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1. #1
   On July 5th, 2010 at 12:32 pm, see-dubya said:

   I’m down.

2. #2
   On July 5th, 2010 at 12:49 pm, zorro said:

   I’m using a Blackberry Storm… guess I’m out.

3. #3
   On July 5th, 2010 at 12:58 pm, uhangtight said:

   i use a droid… i’m in..

4. #4
   On July 5th, 2010 at 1:15 pm, kahall said:

   Testing. 1st post from motor Droid using app.

5. #5
   On July 5th, 2010 at 1:15 pm, dan708 said:

   I can’t help you there, MM. I’m using a barebones Motorola phone – it doesn’t even take pictures for cryin’ out loud!

6. #6
   On July 5th, 2010 at 1:18 pm, kahall said:

   Having to type user name & password every coment is going to be a pain.

7. #7
   On July 5th, 2010 at 1:20 pm, see-dubya said:

   Test from droid…

8. #8
   On July 5th, 2010 at 1:21 pm, kahall said:

   My bad. You can save user name & password in preferences.

9. #9
   On July 5th, 2010 at 1:21 pm, see-dubya said:

   What kahall said. I don’t comment that much but it would be nice to stay logged in.

10. #10
    On July 5th, 2010 at 1:34 pm, see-dubya said:

    Ah ha. It does remember. Thanks Kahall!

11. #11
    On July 5th, 2010 at 2:01 pm, bjc said:

    *Now if you ever need a burger taster, I’m there! As for phones, I’m about 2 iterations back of the pack.

12. #12
    On July 5th, 2010 at 2:19 pm, tiredofit08 said:

    I’m a beta tester for another organization and that log in crap is a pain…I’m using an iphone so I guess I’m out as well….the other org needs to get a whole lot of bugs fixed from the log in stuff to action items not showing up. This forum would lend itself much better than trying to do emails/faxes, etc…

    MM we need an iphone app sooner or later…lol

13. #13
    On July 5th, 2010 at 2:27 pm, King of Fools said:

    Glad you guys found the Preferences. It just defaults the user and password from the preferences into the form so you can easily override if needed.

14. #14
    On July 5th, 2010 at 2:48 pm, mazter said:

    I would like to have a “share” option where I could email, txt, or Facebook post the link to the story I am viewing. This would help us spread the posts via your preferred medium

15. #15
    On July 5th, 2010 at 3:10 pm, TooMuchTime said:

    I can’t help you there, MM. I’m using a barebones Motorola phone – it doesn’t even take pictures for cryin’ out loud!

    You need to become homeless and live in the shelter that Mrs. Bitterman visited. Those “poor” people were snapping photos of the first lady with their cellphones.

16. #16
    On July 5th, 2010 at 4:27 pm, mattm said:

    I would live to, though i have a iPhone, well should in 5-30 days according AT&T.

17. #17
    On July 5th, 2010 at 4:50 pm, mazter said:

    I also think an option maybe to auto update and select how often it updates, like 30 mins, hour, 2 hours, etc.

18. #18
    On July 5th, 2010 at 4:57 pm, JHSII said:

    I still have a Beta somewhere, and a fair amount of tapes. Then I got a VHS, and now I’m using a DVD.

    Anyone know a relatively quick way to transfer 1000+ video tapes to DVD????

19. #19
    On July 5th, 2010 at 5:46 pm, nlebou said:

    If you find out let me know

20. #20
    On July 5th, 2010 at 5:59 pm, ScottG said:

    For all things Beta, shouldn’t you have asked Allahpundit?????

21. #21
    On July 5th, 2010 at 6:00 pm, SSG David Medzyk said:

    Surprisingly, I only use my phone to “talk” on. I know, I know, it’s an ancient form of communication, but it works fine for me.

    

22. #22
    On July 5th, 2010 at 7:00 pm, Flyoverman said:

    On July 5th, 2010 at 6:00 pm, SSG David Medzyk said:

    Surprisingly, I only use my phone to “talk” on.

    +1

23. #23
    On July 5th, 2010 at 7:21 pm, davidjamesduprey said:

    I missed it?! Shoot.

    I love my Droid phone. Can’t wait for the app.

    Thanks,

24. #24
    On July 5th, 2010 at 7:26 pm, vickisoup said:

    Looking forward to grabbing it when it’s available, Michelle! I’ll park it on my home screen right next to Drudge Easy.
    

25. #25
    On July 5th, 2010 at 7:55 pm, ThackerAgency said:

    um, dang. I have a droid and I would like to try it out. I’m a little slow on the draw. I think I need glasses.

    The droid is the story the media has missed. All the talk about the iphone and the droid does everything the iphone does. Apple set itself up again just like it did in the 90′s.

    Iphone v. Android is going to be Apple vs. Mac redux. . . and apple has nobody to blame but themselves. If Apple had allowed Verizon to offer the iphones, there wouldn’t have been a market for the droid.

    All you hear is iphone, ipad, ihype. Droid will have every device with the same functionality for less with Verizon. Sell Apple, buy VZ. (because VZ benefits when they start to sell iphones too).

