Actiontech Gen2 - better interface?

I do a lot of port forwarding through my current Actiontech router. I must say the interface is really difficult to use and manage. For example, there is no way to edit an existing rule - you must delete and re-add. Also, it inexplicably combines some rules by IP, but not always all. I am running the latest firmware. I have enjoyed much more intuitive and feature rich interfaces with other routers before this - but had to install this one when FIOS was installed. Is the Gen2 router any different? Or must I install a switch after the router and do it there?

I have a Actiontech MI424-WR Rev D router - provided by Verizon.
Firmware is 4.0.16.1.56.0.10.14.4.
Judging by my symptoms it looks like they did arbitrarily remove this option because I know I had it in the past. However, I don't think I would go as far as to go backwards in the firmware for fear of introducing another issue. While this is annoying, it is not the end of the world.
In general this port forwarding interface is very poor. I posted a message directly with Actiontech support - perhaps they will address it in a future version. Or I could call Verizon and see if I can get a new router? However, it appears that I might get the same router back?

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Which Audio Interface for Me?

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I guess you guys mean that I could pan channel one
left and two right and then into the iMic?
That's correct
There are two jacks on the iMic I see,
No, one of those is the input, one of those is the output (you could plug headphoines into that one)
but I guess I don't
understand how I can have those on two seperate
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me as that my mixer didn't have in/outs on each
channel so I can use external pre's.
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Taking Java a little lower

This post is not a help request.
It's just a sort of poll or curiousity question.
Would you agree to let java (by means of new api and jvm support of them, obviously) have lower level features?
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Well, if that low level access is reached for operations like, drawing on the screen, playing sounds, io streams, networking, hidden memory management, and so on, what's the problem in giving java the possibility to do things like shutting down a system or formatting a unit (real formatting).
I know the latter is possible, in terms of file system manipulation.
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Runtime.exec() is not cross-platform and it's not even always considered pure java.
JNI is not java (the part regarding native code).
What's the matter in having a System.shutdown()?
Or File.format(File root)?
Obviously such calls should be protected by a SecurityManager, as are other features in Java.
Java has a great API and you hardly feel the necessity for a closer contact with the hardware, but sometimes you do.
It'd get to be the most powerful, all-purposes, ultimate language.
Luckily, thanks to JNI and exec, you can find a way around most of those necessities, but it's not like the java I'd really like.
The 2 examples I've given are just the first things I could think of, but I'm sure many people would like to have other characteristics implemented.
Don't get me wrong.
I think Java is already the best all-purpose language around, and I really like it.
I like it so much I'd like I could do everything just using Java, no need for other external resources.
I just hope Sun will consider possibilities like those I mentioned.
So if you want to post your considerations, I'd really appreciate them, but please let's not start a flame out of it ^__^
Nobody criticized JAVA!!!

You seriously exepect the OS to let an application
tell it when to shut down? What happnes if you're
running this on some critical server thats running a
load of other apps?
I think you need to think your argument through a bit
more!I don't see any problem with that. Windows, Linux, MacOS,... native applications can easily shut the system down and nothing bad has ever happened...
As I said, that feature could be protected by security managing, meaning you need prehemptive user authorization.
Many native applications don't even let you authorize it.
Don't tell me you've never had a download manager or a cd-burner tool which had a check box like this : "Shut system down when operation is finished"...
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I agrees to the idea but not the solution. instead I want to suggest > to have another package or development kit like j2me, j2ee for low
level hardware programming. Yes, why not. The problem though is not whether the APIs for that are standard or an expansion. The important thing should be the jvm accepting low level commands.
On SUN/OS (or Linux etc.) for example there is the shutdown command -
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No portability issues in this one!
My guess why this does not yet exist is that either there are
technical difficulties (which you will probably discover when you
write the reference implementations), or there was no need for it yet
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Cross-Reference update

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HT3819 video stream from amazon prime to my TV

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there is no reason to get rid of Apple devices, not when a Chromecast, Roku, or FireTV can be acquired so cheaply.
This is a true statement, but this is a bad option in the long term since your content will be split between different sources, DRM rules, apps, access options, etc. You are going to constantly be running into issues were you want to watch a show that is not available on the device (phone, tablet, etc) you are on. I share "Disgusted_with_apple" frustrations in that Apple has not updated in three years now leaving Amazon FireTV and others with better interfaces and features but having my content locked into Apple's DRM.
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Why does my safari mobile on iPhone doesnt open Blogger?

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To my co incidence i was reading http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughts-on-flash/ and I came across the support community on apple.com
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Aasthaak wrote:
When I start using safari on my iPhone, and try to open my blog www.aasthaak.blogspot.com; it says that "server cannot connect" same happens with any blogger site.
Works just fine for me. Sounds like you have a network connectivity problem.
why cannot safari the default browser (which cannot be changed) allows us to share stuff on gmail,facebook etc rather only email the link of this page.
This doesn't even make sense. Maybe you should try reposting in your native language.

Is it possible to independently manipulate a snapped handle of a corner anchor point?

