Few questions regarding bw

1) how can we enter into R/3 directly from BEx?
2) How can we do currency conversions in Modelling or Reporting?
3) can we extract a 120 character field from Legacy system to Reporting in SAP BW ?
4) What performance tuning you can do with ODS in BW ?

Hi Kiran,
Welcome to the SDN! We encourage you to search for the answers to your questions, before posting new threads. The answers to all your questions have been discussed at length in several threads.
Use this link to search: https://forums.sdn.sap.com/search!default.jspa?objID=f131
Hope this helps...

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Hi, I want to downgrade from OSX LEOPARD to OSX TIGER but I have a few questions regarding this. My iMac is originally from 2007 it came preloaded with tiger. I have original install tiger discs version 10.4.10. Is it safe to downgrade or not please help

Hi, I want to downgrade from OSX LEOPARD to OSX TIGER but I have a few questions regarding this. My iMac is originally from Sep 2007 it came preloaded with tiger. I have original install (2) tiger discs version 10.4.10. I want to know if it is safe and what are the necessary steps to do so. Also by downgrading im wondering if a lot of apps nowadays support tiger for example I have photoshop version 5 and 4 these are very important to me. One last question does anyone know of any reliable virus protection for mac that doesnt slow down your computer? because I have read that a lot of them do so. If anyone can help me I would greatly appreciate it! Here are the specs for my iMac
Model Name:
iMac
Model Identifier:
iMac7,1
Processor Name:
Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed:
2 GHz
Number Of Processors:
1
Total Number Of Cores:
2
L2 Cache:
4 MB
Memory:
2 GB
Bus Speed:
800 MHz

Most of the time a perception of general slow performance is the result of installing third party junk alleged to speed up, "clean" or "optimize" your Mac, or to look for viruses that don't exist. Ideally you would know what you installed so you can uninstall it, but if you don't know or aren't sure there are techniques such as Safe Mode and creating a temporary user account to confirm that suspicion.
If you open Activity Monitor it may show a process, or processes, that occupy a lot of your system's time.
Slowness confined solely to web browser activity is often the result of an inexorable progress toward websites that demand ever more processor-intensive tasks. If your slow performance is strictly limited to web browsing, you might try disabling Flash by either uninstalling it, or use utilities such as ClickToFlash that allow you to control what Flash content gets loaded. Flash in itself is not inherently evil, but there is nothing to stop websites or the advertisers who pay for them from writing horrible Flash code that can do everything from hogging 100% of your CPU's time to causing random crashes. You can watch Activity Monitor as in the above to correlate these troublesome web pages with performance degradation.
You are correct; if your computer shipped with Tiger you may certainly revert to it. I forgot that Tiger was shipping on new Macs as recently as five years ago. To downgrade it would be necessary to completely erase your hard disk and boot with the Tiger installation DVD, followed by installing it anew. Such drastic measures are not necessary and you are unlikely to be satisfied with the results anyway.
Assuming your system is free of third party parasitic junk attached to OS X in an ill-conceived attempt to improve upon it, that your hard disk drive is sound and the boot volume has enough free space to work with, by far the best performance-enhancing improvement would be to add more memory. Buy as much as your computer can use and that you can afford. 2 GB is not that much any more.
Read the following for some recommended troubleshooting techniques from Apple:
General purpose Mac troubleshooting guide: Isolating issues in Mac OS X
Creating a temporary user to isolate user-specific problems: Isolating an issue by using another user account
Memory limitations: Using Activity Monitor to read System Memory and determine how much RAM is being used
Identifying resource hogs and other tips: Runaway applications can shorten battery runtime
Starting the computer in "safe mode": Mac OS X: What is Safe Boot, Safe Mode?

Few questions regarding the "Update CMS" button

Hello,
Few questions regarding the "Update CMS" button:
1. When I create new product at the SLD I see it at the add SC table even if I don't click the "Update CMS" button first. If so, when will I use this option?
2. When I do click the "Update CMS" button it takes it between 30-40 minutes to finish the update. During this time frame the whole development portal (it is sitting on the same WAS as the NWDI) becomes extremely slow. Is this normal response time or do I have a certain performance problem with my server?
Thank you in advance,
Roy

Hello Roy,
I think that <a href="http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/46/6fe3ec58f0477a816b80f182b389e0/frameset.htm">this</a> topic should answer all your questions :).
Hope that helps!
Jordan

