Suggestions and comments

First, I am appreciative and encouraged by all of the administrator comments: it is very satisfying to know that posts and suggestions are being read by real and friendly people.
Second, I understand the need for revision so am more than willing to put up with "growing pains".
I don't really miss the point system (I never posted for points: only to get answers or to give them), and I don't care if "levels" are awarded (I was a level 3 prior to the revision), but I really would like to see the TOTAL number of posts that a discussion user has made since joining the forums (posts prior to the revision as well as after). This doesn't seem like it would be too hard to do or put too much strain on the system. But it would be (was) a good measure of how much "experience" a user had. Hopefully the old numbers are still available.
I do miss custom avatars, but I understand this may be too much of a strain on the system and is really not necessary.
Finally, thanks for providing and maintaining this wonderful service. It's saved my sanity more than once. I've done my best to pass on what I know in return.
Pismo 400 / 17 1 GHz imac / Bondi Rev B Mac OS X (10.4.3)

Levels are still there, but they are not posted because of performance problems. Features that were removed because of performance problems may be re-introduced after the first of the year. If you were a Level 3 in the old system, you are still a Level 3 (unless you have since met the requirements for Level 4).
Total post counts may not be possible with the current version of the forum software (this is my guess) - they have been working on migrating the cumulative counts over from the old system, but they have not appeared yet.
Custom avatars are not possible with the current version of the forum software. It is a feature the publishers of the forum software have planned for a future update/upgrade to the software.

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Suggestion and Comments for a w530 unit

Hello Everyone,
I've been using macbookpro for almost 4 years, and since I heavily use AutoCad, Sketchup and Lightroom on a daily basis it has been a bothersome to rebooth from one OS to another. I have been looking at the W530 for quite sometime and decided to make the swtich. I hope someone can enlighten me on how to go about the purcahsing of W530. From Lenovo site, i intend of getting this specification and minor upgrade of some specs:
Lenovo w530 Intel Core i7-3940XM Processor Extreme Edition (8M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz)
Window 7 pro 64 bit
Lightroom 4
15.6" FHD (1920 x 1080) LED Backlit AntiGlare Display, Mobile Broadband Ready
NVIDIA Quadro K2000M Graphics with 2GB DDR3
16 GB PC3-12800 DDR3 (4 DIMM)
500GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm
Bluetooth 4.0
Third Party Source Items:
Additional 2 8gb Ram, so total of 32GB
msata AData XPG x300 256gb
2.5" sata ssd 512gb
Hard drive caddy from new mode us. com
Questions:
1. If in case, I need to add additional ram, would it be okey to just buy an additional 2 pcs of 8GB of Corsair Vengance, or do i need to buy a new 4 pcs of 8GB? so the total ram would be 32GB. Or would it be wise to just get the 32GB of Ram from Lenovo?
2. I plan to use the 500gb HDD in the hard drive caddy and use the msata and 2.5" ssd for primary drive, What would be the best way to copy the Windows and Lightroom from the HDD to msata drive (256gb adata)?
3. How come some unit with the w530 comes with a color sensor option and the higher w530 specs does not? would it be wise to get the Color sensor/ calibration from Lenovo or Just get other calibration software? and can you suggest in your experience a good calibration software for w530?
4. and lastly, does all w530 whether it be lower end specs or high end spec has a msata connection? Sorry of the ignorance.
Really sorry for a long post and questions. I hope someone could enlighten me before i purchase this unit. Any suggestions and comment would be highly appreciated. Thanks

Hi.
I'm almost in your same boat; used a Macbook when travelling for AutoCAD and I just ordered a W530 (should arrive Thursday) after a long period of agonizing of the purchase. I'll update this thread once I've used it a bit if you'd like, but I have some comments on your post:
1. My understanding is that RAM works best when all sticks are of the same capacity. Personally, I ordered the W530 with the least RAM possible and am replacing all factory with Corsair Vengance.
2. Use drive cloning software.(check out this site: http://lifehacker.com/5839753/the-best-disk-cloning-app-for-windows). I'm eschewing the mSATA and going with a 500gb SSD (found the Samsung 840 for $279) as the main drive with the 500gb HDD in the ultrabay (mSATA slot vacant). Why do you need the hard drive caddy?
3. Not sure. I didn't go top-of-the-line as you are so my config had the color sensor option.
4. All have the mSATA.

