My dumb question of the week

I recorded audio tracks and processed them using Bias Peak. However, when I add two of the tracks to garageband and play them. The sound is lower and deeper than what I recorded them at. In affect I have a much deeper voice and it is a slower speech pattern. The audio track (s) there are two sound perfect when played back in Quicktime. Other tracks that I imported to GB work just fine.
This one has me stumped - any ideas???

From HangTime's FAQ:
Set iTunes’ Importing preference to AIFF, 44.1k, 16-bit. With the name selected in the iTunes window choose Convert to AIFF from under the Advanced menu.
When the conversion is done a new file will be created and listed in the iTunes window (Convert doesn’t actually convert, it recreates in the new format). Select this new iTunes song and chose Show Song File from under the File menu. Drag this file into your GarageBand Timeline and it will play fine.

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Dumb question of the week...

how do i remove songs from my i-pod? i've looked at the manual and it doesn't make any sense to me...

There are several methods of deleting songs from the iPod and/or iTunes, and the method you choose depends on the settings you have selected for your iPod.
If you have the iPod set to automatically transfer songs, and you no longer want a copy of those songs on either the iPod or in iTunes, simply delete the songs in iTunes. Highlight the songs you no longer want then right click and select "clear", or from the edit menu select "clear". Next time you connect the iPod, the songs will be deleted from there also.
Only do this if you no longer want the songs on both the iPod and your computer.
You can also use the "only update checked songs" method in the iPod options (right click on the iPod in the source list in iTunes and select options, then select "only update checked songs"). With this preference checked, you can remove the check mark from the songs in iTunes that you no longer want on the iPod. The next time you connect the iPod, those unchecked songs will be removed from the iPod whilst still being retained in iTunes. You can check and uncheck songs as you change your mind about what songs you want to put on the iPod. Songs that have no check mark against them will be skipped over when played back in iTunes.
If you have the iPod set to manually manage your songs, and you want to delete the song from the iPod only, then select the iPod in the source list of iTunes, or click on the "music" option underneath it to show all your songs. Highlight the song(s) you no longer want on the iPod, right click and select "clear", or use the edit menu as previously mentioned.
This method only deletes the songs from the iPod, so if you no longer want the song in iTunes also, you'll need to delete it from there separately using the method above.
If you are using iTunes version 7 or later, all these settings can be found in the summary screen.
If you want to delete everything from the iPod and completely erase the hard drive and start from scratch, then you can restore the iPod to factory settings.
Only do this if you have the songs in your iTunes library, or a back up somewhere other than the iPod itself.

Trying to run code from this weeks question of the week

i've copied the code from this weeks question of the week "sending an http req from a normal class." when i compile it everything looks fine. i've installed tomcat and it works. so i guess i am confused as to where i put the servlet class file??? and do i need to change a web.xml file?
any help would be appreciated,
erik

for simplicity i just put Hello.class and HelloServlet.class in C:\tomcat\webapps\ROOT\WEB-INF\classes. i still cannot get this to work. here are my source files:
Hello.java:
import java.net.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
public class Hello {
public static void main(String args[]) {
ObjectInputStream is;
URL url;
String uri =
"http://localhost:8080/HelloServlet";
HashMap hash = new HashMap();
try {
//calling the servlet by passing params
url = new URL(uri + "?&name=MyName&age=25");
// open input stream and read the hashmap
// returned by the servlet
is = new ObjectInputStream(url.openStream());
hash = (HashMap) is.readObject();
// print it out
System.out.println(hash);
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace(System.err);
HelloServlet.java:
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.io.*;
import javax.servlet.*;
import javax.servlet.http.*;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
public class HelloServlet extends HttpServlet {
public void service(HttpServletRequest request,
HttpServletResponse response)
throws ServletException, IOException {
     // getting the parameters
String name = request.getParameter("name");
String age = request.getParameter("age");
     //putting them in a hashmap
HashMap hm = new HashMap();
hm.put("name", name);
hm.put("age", age);
     //returning them
try {
ObjectOutputStream p = new
     ObjectOutputStream(response.getOutputStream());
p.writeObject(hm);
p.flush();
p.close();
}catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
can anyone see a problem. this code is supposed to be run from the command line. and i am doing that.
thanks for the help,
erik

