Actually, this problem is more likely coming from another source: Unbalanced mains (main power).
I have a similar issue with my house, yet I'm not near any huge magnetic fields with my monitors. Depending on which half of the circuit I have a monitor plugged into, when there is a lot of load (i.e. furnace + dryer + washing machine on), I get an odd "flicker", usually affecting the topmost/lefmost of ANY of my monitors. But, if I'm on the other half (other phase?), the monitor does fine.
I'd blame the power supply from the circuit breaker before I'd blame the magnetic fields... Just my 2 cents, though...
Of course, I would think that they'd change out the cam etc. for more torque, rather than horsepower. Getting the thing moving would be first on my priority list.
I've found that smoking tends to keep me awake later at night -- just hitting one more cigarette seems to set me right for another hour of (insert activity here).
Of course, I need to quit, but I haven't attempted quitting for about a year or so now. I do seem to recall feeling a lot better when I wasn't smoking, though.....
I too find myself in that same boat. My body will not function before 8:00am, and some days, 8:30am. I live fairly close to work, and I originally thought that 9:00am would be a bad time for me to show up every day, but strangely enough, no one says a word.
I haven't been blunt about asking them if it's ok, and I've made attempts to change my sleep habits, but nothing seems to work. I always seem to get up at 8:00am, alarm clock or not. (of course, if I set the clock for 7:00am, I just sleep-walk, smack the snooze button and back to blissful slumber...)
I've recently been using a similar product (except $free as in beer) called BBIagent... or is it BBIagent.net? not sure...
You go to BBIagent.net's page, and then proceed to answer a few questions about the machine you'll be using as the gateway (nic cards for WAN,LAN etc). Also, it has a built in proxy DNS and built in DHCP serving, so it can replace any firewall you have.
The only extra support I'd like to see is a dial-up option (I have a dial-up line I dial into to make sure the links are up etc, and would like to run it on this same box)... But, it has basic QOS, Port Forwarding, and access controls!
We use something like this -- actually, some small "dsl" modems at work -- to communicate with a shack about 1000ft away from our main building. The company decided not to run fiber originally to the building (it was supposed to be temporary), so only cat3 phone wiring was run.
With the use of 2 dsl modems (10mbps claimed to 10,000 ft, or so the manual says) we've not had a second of downtime in the year the modems have been in use!
"I can't see myself investing in an XR or SR tuner when I have already put money into my car mp3 player." and "such as playing pirated audiobooks."
While I am definitely an advocate of a radio system where the quality is near cd (read - good as minidisc...) and there are more channels to listen to, then I'd be good to go. Except people do like the free things, and while I hate commercials as much as the next person, I'm sure that at some point they (the first ones to implement such an infrastructure) have ongoing bills as well.
I probably won't buy into it (because of the subscription model), and I'm sure many people on this site won't either. If it's easier and cheaper to get plain-old-FM, why spend hundreds more (initial year cost?). Quality doesn't win everyone over.
I know this is a rant, but why hasn't anyone instilled a scheme where something lossy (mp3? vbr?) can be "streamed" to the radio? I understand that you can't do any sort of handshaking etc., but you could do something such as retransmitting the same 5seconds of audio within a 1sec time period, for 5 seconds, then send the next 5 etc. Sort of for a buffer, and to make sure that you don't drop any music (except for under the harshest of conditions)...?
I recently did a small amount of research for a cable/box to adapt the playstation/PS2 to my second monitor. I figured it'd be an easy quest -- I almost thought I'd just need a special cable for the playstations, since they seem to throw every signal under the sun out of the AV port on the back.
What I eventually did was search on Ebay, and 30$ later, I picked up a device called "Jam!!". This device takes either composite or S-Video inputs, and outputs them to a monitor. The coolest feature, though, is that you can loop your monitor through it, so that you can use your computer when you're not using the monitor for gaming (currently, I use my Jam!! box on my 2nd monitor, and I see no noticable difference in picture quality when I'm using it in pass-thru mode).
Plus, I got a free PS/PS2 a/v cable w/S-Video connectors, just for this box. If you're wanting something like this, I recommend this solution; it gives you a dedicated video out to your monitor, and doesn't require that you plug and unplug connectors if you want to still use the monitor on a regular computer.
