(with the inevitable extra shipping and duty charges)

Since NAFTA, there is no additional duty charge when shipping a computer to Canada.

Here's an idea.., a distinct forum that allows vendors such as yourself to generate business opportunities could be created, where interested members know in advance that these services are not free (as it should be). 

If a forum member contacts me, it's their choice to do so...
If a forum member posts something positive, it's their choice to do so...
If a forum member doesn't like me... what I say... etc, they can choose to use the "block" feature... or simply ignore me.  It's all too simple.

If your goal was truly altruistic, why aren't you concerned with the bottom line?
Peer-to-peer didn't yield the answer Millzy needed.  That's why he chose to contact me.
Millzy got the help he wanted... and he's happy with the result.
There's nothing more to it... so keep grinding that ax   

 Geese its getting a little stodgy in here    FWIW I appreciate all of the help anyone has offered here ,Jim and all the others. I think there are some great minds here.

 Maybe this is a good time to remember everyone who contributes. If one of you offers me support in the future I hope it isn't crossing the line to say so.
  
 

"""And your charging for your "confidential" off-forum consultations does not empower you to restrict or restrain the free exchange of information here. Got it?
""""

MY butt it dont.. this is the biggest reason why i dont do what Jim does generally (consulting as i wont reveal a few things) we do paid support for non exisiting clients however.

and IF i did (and have) i would fully expect the client to honor thier word and not disclose what was told them

of course according to you and Al no tweaks are required and Jim and i sell snake oil anyway
and any motherboard will work any there are no incompatibilities..

so this is all moot..

"jcshild"
of course according to you and Al no tweaks are required and Jim and i sell snake oil anyway
and any motherboard will work any there are no incompatibilities..

The rubbish with you just never ends. How about debating differences of opinions based on their merits? Something you obviously have a big problem with (even with the help of your staff). And I challenge you to prove (backup) your above claim. Enough of this BS already.

Alegria

"Jm Roseberry"

Since NAFTA, there is no additional duty charge when shipping a computer to Canada.

Ah yes, NAFTA. But there are still the brokerage fees (through the shipping carrier) to take care of.

You can do that yourself if you know how to fill out a form. Why would you pay someone to do it for you when the info is freely available on the net...   ;)

Well I would never have guessed that a public word of appreciation could turn ugly like this!

Peer-to-peer didn't yield the answer Millzy needed. That's why he chose to contact me. Millzy got the help he wanted... and he's happy with the result. There's nothing more to it...

That is it, plain and simple. Peace.

I smell troll...

Last year I built my very first DAW. I spent about 4 months searching the internet on reviews and educating my self on what works and what does not. What I want and what I do not.

I put a list together and asked for advice right here in this very column. I got a ton of it from wonderful folk including Jim and Aleriga and Scott just to mention a couple of them.....

Before I actually did purcahse my components I not only purchased one but three consultations with Jim.......absolutely the best thing I ever did.....I found that I was 95% of the the way there with my specs......Jim took me the rest of the way.........

during this whole conversation Alegira was trying very hard to help me as well.....once I did get my DAW Built Alegria asked me for my final spec's and I gave him everything that I found out on my own but I had to exclude the items that Jim and I discussed.......just because of the issues that are being discussed in this thread......

I know that this did not go down well with Alegira BUT.....He was gracious enough to understand my point and for that I applaud him.......because since then I have seen him try to help others as well.....Kudos Brother......

My point is this.......Jim is a top notch customer service orientated individual. He knows his stuff and is willing to help as much as he can......and I am grateful to him....and his consultations were well worth the investment.....it matters not what others think.....my opinion of him is all that matters to me......

I am also grateful to all others who have helped or tried to help me along the way.....But when you do pay a PROFESSIONAL for his knowledge, resources, time, effort, education and EXPERIENCE you as an individual need to realize that there is a level of confadentiallity that goes with this......if you do not that is sad......