Opening PDF in browser using Adobe API - with mark up and comment features

Hey,
Here is the scenario :   Firstly, the user has to review the file (say pdf) before approving it. I would like to open the pdf file in the browser directly for reviewing. Also, I want to add some mark up (sticky notes, etc) and comment features while reviewing. Using these features, the user can pin point the mistakes directly in the file and revert the file for changes if any.
And as part of implementation, I would like to use Adobe java API to do the same. But I couldn't find any code snippets for using this API.
Any kind of help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

This forum is only for discussions on the forums themselves. I would suggest that you start from the Acrobat forum,
http://forums.adobe.com/community/acrobat

Highlight and comments function in Adobe Reader 9

Is it possible to activate the highlight and comment function in Adobe Reader 9. An online help line suggests that this is possible. Is this for a different version of Reader?

It is possible, but it requires that the file be given certain rights in advance in Acrobat. With later versions these rights became obsolete and Reader can add highlights and sticky notes even without them.

IDVD problem with "Show title and comments"

I am making a DVD for a neighbor. He has given me CDs with scanned old slides. He has over 1000 photos.
I've got the DVD made in iDVD and everything is fine except in one of the slideshows.
In iPhoto I have 22 albums of photos. When I'm in iDVD I go to "media" and I drag an album into the theme. After it is there I drag another album into that album I just drug. So what I'm doing is combining 2 albums into one slideshow thus having 11 slideshows in my theme. I then go into each slideshow while in iDVD and add music and go to "settings" and unclick "Show title and comments".
After I have completed this for all slideshows I watch each slideshow before burning and everything looks fine. After the DVD burns (which takes 5 hours) I again watch the DVD on my television. In the first slideshow, and only the first slideshow, the first half is fine and then when it comes to the pictures that were in the second iPhoto album that I drug in the titles of each photo are coming up on the screen. All of the other 10 slideshows that I combined are just fine.
I pitched the first DVD and tried to fix this by going into iPhoto and making a separate album that had all the pictures of thos first two initial albums. I then went into iDVD, deleted that problem slideshow and then added the slideshow that I had combined all the photos into that one album. I again make adjustment adding music and going into "settings" and unclick "Show title and comments". I watch the slideshow while in iDVD and everything looks fine.
I burn another DVD and when I watch it on my television again that first slideshow has the first half of the pictures just fine and then the second half are showing the titles of each photo on the screen.
Everything else in the DVD looks fine.
The only other thing that might be of importance is when the DVD is ejected from the burner the screen says:
"Current Operation"
"Image Incomplete"
I click Cancel and then it says:
"Cleaning Up"
"Image Incomplete"
I again click Cancel.
At this point iDVD freezes and I have to go up under the Apple symbol and do a Force Quit.
Does anyone have any suggestions? I know I should try to make 2 DVDs out of all these photos instead of 1 but my neighbor was really hoping he could have all of them on 1.
Thanks in advance for any and all help.

Just drag them from the iPhoto Trash bin onto the Library icon just above it.
OT

Acrobat pro crashes a lot when I am annotating and commenting in a pdf

I am running Acrobat Pro on a MacBook plus I have the app for the iPad (for synching). I commonly annotate, highlight, and comment in articles or in forms. Recently (within the last 3 months), the program stops, closes the document (losing any changes I have since the last save) and shows a screen with a system log file and the option to "report the problem" to Adobe (which I always have). Is this a common problem? It seems to be the only program that is behaving in this manner. I will continue to search for some insight but would appreciate any guidance or suggestions.
Thank you!

