If there truly is an automated way to de-DRM my purchases, that would be great. I always assumed I had to burn them to CD and then re-rip them and re-identify them (meta-data).
The whole reason I fell into the itunes trap was ease of use. I have a day job and don't care to spend my nights hacking music. I actually evaluated many music management programs and found itunes to be the most sensible.
And to the many responses about my ripped CDs - I know, I know - they are free to move around.
My #1 requirement now is simply to play my music and videos using a remote control. AppleTV is too expensive and is overkill for what I need.
Here is my problem: I want to play my itunes music and videos on my TV using a remote control. As far as I know, I can't do that - e.g. Windows Media Center. Now AppleTV would do it, but I don't need that - my freaking PC is hooked to my TV. I just need the software and remote.
I surely regret commiting to Apple'S DRM and look forward to DRM-free, legal music purchases.
I really liked the itunes music management, ease of ripping my 300+ CDs, and ease of purchasing new music. But, now I realize I've built my own cage.:-(
"a tongue in the ass. There is no alarm clock on that one, you are up, you are shaking, you are in a karate stance, the day has begun" In that vein, I would say there is no better way to wake up than getting a BJ.
Ah! You are well versed in this topic. Yes - she is closer to the South bridge, near Wason Rd.
So I live in North Nashua off Exit 6. Am I outside the FIOS area? Is there any telltale sign of FIOS "wiring" (what is the term - glasspacking)? Orange cable wraps?:-)
I guess I would say Southern Hudson, but I can't see how that matters. I've never even heard of someone segregating Hudson in North or South, and I've lived in the area my whole life (40 years).
In any case, if Verizon is pulling out of NH, why would it matter? Is because they are going to keep FIOS in ME/NH/VT and just bail on the copper wires?
I can't give you a map, but I know someone in Hudson, NH who just got it installed.
This makes me wonder if Verizon will continue to roll out FIOS in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Perhaps they are just giving up the copper-wire infrastructure. If so, that would be pretty sleazy. Sell off a low-margin business and then compete with it.
Aww, isn't he cute? Well, I can't say my motives were completely altruistic. I got sick of the spamwarez pawned by clients like limewire and bearshare. And of course, the death of napster.
I evaluated about 10 music management programs and decided itunes was the only one that met most of my requirements.
Believe me, I hate the DRM part, but I am willing to suffer DRM to get the features I wanted.
LimeWire to warez is like AOL to newsgroups ("newsgroups" is something that us "grammer enligthned" used to enjoy before your shitty Web 2.0 bullshit and iPop iMusic). Calling LimeWire out in the P2P world is like saying your cancer is better than my cancer.
FWIW, I jumped on LimeWire in the early days when it was semi-open-source. As a Java developer, I gravitated to that one. When itunes came out, I started paying for my music and uninstalled all P2P clients.
I have seen them last less than a year. All you have to do is check where the capacitor is from. If it is from China (which is likely), then it has a high probability of failing very quickly. This is due to their stealing the formula from a Japanese company who became aware of the attempted theft and fed the women a recipe from the early 60's (and well known to hold up for only a year). Isn't that old news?
I had the displeasure of implementing vi editing in a Motif UI textline. It was like turning a snake inside out. The code is all state-driven with the call stack being the maintainer of state. Now try to imagine taking that logic and implementing in an event-driven UI. All that call-stack state had to be encapsulated.:-(
"produce far less greenhouse gas to manufacture and use"Nevermind all the mercury in these things. That does seem to be the fly in the ointment.
If America could rethink it's current trash practices, we could effectively recycle these things. For example, I'm appalled that my current trash department does nothing to recycle standard throw-away batteries.
I just setup a home theater for a friend. We went with a 40" LCD (Samsung LN-S4095D). The primary decision points were:
Price
1080p
Fear of plasma burn-in
Having seen it in action, I am very impressed. The room has a lot of natural light from windows. The picture looked fine to me - no obvious washout or other issues typically attributed to LCDs. Of course, the primary test was The Matrix Lobby Scene.:-)
I played DUNGEON on a PDP-11. It was the spark igniting the flame that is my raging video game addiction. I have played many clones - Bard's Tale, Diablo, Dungeon Siege, etc., but this is the original for me.
