Posts by Benjamin King2

Maybe just try a basic QuickTime install—you might actually need an Apple codec to make this work.

There isn't actually a plugin for that anymore—ever since version 5.12 rolled out, the support is just baked right into the software itself. Have you checked your options under preferences in the file types list to see if .MP3 shows up there?

Which version of Winamp are you running? Starting from v5.12, the built-in MPEG-4 decoder handles MP3/MP3 audio formats natively—so you don't have to deal with any annoying extra plugins.

Look, nothing converts to MP3 without losing some quality, but honestly, you probably won't even notice the difference.

Just head over to the motherboard manufacturer's website—you probably have the driver right there on the motherboard Windows XP CD anyway—and grab the SATA boot driver. Once you've got it, load it onto a floppy disk and feed it to the installer. Hit F6 the second the setup starts, and eventually, it’ll prompt you to insert the floppy.

You’ve got the wrong serial number. You either need to hunt down one that actually works with NTSC mode—since we're obviously dealing with US standards here—or just convert the damn video to NTSC yourself.

Are you actually crazy enough to keep opening the exact same thread over and over again?

Look, there’s gotta be an option in there somewhere—just dig through the help files for the split screen settings. If that clunky old Windows Movie Maker can pull it off, then Pinnacle has to have it too. It's just common sense, really.

On those Dell Latitude machines, you hit F10 to get right into the BIOS.

If you’re talking about Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned... 🤮 then honestly, the only track on that whole album that even comes close to being decent is Spitfire—but even that is pretty much ruined by Juliette Lewis’s over-the-top vocals. 🙄 Just to clarify my point from the previous post, I was mostly referring to their live shows, which have been absolute garbage compared to when they were actually at their peak. You really have to know when to quit once it becomes obvious that time has simply moved on without you.

Eric Moore32 said:I was actually on the fence about seeing Iggy Pop—but then I heard The Roots were coming through...😬

I've never caught them live,
so what exactly counts as the "old ADF"? Are we talking the era with Deedera, or the shows they played back at The Factory and in Savannah?
What's even changed since then?

When I say "old school," I mean that specific groove they had during Rafi's Revenge and Community Music. That 2001 set at The Factory was legendary—even if Deedera wasn't there anymore. I caught them again maybe two years later... I don't know, the juice just isn't there. It’s not quite THAT anymore. And honestly, I have no idea how the bassist who replaced Dr. Dasa holds up.
If you haven't seen them, just go. Even when you compare the old ADF to the new version, the gap isn't nearly as massive as it is with Prodigy today—and Prodigy is a complete train wreck compared to their prime.

swiftscout8 said:Anyone got any decent acid jazz albums? Looking for some recommendations—nothing too crazy, just some solid stuff to spin. 🙂

Look, let's be real—calling "acid jazz" a single genre is a massive stretch. It’s such a loose, slippery concept that trying to pin it down feels almost impossible. You’ve got this huge, sprawling spectrum where jazz just kind of crashes into disco, funk, soul, hip-hop, Latin vibes, and house music all at once... it's an incredibly wide net to cast. 🙂 It’s pretty much a given that the sounds of the 60s and 70s just keep bleeding into newer genres—it's like this continuous loop where everything gets richer because of the remix. Over in England, this whole movement really started picking up steam in the early 80s when you had that funk revival colliding with the rise of acid house, which basically acted as a catalyst for mixing in some seriously funky jazz. Meanwhile, over here in the States, you had that rare groove jazz vibe swirling together with disco and funk... and honestly, it wasn't just the musicians driving the bus. This specific way of interpreting the music became a massive pillar of DJ culture—they weren't just playing records; they were often jamming right alongside the artists. You’d see people digging deep into Miles Davis or Parker's catalogs, and you even had instances like Branford Marsalis performing with Public Enemy. It was all interconnected.

