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RE: The Thread!!!! - 4/28/2006 2:12:51 AM   
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Well, good news and bad news (for me and mine, anyway):

Boss came to me and said they were shortstaffed after some strange (and unsettling) events, and asked me to do some more work: did i want to work Mondays again, or just do more work per day. i opted for Mondays - better pay, and i figured i was less likely to be as tired at the end of the day and thus less likely to make a mistake.

So, more money, but less time... Supposedly this goes back to "normal" in July. Of course, i haven't been getting most of the time off anyway due to various "emergencies"...

And of course after that, the staff that assigns work came later to me and asked me to do some extra cases anyway...

Anyway, my plan to have NAKED ANIMAL Contests on Monday has been effectively scuttled. C'est la vie...


And the animals breathed a collective sigh of relief....

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RE: The Thread!!!! - 4/28/2006 2:13:57 AM   
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Well, good news and bad news (for me and mine, anyway):

Boss came to me and said they were shortstaffed after some strange (and unsettling) events, and asked me to do some more work: did i want to work Mondays again, or just do more work per day. i opted for Mondays - better pay, and i figured i was less likely to be as tired at the end of the day and thus less likely to make a mistake.

So, more money, but less time... Supposedly this goes back to "normal" in July. Of course, i haven't been getting most of the time off anyway due to various "emergencies"...

And of course after that, the staff that assigns work came later to me and asked me to do some extra cases anyway...

Anyway, my plan to have NAKED ANIMAL Contests on Monday has been effectively scuttled. C'est la vie...


And the animals breathed a collective sigh of relief....



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RE: The Thread!!!! - 4/28/2006 7:27:50 AM   
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Status: offline 		Does anyone here have any experience with software to rip MP3 files from CDs?

i had tried Blaze Medio Pro (trial version) but i am a bit leary about buying software with downloads only (and no copy on CD). i may resort to this if all else fails.

i dug out a copy of Canon ejay i had purchased a couple years ago - it didn't work at all, and they no longer support the software.

So i went out and bought Magix MP3 Maker 10 Deluxe - and it is extremely complicated and doesn't work too well. i can't seem to get it to get it to recognize any names (album name, track names, etc.) which would mean i would have to retype EVERY track name on any albums... i have tried their support site (no help), so wrote them an e-mail. They said they would get back to me in maybe 8 days...

Any thoughts on how i can get this to work correctly? Or any recommendations on what software is decent?

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RE: The Thread!!!! - 4/28/2006 8:04:25 AM   
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Status: offline 		Wellllll, you could just use Windows Media Player to rip the CDs and then find a WMA -> MP3 converter. For that matter, why do they need to be MP3? Serious question, whatever it is that you want to do with them may not require they be MP3.

But a Google search on "MP3 converter" spews out lots of possibilities. Up there at the top is: http://www.wma-mp3.com/ I haven't tried it but it could be a place to start.

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RE: The Thread!!!! - 4/28/2006 8:14:15 AM   
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RE: The Thread!!!! - 4/28/2006 8:53:13 AM   
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RE: The Thread!!!! - 4/28/2006 11:13:22 AM   
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RE: The Thread!!!! - 4/28/2006 12:52:18 PM   
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Okay... Roman Fanboy.

Like the Barbarian Invasion expansion set too...


Morning SPAMmer.........

Have got that but haven't played it a lot. Infact I have several games I don't have time to play a lot.......

Tithe

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RE: The Thread!!!! - 4/28/2006 2:03:04 PM   
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Status: offline 		Haven't played it that much either; not too fond of the barbarian horde concept, but the Eastern Empire has a coolness of its own. Plus it's fun to try to basically fight EVERYBODY at the same time...

And I might be a Spammer, but at least I'm not envious of one...

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RE: The Thread!!!! - 4/28/2006 2:04:08 PM   
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For that matter, why do they need to be MP3? Serious question, whatever it is that you want to do with them may not require they be MP3.


Well, i am just now starting to experiment with this, however, many CD players (i.e., the one in my car, the one on my stereo) now will play MP3 files on a CD - not one says anything about being able to play WMA files. i don't have anything like a portable player like an iPOD, but again, most of them talk about MP3. Maybe they will play WMA files, but again, maybe not. i figured that MP3 might be the most universally accepted format between devices.

