Simon: I, uh... I never-never shot anyone before. Book: I was there, son. I'm fair sure you haven't shot anyone yet.

'War Stories'


Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."

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Tom Scola - Jun 12, 2009 4:56:57 am PDT #10407 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Does anyone have third party earphones for their iPhone that they like?


amych - Jun 12, 2009 5:05:25 am PDT #10408 of 25501
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

Tom, coming from the cheap and non-audiophile end of things, I use these: [link] and like them a lot.


Jessica - Jun 12, 2009 5:12:53 am PDT #10409 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I have a pair of Altec Lansing headphones that I bought at the Apple Store and I don't like them at all. But they were the only pair under $100.


Barb - Jun 12, 2009 6:35:07 am PDT #10410 of 25501
“Not dead yet!”

Techno hivemind question. If I have a DVD of a concert, is there any way I can download/extract the audio so I can load it as an iTunes playlist?


Jessica - Jun 12, 2009 6:35:36 am PDT #10411 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Mac or PC?


Barb - Jun 12, 2009 6:42:28 am PDT #10412 of 25501
“Not dead yet!”

Sorry-- Mac

MacBook Pro, 2.4 Intel Core 2 Duo


Jessica - Jun 12, 2009 6:47:57 am PDT #10413 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

You want either Handbrake [link] or MPEG Streamclip [link]

Both of them have iPod settings for export.


Barb - Jun 12, 2009 6:49:31 am PDT #10414 of 25501
“Not dead yet!”

Any rec or preference?


Jessica - Jun 12, 2009 6:50:28 am PDT #10415 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

For the sort of things I normally do, MPEG Streamclip is more useful, but Handbrake is probably the more user-friendly of the two.

[eta they're free, so there's no harm in downloading both!]


Barb - Jun 12, 2009 6:52:41 am PDT #10416 of 25501
“Not dead yet!”

Okey doke. I'll most likely go for user-friendly first.