I may have a relativly dumb question about the newer iTunes

ok, I got a video iPod for my birthday, which was in the first week of august, and I put iTunes on my comp, but I haven't updated iTunes since because I have been reading there were so many bugs with the iTunes they released. Then I see they came out with a newer version, but I haven't downloaded it yet because I was afraid about the problems and bugs. My friend told me that apple fixed the problems, but I read a thing or two here about people having trouble with it.
So I guess the question I'm building up to is, should I still be on the catious side and not download the newer iTunes, or is the newer iTunes ok?
Me being computer illiterate, I'm not too sure what my comps insides are running other than Windows XP home edition

Downloading videos on 7.0.2 hasn't worked as well as everyone had hoped. I still can't get mine to work, but i do know a few people who haven't had trouble with the newer itunes.

Knuckleheaded Alpha Channel Question of the Week

OK...I rarely monkey around in Motion, but I have amazingly just created about 10 different animated versions of my client's logo for use in various films (cut in SD in FCP). I need to be able to library these rascals so I can just drop them into FCP when I need them.
However, and here is where the knucklehead deal enters the picture.
I am baffled as to how to export the logos out of Motion so there is no black background! I want to create a QT file of each version that I can library and then import into FCP. I have already checked the all of the Alpha channel questions dealing with this issue and the answers are like me and algebra in the 7th grade...huh?
Can somebody give me the kindergarten version of how to get rid of the black background behind my little purple animated logo.
Thanks in advance and I promise to close Motion and step away from the keyboard as soon as one of you mavens helps me solve my little non power user dilemma.

Easiest would be not to export at all, but save a different project file for each version - then just bring the Motion project file into FCP. As long as you have set the background to be transparent (Edit > Project Properties), then the project file will have transparency.
If you want to export, you need to choose a codec that supports an alpha channel, such as Animation or PNG.

This is the noob question of the week regarding gdm

I am no linux noob per se. but i did something really really stupid just now.
started with a fresh install of arch, added e17 and gdm.
wait...did i forget something? but of course! create a non-root user. so anywho. now gdm is installed and comes up automatically on boot.
the problem: i have only a root user as of right now and gdm does not allow root logins by default. pressing ALT+CTRL+BACKSPACE quits gdm alright, but it just keeps restarting and restarting. doing killall gdm also fails to do the trick.
so pretty much... i can't log in. of course i need to create a nonroot user, but first i must figure out how to kill gdm so i have room to work.
i am thinking running a livecd (gentoo maybe?) and then chroot and edit the rc.conf so gdm does not come on automatically. then reboot into arch, create user, edit rc.conf to start gdm once again. reboot once again and login with user, but i am sure there is a less drastic measure out there somewhere i can take.
PS: i installed madwifi-ng from svn just fine, but i cant seem to find wireless-tools (at least pacman doesn't install it)... and i kinda need them, how do i go about setting them up?
and why am i using gdm when i can be using entrance? hell. you got me there. i really dont know.

munkymonk wrote:the problem: i have only a root user as of right now and gdm does not allow root logins by default.
You can set gdm from the main screen to accept a root login by going to the configure options. The exact heading it is under will depend upon the gdm style you are using (usually under the "Actions" category). It will require your root pass to access but after that just goto the appropriate tab and tick where needed. Also, you can Alt + Ctrl + F1 to exit X and get to a command prompt where you can set up your user as desired.

Stupid Question of the Week.

