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and speaking of insulting drivel.. ... 3,097 Views / 132 Replies  
and speaking of insulting drivel..


There's more but not worth the reposting. I've been treated like an unwanted step child ever sense I started this post.

And by the way performing live is a...
Posted by putrid, on Jul 22, 2009 at 07:29 PM, in MacNN Lounge
First off all the music I have I bought. And I've... 3,097 Views / 132 Replies  
First off all the music I have I bought. And I've never said different. I don't condone or support internet piracy. NEVER said I did. My statement was "Music and Video piracy might bring about good...
Posted by putrid, on Jul 21, 2009 at 06:05 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I wasn't just talking about main stream music.... 3,097 Views / 132 Replies  
I wasn't just talking about main stream music. But all music. Jazz, Industrial and the like. So without knowing your music I'll assume it falls in the 'not main stream' genre.

As a performer you...
Posted by putrid, on Jul 20, 2009 at 07:07 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Nope, just a realization based on the personality... 3,097 Views / 132 Replies  
Nope, just a realization based on the personality it takes to post 'second hand information' would be talking to a drunk. Anything I could post can be easily gotten off the web. So instead of setting...
Posted by putrid, on Jul 20, 2009 at 05:41 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Ghporter, Nope, nothing wrong with the music... 3,097 Views / 132 Replies  
Ghporter, Nope, nothing wrong with the music industry there. LOL Great post dude.

Doofy, are you promoting YouTube?

I’ll still play along.

I was 19. My ’45’ was a typo. I’ve already proven...
Posted by putrid, on Jul 19, 2009 at 08:27 PM, in MacNN Lounge
sorry double post. 3,097 Views / 132 Replies  
sorry double post.
Posted by putrid, on Jul 19, 2009 at 08:18 PM, in MacNN Lounge
OK first there's the '12 year old girl' comment... 3,097 Views / 132 Replies  
OK first there's the '12 year old girl' comment and now this. I'm game. Let's hear what you know.
Posted by putrid, on Jul 19, 2009 at 02:29 PM, in MacNN Lounge
If you can clearly hear everything in the mix... 3,097 Views / 132 Replies  
If you can clearly hear everything in the mix then the mix is good. The toilet paper reduced the frequency range of a good set of speakers. Mixing with this set up helps insure everything that should...
Posted by putrid, on Jul 19, 2009 at 01:50 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Having worked on both sides of the studio sean I... 3,097 Views / 132 Replies  
Having worked on both sides of the studio sean I have to say all that high price production work is BS. Now I'm not going to pretend I'm the only one on this forum that knows why you stick toilet...
Posted by putrid, on Jul 19, 2009 at 11:38 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Thanks Ghporter. The music industry has been in... 3,097 Views / 132 Replies  
Thanks Ghporter. The music industry has been in need of a good over hall for years now. I'm personally hoping for more major groups to publish their albums on line instead of threw the self serving...
Posted by putrid, on Jul 18, 2009 at 11:25 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Then why isn't the same payment plan done with... 3,097 Views / 132 Replies  
Then why isn't the same payment plan done with shovels, dinner flatware or coffee cups?

I think the biggest change in the entertainment industry will be exclusion of royalties. Artist value would...
Posted by putrid, on Jul 18, 2009 at 06:31 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I'll tell ya what happened. Movies were... 3,097 Views / 132 Replies  
I'll tell ya what happened.

Movies were still being made.

People like Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby still put out recording after recording despite the fact they only got paid once for it.
...
Posted by putrid, on Jul 18, 2009 at 04:54 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Movies and TV are supposed to be stupid. You can... 3,256 Views / 114 Replies  
Movies and TV are supposed to be stupid. You can watch ever episode of 'Tool Time' and still never really know how to use a table saw. Might become more aware of tool safety. LOL The more brainless...
Posted by putrid, on Jul 18, 2009 at 04:50 PM, in MacNN Lounge
LOL Turtle777. Guess it depends on what hand the... 3,097 Views / 132 Replies  
LOL Turtle777. Guess it depends on what hand the performer uses.

