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As we know, the .m4v movies purchased from iTunes are protected with DRM. At first, you need to remove the DRM protection.QTFairUse: it can remove DRM protection from iTunes music and videos for free.Second, use M4V to DVD Converter for Mac which can help you convert and burn .m4v files without DRM protection easily . Follow the step-by-step guide on how to convert M4V to DVD on Mac. Step1 ]]> http://mac-dvd.blogs.ablenet.org/356/how_to_convert_itunes_movies_m4v_to_dvd_on_mac http://mac-dvd.blogs.ablenet.org/356/how_to_convert_itunes_movies_m4v_to_dvd_on_mac
This is based on AbleNET Comics and Heroes TV show... (The dead one is DK, of course ) ]]> http://stfu.blogs.ablenet.org/177/ablenet_heroes_1 http://stfu.blogs.ablenet.org/177/ablenet_heroes_1
Some wondered where did all comics go, so I figure I'd post them back... Maybe I'd even make some new ones, if DK stops sucking so hard --> * DK is now known as DK-Sucks #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 ]]> http://stfu.blogs.ablenet.org/176/ablenet_comics http://stfu.blogs.ablenet.org/176/ablenet_comics
A father scolded his son for being so unruly and the child rebel against his father. He got some of his clothes, his teddy bear and his piggy bank and proudly announced, "I'm running away from home!" The father calmly decided to look at the matter logically. "What if you go hungry?", he asked. "Then I'll come home and eat!", bravely declared the child. "And what if you run ]]> http://ccspan.blogs.ablenet.org/175/a_father_scolded_his_son http://ccspan.blogs.ablenet.org/175/a_father_scolded_his_son
A Sunday School teacher of pre-schooler was concerned that his students might be a little confused about Jesus Christ because of the Christmas season emphasis on His birth. He wanted to make sure they understood that the birth of Jesus occurred a long time ago, that He grew up, etc. So he asked his class, "Where is Jesus today ?" Johnny raised his hand and said, "He's in heaven." ]]> http://ccspan.blogs.ablenet.org/174/where_is_jesus http://ccspan.blogs.ablenet.org/174/where_is_jesus
I recently wrote this snarky comment to Amtrak: Message:Why take the train when flying is the same price? 1 Passenger: Passenger 1: AAA Adult Rail Fare: $225.00 Accommodations Price: $72.00 Total: $297.00 This certainly does not make me want to take the train. To which they responded: Dear Anthony, Thank you for contacting us. We are sorry that you feel our fares are too high. We firmly believe, that ]]> http://Anthony.blogs.ablenet.org/173/gee_i_wonder_why_amtrak_never_seems_to_make_a_profit http://Anthony.blogs.ablenet.org/173/gee_i_wonder_why_amtrak_never_seems_to_make_a_profit
“[John McCain] should ask Obama to join him in a town meeting on lessons from Russia’s aggression. Both candidates favor NATO membership for Georgia and Ukraine, perhaps Vladimir Putin’s next victim. But does Russia’s behavior cause Obama to rethink reliance on ‘soft power’ —dialogue, disapproval, diplomacy, economic carrots and sticks—which Putin considers almost an oxymoron? Does Russia’s resort to military coercion, and its arsenal of intercontinental ballistic missiles, cause ]]> http://Tinnitus.blogs.ablenet.org/172/soft_power http://Tinnitus.blogs.ablenet.org/172/soft_power
Reader Bruce Anderson sent us [WSJ Best of the Web] this response to an item yesterday on a column by the New York Times's Thomas Friedman, which Anderson takes more personally than we did:Have you noticed that the people shouting loudest to make developing oil fields impossible, to tax gasoline to astronomical levels, and to have government subsidized "Manhattan Projects" to create the breakthroughs in solar, wind, waves, bio-mass, ]]> http://Tinnitus.blogs.ablenet.org/171/response_to_thomas_friedman http://Tinnitus.blogs.ablenet.org/171/response_to_thomas_friedman
