For those of you waiting...

Just an FYI for those of you that are waiting for Merom, it may not be worth it. Although the chip is 64-bit the chipset that is currently out is still only 32. The Santa Rosa chipset is due to come out in the spring which will be 64-bit. Could be why Apple isn't upgrading, they aren't in to "tricking you" like everyone else. So for those of you waiting thinking it will come out any day now, think again. The good news is that even if you don't get a 64 bit system it is going to take a long time for you so really need one since software would still have to catch up.

Bsmit007 is right about 40-bit real support in Core 2 Duo's. However, the thing is that with a pseudo 64-bit support it would be possible to run Windows XP 64-bit OS as well as 64-bit Vista. I'm sure Mac OSX is much better, but I need flexibility with running all sorts of programs. I'm currently looking for a laptop to buy, and have some doubts whether I should wait for Core 2 Duo or not. It's not about performance (which will be just 5% - 7% faster in real life apps), it's rather about the hassle I'll have at the time of the next upgrade.
My question is what chipsets current MBP's motherboards are running on and whether the CPU has a BGA or PGA Socket-M interfase?(which allows to change the CPU). For example, if it's an Intel 945GM or PM chipset, then I could buy MBP now, and in half a year time swap the CPU for Core 2 Duo along with other upgrades, such as memory, HDD and etc.
Cheers,
Ayrat.
Looking for one...

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For those of you who have the "Perfect Timing" ringtone from the commercial

I posted this in the plain 'ol phone forum but haven't got a response yet. I hope I get one here.
For those of you who have the ringtone from the iPhone TV commercial -- do you remember what portion of the song (or can you check in iTunes) you used for the actual ringtone? If you could tell me the counter (in seconds and minutes) that you started and ended your tone at, that would be great. I'm trying to get it exactly like the commerical but I don't think I have it just right. Thanks! By the way the song is called "Perfect Timing."

"I downloaded the free version of malwarebytes and ran it when my computer was in safe mode, which found 93 malware "issues" on my computer."
...and you're surprised that you had installation issues with iTunes? This makes me wonder whether others who report problems installing iTunes have computers that are equally infected! For reference, I just checked the logs from the last Malwarebytes scan (I run an automated scan twice a week) on my main iTunes system (on which, like the other iTunes instances I run, never seems to suffer from any installation issues) - zero issues

For those of you using two hard drives..........

I have two hard drives, and really want to set them up properly so that logic is running on the main drive, and the secondary drive is for audio/samples etc. So for those of you that have done this, what is the best way? Specifically -
1. For the EXS24- do BOTH the instruments and samples folder need to go on the secondary drive?
2. If you've already been using one drive for everything, how do you re-train logic to see the exs/audio folders on the secondary drive? Is it just a matter of moving them and then redirecting logic when it can't find the files?
Your input on the best way to utilize two drives is most appreciated - what has worked for you, and what hasn't.

. For the EXS24- do BOTH the instruments and samples folder
need to go on the secondary drive?
Leave the instruments folder where it is, and put your samples folder on the external drive.
You can alias the instruments folder to whereever you want, but you don't really get any performance advantages doing so.
2. If you've already been using one drive for everything, how do you
re-train logic to see the exs/audio folders on the secondary drive?
Two things to note - you don't need to do anything. When the EXS24 loads an instrument, if the samples are not at the location specified in the instrument, it will search for them, and when it finds them, it will write the new location back to the instrument so next time it won't have to search.
So, if you've moved your sample folders, the first time you access an instrument it will take some time to load while Logic hunts for the samples. Subsequent loads of that instrument will be as fast as ever.
Now, you can use the Project Manager (or Redmatica's EXSManager) to do this relinking for you across multiple instruments or your whole library.
In the PM, do an expanded scan. Then, select your instruments, and choose the "resolve samples" function - Logic will relink instruments with their samples and update the instrument files with the new locations. This can take some time with a big library.
Any more questions, post back.

