Am loving iTunes going DRM-free.
I assume that doesn't apply to what one has already purchased, or does it?
I don't really have a security blanket... unless you count Mr. Pointy.
Buffy ,'Lessons'
Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."
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megan walker - Jan 06, 2009 11:19:43 am PST #8629 of 25501
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
brenda m - Jan 06, 2009 11:29:15 am PST #8630 of 25501
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
The removable battery seems like a nice thing, but most people never ever use it.
I would say that 90% of the times I've removed the battery from my laptops it's been to crash it when it's frozen or otherwise fucked. I understand that that's not such an issue for the Mac users among us. But never?
Kevin - Jan 06, 2009 11:36:57 am PST #8631 of 25501
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
brenda, holding down the power button on a laptop for about 5-10 seconds kills the power completely, so you shouldn't need to take the battery out. Of course, I'm open to corrections.
megan, nah. Apparently for a small charge you can redownload the songs with DRM removed.
Calli - Jan 06, 2009 11:51:00 am PST #8632 of 25501
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I've had my current iBook for 9 years now, and I don't think I've ever taken the battery out. The computer's getting a tad wonky now, but after 9 years of steady use and abuse I'm amazed it still turns on.
le nubian - Jan 06, 2009 11:51:49 am PST #8633 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I'm with Brenda - sometimes the power button does not work and I've had to pull out the battery.
msbelle - Jan 06, 2009 2:07:39 pm PST #8634 of 25501
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
re: LJ download for archiving:
I am on a mac, so I downloaded ljdump, I get a folder with three things in it on my desktop:
ChangeLog ljdump.config.sample ljdump.py
what do I do?
le nubian - Jan 06, 2009 2:11:17 pm PST #8635 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
msbelle - Jan 06, 2009 2:15:59 pm PST #8636 of 25501
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
yeah, I have that, I don't know what that means.
Jessica - Jan 06, 2009 3:05:03 pm PST #8637 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I just got an error message that should go in the Vague And Useless Error Messages Hall of Fame.
"The iPod could not be synced. The required file could not be found."
(Fortunately, restarting iTunes seems to have located the required file, and all is now well again.)
lori - Jan 06, 2009 3:14:22 pm PST #8638 of 25501
Ah! I've gotten that same vague and useless error message! But I hadn't tried restarting iTunes and retrying. Hope it works for me, too.