Thanks Paul. So I wasn't doing anything wrong after all--those music files I was trying to get are not supposed to be download-able. Okay, that makes sense.
BTW I just downloaded LimeWire, to see what it was. It's an interesting looking thing, whatever it is. I'm curious: what does it do, and why do you hesitate to sanction it? Are you saying that it's a program that could pull in those .ram files that I was trying to download, even though the owners of the websites probably wouldn't want me to do it, or what? Anyway I do appreciate your help; thanks again. Tom At 4:15 AM -0400 4/26/02, PaulKurtz III wrote: >All realplayer files work that way, they are streaming music. The web sites >do that so that you can't do just what you're trying to do. They don't want >you to be able to listen to anything without going through them first. As >far as I know, you can't actually save a realplayer file on your computer, >only a link to it. > >I can't really sanction it, but if you want music, try limewire.com > >...more than you can shake a mouse at... > >Paul > >On 4/26/02 4:29 AM, "Tom Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Once again I find I can't download little clips of music or songs off >> Internet sites to play in iTunes or other music software. The song---or >> samples of songs---end up on my Mac's desktop after downloading as >> RealPlayer documents with .ram on the ends of the titles, and when I try to >> import them into iTunes or convert them into some other form that iTunes >> can use, nothing happens. Evidently they are linked back to the webpages >> they came from, and RealPlayer has to re-establish an online link to them >> before it can play them again. >> >> I tried to use some of the advice people gave me here the last time I ran >> into a problem of this sort, but nothing seems to work now. Internet >> Explorer 5 Help is no help, nor are RealPlayer's or iTune's menus. This G4 >> 733 (OS 9.1) has gobs of memory and storage and it should be no problem to >> collect and store these music files, if only I could get them into some >> form that iTunes or other sound software could open and play. >> >> Anybody know how I might be able to do this, again? Today's frustration was >> trying to download some of the little samples of World War One music off >> the website http://www.besmark.com/ww1b.html and the Waltzing Matilda song >> off of http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/parton/2/matilda.html ---no dice >> on either one. >> >> I wish I wasn't so ignorant of all this computer stuff. Seems you have to >> be teenage to understand things like this, and I'm about three decades past >> that. >> >> Tom -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
