The Nano won't work very well without iTunes, and iTunes requires W2K or better.
Okay, um, I'm lost. Uh, I'm angry, and I'm armed, so if you two have something that you need to work out --
Mal ,'War Stories'
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Tom Scola - Oct 19, 2005 4:08:32 am PDT #5183 of 10003
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
§ ita § - Oct 19, 2005 4:40:17 am PDT #5184 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
There's an AVI I tried playing in VLC on my Powerbook, but all I get is audio and this message:
main: no suitable decoder module for fourcc `IV50'. VLC probably does not support this sound or video format.
A quick google indicates that it just won't play on a Mac because of the codec ownership issues, but in general, if VLC doesn't have a codec, what's the OS X only solution? Is there a GSpot or such like?
Volans - Oct 19, 2005 4:54:45 am PDT #5185 of 10003
move out and draw fire
His requirements are:
- Not the Nano (I could list all the reasons, but it's basically an anti-Apple prejudice)
- as small as possible
- doesn't have to play downloaded/copy-protected music
- decent battery life
- USB 2.0 compatible
Sean K - Oct 19, 2005 7:30:47 am PDT #5186 of 10003
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Grrrrr.....
Okay, ND and I updated the software on this geriatric G3 as much as possible before I took possession of it, and I think it broke the damned thing. My browser keeps regularly crashing for no reason, even when it's not being all that overloaded.
And now the new extreme annoyance -- it has taken up randomly deciding that any mouse click anywhere on screen is to be interpreted as a back button command.
NoiseDesign - Oct 19, 2005 9:34:18 am PDT #5187 of 10003
Our wings are not tired
That's unfortunate. It might be the keyboard Sean. Swap to the other keyboard. I think an option click is a back command in many browsers. If the keyboard is flaky it could be causing problems.
P.M. Marc - Oct 19, 2005 10:41:28 am PDT #5188 of 10003
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Sean, are you still using Firefox?
Remember the part where I said it was unstable? Seriously, you may want to just use Safari or Opera on that machine. My machine, which is fairly modern compared to yours, still has to deal with regular Firefox barfing.
NoiseDesign - Oct 19, 2005 10:51:45 am PDT #5189 of 10003
Our wings are not tired
That machine is kinda like trying to websurf with the mental capacity of gramps from The Simpsons.
le nubian - Oct 19, 2005 1:21:36 pm PDT #5190 of 10003
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
§ ita § - Oct 19, 2005 1:24:37 pm PDT #5191 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I have a Vaio right now, and let me say -- their TV tuner and recording software sucks. The integration of it with other apps is pretty good, but the equivalent to the intelligence of a season pass didn't exist when I bought the box a year and a half ago.
le nubian - Oct 19, 2005 1:29:49 pm PDT #5192 of 10003
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
interesting. thanks for the information. I had no idea such animals existed.