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lashbear · 09-27-2009, 04:15 PM

I note that only two contributors got their names in ALL CAPS.

Ghoulish Delight · 09-28-2009, 08:54 AM

Our household is now free of the Apple-proprietary AAC format. Also DRM-free. Huzzah!

Snowflake · 09-28-2009, 11:41 AM

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Our household is now free of the Apple-proprietary AAC format. Also DRM-free. Huzzah!

You know you are a luddite when you have no clue what the above means.

Stan4dSteph · 09-28-2009, 12:01 PM

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You know you are a luddite when you have no clue what the above means.

I'm with you there. I don't really understand the differences. Maybe I have a tin ear. I suppose I'll be pissed off if it all goes missing, and all the techies will laugh and point.

Ghoulish Delight · 09-28-2009, 01:43 PM

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You know you are a luddite when you have no clue what the above means.

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I'm with you there. I don't really understand the differences. Maybe I have a tin ear. I suppose I'll be pissed off if it all goes missing, and all the techies will laugh and point.

DRM = Digital Rights Management. Until about 4 months ago any music you bought from iTunes came with DRM protection meaning you could play the files on only up to 5 different computers and you could burn the music only up to 5 times. They have since stopped doing that and any music you buy can be copied and burnt as many times as you'd like (or at least most, there might still be some music that's protected, but the great majority for sure is not).

The other part of the equation is file format. When you buy music from iTunes, it's in Apple's proprietary "AAC" format. This means it can only be played with Apple products (iTunes, and iPod, Quicktime). Converting the files to MP3 instead means I can play them with whatever software/hardware I want, which for me means I can finally use WinAmp as my music server and easily play music remotely. It also means I can put any of my music on my phone so I don't always have to carry a phone AND an iPod.

katiesue · 09-28-2009, 01:01 PM

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You know you are a luddite when you have no clue what the above means.

When I read it the voice in my head was the grown ups on Peanuts - mah mah mah mah mah

3894 · 09-28-2009, 05:52 PM

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You know you are a luddite when you have no clue what the above means.

Aw applesauce, sheba and 23 skidoo! Hey, Snowflake: I spent part of the day researching the silent film "The Covered Wagon", 1923.

Snowflake · 09-29-2009, 01:01 PM

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Aw applesauce, sheba and 23 skidoo! Hey, Snowflake: I spent part of the day researching the silent film "The Covered Wagon", 1923.

Big hit in 1923! BIG Paramount production, used loads of original Conestogas (if you believe 1923 hype).

I've not seen it in years. Whaddaya researching it for? Anything I can do to help?

3894 · 09-29-2009, 01:32 PM

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Big hit in 1923! BIG Paramount production, used loads of original Conestogas (if you believe 1923 hype).

I've not seen it in years. Whaddaya researching it for? Anything I can do to help?

Well. Tom and I are writing a book about the time he lived with a Shoshone doctor ("medicine man"/"shaman"), as in he drove the guy around the rez and generally made himself useful. Once, they visited with an Arapaho who was in "The Covered Wagon", via Tim McCoy so we're incorporating Tom's old notes on that. The war raid party in that film is Arapaho from Wind River.

The same Arapaho also accompanied McCoy to London to put on a Wild West show. (Pre-stardom, McCoy worked as a hand on the Em-Bar Ranch in the area of Wyoming we're writing about. He had gotten to know a lot of Arapahos during that time.)

I'll let everyone know when this book comes out.

BDBopper · 09-30-2009, 12:12 PM

Wanted to share some photos from my trip over the past few weeks. Not all of the pictures are up yet from folks who took them so I'll post some more good ones later.

Here's a photo of me speaking in Iowa:

In this photo I am standing with a good friend of mine in Fort Madison, IA She does a mean chicken impression!

Look who's behind the wheel of a 1980 Hot Rod!

Here's a group shot of my friends in Indiana

Here's one of my many cakes I was presented with on the trip:

More pics coming including some priceless shots from this past Sunday walking through Frankenmuth, MI a nice Bavarian Alpine style village.

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BDBopper Not Taking Any Crap! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cleaning Up America, One Step At A Time! Posts: 1,694	Wanted to share some photos from my trip over the past few weeks. Not all of the pictures are up yet from folks who took them so I'll post some more good ones later. Here's a photo of me speaking in Iowa: In this photo I am standing with a good friend of mine in Fort Madison, IA She does a mean chicken impression! Look who's behind the wheel of a 1980 Hot Rod! Here's a group shot of my friends in Indiana Here's one of my many cakes I was presented with on the trip: More pics coming including some priceless shots from this past Sunday walking through Frankenmuth, MI a nice Bavarian Alpine style village.
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