The feature is intended for people who don't bother to organize their start menu and end up with 3 columns of shortcuts. (Which seems to be most of the general public based on the computers I've used.)
For people who bother to arrange their start menu, there is a simple checkbox to turn off this feature. (Uncheck personalized menus.)
If only someone would create a large website where unknown artists could put songs up for free download (with links to purchase more content if they wanted to).
"absolutely no evidence of Mormon charity work in the city."
That would be because the "Mormon" or LDS church doesn't publicize their charity work. Something about not doing it "to be seen of men". Crazy bible. Recommending you help people just to help them.
In reality, the LDS church does an incredible amount of charity work and helps not only with large-scale relief efforts, but also does a lot of personalized relief and rehabilitation.
Which is why Google adwords are less likely to be blocked then annoying flash ads that drift over the page obscuring content, or pop-up/under ads.
If your only source of revenue is ads, you better make sure that your ads aren't driving away your audience (or making them find ways to block your ads).
That last step is RECOMPRESSING the files. This isn't rocket science.
And if you are going to just re-import them as AAC, why on EARTH aren't you just using something like hymn or whatever it's called? Besides saving the quality of the music (because no re-compression is done), you also save a CD.
The LOCK-IN is that an ipod supports only ONE music service (that offers RIAA files of course).
Because Microsoft is willing to license their DRM (which, ONCE AGAIN is REQUIRED in some form to sell RIAA files -- which is what the mass market wants) while Apple is NOT willing to license their DRM.
If you have an Ipod, you can buy RIAA music from exactly ONE online vendor. Apple.
On the other hand, if you have ANY one of the MANY brands of WMA players, you can buy RIAA music from MULTIPLE online vendors because, once again Microsoft, the big evil corportation, are willing to license their DRM.
Yes, it flies in the face of reason that Apple, who "doesn't make money off itunes, only off ipods" would NOT want to expand their ipod customer base by allowing music from other servicees to play on their portable. Well, it does if you really believe that Apple doesn't view itunes as a cashpot (either currently or in the future).
Please! Love your ipod if you want, but face reality just a LITTLE bit.
The compression. Most CD's now are compressed to increase the percieved loudness much like most FM broadcast stations.
But isn't it likely (or even inevitable?) that digital audio files will suffer from the same thing? i.e. be mastered from the same digital source, once it's been compressed?
No. He's talking about dynamic range compression. Basically, you boost the volume of the entire track so that the CD sounds louder when you put it in your car. Of course, this mashes the TOP of the dynamics range (volume) into a flat line, **compressing** that range into a smaller spectrum.
Makes most music sound like crap.
This is decidedly different from filesize compression (like mp3 or ogg).
Why do you need itunes ON YOUR COMPUTER to play songs ON YOUR PORTABLE? The (at least newer -- dunno about older) iriver's require NO software other then a modern operating system that recognizes a portable drive. Drag the songs over in file manager of choice. Works on mac, linux, windows.
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Pictures? Seriously.
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You unplug your internet connection when your boss shows up?
Yes... because doom3 gameplay was so great.
Now if you want run and gun blasting goodness, it's Serious Sam you want to check out. THERE is a completely unrealistic game.
Prey?
Quake 4?
Quake Wars: Enemy Territory?
I didn't have much trouble -- but I had to find some odd console command to set the brightness far brighter then it was supposed to be. :P
After that, I could usually see just enough -- and only had to use the flashlight occasionally.
I'm guessing you meant Far CRY?
That game had a more doom3-like rendering approach which results in the "plastic" look some people dislike.
However, FC had almost no physics interactions (back to the "everything is glued to the floor except these few items").
Don't get me wrong, I liked FC a lot. But don't think that it does everything source does.
It has a size, but you can't overfill it. Old trash is removed as you put new stuff in it. It's not meant to be a backup folder.
The feature is intended for people who don't bother to organize their start menu and end up with 3 columns of shortcuts. (Which seems to be most of the general public based on the computers I've used.)