Not that I want to nitpick, but I think the reason you had issues with Sound Recorder is that you didn't set the sample rate/volume rate before hitting the Record Button?
Other than that, I agree with you -- There's so much better software out there than "sound recorder" to do the job. Heck, Cool Edit (even earlier releases) has been my recorder/quick editor of choice, and it does a few things (noise reduction) very well.
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So now they call the new "hybrid" machines "Digital Senders".
I don't call my car an "Internal Combustion Vehicle". I hate it when people have to make a point that it's digital.
I've been doing the same for the past 2 years -- getting recommendations on good music, and searching it out.
I've bought every album that I've burned previously to CD, and I enjoy the fact that I can do my part to change perception....
HOWEVER:
I have many friends who consider the mp3's truly "free" and do not buy new cds. Now, for the most part, these "friends" do not have a good taste for a "band" per say, but enjoy listening to hits compilations etc. Therefore, they'll never buy another CD again, since they're not into the music for the artists (in a sense)...
Same for people who listen to top 40 all the friggin' time. While I can't say I don't occasionally find a few songs I like on top 40, it does get rather old listening to the same thing over and over on the radio.
If I have a choice, I'll listen to the same thing over and over (and I frequently do) on my terms.
To be honest, that's exactly the thought I had about the PS2 when it came out. I thought to myself "I could just wait to get one of those, and then I can play DVD's and games!"
I didn't, though. Waiting to pay 300$ for a PS2 (which recently, I have acquired) became more of a hassle than anything. I ended up buying a middle-of-the-road toshiba DVD player.
Why?
Well, when I have company over etc., with the "component", there is no noise from fans etc. Also, since I have other equipment in my rack, the Toshiba definitely wins hands down over the game consoles as being "pleasing to the eye".
I understand that some people may use the PS2/Xbox etc for their DVD enjoyment, and that's fine. It definitely isn't for everyone, though. Think about what exactly you want in a movie experience, and judge from there. DVD players aren't that expensive anymore.
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I actually agree with this comment. While I just went out and bought a PS2 over the weekend, the only real games I'll play on it is GT3-A and Gradius 3/4... and in all honesty, Gradius Gaiden for the PS1 rocked more than the release of 3/4...
I don't forsee myself getting as immersed into other games for any console, unless they have the playability and rememberability of some of the SNES titles. I love seeing whizz-bang graphics for the first 15 minutes or so, but after that, it's all about playability...
Did you happen to read the above, or did you just post hoping to score some quick karma?
I read it as meaning they're forwarding the logs to another server on the "internal" network, not the dirty network (i.e. internet etc). If you can't trust your internal network, what exactly can you trust?
But even if the "audience" doesn't think it is art, it could be to me. I could put together 21 tracks of the most disgusting music man has ever heard on a cd, and have people listen to it. It is art to me. What you're referencing is someone's opinion.
I may hate your paintings, but it's still art to you. Big difference.
Of course, you're talking about security through obscurity -- what I'd bet would happen is a few people would get a LOT of press over distributing these "tagged" pieces of music, and that would jump-start someone, somewhere to begin the tedious search of the "how are they doing it?"
Of course, someone will be burned along the way, to set an example, but just because there's a law (DCMA?) doesn't mean people won't do it. Heck, look at the speed limit. Granted, not a good analogy (can't think of anything right now) but everyone breaks that law.
:) Laws are to keep honest people honest, at best.
"Somebody discovers the CGI, or the image post email address, and kindly posts it to/. for you. You're forevermore haunted by the Goatse man popping up on your living room wall at inopportune moments."
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Actually, this problem is more likely coming from another source: Unbalanced mains (main power).
I have a similar issue with my house, yet I'm not near any huge magnetic fields with my monitors. Depending on which half of the circuit I have a monitor plugged into, when there is a lot of load (i.e. furnace + dryer + washing machine on), I get an odd "flicker", usually affecting the topmost/lefmost of ANY of my monitors. But, if I'm on the other half (other phase?), the monitor does fine.
I'd blame the power supply from the circuit breaker before I'd blame the magnetic fields... Just my 2 cents, though...
Of course, I would think that they'd change out the cam etc. for more torque, rather than horsepower. Getting the thing moving would be first on my priority list.
I've found that smoking tends to keep me awake later at night -- just hitting one more cigarette seems to set me right for another hour of (insert activity here).
