From what I've ascertained the file tree is intact, but the files themselves are no longer in the place they once were on the ipod. I had her check the locales of the files that had gone missing and they were no longer there, so somehow they must have committed suicide while keeping the library intact. Really, the only solution would be to copy the files from their hidden folders on the drive, trash the file tree by restoring/reformatting the iPod, and then slowly readding the file library again by making itunes recognize what's available. It sucks and it takes forever. I did it four times in March.
Funny thing about black and white. You mix it together and you get gray. And it doesn't matter how much white you try and put back in, you're never gonna get anything but gray.
Lilah ,'Destiny'
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esse - May 11, 2007 8:11:24 am PDT #1577 of 25496
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
tommyrot - May 11, 2007 9:35:35 am PDT #1578 of 25496
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Follow-up on the thing we talked about before:
Jobs did acknowledge that the company is still struggling to decide if third-party developers will be able to create software that will run on the iPhone. It’s a decision Apple “is wrestling with,” according to Jobs.
Polter-Cow - May 11, 2007 9:59:48 am PDT #1579 of 25496
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
-t, I have a RAZR, but I have no idea how to help you. Sorry.
What do people know about the AT&T U-verse? I got a thing in the mail about it yesterday, and it sounds not only much cheaper but better than Comcast. They have a DVR that can record FOUR channels at once! I'm skeptical because it all sounds too good to be true. Save fifty bucks a month AND get a magic DVR? Really?
They don't appear to get G4, which is kind of lame.
Jon B. - May 11, 2007 10:05:25 am PDT #1580 of 25496
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
P-C - In the fine print it says "purchase of AT&T U-verse TV required." Who knows WTF that means?
Polter-Cow - May 11, 2007 10:20:54 am PDT #1581 of 25496
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Oh, wow. That's so weird! I'm looking at the demo stuff, and apparently this magical DVR is part of the TV.
Oh wait wait. Jon, "AT&T U-verse TV" means that you have to buy the cable bundled with the Internet. They don't do the Internet separately, is the thing. The TV thing comes as receivers, like you'd expect. Okay.
I'm trying to figure out what the catch is. Besides the lack of G4.
I'm really wondering about this thing, but at least if I don't decide to do it, I can honestly tell Comcast I'm thinking of switching, so please give me a good deal if you want to keep me.
Ginger - May 13, 2007 8:47:35 am PDT #1582 of 25496
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I am suffering from a computer Catch-22. I was trying to load an upgrade to my virus program, and, after deleting the previous version, the install refused to go on until I deleted "WindowsDefender.msi." There is no such file on my computer. I tried to uninstall Windows Defender, and it said those files were not available. I tried downloading Windows Defender, and it said that it couldn't go on until I had deleted (you guessed it) WindowsDefender.msi, which I can't delete because IT DOES NOT EXIST. It also suggested I consult my tech support group, so here I am. The only option I can think of is restoring the previous version of the anti-virus software (PC-Cillin) from a backup, which still doesn't solve the upgrade question. I did contact the PC-Cillin people, who said it was a Microsoft question.
::head desk::
le nubian - May 13, 2007 9:05:53 am PDT #1583 of 25496
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
DCJensen - May 13, 2007 4:21:03 pm PDT #1584 of 25496
All is well that ends in pizza.
Ginger,
Check your search. There should be an advanced search for hidden files and folders
Jessica - May 14, 2007 6:34:50 am PDT #1585 of 25496
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
If I've ever recommended ehostpros to anyone here, I'm sorry. I take it back.
Their hosting is fine, but their domain management is crap. I've been trying - unsuccessfully - to transfer my last few domains from ehostpros to Dreamhost. There's no option anywhere on the domain management access page to unlock a domain, and when I ask tech support about it, the response has been along the lines of "LA LA LA LA LA I CAN'T HEAR YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOU."
I'll break them down eventually, but in the meantime, UGH.
§ ita § - May 14, 2007 8:01:23 am PDT #1586 of 25496
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I ended up buying two Titanium flash drives. One 4GB, for general toting of stuff, and one 2GB which is password-protected and therefore Windows only.
I did the U3 technology that lets you take your world with you in your pocket, but am sad that it doesn't extend to the Mac. I did find Portable Firefox which isn't U3, but is nifty in that it comes with an OS X executable and a Windows one that both use the same bookmarks, etc. Close to my dream.
I grabbed a few U3 apps above and beyond what came with the drive--Putty and OpenOffice and Firefox. But I haven't had a chance to explore the world of U3 or other portable apps yet.
But, dammit! Why not have cross-platform password protection? Grr.
eta: Gah! Why am I having a hard time finding mention of cross-platform Portable Firefox? Mine is! I tried it. Weird.