Thanks, LeNubian. Unfortunately, CDBurnerXP doesn't appear to support burning video CDs or video dvds.
Via LH, this looks like a possibility, though: [link]
Hey! What do you two think you're doing? Fightin' at a time like this. You'll use up all the air!
Jayne ,'Out Of Gas'
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Consuela - Oct 04, 2008 6:11:23 am PDT #7744 of 25501
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
omnis_audis - Oct 04, 2008 10:38:35 am PDT #7745 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
This one [link] is for Minnesota public radio, which is an NPR station.I can haz NPR News on my phone! ok, so it's MPR, but close enough. Doesn't appear you can select other NPR locals. Just between classical, current, and news.
Glamcookie - Oct 04, 2008 12:06:22 pm PDT #7746 of 25501
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Okay, I'm about ready to slam my iMac into a wall! I'm having two the following problem:
1. I'm unable to download and open files from iDisk. I've tried accessing them from my Mac through the Finder and the app that they should open in (Word) hangs and never opens. I then tried it from the me.com Web site and they look like they've downloaded (file on desktop) but when I try to open them, Word hangs and never opens. This is a HUGE problem as I've been saving all my schoolwork to iDisk as that seemed like the safest way to go!
2. I was working on a doc in Word that I created in Word for Mac. Word crashed. When re-opened Word and then the doc, the formatting was all stripped and some text was missing. Argh! I recreated the file and saved it but when I re-opened it, it opened that effing stripped one again with missing text! I found the file. It was saving in a different location after the crash. !@#$%## Word.
Can anyone help?
Gris - Oct 04, 2008 12:51:27 pm PDT #7747 of 25501
Hey. New board.
Can you see if the files will open in TextEdit? It will lose some of the formatting, but at least it's a way to check if its a file problem or a Word problem.
le nubian - Oct 04, 2008 1:49:31 pm PDT #7748 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
the only other suggestion I could make is do you have a google docs account? See if you can import the files (after download) there and see if google docs can open them.
tommyrot - Oct 04, 2008 4:13:05 pm PDT #7749 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I got's me a new computer! A mini-laptop. An Acer Aspire One. [link] It has an 8.9" display, 512 MB RAM, an 8GB solid-state drive, and it runs Linux. It was $329.99. For $20 more I could have gotten one with XP home, 1 GB RAM and a 120GB conventional hard drive. So far I like it, but it'll take some time to get used to the tiny keyboard, the trackpad seems a little wonky, and I hate the desktop that the Linux version comes with. It has some customized version of gnome that easier for newbies to use. I'm hoping I can reconfigure it to be a more conventional Linux/gnome environment.
Oh, the Wikipedia article sez:
The default Linux OS has been designed to hide advanced features from the user and to prevent modification. However, there are steps[15] that can be taken to have it modified, giving the user a series of advanced features including a "right-click" menu, the ability to install additional software, as well as a more traditional desktop.
Oh goody.
Theodosia - Oct 04, 2008 4:26:19 pm PDT #7750 of 25501
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Whee! New toy envy!
tommyrot - Oct 04, 2008 4:40:34 pm PDT #7751 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
OK, the most annoying thing? I keep trying to do the two-fingered scroll thing that Mac laptops have. So that's not really a fair complaint (do any non-Macs offer that?) but it is something I'll have to get used to. I'm all, "Wait, I have to use the scroll bar to scroll up?"
Also, because it's so tiny, the trackpad buttons are on either side of the trackpad, so my fingers are always hunting to find them. That should be easy to get used to, methinks.
But I'm still amazed I bought a new laptop for only $320....
Glamcookie - Oct 04, 2008 7:40:46 pm PDT #7752 of 25501
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Thanks for the tips. I ended up trying to get the files of iDisk on my work laptop (PC) and I was able to d/l the files with no trouble. This does not make me a happy Mac user. WTF, Mac?
DCJensen - Oct 05, 2008 8:12:53 pm PDT #7753 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
Does anyone have a dead battery pack that would fit a 17 inch Powerbook?
Windsparrow's is down to 30 minutes, and I have a wacky idea of taking a bad one and jerry-rigging it to hold X amount of rechargeable batteries in sockets.