Has anyone here tried Pandora One?

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2347419,00.asp
First of all: does it work on the Touch? Even though I love how the free version of Pandora sounds via wifi, on my Touch, I suspect that it might be audibly better for the One service.
If any of you have subscribed to Pandora One, please let us all know what you think of the quality of sound. Did you notice an improvement?
EDIT: just checked the FAQ at Pandora. From what I can tell, the free version runs at 128kbps.

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Has anyone here tried BSD?

Hi there,
We all know that Archlinux is BSD-like.However,has anyone here really experienced BSD,like FreeBSD,OpenBSD,NetBSD......What about that?:D

I'm using FreeBSD on my desktop that I'm typing from right now, Arch is on the laptop.
About a year ago, I started to get really frustrated with Linux distros -- thanks to Linux itself. You upgrade the kernel and stuff breaks. Kernel devs implement shiny new stuff instead of making sure that it at least works. I thought that using some less bleeding-edge distro than Arch would make things better, but I can't stand Debian, Gentoo is broken, Ubuntu and Fedora are too overcomplicated for me. So I switched to Windows. I was happy for some time, but my fingers are too used to the shell, and stuff like Cygwin just doesn't cut it. Then I found FreeBSD and been using it ever since.
The system itself is very simple and clean. Documentation is excellent so there's no smashing your head against the keyboard involved. All you really get is a basic Unix system: you have a shell, an editor (vi, ed), a compiler and the base necessary tools. You then build the rest yourself.
Third-party software management is a bit different from Linux distros. Linux distros are almost all about package management. Some distros also provide shiny stuff and patches everywhere, but we're on Arch forums and we know well Arch doesn't do that: Arch merely packages stuff and makes sure the packages work well together. Arch devs don't develop the kernel, they just package it. They don't develop base system utilities, they just package them. FreeBSD, on the other hand, is the kernel and the base tools. It does provide rather simple tools for package management (pkg_add, pkg_delete), and you can optionally install the Ports Tree, which is just a system of makefiles that take care of fetching, configuring and building software for you. Or you can install stuff yourself, though that's not recommended. FreeBSD isn't about the software that you install or how you install it, it's about providing you with the base platform on which the software can run.
That said, I find the Ports Tree very mature and easy to use. You can install third party scripts that will help you with software management, like portupgrade or portmaster (the latter being my favourite). But the system itself is very simple and thus easy to understand -- there's no magic involved.
(Some posters before me have mentioned packages being outdated. You probably were running a -RELEASE version, which is all fine and great, but it also means that the packages that are fetched by default are the packages that were available and built when -RELEASE was released. You can define the environment variable PACKAGESITE to point pkg_add to newer packages. It's all explained in the handbook -- especially the grey note may be of interest to you.)
During my day-to-day desktop usage, I don't see any difference from my previous Arch desktop. I have Xfce running, with Opera, Pidgin, Transmission, ePDFReader, and a bunch of terminals. I don't like shiny stuff, I didn't have it on Arch, I don't have it here. If you want, though, you can have it, there's no difference -- GUI software doesn't usually suffer any portability problems between Linux and FreeBSD. If I sat you at my desktop, I think you wouldn't even tell this is not a Linux distro, until you typed "uname -a" into the terminal.
HAL may be even more pain on FreeBSD than it is on Linux, but I hate HAL, I hated it when I was using Arch, I had it disabled back then, I have it disabled now. I have seen people reporting they got it to work successfully on FreeBSD, though. So if you like things like automounting, I believe you can have them. But I'm not of the sort of people who like auto- stuff, myself.
All in all, if you like barebones simplicity and like learning new things (it's different from Linux!), I don't see why you couldn't just give it a try. You can install it into VirtualBox, if you don't feel like messing up your primary PC and get some feel for what the system is and is not about.

Has anyone here tried the LifeProof case?

Anyone?

