Okie tech Thread (Gate: travel, work, medical)

[TheComputerGuy]

Originally Posted by Synopsis

Woohoo! I'll get it. Thanks!

I should have known CG would have a solution..

Solutions are easy.
The REAL trick is finding GOOD and FREE solutions.

[TheComputerGuy]

Originally Posted by Synopsis

I went to the repository, typed in audacity in the search box. It popped right up and I downloaded and installed the program in about 10 seconds. Gotta love this Linux!

We use it for multi-track recording here. If you need help with it, I can get you going quickly enough. Have fun!

[mkfarnam]

Some people have the audacity to do alot of things

[redbird4848]

Originally Posted by Synopsis

There are programs that allow you to convert audio to digital and put them on your computer, but I'm not too knowledgeable about that stuff. Your best bet would be to go to the Technology forum and post a question there, then bring back your newfound knowledge to the Okie Tech thread!

Just found out my computer already has a sound recorder on it. I stayed up until almost 2 am recording old Indian songs. I want to save these files.

I am building a vast collection of files. I need to start backing them up in case I ever the get the BSOD or Linux.

[TheComputerGuy]

Originally Posted by redbird4848

Just found out my computer already has a sound recorder on it. I stayed up until almost 2 am recording old Indian songs. I want to save these files.

I am building a vast collection of files. I need to start backing them up in case I ever the get the BSOD or Linux.

Yes, it would be a VERY good idea to back them up to CD.
As we all know, hard drives DO fail occasionally and that
which is not backed up will be lost.

[redbird4848]

One more day of this horrible dial up! I will very happy to hear a song on the radio w/o the ...buffering...

And, btw, my 5 yr "LTR" with AOL goes out the cyber door as well!

[Synopsis]

redbird rockets into the 21st century!!

[redbird4848]

Originally Posted by Synopsis

redbird rockets into the 21st century!!

I also do a lot of work from home computer. Have several programs on this computer that are the same as at work.

Will Microsoft Access work on Linux?

[karibear]

Originally Posted by mkfarnam

What thread was that "World Clock" posted on?

Look up timeanddate.com. It's a neat site - I copied the url but the forum thingie won't let me paste it.

[karibear]

I've been reading a lot of the older posts, and it seems like most people are pro-Dell. I have a Dell story.

The place where I worked in voc rehab, one of the Native Associations, had nothing but Dell computers originally because they were supposed to be the best, plus they provided support, and they were on the list for federal discounts. Then one fine day, the backup/LAN system - Dell's wonderful Blackbird - failed. The head IT guy called them, and the response was essentially "So sad, too bad, we don't do Blackbird any more. Good luck." The IT guy had to fly all over the state looking for something he could cobble together that would allow Blackbird to keep working long enough to replace it with something else. In the meantime, approximately 100 computers on the LAN/WAN systems were so many paperweights. All the clinic's records, both medical and dental, were unavailable. None of the scheduled appointments would come up so both of the clinics were basically walk-ins for 5 days. Those few of us who had at least some files on our computers as well fared a bit better, but not by much. After that fiasco, we were directed to NOT get any more equipment from Dell, we could get whatever we wanted, and if they had a federal ID #, great. Suddenly all the offices were sporting new Gateways and Compaq. I really really liked my Compaq. When I finally bought my own, I got an e-machine from an online company that has long since become part of Amazon, but it lasted me a long, long time, all things considered. What I have now is a patchwork that has been repaired and rebuilt and upgraded and added on to so many times, the only thing left of the original computer is the zip drive, and I keep that because I have so many files on zip disks.