The Coalition of the Swilling

Agreed. This is getting crazy. There are so many ways around it though. Even if you've got it burnt to your iSuck (sorry, just recently recovered from long-term Apple delusion). There's freeware programs that will burn iTunes into MP3 or other formats.

Great info here.

My problem is that it won't even mount the disc; the mac just spits it out.

ggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

I do graphics on Macs, haven't messed with music. BUT, did you get the disc burnt to iTunes? Can you get the songs from your iPod back onto your Mac?

There's freeware PC software that'll do this so you can play with them.

I fell out of love with Apple once they closed their source code again and pretty much shut down third party support. Idiots.

That and, in my experience, XP runs better than any Mac I've ever used.

I got you covered on the mp3 tracks, if you need them.

Goodness, my second post musta been killed by your anti-spam.

(Good God, man! Wud you say?!)

Stuff about Apples, MP3s, PCs and why I have switched from preferring Apples to preferring PCs.

Whoops, sorry Cullen. I didn't check the comment file to see what blacklist was holding up. Hmm, the offending phrase was probably 'freeware' or somesuch.

silly filters.

no, taht wasn't it. oh well.

no, i can't burn it because the imac just spits it out immediately. a pox on sony.

I think your title put down Sony's. I second that. Their disc players are the biggest suckers.

Greedy bastards; too bad they can't follow Apple's business plan instead of screwing with the customer. I think I'll keep my iPod, and look for work arounds.

Hmmmmm......I'm wondering if my old HP Omnibook, running Windows 98, might ignore this newfangled technology? It's worth a shot.....

Sony will always have a soft spot in my heart. They are also championing the Blu Ray technology. But this whole copy protection stuff is getting crazy. In their zeal to protect their content, they are taking away user's free-use rights.

I'm guilty of wearing the ole eye patch now and again, but if I really like some music, I will buy it.

I am in the process now of converting my entire CD collection to my hard drive. I'm using MP3 (since it's the most universal). At 192, I'm not noticing any loss in fidelity. I love the fact that I can now back up my hundreds of CDs on a couple of DVDs. I can rip any compilation of music I want onto an MP3 or WMA disc.

I don't even fool with iPods or MP3 players, cause my CD player in my van plays MP3s and WMAs. Great deal. I'm never far from a computer unless I'm driving.

Just my POV.

Okay. I just submitted another comment, and something is wrong with it again. Dammit. I'm gonna start sticking to 5 different prepared responses. Three of which will involve boobies.

damn, I don't know what the deal is cullen. i'm going to experiment.

Sony will always have a soft spot in my heart. They are also championing the Blu Ray technology. But this whole copy protection stuff is getting crazy. In their zeal to protect their content, they are taking away user's free-use rights.

okay, it wasn't in that paragraph.

hahaha, but it made me wait:

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hahahaha

I'm guilty of wearing the ole eye patch now and again, but if I really like some music, I will buy it.

not in that one either.

I am in the process now of converting my entire CD collection to my hard drive. I'm using MP3 (since it's the most universal). At 192, I'm not noticing any loss in fidelity. I love the fact that I can now back up my hundreds of CDs on a couple of DVDs. I can rip any compilation of music I want onto an MP3 or WMA disc.

Just weird. Boobies.

Darn I would have thought it was that paraghraph.

I don't even fool with iPods or MP3 players, cause my CD player in my van plays MP3s and WMAs. Great deal. I'm never far from a computer unless I'm driving.

aha! it's that paragraph.

i doubt it's this line:

I'm never far from a computer unless I'm driving.

What about this:

cause my CD player in my van plays MP3s and WMAs.

yep, that hangs up. is it MP3s?

or WMAs?

MP3s

Posted just fine for me.

hmm, let's try plays MP3s

that's the problem. the combination of "playzzz" and "MP3s"

hahaha, sheet, it wouldn't fall for the misspelling , either.

That's funny. We'll have to confine comments to: "The software that allows the initializaion of MPEG layer 3s."

The devices that allow enjoyment of digitally recorded music.

great deal

Wasn't that part either, Mr. Bingley. I woulda thought so. At least we can say boobies.

BOOBIES!!! BOOBIES!!! BOOBIES!!! BOOBIES!!!

BWUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!

Hah. I know you're making this one up, because listening to Gretchen would get your wife kicked out of any English Department in the North East.

Which is why she wants to put it on the iPod, John...