Few questions regarding nokia N900

Hi,
I have a few questions regarding n900:
1- is there different versions of this phone for different regions? for example asia, middle east, europe.. etc. and if there is can i order a different version from nokiausa website?
2- is the warranty international? even if i get the additional 1 year warranty?
thank you
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Hi,can you help shatter some light for me?
I would like to know if NOKIA planing to release the N900 anytime soon to ASIA and ASIA - Pacific region? I can't find any information regarding N900 on any Asia Pacific region sites. China, Hong Kong, malaysia, Singapore, Phillipines, India, Thailand, Australia. Nothing is found. There are only about 8 Selected regions right now. But Would I would love to know if there by any chance it will be release else where before this Christmas Season.
I live in New Zealand, but I know that this phone will never going to be in NZ until sometimes next year or maybe never. I would love to buy this phone by any mean. So I'm planing to get it from Asia during my visit there next month.
Please help clearing this for me.
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Few questions regarding requirements in context of SAP products

Hello!
I have few questions regarding Relational Database, Network Archtecture and Platform Support requirements in context of SAP products. Can someone help by answering the questions, if possible with Yes/No (and short explanation)
a) Does your system run native to the Oracle 10g RDBMS (RAC) and database tools? If not, please explain the databases and tools supported (Yes/No)
b) database accept binary-large-objects (BLOBs) and be referenced via the relational engine (Yes/No)
c) standard pre-defined SQL queries and related calculations provided for use with industry standard reporting tools
d) Deployable without using any fixed IP addresses (taking advantage of DHCP address resolution) (Yes/No)
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e) Software supported on OS clustered servers (If mutliple products, please indicate if all are support or list areas where clustering may not be recommended and why) (Yes/No)
Thank you!
Regards
A. Henke

Hi Axel,
I've just found your question by accident and would like to know whether you have already implemented 10gRAC in SAP environment?
regards
Barthez

A few questions regarding SAP EWM and WM

Hello,
I have a few general questions regarding the differences between EWM and WM:
1) What are the benefits of EWM-MFS compared to WM + TRM (especially in terms of SPS)?
2) The Quality Inspection Engine (QIE) can also be used by SAP WM, right?
3) There is RFID-support in EWM, so EWM is able to communicate directly with SAP Auto-ID, right?
But I have heard that SAP PI is necessary in some cases, when and why?
4) Is there something new in EWM regarding goods receipt processing?
I have read that the splitting of inbound delivery items is possible in EWM in case of missing inbound delivery items. Is this really a new feature?
5) EWM can easily be connected to SAP BW for reporting purposes, what about WM?
6) What about scalability if the warehouse grows?
7) Is there any information about the costs of using EWM compared to WM and vice versa?
I appreciate any kind of help.
Thank you.
Dennis

Hi,
1. What does SAP offer as a product for dWM? Is it a u201Cspecialu201D installation of the SAP framework dedicated to WM or is it a standard ECC box where only the WM module is used?
There are two version of DWM. One is Decentralized WM as a part of ECC and another one is EWM as a part of SCM. Both are decentralized.
2. My understanding is that the interfaces between ERP and dWM can support some non-real time operations (like when the main ERP system is down, the dWM can still perform some operations). Considering that the transactional interfaces are based on BAPIs, how does SAP achieve this interfacing in non-real time environments? I am thinking you can complete the different processing unless both systems are up
When it comes to interfaces, DWM needs Deliveries from ERP. That's it, WM can function from there independent of ERP system. But, WM defenitely needs to communicate back PGI and PGR and other posting changes . So, in case ERP is down, even though PGI / PGR is done at WM end, they may not be communicated back to ERP. But WM generates PGI/PGR IDOCs which can always be reprocessed at WM end to resend them to ERP so that Inventory levels are accurate.
Hope that helps
Thanks
Vinod.

