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amych - May 01, 2006 3:10:56 pm PDT #8000 of 10003
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

Thanks, Tom -- this is good to know. (My work involves handling loads of fairly low-quality audio, but as a certified tin ear, I never quite know what to say when clients ask for advice about higher-end (or "higher-end") stuff.)


NoiseDesign - May 01, 2006 3:48:32 pm PDT #8001 of 10003
Our wings are not tired

Two catchphrases in the pro audio world that are applied to Bose.

"Bose: Better sound through marketing" and "No highs, no lows, must be Bose."

They do make a nice clock radio though.


amych - May 01, 2006 3:49:58 pm PDT #8002 of 10003
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

If you have $500 to drop on a clock radio, I guess...

(sorta suspected that was what it came down to, but it's good to know from people who have a clue. thanks!)


Gudanov - May 02, 2006 8:17:38 am PDT #8003 of 10003
Coding and Sleeping

Two catchphrases in the pro audio world that are applied to Bose.

"Bose: Better sound through marketing" and "No highs, no lows, must be Bose."

Good to know. I apparently have fallen for the marketing because I had the impression that Bose makes high quality audio stuff, even though I don't have any first hand experience with it. Oh well, I'm not their market anyhow.


Gudanov - May 02, 2006 8:30:55 am PDT #8004 of 10003
Coding and Sleeping

Yeah, but at that point, you could just type it in the address box.

I did that with Dicks Sporting Goods one time (using www.dicks.com) and realized I should have thought that out a bit first.


Ginger - May 02, 2006 8:37:38 am PDT #8005 of 10003
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

I have a Mac/PC question. I have a CD of photos from a photographer. We tried opening it with two PCs at the client's, and one opened it and one couldn't see the CD at all. At home, my desktop can't see the disk at all, but my laptop can. I'm going to have to get 3 gigs of photos from the laptop to the PC, which is a pain. Is there something the photographer can change in the way he burns the CDs so this doesn't happen again?

t /clueless PC user


tommyrot - May 02, 2006 8:40:39 am PDT #8006 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

The first thing that pops into my head: Ask him to close the session (if he's not already) on each CD he gives you.

That might be the problem....


Gudanov - May 02, 2006 8:41:42 am PDT #8007 of 10003
Coding and Sleeping

The photographer needs to burn a ISO format CD with Joliet extensions for reading on Windows computers with long file names and everything.

Oh and like Tommy said, close the session. That actually sounds more likely. I was thinking HFS vs. ISO, but if there is a Windows laptop that reads it, then it's not that.


Spidra Webster - May 02, 2006 3:27:00 pm PDT #8008 of 10003
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.

Does anyone know of an adapter set that will allow you to use a regular keyboard wirelessly? I'm googling but so far all I can find is an IR adapter for PDAs. My issue is that I need a really good adapted keyboard for my disability - a normal wireless keyboard would really hurt.


Consuela - May 03, 2006 7:01:09 am PDT #8009 of 10003
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

I do indeed have a pair of Shur EC2 (I think) at home that I hated and won't wear. I've given up on listening to the iPod on the plane because the plane is too loud and the Shurs were so uncomfortable. I also have some hearing loss so I'm afraid to go too loud anyway...