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.

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

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?"

I was going to suggest Amarok, which I use for MP3 organization, but alas, the Windows version isn't going to be done for some time yet.

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

Whoops, sorry. I've got the Friday morning gronklies.

Target often has good prices on cables. Not a wide selection, but if they have the cable you want there is a good chance they will have it at a good price.

meara, it's possible that you don't have enough signal strength for the multiple splits, though I think that would give you problems through the box as well as through the Tivo. I use a similar set up, and the only "problem" is that the Tivo only gets channels under a hundred - basic cable, basically - but the reception is fine. Tighten all the connections, if one in the chain is a little loose you can get ghosting.

free the iPhone ringtones! [link]

Damn! And here I was hoping I would be able to install the custom ringtone I want on my iPhone, with more success than I had trying to install a custom ringtone on my RAZR.

Also annoying? None of the iPod games work with the iPhone.

How can such an awesome new toy be so sad-making?

I guess I'll just have to comfort myself with the fact that I have a new iPhone, and the best boss in the Universe.

Well, we got NoiseDesign's Powerbook today.

Andi and I had just gotten home from going out for lunch when I stayed outside to bring the empty trash can from the curb.

A fedex truck pulls up, the guy gets out and I say, "Good timing." He hands me the box and I ask "no signature?" "No," he responds.

I'm a bit nervous about the potential for misdirection of packages "Some guy jumped out of a truck and handed me this laptop!"

I finish my outside chore and check the oil on Andi's car and top it off, then head inside.

Andi is up taking a nap before work already so I thought it was a good time to start migrating tings from her old iBook.

Migration Assistant is a wonderful thing, but it only does local disks or through Firewire.

...and I forgot my last Firewire A-A cable at my sister Jean's with my iPod.

50 miles away.

Crud.