Yep, just file > save as > convert WAV to MP3 with some program.

Can an external hard drive be partitioned? And how would I go about doing that? If so, could it be used on more than one computer, where one is Windows 7 and the others are XP?

Yes.
Start > Right click My Computer > Manage > Disk Management > Select external drive > Right click > Shrink volume > Enter, in MegaBytes, the amount of space you want to shrink the existing volume by (say if you want to split the drive equally, just enter half the total volume) then Shrink.

Now you'll have another partition, or unallocated space. If it's unallocated, you just need to format it with NTFS. (Right click the new partition and choose Format)

And yes, you can use it on both XP and 7



(I'm going off of memory here, but that should be about right. If you have any issues, let me know)

Thank you both. I'll let you know how it goes.

I just tried it the way that website directed and it worked for me an a 120GB external drive.

I'm looking to set up the cheapest possible VOIP configuration possible. Is anyone familiar with this?

Are you looking to do it on your PC, Mac, or on a specific mobile device?

Windows PC, hopefully I have a 56k modem somewhere.

EDIT: I want it to behave just like a land line. I don't want to bother with anything on the computer to make or receive calls.

Worked fine, thanks again!

I've got an issue with one of my hard drives. Up until a few days ago it worked perfectly.

Now, whenever I open it to explore the contents etc, it takes like 3-5s to load up the files. It's extremely annoying and I'm not sure what is causing it.

I know this is obvious, but I have to ask... have you tried defragging the drive?

Yep it defrags daily.

Hmm.. Well, hard-drives being mechanical and all, the armature for the read/write head is usually the first thing to go. Is it an old drive? If not, there may be some sort of defect. The fact that it seems to have started up so suddenly is concerning.
Another idea is updating the drivers for the motherboard's SATA controller. Basically, updating all your drivers, if possible, is a good idea regardless.

As far as any other physical aspect, it could be possible that the SATA (or IDE) connector on both the drive and the motherboard need to be cleaned of any corrosion and/or reseated. Software-wise, I can't really think of anything that would cause such a slowdown besides shotty drivers unless there's some third-party at play. Have you done the obligatory virus scans and all?

Overall, I'd suggest first updating all your drivers, as that will be the easiest to do. The ones you need to be concerned with are your computer's chipset driver, and any SATA controller drivers. And while you're at it, you can update your NIC, Audio and Graphics driver just out of good practice. If all your drivers are up to date, and your comp is free of viruses and all that, then you might look at the physical side of it

OK, that gives me a lot to work with. I just purchased the drive around six months ago so I hope it isn't physically busted. I will update the drivers then check if the cables are all firmly connected and see if that does it.

thanks

I did nothing and all of the sudden it stopped misbehaving. Have I formed a telepathic bond with my PC?

So I have a Toshiba Satellite L300D-043 laptop, Windows 7 32-bit Home Premium edition. When I turn it on, the display remains blank. However, when I connect an external monitor or projector to it, everything shows up on the screen. So I don't think there is anything wrong with the graphics card, or perhaps it's on it's last legs. The graphics card is an ATI Radeon 3100 HD. I'm so confused LOL!

Either that, or you unwittingly performed the "magic restart"?

Before looking at the laptop screen and/or screen connection, you may want to check to make sure that the button you use to send the display output to an external source isn't pressed or stuck. Boot up the laptop and hit the function key for that, toggling it on/off to see if that's the issue. If you're unsure which button it is, check your manual or do a google search. It's usually a function key with a little monitor symbol on it.

Everything is as it should be. However, when I hook the computer up to an external monitor, it shows only that monitor as an output source. So there's no way for me to know if my laptop's display has been disabled in some way. Also, when I hook the computer up to a projector, the screen should be on (as that is the setting I chose to facilitate the use of Power Point presentations). But now the information is displayed only through the projector - the computer is treating it like an external monitor I guess.
I also tried toggling the function key for the monitor, nothing happened.

Looks like I'll be making a trip to the computer store tomorrow.

Thanks for your help anyways, Freebase. It turned out to be a problem with the video card, which is attached to the motherboard. Apparently that is a $500 - $600 repair, totally not worth it when I can get a way better, brand new laptop for nearly half the cost of repairing mine. I'll probably be getting a new one anyways as this one seems to now be completely fried. It doesn't even turn on anymore.

Does it absolutely NEED to be a laptop?
'Cause, if not, I can make some suggestions that have the potential to serve you well for a long time.

Preferably as I take it to school with me, using it in class and such. I know I could just use my Mac but at my school, that one's more likely to get stolen! :laughing: I also like the laptop in the library as the public computers there are really gross, and its such a waste of precious time to wait for one.

Does anyone know if you can Scrobble to Last FM if you have Winamp instead of iTunes?

yes

Thank you.

Have a badger.

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yay I don't get badgers I only get cookies.


sweeet!

Never mind then.
I was going to suggest you buy a desktop.

pshhh destops, laptops

it's all about tablets

Does anybody know of any full-fledged graphics programs (like Adobe Photoshop or FireWorks) that are free? The closest that I could find was GIMP, which is pretty impressive for freeware.

Gimp is the most powerful freeware raster graphics editor. Another good contender is PhotoFiltre.

For vector, try Inkscape.

I just got an iPod and have found that Media Monkey is much better and faster when it comes to loading songs and syncing files. I'd prefer to keep using MM rather than iTunes, however I was hoping to be able to scrobble my plays on my iPod to last.fm, and I read that this is possible with some stand-alone programs.

I downloaded QTScrobbler and I can't seem to get it to work. I checked around on some forums and found that supposedly newer iPods can be buggy with this program, so that may be why it's not working. Either that, or I'm just doing something wrong still.

Can someone familiar with this help me out to see if I'm doing something wrong, or maybe suggest a different program to use? I'm not going to die if I can't scrobble my tunes, but it sure would be nice. :)

Thanks in advance!

have you considered foobar? it's quite good at syncing with new ios devices, and it lets you scrobble plays...

I have tried foobar before, not for attempting to scrobble my iPod plays but just as a general music player. I found MM to be a little more user friendly.

If foobar allows a way to scrobble iPod plays I'll definitely look into though.

Edit: Ok, I got QTScrobbler to pull my info off the iPod...yay! Now I can't get it to submit and I'm fairly certain it's because I don't have the proxy information filled in correctly. I'm not technically savvy enough to even know where to find that information. Help!!

Re-edit: Nevermind! I downloaded LastPod and it was so much easier to figure out! :D Worked like a charm.

Playing songs on MB
 

I've been using an IMAC desktop for nearly a year, although I'm more comfortable on a PC. Anyway, the MAC is what I use most of the time. As I browse threads on MB, I see that many users are able to post/link to videos on You Tube. I don't know how that process works and would like to get clued in. Another question, is there a way to play tunes on MB by simply going through ITunes?

Thanks

GRS

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I'm not sure what you mean by "play tunes on MB." If you have your music on iTunes, I would just listen to it there.

Sorry I wasn't clear about that - what I'm trying to say is that I'd like to be able to post a link to a tune on my computer for other MB users to hear.

Thanks

GRS

You would have to upload the song to SoundCloud or another streaming site, or on a file sharing site for them to DL (mediafire).

Just today my laptop screen started flickering when using I.E. since its my old lady's computer, I'm pretty sure its jsut out of date but I wanted a second opinon. Using excel and word do not produce the same "flickering."

nm

Won't hurt to just uninstall I.E. and reinstall it with the latest version, see if that helps.