I just did a bunch of selling this summer, I have 10 Mac Minis but they aren't do to be replaced for two more years, I bought that about 12 months ago.
I got stupid. The money was too good.
Jayne ,'Objects In Space'
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NoiseDesign - Aug 18, 2012 4:53:57 pm PDT #20744 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
beekaytee - Aug 18, 2012 4:57:42 pm PDT #20745 of 25501
Compassionately intolerant
See? I'm a day (year) late and many dollars short. Argh.
Cass - Aug 18, 2012 7:16:56 pm PDT #20746 of 25501
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
As for media delivery, I do think that the DVDs, CD, and such are going away
They might be but storing that information on even the tech I have isn't space effective.
I don't even have a true dvd player any longer. I can technically watch through my generally unconnected Xbox (which I hate that interface and I don't want to hook it up just to watch an episode of Buffy) or through my laptop (ripped and converted and then sent through iTunes to my Apple tv if I want to watch on my actual tv). But my last player died and it's just not a sound financial idea to buy a new one. Each disk is 5-9 GB. I can't just have my collection at my fingertips.
I've been going through the process of putting all my DVD and BluRay media onto a server. It's sitting at about 4 TB right now. It's a bit daunting getting there, but once it is done it is so nice to be able to grab anything in the collection from anywhere in the house on any of our devices.
This is my ideal. Without the having to rip them all. And without having to pony up for server space to translate that to 20 seasons of tv shows and less than 20 movies. My collection is really small, considering. But no way it'll all fit on what I currently run.
That said, I just bought Duran Duran's Sing Blue Silver because it's available on DVD and hell yes, I want that. I have a copy on Betamax that I can't watch and this is sort of preferable. I will rip that and accept it takes time and space.
But that's just not currently workable for every disk I own. And I'd kinda like to be able to randomly rewatch things I bought. Not plan for them and then rip and convert and wait the not insignificant time those things take. I want simple.
Vortex - Aug 18, 2012 7:30:26 pm PDT #20747 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
That said, I just bought Duran Duran's Sing Blue Silver because it's available on DVD and hell yes, I want that. I have a copy on Betamax that I can't watch and this is sort of preferable. I will rip that and accept it takes time and space.
LOVE. Possibly my favorite D2 tune. (The Chauffeur, I mean)
Jessica - Aug 20, 2012 11:17:39 am PDT #20748 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Ok. I just downloaded a book from the library as an Adobe PDF, figuring it would be a PDF file I could put on my Kindle.
Unfortunately, it is an ACSM file which I gather from the intertubes is some kind of DRM wrapper. Calibre doesn't recognise it as an eBook format.
Anyone know how I can get this dang thing on my Kindle? (Or my iPad, I suppose. But I'd prefer the Kindle.)
Consuela - Aug 20, 2012 11:24:13 am PDT #20749 of 25501
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Calibre doesn't recognise it as an eBook format.
Yikes, that's not promising. I wonder if there's any kind of extension that might help.
le nubian - Aug 20, 2012 11:31:21 am PDT #20750 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
so, here is what calibre's faq is saying about it:
sounds like you need to download a program and export it as epub
Jessica - Aug 20, 2012 11:41:54 am PDT #20751 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
AHA - ok, apparently the problem is I don't have Adobe Digital Editions. The ACSM file isn't the book at all, it's just a link that Adobe Digital Editions reads to connect to the server. What a stupid system.
meara - Aug 20, 2012 12:17:34 pm PDT #20752 of 25501
You should be able to read it on your iPad. Either with adobe digital editions or if you library uses overdrive, their app.
Jessica - Aug 20, 2012 12:35:59 pm PDT #20753 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Huh. Well that didn't work. Digital Editions doesn't recognize it either.