Word: convert
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...trouble started with the software that came free with my external CD-R drive (a Hewlett-Packard 8200, one of the most popular). It refused to recognize most of the tunes on my hard drive, which meant I had to hunt for another program that would convert those songs into a more amenable file format. Even then, the ungrateful software served up a CD with pops and clicks after every track...
...theory, it sounds like the perfect pet trick for curious technophobes; a way into the Internet without pressing a key. Using a wireless link to your PC, AIBO downloads your new mail as it comes in and uses his hard drive and a special Sony memory stick to convert the text to voice. He even recognizes certain words and does the appropriate action -waving his paw when someone writes (and he speaks) hello. That rustling noise you will no doubt hear when Messenger launches will be the sound of several million kids putting him on their Christmas list. AIBO...
...Countries that are unable to convert all objects into smart objects will be eligible for U.N., World Bank and wto loans. Countries that want to protect certain objects from becoming smart (say cuckoo clocks in Switzerland or statues of the Buddha in Tibet) can appeal on grounds that it may reduce tourism, but in general such unilateralism will be frowned upon and sanctions may be applied...
...Harvard students need a place to come together as students, not as members of this club or that group, a space that is not primarily a dorm or a classroom building. One of the main steps in making the College a priority would be to designate a building (or convert a building like the Pudding Theater) exclusively as a student center...
Other benefits of IRAs: you can withdraw funds from an IRA for a first home or higher education expenses without paying an early-withdrawal penalty. And in some cases, you may be able to convert the IRA into a Roth IRA, which allows your assets to grow tax-free...