I have a case for my 4S. I use it to take photos under water. It works great. My only issue is touch sensitivity. Sometimes you have to tap on the screen a few times before it takes effect but rarely. But on the other hand you gain shock and water protection.
So it worked for 8 months fine. And then one day it leaked. I had to get a new iphone. LifeProof did send me a new case but couldnt replace the divice inside the case- its my responsabilty. Then they informed me that for new models you can buy insurance for $10/yr but you have to buy a new case, the replacements do not qualify.
That's my love story with LifeProof!

Has anyone even tried?

OK......Has anyone ever tried playing a pc game on a mac? This means insert the pc disk, click install, and etc. I searched online and found nothing. Wouldn't that be funny if pc games actually DID work on a mac an no one tried it because everyone said the OS's were so different.....but that's likely not true. Just wanted to know what would happen should i decide on a whim to pop in a pc game and start installation. Would an error code pop up or would the mac overreact, show a countdown starting at five, and at zero completely explode on me?

Rald wrote:
OK......Has anyone ever tried playing a pc game on a mac?
Yes, a lot of people do.
This means insert the pc disk, click install, and etc
Hmm, yes.
I searched online and found nothing.
Because you didn't look in the right locations.
Wouldn't that be funny if pc games actually DID work on a mac an no one tried it because everyone said the OS's were so different.....but that's likely not true.
Well people do run PC games on a Mac.
Just wanted to know what would happen should i decide on a whim to pop in a pc game and start installation. Would an error code pop up or would the mac overreact, show a countdown starting at five, and at zero completely explode on me?
Depends what software you had installed, but explode? No.
The disk won't install and likely just popup on the desktop with a bunch of files in it for copying off.
Mac's can boot Windows just like a PC. So if you stuck a install disk for a PC game into a Mac with Windows, it would install just like any other PC.
If you stuck a install disk for a PC game into a Mac with virtual machine software running with Windows, it would install just like any other PC.
In fact if you had the right PC game disk and something like Crossover or Wine installed, it could run the PC install disk on a Mac too.
But loading a PC game disk into OS X directly, without any help, of course not, it won't work as the operating systems are different.
As you can see, I'm running a Windows game in Windows 7, in OS X on my Mac and getting over 40 fps too.

Old school, has anyone here been able to install and run Logic Pro 9.1 on a dual 1.8 G5 PPC? I know LP9 is not officialy supported on non Intel CPUs, But 9.0.0 and 9. 02 are ok on the G5 PPC as it is universal Binary, while I hear 9.1 wont work

has anyone here been able to install and run Logic Pro 9.1 on a dual 1.8 G5 PPC? I know LP9 is not officialy supported on non Intel CPUs, But 9.0.0 and
9. 02 are ok on the G5 PPC as it is universal Binary, while I hear 9.1 wont work.

ok thanks, that's what I tought,looks like apple machines are only good for two - three years, the software developers are ahead of the hardware to a certain point, love macs but this is forcing us to buy new macs just to keep up with development. There was a time it was the opposite.
By the time we get up on new stuff it's time to change again. Gotta be rich to deal with macs ...LOL

Has anyone here have any exp with Live streaming broadcasting

Good day.
Has anyone here have any exp with broadcasting a live event using Apple Mac and assoc. software?
We have our own domains, desktops etc., but we need to broadcast an event AND charge for this specific event, i.e., Pay direct, paypal or is there a service that does this???
Any advice, guidence and/or links please would help.
Thank you very much

It's "Kappy".
Here are some links I found that may help:
http://images.apple.com/server/pdfs/L31754AQTStreaming_TBfinal.pdf
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75002
http://developer.apple.com/opensource/server/streaming/index.html
http://www.soundscreen.com/index.html
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/streamingserver/faq.html

Has anyone here used Premiere CC for historical documentaries and similar archival-heavy projects?

