"Centrally Controlled" was the part I missed. Sorry.
Tray Play works independantly on every machine. You can play the same song in every room if you wanted to, just not synced up. I find it more useful to be able to run different audio in every room - I like Blues, my 15 year old likes Punk, my 12 year old likes hip-hop, wife likes both kinds of music (Country AND Western)... etc. We don't all have to listen to the same thing.
Find it at: http://www.chime.tv/products/trayplay.shtml
I use a central server, and store all of my audio files in a folder called "Music" with several sub-folders in it. (for rock, country, blues, etc...)
All of my other computers throughout the house have the Music folder drive-mapped as "Drive M:\" and I use Chime Tray Play.
Tray Play is a VERY small simple player that will run just fine on a P1-150 or faster machine, but only with Windows. I even have it running on my yougest son's AMD K6-166 with Win95B, and it works great. It will play mp3, wav, wma, and several other types of files.
The Packet Radio options in Linux are for Amateur Radio (Ham) packet transmision & reception. Packet Radio, as far as I last knew, (haven't used it for about 8 years) only runs at a max speed of 9.6 Kbps over VHF or UHF, and it is slower than that on the HF shortwave bands. It is a text-only service, that is kind of an over-glorified teletype, with error correction.
RG-58 will have terrible loss at 2.4 GHz. Try to get rid of the coax, and extend the USB cable if possible. If you HAVE to use coax, try some Belden 9913 coax. It is an air-dielectric RG-8 type coax that will still not be very good at 2.4 GHz, but it is cheap, easy to find, and will be a vast improvemment over RG-58. Draw-back - 9913 is a larger diameter cable - about a half inch outside diameter - and it is stiff, and hard to work with around corners. Tip: Make sure you order it with the type "N" connectors preinstalled, and order 90 degree angle adapters to get it to BNC, or SMA, or whatever your gear uses.
"The damn form doesn't work unless you use IE. Fools!"
Well, I must disagree. I just used the link out of YOUR post to register my phone number, and it worked just fine with Firefox 1.0PR running on Win 2K-Pro. I no longer use IE.
From Article: "The telemarketers argued that the list violated their commercial free-speech rights, that it unfairly did not apply to political and charitable solicitations, and that less restrictive regulations already allow consumers to block unwanted calls."
Someone needs to quit whining, and come up with an alternate business plan.
I also feel that the current "less restrictive regulations" allowing customers to block unwanted calls does NOT work, because the telemarketers always change their calling numbers. When you block one, they will just use another - like spammers.
"well, they don't say it but it seems obvious that GEMS is running in Windows"
Did you not RTFA? Page 2 of the article clearly states: "GEMS runs on the Windows operating system."
I can't belive they wrote such a mission critical app to run on Windows. Then again, it gives them something new to blame for "counting errors" in the flawed voting system. No one is going to buy the hanging chad thing any more.
I have been doing this for years. Forget the capacitor, it is not needed. This does not steal anything from the power company, the meter WILL read your useage anyway, and DC bias has nothing to do with it. The advantage is that by putting a diode in line with the lamp, it only conducts for half the cycle. The lamp will burn slightly dimmer, and run VERY much cooler. Even though you are olny using half the power, the main cost savings from doing this is that the bulbs will last nearly forever. I have had a diode in my electric yard light for over 10 years, and it is ON 24 hours/day. I have replaced the 40 Watt bulb once in 10 years. I also have a diode in a small 4 Watt night-light in my bathroom that has been through several home movings, and has not been replaced since 1985 when I built it. As for the poster who said finding a diode to handle several amps would be difficult and expensive, I ask: What kind of lamps are you running? Two 60 Watt standard bulbs pull exactly 1 Amp at 120 Volts. 120V@1A=120W It's Ohm's Law. 1,000 Volt, 2.5 Amp diodes are available at electronic parts supply houses for less than 20 cents each. Yes, I do use 1,000 Volt rated diodes, they won't pop in lightning storms. The only thing else I could add is "Incandescent Only" - Don't use diodes in any circuits that have motors, or transformers. This includes florescent lights. - J-man
Why should we be so worried about what hardware format movies will be released on in the future? I still have pR0n on Quasar's old "Alpha Wrap" home video system, the VR-1000, AND Sony's U-Matic format. Hardware will continue to change and evolve.
