Laptops All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies- P41: Okay, I’ll admit it: I’ve got a strange biography. I’ve been a writer all my life. My first semi-pro job was sports editor of my high school newspaper. (Go Commodores!) After college I was a political reporter for daily newspapers in Ohio and New York (I covered four national nominating conventions and two Presidential campaigns) and a correspondent for The Associated Press. And then, in 1983, I gave in to my inner geek and became the first Executive Editor of PC Magazine, back in the days when most people asked, “What is a PC?”. | 374 Rip it Good Figure 1-3 To rip a file in Windows Media Player click the Start Rip button at lower right you can select individual tracks or copy the entire disc. H. M. S. Pinafore operet. Pirates of Penzance The. Pirates of Penzance The. Pirates of Penzance The. Pirates of Penzance The. Pirates of Penzance The Pirates of Penzance The. Pirates of Penzance The. Pirates of Penzance. The. Pirates of Penzance The. UH If you change the storage folder for ripped files WPM can apply those changes as well as a change to the naming style to any files already in place. To change previously ripped files follow along 1. Display the Classic Menu toolbar. 2. Click Tools Options Rip Music tab. The Options dialog box appears. 3. Click the Library Tab. 4. Select the following check boxes Rename Music Files Using Rip Music Settings Rearrange Music in Rip Music Folder Using Rip Music Settings Once you rip a file you can t use Windows Media Player to change the file format between .wma and .MP3 or make an alteration to the bit rate. You must instead either rip the file again or use an audio-editing program. Managing Rights 375 Figure 1-4 The Options menu for Windows Media Player allows a wide range of custom settings for the ripping playing and burning to CD or DVD of audio. Book V Chapter 1 Walking Through Windows Media Player Managing Rights When you buy an operating system or a program or a piece of music you re purchasing the right to use the product. In most cases squadrons of lawyers stand at the ready to come after you waving lawsuits if you try to use the digital information in ways not intended by the seller such as making unauthorized copies or incorporating part or all the information in a product of your own . Some companies don t even sell you the product. Instead you re licensed to use the product in certain specific applications but aren t given ownership. Microsoft Digital Rights Management Microsoft which is also in the business of selling intellectual property in .