I honestly have no clue what you’ve been listening to or what actually floats your boat—so I can't exactly give you a targeted recommendation here—but if you're looking for a starting point, just dive into some Quincy Jones, maybe check out a Gilles Peterson compilation, or perhaps see if Astrud Gilberto's vibe hits for you.

Take a look through this—there’s some actually useful info buried in here: Check out this link—it’s basically a deep dive into the Acid Jazz scene: http://www.cmd.uu.se/AcidJazz/

Eric Moore32 said:I’m a huge fan of The Roots
I heard they’re hitting Chicago on August 28th as part of the Summer Music Fest
so I was wondering if it’s actually worth catching live....

Well, go for it if you haven't seen them before—why wouldn't you? Just don't go in expecting that "classic" era sound from decades ago...

wiredotter12 said:I keep getting hit with these annoying pop-ups—the kind that just won't quit...
Just a heads-up—if your computer is dealing with some messy registry database errors or a glitchy file system, you’re basically asking for trouble. We're talking unpredictable, erratic behavior, random freezes, or those sudden, annoying crashes that just ruin your afternoon.

Cleaning up these glitches isn't just about making things run smoother—it’s actually about keeping your data from vanishing into thin air. Seriously, fixing this stuff can give your computer a much-needed performance boost and, more importantly, stop you from losing everything you've worked on.

So, I just saw this pop-up asking if I'd like to install ErrorSafe to check my computer for free—apparently, it’s "recommended"—and honestly, who actually falls for this stuff anymore? It’s one of those classic, nagging prompts that just hangs there, acting like your system is a ticking time bomb unless you click through their little setup wizard. It’s basically digital junk mail masquerading as helpful advice. Just another thing to clutter up your life when you're already dealing with enough nonsense.
Help—does anyone actually know what they're doing here??? 🙏 🙏 🙏

Aside from that ErrorSafe and Mywebsearch nonsense, I don't see any other junk cluttering up the log. You really ought to let Norton take care of ErrorSafe—it should be an easy fix—and definitely use Spybot to wipe out Mywebsearch. If you’re still sticking with Internet Explorer, do yourself a favor and grab SpywareBlaster too, just to save yourself the headache next time. As for that AVG guard, honestly? Just scrap it. You can ditch it from your system entirely. Did you actually run a full scan with Norton yet? It looks to me like you have a bit of a habit of installing every random toolbar that comes your way... maybe try to dial it back a notch. 🙂

Just go ahead and hit Start -> Run -> msconfig, head over to that startup tab, and just uncheck everything related to QuickTime, Nero, or Acrobat Reader... honestly, it’s all just useless junk eating up your RAM for no reason.

If you had just typed that into Google instead of posting it here...☕

The image is going to look stretched out, but honestly—where are you even going to find a driver for this? I’m assuming you don't have the original software that came with the laptop anymore 😬
And just so we're clear—RAM has absolutely nothing to do with drivers.

Try popping that disc into a decent computer first—if the drive still struggles to read it, then honestly, just chuck that laptop out a window.

urbangardener said:Look, I plug in the CD-ROM and pull the floppy drive, but how am I supposed to actually get into MS-DOS? You know—if you don't have a bootable USB drive ready to go, you can't even enter MS-DOS in the first place... I tried swapping them out while I was already in MS-DOS, pulling the floppy and plugging in the CD-ROM, but yeah, nothing happens...

Just hook up the CD-ROM, copy the Windows 95 installation files onto your hard drive, then plug the floppy back in. Boot from the floppy, navigate to the folder where you dumped those Windows 95 files, and run setup. Simple as that.

Just copy the installation files from the CD over to the hard drive, boot up using a floppy, and you’re good to go. Honestly, though—running Windows 98 on a machine with only 24 MB of RAM? That’s a recipe for disaster—you'd be much better off just sticking with Windows 95.

A little lazy today, aren't we? http://www.ghisler.com/advanced.htm#tutorial_ftp
Q: So, what's the deal with connecting to an FTP server? 🙂

What’s your take on picking one? I mean, you probably already have a clue where you're planning to host the site anyway, right? 😕