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How do I convert wma files to something iTunes can import?
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Veltliner
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Dec 17, 2010, 01:34 AM
 
I have only one disc, which contains a few old records, so I don't want to buy software for this.

I found this software, Switch.

Audio Sound File Converter Software. Convert wav, mp3, dvd, midi, dvf etc.

Does anybody know this? I'm careful to download applications I don't know from the web.
     
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Dec 17, 2010, 10:22 AM
 
Never heard of that app, but I thought you could do it with Quicktime if you had Flip4Mac installed and the .wma is DRM-free.
The new Mac Pro has up to 30 MB of cache inside the processor itself. That's more than the HD in my first Mac. Somehow I'm still running out of space.
     
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Dec 17, 2010, 10:56 AM
 
Switch is fine. It's been around for a while.
     
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Dec 17, 2010, 10:12 PM
 
Originally Posted by P View Post
Never heard of that app, but I thought you could do it with Quicktime if you had Flip4Mac installed and the .wma is DRM-free.
I just upgraded my Flip4Mac.

Yes, the recording are digitized 33 records from the seventies that you can't buy on CD.
     
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Dec 17, 2010, 10:12 PM
 
Originally Posted by Spheric Harlot View Post
Switch is fine. It's been around for a while.
Good to know!
     
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Dec 23, 2010, 02:52 AM
 
Originally Posted by P View Post
Never heard of that app, but I thought you could do it with Quicktime if you had Flip4Mac installed and the .wma is DRM-free.
how to get Flip4Mac? is it free?
     
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Dec 23, 2010, 03:53 AM
 
Google is your friend. MS distributes it these days.
The new Mac Pro has up to 30 MB of cache inside the processor itself. That's more than the HD in my first Mac. Somehow I'm still running out of space.
     
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Dec 23, 2010, 06:34 AM
 
Flip4Mac is the software with the most annoying update requests. I finally gave in, just to shut it up.
     
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Dec 23, 2010, 10:54 AM
 
Is there any reason left to bundle Silverlight anymore, though?

It's basically been killed...
     
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Dec 23, 2010, 12:42 PM
 
It may or may not be removed. MS seems to want to continue to ship and support Silverlight on the Mac, even with the changed focus.

For those that haven't heard, Silverlight as a Flash competitor is dead as of 2 months ago. MS is pushing HTML5 with almost the same fervor as Apple is, and Silverlight is being "repositioned" as a platform for developing lightweight apps for Windows Phone 7. There will still be runtimes for Windows and OS X and even Linux (through Limelight), but MS can't seem to explain why. Possibly it is just to not kneecap everyone who has invested in it - there are some VERY angry Silverlight developers out there after the Microsoft PDC. They all seem to refuse to believe that they bet on the wrong horse.
The new Mac Pro has up to 30 MB of cache inside the processor itself. That's more than the HD in my first Mac. Somehow I'm still running out of space.
     
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Dec 23, 2010, 01:48 PM
 
This has been puzzling me since the beginning of this thread …

Does iTunes no longer convert WMA files? I had loads of music in WMA format when I made the PC-to-Mac switch about five years ago, and iTunes imported it all with no problems (except of course the DRM’ed stuff). Has this changed since?
     
   
 
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