Ok, I hesitate to ask this, but for the sake of efficiency (not wanting to peruse the manual at this time).... here goes...
I want to change the density, and/or color balance, (or whatever) on 100 images simultaneously.... is there a method of doing this in Aperture. I don't want to click (stamp) all 100 images.
Thanks for any replies.
Dual 2.7 GHz 5.5 Gig RAM / Mac Pro 2.66 - 4 Gig RAM Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Select all the images you want to edit and use the Stamp menu item (Command-Shift-V) to stamp them all at the same time with whatever items are currently checked in the Lift and Stamp HUD (the HUD doesn't have to be visible to use this method), or use the "Stamp Selected Images" in the Lift and Stamp HUD to stamp all the selected images.
I have to say the Lift and Stamp tool is an AMAZING time saver! Setting white balance for a thousand images? Click, done. Simple.

Some (dumb) questions re the TB display

Have just connectewd a new TB display to my late 2012 mac mini.
It is awesome.
Gigabit ethernet port
Just wonder why one would connect the screen to the Gigabit ethernet port?
I have the MM connected to the DSL modem so why do the screen?
I can understand it being used if you have a laptop with no ethernet port but as of now it is not useful?
Thunderbolt Port
I was sold a TB to TB cable as well, even though the screen comes with a TB (in) cable.
So I suppose I can use this for another screen or some backup kit
Can I connect another computer through this port?
Thanks

I connect my router to the ethernet port on the TB display so my desk is cleaner since my Mini is off to the side and the back is open to view. Makes no difference as to function. You can use the extra TB cable to daisy chain another TB device to your TB display. Not sure what would happen if you connected another computer to this port (my guess is that it would not work).

Dumb question of the night... but...

I'm DESPERATE! I'm a Mac user, but am forced to use a PC here at work. I just downloaded the new version of Adobe Reader XI on my PC, and ever since, some critical programs won't run on my computer and I just keep getting some stupid welcome screen from Google. I've got to get this thing uninstalled from my computer and hope I can save face. Can anyone tell me how to do it (the uninstall of Reader XI from a Windows PC running Windows XP)? Pleeeeze???

Did you by any chance install Google Chrome (by not unchecking the optional bundled software offer on the download page)?
If so, uninstall Chrome: Start | Control Panel | Programs and Features | right-click on Google Chrome | select uninstall.
If you also want to uninstall Adobe Reader, uninstall it the same way.
P.S. some of the names in the above procedure may be different, depending on your Windows version.

USB External Hard Drive Question for the E4200 v1 router

I know this is going to be a really dumb question, especially coming from a computer tech of 25 years, but I'm going to ask it just to be safe.
First off, my router is the E4200 v1. It's a substitute for my older WRT54GS router. One of the features I am quite fascinated with is the USB external drive usage. Here's my question. I have a Western Digital My Passport Essentials 500 GB external drive (Model #WDBAAA5000ABB-02) that I want to use on it. I know it's not on the Official List of tested USB storage devices for the Linksys E4200 but I really want to use it, especially for storage on my three computer systems. My question is do I need to unplug the router power supply BEFORE I plug in the external drive to the USB port on the back, or does it matter?
Any help is appreciated. Again, I know it's a dumb question, but the guides and "How-To" on the Linksys website isn't exactly clear. Thanks in advance!
~Jeffrey
~JRK 2014
"Your bark is only as good as your bite. BITE HARD!" ~JRK 2004

Errr... Nevermind. I think I found a better way to use the external drive without the use of the router. Thanks anyway.
~JRK 2014
"Your bark is only as good as your bite. BITE HARD!" ~JRK 2004

My ipad mail is synced to my iMac mail account. On iPad, I can only see my inbox and sent messages. I can't see any of the folders I have created on my iMac. How do I do that? Probably a dumb question, but I know there's a lot of smart people out there!

My iPad mail is synced to my private email account, which I organise on my iMac. On iPad, I can only see inbox and sent messages folders, not any of the other folders in my email account I have created on my iMac. How do I get iPad to show my other folders? Probably a dumb question, but I know there's a lot of smart people out there.