Q: WHO WINS? A: The alien...damn, he's got a gun. Ok, here's the thing. I was thinking about buying a derby but I wasn't sure if it was the right life choice for me, so I asked my doctor about it. Me: Yo Doc! You think I could pull off a derby hat, yo? Doc: I don't believe we've met. That wasn't exactly the answer I wanted. The answer ]]> http://TwoTwenty.blogs.ablenet.org/169/the_cost_of_doing_business http://TwoTwenty.blogs.ablenet.org/169/the_cost_of_doing_business
I tried Cuil for the very first time today and I must say... as much as I wanted to be impressed, I really was not. Cuil isn't, como se dice.... "Cool". I really like the name, intellectually, as it is slightly esoteric in that the word is Gaelic for "knowledge" and is pronounced "kewl" or "cool"... so it's hip, it's happening... it's forgettable. Unfortunately, for Cuil, it just doesn't ]]> http://Anthony.blogs.ablenet.org/168/cuil_isnt_very_cool http://Anthony.blogs.ablenet.org/168/cuil_isnt_very_cool
"I DEVOTED six years to carbon accounting, building models for the Australian Greenhouse Office. I am the rocket scientist who wrote the carbon accounting model (FullCAM) that measures Australia's compliance with the Kyoto Protocol, in the land use change and forestry sector. FullCAM models carbon flows in plants, mulch, debris, soils and agricultural products, using inputs such as climate data, plant physiology and satellite data. I've been following the ]]> http://Tinnitus.blogs.ablenet.org/167/no_smoking_hot_spot_dr_david_evans_in_the_australian http://Tinnitus.blogs.ablenet.org/167/no_smoking_hot_spot_dr_david_evans_in_the_australian
"Considerable presence" of skeptics The American Physical Society, an organization representing nearly 50,000 physicists, has reversed its stance on climate change and is now proclaiming that many of its members disbelieve in human-induced global warming. The APS is also sponsoring public debate on the validity of global warming science. The leadership of the society had previously called the evidence for global warming "incontrovertible." In a posting to the APS ]]> http://Tinnitus.blogs.ablenet.org/166/myth_of_consensus_explodes_aps_opens_global_warming_debate http://Tinnitus.blogs.ablenet.org/166/myth_of_consensus_explodes_aps_opens_global_warming_debate
Why we should ALL vote Republican this November! br> {GOOGLE} ]]> http://Anthony.blogs.ablenet.org/165/im_voting_republican http://Anthony.blogs.ablenet.org/165/im_voting_republican
"Secularists are wrong when they ask believers to leave their religion at the door before entering into the public square. Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, William Jennings Bryan, Dorothy Day, Martin Luther King – indeed, the majority of great reformers in American history – were not only motivated by faith but repeatedly used religious language to argue for their cause. To say that men and women should not inject their ]]> http://Tinnitus.blogs.ablenet.org/164/2006_sojournerscall_to_renewal_conference_excerpt http://Tinnitus.blogs.ablenet.org/164/2006_sojournerscall_to_renewal_conference_excerpt
So it begins. We'll see how long this blog keeps up. Not because it would be deleted or anything, or because I am busy and have a life outside of the internet (hint: I don't), just because I forget to maintain things. Which would probably be why there is a goldfish floating at the top of a bowl next to me right now. Know what needs to come back? ]]> http://Feenix.blogs.ablenet.org/163/flight_of_the_feenix http://Feenix.blogs.ablenet.org/163/flight_of_the_feenix
As some of you know, Prince did a cover of Creep by Radiohead at Coachella and subsequently forced Google/YouTube to pull the video down for copyright infringement (of a song he doesn't own). Well some video sites still have balls, so here it is on Dailymotion: ]]> http://Anthony.blogs.ablenet.org/161/ok_so_prince_jacked_his_version_of_creep_off_youtube_you_can_still_see_him_sing_it_elsewhere http://Anthony.blogs.ablenet.org/161/ok_so_prince_jacked_his_version_of_creep_off_youtube_you_can_still_see_him_sing_it_elsewhere