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What software, besides itunes, plays AAC?
If there truly is an automated way to de-DRM my purchases, that would be great. I always assumed I had to burn them to CD and then re-rip them and re-identify them (meta-data).
The whole reason I fell into the itunes trap was ease of use. I have a day job and don't care to spend my nights hacking music. I actually evaluated many music management programs and found itunes to be the most sensible.
And to the many responses about my ripped CDs - I know, I know - they are free to move around.
My #1 requirement now is simply to play my music and videos using a remote control. AppleTV is too expensive and is overkill for what I need.
Well, I have 212 purchased songs in itunes.
Here is my problem: I want to play my itunes music and videos on my TV using a remote control. As far as I know, I can't do that - e.g. Windows Media Center. Now AppleTV would do it, but I don't need that - my freaking PC is hooked to my TV. I just need the software and remote.
But that doesn't solve the problem of playing my itunes purchases in a different player.
I surely regret commiting to Apple'S DRM and look forward to DRM-free, legal music purchases.
:-(
I really liked the itunes music management, ease of ripping my 300+ CDs, and ease of purchasing new music. But, now I realize I've built my own cage.
Wife: Have you got anything without spam?
Waitress: Well, there's spam egg sausage and spam, that's not got much spam in it.
LOL. After I submitted, I realized it needed a few qualifications. If it is a guy and you are straight, then the Dave Attel reaction is appropriate.
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Ah! You are well versed in this topic. Yes - she is closer to the South bridge, near Wason Rd.
:-)
So I live in North Nashua off Exit 6. Am I outside the FIOS area? Is there any telltale sign of FIOS "wiring" (what is the term - glasspacking)? Orange cable wraps?
I guess I would say Southern Hudson, but I can't see how that matters. I've never even heard of someone segregating Hudson in North or South, and I've lived in the area my whole life (40 years).
In any case, if Verizon is pulling out of NH, why would it matter? Is because they are going to keep FIOS in ME/NH/VT and just bail on the copper wires?
Then how come they just installed it for someone I know in Hudson, NH?
I can't give you a map, but I know someone in Hudson, NH who just got it installed.
This makes me wonder if Verizon will continue to roll out FIOS in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Perhaps they are just giving up the copper-wire infrastructure. If so, that would be pretty sleazy. Sell off a low-margin business and then compete with it.
*pats domesticated ape on the head*
Aww, isn't he cute? Well, I can't say my motives were completely altruistic. I got sick of the spamwarez pawned by clients like limewire and bearshare. And of course, the death of napster.
I evaluated about 10 music management programs and decided itunes was the only one that met most of my requirements.
Believe me, I hate the DRM part, but I am willing to suffer DRM to get the features I wanted.
FWIW, I jumped on LimeWire in the early days when it was semi-open-source. As a Java developer, I gravitated to that one. When itunes came out, I started paying for my music and uninstalled all P2P clients.
I KNEW I should have kept using LimeWire instead of paying for songs on iTunes!
I had 5 motherboards from that era pop caps.
I had the displeasure of implementing vi editing in a Motif UI textline. It was like turning a snake inside out. The code is all state-driven with the call stack being the maintainer of state. Now try to imagine taking that logic and implementing in an event-driven UI. All that call-stack state had to be encapsulated. :-(
If America could rethink it's current trash practices, we could effectively recycle these things. For example, I'm appalled that my current trash department does nothing to recycle standard throw-away batteries.
Having seen it in action, I am very impressed. The room has a lot of natural light from windows. The picture looked fine to me - no obvious washout or other issues typically attributed to LCDs. Of course, the primary test was The Matrix Lobby Scene.
Actually, I did RTFA. I just didn't comprehend. :-)
Yes, Duke Nukem Never is still there. It is eligible for a lifetime achievement award.
Move along. Next article.
Damn! You beat me to the punch line.
I played DUNGEON on a PDP-11. It was the spark igniting the flame that is my raging video game addiction. I have played many clones - Bard's Tale, Diablo, Dungeon Siege, etc., but this is the original for me.
The "hot" chick is a butter face. However, the geek that thought this up gets a bonus multiplier for actually getting 2 girls in the same room.