Probably not going to help, but...I have noticed that Windows itself does not always do a good install. In fact, just this last week I had to reinstall windows three times to get it to run with the proper permissions set on both the C:\ drive and registry items themselves. I honestly do not understa...

I have had my Nero since they first came out. No issues ever. zero. Sounds great, highly functional.

I use the optical out from my Vizio TV without any issues whatsoever.

I never understood why people expect to get paid for playing music. Unless of course you're an actual genius or prodigy, the rest of us simply aren't worth much money. I used to chase money but realized it's a lot like collecting dog poo. All you have to do is decide how dirt you want to get when pi...

tick-tock or should I say tiktok?

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/23/spotify ... tinue.html

The streaming services will continue to scam investors while making a hash of royalty payment schemes until the energy to run all those server farms gets too expensive. Which won't be long now.

nope. I use console tape and label every one of them when I get new gear. Plus, I keep them always together with their intended device.

I can't read print the size of cockroach footprints.

These days you're spoiled for choice and can hardly go wrong. The Apollo gear is great even without plug ins. Focusrite makes excellent pres as well. I use an aggregate device in Mac using the Focusrite 8PreX and an Apollo 8 which provides more than enough options. RME is beloved in the EU/UK, almos...

The Bing walk through is incorrect for build 19042...Settings>System>Storage>Temporary Files..

But it's always been this way. Sure, the new media platforms evolve the space a bit, but as far as fake news goes, BBC and NYT are hard to beat. Anyone remember the run up to the Iraq war? I can cite thousands of intentional lies pushed by the hallowed media giants. The silence is deafening. So lies...

Good lord. Funny thing, I live in the US and now that I've clicked that link from a UK customer, Reverb thinks I'm in the UK and is pricing everything in pounds lol. Now that's quality programming for ya. Better log off and clear me caches.

My deepest condolences

Technology, such as it is, also has a hard stop via one mechanism or another and those who've developed "archaic" skills, like farming, carpentry, masonry, knitting, etc. will fare better than those who learn how to use electron microscopes and fly spaceships. I know here at SOS there is l...