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull introduces Shia LaBeouf to the Indiana Jones world and is completely predictable. This installment goes the Area 51 route and ties it to South American alien conspiracies. While not ground breaking (if you expected that) or even as good as the first three, it is entertaining and is does a good job of wrapping up the Indy Franchise, while giving ]]> http://Anthony.blogs.ablenet.org/160/indiana_jones_and_the_kingdom_of_the_crystal_skull_in_a_minute_or_less http://Anthony.blogs.ablenet.org/160/indiana_jones_and_the_kingdom_of_the_crystal_skull_in_a_minute_or_less
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, the long awaited sequel to The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe does not disappoint; however, it fails to satisfy as well. Not wasting time to develop the story, with the assumption that the viewers are familiar with the first film, the plot line sets up relatively quickly. Prince Caspian, heir to the throne, is chased out of the ]]> http://Anthony.blogs.ablenet.org/159/the_chronicles_of_narnia_prince_caspian_in_a_minute_or_less http://Anthony.blogs.ablenet.org/159/the_chronicles_of_narnia_prince_caspian_in_a_minute_or_less
Speed Racer is another Wachowski movie this time starring Emile Hirsch and Christina Ricci. This movie is not good. That being said, it isn't exactly bad either. It remains mostly true to the original with a few specific nods to the cartoon we all grew up loving. It did not suck nearly as much as I thought it would. I had actually gone to see it merely to see ]]> http://Anthony.blogs.ablenet.org/158/speed_racer_in_a_minute_or_less http://Anthony.blogs.ablenet.org/158/speed_racer_in_a_minute_or_less
Iron Man starring Robert Downey Jr. is, as of the moment, the movie of the summer by far. Downey Jr. is a perfect casting of Tony Stark, millionaire playboy without the darkness, agony or scruples of Bruce Wayne, merely a man who profitted on war and sees the error of his ways while coming to terms with his own ego and sense of mortality. Every role was played perfectly, ]]> http://Anthony.blogs.ablenet.org/157/iron_man_in_a_minute_or_less http://Anthony.blogs.ablenet.org/157/iron_man_in_a_minute_or_less
The Forbidden Kingdom stars Jet Li and Jackie Chan in a martial arts junkie's dream matchup. The dream ends there. If you're looking for a hardcore Martial Arts flick - or even a Jackie Chan buddy film - this is not it. This is a family oriented martial arts film with a premise that is not unique nor is it entirely unfamiliar. What results is an enjoyable, family oriented, ]]> http://Anthony.blogs.ablenet.org/156/the_forbidden_kingdom_with_jackie_chan_and_jet_li_all_you_want_to_know_in_a_minute_or_less http://Anthony.blogs.ablenet.org/156/the_forbidden_kingdom_with_jackie_chan_and_jet_li_all_you_want_to_know_in_a_minute_or_less
This is one strange debate the candidates are having on energy policy. With gas prices close to $4 a gallon, Hillary Clinton and John McCain say they'll bring relief with a moratorium on the 18.4-cent federal gas tax. Barack Obama opposes that but prefers a 1970s-style windfall profits tax (as does Mrs. Clinton). Mr. Obama is right to oppose the gas-tax gimmick, but his idea is even worse. Neither ]]> http://Tinnitus.blogs.ablenet.org/155/windfall_profits_for_dummies http://Tinnitus.blogs.ablenet.org/155/windfall_profits_for_dummies
"The U.S. Treasury recently reported that the federal deficit will hit a record high of $311 billion for the first half of the fiscal year, thanks in part to plunging corporate profits and revenues. The report was greeted with stifled yawns by official Washington. Similar indifference greeted the Social Security and Medicare trustees when they issued their annual spring warning about an even bigger fiscal time bomb: exploding entitlement ]]> http://Tinnitus.blogs.ablenet.org/154/lets_pop_the_deficit_bubble http://Tinnitus.blogs.ablenet.org/154/lets_pop_the_deficit_bubble