A few questions regarding my Z10

Still a new user, new to smartphones too, can't find time to sit with it very much lately...
Here are a few questions I have:
On recharging the phone after I upgraded the OS, when it was I believe turned off -- I don't think it was on -- I never noticed the green LED that I noticed sometimes while recharging before I upgraded to the latest OS -- it just never seemed to come on green I presume to show a full battery when I was charging. Yesterday it did, and I believe my phone was "off" -- what's the story on that? Does it just stay on green a short while, then go off? Why sometimes orange/white I think it was, for quite some time, even when it should have been recharged? I was glad to notice the green yesterday.
I had the Bell store put in the largest of the media cards, and now I want to load up some apps, not junk, I'm not a kid, just solid ones, and am not sure how to do that... ahem. I know. I would like to pick up the Globe and Mail news one and the CBC news one unless it's already on there, will check on that, to start, and maybe some other which is recommended. Can I do this over the household WiFi without turning the carrier date access on? Or can I do it via my laptop -- I did put BlackBerry Link on the computer [actually the Bell tech did at the Bell store] and I have not attempted to use that yet in any way. Can someone point me to online instructions on this or give me a step-by-step procedure? I am still "new" as a user...
I would search around myself but have to get a garden set up finished... perhaps someone has a quick pointer or answer...
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Apps:
Select the 'Blackberry World' icon
If this is your first time, you may have to register and create a blackberry id, follow the instructions.
select the little magnifying glass icon (search)
Type 'cbc' in the search bar
You'll see the various CBC apps.
Select one that you want to look at, select the green 'DOWNLOAD' button
Repeat as required for other apps.
Paid apps will most likely be automatically billed thru your BELL account.
To find the apps after they install, exit BB world.
from the home page, swipe left to see more pages. Newly installed apps will appear on the last page.
Globe News, CBC news, CBC radio, National Geographic, TuneIn Radio, Recipe Box, Native Level, Easy Level, NFB, CBC Hockey Night, CBC Music, CIBC Banking, POYNT, Flashlight LED are all free and very good.
Skype is free, but not great yet.
If you're on wifi, all the downloads will use wifi data.
Most apps are pretty small and don't eat up a lot of your data plan, even if you download over wireless.

A few questions regarding my new iPhone

A few questions:
1. I notice that if I am browsing a second page on my browser for about a minute and then navigate back to my first page... it's "blanked out" and am forced to refresh. Is this normal? Any way around this? Not particularly useful when on Meebo or when I'm trying to compare movie time on two different movie theatres.
2. Is there any way to save images from a site or from an email to my phone? I know I can't receive MMS so I thought I'd email me a picture to add it to my contacts and couldn't find a way. I also browsed online for an image and couldn't save it nor add it to a contact either. Any way to do this? I had to wait to get home and sync the images to my phone.
3. I noticed that the iPhone's connector is the same as my iPod's connector, but if I plug it into my iPod's dock, a warning comes up that warns me it's not designed for the iPhone. Will I harm my iPhone if I plug it into my car charger, wall charger, dock that's AVed into my TV? I'm just really worried that it'll screw my phone up.
4. I read somehwere I can open PDF's on my iPhone. Can I save a PDF to my phone and open it somehow?
Thanks!!

1. I notice that if I am browsing a second page on my browser for about a minute and then navigate back to my first page... it's "blanked out" and am forced to refresh. Is this normal? Any way around this? Not particularly useful when on Meebo or when I'm trying to compare movie time on two different movie theatres.
This is normal - in my experience anyway but not with all websites. It doesn't do the same when I have one page open on these discussions, navigate to another page and then back, the discussions page I had opened is not refreshed.
2. Is there any way to save images from a site or from an email to my phone? I know I can't receive MMS so I thought I'd email me a picture to add it to my contacts and couldn't find a way. I also browsed online for an image and couldn't save it nor add it to a contact either. Any way to do this? I had to wait to get home and sync the images to my phone.
Not supported from a website or from a received messages. You must do as provided with your last sentence - at the present time anyway.
3. I noticed that the iPhone's connector is the same as my iPod's connector, but if I plug it into my iPod's dock, a warning comes up that warns me it's not designed for the iPhone. Will I harm my iPhone if I plug it into my car charger, wall charger, dock that's AVed into my TV? I'm just really worried that it'll screw my phone up.
If you get this warning you shouldn't ignore it. Even though the connection type might be the same, if the device is not compatible with the iPhone it can cause problems or potential damage. There are auto chargers that specifically indicated - made for or compatible with the iPhone. I purchased a car charger that is compatible with my iPhone and with my iPod with video.
You can alway check with the manufacturer of the device to determine if the device is also compatible with the iPhone regardless the warning but this should be in writing via their website or provided via email.
4. I read somehwere I can open PDF's on my iPhone. Can I save a PDF to my phone and open it somehow?
You can view PDF, Word and Excel documents attached to a received email from within the received message but you can't save the attachments outside of the message.