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I think a user nowadays would intuitively expect to just click and drag with a modifier/s key pressed to achieve that.
In FreeHand, you can (yes, present tense; still works fine on current Windows) simply altDrag the middle of the straight segment that you want to bend. That one little very pratical feature gave rise to a whole drawing method which came to be called the "bendomatic" method (I think Olav Martin Kvern coined the phrase). Just click, click, click with the Pen, placing anchors at obvious locations, and bending the straight segments as you go. This was a very quick & intuitive way to teach beginners how to draw efficient paths with a minimum of anchors. But it is not just a beginner's trick. It lets you impart a stylistic consistency that is tedious to mimic in AI. Also very useful when working zoomed into segments the opposite anchor of which is off-screen.
Xara Designer Pro (formerly named Xara Xtreme) mimics FH's "bendomatic" method. In fact, it's usually really the best way to draw paths efficiently in that program, because its Pen tool behavior is still otherwise sub-standard.
Illustrator lets you alter the bend of a segment that already has its associated handles extended, which begs the question, "Who needs that, since the handles are already accessible?"
But if you perform the exact same maneuver on a straight segment with retracted handles, you just move the straight segment and its two associated anchors. An example of the logical inconsistency that so permeates AI.
FreeHand also provides other means by which to perform the alteration you depict. You can click a button to auto-extend the retracted handle without disturbing the adjacent segment. Or, you can just AltDrag the retracted handle out from the anchor with the selection pointer.
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What's New in Audition 3.0?

Don't have time now to get into how they help, but I would just like to say that there is MUCH improvment in Audition 3.0...I'd like to say this because I've heard lots of grumbling on other forums about 3.0 not being an upgrade at all over the previous versions 1.5 or 2.0, this is completely false, for me in particular the improvement in MT View (editing: collectively trimming, duplicate entire track and fading improvements) are indispensable.
and most people don't even mention any improvement aside from spectral view (which is pretty big in itself, isn't it?) spot healing etc...which I haven't even used yet.
I just want to say, they definetly made some good improvements, while they may not be overwhelming to some they are entirely useful in my situation and I think for most people they would come to see they are definite improvements if they used it long enough.
Getting started / New features
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Video previews for surround mixes
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MIDI tracks and piano-roll editor
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New effects
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Radius time-stretching from iZotope
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Bitmap audio images
Export spectral graphs for detailed editing in an image-editor like Adobe Photoshop®. Or, import visually-oriented graphics as source material for experimental sound designs. (See Spectral Bitmap Image (.bmp) and Import a bitmap image as audio.)
Improved CD ripping
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Enhanced file sorting
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Customizable workspaces
Tint panels and dialog boxes to suit your working style. Add favorite commands to the shortcut bar. (See Change interface brightness or tint and Display the shortcut bar.)
Edit and master
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Effects Paintbrush
Create free-form selections, and layer brush strokes to determine the intensity of effects. (See Select spectral ranges.)
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Play spectral selections
Play back selected frequency, pan, and phase ranges to precisely restore and process audio. (See Play audio linearly.)
On-clip fade and gain controls
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Graphic Panner
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Play lists
Organize and play marker ranges for live performance and broadcast. (See Creating play lists.)
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It's a very helpful post because there is people who come to this forum when trying to decide to what recording software too purchase, and there's also people all over the internet who say that Audition is not better then Pro-Tools and more amateurish when in many regards it is more professional and has a better interface and GUI, especially if you're not doing too many tracks (less then 16 or perhaps more on a high end system). It's multi-track is easy and stays out of your way, has great automation, and some updated editing capabilities and has an excellent mbc that pro-tools does not have (maybe not excellent but very good)..and I believe pro-tools is a cpu hog doing certain things just like Audition is.
So people come to this site and I'm going to tell them the truth that it has been added to nicely since Adobe bought it and hopefully if people buy it will have another update to make the multi-track even better. It has a few bugs and downsides but so does pro-tools, I think the upsides are greater then pro-tools.
The only downsides are the midi is a bit lacking compared to other programs which have been in the midi-game longer, and that it does use alot of cpu for certain efx, and the multi-track is better in some ways but not as advanced in others in terms of sequencing and arranging, it could improve in that area, loops and stretching loops to match each other then being able to record how you bring the loops in and out in a sequence like ableton but in it's own way then it would rule the world forever.