That's right! Now go flip someone off Here are the codes for hidden icons: (finger) (mooning) (drunk) (smoking) (fubar) (swear) And also not so naughty: (bandit) (toivo) (rock) (headbang) (bug) (poolparty) (tmi) (heidy) (myspace) ]]> http://stfu.blogs.ablenet.org/153/there_are_naughty_hidden_smileys_on_skype http://stfu.blogs.ablenet.org/153/there_are_naughty_hidden_smileys_on_skype
THE US war in Iraq has strengthened its strategic position, especially in terms of key alliances, and the only way this could be reversed would be if it lost the will to continue the struggle and abandoned Iraq in defeat and disarray. Surely the author of this sentence is on the ganja, you might say. Something a little weird in the coffee? It goes against every aspect of conventional ]]> http://Tinnitus.blogs.ablenet.org/152/esteem_for_us_rises_in_asia_thanks_to_iraq_war http://Tinnitus.blogs.ablenet.org/152/esteem_for_us_rises_in_asia_thanks_to_iraq_war
CHARLES GIBSON: You have however said you would favor an increase in the capital gains tax. As a matter of fact, you said on CNBC, and I quote, "I certainly would not go above what existed under Bill Clinton, which was 28%." It's now 15%. That's almost a doubling if you went to 28%. But actually Bill Clinton in 1997 signed legislation that dropped the capital gains tax to ]]> http://Tinnitus.blogs.ablenet.org/151/notable_and_quotable_from_the_latest_debate_among_democrats http://Tinnitus.blogs.ablenet.org/151/notable_and_quotable_from_the_latest_debate_among_democrats
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Older Americans have more money and are expected to live far longer than prior generations, U.S. government researchers said on Thursday. They said the average net worth of older Americans -- those 65 or older -- has increased almost 80 percent over the past 20 years. And those who reach the age of 65 are now expected to live an average of 19 ]]> http://Tinnitus.blogs.ablenet.org/150/older_americans_wealthier_living_longer http://Tinnitus.blogs.ablenet.org/150/older_americans_wealthier_living_longer
Hardly a day goes by during this housing crisis that the media does not report on families in foreclosure proceedings, or in arrears in repayment on mortgages that had close to zero down payment requirements and low “teaser “ interest rates. The many excuses offered by some home owners for their plight, and also eagerly by the authors of these human interest stories, is that the borrowers did not ]]> http://Tinnitus.blogs.ablenet.org/149/the_erosion_of_individual_responsibility http://Tinnitus.blogs.ablenet.org/149/the_erosion_of_individual_responsibility
The subprime mortgage collapse is another tale of unintended consequences. The crisis has its roots in the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, a Carter-era law that purported to prevent “redlining� - denying mortgages to black borrowers - by pressuring banks to make home loans in “low- and moderate-income neighborhoods." Under the act, banks were to be graded on their attentiveness to the “credit needs� of “predominantly minority neighborhoods." The ]]> http://Tinnitus.blogs.ablenet.org/148/how_government_makes_things_worse_jeff_jacoby http://Tinnitus.blogs.ablenet.org/148/how_government_makes_things_worse_jeff_jacoby
As some of you may know, and many of you don't, AbleNET has a couple javachat options. The one I am about to show you can be reached, if you have channels of your own and your IRC account linked to the website, by logging into your account, clicking 'User Center' and then 'My Channels' followed by clicking the 'Java Chat' tab. If you don't have a channel, you ]]> http://Anthony.blogs.ablenet.org/147/ablenets_java_chats_1_website_interactive http://Anthony.blogs.ablenet.org/147/ablenets_java_chats_1_website_interactive