...kills me that people actually pay for these things.
making tones is a snap. got mp3 on your pc? most do. you're almost done...
start by downloading one or another sound editing applications - not vouching for any in particular, but, for example, download the shareware version of mp3 soundcutter (the shareware version is limited to carving out 60 second clips from mp3 files, which is twice what you need for a ringtone so what would be the point in paying/registering for the full version?). now start cuttin' mp3. pretty simple user experience... launch the application, open the file, start playing it, choose where you want to start and end your clip and then save your selection - the app automatically gives you a first and last second fade-in and out. and that's it - you can carve out pretty much any chunk of any mp3 and create a ringtone. if your phone doesn't handle mp3 ringtones, there's plenty of software out there on the net to convert to .wav or .midi, etc. if your carrier blocks content from "third parties" (which i suppose means you too - the so called "customer"), then you're sadly sol..
transfer to the phone should be pretty simple since the file size of a 30 second mp3 is pretty small - a couple/few hundred k. bluetooth, IR and/or cable are all relatively easy options (as described in september 20 post on mobile music). another alternative, for the slightly more sophisticated, is to upload the tones to the web for direct over-the-air download to the phone. check out the mobilestuff link to the right for an example such site.
later...
November 29, 2005
November 20, 2005
best "nigerian scam" mail yet...
name of addressee and company excised... complete mail goes on forever so only offering the salutation and introduction. superlatives abound...
SO MUCH CLEVER, CONSIDERATE, CREATIVE, DESERVING, EXCELLENT, GENIAL, HONOURABLE, INSIGHTFUL, PERFECCIONIST, PRESCIENT, PROACTIVE, RESPECTABLE, RESPONSIBLE, RESILIENT, WISE AND VISIONARY MR. XXX; THE CHAIRMAN & CEO OF XXX CORPORATION:
PLEASE FORGIVE ME AND READ THIS MESSAGE, WHOLLY, BECAUSE YOU ARE AN ABSOLUTELY CAPABLE, PROVIDENTIAL AND ULTRA-SKILLED PERSON.
MY NAME IS XXX - I AM A YOUNG MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENTIFIC-TECHNOLOGICAL STUDIOUS, EXPERT, INVENTOR, INNOVATOR, RESEARCHER & DEVELOPER, CONSULTANT, ADVISOR, ANALYST, ENTREPRENEUR, SOLUTIONS PROVIDER, STRATEGIST, ASSET MANAGER, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY EXPERT AND PHILANTHROPIST; ALSO EXPERIENCED AS, SIMULTANEOUSLY, HIGHEST-END ULTRA-SKILLED PERFECCIONISM-STYLED SOCCER AND BASKETBALL PLAYER AND COACH.
and it just keeps getting better from there...
SO MUCH CLEVER, CONSIDERATE, CREATIVE, DESERVING, EXCELLENT, GENIAL, HONOURABLE, INSIGHTFUL, PERFECCIONIST, PRESCIENT, PROACTIVE, RESPECTABLE, RESPONSIBLE, RESILIENT, WISE AND VISIONARY MR. XXX; THE CHAIRMAN & CEO OF XXX CORPORATION:
PLEASE FORGIVE ME AND READ THIS MESSAGE, WHOLLY, BECAUSE YOU ARE AN ABSOLUTELY CAPABLE, PROVIDENTIAL AND ULTRA-SKILLED PERSON.
MY NAME IS XXX - I AM A YOUNG MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENTIFIC-TECHNOLOGICAL STUDIOUS, EXPERT, INVENTOR, INNOVATOR, RESEARCHER & DEVELOPER, CONSULTANT, ADVISOR, ANALYST, ENTREPRENEUR, SOLUTIONS PROVIDER, STRATEGIST, ASSET MANAGER, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY EXPERT AND PHILANTHROPIST; ALSO EXPERIENCED AS, SIMULTANEOUSLY, HIGHEST-END ULTRA-SKILLED PERFECCIONISM-STYLED SOCCER AND BASKETBALL PLAYER AND COACH.
and it just keeps getting better from there...
November 18, 2005
WSIS: U.S. to Stay in Charge...
um. well, yeah... whimper (not bang) decision out of tunis - link to full article.
i don't mean to belittle legitimate arguments for multilateralization of the internet (notwithstanding my cyncical october 6 post), but this was a political game from the outset (there's that cynicism again), lacking any real-world, near-time implementable (is that a word?) alternative. said it before, will say it again: i'm not terribly thrilled with the idea of any government mucking about with internet policy or governance, but, of course, we gotta acknowledge (and appreciate) the u.s. gov't's historical role in its creation and management. icann - imperfect as it may or may not be - has been a solid step in the privatization direction whereas the UNternet proposals would represent a few dozen steps back. at the risk of sounding pollyanna-ish (now i know that's not a word), why not strive for "withering away" of government control instead? (easy cynical answer: gee, it worked so well for the soviets). reality is, it's the best we can wish for as, further reality, the usg ain't likely to fully let go in any way other than rhetorically in any event (and at this stage, i'm, not sure that's all bad)...
i don't mean to belittle legitimate arguments for multilateralization of the internet (notwithstanding my cyncical october 6 post), but this was a political game from the outset (there's that cynicism again), lacking any real-world, near-time implementable (is that a word?) alternative. said it before, will say it again: i'm not terribly thrilled with the idea of any government mucking about with internet policy or governance, but, of course, we gotta acknowledge (and appreciate) the u.s. gov't's historical role in its creation and management. icann - imperfect as it may or may not be - has been a solid step in the privatization direction whereas the UNternet proposals would represent a few dozen steps back. at the risk of sounding pollyanna-ish (now i know that's not a word), why not strive for "withering away" of government control instead? (easy cynical answer: gee, it worked so well for the soviets). reality is, it's the best we can wish for as, further reality, the usg ain't likely to fully let go in any way other than rhetorically in any event (and at this stage, i'm, not sure that's all bad)...
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