Technology - Wierd Science...

Survey - How often do you

Tizzy Lizz^ — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:32:55 GMT

How often do you check the following:

- Facebook
- Myspace
- Twitter
- Cell Phone for text messages

Are they countless number of times a day? What does an addiction to these things look like?

What makes them addictive? Do we need the attention? Are we all hams?

technology related stress

Tizzy Lizz^ — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:09:08 GMT

Do you think there is such a thing?

If so, how would you define / describe it?

Video Blog (www.phillycypher.info)

Tizzy Lizz^ — Tue, 19 May 2009 02:22:52 GMT

Okay so I figured out the glitches and it looks like this video blog is all set. I'm going to be updating it daily. I have a ton of footage from Thursday and Friday and I'll be getting some more this week. Right now, you can see Baltimore poet, Rebecca Dupas up there...check it out. There's a space for comments too. A little blurry, but the words are crystal clear. here is the link for the blog www.phillycypher.info

Twitter (the new facebook), Facebook (the new myspace)

Tizzy Lizz^ — Sun, 10 May 2009 17:53:11 GMT

I do not have a Twitter account. Considering it though.

Any experiences, comments?
Do you twitter?

(Sigh)...working up the energy for yet another social network.

facebook

alyson — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:00:48 GMT

i was finally talked into getting a facebook page. now, i'm getting random friend requests from co-workers that i don't even talk to or really know. i wanted to use this for real-life friends only. but is it ignorant to deny co-workers?

T-Mobile - HELLO

Tizzy Lizz^ — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:15:54 GMT

Anybody with T-Mobile service having problems dialing out?

I keep trying to dial out and it says "Not Allowed" no matter where I'm at. I tried calling the number from a lan line and was on hold for over 10 minutes. There was a lot of scratchy sounds and weird tones during the wait. Never got through.

Websites

Tizzy Lizz^ — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:42:17 GMT

What other websites do you frequent and why?

Myspace Vs. Facebook

Tizzy Lizz^ — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 02:10:41 GMT

Which one do you like best: Myspace or Facebook?

And why?

I have been thinking of starting a facebook but I don't need another password and login to remember....what do you like about them?

MP3s

alyson — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 09:33:41 GMT

is there a way to convert WMA files already on your computer into MP3s? or do i have to burn them again?

Need your help - testing this mailbox

Tizzy Lizz^ — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:11:27 GMT

If you are a registered user reading this, please send me a private message? I want to see if the message system works and how the notifications look when I get a message.

INTERNET PROVIDERS - Comcast, Verizon, OR Hot Wire?

Tizzy Lizz^ — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:41:53 GMT

I am about to get a little more serious with my home internet service and while I'm at it will probably throw some cable in the mix... I have always been a Verizon customer. Never really used the phone, but just had it for the internet service. I'm choosing between Verizon, Comcast or some service that the apartment has a provider they recommend called Hot Wire... Who do you use? Who do you recommend? Who has the best internet service? *On the net, I need it to move pretty ...

Music Match Jukebox

Tizzy Lizz^ — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:55:44 GMT

I recently got my computer back and I want to download Music Match Jukebox...(because I like how you can convert WMV files to MP3 files)...from what I'm googling ...it looks like a merger has occurred with Yahoo and Music Match and this free download is no longer an option?

There are sites saying that I can download the old version.

My question is anyone still able to use Music Match Jukebox?

2009 Mercury Retrograde Calendar

Tizzy Lizz^ — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:28:09 GMT

My computer was acting unusually slow...so I decided to look up this year's Mercury Retrograde schedule (since my pc crashed during the last one) - found this info: Mercury Retrograde 2009 Mercury will be retrograde in 2009: January 11 - February 2 May 7 - May 31 September 7 - September 29 December 26 - January 14 Mark your calendars - the technological and communications nightmare of Mercury Retrograde is coming! Activities to avoid: signing important contracts, launching ...

Right protected...

Tizzy Lizz^ — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:50:18 GMT

I have this mp3 player that i'm trying to copy songs to...and i have not used all of the space yet. i'm trying to copy more songs to it and the computer is telling me that it cannot do it because the disc is right protected.

I have tried fooling around with the properties, etc. but got nothing.

any help?

Should Indie Artists Bother Making CDs anymore?

Tizzy Lizz^ — Sat, 03 May 2008 17:40:15 GMT

Should indie artists bother making cds anymore? Or should we go straight to the USB stick? Rely on the internet? Possibly a combination of it all? I'm asking this after a discussion I had with an employee at Armand Records in Philly (which is closing its second floor that sales vinyl and cds)...he says, its the "end of an era"... I see its affect on major artists, but I wonder, how much does this affect indie artists? EDITED to add link to my myspace blog - to see comments from ...

Album Cards - did you try it yet?

Tizzy Lizz^ — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:25:36 GMT

I just bought an album card (for Chris Brown's latest cd). I was told they are new and that they have been out for only 2 months (so not every artist has one). The way it works is you buy this card at the record store (the card is the size of a credit card) It comes with a pin number...you go to some website (musicpass.com) and you plug in the info from the card...you get the songs, videos, and a digital booklet (and any bonus material, remixes etc.) Once I use it, I'll be back with ...

