Comments for Mike Vail http://mikevail.org Not Perfect, Just Perfectly Remarkable Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:54:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on Vista = Shit on a Stick by Ryan http://mikevail.org/vista-shit-on-a-stick/comment-page-4/#comment-290 Ryan Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:55:04 +0000 http://www.mikevail.org/2007/06/24/vista-shit-on-a-stick/#comment-290 Couldn't agree more! It's a complete crock: it crashes, it's slow, annoying (popups, popups, popups, popups) and EVERYTHING has been moved around - why bother? The worst thing "You left your laptop for a while so I downloaded (yet another) update and restarted the PC. Oh, you were working on it and you've lost your work, or what you were doing? Sorry. Tough". Second worst thing: switch it on and it immediately tells you to reboot. What kind of machine tells you to switch it off again, the moment you switch it on? Microsoft need to learn, we DON'T CARE about the o/s. I don't care about 6 trillion popups, endless patches, endless restarts. I want to switch my pc on and start working on it. When I'm done I want to switch it off. End of. Couldn’t agree more! It’s a complete crock: it crashes, it’s slow, annoying (popups, popups, popups, popups) and EVERYTHING has been moved around – why bother?

The worst thing “You left your laptop for a while so I downloaded (yet another) update and restarted the PC. Oh, you were working on it and you’ve lost your work, or what you were doing? Sorry. Tough”.

Second worst thing: switch it on and it immediately tells you to reboot. What kind of machine tells you to switch it off again, the moment you switch it on?

Microsoft need to learn, we DON’T CARE about the o/s. I don’t care about 6 trillion popups, endless patches, endless restarts. I want to switch my pc on and start working on it. When I’m done I want to switch it off. End of.

]]> Comment on Disappearing Songs in iTunes by Jon http://mikevail.org/disappearing-songs-in-itunes/comment-page-2/#comment-289 Jon Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:28:51 +0000 http://www.mikevail.org/?p=151#comment-289 i've had itunes libraries get damaged numerous times, losing all the play count data and ratings etc, most songs missing from itunes. but the MP3's and AAC's are still in their original folders. i assume everyone here checked that. Losing valuable files is a good lesson to backup! I periodically make a copy of my itunes music folder on another drive just in case. i’ve had itunes libraries get damaged numerous times, losing all the play count data and ratings etc, most songs missing from itunes. but the MP3’s and AAC’s are still in their original folders. i assume everyone here checked that.

Losing valuable files is a good lesson to backup! I periodically make a copy of my itunes music folder on another drive just in case.

]]> Comment on Disappearing Songs in iTunes by Mad @ iTunes http://mikevail.org/disappearing-songs-in-itunes/comment-page-2/#comment-287 Mad @ iTunes Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:01:36 +0000 http://www.mikevail.org/?p=151#comment-287 YES, it sucks. iTunes has f**ked up some where and now every time I go into my music a few more songs go missing. What the hell, Apple!?! I'm extra pissed off about this because alot of my music is really hard to find, even on the internet. Apple and iTunes have really got to get their sh*t back together if they ever want me to make the switch to a Mac. YES, it sucks. iTunes has f**ked up some where and now every time I go into my music a few more songs go missing. What the hell, Apple!?! I’m extra pissed off about this because alot of my music is really hard to find, even on the internet. Apple and iTunes have really got to get their sh*t back together if they ever want me to make the switch to a Mac.

]]> Comment on Disappearing Songs in iTunes by Sharon http://mikevail.org/disappearing-songs-in-itunes/comment-page-2/#comment-286 Sharon Sat, 09 Jan 2010 11:56:21 +0000 http://www.mikevail.org/?p=151#comment-286 Hi All, I have a similar but different problem . Our PC Crashed recently and we went out and purchased a MAC - I then left on hols and havent been able to get the Itunes librasy retrieved rom the hard drive of our PC - so currenlty NO itunes library. Anyway two nights ago i went to listen to music on my iphone after downloading a new ringtone (Itunes Top 10 ringtone) and presto now I have now music in library at all - thousnads of songs just gone!!! What?? Has nothing to with syncing - I am interstate and not near another computer! So how can this happen - does Apple sync automatically without approval if you purchase something via I tunes on ur phone??? Is the music still in the phone somewhere Hi All, I have a similar but different problem . Our PC Crashed recently and we went out and purchased a MAC – I then left on hols and havent been able to get the Itunes librasy retrieved rom the hard drive of our PC – so currenlty NO itunes library. Anyway two nights ago i went to listen to music on my iphone after downloading a new ringtone (Itunes Top 10 ringtone) and presto now I have now music in library at all – thousnads of songs just gone!!! What?? Has nothing to with syncing – I am interstate and not near another computer! So how can this happen – does Apple sync automatically without approval if you purchase something via I tunes on ur phone??? Is the music still in the phone somewhere

]]> Comment on Disappearing Songs in iTunes by Mike Vail http://mikevail.org/disappearing-songs-in-itunes/comment-page-2/#comment-272 Mike Vail Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:50:48 +0000 http://www.mikevail.org/?p=151#comment-272 After reading your comment something popped in my head. I switched to a Mac over a year ago and since then haven't lost anything from iTunes. Don't know if that is because of being on a Mac or just because iTunes stop deleting files. Just a idea. After reading your comment something popped in my head. I switched to a Mac over a year ago and since then haven’t lost anything from iTunes. Don’t know if that is because of being on a Mac or just because iTunes stop deleting files. Just a idea.