Is anyone here using Premiere CC to edit a PBS-style historical documentary? I'm thinking of an American Experience episode or something similar. Something with thousands of photos and hundreds of low-res archival screener clips that will all have to be replaced with high-res masters for the online, etc.
I ask because I work as an assistant editor for this kind of show, and all the projects I've worked on have been in Media Composer 6.5 or MC 7, or occasionally in FCP 7. But I love using Premiere when I edit my own (non-broadcast) projects. And several producers I know are wary of staying with the discontinued FCP 7, don't like FCP X, and aren't thrilled with Media Composer either. So...I'm wondering if Premiere is a viable option for us.
Please note that I do NOT want to have a general discussion or flamewar here about which NLE is "best," whether Adobe's rental system is good or bad, or whether FCP X is brilliant or a disaster. I really don't want to talk about any of that.
Instead, what I DO want is to learn from those of you who have tried it, how well in practice does Premiere CC work in this kind of project? Specifically:
1) Does it work smoothly with EditShare so multiple editors can work together?
2) How reliable and straightforward is the offline/online workflow (so that screener footage can be replaced by master footage, etc.)?
3) Associate producers and archival researchers often ask me for EDLs of the latest cut (which I clean up in MS Word to make more readable). How reliable is EDL export from a complex Premiere project?
4) We often work with online houses that rely on Avid Symphony for color correction. Is that a no-go for a Premiere project? Or is there some way to get from Premiere into Symphony? If not, is Resolve the preferred tool?
5) We typically keep a Filemaker Pro database to keep track of stills and archival footage. Can we import a lot of image metadata from Filemaker into a Premiere bin the way we do with MC 7?
5) What other issues and problems have you faced in doing this?
6) On the flip side, what are the real advantages?
Again, I'm interested in hearing others' personal experiences. I can read online a lot about how it's SUPPOSED to work. But in my experience, there are always quirks and issues that are not in the documentation that you can only learn through trial and error, or through asking here on the ever-valuable and helpful COW.
Thanks in advance!

We do - but generally with a different workflow. I can't answer all your questions but a few thoughts. ps. We mostly do short —not feature length— projects.
• For online we most often export the sequence (or a series of sequences) at PR444 with an EDL. Haven't found an online house primed for Premiere in a way that would make it easier than that. (again: generally 5-10min long projects.)
• Premiere CC 2014 is a nightmare. CC was great. But recently upgraded to 2014 and have had nothing but problems related to the app crashing. It only seems to happen on projects that include either mixed media or large files that require caching (for us .MXF files.) Haven't received any helpful advice on how to fix.
• Haven't used Avid in a while but the metadata works great for us in Premiere. The integration with Adobe Story is excellent: doc interview set-up, transcribe dialog, import into Story, synch with Premiere and: get an interactive metadata script that can be searched and clicked (word by word) to the related point in the footage.
• Have also found that the integration with AE —turning a clip into an AE composition in the timeline with one click— is one of the more flawless features. Works great for quick clean-up or adjustments to footage.
Hope this helps.

Has anyone here had experience with a Sony NEX-VG10/E m2ts file?

A recently created file with this video camera, and importing its m2ts file into Permiere Pro CS5 is proving offering disappointing rsults. The images are fuzzy and there is a great deal of what appears to be interlace issues. If it were not for other programs playing these files very clearly I would dismiss them as coming from an inferior camera.
Is there anyone here who has had experience with these files and editing them in PPCS5?
The file in question is shown as being a "File type: TS(AVC) Format" and the "Image size is 1440 x 1080"
Hoping to hear from someone.
Cheers,
Michael

Thank you
Forgot all about that one - i.e. Playback - Full Resolution
Cheers
Michael

Has anyone used more than one event for one project?

Hi,
I have an opinion about Final Cut Pro X that hasn't changed since my first few days with it. I waited to see if I would get used to it. But, after a fair amount of time, I still am not comfortable with 'Events' and 'Projects'. The separation of the media and projects creates more problems than solutions with my workflow.
The purpose of it was to add flexibility for both the professionals and consumers using it, but my first impressions are still the same. The new Event and Project system adds complexity to organization and archiving. I wouldn't write this if it wasn't enough of a hindrance for me, that I encounter constantly. I think the new Final Cut Pro X is incredible, but this issue is definitely important to me.
Has anyone out there used more than 1 Event for 1 Project? Some of us create more than 1 Project for an Event, to make different version of a video, or for brainstorming, or to make a part 1 and part 2 of a video, but I've never had more than 1 Event for 1 Project. I don't need to use the media from multiple Events for the same Project. And I've never used it for a reason. I don't think someone will want to use their Hawaii vacation footage for a Denver vacation project, and a Florida vacation project. I think we should bring back the connection between Events and Projects in a meaningful way.
This is a throw back to the older days, but that's not always a bad thing. Let us keep our projects, or timelines, in the Events folder. Make an area above the JPG section, and PNG section, and MOV section, and call it the Projects section. Then we can easily find our Projects and add a new Project every time we need it, and organize our files quickly - without having to keep track of more windows. Final Cut Pro X is all about being more simplified than other video programs, and I think this goes right along with that idea.
Thanks,
- David

