kirk1701™

Thansk Kev, I'll pass it on.

Posted this over at clinks but not much responce, this is for a friend since I've never had a reason to convert an avi to an iso. what program can he use, any sugestions?

YEP Should be fine with a PCI or AGP card if you got it. Then, disable the onboard video. Now, not to insult you polo but don't forget to hook the cable up to your PCI card after you connect it. Honestly, seen it happen

http://money.excite.com/jsp/nw/nwdt_rt.jsp...9&date=20051229 NEW YORK (AP)--A proposed settlement of lawsuits against Sony (SNE) BMG Music Entertainment would let some consumers receive free music downloads to compensate them for Sony (SNE) surreptitiously including spyware on millions of CDs, lawyers said Thursday. Lawyers said the deal requires the world's second-largest music label to stop manufacturing compact discs with MediaMax or extended copy protection, or XCP, software that could leave computers vulnerable to hackers. The proposed settlement was submitted to U.S. District Court in Manhattan on Wednesday. A judge is expected to decide in January whether to tentatively approve it. According to terms of the settlement, Sony (SNE) BMG will let consumers who bought the CDs receive replacement discs without the antipiracy technology and will let them choose one of two incentive packages. The first package allows consumers to obtain a cash payment of $7.50 and a promotion code allowing them to download one additional album from a list of more than 200 titles. The second package permits them to download three additional albums from the list. The court papers said Sony (SNE) BMG would try to offer Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL)'s ( AAPL) iTunes as one of the download services available to the consumers. Those who purchased MediaMax CDs would receive additional compensation. Elizabeth C. Pritzker, a lawyer for the consumers, said the settlement provides for the compensation to be paid out beginning as early as mid-January, even before final approval of the deal is granted by the court. Sony (SNE) began including MediaMax on some of its discs in August 2003 and introduced XCP last January. Both software programs limited the number of copies of a disc that a user can make. Beginning in November, more than 20 lawsuits were filed after a computer security research specialist a month earlier traced a hidden software program on his computer to an XCP disc he had purchased and installed, the settlement papers said. According to the court papers, the software program made the user's computer more susceptible to unwanted intrusion from third parties and effectively disabled any firewall and antispyware protection programs previously installed on a computer. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott also had sued Sony (SNE). Sony (SNE) BMG did not immediately return a telephone message Thursday. The company has said it has provided consumers with a one-click "uninstall" application that lets them remove MediaMax from their computers. MediaMax was loaded on 27 Sony (SNE) BMG titles, including Alicia Keys' "Unplugged" and Cassidy's " I'm a Hustla." Pritzker said as many as 20 million CDs containing MediaMax were sold. The label recalled the discs with XCP in November and released a way to remove the files from users' computers. Some 4.7 million CDs on 52 Sony (SNE) BMG titles had been made with the technology and 2.1 million had been sold.

Same here lfc same here

Does that happen to you a lot Kev? If you recall at one time I was in the habbit of calling you "Ken" also

http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/12/30/the...eeds/index.html We'll, we already knew that

I'm just hoping the 12 days are over with

I'll try to remember this after the copious amounts of alcohol I will be consuming that evening I'll try to reframe from posting new years eve if anyone remembers my drunken thread last year

Everyone has their own favorites and thats what they are used too and always use. I might try a seagate in the future but I see myself probably going to WDC

I'm going to miss maxtors myself. Only drives I have ever used, never a minutes problem. Knock on wood

I wonder how many calories come in that movie

Sounds a bit like JR these days

Climate change? Oh yea, its upon us here big time. Temps dipped down to the teens last night and cloudy this morning and calling for a snow/ice mix to start anytime now and then turn to rain. Knowing this place the rain will be more ice which will weigh on the electric lines and make the power go out which means no internet access which also means going into withdrawls #39;(

OK, if I must spell it out they are el-oh-ve-e-are-s Any questions

Summer just won't let go here, we just had our last 70 degree day of the year yesterday followed by that same size hail and 60 MPH straight line winds. Lets not forget the flash floods and 3 inches of rain in less then 2 hours. Today, its 40 degrees

No story to tell lfc I can understand you not knowing but spinner, i'm surprised you haven't heard this rumor Not going into details on the open forum, lets just say they are and leave it at that

Good song spinner, but I don't know about the sorry SOB that sings it. Lets just say I've heard some unAmerican things about him and golmer pyle

We got a therapy group WHERE! Yes I need help with JR

Come on guys, your going to spoil the whole idea of a bitch fight I want to see Hillary bitch slap Laura Bush in a presidential debate Or even better take on the runner up C. Rice I can just see the issues they would talk about in a debate Condoms in high school Birth control Homeland sexual security No sex left behind Oh and lets not forget the national anthom be changed to some county and western but only because the word god needs to be omited

it's a good thought but me don't do rape

Stay safe db. Its heading my way also, tornado warnings in effect now and 80 MPH straight lind winds expected tonint #39;( Temps rose overnight, was 50 degrees last night and woke up to 70's and almost hitting 80 now. With the same cold front your getting will be hitting us later tonight trigering the tornadoes. Batteries are charged, food is cooked, gas grill is full, and everyone is ready to head to the storm cellar at a moments notice.

Is that another cat in the lower left side or is that a pile of shit? :&

Again, I second that Welcome back bud.

DAM!!! First rocky now rambo Leave dead dogs lay. Sylvester Stallone to Revive Rambo Role Rambo is back in business. Sylvester Stallone will reprise his role as gun-toting John Rambo in the upcoming "Rambo IV," said Ben Nedivi of Millennium Films, which is producing the project with Emmett/Furla Films. The 59-year-old Stallone also intends to bring boxer Rocky Balboa out of retirement. He will write and direct "Rocky Balboa," the sixth film in that franchise, with shooting set to begin next year.