Thank you guys- I think I can get one of the laptops here to work for now. I wish I could be involved in choosing the computer I use, but I am not at all. The one I have currently as a desktop is 512 and can't run the Creative Suite at all. I feel like it can barely run Access and iTunes at the same time! I am supposed to be getting a schmancy new one, though!
I'm so sorry, but if it makes you feel any better, my fun-time-Buffy party night involved watching a robot throw Spike through a window, so if you want to trade... no wait, I wouldn't give up that memory for anything.
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Sophia Brooks - Jul 31, 2008 6:37:49 am PDT #7277 of 25501
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Gudanov - Jul 31, 2008 6:46:22 am PDT #7278 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
I feel like it can barely run Access and iTunes at the same time!
Hmmm... I could run all kinds of stuff on my home computer when it had 512MB. My daughter's computer still has 512MB and can run a bunch of stuff at the same time. I keep background stuff really pared down though.
Gudanov - Jul 31, 2008 6:54:16 am PDT #7279 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
I've done a fair amount of rebuilding old computers with parts from other old computers to give away, and helping people who can't invest any money in their hardware. This tends to make think in terms making the software get by without spending money, rather than what is optimal.
Morgana - Jul 31, 2008 7:33:03 pm PDT #7280 of 25501
"I make mistakes, but I am on the side of Good," the Golux said, "by accident and happenchance.” – The 13 Clocks, James Thurber
My apologies if this isn't quite the right thread to ask this in, but: I'm kind of new to the world of MP3s -- yes, I'm slow to adapt to new technology, so sue me -- and I'm still in the process of getting everything onto my MP3 player. I just came across this website, Free Music Downloads, that has a lot of music on it and claims that they are free MP3 downloads. The text talks mostly about lyrics, and claims that the lyrics belong to the authors and so on, but once you search out the albums and artists, the songs are there to download.
So.... my question is, if I actually download any of these, am I doing something illegal? Will the federal government be coming after me a year or two from now and fining me some ungodly amount of money? Does anyone know? Thanks.
omnis_audis - Jul 31, 2008 10:37:52 pm PDT #7281 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
on my brand new MacBook for work, I know have Win98 and WinXP installed. It's just bizarre! Gotta love legacy products that require old OS's!
Jon B. - Aug 01, 2008 12:25:46 am PDT #7282 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
So.... my question is, if I actually download any of these, am I doing something illegal?
Short answer? Yes, it's illegal.
Longer questions: Did you actually get to a point where there's an actual link to an actual mp3? It looks like they make you install some sort of P2P software before you can download any music. Did you do that? I would never install any P2P software that hadn't been recommended to me by someone whose technological expertise I trust.
evil jimi - Aug 01, 2008 7:35:27 am PDT #7283 of 25501
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
Morgana ... don't trust the site. It's not going to be free, no matter how much they say it will be--though the actual "cost" might be as the result of a trojan that steals all your bank details.
Gudanov - Aug 01, 2008 7:40:25 am PDT #7284 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
The place I download music is Wal-Mart. They are a bit less expensive than other places and they've gone to unrestricted MP3s.
Jon B. - Aug 01, 2008 10:06:41 am PDT #7285 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Weird. Over the past few weeks I've noticed that my employer has stopped blocking many of the websites that used to be blocked. Myspace, youtube, parts of facebook, and b.org are all sites that are now fully accessible to me. I wonder if this newfound access is widespread or if my employer was acting alone?
Morgana - Aug 01, 2008 10:37:52 am PDT #7286 of 25501
"I make mistakes, but I am on the side of Good," the Golux said, "by accident and happenchance.” – The 13 Clocks, James Thurber
Did you actually get to a point where there's an actual link to an actual mp3? It looks like they make you install some sort of P2P software before you can download any music. Did you do that?
No, I never made the attempt to actually download anything. I thought I'd better ask someone for advice first.
Okay, I will listen to all of you about the "free" MP3 site. I was suspicious due to the "if it sounds too good to be true, it is" cosmic law, and thought I should ask. I suppose the other free sites are like that too. I actually looked at the terms of service for one of them, and it said that (paraphrasing) "while some of the songs are by the original artists, I understand that others are by people singing in the style of the original artists." That kind of surprised me, although I suppose it shouldn't.