Waay off topic Q about "music systems"

[SadieKate]

I only have this to say before taking myself off to a good book, BikerZ sure knows how to spend my money.

Slow her down, girls!

Not that Oakleaf and PedalWench would help put any brakes on her.

[bikerz]

You're welcome!



(A certain person -- who shall remain nameless but has the initials "SK" -- has definitely helped spend a few of my dollars on bike things over the years, so I'm just returning the favor! And helping you do your bit to keep the economy going!)

[OakLeaf]

Oh, and did I mention you need a Garmin Edge 705 too?

[SadieKate]

Um, I have a Polar 720si, a Forerunner 305, an Edge 305 and a SPOT GPS. You think that will do for now? Especially since you REALLY have no idea how far amok BikerZ ran.

She's good. She even spent my company's money.

Now I'm dreaming of CD ripping and I don't even know what it is.

[Pedal Wench]

Now I'm dreaming of CD ripping and I don't even know what it is.

I wrote a column a few years ago on two companies that will even do that for you. One of them had local drop-offs, and you would hand a guy your CD collection, and three days later, he returns with your discs and a DVD with all your music converted to MP3 or AAC files. The other company would send you a box with a CD spindle (like you buy bulk blank discs) and you would send off your collection along with your iPod, and they would load it up, create a backup disc, and send the whole kit-and-caboodle back to you. All for a nice little fee. Spending even more of your $$!


http://www.readytoplay.com/

[SadieKate]

Do they use special equipment or just software? I assumed from something BZ said that it was hardware but no?

Using iTunes for what I little I have on my iPod was painful.

[SadieKate]

Oh, help me . . . . I'm drowning. Now I'm reading about all the file formats. At this point in the conversation with BZ I was well into a pre-dinner double G&T (Saphire of course). I got the concept but not the details.

[Irulan]

Using iTunes for what I little I have on my iPod was painful.

I absolutely hated using iTunes. Winamp is a really nice alternative. Very easy to use, drag and drop, doesn't do what it thinks you should be doing, I love it for managing my music files.