For those of you that know me

for those of you that know me, i figured i'd drop a note here to say today's my last day at oracle. those of you that do know me probably also know that i'm very grateful to you guys what you've done. for what we've done. back in the day when this project marvel stuff (oracle platform stuff, for you really old skoolers) was new, it took a certain amount of faith to jump on board. we did. we jumped on board believing it'd work, and then we proved it. we've shown the world that this Application Express stuff not only works, but it works well. thanks guys, it's your continuing activity here on this forum and in the global community that have shown so many people how good web app development can be. please know i appreciate that from the bottom of my heart. also, now that i'm leaving the mothership, i'd like to say that the apex team is just incredible. you couldn't hope to work with a cooler or more dynamic group of people. i think you guys get a sense of that when you use the product and interact w/them on this forum, but i just wanted to confirm that now that i'm heading into the afterlife.
somewhat choked up,
raj (soon to be [email protected])

Hello,
I don't know Raj in person, but I read some of his articles on OTN, some of his threads on this forum, and some very kind words, written by Tom Kyte. So, I believe the Apex guys when they are saying he'll be missed.
Usually, when senior staff jumps ship, it's a good reason to start worry. In this case, it seems like Scott Spendolini is building a mini empire around Apex. As I consider these guys to be smart and skillful, their willingness to leave good and secure positions at Oracle, in favor of some new adventure, can only mean one thing they all believe in the good and bright future of Apex, and its ability to provide for them. It seems like a good sign for people like me user who devote a great deal of time learning how to make the best out of this tool.
I wish Raj all the best, and encourage all the others keep on the good work.
Regards,
Arie.

For those of you having intermittent connection to the internet

If you have a linksys router and having intermittent connection to the internet, here's how.
Be sure to have a LAN cable plug into your router and macbook.
(This is very important if you do not want to get disconnected from the router)
1) Navigate to http://192.168.1.1
2) Go to the Wireless tab, under the Advance Wireless Settings tab, change the beacon interval to 50, RTS to 2304 and Fragmention to 2305, save the settings.
3) When you login into your router page, it first direct you to the setup page, look under MTU, set it to 1300. save it.
Note that if you are still having intermittent connection to the internet, another alternative is setting your MTU to 1365.
That's it, 3 easy steps to get you freed from the frustration.
Cheers for all those having the same problem like me solved.

Hi,
I dunno if this will help any of you, but here it comes:
I purchased the Airport 'N' enabler just a week before I upgraded to OSX 10.4.10. And - of course - after the OS update I had the similar issue with dropping Wifi connections and very slow speed, although (*Touch Wood*) I didn't have any Kernel Panics.
After updating to OS 10.4.10, System Profiler and Network Utility showed that I had the 'n' enabled, but the speed and (lack of) stability of the Wifi connection can only be described as 'Hair-ripping'.
Anyway, after reading through all the threads/topics of all you poor sods with similar problems and utilising somewhat 'hairy' workarounds with varying results, I realized that nobody acually tried to re-install the 'N'-enabler again; at least as far as I recall..
So, I simply installed the 'N'-enabler again AFTER updating to 10.4.10 !!! I was kind of expecting the installer to prompt me, saying that "this computer already has Airport Extreme 'N'-enabler installed" blah-blah.., but it didn't.
And now I have a very stable connection and MUCH faster download speeds as well !
So those of you who hasn't tried this yet, please do. It might work for you as well ... !!
Just me 2 cents

For those of you who cannot afford a proper video editing system...

...don't buy any prosumer video editing program (including Premiere Pro CS5.5). Here's why:
Last night, I ran the PPBM5 test on an Intel i3-2100 system with 4GB of DDR3-1333 RAM, a 500GB OS drive and a 1TB project drive (both drives are 7200 RPM) and integrated (onboard) Intel HD Graphics 2000. (This is the kind of system that one might buy for the purpose of Interner surfing and some limited gaming.) I have just submitted the results to the PPBM5 site.
The result?
With a total time of 976 seconds, that system is around 20 times slower than a fast i7 system (although it was marginally faster than the other systems with dual-core CPUs on the PPBM5 results list). That i3-2100 system also proved that no system with a dual-core CPU performed as fast as a system with even a mediocre-performing quad-core CPU.
In other words, at the lower end, you get what you pay for. This post and thread is to inform how senseless it is to cheap out on the components when building a video editing build.

If you absolutely can't afford the "fully ready" cost of...
16GB DDR3-1333 RAM: $120
4 x 1TB 7200 RPM SATA hard drives: $240
320GB or 500GB 7200 RPM SATA hard drive (for OS): $45
You could START with...
8GB DDR3-1333 RAM (2x4Gig)
2 x 1TB 7200 RPM SATA hard drives
320GB or 500GB 7200 RPM SATA hard drive (for OS)
And then add Ram and/or hard drives as need and $$ is available
The computer I built a bit over a year ago is described at http://forums.adobe.com/thread/652694?tstart=0
My 3 hard drives are configured as... (WD = Western Digital)
1 - 320G WD Win7 64bit Pro and all program installs
2 - 320G WD Win7 swap file and video project files
3 - 1T WD all video files... input & output files
Search Microsoft to find out how to redirect your Windows swap file
http://search.microsoft.com/search.aspx?mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US
For home hobbyist editing of AVCHD my computer does very well... for me

JUST AN FYI FOR THOSE OF YOU ON THE MAIN LINE...