Hi Sara,
Thanks for moving the discussion over. I have been working on the issue a little, and I believe I have isolated the problem to the "Add Text" feature under the tools menu. In a new pdf, I select the "Add Text" option, then change the options for it (e.g., red text, 10pt), and begin annotating the document by inserting the text in the document. When I finish (no longer adding text) and perform another action (going to another page, highlight text), within a few keystrokes, Acrobat crashes. I have replicated the process a few times now.
Thanks, again.

Ask for helps and comments for a practicing ADF sample: Entering bank transaction records

Dear experts:
I'm redeveloping a practicing ADF sample application based on an exist application system of my company.
Here is the goal for this redeveloping:
What degree of productivity can adf achieve compare to eclipse?
And hereby is a small example I began from last Monday. some progress has been achieved, but pretty lot of difficulties remained,
so I post all neccessary informations to this forum, and ask for your kind helps and comments.
Thank you all in advance!
Introduction
The X company has some bank accounts in different banks, also it’s customers may have more than one bank account in different banks. Transactions between the X company’s bank accounts and it’s new or regular customers’ bank accounts happened heavily in daily. Bank transfer records in paper form will be collected and need to be entered into an in-house Financial System(NX1) of the X company every day.
This module will implement the function of Entering Bank transactions records for NX1.
In future, this Data Entering work for NX1 will be handled by some data exchange interface automatically.
And the following implementation will be based on ORACLE XE 11g, Jdev/ADF 12c.
This link can download the document for the example, I will upload Database scripts and JDEV application files tonight.
http://223.4.132.24:8180/BlobUtilServlet?tableName=FILE_TABLE&columnName=BODY&stuffID=020010110000001481&strNO=1&type=downfile&fileName=NXDemo1.doc&directOpen=true
(The above link is a website of our own. if you meet any difficulty when access it, please let me know: [email protected]).

Hi, Timo and Frank,
Thank you all for your kind replies and sound suggestions!
Now let me talk freely on this thread-and I will limit my topic scope within this Jdev/ADF Space’s theme but maybe in a more broad perspectives. And I will separate topics into different posts to avoid over length of each post. Hope you will have enough patience to read through this some long story!
Notice: Links in this article will refer to somewhere of OTN itself or a website of our own. There is no security concern on the server. For example:
http://223.4.132.24:8180/webfavorite.do?method=index&topTag=shou_A&txtTitle=ADF
(This link is collection of internet links and some abstract for each article on ADF. Not much contents on ADF in Chinese can be found.)
What you are up to?
First of all, I need to make some introduction of myself to answer “what you are up to”.
I come from China, living and working at Shenzhen city which is close to Hong Kong. And now I am running a small software company with 20 employees, our main business is to develop database centered applications which include in-house workflow/information management systems and websites/portals for organizations.
I have a pretty strong conviction that software technology should emancipate people from routine trivial mental works, just like engines in the industry revolution free people from heavily physical works. So I have a strong inclination for everything to be “automated”.
For running a company, this “automation” will not only bring the “aesthetics of everything running by itself”, but also will mean more productivity, quality and profits.—After all, no-living stuff is always cheaper than living creatures, let alone to say human beings.
However, when we software industry tried to automate business fields for our clients, the process of making software itself was still a manpower intensive, less-automation business. and this result a expensive products.
More than 15 years ago, when I began to work in an IT department of a big organization, I got to know the Oracle Designer/Developer 2000, and have being a diligent FORM/REPORT programmer for more than 4 years. I like the concept and practice of declarative design and automated generation.
And then more years past, and I left that organization and began to run a software company myself. And during these days, the mainstream technology of software development had been web oriented, Java/J2EE which I had no idea totally. But we have other guys who had expertise on it. So I just leave these works and decisions to them. And it seemed works at the beginning.
But after several years of business operation of application development for clients, I found this was a difficult-money-earn business. Even if our guys had worked hard, project schedules’ delay, over budget, clients’ complain was easily happened. Sometime we had more projects/contracts than what we can undertake, but we dare not to hire more people. I was confused:
-Was it a common situation in this field all over the world?
-What’s the key factor should responsible for?
-Where to start to improve the situation?
I know there are many factors should responsible, it’s a complex situation. Find more talented people and give better incentives for them to work hard is one choice—but it’s also a difficult task especially for a small company like ours. So to start from easy and confine solution’s scope is:
-We have these guys now, what we can do best?
(To be continued)

