22july2013

The biggest problem I have with my Mac (and my Apple TV) is that there's no software I can find that will normalize the audio levels of something that I'm viewing (viewing live, not a recorded file). So I'm constantly adjusting volume when I switch apps, or videos, or songs. Am I the first person on earth that wants volume at a constant level? If any company on earth should have a product that normalizes live audio, it should be RogueAmoeba. As far as I can see they don't sell such a product.

I buy lots of Apple products but I usually wait a couple of weeks to see if there's any "-gate" controversy. I would call myself a "-gatewaiter". Hmm, that's a word I just coined and it starts with an apostrophe. I can't think of any other words that start with one.

iPhone eXcesS?

"Since Apple TV lacks coaxial cable support, subscribers will likely need to download the MyCanal app for full functionality." - How does an app compensate for the lack of hardware? I'm not being rhetorical, I have no idea what the author is saying here. On another matter, does the Apple TV app know what's playing on the MyCanal App? And is the MyCanal App simply a streaming app, or can you pick and choose what you want to watch and when?

Apple doesn't sell any music. Apple only licenses music. When I buy an actual CD from a store, I can resell it because the CD is mine. I can't resell music that I buy from Apple, so it's not mine. In fact I can't even bequeath it to someone when I die, (the music is "non-transferrable") even if I invested $10,000 in music from their store. You are merely renting it, just as Apple Music allows you to rent music. The difference is price. I pay about $10/month/allsongs for Apple Music, while I pay $1/life/onesong for "buying" (licensing) a song on iTunes. Which one is more economical? That depends on your age and how much you want to spend. If you're over 50 then "buying" music is probably a bad idea since it all disappears the day you die. But in any case, let's stop all this talk about "buying music online." Rent, or rent not, there is no buy. (Apologies to Yoda.)