Of course, I need to quit, but I haven't attempted quitting for about a year or so now. I do seem to recall feeling a lot better when I wasn't smoking, though.....
I too find myself in that same boat. My body will not function before 8:00am, and some days, 8:30am. I live fairly close to work, and I originally thought that 9:00am would be a bad time for me to show up every day, but strangely enough, no one says a word.
I haven't been blunt about asking them if it's ok, and I've made attempts to change my sleep habits, but nothing seems to work. I always seem to get up at 8:00am, alarm clock or not. (of course, if I set the clock for 7:00am, I just sleep-walk, smack the snooze button and back to blissful slumber...)
I've recently been using a similar product (except $free as in beer) called BBIagent... or is it BBIagent.net? not sure...
:)
You go to BBIagent.net's page, and then proceed to answer a few questions about the machine you'll be using as the gateway (nic cards for WAN,LAN etc). Also, it has a built in proxy DNS and built in DHCP serving, so it can replace any firewall you have.
The only extra support I'd like to see is a dial-up option (I have a dial-up line I dial into to make sure the links are up etc, and would like to run it on this same box)... But, it has basic QOS, Port Forwarding, and access controls!
What more can you ask for than free?
We use something like this -- actually, some small "dsl" modems at work -- to communicate with a shack about 1000ft away from our main building. The company decided not to run fiber originally to the building (it was supposed to be temporary), so only cat3 phone wiring was run.
With the use of 2 dsl modems (10mbps claimed to 10,000 ft, or so the manual says) we've not had a second of downtime in the year the modems have been in use!
Buy Fast Orange, apply liberally after working on the car.
Bada-Bing -- no more mess on the hands....
Next thing you know, everyone will be trying to use the "faked" credit cards, and then merchants won't accept them.
:)
The first thought to my mind was "Yea, you just want a backup..."
What I was thinking was along the same lines -- How long until there is a newsgroup/irc channel etc where people "share" serials to program in?
Granted, this is definitely not going to be for the average "joe", but then again, neither is cracking software....
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"I can't see myself investing in an XR or SR tuner when I have already put money into my car mp3 player." and "such as playing pirated audiobooks."
While I am definitely an advocate of a radio system where the quality is near cd (read - good as minidisc...) and there are more channels to listen to, then I'd be good to go. Except people do like the free things, and while I hate commercials as much as the next person, I'm sure that at some point they (the first ones to implement such an infrastructure) have ongoing bills as well.
I probably won't buy into it (because of the subscription model), and I'm sure many people on this site won't either. If it's easier and cheaper to get plain-old-FM, why spend hundreds more (initial year cost?). Quality doesn't win everyone over.
I know this is a rant, but why hasn't anyone instilled a scheme where something lossy (mp3? vbr?) can be "streamed" to the radio? I understand that you can't do any sort of handshaking etc., but you could do something such as retransmitting the same 5seconds of audio within a 1sec time period, for 5 seconds, then send the next 5 etc. Sort of for a buffer, and to make sure that you don't drop any music (except for under the harshest of conditions)...?
I recently did a small amount of research for a cable/box to adapt the playstation/PS2 to my second monitor. I figured it'd be an easy quest -- I almost thought I'd just need a special cable for the playstations, since they seem to throw every signal under the sun out of the AV port on the back.
What I eventually did was search on Ebay, and 30$ later, I picked up a device called "Jam!!". This device takes either composite or S-Video inputs, and outputs them to a monitor. The coolest feature, though, is that you can loop your monitor through it, so that you can use your computer when you're not using the monitor for gaming (currently, I use my Jam!! box on my 2nd monitor, and I see no noticable difference in picture quality when I'm using it in pass-thru mode).
Plus, I got a free PS/PS2 a/v cable w/S-Video connectors, just for this box. If you're wanting something like this, I recommend this solution; it gives you a dedicated video out to your monitor, and doesn't require that you plug and unplug connectors if you want to still use the monitor on a regular computer.
Quote: "Skip the bother of trying to seperate the individual tracks out."
Huh? Isn't one of the great things about CDs the fact that you can skip through the tracks?
I'd hate to have to "fast-forward" in 5 second steps through a 74 minute album.
Not that I want to nitpick, but I think the reason you had issues with Sound Recorder is that you didn't set the sample rate/volume rate before hitting the Record Button?