Book Publication and Comments

Hello, Forum u2013
I am trying to setup the Book feature for the first time in BPC 5.1 SP3. I have a bunch of heavily customized EvDRE input templates (about 90 or so) that I would like to be able to publish to a pdf file for our 280 business units that prepare these templates (so that they can have a copy for their records).
I created the Book Template and defined all the templates and dimensions for each file, however when I go through the Book Wizard and publish the templates to a pdf file, the data is coming through, but the comments (evcoms) are not.
When I execute the Book Wizard, I can see (in the background) the system opening the specified template and refreshing it. When the refresh is complete, I can see both data and comments, however there is a split second that just before the system prints the template to a pdf file, the comments disappear.
As a result, when you open the pdf file, you only get the data (no comments).
Has anyone encountered this issue before? If so, were you able to get the system to print both data and comments?
Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated!
Best Regards,
Carlo Tom

Hello u2013
I am using EvCOMu2019s on my input schedules.
I converted one of my templates to EvCGT and I do see comments coming back from the system now, however itu2019s not putting the comment back into the input cell on the schedule.
Our input schedules are setup where the input section is in one part of the spreadsheet (Columns A u2013 K) and the EvCOMu2019s are off to the side hidden from our users (Columns O u2013 S), which is how we designed it.
I believe this was one of the limitations of EvCGT u2013 it will return the comment, however it wonu2019t place that comment back in its original cell where it was keyed in, which is what I need for the Book feature.
Any other thoughts/suggestions?
Thanks,
Carlo

Another CS6 Worksation Build Proposal for review and comment

Hi All,
I've put together the following video editing system build after reading this forum for many months and would really appreciate any feedback or comments. Of particular interest are comments on the hard disk setup, location of the media cache and connection speed and disk size allocation. I'm trying to put together a fast, stable, easily managed system from a file management perspective for home video editing using CS6. Video Editing will be the primary task for this workstation but it will also be the main desktop PC in the house for other general computing purposes.
Motherboard:
ASROCK Extreme 11
CPU:
Intel 3930K
Memory:
GSkill 1600MHZ RipjawsZ PC12800 8 x 8 64gb
Graphics Card:
EVGA 4G GTX680 Classified 04G-P4-3688-KR
Power Supply:
Corsair AX1200i
Case:
Coolmaster Cosmos II Black
Optical Drive:
Pioneer BDR-207DBKS Black 12X Blu-Ray Writer
( 1 X 3gb SATA connection )
CPU Cooler / Fan:
Noctua NH-D14 Socket 2011 Special Edition CPU Cooler
Software / OS:
Windows 8 Pro 64 bit
Storage:
C Drive: OS, Programs, Pagefile
Samsung Series 840 Pro SSD 512gb
( 1 x 6gb SATA connection )
D Drive:
Media, Projects
2 x WD Velociraptor 10000 rpm HDD 1 TB ( RAID 0 ) = 2TB TOTAL
( 2 x 3gb SATA connections )
E Drive:
Previews, Exports, Media Cache
Samsung Series 840 Pro 512gb SATA 3 6GB/s SSD ( RAID 0 ) = 1024gb TOTAL
( 2 x 6gb SATA connections )
F Drive:
Backup
2 X 3TB Seagate Barracuda 7200 RPM HDD ( RAID 1 )
( 2 x 3gb SATA connection )
I chose the ASROCK Extreme 11 due to the number of SATA3 ports. I haven't found any other 2011 socket mb's with the amount of SATA ports I require. Any alternatives recommended ?
My understanding is that HDD's wont benefit from a 6gb SATA3 connection so there is no point using these ports for any HDD - is this correct ?
I have viewed Todd's 'Optimizing Hard Disk Video' where he puts the Media Cache on the C drive. Where would you recommend the Media Cache be placed ?
My intention is to backup everything from both D & E RAID 0 volumes to F drive. I note some systems and recommendations have the exports being written directly to the larger, slower backup HDD but doesn't this mean the export takes longer to write ? I am assuming I am better off writing out my export file to a fast SDD and then backing up to my F: HDD later.
Any comments on the size of my E drive for Preview, Export, Media Cache...would 2 x 256gb drives in RAID 0 be adequate, considering I'm using this drive purely as temporary storage.
I also acknowledge that the C drive at 512gb may be overkill but I'd rather not run out of space there, especially if I need to use that drive for the pagefile and media cache or anything else recommended.
I look forward to reading your comments and suggestions and really appreciate any feedback / alternatives suggested.
Kind Regards
Martin.

