Carroll...

ripped off, wait until you see them "big boys" when they think you are GH>trying to take the profits out of their fat wallets

Let 'em try. I'm on my fourth bankruptcy. They can't do anything to me
I haven't already done to myself. <G>

They learned from the federal government. Are you telling me the feds
can't do anything new to you? <GG>

Gregg in Kitchener, ON on 03/19/2010 at 21:35

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ripped off, wait until you see them "big boys" when they think you

are

trying to take the profits out of their fat wallets

Let 'em try. I'm on my fourth bankruptcy. They can't do anything to

me

I haven't already done to myself. <G>

They learned from the federal government. Are you telling me the feds
can't do anything new to you? <GG>

As Mr. Bond would say "never say never."
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Ouch! I have the same problem here... about 400 GB of spare drives, and GH>all of them PATA....

I don't know if they're even worth the expense of acquiring external
drive enclosures for them. If I had more than the two IDE channels on
my motherboard, I could install them as additional internal drives.
But, both channels are taken up, one with two hard drives, and the other
with a ZIP drive and the DVD burner.

I am going to give InfraRecorder a try and see if it will replace GH>MicroBurner. I do believe that app is no longer supported, so perhaps

I'm not familiar with MicroBurner. But, I found InfraRecorder through
Portable Apps, and liked it so much I downloaded and installed the "non-portable" version for use on my desktop computer.

InfraRecorder can be it's replacement for me. Thanks for opointing me towards
it...

I've still got Nero installed on my system, but I only use it when I
have to do something I absolutely can't do with InfraRecorder or
ImgBurn. Mostly to access disc images created with Nero that I haven't converted yet to standard .iso files.

I'll ditch Nero as soon as I get any projects/images created with it
converted over to a more standard format.

With open source/freeware apps like InfraRecorder and ImgBurn, VLC, and
others, you could conceivably set up a decent, usable system with
nothing more than a Windows installation disc and a network connection.


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Carroll...

That would work if I had some SATA drives, but the extra drives I have right now are all PATA.

Ouch! I have the same problem here... about 400 GB of spare drives, and
all of them PATA....

Between those two programs, I'll never spend hard-earned money for Nero/Roxio/whatever, ever again. No need for any commercial program
when those two do the job just fine.

I am going to give InfraRecorder a try and see if it will replace
MicroBurner. I do believe that app is no longer supported, so perhaps InfraRecorder can be it's replacement for me. Thanks for opointing me towards it...

Gregg in Kitchener, ON on 03/02/2010 at 15:28

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Carroll...

With open source/freeware apps like InfraRecorder and ImgBurn, VLC, and others, you could conceivably set up a decent, usable system with
nothing more than a Windows installation disc and a network connection.

Shhhh! You talk like that (especially since it is true) and you will
have the "big boys" out hunting your scalp for taking away their business.
You think the recording artists are ticked about a few songs being
ripped off, wait until you see them "big boys" when they think you are
trying to take the profits out of their fat wallets



Gregg in Kitchener, ON on 03/03/2010 at 21:13

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ripped off, wait until you see them "big boys" when they think you are GH>trying to take the profits out of their fat wallets

Let 'em try. I'm on my fourth bankruptcy. They can't do anything to me
I haven't already done to myself. <G>


-=> Carroll McAllister on 3/4/2010 at 8:58 PM <=-

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Carroll....

Main reason I want one (aside from the fact I just want one - <G>) is I've

Ahhhh... now the truth comes out <GG>

been doing some video editing here and there. I'll record a VHS tape,
and then dub it to a DVD with my DVD recorder/VCR combo. Then, import
the DVD into the video editing program. I get a more reliable capture

Now that is a reason for a bigger hard drive. Those video files can be monstrous! <GG>

don't want to have to go through the whole "re-render, re-burn" steps if
I used the video editor to burn another copy of the DVD. Easier to just fire up Infrarecorder or Iso-burn, and point either one at an .iso
image. Much quicker, too.

If you want a suggestion? Continue to store those .iso images, but do
so on an external HDD. Especially if you have older drives hanging about (after being replaced). I have three 80 gig and a 40 gig IDE drive(s)
left over when I went up to the two 500 GB. SATA drives. I bought myself
an external enclosure (I believe it cost me all of $20) and use those
drives for back ups, in your case, for storage of those .iso files. It
isn't a simple swap to chamge drives in it (two screws and a somewhat tight connector location) but it isn't that difficult, and it frees up my
system drives for other uses, while still keeping files I want but don't use often, quite readily available (just turn on the drive <G>)

Oh, and for burning thos .iso files, have you looked at ImgBurn? IMHO,
as good as it gets for burning image files, and free...

