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I pod and itunes ?
Dude at work is selling me his for $100. they go for $250 now and he originally was selling it to me for 150 but I brought him down in price because
it has a few scuffs. Any ideas of what to look for in an ipod in terms of function? I am tight with money so I want get this for the price but don't
want to get a problem. If something goes wrong with one what do you do with it?
Its actually pretty f-n sweet. Its white and is a 30gig. I was messin with it today at work and chekced out the vids he had and songs and shit. Seems
pretty easy to use. He won't sell it to me unitl next week though because of his podcasts with school and an internet class he has.
I am downloading ITUNES right now and I need to know how to transfer all my musci from Windows media player to itunes. Is it easy to do?
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It keeps telling me I can't download itunes because I need "visual basic" WHERE THE FUCK DO I GET THAT? It isn't offering it to me through itunes.
Where do I get this? I disabled my NORTON to allow for scripts but not sure how to get it.
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sorry, clevo, i'm not familiar enough with windows to be giving pointers on how to fix things.
i guiess try here if no one else has any ideaas:
http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/
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does this sound familiar?
| Quote: | | "iTunes could not be installed because Visual Basic Script (VBScript) is not installed or has been disabled. Make sure VBScript is installed, turn off
script blocking in anti-virus and personal firewall software, reregister VBScript, and the install iTunes." |
Try this:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304405
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thanks BD thats it. I got it. Now How do I take/transfer my windows media player music and put it into itunes and use that as primary player?
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Can I take everyhting all albums and transfer them into itunes at one time?
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it depends on what format the files are within Windows Media Player. if they are .mp3, then you can just drag the directory that contains all of the
mp3 files right into itunes. if they are .wma, well this is still out of my realm (cause it's on a PC), but...
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107958
it looks like iTunes will allow you to import .wma files, but then converts them to a format that works with iTunes. (within the iTunes preferences,
you can select the format - mp3, aac, etc).
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I downloaded each bands complete file into itunes but for some reason it shows no artwork/album cover like windows media. Does itunes have the artwork
somewhere? I like the look of WMP more than itunes so far. Itunes seems less updated but I am going to stick with it.
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spend some time going through the options within the preferences. there's a lot of customization that can be done, including file format and quality,
gapless playback (for live recordings or Dj sets), and look for the 'automatically download cover art' option.
for the stuff you've already imported, there's a link under "Advanced" that says "Get Album Artwork". Do it.
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Sweet. I think I got the importing of the total library going through right now. Problem is its doing everyhting and I already did about 18 albums
seperately so its doubling up. I'll have to delete them later, but for now I'll check out the things you suggested. thanks and int he next couple days
keep an eye out for this thread in case I have any other questions. I appreciate all the help. Who knows I may go MAC all the way in the future. I
like the custome stuff.
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i've advised three friends within the past six months on the switch to macs. it wasn't me pushing the agenda, either. they were considering a new
machine, were overwhelmed with all of the vista variations and tired of viruses,so they asked me about macs.
once people realize that there is no shortage of software for the mac (a reputation that lingers from the 80s and early 90s) and the using one really
isn't THAT different from using a PC, they tend to be more open to the idea.
the fact that macs get far fewer viruses is also a big selling point, but you have to understand that the Mac OS is completely different and is more
secure, but also that fewer hackers are targeting macs. 93% of computer users run windows, so there's greater chance for success with them.
(and the dope part about the soon-to-be-released Mac OS 10.5 is that you can run BOTH the Mac OS AND Vista. Vista on a Mac!)
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They are int he process of converting wma right now. That means that they are moving the songs from Windows media to itunes right? Its says that it is
17 GB for them. That measn I might want to get a 80 GB ipod then right? I mean if I do anything else like download a movie or videos then I won't have
room right?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BD
i've advised three friends within the past six months on the switch to macs. it wasn't me pushing the agenda, either. they were considering a new
machine, were overwhelmed with all of the vista variations and tired of viruses,so they asked me about macs.
once people realize that there is no shortage of software for the mac (a reputation that lingers from the 80s and early 90s) and the using one really
isn't THAT different from using a PC, they tend to be more open to the idea.
the fact that macs get far fewer viruses is also a big selling point, but you have to understand that the Mac OS is completely different and is more
secure, but also that fewer hackers are targeting macs. 93% of computer users run windows, so there's greater chance for success with them.
(and the dope part about the soon-to-be-released Mac OS 10.5 is that you can run BOTH the Mac OS AND Vista. Vista on a Mac!) |
^^^^^^^^ whats an average price for a MAC laptop? If I get somehting new it will be a laptop instead of a desktop.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by clevohardcore
^^^^^^^^ whats an average price for a MAC laptop? If I get somehting new it will be a laptop instead of a desktop. |
So long as you're not doing high-end graphics work, 3D video rendering, etc, their MacBooks are great. No problem for things like email, internet,
photos, music, etc. Make sure there's 1 GB of RAM, though. They cost around $1200.