Help

IkanCyoursoul — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:53:54 GMT

This is the smartest board I know, so maybe someone out there can help me. What is a RSS feed? I looked it up and I still don't get it. Can some one explain it to me as if I was mentally retarded? Also, how do I go about getting my site as a RSS feed? Yahoo, for example will only work with RSS feeds.

Digital TV - 2009

Tizzy Lizz^ — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:43:39 GMT

Do you have a digital television yet? If not are you getting one? I must confess, that I really haven't invested in television or cable, yet (I still have the same little TV from college ). DO you find it strange that everyone "MUST" have a digital TV or they will just be out of the broadcasting loop? **I am remembering a college professor of journalism. She was retiring. I was a freshman. 1995/1996. She came off as a bitter old lady but was giving us a realistic preview ...

Garage Band - only on Apple?

Tizzy Lizz^ — Mon, 05 May 2008 01:42:15 GMT

I was listening to some interviews...and heard about this...seems like a nice way to get your ideas recorded. Looks like its only on a MAC (iLife) ?

Is there a version for PCs?

Anybody ever use it, pros / cons?

I know that PCs we can use protools, cubase, nuendo, fruity loops and all that...but it seems like this Garage Band might be even simpler?

Mac vs PC

alyson — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:12:52 GMT

i'm due for a new laptop (tizzy remember my external keyboard that i had to pop out in that meeting?) anyway, my mac friends are trying to convince me to convert...but i'm leaning towards a dell...

any opinions? oh, and if i get the dell, i get to go to new orleans for a long weekend too...so, i'm leaning towards the dell...heavily...

Cell Phone NOISE when around other electronics

Tizzy Lizz^ — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:37:34 GMT

Have you ever noticed when your cell phone is close to a radio, certain alarm clock / radios...there's a strange buzz noise that happens. What's that all about?

question

IkanCyoursoul — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:46:07 GMT

Do you think I can fit an entire album, pdf lyrics to all of my tracks, a photo album and a music video on a flash drive lower than 1 GIG?

Start-Up (Computer)

Tizzy Lizz^ — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:36:56 GMT

How do you program your computer to not run certain things at the start up?

For example, you turn on your computer and certain things are just automatically happening, running. You have to hit CTRL ALT DEL just to open Windows Task Manager to stop it.

What is Z-share

Tizzy Lizz^ — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 12:59:52 GMT

Dumb and late question...

but what is it? Do I have to download it to computer? Is it trustworthy?

*I'm trying to hear the song by Big Boi at this music sharing site (link below)...I'm so skeptical about downloading any ole thing from the net

http://sharebee.com/d87db440

An Ode to Podcasts

M.A.P. — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:00:37 GMT

FREE information! I LOVE Podcasts!!! iTunes offers so many choices - Business, Software, How To ... Yoga, EVERYTHING!!! Today I found a free magazine Fader... Downloaded it through iTunes and bing, bang, boom... I'm listening to music and flipping through the digital pages. I LOVE TECHNOLOGY.... magazine is hot. Santogold... this is what brought me to this discovery. Last issue of Fader had her on the cover http://www.myspace.com/santogold ...

Captions on pictures

Tizzy Lizz^ — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 23:45:00 GMT

Where is the best site to add captions to pictures?

thinking comic book-like captions

Computer Maintenance

Tizzy Lizz^ — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:47:22 GMT

What tips do you have for computer maintenenace and how often do you actually do the following:

Disk defragmennt
Virus scan
Ad ware scan
Spyware scan
delete cookies

"Burning" music

vincentlopez — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:38:37 GMT

A_Str8 or anyone who knows, please let me know how to burn music from cassette tapes to my computer. I have so many old tapes deteriorating in my basement and I want to burn the tapes that have songs I cannot find anywhere else on the net. Please help.

Video Editing software

Tizzy Lizz^ — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:34:33 GMT

Is there a video editing software you prefer or recommend?
Are there brands that you would NOT recommend?

...one that is free or has a free trial version?

Video editing for WMV files.

I'm looking for a new video editing software

Google question

Tizzy Lizz^ — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 20:12:33 GMT

Ok, so you know when you google a subject and then various links come up. You may google this same subject the next day or the next week and the links are in a different order.

What determines the order?

Are they in order based on which links get the most hits? Or, are they in order based on which links were recently visited?

Robots

Tizzy Lizz^ — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 20:48:40 GMT

So, I was reading a magazine and they were talking about these robots that are being developed to respond to human voice. For example, there was a robot that they told to go "fetch a stapler" and so on. I'm not a fan of robots mixing with humans too much. I guess I was kind of creeped out by the movie Total Recall. Seems like there's such a rush to eliminate human activity and interaction....especially with those automated voice telephone operators. Pretty soon robots ...