Jim, Alegria, Scott you guys are well appreciated here......thank you for your time and effort of trying to help us who struggle.......one of them being me......

Your time and effort is not lost on people who have been around this forum for a while who benefit the most from your kindness.......unlike .....well you know the rest of the line........

Clifford
 
P.S. That DAW is running very well thank you..!!!!!!!!

I agree...good post

I'm almost at a lost for words here... 

Clifford, I am glad to hear you're enjoying your DAW as much as I am mine. I'm also surprised that you even mention my contributions. Perhaps you haven't received the memo (inside joke for those in the know), perhaps you have, but it's still nice to hear. And I was never mad about it but you're right in stating that I did and still do understand why Jim and Scott are protective of their system configurations which was attained through much hard work and expense. I believe that they are entitled to reap the benefits, really I do. And to return the compliment, I believe that it's through our exchanges that you (or maybe even Scott, I don't quite remember) made me discover the Noctua product which ended up being a great solution for my 3u rackmount DAW. Thank you for that (both of you).

I still believe that Scott and me can get along even though we have had a few "back and forth" on some very specific issues. What Scott needs to realize is that I am not putting his competence in question when I disagree with him, and on the other hand I also expect some measure of civility during those exchanges. Anyways, it's water under the bridge as far as I'm concerned and I certainly don't hold a grudge. There's no reason for it. And for what it's worth, when Scott or Jim participates in a thread, I pay attention, even though I'm not in the market for a new DAW (not for a very long time hopefully).

So thanks again for putting things in perspective Clifford and speaking your mind from the heart. That's pretty darn cool!

jc



Addition :: TGIF and beers are on me tonight! 

Based on this thread alone I've decided to check out Jim's site....I might just buy an hr too? I think it will be money well spent on my fresh computer!!  Thanks guys

Thanks to all who contribute on this board. I hope goddard is just ignorant of the fact that advice on these boards regarding what works and what doesn't is completely limited by the "experience" the advisor has with the multiple variables involved in a PC build and the myriad of permutations that they present. Therefore unless you happen to get a person that advises you and has the EXACT same spec as you including sound card, video, memory, Mobo, CPU, as well as DSP cards as well as the various software, you are getting advice that has pretty dubious value. When Jim or Scott chime in to caution you about something you are planning ... they are doing you a huge favor! They have experience with most of these variables. The fact that they don't freely hand over the punchline which they invested heavily in time and money to determine and define, should not be a surprise. So you have choices. Either ignore their warning and take your chance they are wrong and the other advisers on the forum are right, or you listen to them and avoid the configuration they warn against. Then you can either spend hours or days grinding thru the various forums cobbling together a strategy using advice gleaned from many many sources, or you can fork over the consulting fee to Jim, or you can just buy a box from one of these guys. The choice is yours, but to denigrate Jim for offering a warning without giving away the answer is just unfair (and if you already know everything I wrote, then that reaction is just obnoxious). I only write this because I would hate to see these guys stop participating because they get tired of this unwarranted criticism.

jcschild




i have come close to stopping my posts a few times..
fortunately there are far more positives than negatives

 
I get like that sometimes, then I think how else could I so effectively annoy those that rather I didn't post and carry on...

Jim Roseberry

My participation in Cakewalk forums goes back 15+ years. 

I wound up "In the business" because I was spending many hours a day making recommendations/etc. 

We live in a world where folks have to make a living.  I'm no different in that regard. 

I could be wrong, but I doubt my friend Goddard works for free.

Ah, but where we differ is that I don't participate here with commerce in mind, whereas you seem to treat this forum as the waiting room for your paid consulting service. Yeah, you've been here long enough to hone your approach to luring the prospects into a fine art, waiting for someone to ask a question and then dangling just enough of an answer to hook the fish without really giving away the bait. Hi fish, wanna know more from the guru, just click on the link dangling right here below my nonspecific half-answer...

In this case, a client contacted us to solve a specific issue. 
We solved said issue... and the client was happy and mentioned it publicly.