26. #26
    On July 5th, 2010 at 7:57 pm, ThackerAgency said:

    “apple vs. Mac” should be “PC vs. Mac”. And apple will lose AGAIN.

    I told you I needed glasses. I totally can’t see.

27. #27
    On July 5th, 2010 at 8:25 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    UPDATE: Thanks for the overwhelming response. The beta signup is now closed.

    OK, but OT….

    Obama has tasked NASA with improving relations with muslims.

    Truly.

28. #28
    On July 5th, 2010 at 8:40 pm, Marc said:

    I don’t like to brag but I was the first to suggest an MM smart phone app. Just check MM’s twitter and you will see my suggestion from many months ago. Admittedly, I suggested an MM iphone app for selfish reasons (I have an iphone so that is the phone I suggested for an app. BTW, android HTC incredible is loads of fun!). I don’t need to crow but it was my suggestion first!

29. #29
    On July 5th, 2010 at 9:08 pm, pressto said:

    How about a Windows mobile app, because I refuse to use Google or Apple products due to privacy issues?

30. #30
    On July 5th, 2010 at 9:25 pm, Flyoverman said:

    On July 5th, 2010 at 8:25 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    Obama has tasked NASA with improving relations with muslims.

    Captain Kirk meets the 7th Century. Talk about boldly going where no man has gone before.

    I read the article. The head of NASA is an idiot.

31. #31
    On July 5th, 2010 at 9:51 pm, TooMuchTime said:

    Anyone know a relatively quick way to transfer 1000+ video tapes to DVD????

    I think Rube Goldberg drew the instructions…

32. #32
    On July 5th, 2010 at 9:58 pm, TooMuchTime said:

    Obama has tasked NASA with improving relations with muslims.

    I read the article. The head of NASA is an idiot.

    Are you kidding? This is great!

    Tell them that the moon needs sharia law, that only women live there, and that they will be closer to the 72 virgins when they do their jihadi deeds.

    Make sure they don’t get space suits before entering the air lock.

    Buh-bye.

33. #33
    On July 5th, 2010 at 10:26 pm, purplepeep said:

    JHSII said:

    I still have a Beta somewhere, and a fair amount of tapes. Then I got a VHS, and now I’m using a DVD.

    Anyone know a relatively quick way to transfer 1000+ video tapes to DVD????

    Oy – 1000+ tapes, JHS?

    Unfortunately, as far as I know, you’ll have to play the tapes in real time to record them to DVD. So even if your tapes are 2 hrs each, it’s at least several thousand hours of work you’re lookin’ at.

    The best answer I can come up with is to pick out only the tapes that are irreplaceable for transfer to DVD, such as home videos and old TV items you may have recorded.

    For commercially produced tapes that can be found on DVD, get the DVD versions. Transferring the tapes to DVD means you’ll lose quality anyway so you might as well go with the better DVD version.

    But if you want to transfer VHS to a format that doesn’t lose quality (and videotape quality isn’t all that good to start with) a better solution would be to use your PC to convert them to a digital format.

    Once you have them in digital format, you can transfer them to pretty much whatever newest video technology formats that’s thrown at consumers. (Including “burning” to DVD or BluRay discs.)

    I’d recommend looking around at the AfterDawn.com site, it should answer most of your questions.

    On Michelle’s android app thingee – sounds cool, but my cellphone is only used for one odd purpose; making and receiving phone calls!

34. #34
    On July 5th, 2010 at 10:32 pm, AmericaFirst said:

    COOL! Even though I missed the beta test sign-up, I can’t wait for MM to be on Android. I have the HTC Hero Android. Always checking this site when I’m working on-site and at the business inventory storage. Drudge has Ipad going. Good to see MM on the mobile bandwagon. Tear ‘em up Michelle! Gonna be a lot of big news stories before the November elections.

35. #35
    On July 5th, 2010 at 11:43 pm, Tazed and Confused said:

    Sorry, I can’t help you Michelle, beta testing a Community Organizer is full-time work.

36. #36
    On July 5th, 2010 at 11:44 pm, backwoods conservative said:

    Are you sure these are the droids you’re looking for?

37. #37
    On July 6th, 2010 at 4:26 am, AlohaGuy said:

    Anyone know a relatively quick way to transfer 1000+ video tapes to DVD????

    Take a vacation to Beijing. Buy all new DVDs for about $89.95. Kidding.

38. #38
    On July 6th, 2010 at 4:27 am, AlohaGuy said:

    I read the article. The head of NASA is an idiot.

    Truly. The space between his ears is a black hole…

39. #39
    On July 6th, 2010 at 9:46 am, JHSII said:

    n July 5th, 2010 at 10:26 pm, purplepeep said:
    

    Oy – 1000+ tapes, JHS?

