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donbmcd wrote:
Mike,
I got a copy of the new Batman movie over Christmas, I have all the frustrations you see her. Probably more.
One simple fact is that piracy is a real fear, in the industry it is a tangable.  It is a thing you can feel. Most of the studios regret their relationship with Apple.
What I am saying is that the fear of ...
Posted in device: zune hd: media playback by NSILMike on 11-22-2009
Pukmok wrote:
I'm running the Zune software and listening to music. If I want to pause the music I just hit the button on my keyboard and it pauses the music in the zune software but also starts Windows Media Player (why does this still exist?). How do I stop it from starting Windows Media Player?You may have a utility to set up the programmable ...
Posted in software: setup and installation by NSILMike on 11-22-2009
http://forums.zune.net/450894/ShowPost.aspxand there is a submit a podcast button on this page:  http://social.zune.net/podcasts/
Posted in marketplace: podcast content by NSILMike on 11-22-2009
SyncroScales wrote:
Hi, I was checking out the www.zune.net web-site and it mentioned something about a personal 4-digit unlock code.I looked around the site and searched, and could find no explination about this. I remember something about this, I think when I activated my Zune player.But what is this personal 4-digit unlock code. If I forgot ...
Posted in Canada (English): General by NSILMike on 11-22-2009
MarionRavenwood wrote:
I don't understand how you can still think it is a usb issue. Maybe, just maybe it is for some people. But for the rest of us that doesn't seem to be the case.
Carmakoma, you say that when you checked, you found that everything was up to date and I am assuming there were no errors. Also, you tried a ...
Posted in software: sync by NSILMike on 11-22-2009
donbmcd wrote:
Nonsense the Movie studios are trying FRANTICALLY to not follow the same fate as the music companies.
Let' s be honest - you'll share your digital copies with a firend wouldn't you?  Yes I think you would - and that is EXACTLY the problem -The thieft of intelectual property.
[snipped]No doubt they are.  But you can't ...
Posted in device: zune hd: media playback by NSILMike on 11-22-2009
FrankieJKingpin wrote:
Anybody have any idea if Microsoft is even communicating with the community?  Do they have any ETA on a Flash update?  The current Firmware version (4.3) does not support flash, if anyone knows anything, post or PM me, we need to start REALLY pushing this issue.Until just a few days ago, there was no ...
Posted in wishlist: device features by NSILMike on 11-22-2009
FUSION CHA0S wrote:
No, i dont need to update my zune hd, i already did that. I want to know how do we download the games or apps now since they took away our button on our zune that said marketplace, and i cant find any link on the website stillRead my post again.  I did not suggest you update your zune...i suggested that if you used the ...
Posted in marketplace: sign-in, buying and downloading, zune pass by NSILMike on 11-22-2009
kman777x wrote:
Are you still seeing this?  https://service.zune.net/en-us/devices/manage is loading fine for me.
What browser and OS are you using?  I've contacted someone in this area and will update when I have more information.  Thanks.
In the mean time please feel free to call support if you need to.
Assistance by ...
Posted in social: zune card, profile pages, web site, forums by NSILMike on 11-22-2009
gkbill wrote:
NSILMike wrote:
GothTink666 wrote:
Yeah. I'm with Rena1978. My mom bought me a used zune and I want to delete some music. I put some of my stuff of it, already, but I don't mind putting it back on. But there's stuff of here that I would like to keep that I don't have on the computer or a cd of or anything. How can I take care of ...
Posted in software: managing your media collections by NSILMike on 11-22-2009
DonSanzio wrote:
[snipped]So I checked my devices under account and I see two devices, my computer and my zune player. What's the following message mean:"Next available deregistration 11/20/2009"????ThanksYou can have up to 3 PCs and 3 Zunes on a zune pass at a time.  If you hit the max, you can make one change every 30 days. ...
Posted in device: zune hd: hardware by NSILMike on 11-21-2009
musicollector wrote:
Initially I was skeptical that mp3tag would work. But it does. Thank you.
Editing the comment field of a protected file with mp3tag is not considered circumventing protection, right?To amplify gr0mmet's reply that it is not circumvention.  Yes, it is not.  Audio DRM generally works by encrypting the data ...
Posted in software: managing your media collections by NSILMike on 11-21-2009
donbmcd wrote:
The Music companies use to sell music, via CDs.  That was how they made money.  They don't get $ from a concert, ot teeshits. They develope new bands (Or use to) and help promote and sell bands and their music.
How do they sell their music now?  Through distributors who pay them pennies, and who have degraded the ...
Posted in device: zune hd: media playback by NSILMike on 11-21-2009
Grand National9 wrote:
2 desktops - non identical motherboards/hardware, etc. (secondary desktop will not even register the existance of a connected Zune even after software removal/reinstall).
no external hubs but I will [snipped]I hate to say this but I don't think the two of us will figure this out without a lot more ...
Posted in software: sync by NSILMike on 11-21-2009
Grand National9 wrote:
More info.........................[snipped]
Thoughts?Yes, a couple.I also use an external USB drive, and have had no issues. I sync both an HD, and an 80.  So, that leads me away from 'just' issues in the zune software and toward more complicated scenarios, like combined effects (which the zune software could ...
Posted in software: sync by NSILMike on 11-20-2009
DESTRUCK117 wrote:
well i meant in the zune hd player.Yup.  You already do have it.  It runs on the software but you can sync it to the HD.
Posted in heavy rotation by NSILMike on 11-20-2009
mp3's have an mp3 logo on the album cover (lower left corner) in the marketplace.what file 'properties' are you trying to edit?  when you say it that way, it sounds like you are editing the metadata by right clicking the file itself- if so, yes you are blocked on protected files.  But use a tag editor (zune software, or WMP, ...
Posted in marketplace: music content by NSILMike on 11-20-2009
musicollector wrote:
FYI, I don't use zune to manage my collection. I just use windows explorer. This is because I buy songs from different sites depending on availability, ease of purchase, bit rate, etc.
This file is encoded as 192 kbps wma 9.1 2 pass CBR. If I burn to CD and then rip it back, I'd have to rip it as lossless wma or ...
Posted in software: managing your media collections by NSILMike on 11-20-2009
That is a failure in FF to render that page correctly.  Refreshing probably did not work because the browser cached that page, and there was no page update to cause it to reload the page.  Clear the browser history to fix that if it persists.
Posted in social: zune card, profile pages, web site, forums by NSILMike on 11-20-2009
It sounds like it is not completely shutting down from the last time you ran it.Open task manager in windows.  (In XP, you can right click the task bar at the bottom of your screen and choose task manager.)At the top of the task manager window, click the processes tab.Click the 'image name' column header twice, to sort that column ...
Posted in software: setup and installation by NSILMike on 11-20-2009
donbmcd wrote:
Dropping DRM off of CD's is blamed my many for the death of the music industry in the US.  The average number of purchased songs on your average iPOD is less then a dozen.  You buy a movie on iTUNES it runs on an iPOD - OH MY GAWD I AM RESTRICTED! 
I just wish all these people would stop whinning.
Look, you and I ...
Posted in device: zune hd: media playback by NSILMike on 11-20-2009