Uh huh. When exactly was that, back in February, when Millzy had asked you for info here and you sent him a PM? Or was that only when he contacted you last month?

That knowledge came from many hours of experience. 

I make my living via that knowledge/experience. 
Nothing more... nothing less 

I'm not knocking you for making money from your knowledge. Really. I hope your consulting biz prospers. My problem is when you try to restrict the free flow of info here. I mean, I would hate to think that you participate here just to give nonspecific answers in the hope  of getting a paid consult, rather than in the spirit of sharing info. 

Jim Roseberry

If a forum member contacts me, it's their choice to do so...
If a forum member posts something positive, it's their choice to do so...
If a forum member doesn't like me... what I say... etc, they can choose to use the "block" feature... or simply ignore me.  It's all too simple.

If your goal was truly altruistic, why aren't you concerned with the bottom line?
Peer-to-peer didn't yield the answer Millzy needed.  That's why he chose to contact me.
Millzy got the help he wanted... and he's happy with the result.
There's nothing more to it... so keep grinding that ax

Look, I honestly didn't come in here to pee on your parade. My post was directed to miilzy, not to you. But you jumped in claiming "confidentiality" after I'd chided millzy, and now you accuse me of having an axe to grind, so let's just see now...

Millzy had posted here back in February proposing a Z68/i7 build and seeking info about using a Layla 3G with a recent solid build:


http://forum.cakewalk.com...45&mpage=1#2501945


To which you responded, without really giving any specific info, and Scott also responded, recommending to buy a new interface.  After which Millzy asked you a follow-up question about your reply and explained he couldn't afford a new interface, to which you responded with a PM. 

So, is that what you mean when you say that peer-to-peer didn't yield the answer Millzy needed? 

I only ask because just last month there was Millzy absolutely recommending to someone else who had asked here about using their Layla 3G in a proposed new system to spend some money for a consultation with you...


http://forum.cakewalk.com...06&mpage=1#2686460

just minutes before Millzy started a new topic here seeking assistance with latency with his new system and interface

http://forum.cakewalk.com...75&mpage=1#2686475

So, I'd wondered whether Millzy had actually even gotten a paid consultation from you, since it seemed incongrous. Especially when Millzy posted above in this topic more than a week later saying he just gotten a paid consultation from you the day before. Hence the chiding.

FWIW, millzy sought and got assistance here, maybe not from you, but given freely by others. And your charging for your "confidential" off-forum consultations does not empower you to restrict or restrain the free exchange of information here. Got it?

Jim Roseberry
I'm under no obligation to educate you about the finer points of configuring a DAW. 
Got it? 

I hardly think there's anything you could teach me, not even how to lure people to your paid consulting service. And anyway, unlike you I'm not here to get business, just to repay those who the in past freely shared their knowledge with me, by passing along the favor.

But if we are all coming here to participate in this peer-to-peer forum then let's be mindful of the TOS, to wit:

"In this peer-to-peer environment, forum users are encouraged to answer questions, share experiences and give advice to their fellow users."

I go back long enough to know you weren't always so profit-oriented and used to give freely of your expertise. But frankly, it's disappointing to see what's going on around here nowadays.

jschild 
"""And your charging for your "confidential" off-forum consultations does not empower you to restrict or restrain the free exchange of information here. Got it?  """"  MY butt it dont.. this is the biggest reason why i dont do what Jim does generally (consulting as i wont reveal a few things) we do paid support for non exisiting clients however.  and IF i did (and have) i would fully expect the client to honor thier word and not disclose what was told them  of course according to you and Al no tweaks are required and Jim and i sell snake oil anyway  and any motherboard will work any there are no incompatibilities..  so this is all moot..

Scott, seriously man, what is your fixation with butts?
Look, this is Jim's parade not yours. You may give the occasional incorrect or misinfo answer here, but you're not trolling for the fish like Roseberry.

So, in terms you can hopefully understand, BUTT OUT, BUTTINSKY!