[real-eyes] Re: Playing music through a network on an externalhard drive
- From: "jose" <crunch1@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:53:33 -0600
don't worried about posting this to the list. I have posted stuff to the
first steps for the blind that wasn't meant for the list.
It was kind of funny and also imbearsing.
----- Original Message -----
From: "V Nork" <ginisd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 1:29 PM
Subject: [real-eyes] Re: Playing music through a network on an externalhard
drive
> Hello Luis, I am forwarding you this message not for the content, but
> only
> for the phone nummber at the end of the message. This Robert Beech is
> apparently a teacher at a Kansas City community college, and my intuition
> tells me he might be able to answer a question or two. I have been
> thinking
> about your flash drive situation, and realizing it is a hardware question,
> of course, and a very simple one, but I am not yet sure what the answer
> is.
> When I first got my flash drive, I took it to the community college, and
> she
> the instructor formatted it. I do not know if that is necessary to use it
> in your case. Also, once you put it in the USB port for the first time,
> is
> there a step that lets your computer recognize it as a removeable storage
> device? I did not have to know this either to use my flash drive, so I
> have
> not yet learned it. Once you have determined if your flash drive needs
> more
> than just putting it in your USB port, then it is just a matter of using
> the
> save as dialog box. And I have gotten proficient at saving things. So I
> do
> not want you to get discouraged, but just think of these things. What I
> wish for you is that you could get some in home help with some of the
> specifics of the hardware and software of your system. If you can get
> some of the basics out of the way, it is easier for people to help you
> over
> the phone or by E mail. I know I had an instructor from a service
> organization in my home briefly, and he recommended the ATI school. But
> more about all this later, I just wanted to give you Robert Beech's phone
> number, I do not know if he would be helpful directly, but he could give
> you
> some resources you might think of using in Indiana. Perhaps you sense my
> frustration that you do not have the help you need and deserve. I just
> keep
> asking away, I go to a computer lab at my local community college, and I
> am
> making progress. Under better circumstances, I could race ahead, I feel.
> But on the other hand, I am forced to go slowly and really absorb each
> concept. I am sorry this is so long winded and a bit rambling. Talk
> later,
> Ginny----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Beach" <rbeach@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 6:53 AM
> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: Playing music through a network on an
> externalhard
> drive
>
>
>> Are you using a wireless connect from the laptop to the desktop? If so,
>> that could be the issue.
>>
>> I remember when I purchased my wireless router I was considering a slower
>> system. The tech told me that on the wireless side I would possibly
>> notice some lag if I were streaming large, high-quality video or maybe
>> even audio files. Since the better router was only another 20 dollars,
>> and I knew he was telling me the truth since some friends had told me the
>> same thing, I went with a faster router and have not experienced any
>> problems either connecting to the other computer or to the internet.
>>
>>
>>
>> Robert Lee Beach
>> Assistive Technology Specialist
>> Kansas City Kansas Community College
>> 7250 State Avenue
>> Kansas City, KS 66112
>> Phone: (913) 288-7671
>> Fax: (913) 288-7678
>> E-mail: rbeach@xxxxxxxxx
>>
>>>>> "Duyahn Walker" <themusicman1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 1/30/2009 8:33 AM >>>
>> Hi listers!
>>
>> I have a network connection to my laptop and desktop. All my music is on
>> an
>> external hard drive that is connected to my laptop computer. Last night,
>> I
>> was playing some music through my network and I notice something with it.
>> Every now and then, the track I am listening to stop in Winamp. I guess
>> you
>> can say it locks up then starts again. Then locks up then starts again.
>> Basically what I am saying is that it sounds like it is buffering but
>> it's
>> not. When I go to the laptop and play the same track, it works fine. I am
>> trying to figure
>> out if this is a network issue, or a connection to the network that
>> Winamp
>> is having a problem with. If this question is to technical for the list,
>> I'm
>> sorry. Any and all help would be
>> appreciated.
>>
>> Duyahn
>>
>> You can contact me in the following ways
>>
>> MSN for desktop: themusicman1@xxxxxxxxx
>> MSN for laptop: duyahns_laptop@xxxxxxxxx
>> AOL AIM: MKnightJones
>> Yahoo messenger: themusicman_2004
>> Skype: Duyahn
>>
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