Sorry I don't think everyone is getting the point I'm trying to make. Unfortunately this thread seams to be going to an extreme...
Posted by putrid, on Jul 18, 2009 at 04:40 PM, in MacNN Lounge
A songwriter gets paid by the performer for the... 3,097 Views / 132 Replies  
A songwriter gets paid by the performer for the songs he rights.
Authors get paid by publishers for the rights to put the book in print.
Most factories actually pay employees for inventions. Ours...
Posted by putrid, on Jul 18, 2009 at 02:54 PM, in MacNN Lounge
is it eatable??? No body asks the really... 926 Views / 29 Replies  
is it eatable??? No body asks the really important questions.
Posted by putrid, on Jul 18, 2009 at 02:21 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I was 7. Seen it on a black and white TV. ... 2,434 Views / 73 Replies  
I was 7. Seen it on a black and white TV.

Should we go back? Just to go? no. I thing the only reason we should go back would be to set up a working station. Would be safer than the floating one...
Posted by putrid, on Jul 18, 2009 at 02:13 PM, in MacNN Lounge
There will alway be people out there who believe... 1,836 Views / 36 Replies  
There will alway be people out there who believe that the human race is incapable of doing anything. Aliens build the pyramids? Fiber optics alien technology?? You'll always have stupid people. They...
Posted by putrid, on Jul 18, 2009 at 02:08 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Music and video piracy might bring about good changes. 3,097 Views / 132 Replies  
Piracy means performers will only get paid for actually doing something. Preforming.
Piracy means you actually have to contribute to society in order to make money.
Why should one guy live high on...
Posted by putrid, on Jul 18, 2009 at 01:51 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I'm using my home iMac. All the company computers... 1,317 Views / 13 Replies  
I'm using my home iMac. All the company computers are PC. I'm beginning to believe this is the companies way of getting back at me for all the times I laughed at them when windows crashed. JK LOL
...
Posted by putrid, on Jul 17, 2009 at 05:46 PM, in Applications
Unfortunately I can't give out the address. But I... 1,317 Views / 13 Replies  
Unfortunately I can't give out the address. But I can give ya this. It starts out with
https://www5.
Never seen anything like that before.
Thanks folks. Looks like I'll be griping and...
Posted by putrid, on Jul 17, 2009 at 04:33 PM, in Applications
DarkStarRed, no I haven't. I'm still kinda new to... 1,317 Views / 13 Replies  
DarkStarRed, no I haven't. I'm still kinda new to a Mac. Where would I find user agent ie 7?
Posted by putrid, on Jul 16, 2009 at 11:21 PM, in Applications
Safari and Firefox wont open a needed web page. 1,317 Views / 13 Replies  
Howdy all. I have a web site I need to get to that neither Safari or Firefox will open. I'm not the only person within the company that's having this problem. Even folks using Firefox on windows are...
Posted by putrid, on Jul 15, 2009 at 07:22 PM, in Applications
Oh well, I didn't accomplish what I set out to... 5,335 Views / 108 Replies  
Oh well, I didn't accomplish what I set out to do. Apparently no amount of babbling bs will keep folks from turning a thread into a personal narcissistic slap fest. But I did learn something....
Posted by putrid, on Jun 27, 2009 at 12:11 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Neither my grammar or my spelling has ever been... 5,335 Views / 108 Replies  
Neither my grammar or my spelling has ever been correct. Nor have I ever been politically correct. I've had plenty of clues in my long life letting me know I'm not a girl. I've never asked anyone if...
Posted by putrid, on Jun 25, 2009 at 11:25 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Let grammer be dambed. I'm gonna post... 5,335 Views / 108 Replies  
Let grammer be dambed. I'm gonna post anyway...LOL