Gregg in Kitchener, ON on 02/25/2010 at 22:28

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So now I have a terabyte of HDD space... and find it echoes when I ask GH>for a file, it's so empty in there <GG>

Main reason I want one (aside from the fact I just want one - <G>) is I've
been doing some video editing here and there. I'll record a VHS tape,
and then dub it to a DVD with my DVD recorder/VCR combo. Then, import
the DVD into the video editing program. I get a more reliable capture
that way. I can hook the camera (or other tape machine) directly to the computer, but unless I start Windows up "with just the basics" (via
MSCONFIG), it drops frames here and there when I'm trying to do a
direct capture from tape. Importing from the DVD is much more reliable.

In any event, video takes up a lot of hard drive space. Hence one need
for a larger hard drive.

My other reason for wanting a larger hard drive, is that I store .iso
images of the various CDs and DVDs I've put together, on my hard drive.
It's simpler, and quicker to just burn an .iso image to a disc, than to
go through the "swap the disc copy routine" when I've just got the one
CDRW/DVD burner.

The reason I store the .iso images of the various DVDs I've put
together, on my hard drive, is because once I finish a DVD project, I
don't want to have to go through the whole "re-render, re-burn" steps if
I used the video editor to burn another copy of the DVD. Easier to just
fire up Infrarecorder or Iso-burn, and point either one at an .iso
image. Much quicker, too.


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So now I have a terabyte of HDD space... and find it echoes when I ask GH>for a file, it's so empty in there <GG>

Main reason I want one (aside from the fact I just want one - <G>) is I've been doing some video editing here and there. I'll record a VHS tape,
and then dub it to a DVD with my DVD recorder/VCR combo. Then, import
the DVD into the video editing program. I get a more reliable capture
that way. I can hook the camera (or other tape machine) directly to the computer, but unless I start Windows up "with just the basics" (via MSCONFIG), it drops frames here and there when I'm trying to do a
direct capture from tape. Importing from the DVD is much more reliable.

Hm.. I do the same thing but have cut out one of the middlemen. I
have a device which connects from my VCR to my iMac, and a software that translates the signal into a video file format. From there, if I want I
can burn to DVD - but I choose instead just to store them and upload the relevant ones up to facebook or whatever.
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Main reason I want one (aside from the fact I just want one - <G>) is I've

Ahhhh... now the truth comes out <GG>

Of course!

Now that is a reason for a bigger hard drive. Those video files can be GH>monstrous! <GG>

Most definitely.

If you want a suggestion? Continue to store those .iso images, but do
so on an external HDD. Especially if you have older drives hanging about

I've thought about that. I'll end up having to get either a larger
external hard drive, or two or three external cases. In any event,
that's going to mean a lot of USB and power cables "snaking around"
under the desk. <G>

Oh, and for burning thos .iso files, have you looked at ImgBurn? IMHO,
as good as it gets for burning image files, and free...

Actually, that's what I use. I use Infrarecorder (also free) for
regular CD/DVD burning,and ImgBurn for burning, er, image files. <G>

The last time I paid for CD/DVD burning software was when I upgraded to
Nero 6 Ultimate. That was three versions ago. I'll never spend my hard
earned cash on CD/DVD authoring software ever again. As a matter of
fact, I need to cancel my "email subscription" to the Nero e-mail list.
Don't need to know about the latest special, if I have no intention of
ever buying the product.


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Hm.. I do the same thing but have cut out one of the middlemen. I
have a device which connects from my VCR to my iMac, and a software that

Pinnacle, the makers of the software I use, have "devices" like that.
But, since I've already got something that works, and gets around the
slightly underpowered system I edit video on, I don't really need one of
those boxes.


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Carroll...

I've thought about that. I'll end up having to get either a larger external hard drive, or two or three external cases. In any event,
that's going to mean a lot of USB and power cables "snaking around"
under the desk. <G>

Instead of multiple external drives, and USB cables, try this...

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item- details.asp?EdpNo=3516746&csid=_21

Actually, that's what I use. I use Infrarecorder (also free) for
regular CD/DVD burning,and ImgBurn for burning, er, image files. <G>

Sounds good. I still find myself amazed that ImgBurn remains free...
I'll give Infrarecorder a look... thanks

Gregg in Kitchener, ON on 02/27/2010 at 16:56

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Instead of multiple external drives, and USB cables, try this...

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item- GH>details.asp?EdpNo=3516746&csid=_21

That would work if I had some SATA drives, but the extra drives I have
right now are all PATA.

Sounds good. I still find myself amazed that ImgBurn remains free...
I'll give Infrarecorder a look... thanks

Between those two programs, I'll never spend hard-earned money for Nero/Roxio/whatever, ever again. No need for any commercial program
when those two do the job just fine.


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