Few questions regarding Oracle Scorecard and strategy management.

Hi,
I have following questions regarding Oracle Scorecard and strategy management:
1. What are the ways in which i can show status of a KPI, like we have colors and symbols, what are others?
2. can we keep log of KPIs, store them, keep report of feedback/action taken on that?
3. Does Scorecard and strategy management have ability to retain history on feedback and log of
entries i.e. date/time, user name?
4. Does Scorecard and strategy management have ability to use common mathematical formulas e.g. median, average, percentiles. Describe.?
Thanks in advance for your help.

bump.

A few questions regarding the configuration of Adobe Document Services

For Your Information: the main questions are repeated at the end of this post.
The Adobe Document Services seems to work fine. The test I did on http://<server>:<port>/AdobeDocumentServices/Config gives the error
' "Required stream: "PDFDocument" not found. ' so that's fine.
But when I do this: http://server:50000/webdynpro/dispatcher/local/TutWD_OnlineInteractiveForm/OnlineInteractiveFormApp
The result: the PDF is shown and I can enter text in the textboxes and also use the radioboxes.
But I can't use the dropdownboxes, neither can I use the "submit" and "check" buttons..
Is this normal? Or is it because of the ReaderRights credential?
Or is it necessary to install the ACF?
Here is some info I got from a blog:
"Client Side Requirements
Follow the steps mentioned below. Please make sure the following prerequisites are met before working with Adobe Interactive Forms.
NWDS 7.0 / 6.0
Adobe Live cycle designer 7.1 / 7.0
Adobe Reader 7.0.8 [ Minimum : 7.0.1]
End User Requirements
Adobe Reader 7.0.8 [ Minimum : 7.0.1]
Active Component Framework (ACF) - SPS 9, SPS 10"
Two more questions;
1)This info is in the config guide:
"If you have installed the ADS and the WD runtime environment on different J2EE engines and if the communication between these engines uses the SLD, you need to publish the ADS to the SLD."
Does this mean that I don't need to do this when I haven't used SLD? Or is it necessary to install SLD?
Some more info:
Prerequisites:
A System Landscape Dir must already have been configured.
If you have not yet done so, perform the necessary activities according to the documentation SAP System Landscape Directory, Administrative Activities section, chapters:
Start and stop the SLD Service
Configure the SLD Server
Configure data persistence
Make settings for the SLD bridge
You can find this documentation by calling the following URL in your web
browser: http://<host>:<port>/sld
When I check this URL, I don't see anything concerning an (already configured) SLD.
2) Do I need the license below too to develop in AIF?
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/oss_notes/sdn_oss_bc_srv/~form/handler%7b5f4150503d3030323030363832353030303030303031393732265f4556454e543d444953504c4159265f4e4e554d3d373530373834%7d
Main questions----
I need to create a form with a few fields (of which some fields are mandatory); then I have to use a few BAPI's to check these fields and to save the content in a CRM system.
I've installed Netweaver Sneak Preview, and configured Adobe Document Services (made ADSUser & ADSCaller, set IIOP etc to Autostart, Installed the credentials). The tests seem to work fine, but I haven't developed anything yet.
My questions:
1)Is it necessary to install the ACF?
2)Is it necessary to install Adobe LifeCycle Designer?
3)Also SLD?
4)Also the license described above?
Grz
Allan
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Allan Duinslaeger

No one?
Some questions are answered by someone else.
-The SLD is okay, it doesn't need to be configured
-The Adobe Lifecycle Designer is automatically installed when installing the Netweaver Studio Sneak Preview SP16
Just two more questions:
1)when I open http://server:port/webdynpro/dispatcher/local/TutWD_OnlineInteractiveForm/OnlineInteractiveFormApp
The PDF is shown but I can't use the buttons or the dropdown boxes.
I tried to install ACF but I have NW04s SP16, and the ACF is only SP11.
So when I install that, it only shows a blue screen with "I am the placeholder control"
When I install ACF SP19 for NW04, the PDF shows again, but I still can't use the buttons or dropdowns. Is this normal?
2) Do I need the license described below?
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/oss_notes/sdn_oss_bc_srv/~form/handler%7b5f4150503d3030323030363832353030303030303031393732265f4556454e543d444953504c4159265f4e4e554d3d373530373834%7d
Main questions----
I need to create a form with a few fields (of which some fields are mandatory); then I have to use a few BAPI's to check these fields and to save the content in a CRM system.
I've installed Netweaver Sneak Preview, and configured Adobe Document Services (made ADSUser & ADSCaller, set IIOP etc to Autostart, Installed the credentials). The tests seem to work fine, but I haven't developed anything yet.
My questions:
1) What about the ACF?
2) Also the license described above?
Grz
Allan