I have a small Halloween prop how-to site. In it I have a page with instructions on how I re-worked some cheep plastic rats to fit my zombie and...
Posted by putrid, on Jun 25, 2009 at 06:34 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Been checking out the on site forum and it seems... 857 Views / 12 Replies  
Been checking out the on site forum and it seems you have to be well versed in program coding to get the bugs out yourself. Don't understand why anyone would voluntarily pay for something that didn't...
Posted by putrid, on Jun 17, 2009 at 06:52 AM, in Applications
Now this IS interesting! Totally cool link... 857 Views / 12 Replies  
Now this IS interesting! Totally cool link Spheric Harlot. The first pic isn't very helpful. Mostly plug-ins over the top of the work space. However the second showing the tracks and what I'm...
Posted by putrid, on Jun 14, 2009 at 08:52 PM, in Applications
Sorry it took so long to get back to this. Really... 882 Views / 5 Replies  
Sorry it took so long to get back to this. Really digging Ableton Live. However most of the features I wouldn't use because I just work with small MP3 and wave files. But for a band or music...
Posted by putrid, on Jun 14, 2009 at 01:29 PM, in Applications
Veltliner, if you use coverflow in iTunes it... 988 Views / 12 Replies  
Veltliner, if you use coverflow in iTunes it looks just like that. Just picture the reduced area of your screen as the web addresses you can see.

One thing I have noticed in the top ten page....
Posted by putrid, on Jun 14, 2009 at 01:06 PM, in Applications
Audacity is good for adding effects and some EQ... 857 Views / 12 Replies  
Audacity is good for adding effects and some EQ that Acid Pro didn't have. I think it's better for a tape recorder type app for folks who just want a quick playback.

I'm guessing from what you...
Posted by putrid, on Jun 14, 2009 at 12:55 PM, in Applications
I got the upgrade and was surprised with the big... 988 Views / 12 Replies  
I got the upgrade and was surprised with the big black box myself. Then it started to show web pages like album covers in iTunes. Being new to Mac it took a bit to find out how to reduce it. I can...
Posted by putrid, on Jun 14, 2009 at 02:34 AM, in Applications
Howdy Zencapop, seems we're in the same boat... 857 Views / 12 Replies  
Howdy Zencapop, seems we're in the same boat here. I'm used to Acid Pro when working with wave files. Unlimited tracks, pitch and tempo flexibility. And the ability to sinc to foly. I'm still on the...
Posted by putrid, on Jun 14, 2009 at 02:21 AM, in Applications
Thanks folks. Trashed pokerstars. I guess that... 529 Views / 3 Replies  
Thanks folks. Trashed pokerstars. I guess that means I win! LOL

One thing I should of mentioned above. When I clicked on download ( before the window asking me to give them my computer password)...
Posted by putrid, on May 30, 2009 at 04:44 PM, in Applications
having trouble deleting a program. 529 Views / 3 Replies  
The background.
I wanted to learn how to play poker so I downloaded PokerStars.net.
A few days later I click on the icon and get a window saying there's a new version of the software. I need to...
Posted by putrid, on May 30, 2009 at 01:27 PM, in Applications
Guess i should have put this in the post. All... 973 Views / 16 Replies  
Guess i should have put this in the post. All this brain stimulation usually gets my mind wandering far in the left field. Wile reading yesterday I had this thought,

Could there be relativity...
Posted by putrid, on May 29, 2009 at 10:14 PM, in Applications
LOL Ya'll are great! Makes ya feel welcome when... 973 Views / 16 Replies  
LOL Ya'll are great! Makes ya feel welcome when folks go out of their way to help.

