I've been using a 29" CRT TV since 1996 (I think) and would finally like to upgrade to a modern flat panel full HD TV. I have a few questions :   1) Would 32" panel be too small? I mean would the image size be smaller than a 29" CRT for widescreen movies? 2) Are there still image quality...

I've just set up EAC Version 1.0Beta according to this guide (http://blowfish.be/eac/index.html) on my new Windows 7 32-bit Home Premium., and I've been experiencing some weird issues.   I've been using EAC for many years now, mostly ripping CDs to MP3s on Win XP ... I've very little...

I am re-ripping my entire CD collection in FLAC. I used to just leave the album art in the album's folder, but since upgrading my OS, I've added Windows 7 integration to Foobar - I've noticed that album art needs to be embedded into the files for the jump list to display the artwork.    So...

Guys, need some advice.   I just upgraded to Win 7 and would like to know whether I really need to install ATI Catalyst Center. In the past, on Win XP, I installed the Catalyst Center, but never found a use for it. I don't really play games, maybe one or two sessions of my old copy of Civ IV...

Would appreciate some advice. I am thinking about upgrading my wireless router, currently the Netgear WGR614 v6. It has served me for over 7 years, with no downtime or problems. I have no complaints about speed either. The reasons I would like to upgrade include:   1 > Would like WPA2...

Need some help guys. I've been experiencing a recurring problem today. A small windows like thing pops up - and I can't seem to close it. There are no obvious ways to close it (either from the window itself or from the toolbar) and windows task manager does not show it as an application. I...

I am ripping my copy of Pinky Floyd's Echoes - The Best Of Pink Floyd to FLAC with EAC. Most of the tracks were ripped in burst mode, CRCs checked out ok with test and copy; accurate rip also verified results.   All the tracks were fine except one and the logged returned the following data ...

It's time for me to acquire a new external 3.5" hard disk for backing up all my music. The current one I'm using is an enclosure + 3.5 disk assembled by myself over 8 years ago. Now that prices for branded external hard disks have fallen considerably, I am considering getting one of the...

I've been experiencing loss of replay gain data stored as tags in my MP3 files and I suspect that this is due to iTunes. I use EAC for ripping, Foobar for day to day audio playback and iTunes only for syncing (and creating playlists) to iPod.   Normally, I rip with EAC, import to Foobar (now...

Guys, need some help!   I just added a new sorting for my album list panel, and have albums sorted by date added. The issue is this is currently chronological starting from when I first used Foobar progressing downwards.   How do I get it to sort in reverse order, i.e. latest added...

I read about Steve Miller's new CD Bingo over at the Quietus (where Steve Miller talks about tracks on the CD) yesterday and managed to get a hold of the CD today. I just gave it my first spin and found it an enjoyable album; nothing ground-breaking here, but Steve Miller is back to his 70s era...

Under the old system, we have to use a hosting service to post images in threads. This no longer seems to be the case, am I right?   I couldn't use an [img] tag to add an image to a thread. Instead, I clicked on the add image icon in the toolbar - which gave me 2 options: add from PC or from...

Before, when I revisit, only the threads that have been have new posts are in bold, everything else is normal (i.e. un-highlighted). This makes it easy to see which are the new threads. Now everything is in bold and it is hard to see which are the new posts (from since my last visit).   Is...

Every time my PC passes the 2 year old mark, problems begin to emerge. Recently, my PC crashes for no reason at all (well, no reason I can locate). Browsing with either FF or Chrome, have TweetDeck and Foobar running, that's all. (Sure, I have other stuff like Avast running in the background)...

Jimi Hendrix's Valleys Of Neptune is officially out this week (I think). Product description from Amazon (link: http://www.amazon.com/Valleys-Neptun...N%3DB00328G4V6) : Quote: This brand-new, completely unreleased studio album features 12 previously unreleased studio recordings...

On a PC I built for a family member, I have a dual monitor set-up (same brand same model) that has worked for several months with no problems whatsoever. However, tonight, PC went on standby and while the primary mon recovered properly, the secondary mon refuses to come back alive and stays...

I'm a big Miles Davis fan and although Sketches of Spain ain't my favorite Miles album, I find the music mesmerizing. Thus, I'm rather curious as to what Joaquín Rodrigo's original Concierto de Aranjuez sounds like ... wouldn't mind having some Spanish guitar either as I don't think I have any...

Going retro tonight ... was cleaning my gear and dug out my old Panasonic SJ-MJ10. Charged it from flat a battery - took less than 1 hour. Nice. The little player is well made and is functioning properly despite my not having touched it for 5+ years, since I got my first DAP (the iRiver H320)...

I recently installed the new version of Foobar (0.9.6.9) and as well as the plugin foo_winamp_ipc to display tracks I am playing as status on Digsby - problem is it doesn't work. Tried installing the previous plugin foo_winamp_spam that worked with my previous Foobar (0.9.4.3) setup, but it...

Just curious. I had been lazy and didn't bother upgrading for quite a few years - I have been using 0.9.4.3 for quite a few years and the work required to reconfigure put me off upgrading as then only major benefit I saw was the auto-monitoring of the music folder. Anyway, last night I took...

I own a dozen John Coltrane albums but noticed that I don't have any live performances of the saxophonist. I am very interested in acquiring one or more live recordings by Coltrane but have no idea what to get. For reference, I am more fond of Coltrane's earlier albums - particularly Lush...

I really hate this PC nightmares! I just tried to boot up my PC this morning and on my first try, POST was completed and Windows XP seemed to be loading . . . suddenly the PC powers off. I try to turn it on again, this time entering the BIOS to check if it identifies the SATA hard drives (I...

New acquisition today. Damn . . . I swore no more CDs for awhile but then I made the mistake of visiting a CD store. Thus ended up buying David Gilmour's Live In Gdansk. I have the 2CD digipak version, but there also seems to be DVD version. CD1 01 : Speak To Me 02 : Breathe 03 : Time...

Quick question : I'm a newbie at Ubuntu. I just removed the bottom panel and installed Cairo Dock. But for some reason, when I maximize the window of any application, the applications still react like there is a bottom panel (i.e. not maximized to the point where it covers what used to be the...

I installed a new 250G hard disk into my PC and all seemed fine after formatting. The next day when I started up the PC, on POST I got the following error : "Ultra D.M.A. Mode 5 S.M.A.R.T. Capable but Command Failed. Press F1 to resume." After pressing F1, the screen goes blank, a cursor...