So I decided to check for myself and went to Verizon today to ask about my next upgrade. Since I'm the primary line on the bill, I will be receiving an early upgrade. Just thought I'd let everyone know that if you're the primary line on your plan, then you get to upgrade early. =D

Yeah. I just had never heard of it before. So...if I upgrade early then I don't have a NE2 plan anymore? I'm a little confused. If I wait, then the early upgrade is gone?
I'm on a family plan with NE2. Technically they have to let me upgrade at some point even if I upgrade early this year, next year they will have to let me upgrade again. They can't just take away my NE2 without notifying us first. We have no received any paperwork with our bills or anything explaining that this is going to happen. I'm not disputing what you are saying or trying to start a fight, I just don't understand.

For those of you with a Windows computer and the iOS device is not syncing or showing up in iTunes. here is a known solution that has been working for tech support!

I know this seems to be an emerging issue ever since the update to iTunes 11.1.4, some iPhones or other iOS devices are not showing up in iTunes or syncing. I'm not sure if Apple really knowns of this issue, but tech support has a (mostly) sure fire way of resolcing this issue. It's only for Windows computers though.
Go to the article http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1538 and follow the Section 5 Verify Apple Mobile Device USB driver is installed. When you clik on that section, go to your version of Windows (it seems to be happening mostly across Windows 8) . And then to the section: If Apple iPod, Aple iPhone, or Apple iPad is listed.
The gist of what you need to do:
Windows 8 (since it seems to be the most affected) move your cursor to the upper ight corner of your screen) and click on the Magnifying glass. Type in devmgmt.msc and this should bring up the Device Manager. Onc eyou are in the device manager, look for the "Portable device" or "Universial Serial bus Controller" list, and you should see the "Apple iPhone/iPad/iPod" listed. Onc eyou see it, right click it, choose "Update software driver." Now, IT WILL SAY THE DRIVER IS UPDATED. I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH. Select "Browse my computer for driver software." Onc eyou choose that, select "Let me pick from a lsit of drivers on my computer." You should see the option "Have Disk." Choose that. Again, I KNOW you do not have a physical disk, but the file we need is already on your computer. After Hard Disk, choose Browse again. Follow this file path to the file we need: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\Drivers.. In the Driver's folder, you should see the "usbaaple" or "usbappl64" (if you have the 64 bit for Windows). Double click on that file, and hit OK. The file should install, and once it's finished check your iTunes!!! You may want to unplug your device and plug it back it before doing all of this. I REALLY hope this works for you all as well!

How can I change my file extension from m4p to something else? I have had no success being able to play or burn my purchased music. I keep getting error 2122. If I can change the format I should be able to move it to another player or at least burn it in Nero. Thanks.
Angie

For Those of You Who Burn Discs, This Might Be of Interest!

Well, I suppose most of you have now seen my query about why I could burn BD-RWs, but NOT BD-Rs, In that I indicated that I use Verbatim exclusively, and that I was recently stopped within Encore from burning Verbatim BD-Rs. There is a good chance that my difficulty suddenly and inexplicably rested not with the Verbatim discs per se, but the fact that both of my Pioneer burners were rated at X2 writing speed, while the BD-Rs were rated at X6. Now and subsequently, I have no difficulty burning Verbatim BD-Rs rated at X2.
If you ever have difficulty in even starting the burning process in Encore, or in utilizing such programs as imgburn, the stated disparity may be the basis for the problem, and if you have read this far, that should be enough!
After all was said and done, I looked at the cylindrical cases in which the Verbatim discs were delivered, and discovered the following: "CAUTION: For use in drives or recorders that support 6x speed 25GB Blu-ray discs without cartridge. Insertion of this disc into non-compatible hardware may damage data, disc, or hardware." I had used quite a number of these previously from other packages, and the ones I had difficulty with were from two newly opened packages of 50 discs each. These discs were made in Taiwan, according to the package, with a part number of 97339. Apparently I am not alone with this disparity; although the sample of user data is almost next to zero, here is the reaction of one reviewer on Amazon, a reaction similar to mine, until I examined the package, and thought further about the issue: http://www.amazon.com/review/R2Z4Z7B9SWCVWJ/ref=cm_cr_pr_viewpnt#R2Z4Z7B9SWCVWJ . The Part Number of the identified discs is different (reflecting a new manufacturing process of Verbatim, according to other sources), but the specification for the discs is otherwise the same. I have now ordered a couple of packages of Verbatim X2 25GB printable BD-Rs - it may well be, given the notable difficulty that I had in even finding these, that Verbatim has ceased manufacture and distribution of the X2 discs except as individually packaged discs. All of this makes streaming even more attractive!

