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WMA to MP3 Convert WMA to MP3 using WMA MP3 Converter

music-...@tom.com (music-fan) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:40:19 UT

WMA to MP3 Convert WMA to MP3 using WMA MP3 Converter
How to convert WMA to MP3
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Windows Media series includes formats like WMA (Windows Media Audio),
WMV (Windows Media Video) and ASF (Advanced Systems Format).
What's the difference between the ASF, WMV and WMA?

FS: "Cleared For Takeoff: Your Interactive Software for Becoming a Private Pilot" CD-ROM Set with Binder

jrs...@mnsi.net (j. r. sinclair) — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:13:58 UT

"Cleared For Takeoff: Your Interactive Software for Becoming a Private
Pilot" CD-ROM Set with Binder
I have for sale the 1998 King Schools Inc. "Cleared For Takeoff: Your
Interactive Software for Becoming a Private Pilot" CD-ROM Set (for Cessna
Training) with Binder with Installation Instructions and Toll-Free

Re: What's the best external USB disc reader and writer to get?

rod.speed....@gmail.com (Rod Speed) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:24:30 UT

I guess its possible that the electronics in the box does
take significantly more power with the sata versions.
Dont have any handy to measure.

Re: What's the best external USB disc reader and writer to get?

oh...@cox.net (ohaya) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:54:02 UT

Hi,
It doesn't seem like it's due to drive size. For example, I have two
320GB 2.5" drives, one IDE and one SATA. I tried the IDE in several
enclosures, all with no problem on one USB cable. With the SATA, I
tried 3 (I think) different enclosures (luckily, we have a local
Microcenter that I drive past everyday, so I could go back and get a

Re: What's the best external USB disc reader and writer to get?

rod.speed....@gmail.com (Rod Speed) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:04:08 UT

Dont forget what that did to the cat.
Maybe the SATA drives have been bigger, because they are newer.
Thats possible. You'd have to measure the current used with no drive installed.

Re: What's the best external USB disc reader and writer to get?

oh...@cox.net (ohaya) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:48:11 UT

Hi,
Sorry that this is just a little off-topic, but I have a question
related to this that I've been curious about.
I have a number of 2.5" USB2 drive enclosures. Most of have been for
IDE drives, but I've gotten a couple of newer ones lately for 2.5" SATA
drives more recently.
As far as I can remember, in all cases, I've not had problems running

Re: What's the best external USB disc reader and writer to get?

rod.speed....@gmail.com (Rod Speed) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:44:45 UT

Ant wrote:
It does work pretty well with the 2.5" portable USD external hard drives
that have two USB cables. The extra one is just used for the extra power.

Re: What's the best external USB disc reader and writer to get?

a...@zimage.comant (Ant) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:06:33 UT

On 10/1/2009 12:10 AM PT, Rod Speed typed:
Thanks again. I guess I will avoid using these portable USB external
non-Flash drives, without power cables, then.

Re: What's the best external USB disc reader and writer to get?

rod.speed....@gmail.com (Rod Speed) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:10:09 UT

Ant wrote:
Doesnt fix them, but the detail has changed, particularly on max power the device can take.
[link]

Re: What's the best external USB disc reader and writer to get?

a...@zimage.comant (Ant) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:44:06 UT

On 9/29/2009 12:19 PM PT, Rod Speed typed:
Interesting and thanks (and everyone else who replied). I wasn't aware
of drives using that much power. I thought by now, USB can handle well.
Does USB3 fix these power issues?

Re: What's the best external USB disc reader and writer to get?

paul.hes...@blueyonder.co.uk (Paul Heslop) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:46:38 UT

cjt wrote:
yeah, that is how this little HD would work. as is it plugs into a
port on this computer as the two are built for each other. I am still
not happy about it.

Re: What's the best external USB disc reader and writer to get?

chelj...@invalid.invalid (cjt) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:45:49 UT

FWIW, I recently bought an ASUS drive at Best Buy that I'm quite pleased
with (so far); it plugs into _two_ USB ports to get the requisite power.

Re: What's the best external USB disc reader and writer to get?

paul.hes...@blueyonder.co.uk (Paul Heslop) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:32:19 UT

Ant wrote:
I just feel with this kind of gear a nice steadypower supply is better
and less likely to cause problems. With that usb hub things just
worked when they wanted. It could be an age thing of course, I am
talking quite a while ago. I think if you want to connect this HD to
an older system you have to use a special lead which has two usb

Re: What's the best external USB disc reader and writer to get?

ato_...@hotmail.com (Ato_Zee) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:24:25 UT

Pulling power risk blowing the USB fuse and they are hard to source
and replace, so for most users and laptops that port is a write off.
Also some USB chipsets may be a bit picky about working with
some external USB HD's.
Because of this I gave up and went for eSATA.

Re: What's the best external USB disc reader and writer to get?

rod.speed....@gmail.com (Rod Speed) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:19:37 UT

Ant wrote
Because the device stops working properly when it cant get the power it needs.
They dont take enough to matter.