A few question regarding oracle Vm (and virtualizing Db 11g)

Hi,
I've just started evaluating Oracle vm for our next deployment.
One of the systems I'll need to virtualize is Oracle db 11g. As far as I understand the oracle DB template only comes with ASM? I would prefer to use LVM. What is the best way to install db into virtual machine without asm? Should I start with EL 5.2 and configure it, or could I somehow use the EL that comes with the template?
Regarding LVM: I'm planning to create different volume groups, each with just one logical volume. These volumes would be mounted to guest as /u01, /u02 ... and so on. All volumes will be created on mirrored disks/partitions. Later, I could just move, expand, strip volumes as db usage will require. Does that sound ok?
And another question regardin oracle vm: in the manual, chapter 4.6.2 says: "Install an operating system. This may be done a number of ways.
■ Install an Oracle VM Server-enabled operating system from CD-ROMs...."
Is there a list of server-enabled operating systems anywhere? And maybe more detailed explanation of this step?
Thanks
Jernej

Jernej Kase wrote:
One of the systems I'll need to virtualize is Oracle db 11g. As far as I understand the oracle DB template only comes with ASM? I would prefer to use LVM. What is the best way to install db into virtual machine without asm? Should I start with EL 5.2 and configure it, or could I somehow use the EL that comes with the template?I would probably start with the standard EL5 template instead. The Database template is designed to automatically configure and provision the database with ASM and would probably take longer to dismantle.
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Regarding LVM: I'm planning to create different volume groups, each with just one logical volume. These volumes would be mounted to guest as /u01, /u02 ... and so on. All volumes will be created on mirrored disks/partitions. Later, I could just move, expand, strip volumes as db usage will require. Does that sound ok?It sounds OK, but ASM does all of that and more. It is also faster (particularly on Oracle VM, as it uses direct access to the disks). ASM also does automatic data levelling and striping. With 11g, I would strongly recommand ASM over LVM for your storage.
Is there a list of server-enabled operating systems anywhere? And maybe more detailed explanation of this step?There isn't a list -- that's possibly badly worded as well. If you don't want to use one of the paravirtualized Oracle Enterprise Linux templates available on eDelivery, you can use any operating system installation CD in ISO format. Note that installations from an ISO are done as fully virtualized guests (i.e. hardware virtualized) and require Intel VT-x or AMD-s extensions to be present and enabled. Hardware virtualized guests are also not as fast as paravirtualized Linux guests.
Oracle only certifies Database 11g running on Enterprise Linux in paravirtualized mode. The simplest way to deploy this is to use the provided templates.

I have a few questions regarding ADT.

First, please check my understanding of ADT.
ADT is a set of specifications which tells how the data is to be operated and structured. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Now, here are the questions.
1. What are the atomic and structured ADT? I was googling around but I couldn't find the information about them anywhere.
2. what is the difference between the specification and the implementation of an ADT?
Also, if you have a website which has a detailed information regarding ADT please tell me the website.
thank you!

