this is torture

[dawnrazor]

In my ample spare time :scratch: at the moment I am up loading all my CDs into itunes. A process that I always figured would be boring, but is proving to be a modern version of water torture, mainly due to the fact that the optical disc drive dosen't appear to go faster then 4X speed. I have maxed out the hard drive (now 100G) to accomodate all this data, and it looks like I'm going to use it all. To date I have brought in 3500 songs @ 128kb AAC format, that is (15G) enough music to last 9 days without any repeats! The scary thing is I'm only a fifth or a quarter the way through, (yes i have a big CD collection). The other thing I've noted is just how crap a lot of it is LOL. When I finally get to the end of this horror, I think I'll sell most of the CD's I don't rate as classics or keepers. Was thinking real groovy would be a good place to start, but was wondering if anyone else could sugest some place where I could get a better deal, when selling secondhand in bulk like this. Thanks. DR.

[Sniper]

Trademe?
Papers
The homeless?

[dawnrazor]

Trademe?
Papers
The homeless?
Thought about retardme might go down that road yet. The papers, thats a little lo-fi isn't it
:innocent:

Now the homeless you say, do they pay well, maybe they could use them to build a little CD fort.

Crap I'm going straight to hell for that one

[flash]

when i uploaded my cds to itunes, it took about 8 times longer (or more) than uploading in wmp?

you computer dudes mind telling me why?

[Sniper]

when i uploaded my cds to itunes, it took about 8 times longer (or more) than uploading in wmp?

you computer dudes mind telling me why?

Its because of Electromagnetic energy loss.

When up loading with I tunes, there are more than likely to be a minimum of 50000 people doing the same thing. Because of this, the +ve energy airwidth is getting used up.

[flash]

but i wasnt on the web, i mean uploading my cds into the libary

[Sniper]

In which case, you may have a faulty manager in the cable duct

[flash]

the problems i get with my computer.....
im starting to think i shouldnt of built my computer (used to be a real computer geek....sorta) but only in hardware, i allways sucked with software

[dawnrazor]

In which case, you may have a faulty manager in the cable duct

Either that or there was a system error between the keyboard and the chair

[Sniper]

Either that or there was a system error between the keyboard and the chair

It could be the hypo-magnetic particals between the two. Flash, what typr of material is your mousepad and chair?

[skelstar]

but i wasnt on the web, i mean uploading my cds into the libary
iTunes was written for an OS that works...therefore if youre using a windows machine then its not always a great app. If you havent got a Mac then buy one. Then you *shouldnt* have these issues. Takes about 5mins (I think) on a base level eMac.

[Lou Girardin]

Down Spud's way, they think cd's block laser guns. You'll make a fortune.

[SPman]

Using MMJ it takes me 1min 35 secs to rip an average CD at 198
I f**kin hate itunes - winamp all the way.

[flash]

took me close to 20mins for each cd.
screw apple

[skelstar]

took me close to 20mins for each cd.
On an apple?

[Badcat]

took me close to 20mins for each cd.
screw apple

yeah, bloody wankers.

[flash]

On an apple?


no, but its a apple program

[skelstar]

no, but its a apple program
So why not use something else then? Apparently Winamp is good. :blip:

An aside: read today that Microsoft have given up on writing IE for Macs. They havent released a security update for IE since June 03 (I think). They are suggesting that users use Safari, Firefox or Opera. Pretty interesting.

[Badcat]

no, but its a apple program

jesus, i don't understand how you put up with their substandard applications on your windows machines.
get an iriver or iaudio, or a toshiba gigabeat, and use some much better app that's written by a REAL software developer - not namby-pamby little apple.
wankers.

[skelstar]

jesus, i don't understand how you put up with their substandard applications on your windows machines.
get an iriver or iaudio, or a toshiba gigabeat, and use some much better app that's written by a REAL software developer - not namby-pamby little apple.
wankers.
Do I smell bait?
Theres a lot of love in this thread :).

[Sniper]

So why not use something else then? Apparently Winamp is good. :blip:

An aside: read today that Microsoft have given up on writing IE for Macs. They havent released a security update for IE since June 03 (I think). They are suggesting that users use Safari, Firefox or Opera. Pretty interesting.

Do you know how Fucken hard it is to write a program that performs well on a different OS?????

[dawnrazor]

took me close to 20mins for each cd.
screw apple

Well thats one way to get the core out I guess.

[skelstar]

Do you know how Fucken hard it is to write a program that performs well on a different OS?????
Not in practice but do in theory. Not sure what your point is? I just thought it was interesting...:confused:
Have you had a go?

[Badcat]

Do I smell bait?
Theres a lot of love in this thread :).

me?
bait?
oh, you speak so harshly of my motives.

frankly, i'd expect more for my money from itunes.
oh, hold on, it's free, isn't it?

[Sniper]

Have you had a go?

Yep, in theory its easy. In practice its not. Unless you have a brand new unaltered OS its farken hard to account for the unknown variables

[skelstar]

me?
bait?
oh, you speak so harshly of my motives.

frankly, i'd expect more for my money from itunes.
oh, hold on, it's free, isn't it?
Yeah...its an unashamble attempt by apple to corner the market off MP3 players. But to be honest those sort of practices are common to most of the successful global businesses (im not talking with any authority here).

On windows its real shit, and when I had a windows machine I hated it. It wouldnt work. I guess I solved the problem when I bought a Mac (not sole motivation by any stretch). I just used Winamp until then.

