanks for any help.
What is obvious to you is not necessarily so for everybody else. Don't assume anything. There are many old people calling in to their governor "ill" that they mistakenly punched the wrong hole. Anybody out there interesting in gambling over an election related stroke or heart-attack. Come on, my money is that some old poor-sighted voter will have one. Then again, maybe the senility will help them forget it ever happened. ---------- This viewpoint brought to you by FOX News, the only network that is non-partisan. F-you Rupert!
Can't we just have Britney and Christina sign a XXX-Porn contract with vivid video so that we can all enjoy their 'talent.'
How much warning time do you think we would have?
somebody moderate that last post up for humor. I guess it's not good to put your hands in someone else's hack. Even if you're just browsing for a quick look see.
Nobody is ever going to crack down your door and raid your Hard Drive just for having mp3's available on Napster. That University case were they raided his computer would never happen in someone's private home. Anyway, unless you have the stolen MS code, you're probably safe forever.
I waited in line outside a Target yesterday morning from 5:30 till 8AM, when I got it. I put up an ad on ebay (http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem &item=480556343), and no one has bid on it yet.
There are just way too many of them out there and not enough buyers.
If you're interested in an unopened PS2, help me out Slashdot brotha. It ends Sunday at noon.
kinda like a large container of gasoline? Besides, I love a glorious death
You mentioned the lockbox. Has Al Gore given you the key to it? I thought he lockbox was in a secure location with the primary box being camoflagued and a decoy. --reference SNL skit from Enimem show
I use @Home. I file share for friends. No firewall as I have nothing on my computer but mp3's and theater/dvd-ripped movies. I run Napster 24/7 for my 5,000 mp3's. The question is: If I log into my online bank using the secure connection (https), can anyone else see what my username and password are? Now, I back up everything to CDR so I could give a sh-t if anything happens, but how dangerous is my Win98SE setup. I'm guessing it's very vulnerable, but I don't really care, or give a flying f-ck, I'd rather spend my time doing something more valuable outside.
The one thing I love is that once you have the @Home service, you can get full extended cable TV for free. The installer told me that a subscriber needs only sign up for the modem service and from there, connect the splitter and TV's. This was 3 months ago, has anyone else found this to be true. Sure a nice way of saving 40-50 bucks a month.
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