My biggest concern will be what content we are actually allowed to see. If AOL and Sony own the biggest movie production & release houses, what is to prevent movies from being controlled like radio is currently being controlled by Clear Channel and Cumulus? Have YOU heard any GOOD music on the radio lately? Will we see any GOOD movies in the future?
"sign up you blithering moron!"
Fuck you anoymous shithead! I don't want to register with NYT. Nothing in New York is of any importance to me, and since I already seem to have "Bad Kharma" from negative moderation from assholes like you, I guess I don't mind saying so.
Fuck you, Fuck New York, Fuck Slashdot. Stuff your kharma rating shit up your ass taco.
Mod this bitch!
The original IBM PC, model 5150, did not have a Turbo button. That came out on the XT class units, which ran at 8 MHz, and would down-shift to 4 MHz to run older apps.
I just took a look at the screen shots, and it's scary how it looks almost exactly like my home computer running Mandrake with KDE. They are obviously using a modified KDE destop, and their file browser is definately Konquerer.
Main difference? - - Mandrake packaged distro with all the goodies cost me $24.88 - Lindows costs $99.00
They are in it for the quick bucks, not the long haul. Remember, the guy who started Lindows is the same guy who started MP3.COM then sold out to Universal.
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"I'm curious what other number 1 "must have" gadgets are on your list."
I don't know what the author's "other number one must haves" are, but mine would be this projector, and for about the same price, a Mac Mini.
If they are going to name it an outcast star, then shouldn't they call it André-3000?
Oh... that's OutKast. nevermind.
"Centrally Controlled" was the part I missed. Sorry.
Tray Play works independantly on every machine. You can play the same song in every room if you wanted to, just not synced up. I find it more useful to be able to run different audio in every room - I like Blues, my 15 year old likes Punk, my 12 year old likes hip-hop, wife likes both kinds of music (Country AND Western)... etc. We don't all have to listen to the same thing.
Find it at: http://www.chime.tv/products/trayplay.shtml
I use a central server, and store all of my audio files in a folder called "Music" with several sub-folders in it. (for rock, country, blues, etc...)
All of my other computers throughout the house have the Music folder drive-mapped as "Drive M:\" and I use Chime Tray Play.
Tray Play is a VERY small simple player that will run just fine on a P1-150 or faster machine, but only with Windows. I even have it running on my yougest son's AMD K6-166 with Win95B, and it works great. It will play mp3, wav, wma, and several other types of files.
It is also freeware. Just google for it.
http://www.sharpie.com/
The Packet Radio options in Linux are for Amateur Radio (Ham) packet transmision & reception. Packet Radio, as far as I last knew, (haven't used it for about 8 years) only runs at a max speed of 9.6 Kbps over VHF or UHF, and it is slower than that on the HF shortwave bands. It is a text-only service, that is kind of an over-glorified teletype, with error correction.
Check out http://www.gigapxl.org/
" So you mean I'll REALLY be around when they release Duke Nukem Forever?! sweet."
Yes, and even the next version of Windows!!!
I can already see this being implemented into the next KDE and K-Office scripting languages. Maybe they should call it "Kasual BASIC".
That's sounds casual. - J-man
RG-58 will have terrible loss at 2.4 GHz. Try to get rid of the coax, and extend the USB cable if possible. If you HAVE to use coax, try some Belden 9913 coax. It is an air-dielectric RG-8 type coax that will still not be very good at 2.4 GHz, but it is cheap, easy to find, and will be a vast improvemment over RG-58. Draw-back - 9913 is a larger diameter cable - about a half inch outside diameter - and it is stiff, and hard to work with around corners. Tip: Make sure you order it with the type "N" connectors preinstalled, and order 90 degree angle adapters to get it to BNC, or SMA, or whatever your gear uses.
...requires that the radio operators to state his/her callsign at a time interval (forgot if it was every 15 minutes or 30 minutes)
It is every 10 minutes. You should know that Sterling, since KD5YPT is a valid HAM callsign in Texas.
"I think the next big thing will be the widespread adoption of wireless speakers and headphones--cause none of us like a tangle of wires."