    Actually, the biggest problem I’ve had is that all of the DVD recorders I have been able to find tell me that 99% of everything I’ve recorded over the last 25 years is all “copy protected”. That is amusing only in that stuff that I personally recorded on my camcorder without copy protecting in any way suddenly copy protected itself!!
    I solved that problem with a Grex digital image stabilizer.
    Now I just have to wade through the mountain of tapes

40. #40
    On July 6th, 2010 at 10:19 am, purplepeep said:

    JHSII said:
    That is amusing only in that stuff that I personally recorded on my camcorder without copy protecting in any way suddenly copy protected itself!!

    Yeah, odd things like that pop up and leave ya scratching your head. I appreciate the better images new technology delivers, but hate having to do the transfers when some new tech comes down the road. Even now the “DVD or Blu-Ray?” question is an ongoing one, like Beta v. VHS back in the day.

    But as I sez, you might wanna try converting them to digital format. If nothing else, you won’t have to do any future video conversion in real time. And they’re easier to edit in digital format, to boot.

41. #41
    On July 6th, 2010 at 12:05 pm, Tazed and Confused said:

    Anyone know a relatively quick way to transfer 1000+ video tapes to DVD????

    Don’t throw away the tapes… as the DVDs will leave you with reduced quality (DVD conversion uses “lossy” codecs).

    Better yet… invest in an extra tape player.

42. #42
    On July 6th, 2010 at 12:13 pm, traveler49 said:

    What’s a Droid?

43. #43
    On July 6th, 2010 at 12:30 pm, NJ-Aviator said:

    Cool. Looking forward to being able to use the App. I can already browse and bost from a Droid. But it’s not optimized for a mobile device. An app would be great.

44. #44
    On July 6th, 2010 at 12:30 pm, NJ-Aviator said:

    err… browse and “post”

45. #45
    On July 6th, 2010 at 1:32 pm, purplepeep said:

    Tazed and Confused said:

    Better yet… invest in an extra tape player.

    I forgot to mention that, TAC, and it’s excellent advice since you never know when the trusty ol’ VCR is going to give up the ghost. And you can’t buy them new anymore, but I found a nice used one at a good price on EBay when I needed it.

    Thinking on the whole android-phones apps type area – as much as I like to read Michelle’s and other folks stuff, needing 24/7 updates wherever I go isn’t something I’m into. I’m the same with with people’s “tweets” – I’m glad they fed the dog before they went to see “Avatar IV, The CGI Continued” or whatever, but that’s not must-have info that I need to have ringing, flashing and shaking some tightly clutched portable device while I’m trying to enjoy a nice quiet summer’s day.

46. #46
    On July 6th, 2010 at 2:17 pm, JHSII said:

    I have a huge pile of VCR’s too – the problem is that magnetic tapes deteriorate over the years and I want to save it all while I still have the chance.
    On a positive note I can now edit the recordings and remove commercials!!

    All except a few commercials that they won’t show anymore

    (Such as the Mia Hamm shoe commercial where’s she being chased by “Jason” through the woods and she outruns him!!)

47. #47
    On July 6th, 2010 at 2:29 pm, Major O said:

    The droid is the story the media has missed. All the talk about the iphone and the droid does everything the iphone does. Apple set itself up again just like it did in the 90′s.

    My phone did what the iPhone and the Droid do before the Droid or iPhone came out: e-mail, Internet, and WiFi.

    On July 5th, 2010 at 9:08 pm, pressto said:
    How about a Windows mobile app, because I refuse to use Google or Apple products due to privacy issues?

    Indeed. Why picking the newest phone on the market when there are a zillion others available that also have marketplaces? Hopefully, you’re just starting with the Droid.

    Secondly, personally, I will NOT enrich THE MOST left-leaning tech company (Google) I’ve ever heard of when there are great viable alternatives out there.

48. #48
    On July 6th, 2010 at 3:00 pm, purplepeep said:

    JHSII said:

    I have a huge pile of VCR’s too – the problem is that magnetic tapes deteriorate over the years and I want to save it all while I still have the chance.
    On a positive note I can now edit the recordings and remove commercials!!

    All except a few commercials that they won’t show anymore

    (Such as the Mia Hamm shoe commercial where’s she being chased by “Jason” through the woods and she outruns him!!)

    I have a VCR graveyard myself, should have my elec wiz bro scavenge any “guts” that might be of interest.

    It’s not so much that the tape deteriorates, JHS, as bits of it “fall off” each time it’s played – but I suspect you know that if you’re a long time VCR user. In theory a tape should last a very long time if properly stored and rarely played.

    Editing out commercials is nice but can take quite a bit of babysitting time. On VHS that I’ve transferred to DVD, I just let the tape roll and let it be whilst I go about my bizness, take a nap or whatever.

    I have no idea who Mia Hamm is (know “Jason” of Fri-13th) but I vaguely recall seeing that commercial. I imagine I have more than a few commercials from the early 80s on tape.

    Wish I had a VTR in the 60s and 70s to save both shows and commercials. But VTRs were out of the financial reach of most folks in those days. Fortunately many of those old shows & adverts can be seen on YouTube or can be had on DVD. Some great memories.

    Y’know, thinking on it – there were hi-speed tape to tape duplication devices, but I don’t think there is/was such a device for tape to DVD.