Hi Harm,
Thanks for the feedback - very much appreciated.
The reason I chose the 1600mhz sticks instead of 2133mhz was because of stability fears, not because of price.
Also, I don't think I have seen any 64gb memory kits running at 2133mhz ?
If you think using the 2133mhz memory is worthwhile and stable, and gives a valuable performance boost I will consider that upgrade.
The GSkill 1600mhz is 1.5 volts and I have read concerns on this forum about using that voltage.
I'd really appreciate any suggestions from anyone about what 64gb 2133 mhz memory kit to purchase that is stable and runs well with an ASrock Extreme 11 motherboard and the 3930k processor.
As per other posts on this forum regarding memory, I'd rather have more memory over faster memory, hence why I am going for 64gb straight away.
As to the C drive size, I'll consider scaling that back to 256gb
Thanks again for reviewing and taking the time to comment.
Cheers Martin.

Keywords and comments from Canon Zoom Browser EX

My digital camera is a Canon Power Shot S2 IS. Before buying PS Elements 6, I organized photos using the Canon-supplied software, Zoom Browser EX. Many of the photos have keywords and comments using the Zoom Browser formats.
Is it possible to get these keywords and comments attached to the photos once they are in PS Elements 6? Have any of you folks successfully done this? I've looked in the usual help locations, but so far I have not been able to do this. PhotoShop Elements does not seem to know how to look into the Zoombrowser metadata or thumbnail files that go with the Jpeg picture files in each folder.
I use Windows XP.

Dennis,
A quick Web search finds other people asking the same question. The various postings suggest that the Canon Zoombrowser probably stores keywords and captions in a properietary format, rather than in the industry standard metadata sections of the photos themselves (the "EXIF" data) that most other programs, including PSE 6, use. So you may be out of luck.
For example, see this Lightroom thread on the same topic:
http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/?14@@.3c05eb80/0

Print & Preview of iBook does not show titles and comments.

iphoto used is 6.0.6 (322) I Don't know if this is a 10.4.11 or 10.4.4 problem.
problem: iBook prints contain pictures but not title or comments using Epson C60 or HP 1530 printers. Titles and comments are not visible in "preview" but picture is ok. Mac used is an intel Core Duo with system 10.4.4.
However, prints are ok, i.e., have title, comment, picture using the same HP 1530 or an Epson Stylus Photo 1250 on a Pwr PC G4 with system 10.4.11.
The Intel is the preferred unit.
Thanks, CB

problem: iBook prints contain pictures but not title or comments using Epson C60 or HP 1530 printers. Titles and comments are not visible in "preview" but picture is ok. Mac used is an intel Core Duo with system 10.4.4.
However, prints are ok, i.e., have title, comment, picture using the same HP 1530 or an Epson Stylus Photo 1250 on a Pwr PC G4 with system 10.4.11.
How are you previewing the the book? Have you tried the apple suggested methof for previewing books - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1040
LN

