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From: William Clark on 5 Aug 2010 19:20 In article <8c0k0fFa8U1(a)mid.individual.net>, "dene" <dene(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote: > "Alan Baker" <alangbaker(a)telus.net> wrote in message > news:alangbaker-41004A.12491605082010(a)news.shawcable.com... > > In article <8c0ipaFoc9U1(a)mid.individual.net>, > > "dene" <dene(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote: > > > > > > > You don't have the extra sensory intelligence to tell me what I mean > > > > > when it say that, so don't go there. > > > > > > > > > > BK > > > > > > > > Baker, Like Randy and Clark are your typical McSnobs. How dare you > > > question > > > > the illuminati on all things computer. No surprise they are all > liberal as > > > > well. > > > > > > Couldn't tell you what Cluck has said but I don't think it's fair to > compare > > > Randy's posts to Baker. Randy's computer usage is probably more high > end > > > and complicated than your's, mine, and perhaps Bobby's. He made a > switch > > > and was rewarded for it. It's natural for him to share this. > > > > > > Baker is one of these arrogant asses who believes his toys are better > than > > > everybody else's. > > > > LOL > > > > I get paid to offer people advice on their computers, Greg. It's what I > > do for a living. > > > > You remember: the thing you've repeatedly lied about me not having. > > > > :-) > > If you have a job, why don't you get busy with it and leave the grownups > alone. > > -Greg Because he can't find any?
From: William Clark on 5 Aug 2010 19:20 In article <8c0jv4FvmuU1(a)mid.individual.net>, "dene" <dene(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote: > "Alan Baker" <alangbaker(a)telus.net> wrote in message > news:alangbaker-38F8ED.12321205082010(a)news.shawcable.com... > > In article <e04m561hj732q1q3hsecfpttl9oo8hb104(a)4ax.com>, > > bknight(a)conramp.net wrote: > > > > > On Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:04:50 -0700, Alan Baker <alangbaker(a)telus.net> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > >And is your attitude the same in every part of life? When you hear > about > > > >a better way to hit the golf ball from a pro, do you tell him, "your > > > >years of experience don't count"? > > > > > > I would only hear from him if I thought he was a good pro and I hired > > > him. > > > > So expertise in a field is only valuable if you paid for it? > > > > Butch Harmon's understanding of the golf swing is less than yours > > because you haven't paid for it? > > > > > > > > Hint. > > > > Sorry, Bobby, but the world doesn't work that way. The part of computers > > that interests me most is the human-computer interaction. I'm always > > observing my clients as they use the computer and what I see is that > > they don't even see the way things get in their way. They don't perceive > > things as problems unless it's a "blue screen". > > Explain my satisfaction with my 8 year old Dell desktop. Stupidity?
From: William Clark on 5 Aug 2010 19:28 In article <6g8m565cq273ppguie7md7mvdajmin4fkc(a)4ax.com>, Howard Brazee <howard(a)brazee.net> wrote: > On Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:55:35 -0400, William Clark > <clark(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio-state.edu> wrote: > > >Non sequitur. Macs do not get "obselete". In fact we run a 1999 vintage > >G4 at home for a lot of routine tasks. I also use a 2003 17" PowerBook. > > Sure they do. There's software, and even Mac OS which won't run on > old enough Macs. Note that "obsolete" was in quotation marks. I was responding to this particular piece of nonsense: > Bingo...which is precisely why it makes no sense to spend $1200 on one when > it will be obsolete in three years. > > -Greg In that context, "obsolete" really means "obsolete in three years", which we both know is BS.
From: Carbon on 5 Aug 2010 19:28 On Thu, 05 Aug 2010 09:26:37 -0500, MNMikeW wrote: > "Carbon" <nobrac(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message > news:4c59f952$0$4966$9a6e19ea(a)unlimited.newshosting.com... >> On Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:55:16 -0400, BAR wrote: >>> In article <clark-F0673C.14280304082010(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio- >>> state.edu>, clark(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio-state.edu says... >>>> >>>> Yes, just run Parallels or Boot Camp, and you can run Windows as >>>> well and fast as on a PC, and you have the blissful relief of being >>>> able to go back to OS X for sanity. It is amazing now how the Macs >>>> are making inroads into the science and engineering student market, >>>> where so many essential apps used to be PC only. The kids love >>>> them, and they are so much less demanding of technician time than >>>> PCs. >>> >>> Get VMWare and run everything. >> >> VMWare's market is disappearing thanks to KVM and various other less >> expensive or free virtualization solutions. > > Perhaps in the desktop market. ESX is the only way to really run > enterprise servers. Not really. Where I work we have hundreds of servers running under VMWare. We're not really big fans of $$$ support contracts that we'll never use. We are testing with Linux-based VMs right now. VMWare's marketshare goes into freefall as soon as companies realize there are alternatives which are orders of magnitude less expensive.