Dictionary of the Jetsons /// DUMB QUESTIONS

Tizzy Lizz^ — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:57:45 GMT

Hey,

I figured I would post my dumb questions here...technology questions, like for a long time, I did not know what LMAO meant. don't laugh - i really didn't.

Anyway, what does "sique" mean?

or "sic" mean?

I've read it in articles, and somebody replied to my myspace blog using one of those terms....and I don't know what to make of it.

New Gadgets / Old Gadgets

Tizzy Lizz^ — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:09:41 GMT

What is the latest technology gadget you bought or used? What do you like / dislike about it? *I bought a USB microphone. It has headsets and a mic all in one. I don't like it though because when I record in Cubase, there's this crazy delay What old school thing do you still use / miss and why? Or maybe there is something you thought about using? I was thinking about getting a record player. I just like that fizzle sound the needle makes at the beginning of a song.

Converting Video

Tizzy Lizz^ — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 04:55:53 GMT

I have a dvd file that is "Video TS" and I can only view it. I need to be able to convert this to WMV or MPEG format, anybody know anything?

this is a common catch with dvd camcorders and its sucks!
please help

so far it looks like i need to buy converter software...if anyone has any recommendations on the type of software to get to convert, please let me know

Cell Phone Messages

vincentlopez — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:10:20 GMT

Do you have any sort of rule regarding returning calls made to your cell phone? For example, my sister has this strange "rule" about never leaving voice messages on cell phones. She assumes that if she calls you, that you are supposed to just call her back later when you see the missed calls on your cell phone. And she has this crazy attitude when you don�t call her back. But I believe that people who do not leave messages weren�t calling for anything important anyway so I don�t ...

Be careful out there

A_Str8 — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:58:12 GMT

There are a lot of people out there trying to get your personal info. One thing that seems to be affecting a lot of people I know is the increase in MySpace password theft. Here's how it's happening: - You go to someone's myspace page, click a link in a comment or something like that - Instead of getting the page you expected, you get the Myspace login page - You figure that through some fluke you got signed out, so you enter your username and password - After you sign in, you are ...

A Computerless World

A_Str8 — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 12:47:48 GMT

Where would you be without computers? How would your life today be different if we didn't have them around us all the time?

The difference in my life would be pretty drastic. I don't think I ever would have gotten into making music. During the time I spend on the computer every day, I'd probably read a little more or watch more TV. I'd probably write a lot more poetry since I wouldn't have music as a way to express myself.

Deleted Emails - where does it really go?

Tizzy Lizz^ — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 02:21:26 GMT

Any idea where this stuff really goes?

I've heard that all deleted emails can always be pulled back up? I guess some companies can do that....but can AOL do that?

Death, E-mail and Passwords

vincentlopez — Wed, 09 May 2007 12:02:00 GMT

My family has attended quite a few funerals in the past six months. The young and old are passing away before our eyes. For some reason, it got me to thinking about their e-mail accounts and passwords to various websites. What happens if a family member or close friend, whether 15, 30 or 60 years old, passes away and has important information locked away in the digital world? Most people today have multiple e-mail accounts, MySpace and Blogger accounts, and even financial accounts all online. ...

Robots

vincentlopez — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 13:56:16 GMT

Terminator, The Matrix, and I, Robot have all shown us that a robot and computer controlled future is near and it�s apparently dangerous. Scientists don�t seem to be worried at all. Maybe they only see $$$. What do you think? Will humans be replaced and ultimately destroyed by their own technology? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6200005.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/06/technology_robot_menagerie/html/1.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6583893.stm

Does your Computer

Tizzy Lizz^ — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 21:38:50 GMT

a few months ago, my computer started making this wierd noise when I start it up...its a loud beep.

It never did that before. It only does it every so often.

I've heard of phones being tapped...what about computers lol

anybody out experience this?

Mark of the Beast?

vincentlopez — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 17:02:48 GMT

I remember finding an article about Verichip in 1996 in a vegetarian restaurant. At that time, they were widely implanting it in dogs and cats and also attempting to get a law passed to implant them in children. They marketed it based on �What if your dog/cat/child is missing or kidnapped?� Then ABC News had a strange report on their website about an entire family in Florida that decided to be implanted with microchips. That was bizarre to say the least. Anyway, I knew it was only a matter ...

Ebay - ever bought from there?

Tizzy Lizz^ — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 16:43:45 GMT

Hey,

I'm thinking about buying something from them...to save money...anybody ever bought something from there? I know a guy who got a really nice piano from Ebay...any other experiences?

traycee

Back it up

A_Str8 — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 06:44:34 GMT

I'm waiting for a backup to finish up right now so I figured I'd give all you creative folks a reminder. Back up your important files. It's one of those things that people tend to know they should do but don't make the time to do. It's probably more important for artists than anyone else. A lot of stuff can be recovered from paper records or redone with a little effort, but when you lose a poem, a story, or a song, its gone. It's next to impossible to recapture a specific inspiration. Make the ...

Zipping Files - QUESTION

Tizzy Lizz^ — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 12:30:56 GMT

How do you zip files that you want to send in an email?

Is it wise to zip a music file or the file type doesn't matter?