Keywords, Titles, and Comments don't travel - Sharing Pics with my PC

What gives with iPhoto. Love it. Problem though. All the work I've put into adding key words, titles, and comments are only good in iPhoto.
Why is this? Wouldn't those things be considered metadata and be stored in the file and then travel with that file?
So... here's the kicker. If iPhoto doesn't do this - I probably need to switch programs. My house and family and work are all PC environments. We all swap photos pretty regularly.
I look like I suck if my photos are all titled DSC-09874. This especially ***** if I know I've spent hours upon hours applying tagging pics with keywords and comments - only to find out I'm the only person to ever see them.
I need some direction here from some iphoto gurus. What should I do?

There is a program that will do it but it's a bit expensive for just that feature, iView MediaPro. However, you can use it is its 21 day demo mode do write the keywords and comments of the photos you have today back to the original files (not the modified but the original). Tutorial #1 describes how to do that.
I suggest you post that as a feature request at http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphoto.html. The more requests for that the better.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've written an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

Can't see review stars and comments of clothing websites

Example #1= "Landsend.com", click "men", click "pants"
http://www.landsend.com/ix/mens-clothing/Men/Mens-Pants/index.html?seq=1~2~3&catNumbers=1~23&visible=1~2~1&cm_re=D-4-8&pageSize=72
Can see pants and pictures, but where the usual 1-5 *s are, it says "Rating". I click on the "Men's Pleat Front Traditional Fit No Iron Dress Twill Trousers" (the first pants picture/option, Item # 426850-A61) and up pops all of the information EXCEPT the photo/s that should be on the left, and the "Views + Reviews" with all of the comments under that.
Example #2= "underarmour.com", "Men", "Accessories", "Backpacks and Bags", "UA Hustle Storm Backpack"
http://www.underarmour.com/shop/us/en//pid1238440-040#bv-reviews
Can see "****1/2* (2) Read All Reviews" but the reviews are missing and when I click on "Read all Reviews", the screen moves down, but nothing else changes and the reviews are not there.
Example #3= "eddiebauer.com", "Men", "Shirts", "Classic Fit Legend Wash Oxford Shirt - Solid Short Sleeve"
http://www.eddiebauer.com/EB/Men/Shirts/index.cat
Under "Men's Shirts", I see the stars and how many people have rated it [ex.- *** (17)]. If I click on the ratings/stars or on " Classic Fit Legend Wash Oxford Shirt - Solid Short Sleeve", the next page shows up-
http://www.eddiebauer.com/catalog/product.jsp?ensembleId=44679&&categoryId=9&categoryName=SHIRTS&pCategoryId=2&pCategoryName=MEN&gpCategoryId=1&gpCategoryName=EB&catPath=~~categoryId=9~~categoryName=SHIRTS~~pCategoryId=2~~pCategoryName=MEN~~gpCategoryId=1~~gpCategoryName=EB&viewAll=n&pg=1&cmPathInfo=null
...however, the stars, ratings, and comments are not there. The picture/s of the shirt are there, as well as the size, color, add to bag, etc.
On Amazon, I can see the ratings and comments. This tends to be a problem with clothes companies and their customer service has not been able to tell me why I can't see what should be there. Internet Explorer Does show the missing info; I haven't tried Chrome. I want to work with Firefox. Any suggestions?

