用 Foobar 将 Flac 或者 Ape 格式的文件转化成 WMA 无损压缩格式

1.  首先下载安装 Windows media Encoder 9 系列。

2.  选择Foobar的 Preference –> Tools –> Converter

3.  选择增加新的 （Add New） Preset

4.  Encoder 选择 WMCmd.vbs (缺省目录为：C:\Program Files\Windows Media Components\Encoder\)

5.  Extension 改为 wma

6.  Parameters 设置为：-silent -a_codec WMA9LSL -a_mode 2 -a_setting Q100_44_2_16 -input %s -output %d

7. Format is: 设置为 lossy 和 Highest BPS mode supported: 设置为 24

8. 在 Display Info 一览里将 Encoder Name：改为 WMA Lossless， Bitrate 为无， Settings：为 VBRQuality100

9. 在随后的转换过程中就可以选取 WMA Lossless 为 Output Format 了。

重新安装我的手提电脑

       自从升级到Vista以后，我的手提电脑的操作系统就再没有重新安装过。虽然其中有过主板和硬盘的替换，软件方面只是进行了全系统恢复。

       因为在过去的几个星期里面，系统运行越来越不稳定，硬盘空间也日趋干涸，系统盘符为E也总是很别扭，随意痛下决心进行了一个彻底的系统新安装。

      手头上有的Vista Business CD是升级版，不支持系统启动。这也是为什么上次的安装产生一个E：系统盘。只能尝试着从原装的 Vista Ultimate (非升级版)开始，但是没有安装 Business 版的选择。换成Media Center 升级到 Vista Premium 的 CD，嘿嘿，系统从光盘启动。不选自动激活和不输入系列号，系统询问需要安装的版本，选择Business版本后，后面的安装就是自动的了。在我那已经有些老旧的手提电脑上，Vista 化了不到一个小时的时间完成了安装。 然后输入Business 升级版 CD 上的系列号后顺利激活。

接下来的工作是冗长的安装不同的应用软件：

• Tons of Windows Patches (server pack 1 installation is longer than vista itself!)
• Norton Antivirus
• All the applications: WinRAR, Auslogics Disk Defrag, RocketDock
• All the thing for WORK: Microsoft Office 2007 (Word, Outlook, Excel, Powerpoint, Onenote), Endnote 9.0, CS4 (Photoshop, Illustrator, and Acrobat)
• Surfing: Feeddomon, Windows Live Services (Messenger / Writer), Messenger Plus! with script of display picture slide show, Windows Live Mesh,
• all the stuff for Multimedia: ffdshow, realalternative, smplayer, minilyrics, PDF Annotator (Very nice software to assisting reading book on a tablet)

Reinstall Vista,

When blue screen appears every two days, anti-virus software cannot be installed, and external harddrive unrecognizable by my less than one year old Vista Ultimate, I know its time to reinstall my Vista. I should be able to restore the whole system from previous image backup; unfortunately, it is on my external harddrive, which cannot be recognized by system anymore. As Microsoft said, it is due to some corruption driver file, which I tried and gave up the fix. Obviously a new installation should be faster, and give me a nice system, hopefully.
Reinstall the Vista is faster and easy, but reinstall all additional application is a long and painful process.

Application list:
All windows patches
Norton Anti-virus
Daemon Tool
Nvidia Video driver
Chinese language pack for Vista Ultimate
Microsoft laser mouse 6000
Windows Live Messenger
Skype
Foobar
Windows Home Server connector
Adobe creative suite 3 (photoshop, illustrator, acrobat)
Micrsoft Office 2007
Microsoft Student and Encarta 2008
Adobe lightroom 1.3
Microsoft synctoy
Google toolbar
ffdshow/vobsub/ac3filter
real alternative/smplayer
Microsoft Chinese Date & Time
Flashget 1.9.6
Nikon Capture NX 1.3
Messenger Plus 4.6
BlueSoleil 5.5 (Good Job IVT, much easy to use now)
lame MP3 encoding 3.9.1
map3tag
Office 2007 SP1
Windows Media Encoder 9

Dell's Tablet

Have been a tablet user for 4 years now, I like my thinkpad X41 very much. It's getting slow, and ...







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So is Dell's Latitude XT my next? The features appear very cool.
* Single or dual-core Intel ULV CPUs (with integrated graphics)
* LED-backlit WXGA 1280 x 800 display option
* Outdoor viewing WXGA 1280 x 800 display option
* Pen and touch support (digitizer and touchscreen)
* (3) USB 2.0 ports, Ethernet (duh), 1394, VGA out
* WiFi options up to 802.11n, optional Bluetooth
* Optional 3G (HSDPA, EV-DO Rev. A)
* ExpressCard slot, optional Smart Card slot, fingerprint reader

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First Impression of Windows Live Messenger 9.0 Beta

I received an email from Microsoft that I am allowed to test WLM 9.0 beta. The file size of WLM9.0 is 17.3M, take a few minutes to downloaded from Microsoft connect,











Installation is very smooth on my computer with Vista Ultimate, and I am also going to test it on my laptop.






There is no suprise that the Messenger Plus! is no longer working.



Since the main purpose for me to install Plus! is to display dynamic pictures, it should not be a big issue as this version of WLM supports animated gif file.






Major new features of WLM 9.0 including (1)sign-in in multiple location, I am going to test it after installing another copy on my laptop.














(2) Signature sounds: this is really cool. I am going assign a loud and special sound to my dad's account, so my mom will never complain me to ignore her any more.













(3)SPIM(spam over IM) reporting: I don't care. I limited contacted list to friends only. (4)Animated display picture and hyperlind support: should be done long time ago.

This is just first impression of WLM 9.0, and going to test more.

Tracking stock of fancy toys

I am currently waiting to get a Zune 80 painfully, since it is out of stock everywhere. I am so happy to find this website service to help tracking the stock in different stores: NowInStock.net. I just wish more stuff will be included in their website.

Windows Live Messenger 9.0 beta

I received a email from Microsoft with the invitation code for Windows Live Messenger 9.0 Beta. I filled survey and am waiting for the response from Microsoft. Can't wait to see how it looks like.