Zoe ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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SD works over our network on g, but I'd be less certain about HD.
I'm on g, and when I try to stream hd stuff on Hulu it tends to give up after 5 minutes or so. Until two months ago I couldn't really stream video at all (I've since replaced my 8 year old computer), so this isn't too dire a handicap. But when I replace my current router I'll probably go with n or, given my glacial rate of hardware upgrades, whatever is like n is now.
I'd say go with the 802.11n. It's best to futureproof yourself. If you end up with a setup where you are transferring files to a DVR or other media box you'll want the speed. Same goes for something like a PS3.
My network at home is a bit insane. Cable modem goes into Airport Extreme 802.11n router, this has the main wireless network for the house. This router feeds another dual band 802.11n D-link router which provides one wireless network for the video game systems, and another for the Tivo's in the house. When the Tivo's are transferring data it will really bog down whatever wireless network is in use, so I find it best to give them their own. Then there's a 8 port gigabit switch which is linked to the main Airport Extreme for internet, but also provides a high speed backbone for the computers in the office/studio. Finally there is a second Airport Extreme back in the office that expands the wireless coverage and also has three hard drives connected to it as small file servers.
There are countries with less involved networks.
Yes. There are.
Those are countries I would not like to live in.
No, probably not.
Can Audacity convert WAV to MP3?
Can Audacity convert WAV to MP3?
It can if you have the LAME plug-in that allows you to save mp3's. It may or may not be easier for you to just convert them in iTunes by right-clicking on them.
Yeah. At the moment, iTunes is on the non-responsive computer, and I'm entertaining wild ideas about capturing all the stuff I have on cassette tape that I don't want to lose.
Gotcha. In that case, Audacity with LAME will work just fine. (And it'll do great with the capture jobs as well.)