Rip, Mix, Burn

Comment by Ken

Ken — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 02:05:36 +0000

@Langknow: What are you, a teenager? I have a hundred vinyl records. You have no idea. :)

Comment by Langknow (Guest)

Langknow (Guest) — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 00:57:35 +0000

wow, you actually bought cds... I think I've never bought a cd in my life, all my music is from itunes or some other online music service... or just plain old torrents....

Comment by Ken

Ken — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 23:53:29 +0000

Yeah, I went through those Concrete Blonde CDs just now... a lot of the stuff is barely listenable. There are just a handful of passable songs. Oh well... what's done is done. It's not like I can un-spend that money.

As for getting your Macbook online, I don't have any good suggestions. There are various wireless data plans you could get (from any provider; it doesn't have to be your current cell phone carrier) but they're all in the $60 per month range. It's hard to believe you don't have WiFi at work. Is there wired internet at least?

In other news... I think my turntable just needs a new belt. I've ordered a $7.50 replacement. I see hours and hours of vinyl-album ripping in my future.

Comment by Julie (Guest)

Julie (Guest) — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:23:02 +0000

Any suggestions would be welcome. P.S. I'm on Sprint, not AT&T.

Comment by Julie (Guest)

Julie (Guest) — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:22:05 +0000

Five Concrete Blonde CDs? FIVE? I can't even think of five Concrete Blonde songs that I like. There is (was) a huge musical gulf between me and the people one year older than me (the class of '90 and the class of '89) that I've never been able to fully explain, but it is largely defined (exemplified?) by Rush.

As for me, I have to wait around for my husband to get off his behind and somehow transfer (copy?) all of my music from the Mini to my new Macbook (!!!)

Then I have to find a way to get the damned thing online at work, where there is no Wifi, without paying an arm and a leg.

Rip, Mix, Burn

Ken — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 14:22:55 +0000

Back in 2001, I bought the original iPod, with 5GB of storage and the monochrome display and the mechanical wheel. It was a marvel of engineering at the time. I even took it running with me, though it was a bit bulky and heavy; it tended to pull my shorts down if I had it clipped to my waist.

Nine years and several generations of iPods later, I'm finally getting around to ripping all my CDs to iTunes.