Other than that, I agree with you -- There's so much better software out there than "sound recorder" to do the job. Heck, Cool Edit (even earlier releases) has been my recorder/quick editor of choice, and it does a few things (noise reduction) very well.
So now they call the new "hybrid" machines "Digital Senders".
I don't call my car an "Internal Combustion Vehicle". I hate it when people have to make a point that it's digital.
Duh.
Yea, this was a stupid rant.
Hear Hear!
I've been doing the same for the past 2 years -- getting recommendations on good music, and searching it out.
I've bought every album that I've burned previously to CD, and I enjoy the fact that I can do my part to change perception....
HOWEVER:
I have many friends who consider the mp3's truly "free" and do not buy new cds. Now, for the most part, these "friends" do not have a good taste for a "band" per say, but enjoy listening to hits compilations etc. Therefore, they'll never buy another CD again, since they're not into the music for the artists (in a sense)...
Same for people who listen to top 40 all the friggin' time. While I can't say I don't occasionally find a few songs I like on top 40, it does get rather old listening to the same thing over and over on the radio.
If I have a choice, I'll listen to the same thing over and over (and I frequently do) on my terms.
To be honest, that's exactly the thought I had about the PS2 when it came out. I thought to myself "I could just wait to get one of those, and then I can play DVD's and games!"
I didn't, though. Waiting to pay 300$ for a PS2 (which recently, I have acquired) became more of a hassle than anything. I ended up buying a middle-of-the-road toshiba DVD player.
Why?
Well, when I have company over etc., with the "component", there is no noise from fans etc. Also, since I have other equipment in my rack, the Toshiba definitely wins hands down over the game consoles as being "pleasing to the eye".
I understand that some people may use the PS2/Xbox etc for their DVD enjoyment, and that's fine. It definitely isn't for everyone, though. Think about what exactly you want in a movie experience, and judge from there. DVD players aren't that expensive anymore.
I actually agree with this comment. While I just went out and bought a PS2 over the weekend, the only real games I'll play on it is GT3-A and Gradius 3/4... and in all honesty, Gradius Gaiden for the PS1 rocked more than the release of 3/4...
I don't forsee myself getting as immersed into other games for any console, unless they have the playability and rememberability of some of the SNES titles. I love seeing whizz-bang graphics for the first 15 minutes or so, but after that, it's all about playability...
Did you happen to read the above, or did you just post hoping to score some quick karma?
I read it as meaning they're forwarding the logs to another server on the "internal" network, not the dirty network (i.e. internet etc). If you can't trust your internal network, what exactly can you trust?
"When are you going to see Gran Turismo 3 on a PC? How about Shen Mue? Crazy Taxi? Dead or Alive 3? Devil May Cry? Metal Gear Solid 2? Mario Party 3?"
Hint: When computers get fast enough for someone to think "Hey, I could emulate that little black box right there...."
Gran Turismo 2 (ps1) runs fine on Connectix Virtual Game Station on my TBird 900....
Way to go. Nothing like throwing punches such as "Yea, he runs NT and beats his wife, so he should switch to Linux..."
Come on, I understand if you have a personal issue against the guy, but airing it on slashdot is probably not professional.
I wish I could mod you up as funny; that was kind of a side-thought when I wrote it... :)
But even if the "audience" doesn't think it is art, it could be to me. I could put together 21 tracks of the most disgusting music man has ever heard on a cd, and have people listen to it. It is art to me. What you're referencing is someone's opinion.
I may hate your paintings, but it's still art to you. Big difference.
Of course, you're talking about security through obscurity -- what I'd bet would happen is a few people would get a LOT of press over distributing these "tagged" pieces of music, and that would jump-start someone, somewhere to begin the tedious search of the "how are they doing it?"
Of course, someone will be burned along the way, to set an example, but just because there's a law (DCMA?) doesn't mean people won't do it. Heck, look at the speed limit. Granted, not a good analogy (can't think of anything right now) but everyone breaks that law.
:) Laws are to keep honest people honest, at best.
"Somebody discovers the CGI, or the image post email address, and kindly posts it to /. for you. You're forevermore haunted by the Goatse man popping up on your living room wall at inopportune moments."
Reminds me so much of Tyler Derden.