Jeff, no I don't remeber where I purchased them, and could only identify the
supplier by going through very extensive receipts kept for tax return support -
so until the IRS audits me, that will probably remain a mystery.
In the meantime, I have just ordered a Pioneer 6x BD recorder! About time,
IF 6x will prove as reliable as 2x!
Regards,
Bill

For those of you threatening to switch to Dish Network...

... go ahead, but you might want to read this first.
From: http://www.thewrap.com/television/article/fox-sports-networks-pulled-dish-network-dispute-21367
Fox Pulls FX, Nat Geo, Sports Nets Off Dish in Dispute
As the deadline to renegotiate carriage passed without a deal in place, Fox pulled FX, National Geographic and 19 regional sports networks from Dish Network at midnight Friday in a dispute over fees.
In a harshly worded statement, Dish termed Fox's rate increase demands "unprecedented," and the company's senior vice president of programming, Dave Shull, is quoted in the release as saying "Fox has a long history of trying to shake down pay TV providers."
"DISH Network is not going to allow Fox or any programmer to bully our customers into paying such an unconscionable price increase," said Shull.
The move by Fox does not affect Fox News, Fox Business or local stations -- at least for now. Fox's deals with Dish for its broadcast stations expire Nov. 1.
"At midnight on Sept. 30, Dish Network decided to no longer carry Fox Networks cable programming," Fox said in a statement. "The proposal we've offered Dish is fair and in line with the tremendous value we provide. We regret the inconvenience to our viewers, but Dish has asserted its subscribers do not value our channels and has made a decision to go forward without them."
For more information, visit Fox's website at http://getwhatipaidfor.com/

I was subscribed to Dish some years back when a similar contract dispute happened with CBS. I believe that one made national news. There have been other negotiation miscues as well, but nearly all providers will encounter such instances at some point or other. Dish, I think, may just be particularly stubborn as I remember several "Charlie Chats" (subscriber only, dedicated channel info show put on monthly by CEO Charlie Ergen) in which they explained their reluctance to raise premiums by capitulating to the increases. I may be naive, but I took him at his word that every effort was taken to hold down costs. Eventually a compromise was reached and the CBS family of channels returned in a few days. Thank you.

For those of you who have had issues installing Itunes on Win 7 or possibly another OS

This MIGHT help you.
I tried all day yesterday to install Itunes and I could not get it to work for the life of me. As of today I finally got it installed, so I am giving a quick list of what I did.
First check to make sure windows is updated and then make sure your SQLserverCe31.msi file is not missing or corrupt. if so I was able to download it through Microsofts website.
I then used my Windows system file checker tool to repair any corrupted windows files which I had none.
After all of that I downloaded the free version of malwarebytes and ran it when my computer was in safe mode, which found 93 malware "issues" on my computer. I quarantined all of them and ran it again
I then used msconfig and disabled ALL of my NON Microsoft services and ALL of my startup services (Selective startup)
I tried running the Itunes installer again and BOOM everything installed correctly. I hope this helps SOMEONE

"I downloaded the free version of malwarebytes and ran it when my computer was in safe mode, which found 93 malware "issues" on my computer."
...and you're surprised that you had installation issues with iTunes? This makes me wonder whether others who report problems installing iTunes have computers that are equally infected! For reference, I just checked the logs from the last Malwarebytes scan (I run an automated scan twice a week) on my main iTunes system (on which, like the other iTunes instances I run, never seems to suffer from any installation issues) - zero issues