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore
They have discounts for government employees and students, though, so if you (or a friend) qualify, that's a great way to go. That's what I do.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by clevohardcore
They are int he process of converting wma right now. That means that they are moving the songs from Windows media to itunes right? Its says that it is
17 GB for them. That measn I might want to get a 80 GB ipod then right? I mean if I do anything else like download a movie or videos then I won't have
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Yeah, after you drag the WMAs over to iTunes, it'll take a while for them all to be converted. (I'd recommend doing them in batches. 17GB isn't
impossible, but it'll take a while, and if there's an error, you might have to start fro mthe beginning.)
Once they're converted and in iTunes, you'll essentially have two copies on your machine - the WMAs you were using and the MP3s (or AACs) iTunes is
using. Do some random tests in iTunes to make sure you've got everything OK, then back up (or just delete) the WMAs.
As far as what size ipod to get, it really depends on how you think you'll use it. Obviously, the beauty is that you can have a HUGE iTunes library
on your computer full of music and movies, but only put certain things on your iPod at a time based on the amount of space you have.
The music in my iTunes library is 70GB, but I only sync certain music over to my 40GB iPod. And you can create very customized playlists to determine
what goes over... Like if you wanted to sync over your old hardcore that you haven't listened to much, you could create a playlist like: "genre:
hardcore, date:1988-1990, playcount: <10".
I like to have as much of my music with me as possible, so i can pick whatever i want while i'm out. I don't want to have to manage syncing things
over on a regular basis. If you're OK with that, look at the Nanos - they're wicked small and hold 4 or 8GB, depending.
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what a timely article!
and not from some hack, either. walt moossberg from the wall street journal is one of the most repected technology writers in the country. (david
pogue from the new york times is another, and he is equally pro-mac.)
http://ptech.wsj.com/archive/ptech-20070419.html
Tips for Getting Past Some of the Hassles Of Buying a New PC
By Walter S. Mossberg
April 19, 2007
Whew! The new Windows Vista operating system, five years in the making, is finally out and preloaded on new PCs from every major Windows computer
maker. After months of uncertainty and delay, you can go forth with confidence and buy a new computer, right? Well, it's not that simple.
So, here's my annual spring buyer's guide to desktop PCs. Most of what I say below also applies to laptops, although with laptops there are additional
factors, such as size, weight, screen size and battery life. As always, these tips apply to mainstream users doing typical tasks, not hard-core gamers
or techies.
Last fall, I advised average consumers with aging PCs to hang on until new Vista PCs emerged, rather than trying to upgrade existing models. I still
believe that was the right course, because Windows upgrades are so tricky. But it turns out that even new Vista PCs have two big downsides.
First, Vista isn't all that exciting a replacement for Windows XP. It's much prettier and has much better searching, and Microsoft claims it has much
stronger security, although you still need add-on security software.
Second, to an extent that amazes me, makers of Windows software and hardware have failed to update their products to work smoothly, or to work at all,
with Vista. In my house, for example, the only built-in Vista printer driver I can find for my printer doesn't allow the two-sided printing I can do
with Windows XP and Apple Macintosh computers.
So, if you desperately need a new Windows PC, be prepared to be underwhelmed and to be frustrated by incompatible software and hardware. And if you're
not desperate, you might wait another six months or so for the software and hardware to catch up -- and for Microsoft to issue some bug fixes.
Or you could buy a Mac instead. I still believe the best desktop computer on the market for mainstream, nontechnical consumers is the Apple
iMac. It has gorgeous hardware and superior built-in software. Its operating system, Mac OS X, includes most of the key new features of Vista. And the
iMac can even run Vista, along with its own operating system, if you need the occasional Windows program.
Apple has delayed until October the release of its new operating-system version, Leopard. But it's almost certain that any Mac you buy now will
upgrade to it smoothly. (See my Mossberg's Mailbox for more details.) And the Mac is still largely free of the security problems that add such hassles
to using a Windows PC.
But if you're going for a Windows PC, here are my buying tips.
Vista Versions: The cheapest PCs will have only a stripped-down edition of Vista called Home Basic, which lacks Vista's flashy new user interface. To
get the full Vista experience, you'll need more expensive machines that come with Home Premium, which also has more media features and is probably
best for most average consumers.
If your company recommends it, you may need a different version of Vista called Vista Business, which lacks some of the media features, but can
connect to some types of company networks that the Home versions can't. Or you can buy a machine with the costliest version of Vista, called Ultimate,
that includes all the features of the other versions. If you want to shun Vista altogether, you may still be able to find new PCs with Windows XP,
though these machines may not be as secure as Vista models.
Memory: No matter what Microsoft or the PC makers say, I strongly suggest one gigabyte of memory, or RAM, for Home Basic, and two gigabytes for all
other Vista versions.
Video: Vista Home Premium, Business and Ultimate will work best on machines with a separate, or "discrete," graphics card with dedicated video memory.
Some integrated graphics systems -- built into the computer's main circuitry -- will also work, though they will drain some of your main memory
through a scheme called shared memory.
Processor: For Home Basic, any current Intel or AMD processor in a new brand-name PC will work. For other versions, I suggest a "dual core" processor,
like Intel's Core 2 Duo, or AMD's Athlon 64 X2, which pack the equivalent of two chips into one. Even if your processor can handle so-called 64-bit
software, average users won't find that capability useful today.