On the first page, next to the word ratings, I get five sailboats (blue is good, gray is not good). This image is from the external site "landsend.ugc.bazaarvoice.com". Can you see the images if you load them directly? Here's an example: http://landsend.ugc.bazaarvoice.com/2008/2_8/5/rating.gif
When I click through for the pants, the first image that shows on the left is this one: [http://s7.landsend.com/is/image/LandsEnd/426850_AJ13_FF_KHA?fmt=jpeg,rgb&qlt=80,1&op_sharpen=0&resMode=sharp2&op_usm=0.5,1,3,0&icc=sRGB%20IEC61966-2.1,relative&iccEmbed=1&rgn=0,0,2000,3000&scl=5.882352941176471]. If you click it directly, does it work?
If you CANNOT view those images directly, the sites might be blocked. Check out the first section of this article: [[Fix problems that cause images to not show]].
If you CAN view those images directly, but not when embedded on the main Lands End site, you might have blocked "third party" images. You can check that here:
(1) In a new tab, type or paste '''about:config''' in the address bar and press Enter. Click the button promising to be careful.
(2) In the filter box, type or paste '''perm''' and pause while the list is filtered
(3) If the value is not 1 (and the line is bold), right-click '''permissions.default.image''' and choose Reset.
If the above fails, it could be an add-on issue. Could you try Firefox's Safe Mode? That's a standard diagnostic tool to bypass interference by extensions (and some custom settings). More info: [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues using Safe Mode]].
You can restart Firefox in Safe Mode using
Help > Restart with Add-ons Disabled
In the dialog, click "Start in Safe Mode" (''not'' Reset)
Any difference?

[Desktop][Friend Feed] Ability to "Like" and comment on what others are listening too

Whenever I am on Spotify, I always see what my friends are listening to on the feed in the right column. Sometimes I'm like "I just started listening to that band too!" or "You love that band? Me too! They're having a show soon and we should go!" I get excited that I can relate to what my friends are listening to and I want to let them know that I dig what they like. In those situations I would love to be able to "Like" or thumbs their music quickly from the side column feed and even comment on it. It would also be cool to "like" people's playlists on their profiles. I think a feature like this would be simple to include and offer a lot more connectivity in the way people listen to music on Spotify. After all, music insn't always an individual experience. It's meant to bring people together. A feature like this would make listening to music a communal experience that I believe would make music more pleasurable and exciting for everyone. If people are excited about the music they and their friends are listening too, they will want to listen to more of it, increasing Spotify subscribers.

Updated: 2015-07-02Hello and thanks for the feedback!
Similar ideas have also been suggested here:
https://community.spotify.com/t5/Live-Ideas/Like-friends-songs/idi-p/594410 and
https://community.spotify.com/t5/Live-Ideas/Desktop-Friends-Feed-Comment-on-songs-being-listened-by-friends/idi-p/1076590
Add your kudos and comments there please! ;)

I did everything lllaass suggested and removed most of the itunes related components, but when I tried to remove itunes, I got the message, "The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailable" so I was not able to uninstall it.

I did everything lllaass suggested and removed most of the itunes related components, but when I tried to remove itunes, I got the message, "The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailable" so I was not able to uninstall it.

(1) Download the Windows Installer CleanUp utility installer file (msicuu2.exe) from the following Major Geeks page (use one of the links under the "DOWNLOAD LOCATIONS" thingy on the Major Geeks page).
http://majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=4459
Here's a screenshot showing the particular links on the page that you should be clicking:
After clicking one of the circled links, you should be taken to another page, and after a few seconds you should see a download dialog appear for the msicuu2.exe file. Here's a screenshot of what it looks like for me in Firefox:
Choose to Save the file. If the dialog box does not appear for you, click the link on the page that says "CLICK HERE IF IT DOES NOT". Here's a screenshot of the page with the relevant link circled:
When the dialog appears, choose to save the file.
(2) Go to the Downloads area for your Web browser. Doubleclick the msicuu2.exe file and follow the prompts to install the Windows Installer CleanUp utility. (If you're on a Windows Vista or Windows 7 system and you get a Code 800A0046 error message when doubleclicking the msicuu2.exe file, try instead right-clicking on the msicuu2.exe file and selecting "Run as administrator".)
(3) In your Start menu click All Programs and then click Windows Install Clean Up. The Windows Installer CleanUp utility window appears, listing software that is currently installed on your computer.
(4) In the list of programs that appears in CleanUp, select any iTunes entries and click "Remove", as per the following screenshot:
(5) Quit out of CleanUp, restart the PC and try another iTunes install. Does it go through properly this time?

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