Nothing condescending about your post Spheric Harlot. In fact the welcome made my day! I've played with a few of...
Posted by putrid, on May 29, 2009 at 10:06 PM, in Applications
Adamfishercox, I'm a recent convert. And for what... 973 Views / 16 Replies  
Adamfishercox, I'm a recent convert. And for what I've seen there are a lot of differences between the two. Not just the keyboard and mouse. I think I should mention I'm still using windows 98. I had...
Posted by putrid, on May 29, 2009 at 05:35 PM, in Applications
OK it's really obvious I don't know much about... 973 Views / 16 Replies  
OK it's really obvious I don't know much about the iMac. It doesn't take much for ya'll to go WAY over my head. LOL I've got a few books on the OS X operating system. I'm going to start with,
'Mac...
Posted by putrid, on May 27, 2009 at 05:25 PM, in Applications
Question, where do I find this file? ... 973 Views / 16 Replies  
Question, where do I find this file?
{username]/Library/iTunes/Scrips
Posted by putrid, on May 26, 2009 at 09:51 PM, in Applications
That's TOTALLY cool Spheric Harlot. The folks at... 973 Views / 16 Replies  
That's TOTALLY cool Spheric Harlot. The folks at the iTunes forum told me I'd be permanently stuck with the wrong artwork. I think I'll stay away from them.

Going threw both of the links Cgc and...
Posted by putrid, on May 26, 2009 at 05:57 PM, in Applications
Thanks folks. This is cool. I'm not used to being... 973 Views / 16 Replies  
Thanks folks. This is cool. I'm not used to being able to customize a computer. Got a question based on an answer I got from the Apple iTunes forum. Can I change the artwork that's already there? Do...
Posted by putrid, on May 26, 2009 at 04:38 PM, in Applications
Getting lots of wrong album art. 973 Views / 16 Replies  
Getting wrong album covers from iTumes. Any way to find and get the right ones?

A few of them have a few of the album tittle words included in the wrong art.
'Jingle Bell Jam Jazz Christmas...
Posted by putrid, on May 25, 2009 at 06:00 PM, in Applications
Thanks again Ghporter and everyone else for ya'll... 2,415 Views / 12 Replies  
Thanks again Ghporter and everyone else for ya'll help. DSL is fun. It's like the difference between driving a car and walking. They'll both get you there. But you can go more places in the same...
Posted by putrid, on May 25, 2009 at 01:33 PM, in Networking
Ghporter, i can't tell you how many times I... 2,415 Views / 12 Replies  
Ghporter, i can't tell you how many times I entered 192.168.1.1 wile the tech was on the phone with me. LOL What I've done seams to be working. Deleted the PPPoE connection. Now when I have to...
Posted by putrid, on May 25, 2009 at 01:30 AM, in Networking
Cleanliness wouldn't explain the inferred mouse... 1,886 Views / 41 Replies  
Cleanliness wouldn't explain the inferred mouse that came with the computer. Why my curser flies all over the screen like a rat fleeing a sinking ship. There's no moving parts. No ball under the...
Posted by putrid, on May 25, 2009 at 01:10 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Thanks Cold Warrior. After dealing with windows... 585 Views / 2 Replies  
Thanks Cold Warrior. After dealing with windows for years I can't believe it's that easy. I've bought 4 or 5 books now on this system but haven't had tine to do much reading. ( none of the 'for...
Posted by putrid, on May 24, 2009 at 09:15 PM, in Applications
Now that I have it how do I open and install a downloaded program? 585 Views / 2 Replies  
Real beginner iMac question. How do I open and install a program? Get an icon to the doc and all the other things that are completely new to a years old PC use. (I'm no spring chicken either. LOL)...
Posted by putrid, on May 24, 2009 at 07:19 PM, in Applications
Nope still getting the timed out. Downloading... 2,415 Views / 12 Replies  
Nope still getting the timed out. Downloading Open office and this is what I have,

43.8 of 167 MB - timed out.

Thats in the downloads window.

Question, could this be happening when the...
Posted by putrid, on May 24, 2009 at 06:57 PM, in Networking
I"m glad Ado started this thread. I was going to... 1,886 Views / 41 Replies  
I"m glad Ado started this thread. I was going to start one entitled " My mouse has turned into a rat".LOL The inferred mouse that came with my mac has a mind of it's own. It'd be funny if it wasn't...
Posted by putrid, on May 24, 2009 at 04:05 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
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