For people who bother to arrange their start menu, there is a simple checkbox to turn off this feature. (Uncheck personalized menus.)
Extra points for the CQ. :D
Try Guild Wars.
It's worth the $50 to just play through it once as a single player game. Anything you get beyond that is bonus.
If only someone would create a large website where unknown artists could put songs up for free download (with links to purchase more content if they wanted to).
[misses the old mp3.com]
"absolutely no evidence of Mormon charity work in the city."
That would be because the "Mormon" or LDS church doesn't publicize their charity work. Something about not doing it "to be seen of men". Crazy bible. Recommending you help people just to help them.
In reality, the LDS church does an incredible amount of charity work and helps not only with large-scale relief efforts, but also does a lot of personalized relief and rehabilitation.
Aren't those the exact same settings that you can access in the javascript options section?
"Judge O'Conners tarot readings and Justice Scalia's ever popular divining in the liver of a cow."
Apparently 1+1 = 6 for you?
O'Conners and Scalia were the ones ignored in this decision.
Which is why Google adwords are less likely to be blocked then annoying flash ads that drift over the page obscuring content, or pop-up/under ads.
If your only source of revenue is ads, you better make sure that your ads aren't driving away your audience (or making them find ways to block your ads).
As I recall, it also turned Quake 1 into a huge cheatfest? That'll put the smackdown on your gaming community. =(
Instantly sued by AOL and would probably win too.
AOL isn't responsible legally for what their users do.
TF2 became TFC which was a FREE addon to HL.
The NEW TF2 was delayed so that Valve could develop the Source engine.
You just confirmed what he said.
:D
If I recall correctly the EU specifically requested that MS change the name to this from "Reduced Media version".
AAC+Fairplay -> Uncompressed CD -> AAC
Compressed -> Uncompressed -> Compressed
That last step is RECOMPRESSING the files.
This isn't rocket science.
And if you are going to just re-import them as AAC, why on EARTH aren't you just using something like hymn or whatever it's called? Besides saving the quality of the music (because no re-compression is done), you also save a CD.
EVERY @#$@# MUSIC PLAYER WILL PLAY MP3.
The LOCK-IN is that an ipod supports only ONE music service (that offers RIAA files of course).
Because Microsoft is willing to license their DRM (which, ONCE AGAIN is REQUIRED in some form to sell RIAA files -- which is what the mass market wants) while Apple is NOT willing to license their DRM.
If you have an Ipod, you can buy RIAA music from exactly ONE online vendor. Apple.
On the other hand, if you have ANY one of the MANY brands of WMA players, you can buy RIAA music from MULTIPLE online vendors because, once again Microsoft, the big evil corportation, are willing to license their DRM.
Yes, it flies in the face of reason that Apple, who "doesn't make money off itunes, only off ipods" would NOT want to expand their ipod customer base by allowing music from other servicees to play on their portable. Well, it does if you really believe that Apple doesn't view itunes as a cashpot (either currently or in the future).
Please! Love your ipod if you want, but face reality just a LITTLE bit.
The compression. Most CD's now are compressed to increase the percieved loudness much like most FM broadcast stations.
But isn't it likely (or even inevitable?) that digital audio files will suffer from the same thing? i.e. be mastered from the same digital source, once it's been compressed?
No. He's talking about dynamic range compression. Basically, you boost the volume of the entire track so that the CD sounds louder when you put it in your car. Of course, this mashes the TOP of the dynamics range (volume) into a flat line, **compressing** that range into a smaller spectrum.
Makes most music sound like crap.
This is decidedly different from filesize compression (like mp3 or ogg).
Why do you need itunes ON YOUR COMPUTER to play songs ON YOUR PORTABLE? The (at least newer -- dunno about older) iriver's require NO software other then a modern operating system that recognizes a portable drive. Drag the songs over in file manager of choice. Works on mac, linux, windows.
Fortunately, they do teach basic capitalization and punctuation.
As long as we can hold them off until a decent portion of the population has HDTV, we'll be OK for a few years. (See VCR / betamax decision.)