From: Robin Lavinder

Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2015 20:44:36 -0400

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I thought that only happened here!

On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 6:49 PM, M Stanley wrote:

> I had to burn a CD recently to verify that I was NOT using the internet
> with my activity. It was a short video but with computerized testing using
> so much bandwidth, our admins create draconian and unwarranted restrictions
> in the use of electronic devices.
>
> I had to pitch a fit to turn ON my computer to use it because some thought
> that by being on/connected the school network, I was using coveted
> internet bandwidth.
> I was ticked.
> School has come to a screeching halt with only two activities: testing and
> babysitting.
> It is unconscionable.
>
> On Sunday, March 22, 2015, Norm Sands wrote:
>
> > I'm not understanding why people still need CDs.
> > Is there some reason you need them?
> > Norm Sands
> >
> > From: M Stanley
> > To: MK8 Mailing List
> > Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2015 2:06 PM
> > Subject: Re: [MK8] question about burning playlists with songs from
> > iTunes....
> >
> > Apparently there was a 7 song limit, but it seems to be gone now.
> > Will this link help? It's for Windows, but there's a link for Mac.
> > https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201622
> >
> > Have you thought about burning your disk with something besides iTunes?
> > I've had to start using Windows media player for some reason.....
> > Works fine.
> >
> > On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 12:35 PM, Ellie Wong > > wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Julie:
> > >
> > > So sorry you've had to endure this ordeal. Been there. Might the issue
> be
> > > that the external cd burner is not compatible with your Mac? When this
> > > happened to me I was told that I needed another brand and not the Apple
> > > brand to get my MacPro to get back to burning cds. This was incredibly
> > > frustrating for me and for the teachers who got cds that weren't
> burned.
> > >
> > > I do not use an online support but I do go down personally to an apple
> > > store. This led me to deem my MacPro no longer useful and have
> purchased
> > a
> > > 1Tb IMax. I use an external Apple cd burner and have no problems. But I
> > > honestly wish I bought another MacPro that could burn cds.
> > >
> > > So the geeks told me to go down to Frys and pick an external cd burner
> > and
> > > it would work on the MacPro better than the Apple cd burner.
> > >
> > > Ellie
> > >
> > > On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 8:51 AM, Julie Jones <
> julierjones.2354@gmail.com
> > >
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > So last Sunday night, my computer decided to spit out CDs without
> > burning
> > > > them, and I went through about 8 before decided that maybe I needed a
> > new
> > > > external CD burner.
> > > > Bought new external burner Monday night, same problem, so I posted a
> > > > question on the Apple Support Community, and one of the solutions I
> > heard
> > > > was that you can only burn a song, purchased from iTunes, a maximum
> of
> > 7
> > > > times.
> > > >
> > > > Is this true?
> > > >
> > > > How come I never knew this?
> > > >
> > > > Some of these songs are on playlists that I use every year, with some
> > > > revision from year to year.
> > > >
> > > > Does this mean, if it is true, that I have to repurchase the tune?
> > > >
> > > > And is this true if you purchase the tune from Amazon downloads?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks so much! Could have saved myself $40 for the new CD burner,
> > plus
> > > > the 12 ruined CDs if I had known this!
> > > >
> > > > Julie
> > > >
> > > > Julie Jones, music teacher
> > > > Matthew Whaley Elementary School
> > > > 301 Scotland Street
> > > > Williamsburg, VA 23185
> > > >
> > > > "The life of the arts, far from being an interruption, a distraction,
> > in
> > > > the life of a nation, is very close to the center of a nation's
> > purpose,
> > > > and is a test of the quality of a nation's civilization."
> > > >
> > > > --John F. Kennedy
> > > >
> > > > Check out my current DonorsChoose projects here:
> > > > http://www.donorschoose.org/juliejonesmusic
> > > >
> > > >
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