So, does anyone have any practical experience with this kind of software (or devices)??

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RE: The Thread!!!! - 4/28/2006 2:06:13 PM   
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RE: The Thread!!!! - 4/28/2006 2:47:27 PM   
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And I might be a Spammer, but at least I'm not envious of one...


Who says i'm envious?

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RE: The Thread!!!! - 4/28/2006 3:39:14 PM   
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I use a freeware ripper called cdex, which works just fine. It takes a little time to get used to the interface, but once you are, no problemas...



Ah, thanks, Terminus!!

Just now downloaded this - and at least initially it looks good (and the price is right!!) i'll have to play with this tonight on my home computer (at work right now, and only CDs are some lectures without specific titles, although the label that cdex gives it is the same one that Windows Media Player gives it, which is more than i can say for the Magix MP3 Creator 10 Deluxe which cost a lot more than $0).

Thanks again!!

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RE: The Thread!!!! - 4/28/2006 3:45:07 PM   
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RE: The Thread!!!! - 4/28/2006 4:26:49 PM   
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Just FYI, Robert....I make CDs that play in my car stereo with Windows Media player all the time. Rip, create playlist, burn. Better quality than an MP3 because the latter is lossy compression. Only thing MP3s are good for are small, portable players where the size of the music file is an issue.

You can also do the above with RealPlayer, and probably with WinAmp too, all of which meet your price point.

Also FYI, if you need a program that gets past copy protection in order to backup your CDs and DVDs, look at http://www.slysoft.com/. I've not used the DVD version, but the CD version is great.

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RE: The Thread!!!! - 4/28/2006 5:43:22 PM   
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Just FYI, Robert....I make CDs that play in my car stereo with Windows Media player all the time. Rip, create playlist, burn. Better quality than an MP3 because the latter is lossy compression. Only thing MP3s are good for are small, portable players where the size of the music file is an issue.

You can also do the above with RealPlayer, and probably with WinAmp too, all of which meet your price point.

Also FYI, if you need a program that gets past copy protection in order to backup your CDs and DVDs, look at http://www.slysoft.com/. I've not used the DVD version, but the CD version is great.



Hmmm - much of the stuff i have is non-music (lectures, etc.), so the smaller the better. However, i would like to make a few music CDs of songs that i like (or at least don't dislike).

So, when Windows Media player rips a song, it goes to WMA format, and i assume when you burn it to CD, it doesn't take up signficantly more space than WMA (i.e. - Windows Media Player doesn't reconvert it into CD format by uncompressing it)? Or does it?

i guess my question is - how much stuff (time) can you get on CD (i.e. for music files) using this technique?

A big part of my problem at this point is PHYSICAL SPACE (and attendant loss of organization that occurs when i try shoving a large amount of cr@p into a small volume.) So, if i end up with 1 CD original stuff taking up 1 CD (of playable but archived space), Windows Media Player isn't much use...

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RE: The Thread!!!! - 4/28/2006 6:17:20 PM   
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Wellllll, you could just use Windows Media Player to rip the CDs and then find a WMA -> MP3 converter. For that matter, why do they need to be MP3? Serious question, whatever it is that you want to do with them may not require they be MP3.

But a Google search on "MP3 converter" spews out lots of possibilities. Up there at the top is: http://www.wma-mp3.com/ I haven't tried it but it could be a place to start.

This is a good way to go...I actually use MusicMatch Jukebox because it came with my laptop. Its a one step ripper that is really easy to use.

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RE: The Thread!!!! - 4/28/2006 6:39:48 PM   
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Status: offline 		Anyone know how to embed a mpeg file on these posts. I just got one in my email that I have to share with the Thread - purely G rated I assure you. It reminds me of that picture posted a while back of the guy getting attacked on the helicopter buy a shark.

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RE: The Thread!!!! - 4/28/2006 6:52:46 PM   
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Status: offline 		You could try the trick i used to post bmp files - change the extension to jpg, don't embed pic, and tell people to download it and change the extention back to mp3. Don't know if it would work, but you could try.

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RE: The Thread!!!! - 4/28/2006 6:55:50 PM   
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Just FYI, Robert....I make CDs that play in my car stereo with Windows Media player all the time. Rip, create playlist, burn. Better quality than an MP3 because the latter is lossy compression. Only thing MP3s are good for are small, portable players where the size of the music file is an issue.