[skelstar]

Yep, in theory its easy. In practice its not. Unless you have a brand new unaltered OS its farken hard to account for the unknown variables
I think thats the problem with the whole windows buggy OS problem. Apple have a reliable hardware model to write their software for. Windows has a continuingly evolving market of hardware suppliers to condend with. Who knows what video card technology the windows developers have to contend with next week when their software gets released. I think the 'common man' gets frustrated when MS release an OS that looks as great as the competitions but they havent made a huge effort to fix the really annoying bugs. Maybe Vista will be a step closer.

[dawnrazor]

So why not use something else then? Apparently Winamp is good. :blip:

An aside: read today that Microsoft have given up on writing IE for Macs. They havent released a security update for IE since June 03 (I think). They are suggesting that users use Safari, Firefox or Opera. Pretty interesting.

Well lets think about that for a moment ........Thank f**k for that, IE is crap, safari is a far superior browser, for that matter mozilla is a far superior browser as well. I regularly use macs and PC's, and have been for years, I have to say that the mac and OS X Tiger is one of the best platforms for just about any appication I use.

Now think on this a little for a moment, at some stage in the new year apple will release their new generation of computer, with an intel based processor inside (fore going the motorola), this will entail a rewriting of OSX for the new machine, beta versions of this are already out there and this new version of OSX will run on PCs, so watch out for some options for all you poor pc users in the future.

[skelstar]

Well lets think about that for a moment ........Thank f**k for that, IE is crap, safari is a far superior browser, for that matter mozilla is a far superior browser as well. I regularly use macs and PC's, and have been for years, I have to say that the mac and OS X Tiger is one of the best platforms for just about any appication I use.

Now think on this a little for a moment, at some stage in the new year apple will release their new generation of computer, with an intel based processor inside (for going the motorola), this will entail a rewriting of OSX for the new machine, beta versions of this are already out there and this new version of OSX will run on PCs, so watch out for some options for all you poor pc users in the future.
I think the MacTel move is genius, but am really worried that Apple are moving into the shifting hardware model problems that MS have.

[flash]

i only use it for my ipod. i wish i didnt buy it, ild rather have a psp. on that topic who wants to sell a psp for a 20gb ipod?

[Badcat]

Yeah...its an unashamble attempt by apple to corner the market off MP3 players. But to be honest those sort of practices are common to most of the successful global businesses (im not talking with any authority here).

On windows its real shit, and when I had a windows machine I hated it. It wouldnt work. I guess I solved the problem when I bought a Mac (not sole motivation by any stretch). I just used Winamp until then.

Bad old apple eh, they used to be that wierdo little 5% of the market bit-part player in the CPU business. No-one had to take their translucent plastic arse seriously.
Now with music, they have an industry where they have a decent market share, they've got all uppity, wanting to own it all.

wankers.

[Badcat]

i only use it for my ipod. i wish i didnt buy it, ild rather have a psp. on that topic who wants to sell a psp for a 20gb ipod?

doesn't it cost like $300 to add a 2 gig memory stick to a PSP?
are they a good music player?
but more importantly, is it quicker/easier to put your tunes on the psp?

[skelstar]

Bad old apple eh, they used to be that wierdo little 5% of the market bit-part player in the CPU business. No-one had to take their translucent plastic arse seriously.
Now with music, they have an industry where they have a decent market share, they've got all uppity, wanting to own it all.

wankers.
Good old greed. If you had shares in that company, what would you want them to do? Apple/MS bashing is fun though.:blip:

[dawnrazor]

i only use it for my ipod. i wish i didnt buy it, ild rather have a psp. on that topic who wants to sell a psp for a 20gb ipod?

Dude thats a rotten deal, a 20G ipod is 2nd or 3rd generation model. A 30G 4th gen. will set you back $500, you'll be lucky to get $300 for a 20G on retardme and a new psp value pack will set you back $400. hmmmmm

[skelstar]

i only use it for my ipod. i wish i didnt buy it, ild rather have a psp. on that topic who wants to sell a psp for a 20gb ipod?
I sold my 20gig iPod. Got about $350 for it on trademe (wasnt trying very hard). Go buy a PSP...they look really nice.

[Badcat]

I sold my 20gig iPod. Got about $350 for it on trademe (wasnt trying very hard). Go buy a PSP...they look really nice.

so that's:
PSP with 32 mb card $390. (dick smith)
2 gb memory stick $290 (etop parallel)
total $680

for a 2 gb mp3 player?
am i missing something?
sure - it does gaming too - and pretty damn well by the looks, but as an ipod replacement?

a 2gb ipod is like $349 isn't it?

[dawnrazor]

Now if you want to talk about corporate wankers - SONY what a bunch of shunts !

[flash]

yes but ive got a speaker for music.
my ps2 just blew and the psps has the same graphics, but you can take it anywhere

[Badcat]

yes but ive got a speaker for music.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN ?

[kro]

I just converted a dozen or so CD's to MP3 thru iTunes, and it took about 10 mins per 15-20 song CD, I was quite happy with the speed, considering it's a drag and drop excercise, and and the files get converted automatically.

Good on Apple I say for making something this good (iPod), my niece has an iPod nano, and its an amazing little thing, complete with a colour lcd screen, quite exceptional.

[flash]

i mean i bought the ipod in august when i when on a crasy music shoping spree, in one day i bought an ipod and 7 cds. the ipod was $400 on sale but i thought ild use it everyday, sadly i was mistaken and havnt really touched it at all. im thinking of a psp not because it can play music but because it plays games and movies. as i said before my ps2 died and so i need a replacement and i thiink a psp can fill that gap.

i played on one in the shops yesterdat and the graphics were unreal, i couldnt beieve a little handheld could make so much power

[skelstar]

Yeah I had a play with a PSP in a shop the other day too. Felt like a little kid having a free game. Screen WAS awesome, but a bit disapointed with the load time for the game. Good to see UMD movies are relatively cheap ($25-$30).