Firewire 400 and 800 problem ? Need confirmation

OK, I have been running 2 external Lacie HD's over a USB hub into my MacBook Pro. A couple of weeks ago I decided that I needed more storage so purchased 2 Western Digital MyBook Pro's at 500GB.
I got these two specifically because I knew they supported Firewire 800 and wanted to take advantage of the high speed connection.
All is going well until yesterday.... Let me explain my set up. Firstly I am a DJ and use a Firewire Audiophile soundcard from M-Audio, this connects to the 400 port on my MacBook Pro, and the HD's connect to the 800... When I play music I get audio drop outs... I have looked through the forums and I am under the impression that both the 400 and 800 ports on my MacBook Pro run on the same connect, so is this the cause of the audio drop outs ?
I connect the 2 HD's via USB and have no problems, am I right in thinking that I have wasted good money on getting 2 HD's that I'm not going to be able to use the 800 port with ? When I run the audio through the internal soundcard I get no drop outs !
Also.... Just to annoy me even more I have a 20" cinema display so if I have use USB I decided to connect the two HD's to this and then to the MacBook Pro, now the problem here is when my MacBook Pro goes to sleep one of the HD's wakes up the MacBook Pro as it has been removed incorrectly ??? Do I now have a problem with one of my USB ports on the cinema screen also ????? I have put my iPod in the port and no problems ?
Does anyone know how I can solve these problems without having to spend even more money ?
And can someone confirm if the 400 and 800 ports are on the same connection, if so, whats the point ???
Thanks
- Neil

neil,
I wouldn't do that right away.. USB audio interfaces are usually at the more consumer end of the market, I don't think it's the best way to go just to solve your problem.
did you read the part in my post about PCexpress cards that give you a totally new and independent FW800 bus? seriously, I think this is your best bet. these cards first came out when the original series of MBP didn't have FW800 on them (only 400) much to the consternation of video pros.. so 3rd party vendors made a card solution. as I said, they aren't expensive, I would have thought around or under $100 US. connect one of those to your MBP's express slot and your problem is solved. you'll have a powerful, dedicated FW channel just for those FW800 drives you bought. then, your m-audio interface will be fine. and even if you still want to get rid of it and get a better interface, you won't be forced to go to USB which generally means opting for a lower end of the market interface.
also one other thing.. I don't know what your actual audio i/o needs are. but if you only ever work with stereo out and stereo in, ie, you never need more than 2 physical outputs and 2 physical inputs, then you have other options. the MBP (and in fact all macs) have optical digital audio built in. you can buy a 2in 2out digital to analog/analog to digital converter and connect it to the opticals. then, you'll never need to worry about FW or USB bandwidth ever again, nor will you ever need to think about drivers or compatibility or updates either.
on my MBP I use logic pro. and on this system, I only ever need a stereo out to hear what I'm working on with good quality.. and when I record actual audio tracks, it's only ever one source at a time, like a mic input or an instrument. so I do not need an interface at all, I use the opticals and I love it. I bought a mindprint trio, not the USB one, but the one that uses optical i/o. it just connects to the same connectors on the MBP that you would connect headphones or a mic, but obviously uses the digital optical signal not analog audio. it sounds really very good. the trio itself is a very handy little box that conveniently lets you do a lot of things to work comfortable when recording. and I just use built-in sound, no drivers needed ever, which is very much a rare relief in the audio world, believe me.
anyway, hope this helps. and seriously check out a card for FW800, in my opinion it's the best solution to your problem no matter which way you go.

Embedding video in iWeb

Hi
I want to add a video clip to my website but don't want to depend on other people's PCs having Quicktime installed for them to be able to play it.
Can anyone recommend a way to do this?
Thanks
Mark

You can convert it to flash or upload it to Vimeo or YouTube and add it via an HTML snippet. I think Vimeo gives a better interface: Adding YouTube & Vimeo Videos.
Another way is to upload the movie file to the server and use flash code to play it. QT not required as I understand it. Create a js file named InsertMovie.js with the following code:
function InsertSampleMovie()
document.write('<object classid="clsid: 02BF25D5..." ...>\n');
document.write('<param name="src" value="sample.mov" />\n');
document.write('</object>\n');
function InsertSampleMovie()
document.write('<object classid="clsid: 02BF25D5..." ...>\n');
document.write('<param name="src" value="sample.mov" />\n');
document.write('</object>\n');
Place that on the server where you can point to it in the following javascript code to be placed in an HTML snippet:
<iframe height="480px" allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="width:640px;border:none" src="http://homepage.mac.com/toad.hall/.Movies/PPMosaic.m4v"></iframe>
<script src="URL TO InsertMovie.js FILE" language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script language=”JavaScript” type=”text/javascript”>URL TO MOVIE TO BE INSERTEDv();</script>
Here's an example (#5 at the bottom of the page): Widget-QTMovie - If you have a PC to check it out let me know which of the 5 work.
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How to arrange photos in Aperture slide shows to the beat of the music?

Is there anyone that knows how to arrange photos to the beat of the music in Aperture slide shows? I have tried to do a search for this topic, looked at "help" and still can get things to work properly. The "beat of music" command seems to be grayed out. Is there a bug in the software? Any help would be appreciated.

I have been following this thread with great interest. I have tried to do this in Aperture as well. Jumping ahead just a bit to what might be David's next issue, once we figure out why the option is not available to him.
For me once the music has been added the " Align slide to the beat" is available. However it doesn't seem to do anything.
I have accomplished this in iMovie and Final Cut Express. In both of these programs you have to actually mark the beats for things to work. You mark the beats and the software sets the play duration to match. This is pretty easy in iMovie. I am hoping for a similar or better interface in Aperture 3. How is this accomplished in Aperture?

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