Trying to get more information on the best way to tackle this problem, i found this (with references):

"Microsoft claims that files in WMA format sound better than MP3 files at the same bitrate; however, a 2004 independent test[1] conducted at a common bit rate showed it (at 128kbps) as inferior to AAC and OGG Vorbis, roughly equivalent to LAME MP3, and superior to ATRAC3. Microsoft also claims that WMA files sound better than MP3 files at higher bitrates. Although claims about audio quality should be taken with caution, double blind tests have consistently failed to support Microsoft's claims about its superior quality."

Personally, i rather distrust Microsoft (and also its claims.)

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RE: The Thread!!!! - 4/28/2006 6:56:23 PM   
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More Music Therapy:

My, my, at Waterloo Napoleon did surrender
Oh yeah, and I have met my destiny in quite a similar way
The history book on the shelf
Is always repeating itself

Waterloo - I was defeated, you won the war
Waterloo - Promise to love you for ever more
Waterloo - Couldn't escape if I wanted to
Waterloo - Knowing my fate is to be with you
Waterloo - Finally facing my Waterloo

My, my, I tried to hold you back but you were stronger
Oh yeah, and now it seems my only hope is giving up the fight
And how could I ever refuse
I feel like I win when I lose

Waterloo - I was defeated, you won the war
Waterloo - Promise to love you for ever more
Waterloo - Couldn't escape if I wanted to
Waterloo - Knowing my fate is to be with you
Waterloo - Finally facing my Waterloo

So how could I ever refuse
I feel like I win when I lose -

Waterloo - Couldn't escape if I wanted to
Waterloo - Knowing my fate is to be with you
Waterloo - Finally facing my Waterloo


Abba. Great group. I used to blare their music from my office when I was deployed. Drove my soldiers nuts.

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RE: The Thread!!!! - 4/28/2006 6:57:49 PM   
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You could try the trick i used to post bmp files - change the extension to jpg, don't embed pic, and tell people to download it and change the extention back to mp3. Don't know if it would work, but you could try.

That's what I thought...the file is too large. There is a 200KB limit and the file is 1950KB.

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RE: The Thread!!!! - 4/28/2006 7:00:45 PM   
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What its like to be an Allied pilot in 12/41 when playing the AI on Very Difficult.





Ooo, when do I get some of those things? What kind of engine do they use?

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RE: The Thread!!!! - 4/28/2006 7:00:47 PM   
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You could try the trick i used to post bmp files - change the extension to jpg, don't embed pic, and tell people to download it and change the extention back to mp3. Don't know if it would work, but you could try.

That's what I thought...the file is too large. There is a 200KB limit and the file is 1950KB.


Well, if you have a URL, you could always post that...

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RE: The Thread!!!! - 4/28/2006 7:03:07 PM   
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But can they launch from a size 3 shoe or must it be size 4? And can they load torpedos from such small footwear? Because honestly they really should only be loading torpedos for special missions, anyway.....




Nuclear tipped torps. 0.1 kt nominal yield. Enough for a ship.

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RE: The Thread!!!! - 4/28/2006 7:05:54 PM   
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You could try the trick i used to post bmp files - change the extension to jpg, don't embed pic, and tell people to download it and change the extention back to mp3. Don't know if it would work, but you could try.

That's what I thought...the file is too large. There is a 200KB limit and the file is 1950KB.


Well, if you have a URL, you could always post that...

The file was sent to me via email...hmmm I wonder if I could put it on my corporate website....

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RE: The Thread!!!! - 4/28/2006 7:07:31 PM   
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Morning Tithe, and could it please be 5 hours from now?


I wish. Then I'd be an hour from going home and a weekend of gardening and WitPing.

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RE: The Thread!!!! - 4/28/2006 7:10:51 PM   
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RE: The Thread!!!! - 4/28/2006 7:16:15 PM   
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Morning Tithe, and could it please be 5 hours from now?


I wish. Then I'd be an hour from going home and a weekend of gardening and WitPing.

Planting the Roses in a tight and level formation with the Pansys flanking?

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RE: The Thread!!!! - 4/28/2006 7:26:34 PM   
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