[X4U] Re: X4U Digest, Vol 9, Issue 30

[Dave Checkman]

dZ, with added emoticon no less and not to speak of the unspeakable 
(hour, that is), asked for clarification:
>
>	I'm not sure I follow what you are trying to say (or it could be its
>too early? :)  Could you please elaborate?

Ever try to send somebody a CD you made, in MP3,  somebody who tried 
to play that precious medium either on their Windows machine or on 
their car's CD player, say? Ever try to figure out how come they tell 
you "It don't work!" or stuff like, "I can see it turning around but 
I don't get any sound [don't ask what this is supposed to mean]."

If you have, you know it ain't easy. "Compatibility", 
"Interoperability", "Universal Playability". Take your choice. 
Searching various web sites for help will soon alert you to the fact 
that you, likely, are never going to find your CD is workable on 
every current player. It's the player device "manufacturers" who 
often are cited as the villain for not abiding by some "standard" or 
other.

So, okay, having your Mac-produced (MP3) CD be universally playable 
is out. What about it working on most/many/the most used players? I'm 
not at all confident that I know how to do this given my present 
skill and equipment (a Mac, Toast Titanium, Peak LE, and iTunes of 
course). That's what I meant.

Dave