I don't think this would necessarily fit your needs, however you might find it as interesting as I do, it's more geared toward authors, but it's a custom baked thing that a pal Cory Doctorow's whipped up for him to use Git for his writing
http://craphound.com/?p=2171
Like I said, it doesn't seem like it would fit your needs, but it's interesting and I thought I'd share.
I do think there's a lot to be said for user education. It doesn't have to be ongoing, but just sitting down once with several groups of people can work wonders on an offices workflow.
>> Once YouTube has a critical population writing monthly checks for content, they'll surely add the ads back in.
Thank you, this was my first exact thought!
Anyone old enough to remember when Cable TV first came on the market, subscriptions were marketed as "you pay a subscription fee, so we won't have commercials" We all know how that worked out.
It's just another "thin edge of the wedge" scenario.. lube up the thin edge, delicately place it in, apply ever increasing pressure until you're so stretched out you wonder how we got here.
Ughhhhhh.. lather, rinse, repeat....
Actually, I looked into the issue a while ago of connecting phone to the PC's audio interface and found that there's a class of devices used in broadcasting called telephone couplers (or hybrid couplers) that are intended for addressing some of the problems of attaching telephone lines to other audio circuts (namely the line voltage matching, echo cancellation/duplex issues, and also take the 8KHz upper frequency limit of conventional POTS specs out of the equation)
I was looking for this last aspect, defeating the 8KHz filter, essentially, to record from phone lines so I could do remote live musical performances. the thing is, these things can be pricey... I found some that were as little as $100-200 and ones as much as $500-1000.... and you generally need at least two.... one on each end. I gave up based on price.
however here are some links I found during my research, including some DIY info.
Every time I get a review, I'm asked to list my achievements during the year, and define my responsibilities in the organization. I do a mixed bag of DBA, System admin, network design & maintenaince, system security and application & end user support, among other things. One thing I always put at the end of my list of responsibilities is:
-Fax machine & bicycle repair....
(both of which I've actually been called upon to perform in the course of my employment there)
A buddy of mine is actually a rocket scientist.
The funny thing is that their favorite expression in rocket science is
"It's not rocket-surgery".....;P
Does anyone remember the Interstate Access Charge. My memory may not pe right on this, but i thought I read somewhere that, though not precisely a tax, this was initally set out try to subsidize telco's building out service to more remote/rural areas. Supposedly, it had the effect of being an incentive for telcos building switches in bumblef**k USA, and raking in millions in a form of corporate welfare. Can anyone elaborate? do any of you recall it like this?
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I don't think this would necessarily fit your needs, however you might find it as interesting as I do, it's more geared toward authors, but it's a custom baked thing that a pal Cory Doctorow's whipped up for him to use Git for his writing http://craphound.com/?p=2171 Like I said, it doesn't seem like it would fit your needs, but it's interesting and I thought I'd share. I do think there's a lot to be said for user education. It doesn't have to be ongoing, but just sitting down once with several groups of people can work wonders on an offices workflow.
>> Once YouTube has a critical population writing monthly checks for content, they'll surely add the ads back in.
Thank you, this was my first exact thought! Anyone old enough to remember when Cable TV first came on the market, subscriptions were marketed as "you pay a subscription fee, so we won't have commercials" We all know how that worked out. It's just another "thin edge of the wedge" scenario.. lube up the thin edge, delicately place it in, apply ever increasing pressure until you're so stretched out you wonder how we got here. Ughhhhhh.. lather, rinse, repeat....
Actually, I looked into the issue a while ago of connecting phone to the PC's audio interface and found that there's a class of devices used in broadcasting called telephone couplers (or hybrid couplers) that are intended for addressing some of the problems of attaching telephone lines to other audio circuts (namely the line voltage matching, echo cancellation/duplex issues, and also take the 8KHz upper frequency limit of conventional POTS specs out of the equation)
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I was looking for this last aspect, defeating the 8KHz filter, essentially, to record from phone lines so I could do remote live musical performances. the thing is, these things can be pricey... I found some that were as little as $100-200 and ones as much as $500-1000.... and you generally need at least two.... one on each end. I gave up based on price.
however here are some links I found during my research, including some DIY info.
http://www.sagebrush.com/phontech.htm
http://www.bradleybroadcast.com/2001/telephone.ht
http://www.audiotheater.com/phone/phone.html
http://www.taiaudio.com/right/sales/salescatalog/
http://www.omnicronelectronics.com/PC/Computer_Ac
http://www.hut.fi/Misc/Electronics/circuits/telei
http://www.dplay.com/tutorial/Mac2tel.html
hope it helps
I Agree,
Every time I get a review, I'm asked to list my achievements during the year, and define my responsibilities in the organization. I do a mixed bag of DBA, System admin, network design & maintenaince, system security and application & end user support, among other things. One thing I always put at the end of my list of responsibilities is:
-Fax machine & bicycle repair....
(both of which I've actually been called upon to perform in the course of my employment there)
A buddy of mine is actually a rocket scientist. The funny thing is that their favorite expression in rocket science is "It's not rocket-surgery" ..... ;P
Does anyone remember the Interstate Access Charge. My memory may not pe right on this, but i thought I read somewhere that, though not precisely a tax, this was initally set out try to subsidize telco's building out service to more remote/rural areas. Supposedly, it had the effect of being an incentive for telcos building switches in bumblef**k USA, and raking in millions in a form of corporate welfare. Can anyone elaborate? do any of you recall it like this?
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Just checking my memory.
A Quick Google yeilds this PDF. looks like it may be relevent...
http://www.teletruth.org/docs/unauthbiocomplete.p
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