My original fear was that FCPX was just going to be iMovie Pro... It so is not!
People use the interface in different ways. I think that's what most of us like about it, it's flexibiity to accommodate different types of workflows. For me, I use the Events browser mostly like I'd be using the Finder. All the imported clips I use are referenced by the hard disks on which they reside. I know where to find them in the Event Browser and I know where to find them in the Finder. I use a lot of stock footage and therefore *reuse* a lot of stock footage from project to project. I'm not going to re-import duplicates into different events because I don't find that the least bit convenient and I do find it a terrible waste of precious HD real estate.
But that's me.
Some people like to load up everything they're going to use in a single project in a single event... I get that. You can command click your way through a bunch of clips, type E and everything is automatically arranged on your storyline in the order you selected the clips. That is *awesome*!! Instant storyline (/timeline.) Furthermore, for those that need to share projects, it's easier to bundle up the events and projects if they're all together (albeit in two different folders) on one disk (— at least they are always at the top level of the drive and easy to find.)
Keeping your Events media in a different location (satellite drives) and keeping your current project on your *fastest* drive is probably the fastest way to edit (particularly if your satellite drives are Firewire or Thunderbolt [peer-to-peer interfaces don't hog system resources].) There is little cross interference in disk accesses that way. So essentially, you can keep FCPX dealing with original clip data that doesn't need to be quite as fast, reading and writing to slower drives on your system, while letting it plow through the heavy work on your fastest access drive (usually your internal HD.)
By no means is FCPX "more simplified". It has a huge amount of power. It has all the best parts of Color, Soundtrack Pro and Motion built in. It allows you to explore *ideas* in real time rather than having to plan for them a week in advance [layout, round-tripping plans to Color, STP and/or Motion for titling or effects.] You can grab and move around elements anywhere on your "palette" with simple mouse moves and an occasional key press. The list goes on. Bottom line, it doesn't matter how you organize your events or your projects. It's all about the finished product. And for me, I can turn that around in about 1/5th the time (not claiming it's great — but I think better results in 20% of the time, on average, than it would have taken in Studio.) [Not a professional video editor -- I'm a graphic designer, and I develop Motion graphics for FCPX to make all "you guys" look better.]

Has anyone picked materials from one storage location but confirmed TO to different storage location?

The business does not want to use MRP areas to segregate materials between service part and production. What they want to do is separate service parts on deliveries at our shipping storage types (915/916) from MRP view. This requirement is primarily for our international shipping area. We may pick parts for an international shipment and the parts will sit on the delivery - not goods issued because we don't want to invoice - for up to 3 months. During that time, MRP sees the inventory so replenishment is not done in a timely fashion or parts may get stolen from the shipment for a production requirement because the inventory is seen.
Could one solution be to create a non-MRP relevant storage location (say 1200) and place the shipping storage types in this storage location? Then when the transfer order creates, the system would show the source to be from the MRP relevant SLoc (1100), stype (130), bin (A-01-A), - these are examples - with the destination to be to non-MRP relevant SLoc 1200, stype 915, bin (dynamic using the delivery number) 0080745298? Has anyone had this type of request or know of a way to satisfy the business requirements without different MRP areas? They also do not want to have two transfer orders - one with a 601 movement and one with a 311 movement.
Any known solutions or outside-the-box thinking would greatly appreciated.
Marla

I don't have the solution, just some critical questions and hints
Even a non-MRP relevant storage location can be warehouse managed.
The stock is shown in any stock list as long it is not goods issued, no matter if it is stored in a
non-MRP relevant storage location.
Stock that is picked for a delivery is not available for others, it is reserved. A delivery is a MRP element and hence should be taken into consideration in the planning run.
A non-MRP relevant storage location will only solve your planning issues if you move the material there if it is not yet picked and allocated to a delivery.
Do your thieves really use SAP to check if the stock is there, or do they just see the stock in the warehouse? As said, the non-MRP relevant storage location will not solve this issue since the stock is still visible.

