Quote:   Unfortunately it seems we've been had again. Silly me, I just upgraded my desktop Mini to Mountain Lion (ignoring any common sense and past experiences). And you know what - the interface is not detected under ML at all and there is no new driver on Creative's site. Bummer.  ...

Hi. Haven't been very active here lately.   In a month or two I'm getting a new cell phone / smart phone. And while audio use is only one of the aspects to consider, it's something to take into notice too. The possible phones to consider are probably iPhone 4/4S, Samsung Galaxy S II, Nokia...

Quote: Thanks! I just noticed your reply.

Thanks. I really think Creative is shooting themself in the leg for giving such a bad service.

As most OS X users here already know, the drivers supplied by Creative are 32-bit only. And since Lion seems to have dropped the default 32-bit support, the audio interface does not work. Having googled the net I found that when one switches the OS back to 32-bit mode, the driver works and the...

Quote: Originally Posted by DefectiveAudioComponent But the mac bok pro already has digital output? Yes, I think that's true but I'm a bit reluctant to buy a product that's problematic with other computers. But, after all I guess I'll grab a 0404 tomorrow as a reasonable compromise.

Thanks. It really seems to be a choice between E-Mu 0404 and Digidesign Mbox 2 Mini in my case. I just noticed the Mbox is USB powered! I wonder if the USB in my MacBook Pro has enough juice or if I should use a powered hub. One more reason to take the 0404. However, I'm a bit worried about...

Many views and no opinions. I assume the question is too difficult or too common/boring. The retailer in question has the following cards available around the same price or within my price difference paying tolerance: Digidesign Mbox 2 Mini M-Audio Firewire Solo M-Audio FastTrack Pro...

I have some problems with my M-Audio Audiophile USB soundcard and the retailer is letting me replace it with another. The new one should be around the same price or if it is a bit more expensive, I could pay the difference. I'll be using it on a MacBook Pro (early 2008). The main use is...

Heck, I couldn't handle the pressure. Ordered a Sony A818 8GB. Case closed. EDIT: not at 119USD but about 120€ + shipping which isn't that bad... Thanks for the advice!

Guys, please don't mention US prices like that. They make me turn green. I had thought E280 at 100€ (150 USD) was cheap.

How do you people rate the player now nearly a year after this thread was started? Are the mentioned problems still present with the newest firmwares? Can the current players be rockboxed? Thanks. I'm partly tempted by this player due to its relatively low price and the memory card extension...

Quote: Originally Posted by dap_pad Well, it's just that the top part is intentionally made "loose" so that you can click it... it's actually very secure. I've heard of case on ClixHere that people have dropped it from 6 feet with no problems So durability is definetely not an issue...

All the software I found seem to work on Wintel only. Any suggestions? (OS X 10.5.3)

The cheapest I've found this is around 150 euros for the 8GB version, about the same as the Clix 2 8GB goes for. I really wonder which would be the better choice for me. I think 8GBs would probably be enough for music, but then again I just might end up having some space hog video material also...

Thanks again, everybody. BTW, in the MD era I think Sonic Stage used to be among the worst software I've ever used. Don't know if it's still that bad.

Thanks, both of you.

The manual for A816 specifically says the player will only work with XP and Vista. What's the situation in practice? Does the drag & drop feature work with Windows 2000? How about OS X (Leopard) or Linux (newest kernel)? Thanks.

Thanks, I'll take a look at it.

I've had my 1GB Creative for 2 or 3 years now and it's starting to act up. So I figure it's the time to get a new one. Which would you recommend with the following properties? - Must have built-in USB and must work on W2k and XP without any drivers or software - Must work with rechargable AA...

I agree the default UI is terrible. The users who have the time, the knowhow and the willpower to dig deeeeeeeeep can obviously tweak it anyway they want. However, I have found out I certainly lack all three and after a couple of hours couldn't even learn the beginnings. So I'm using the default...

As K9 did not work in my system, I ended up installing Naomi. I could make it affect only one user profile, but unfortunately it doesn't have the option to allow only preselected sites. Well, it's surely better than nothing but I'm still open to suggestions. Any1?

Quote: Originally Posted by hubcaps The k9 works well and is free. There's also a program called naomi, but i think it would close my itunes. Thanks. Does the K9 have the option to allow just certain sites? I tried to install it yesterday, but there were two problems. First, it...

Thanks, but I don't really see how philosophical pondering like that is going to help. I just want a software that let's ME decide what sites are suitable for MY kids.

Hi. As my kids have started to use a few websites, I want to find a suitable filter software for them. There seem to be different products, some based on detecting bad IPs, some analyzing content and so on. What I am looking for is a software that blocks ALL websites except the ones defined as...