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Jon B. - Oct 26, 2007 12:23:44 am PDT #3216 of 25497
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Amazingly I've gotten good prices on interconnect cables through Amazon.

Yep. This is what I bought: [link]


Sophia Brooks - Oct 26, 2007 4:02:08 am PDT #3217 of 25497
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

I have a really technologically illiterate questions.

I signed up for an itunes Season Pass for Supernatural.

I have the first three episodes.

How do I get the 4th episode? I see it there, with an option to buy, but I already paid for it?


Tom Scola - Oct 26, 2007 4:04:52 am PDT #3218 of 25497
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

iTunes Season Pass has been having, uhm, issues recently. In iTunes, if you go to Store -> Check For Purchases... and it still doesn't download, then just be patient, and it will show up eventually.


Sophia Brooks - Oct 26, 2007 4:06:42 am PDT #3219 of 25497
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

Thanks! That worked!


Jon B. - Oct 26, 2007 6:02:53 am PDT #3220 of 25497
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

I can get Leopard for $69 + tax. Is it worth it?


Tom Scola - Oct 26, 2007 6:04:27 am PDT #3221 of 25497
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

I can get Leopard for $69 + tax. Is it worth it?

If you don't want to be shunned by all the cool Mac users.


Ginger - Oct 26, 2007 6:19:46 am PDT #3222 of 25497
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

I am moderately tech savvy in some things. Those things do not include audio and video. I'm still living in a CD world, but I want to start copying my CD collection, which is pretty large. I must have at least 1 percent of the music NoiseDesign has. I have been using iTunes. Does anyone have any suggestions for software to copy and organize the music? I'm using Windows XP, and I'll probably be sticking with MP3s. I have no iPod and I'm not sure I can justify one, since I work at home. (With Christmas coming up, you're welcome to try to convince me.) I do have a cheap MP3 player. I also occasionally put music up on the web.

Also, I have a DVD of a concert that I need to divide up into individual songs to put on MySpace and YouTube. Can anyone suggest a fairly simple program for editing?


Dana - Oct 26, 2007 6:23:33 am PDT #3223 of 25497
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Does anyone have any suggestions for software to copy and organize the music? I'm using Windows XP, and I'll probably be sticking with MP3s.

Aside from iTunes, you mean? I may be misinterpreting you, but you can use iTunes to rip your CDs and convert them to MP3s, and iTunes will auto-organize for you based on the CD artist (mostly).

Also, I have a DVD of a concert that I need to divide up into individual songs to put on MySpace and YouTube. Can anyone suggest a fairly simple program for editing?

I know people recommend Audacity. Haven't used it myself, and don't have a link, sorry.


§ ita § - Oct 26, 2007 6:24:31 am PDT #3224 of 25497
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Audacity just edits audio. What do you have on the DVD, Ginger?


Ginger - Oct 26, 2007 6:28:25 am PDT #3225 of 25497
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

It's video of a concert, so it's audio and video.

Yes, my question really was, "Is there something better than iTunes?" Another part of it is "If you had the opportunity to start your audio collection over, what would you do?"