You mean quicklaunch? right click on taskbar, toolbars, quicklaunch

Does it or will it ever run under wine?  If it doesn't then I care little, and if it never will then I care not at all.   

Hey, I started using iTunes today, and I really like its interface and features. It well beats out the current service I use (Listen.com Rhapsody). You can mix iTunes Store songs on playlists with MP3s, WAVs, or AAC files. (Right now, my playlist includes a bought Paul Simon song and a few downloaded Rush songs.)

I would like to switch over, but I'm concerned about the pricing issue. I currently pay $10/month for Rhapsody, plus $0.79 for each track I burn.

The most major issue is that iTunes doesn't want to support my Sony DRU-500A. Anyone willing to give me assistance on that front?

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Yes, Lucas is right. It's, in my opinion, one of the best out there. PC World magazine had it ranked as number 1 DVD burner for something like five or six consecutive months. It's been superceded by the DRU-510A, but Sony has a firmware update to the 500A that adds the capability to burn 4x discs, the main change to the 510A.

I'm working on a solution. So far, I've tried rebooting (no help) and updating the firmware (the jury's out - it's rebooting). Next will be to remove the drive from Device Manager, then reboot. After that, I'll try uninstalling DVDXCopy (which I don't use anyway - it's a non-working demo), which seems to use conflicting drivers with iTunes, then reinstall iTunes. Then I'll disable all the other CD drives in Device Manager, then reboot.

And for FAAD2: 

Track   Type    Info
1       audio   Unknown, 283.515 secs, 0 kbps, 44100 Hz

Unable to find correct AAC sound track in the MP4 file.

FYI, I did all that stuff I said I would and iTunes still wouldn't burn. I installed and signed up for MusicMatch Downloads, which I actually like better anyway.

One really annoying thing about it though - they're really trying to push you into buying the Plus version (USD20) by slowing speeds of stuff and incessantly popping up at you. Makes you want to buy it just to get it to shut up.

 

Originally posted by M5438:
iTunes uses AAC, which I don't think any portable dealy besides the iPod can handle.  You'll need to convert them to mp3 somehow. 

If you wanted to burn the tunes as an audio CD anyway, you could always burn and then re-import them back into iTunes as mp3s (it will let you do that, even with DRM protected files).

Would Windows punish me if I uninstalled IE from it's fiery grasp??
It's just taking the piss compared to Mozilla Firebird.

Also, is PHP better than ASP and JSP?
It's for a small online tutorial website with a database.

I've gots ME consarnit.

It's in the Add/Remove Programs list, and I'm sure I can do a bit of registry jiggery-pokery if necessary.

Quick check says: "5.50.4134.600"

I was able to change my av in Firebird although it did give me an error message.

mailto links open in IE instead of Firebird, so it keeps asserting itself, maybe I can neuter it somehow? 

One more question, then you can shoot me, is Soulseek still available, I went to slsk.org and all I found was this stupid P2P installer thing!
Bleh.

 

Why not simply install Mozilla as your default browser?

because it sucks?
i prefer Opera.

 

Originally posted by Margarita:
 because it sucks?
i prefer Opera.

No thank you. Opera hides half the screen which I'd much rather be using for actually browsing the web.

 

Originally posted by LAN.gnome: How may sender-dealies out there are compatible with Windows 98? Is it even possible to set up a wireless network with all these different operating systems? If so, what equipment do I need, and how much should it cost me?

Any input would be appreciated. I'm good with computers, but when it comes to networks I'm pretty much "teh stoopid."

Well, what you want is a wireless router. One of these will do you good.
ESTIMATED PRICE: $90.

Then for each laptop that doesn't have an integrated wireless card, you'll need a PCMCIA 802.11g card like this one.
ESTIMATED PRICE: $55.

For each desktop, you'll need a USB 802.11g adapter like this.
ESTIMATED PRICE: $65.

   

Originally posted by ~FazeShift~:
And you have to pay for it.

Firebird, Firebird, Firebird.

Just got my hands on a copy of Firebird for Linux.  (I'm on 56k, so getting big packages takes some effort.)

Anyway, so far it does seem significantly faster and lighter than Mozilla classic.  If the windows version is this zippy than IE can fuck off and die.   

Now if only I didn't need to come up with the 50megs of data to update my ancient Java installation to be Firebird compatible.   

   

Originally posted by LAN.gnome:
I want to set up a wireless network to share the single cable internet line we currently have. There are 3 computers in the house, one's a 3.0 Ghz Pentium 4 running Windows XP (mine), one's a 667 Mhz Celeron running Windows 98 (family), and the other's an iMac running MacOS 9.2 (my mom's).

To add to SQFreak's response - you have to use an apple AirPort card for your iMac.
You cannot use a standard card. However, AirPort cards don't cost much more than standard WiFi cards - in fact, it's cheaper than most PCI cards, at £59. You will also need an AirPort Card adaptor (around £15) from Apple to work with the iMac.
But if iMac is tray loading (as opposed to slot), or was bought before Summer 2000, it's possible you won't be able to wirelessly network it using an AirPort card. In that case, you'll need to use the base station with the iMac.

(Note - the new AirPort card "AirPort Extreme" won't work on your iMac. You need the much cheaper "AirPort Card" ). See here for pricing etc. Note that Apple AirPort base stations also work with PCs. AirPort base stations are among the best wireless hubs you can get, although they are slightly more expensive than usual.

 

Originally posted by sheep555:
   To add to SQFreak's response - you have to use an apple AirPort card for your iMac.
You cannot use a standard card. However, AirPort cards don't cost much more than standard WiFi cards - in fact, it's cheaper than most PCI cards, at £59. You will also need an AirPort Card adaptor (around £15) from Apple to work with the iMac.

I got the PC end set up and working, and so using NetGear I've set up a 2.4 ghz, 11 Mbps wireless network for the two PCs.

The Best Buy guy I talked to said a wireless bridge should work on the Mac (even thugh the box said it was designed for Windows), and lo and behold, it didn't work. So I'm taking it back, and I'll get that Apple AirPort card.

Now, as a card, I know it has to be installed internally. Is that something I can do myself, I do I have to get some Apple technician to do it? Will the AirPort card work with my NetGear wireless system?

 

Originally posted by sheep555:
You'll be able to install it yourself - it's pretty simple, and there's lots of help provided by Apple - see Article 58537 on the Apple Knowledge Base.

Ah, thank you for that; it's just what I need. I know Apple's help site is pretty good, I'm just too lazy/used to Windows to know where to look.

I'll post here once I get a chance to run down to The Mac Store in Portland and have installed it.

If it says "works with Windows XP on a CD", is there any guarantee it'll actually work?
My friends Open Media Jukebox for his MiniDisc won't work with XP, despite it saying that it will!

Some kind of patch might be in order?

Shit!
Well it's called OMG/Net MD or something (D'oh, my bad) and it comes with (his) Sony MiniDisc players.
He installed WinXP (he had 2K before, which worked grand) and now whenever he's transferring songs, it stops on 9% and sits there twiddling it's thumbs, all the while going: doo doo doo dee doo...