If you select a mailbox, you should get an Edit button (easier to see in landscape mode). Clicking the button will provide you with check circles for the messages. You also get Delete and Move buttons at the bottom. Check the messages you want to move and then navigate to the mailbox you want to drop them into. I think as long as you can navigate to a mailbox you can move the messages to it.
In the Mac Mail application and probably Outlook on the Windows side, you also setup rules to move messages to specific mailboxes. If the mailboxes are stored on the server, then you can have the sorting done on the server and they should appear that way on the iPad. If your later messages do not show up, you may need to have the iPad app pulled down more messages until they are all showing.

I am looking at buying a MacBook Air over the Pro mainly for the 12 hour battery. Just wondering if battery is compromised by upgrading to 8mb and upgrading to I7 Intel dual core. I am not very tech savvy so apologies if dumb question

I am looking at buying a MacBook Air over the Pro mainly for the 12 hour battery. Just wondering if battery is compromised by upgrading to 8mb and upgrading to I7 Intel dual core. I am not very tech savvy so apologies if dumb question

If both computers were configured identically, then they would both lose the same amount of battery life with respect to the same starting configuration - comparing apple to apples. I don't know how much the added RAM, etc. would reduce battery life, but it would be less for both models.
Battery life is a tricky subject because most mfgr.s like to suggest as long a life as possible, but often do so under a set of conditions that are not common to most users. Apple is no different. Their computers do have good battery life, however. But not likely as long as what is in the ads for the typical user.

Using the USB port for an external HD dumb question

OK. Forgive a possibly really dumb question here...
My external HD has a USB 2.0 interface and I hooked it up to the USB port using a cable that came with an old USB 1 hub I'm not using right now.
My dumb question is this: is there such a thing as a USB 2.0 cable? Or are the USB cables all the same?
Also, how long should it be taking to transfer 12.1 GB of data (about 9,000 photos) from my external HD mounted on the AirMac base station to my MBP? There are still 48 minutes left and it seems an awfully long time for 12.1 GB of data. That's why I was wondering if the cable could be an issue...
Thanks,
doug

I am suspecting now that my HD might really have been a USB 1.0 drive...
doug

Where do i find the reference number for my preorder? and yes i no this is prob a dumb question but i cant find it anywhere......

Where do i find the reference number for my preorder? and yes i no this is prob a dumb question but i cant find it anywhere......

Hi droidboy52999,
Your email won't have the same confirmation number as it was ordered over the phone. You will need the last name used for the order, the location code (this ends in 01) and an order number (five to six digit number). Please keep us posted if you need further assistance with this.
Thank you,
MariaC_VZW
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Days of the week - Newbie question

Please excuse my question as it is probably very elementary and basic to all of you, but I am just getting started learning how to use Numbers and have run into a question that I can't find an answer for in the books or on the tutorials.
I want to have a column with the days of the week (Mon, Tues...) to automatically update as I proceed down the rows of data. I can not come up with the proper formula or the proper way to express a formula to make it perform that task. Any help would be appreciated.
This isn't as important as most of your things since I'm retired and just using this for my personal enjoyment, but I'm sure learning a lot! Thanks, John.

Type Monday in one row, Tuesday in the row below it. Select both. Drag down on the little circle in the bottom right of the selection box. It will fill in the rest of the days.
A second way to do it would be using the DAYNAME formula. You will have to modify the formula depending on which row you start in but it is basically this:
=DAYNAME(ROW()-1)
Change the "-1" to whatever value that makes ROW()+value = 2 (assuming you want to start with Monday)
EDIT: You did not specify if you only wanted monday through Friday. The methods above assume you want every day of the week.
In the first method, if you only want Monday-Friday, type all the days of the week in consecutive rows, select all five cells, copy them to the next five rows, select all ten cells, then drag down. For the other method the formula will be something like
=DAYNAME(MOD(ROW()-1,5)+2)
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