For those of you considering replacing Intel Stock Cooler on 775 socket CPU

I've been playing with a 925X + 3.4 GHz Prescott newbuild for a few days now, but decided that the stock CPU fan noise was unbearable. So I replaced it with a Zalman 7000AlCu. But there's good and bad as a result...
The stock fan kept my idle around 60 deg C and at about 74 deg C under load (Speedfan readings). But even at idle it wanted to spin at over 4000 rpm and the high pitched noice that comes from this fan was audible through my whole house. I suspect this comes from the curved vanes of the aluminium fins of the stock cooler, that are there to increase the air resistance and corresponding rate of heat transfer to cool this CPU that is power hungry by design. Still, I found this unacceptable for a machine that is going to be left on 24 x 7.... I did indeed try Speedfan control but the variation was maddening and even more noticeable than the steady whine of the fan.
So I replaced the fan with a Zalman 7000 AlCu. (I'd had good experience with my existing rig on the 7000Al version sig below). Quite a pain to install, since you have to remove the motherboard in entirety to fit the required mounting bracket, but done. Primed the heatsink with Arctic Silver 5 as well. And now...
System is as quiet as a churchmouse
BUT
Idle is now 62-63 deg c, but under load max temp is 85 deg c !!!!!
System temp rises to 49 Deg C max.
HOWEVER
system is still stable, under most demanding conditions. I've run FarCry for as long as I can stand the frustration of this games difficulty allows (3 hours), and transcoded avi's to dvd's for 5 hours straight, and no failures. FarCry is probably the most demanding test, since unlike alot of games it stretches the CPU to the maximum as well as the GPU, whereas Nerovision is 100% CPU intensive only.
NOW
if you go to the Zalman website, you will see that the fan I purchased is really suitable for P4's up to 3.2 GHz only. So I really should have got their new 7700AlCu model, but not available here yet where I live and figured a lousy 0.2 GHz wouldn't cut it too fine.... so I gave it a whirl.
The issue is that the Zalman fan rotates max 2700 rpm, fast enough to keep the CPU at 85 deg C under load only. A compromise for a silent box, albeit a hot one when its under stress.
SO
given the system is stable, I'm going to live with it. Everything I've read tells me these Prescotts run hot par for the course.
UNLESS
one of you tell me my box is about to explode in my face...
P.S
As you can see from my sig below vs the newbuild setup I have, I use the Antec 550 PSU in both rigs. Both are stiing next to one another right now on idle. The heat coming from the 865PE/3.0C units PSU vent is cool by comparison to that coming from the 925x/3.4E PSU ... the 3.4 must really be pulling some juice!!!!!!!!!
Setup:
MSI 925X Neo Platinum + 3.4 Processor
Antec 550 w PSU
Antec SuperLanboy case
Maxtor 250 BG SATA HDD
TDK 1616N DVDRW
2 x 512MB Corsair 533Mhz DDR
Gigabyte 6600GT PCX Graphics card
Windows XP Pro + SP2

Yap
As for me, I just use Included heatsink & Fan along with my P4 3.2GHz 540. It spin around 2200 RPM in normal use and CPU temp is around 55C and System temp is just over 42C. Because I set the Smart Fan target to 60 C in BIOS. BUT when the game play, it's spin as high as over 4000 RPM and CPU temp rise to over 60C. Is it normal ? Do i need to install another Exhaust fan? I already used 1 80mm for in let and another for outlet airflow. I also used fan for Hard disk. I am also afraid for FAN Noise..
System configuration
P4 3.2 GHz 540 (1MB L2 Cache)
MSI-915G Combo Motherboard
512MB Kingston DDR400
40GB Samsung HDD
SW-252B Samsung CR-RW
Prolink V.92 Internal Modem
PSU : Younger 480W (20 Pin)

For those of you enjoying your phones....

What time did the ups man/women arrive at your door?
I would liked to know especially people from the east cost and better yet from connecticut.
Mine is scheduled for tomorrow by 3 pm.
I want to know if I should skip school or not.

Mine got here around 12, but I wasn't home. I left a note on the door that said:
"Dear Fed-Ex, if no one is home to answer the door, please leave the package with tracking number XXXXXXXXXXX in the mail box or on the porch. Thank you. " and signed it.
He took the note with him I guess because it wasn't on my door anymore when I got home, and my phone was on the porch

For Those of You Whove Gotten the Nano

Can you please post some pictures? It would be great to actually see it in comparison to someones hand

Some here for you
http://creativebits.org/ipodnano0#comment-14459
notice the nice bag they gave me too

Macy's combining accounts, (for those of you that have 2 accounts), thoughts?

I do and don't like this idea...

taxi818 wrote:
Swampy99 wrote:
I think they report the lump sum limits to the bureaus on August 21st.Its not a specific date for everyone. Most of us have gotten our letters by now. and each and every post the date is different. My date Says August 10th. But appears no one really knows if the limits will be combined. or just dumped when they close the special event and club accounts we do know they will transfer to balance if you have one onto your revolver. But its all a mystery at this point even for the Csr's at Macys.The rep at Bloomingdale's told me without me asking that the limits would be merged next month. I just bought a Dyson vacuum to lock in my major purchase account. My vacuum had the motor go out so it gave me the opportunity to do this even though Costco was much cheaper.

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