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After a bit of negotiating, I'm almost ready to burn. Was having problems with file locations and discovered that i had multiple files in different locations. Those have been eliminated and all relative track files are in one place now with the Song Data File as well.
I then re-imported the individual aif tracks only to find that all of my fades and edits are GONE. It appears that I may have to DO THEM ALL OVER AGAIN! Please tell me that there is a work around.
Is it possible to import only the Session Data related to the fades and edits(everything but the actual audio files), so as to avoid all this "do-again" work?
I was also wonder if it is necessary, or perhaps a good idea, to change the File INFO for each of the individual audio track files from "OpenWith" iTunes (default setting) to "Open With": WAVEBURNER ?. (selectable on the aiff files, "Show More Info" window
Currently the aif files are set to "OpenWith" iTunes (default)
One last question please.
Is Waveburner really up to snuff? How many people are using this for Mastering and Burning CD's? I'm about to start inserting some AU Mastering Plug Ins and I'm hoping for the best. Any other suggestions are greatly appreciated.
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You're grammer isn't bad jord, it was I who asked a plethora of questions under one Subject heading.
When i open the project file(.wb3),
The prompt says;
"Please choose a replacement from the list below:"
/Volumes/320GB HD/Users/ahuihou/.Trash/1 Track 01.aiff
/Volumes/320GB HD/Users/ahuihou/.Trash/2 Track 02.aiff
/Volumes/320GB HD/Users/ahuihou/.Trash/3 Track 03.aiff
/Volumes/320GB HD/Users/ahuihou/.Trash/4 Track 04.aiff
/Volumes/320GB HD/Users/ahuihou/.Trash/6 Track 06.aiff
As you can see the files are in the trash.
The first problem is that there are no actual files in the trash. Just an icon of a CD Disc which was dragged there to eject it, It is no longer in the disc drive/tray. Perhaps i should put the disc back in the drive and then update/replace the files afterwords. (The CD is scratched.)
The strange thing is that i can still preview the track that's in the trash by selecting More Info and playing it on the little Quicktime player bar. I guess the file is in a cache somewhere?
I've looked everywhere on all drives for the specific files but can not find them anywhere.
In the Replacement prompt there is a place that I can check to "Search in the same folder for subsequent files" button on the "Replacement" prompt.
which "same folder" is it refering to?
The Trash folder where the old files are or the Folder where the actual .wb3 project file is? I do have all of the correctly named song files/regions in the same folder with the project file.
maybe i should just start again. i'm not one to give up easy though and would much prefer to "beat" the computer at the game.

Few questions regarding Training and event management

Dear All,
Can you please help me with the following queries regarding Training and Event Management:
1. How to freeze a completed business event so that no changes to its record (like delete/update attendee details or event detail) is possible?
2. How to get feedback from attendee/faculty with a predefined format with rating (1-4 scale)
3. How to maintain department and category wise training man/hrs or training man/days?
Any help will be appreciated.
Regards,
Toa

Hi Toa,
1. Run report RHHISTO0 via SA38. Once the business event is flagged as "historical" no further changes can be done.
3. SM30 - T77S0 - Make the following swtiches active:
SEMIN AINST
SEMIN APART
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Regards,
Dilek

A few questions regarding the Zen Mi

#: I can't use my Zen Micro while it is charging through the USB port in my PC.
#2: I can't simply stop music from playing, only pause, until the function it was asked to do is completed, but since I use the "random play all" function, that does take a while. I have only been able to stop it playing (aside from shutting it down) by asking it to play only one track and fast forwarding to the very end of the song.

You would be better to have posted this in the MP3 players forum.
. Is that a question or a statement? You can use the player while charging via USB, yes.
2. There's no stop button. As you've found you can effecti'vely "stop" the track either with pause, or a combination of pause and RW/FF. More here in the Zen FAQ at Nomadness.net.

A few questions regarding a future purchase

Hello everyone, Glad to be a part of this community.
Now my question to you all is will the 13 inch MBA with 4GB Be enough for me.
I currently own a Compaq Presario CQ56 laptop which only has 2GB or ram. It came with Windows 7 Home Premium but is now running Windows 8.1 Pro. (Huge regrets on updating it)
I use my laptop for Uni work, E.G all the Microsoft Office programs, Itunes, Spotify, And heavy web browsing daily. Which inlucdes lots of tabs being opened.
My laptop now chugs away when I run Itunes and Youtube at the same time. (Have owned it for three years)
So will the 4GB get the job done and last me 3-4 years?
Thank you all for your time.
Jake

First to memory.
MacBook Air has RAM soldered to the logic board, so buying up in RAM (which is usually only another $100) is a good choice in case you need it later.
Second to running Windows.
You can load Windows on a MBA using either BootCamp or VirtualMachine software like Parallels or VirtualBox or VMWare Fusion. But you would need to buy a new Windows copy because the installation you have on your system does not have all drivers like a full-install has.
Third to regretting switching to Mac
I chose a MAc laptop instead of Windows becasue while some programs that may be needed in are Windows-based Mac OSX is under the hood more stable (like Linux systems I had used prior to buying the Macbooc Pro).
Cheapest solution would be adding RAM and reinstalling Windows. But Mac would still let you keep Windows programs.
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