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This is certainly not a definitive guide to archiving or storing digital audio. This is just an overview of what I do with my library.
Since I first started storing music digitally, MP3 has been my format of choice. It is not open source, but a.) it is the ubiquitous digital audio format and b.) I [...]
An application tries to make an RPC call on a Windows 2003 Server and generates the following error:
There are no more endpoints available from the endpoint mapper
Solution? Enable the Windows Firewall Service.
Can someone please tell me why I have to enable the Windows Firewall Service for [...]
No, I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth, though the site has been pretty much inaccessible for two weeks now. My host, iPowerWeb, was transitioning many of their accounts to a new hosting platform. In the process, some DNS records were not updated correctly, effectively knocking me offline.
This is the first real problem [...]
I have used Xnews as my newsgroup client of choice for many years. It has not been the most current or feature-packed newsgroup application for quite some time. So, why haven’t I switched to something else? First of all, I am a creature of habit. Secondly, I got to where I can work so quickly [...]
Simple question: When going directly to a website, do you type in the www?
Me? I never do and haven’t for years. Very infrequently, I will run into a site that won’t respond without the www designation. This is certainly the exception though.
So, do you type www or do you get straight down to business?
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Since purchasing a digital camera a few years ago, I have acquired a bit of my mother’s tendency to photograph everything…128 times. Looking through her photo albums now though, I am glad she did!
So far, Marie and my digital photo “library” consists of more thab 15,000 pictures and consume 29 GB of disk space. This [...]
I use iTunes as my music library manager. It gets the job done for me and I can work quite well with it. Having said that, I have to vent. I use various smart play lists to organize music for me or to see what I have been listening to, etc. The way iTunes classifies [...]
So, the new Google Maps Street View is certainly an interesting new tool. Essentially, it allows you to get a street-level view from a Google map. From the online demo, they link directly to such views of Times Square, New York, The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco and South Beach, Miami. It also provides [...]
My infatuation with computers and technology in general began in 1998 after I graduated high school. My friend across the street had multiple computers at his house and we began playing a great game called Age of Empires. As a result, I wanted a PC of my own. So, when I graduated, that is what [...]
May 1, 2007 / 8.5 Hours @ My Desk
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