]]> Comment on Disappearing Songs in iTunes by Fran Risquez http://mikevail.org/disappearing-songs-in-itunes/comment-page-2/#comment-271 Fran Risquez Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:06:30 +0000 http://www.mikevail.org/?p=151#comment-271 Guys, iLounge helped me get this link: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1493 ("Windows confuses iPod with network drive or hard drive and may keep iPod from mounting or songs may seem to disappear") With this I have retrieved some of the lost albums; now, it's tricky, because some different albums got lost in the way. My final conclusion will be: if in Windows, keep your music files to your local hard disk, and only use external as back ups, triying to maintain the same drive letter assigned Guys, iLounge helped me get this link: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1493 (“Windows confuses iPod with network drive or hard drive and may keep iPod from mounting or songs may seem to disappear”) With this I have retrieved some of the lost albums; now, it’s tricky, because some different albums got lost in the way. My final conclusion will be: if in Windows, keep your music files to your local hard disk, and only use external as back ups, triying to maintain the same drive letter assigned

]]> Comment on Disappearing Songs in iTunes by Susan http://mikevail.org/disappearing-songs-in-itunes/comment-page-2/#comment-251 Susan Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:19:40 +0000 http://www.mikevail.org/?p=151#comment-251 The first time ALL my music disappeared from iTunes, I redid it and now just about 1/2 is missing. I read and read and try everything, but no success. So annoying with no real solutions. The first time ALL my music disappeared from iTunes, I redid it and now just about 1/2 is missing. I read and read and try everything, but no success. So annoying with no real solutions.

]]> Comment on Disappearing Songs in iTunes by Aodhán http://mikevail.org/disappearing-songs-in-itunes/comment-page-2/#comment-246 Aodhán Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:45:05 +0000 http://www.mikevail.org/?p=151#comment-246 This is also happening to me and it is driving me crazy. To be more precise, what is happening is that I open my ITunes library and all of my songs - a few thousand of them - have disappeared, vanished. It has just happened today, for the fifth time this year. Yes, I am aware that I simply go to File ==> Add Folder to Library, and they all come back again. However, like other posters above, I have spent many, many hours rating all my songs and putting them into playlists. And now I am back to the start again. Does anybody in this world know how to stop this most infuriating vanishing of my ITunes Library? This is also happening to me and it is driving me crazy. To be more precise, what is happening is that I open my ITunes library and all of my songs – a few thousand of them – have disappeared, vanished. It has just happened today, for the fifth time this year. Yes, I am aware that I simply go to File ==> Add Folder to Library, and they all come back again. However, like other posters above, I have spent many, many hours rating all my songs and putting them into playlists. And now I am back to the start again. Does anybody in this world know how to stop this most infuriating vanishing of my ITunes Library?

]]> Comment on Disappearing Songs in iTunes by Karen Frantz http://mikevail.org/disappearing-songs-in-itunes/comment-page-1/#comment-243 Karen Frantz Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:30:26 +0000 http://www.mikevail.org/?p=151#comment-243 I have lost thousands of songs many different times--- I run a studio and my misc libraries are key to my business--- right now I'm in the middle of producing a show and BAM--- I go to make a new playlist and 5,000 songs are just gone--- not to mention the hundreds of purchases videos, shows and movies, and music on there too. I have found like 400 songs still on my computer but not the the stuff I really need-- I have tried to restore my system--- doesn't work-- and this is the 10th time i have had to re-do itunes--- PLEASE-- someone give me an easier alternative!! I should be working on my show-- not playing computer geek-- thanks Karen I have lost thousands of songs many different times— I run a studio and my misc libraries are key to my business—
right now I’m in the middle of producing a show and BAM— I go to make a new playlist and 5,000 songs are just gone— not to mention the hundreds of purchases videos, shows and movies, and music on there too. I have found like 400 songs still on my computer but not the the stuff I really need– I have tried to restore my system— doesn’t work– and this is the 10th time i have had to re-do itunes— PLEASE– someone give me an easier alternative!! I should be working on my show– not playing computer geek–
thanks
Karen

]]> Comment on Rockin the itch with Thesis by booker http://mikevail.org/rockin-the-itch-with-thesis/comment-page-1/#comment-232 booker Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:46:16 +0000 http://mikevail.org/?p=404#comment-232 I love this theme. I love this theme.

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