I think the next big thing will be wireless speakers & headphones because the RIAA doesn't like those pesky analog output jacks!
"Call me when they have pets that don't require feeding and don't shit in the yard."
Didn't Sony make a dog like that last year?
"The damn form doesn't work unless you use IE. Fools!"
Well, I must disagree. I just used the link out of YOUR post to register my phone number, and it worked just fine with Firefox 1.0PR running on Win 2K-Pro. I no longer use IE.
From Article: "The telemarketers argued that the list violated their commercial free-speech rights, that it unfairly did not apply to political and charitable solicitations, and that less restrictive regulations already allow consumers to block unwanted calls."
Someone needs to quit whining, and come up with an alternate business plan.
I also feel that the current "less restrictive regulations" allowing customers to block unwanted calls does NOT work, because the telemarketers always change their calling numbers. When you block one, they will just use another - like spammers.
"well, they don't say it but it seems obvious that GEMS is running in Windows"
Did you not RTFA? Page 2 of the article clearly states: "GEMS runs on the Windows operating system."
I can't belive they wrote such a mission critical app to run on Windows. Then again, it gives them something new to blame for "counting errors" in the flawed voting system. No one is going to buy the hanging chad thing any more.
I have been doing this for years. Forget the capacitor, it is not needed. This does not steal anything from the power company, the meter WILL read your useage anyway, and DC bias has nothing to do with it. The advantage is that by putting a diode in line with the lamp, it only conducts for half the cycle. The lamp will burn slightly dimmer, and run VERY much cooler. Even though you are olny using half the power, the main cost savings from doing this is that the bulbs will last nearly forever. I have had a diode in my electric yard light for over 10 years, and it is ON 24 hours/day. I have replaced the 40 Watt bulb once in 10 years. I also have a diode in a small 4 Watt night-light in my bathroom that has been through several home movings, and has not been replaced since 1985 when I built it. As for the poster who said finding a diode to handle several amps would be difficult and expensive, I ask: What kind of lamps are you running? Two 60 Watt standard bulbs pull exactly 1 Amp at 120 Volts. 120V@1A=120W It's Ohm's Law. 1,000 Volt, 2.5 Amp diodes are available at electronic parts supply houses for less than 20 cents each. Yes, I do use 1,000 Volt rated diodes, they won't pop in lightning storms. The only thing else I could add is "Incandescent Only" - Don't use diodes in any circuits that have motors, or transformers. This includes florescent lights. - J-man
Why should we be so worried about what hardware format movies will be released on in the future? I still have pR0n on Quasar's old "Alpha Wrap" home video system, the VR-1000, AND Sony's U-Matic format. Hardware will continue to change and evolve. My biggest concern will be what content we are actually allowed to see. If AOL and Sony own the biggest movie production & release houses, what is to prevent movies from being controlled like radio is currently being controlled by Clear Channel and Cumulus? Have YOU heard any GOOD music on the radio lately? Will we see any GOOD movies in the future?
I picked up this signal on my modified home satelite dish, and was able to decode the following:
"4ll Ur B4s3 r B3l0ng 2 Us"
They didn't mean to capitalize it. MS Word made it that way.
"sign up you blithering moron!" Fuck you anoymous shithead! I don't want to register with NYT. Nothing in New York is of any importance to me, and since I already seem to have "Bad Kharma" from negative moderation from assholes like you, I guess I don't mind saying so. Fuck you, Fuck New York, Fuck Slashdot. Stuff your kharma rating shit up your ass taco. Mod this bitch!
The original IBM PC, model 5150, did not have a Turbo button. That came out on the XT class units, which ran at 8 MHz, and would down-shift to 4 MHz to run older apps.
This link sent me strait to the "Sign Up Here!" page.
I just took a look at the screen shots, and it's scary how it looks almost exactly like my home computer running Mandrake with KDE. They are obviously using a modified KDE destop, and their file browser is definately Konquerer.
Main difference? - - Mandrake packaged distro with all the goodies cost me $24.88 - Lindows costs $99.00
They are in it for the quick bucks, not the long haul. Remember, the guy who started Lindows is the same guy who started MP3.COM then sold out to Universal.
Yes.
And you forget to mention that they also stole the television audio system (FM) from Mr. Armstrong.