From: R&B on 5 Aug 2010 19:37
On 2010-08-05 13:35:52 -0400, Lloyd Parsons said: > In article <2010080513100754558-noneofyourbusiness(a)allcom>, > "R&B" <none_of_your_business(a)all.com> wrote: > >> On 2010-08-05 11:47:50 -0400, Lloyd Parsons said: >> >>> In article <2010080511425362098-noneofyourbusiness(a)allcom>, >>> "R&B" <none_of_your_business(a)all.com> wrote: >>> >>>> On 2010-08-05 09:48:02 -0400, bknight(a)conramp.net said: >>>> >>>>> On Thu, 05 Aug 2010 08:33:49 -0500, Lloyd Parsons >>>>> <lloydparsons(a)mac.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> In article <qsel561d33ji2ni7mg4gfpesa3n0i6fjvj(a)4ax.com>, >>>>>> bknight(a)conramp.net wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>> Do you compose music? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> BK >>>>>> >>>>>> No, or at least not anything that is ever good! :) >>>>>> >>>>>> I mostly do some engraving to get the very small typefaced fakebook >>>>>> music over to something I can read. Scan in, blow up, modify a bit and >>>>>> then load into MusicReader so I can play it on my organ. >>>>>> >>>>>> I use Finale and Sibelius, mostly Finale these days. Totally amateur >>>>>> stuff, but I enjoy it. >>>>> >>>>> That's what music, any music, is supposed to be for. >>>>>> >>>>>> I know you are a musician. So maybe you can explain loop-based music to >>>>>> me. I have GarageBand on my Mac that everyone says is wonderful, but it >>>>>> is all loop-based. And I just don't get it. >>>>> >>>>> Looping is just sampling, and reconstructing those samples, to create >>>>> a repetition that can be electrically inserted into recorded music. >>>>> That's the extent of my knowledge about it. >>>>> >>>>> BK >>>> >>>> >>>> Bobby is pretty might right on about this. I don't use Garage Band, >>>> but I have it, and have opened it and fiddled around with it. >>>> >>>> It's music software for people without musical ability (like me). >>>> >>>> In the hands of someone who actually knows how to play, it is a >>>> powerful tool (not quite like Pro Tools or Logic, but an excellent >>>> entry point...and is a helluva lot more powerful tool than most >>>> beginners will ever fully grasp). >>>> >>>> It's amazing...there's this guy named Alex Lindsay who appears on some >>>> Leo Laporte podcasts. Lindsay worked on special effects on one of the >>>> Star Wars movies. He pointed out recently that the new iPhones are >>>> more powerful than the computers he worked on to do the Star Wars >>>> special effects. So you can just imagine how much more horsepower is >>>> available to the musically-inclined using Garage Band than was >>>> available...even to...say...George Martin when he was producing The >>>> Beatles. >>>> >>>> It's mind boggling. >>>> >>>> Of course technology can't quite replace TALENT. But in some cases, it >>>> can come pretty darn close. Just turn on the radio for all the proof >>>> you need. >>>> >>>> Randy >>> >>> Thanks to both of you for this info. >>> >>> I'm not particularly good at playing the organ, but I play good enough >>> for me to enjoy it. I will admit to using the 'automatics' on mine >>> quite a bit though. They fit right in with the older music I prefer to >>> play. >> >> Well, if you can play the organ, then all you need is a little $100 >> MIDI keyboard (which you can pick up at any Guitar Center), plug it >> into your Mac, and you can make music in GuitarBand. >> >> Randy > > Got one and have fiddled around with GarageBand but just never got the > whole loop based thing. > > As to organs, I have 4, 3 of which actually work and one which is > decorating the garage... :) Loops are just pre-produced grooves you can add (or not add). For the musically challenged, they come in handy. For someone who can actually play, I suppose they're another color on the palette, but you'd probably find yourself more inclined to create your own. Just a guess. Randy |