Technology, Computers and Smartphones

[topher]

You get the ip address by typing cmd in the run window
then type ipconfig


Does anyone know how to convert a MP3 into a ringtone?

[mrpancake]

It depends, Topher. What kind of phone do you have? I have a Razr and it can play MP3s as ringtones. What I do is chop the MP3 to about 30 seconds of length (I also code it at about 92kbps instead of 256kbps because I don't want it to take up all the room). Then, using a Bluetooth adapter I send the MP3 to my phone and it shows up immediately in my list of tones.

If you mean take an MP3 and then making it into a midi, I'm not quite sure. I did have an old phone that played midis, and I could download a midi for free online and then use a data transfer cable to send it to my phone.

Maybe none of that helps, but if it does -- good luck!

[topher]

How do you chop it down to 30 secs? Since my phone doesn't have bluetooth, I guess I would have to send it by e-mail to the phone?

[mrpancake]

Well, what I do is use iTunes, convert the file to wav, the use Windows sound recorder and cue it up to where I want it to start, then do the option that says "delete all before this part" or something, then I find where I want it to end and do "delete all after this part." Then I save it and convert it back to an MP3 on iTunes. I'm guessing the email thing would work, but I can't be sure. Like I said, the other option is buying a cord at Radio Shack or somewhere like it and using that to connect your phone to your computer.

ETA: There are programs that let you chop the MP3 directly, but usually you have to pay for them. The process I gave you is really easy, it's just the extra couple steps of converting to a wav and converting back.

[thecupcakekid]

I have a paper due for a class and the professor wants a word count included. I know Microsoft Word gives you the word count, but I don't know how to print it out, which is what he wants. I have a Mac. Does anyone know how to print out the word count in Word? The paperclip is of no use.

[batmom]

Thanks for the IP tips, everyone.

You could add it to the footer.

[mrpancake]

Well, Cupcake, one thing you could do is take a screenshot of the word count box. It seems like a dumb way to do it, but it would work. I forget how to do it on a mac, but I did it earlier this summer at home with the help of the "help" button.

[thecupcakekid]

Thanks for the help! I'm going to try both and see what works best!

[Deleted]

@topher: I usually use Audacity which is an open source project under Sourceforge. You can get it for Windows or Macs and it is easy to use. Just choose whatever part of the song you want, crop it and save the selection as MP3. You can then transfer it using Infrared (if you have it), a data cable, e-mail (again, if your phone accepts it).

Converting MP3 to Midi is not that easy because of the difference in formats and needs a specialized program to do this (costing anywhere between $ 30 and 150). Unlike MP3 Midi does not transmit audio as such but information about the audio.

As far as the IP address question is concerned, using the cmd - ipconfig route will not help you much if you have DSL or some types of cable. An IP check site like the ones mentioned above will be a better idea. This is because your DSL or Cable router / modem will get an "external" IP address to connect to the internet and hand out an "internal" IP address to your computer. This "internal" address is only visible for your computer and the DSL router. The actual IP address with which you connect to the internet is the "external" address of your router.

[180deg]

thecupcakekid said:

I have a paper due for a class and the professor wants a word count included. I know Microsoft Word gives you the word count, but I don't know how to print it out, which is what he wants. I have a Mac. Does anyone know how to print out the word count in Word? The paperclip is of no use.

You just need to know how to speak geek to Clippy (I have mine set to the puppy, which is much cuter).

To get the word count in Word go Insert>Field, choose NumWords and click OK. That will give you the number of words at that time. If you put the word count field in the header/footer (which I recommend) it will update if you go to Print Preview; if it's in the main document you can force an update by clicking on the number (it will turn grey) and pressing F9 (or choosing Select All and pressing F9).

Or you can cheat and just use Word Count and type the number in.

ETA: I'm assuming that Word for Mac is pretty much the same as Word for Windows.