Has anyone ever tried to create an own application (T681A)

Hello,
i want to use message determination for an "own" application. So has anyone tried to make an entry - "legal or illegal" - in table T681A?.
As there are reserved namespaces in this table and as it is a new entry, it should not harm anything. But you never know.
So i post this to get an opinion from the community.
Regards
Jürgen

Generally you cannot buy a gift card with a gift card and I suspect that applies to going between the Apple Store and the iTunes Store.

JSR 94 Compliant Search Engines: Has anyone here used any?

Folks,
We're currently migrating a 3270 application to a servlet/jsp application. As part of this migration we're
getting rid of our mainframe rules engine (largely because of horrendous licensing I understand).
I've done some research and found out about JSR 94 (the proposed standard API for Rules Engines).
Is anyone here currently using or in the process of implementing a JSR 94 compliant rules engine?
Did you decide against JSR 94?
Any input is appreciated.
BTW - Here's the link for those who haven't seen JSR 94.
http://www.jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=094

There are a number of complient rules engines. however it would seem that the APi development has
not quite finished yet (although I doubt there will be any further changes).
Part of the Reference Implementation is a wrapper that uses the Jess rules engine
http://herzberg.ca.sandia.gov/jess/
Another free engine that claims support for JSR94 is drules
http://drools.org/
Please note that I have not used either of these implementations.
matfud

Has anyone ever tried to manually install and OOTB connector?

I am looking to automate the installation of some OOTB connectors in OIM 11gr2(11.1.2.1) with the OUD and AD connectors. Near as I can tell, most of the connector installation can be done with Deployment manager. I just need to figure out the right way to copy the jars and resource bundles to the correct location in the DB. Has anyone done this successfully? Any help would be appreciated.

Yes, automation is possible.
OIM provides API to import OOTB xml/properties into OIM.
But its recommended to use OOTB connector installation procedure. The OOTB connector installation procedure stores the connector version which can be helpful during connector upgrade operation.
I will suggest to use OOTB connector installation procedure to maintain connector version history.
J

Has anyone here had their logic board replaced yet?

I am going to take my MBP to my local Apple store tomorrow to hopefully get the logic board replaced due to the whine and some crashes. Has anyone had the board replaced? Does it fix the issue? I am just wondering if it is dead silent after the switch...

Yes, I just received mine back today for logic board replacement. It did get rid of the whine, I must say that apple's service was first calss. I placed a call last Wednesday, received a shipping box next day, prepaid I might add. DHL picked up the box on Friday, apple service center received, repaired and shipped it back on Saturday. Amazing, never experienced this kind of turn-around on anything.
Thanks Apple

Has anyone ever tried ordering the battery from here?

I apologize to everyone for posting again. I just thought maybe this would be helpful? Am canceling my shipment to apple for the battery replacement and ordering it from here instead. The video is good and easy to understand and it didn't look complicated in opening up the iPod. I usually order most of my accessories from this site, so I trust it so far. Hmmm....a huge risk here eh? At least it's better than paying $72.
http://www.theistore.com/newer3g.html#

I've bought quite a few things from Newer Tech - though not an iPod battery. I wouldn't hesitate to buy from them. And you are right, the replacement isn't all that hard. Opening the case is a bit fiddly and if your fingers are short and stubby like mine plugging the new battery in can be challenging. (I use a pair of non-conducting forceps.)
Personally, I think you've made the right choice. You have a known working iPod without issues and replacing the battery isn't difficult. I think it is a better solution than getting an iPod of unknown provenance.

Has anyone here tried Pandora One?

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