Hard drive: If you're not much interested in video, music or photos, 80 or 100 gigabytes should be sufficient. If you are, 250 gigabytes or more is
best.
Disks: Don't buy one of the competing new high-definition disk drives, Blu-ray or HD-DVD, until the war between these competing formats is settled.
Stick with plain old DVD.
Junky software: Nearly all Windows PCs are packed with "craplets" -- the useless, annoying trial versions of programs. In a retail store, they may
remove these for you for a small fee.
Price: You can get a bargain, brand-name desktop with Home Basic and a slow processor for under $400. But for a versatile desktop with two gigabytes
of memory, discrete video, a large hard disk and a dual-core processor, you can easily spend $800 or more, without a monitor.
Just don't buy more, or less, machine than you need.
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About 5 hours into the converting and we are up to Cypress Hill.
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do you own all of the cds you are converting, or were these downloads?
by converting them, you're essentially goign through the same process as ripping the CDs, so yea, i'd certainly expect it to take a while.
and honestly, if you own the cds, i would recommend reripping them as opposed to converting. it would take longer to do it by hand, but the audio
quality will sound better.
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I own all of them. Seriously the quality will be effected?
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Technically, yes, but whether or not it that's important to you is a matter of personal preference.
You started with a perfect audio source, the CD. Then, by converting it to WMA, you compressed the file, which means some of the sound wave info (the
very high highs and the very low lows) was removed in order to shrink the file size. Now, you are compressing those already compressed audio files as
another format.
Have you ever listened to an WMA (or MP3 or any other compressed audio) file and though, "damn, this sounds like hell, and I KNOW the CD doesn't sound
like this"? Maybe it was tinney or hallow or distorted sounding? That's poor compression. Happens the most often in hiphop (the low lows) and
classical (the high highs).
Now, this may not bother you or you may have never noticed it. The 'average' encoding is a 128kb MP3. To me, these sound too distorted. I go with
192kb AAC files. I couldn't pick up a noticable improvement any higher when played through my stereo.
If I was taking on the same project as you, I would rereip. But I'm a bitch.
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I am deleting them as we speak.
I will reload them. So by what you say then it will be less quality on the IPOD as well? That kind of sucks but hey. Most new cars have a IPOD plug
right? My truck right now doesn't but in the future a new vehicle will soon be. I like the idea of all music and no cds to carry.
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a cheap solution for the car
http://www.amazon.com/Kensington-Digital-Transmitter-Charger...
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I'm kicking myself for not listening to you BD and not getting a Mac. I've already got some spyware problems and I don't know where the fuck those
came from and yadda yadda. Still, I did what I could... my boss let me use his Best Buy card so I couldn't get a Mac but damn, they sound so sweet.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by clevohardcore
So by what you say then it will be less quality on the IPOD as well? That kind of sucks but hey. Most new cars have a IPOD plug right?
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not sure what you mean by the quality being lower on the ipod as well.
i think what you're asking is... "if i convert my wmas to mp3 or aac, thus yielding a lower quality than simply reripping, will that lower quality be
noticable everywhere i listen?"
if i'm on the right track, the answer is 'mostly'.
- first off, once you've converted the files and synced them with the ipod, you essentially have two copies of every song file, one on your machine,
one on your ipod. but it's a copy of the same file, so whatever quality you got in the original is what you're gonna have on the ipod.
- now, if you're listening in your car on on a home stereo, you're more likely to notice the effect of bad compression because they system you're
listening on is more robust and offers good quality reproduction. many people argue that the 128kb mp3 standard is fine because you're only listening
on cheap earbud headphones, which don't sound so great in the first place. meaning, those things can't play the high highs and low lows (the same
ones that were compresses right out of the song file) anyway!
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last article i read about it said that just over 50% of new cars had some sort of ipod integration and that it was the most requested new feature.
apple has a list of manufacturers that offer it as well as aftermarket suppliers here:
http://www.apple.com/ipod/carintegration.html
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DaveMoral
I'm kicking myself for not listening to you BD and not getting a Mac. I've already got some spyware problems and I don't know where the fuck those
came from and yadda yadda. Still, I did what I could... my boss let me use his Best Buy card so I couldn't get a Mac but damn, they sound so sweet.
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sorry to hear that, dave. obviously, i'm kinda into tech stuff, so when i hear other people having difficulties, it bumms me out cause i know it can
turn them off to the whole thing. (btw, i thought best buys sold macs now.)
when the topic comes up, i usually recommend macs 90% of the time. for some people, because of their situation (or even their personality), it's just
not a good idea. but these days, the compatibility between macs and pcs is almost completly seemless and people are SO fed up with viruses and what
not, thet they're willing to try something new. and it's starting to show. between that and the ipod halo effect, apple's market share has been
increasing for some time now. recent reports put them between 5%-6%, where they were at 2.5-3% just a couple of years ago.
this one usually amazes PC users: i've been using macs since the mid-80s and i've been using them online (where you're most susceptible to attack)
since early 90s...and i've NEVER had a virus, adware, spyware, anything on my machines.
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