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is it legal/ethical to put DVD's on your computer for the purposes of putting them on your i-pod (not sharing them), or should I be buying separate itunes versions?
Legally it's a gray area, but ethically it's COMPLETELY within the bounds of fair use, even if you have to break copy protection to do it.
If you're a Mac user, I recommend Handbrake for ripping DVDs because you can rip them directly into iPod format instead of fiddling about with VOB files. I'm sure there's a Windows product that does the same thing (or maybe even a Windows version of Handbrake?)
I'm pretty sure there is a Windows Handbrake now -- and I second the recommendation.
Thank you amy and Jessica! Now I may be able to see Something Blue whenever I like!
I wonder how much I can automate this process of getting stuff ready for the Apple TV. I think it was streaming the video (I synced Lilith with the PC, not the Mac with torrents) and it did very well, so I don't have to worry about actually moving the file over.
Can Applescript help me here? I've never looked into that. But I'd love to be able to poll a folder for new files, feed them through iSquint (is that the best of free breed?), and then add them to my iTunes library automatically.
Completely unrelatedly, Nikon Capture 4 would allow me, amongst other things, to control my D50 from my camera from my laptop. At the very least I'd like to be able to see the picture I just took up on the laptop screen so that I can see it in better quality to help me make decisions about the next one. This would be in a tripod-assisted configuration, for the record.
Anything less than $150 out there for the Mac?
For anyone who needs a really big camera lens... [link]
For anyone who needs a really big camera lens... [link]
I was thinking the article would be about a gravity lens, in which case the lens would be larger than our solar system....
the 5 stages of computer death
HELP. MURDER. POLICE!
My eMac seems to have committed suicide and I have no idea what to do.
Other than slit my wrists.
The system won't start with the X dvd, a system 9 cd or multiple restart attempts.
I get either a freeze on the white screen with the grey apple, or the blue screen after that...OR, a black screen with a dos-like prompt that says something like
Darwin/BSD Bj-K-T's computer, local (console)
then a request for username and password then, either the system turns itself off altogether.
Once, I got:
SAM multimedia: read or write failed ASC = 0x3e, ASQC = 0 x 02
Has anyone ever seen anything like this?
