Quote: Originally posted by bangraman Yes, the European portables are now limited by EU decree, the measurement being that the portable unit must not be capable of producing more than 100db with the supplied ear/headphones. This means that Sony limits their MD's to 1-3mw per channel, and...

I just got a laptop with built-in WiFi, and I'd like to be able to surf the web at some of the local "hot spots" but I'm concerned about security. Most of the practical info I've found in books and on-line concentrates on setting up your own wireless network, which I'm not interested in. So...

I concur that the 4GB looks like the real winner here. I'm not really in the market for a player of that capacity but if I were then this would surely be the one. Saying goodbye to HD issues would tip it, not to mention size and navigation. The flash rewrite issue was discussed a while back...

I've heard it said many times that learning programming through Visual Basic leads to "bad programming habits." I've had a really hard time, however, finding out specifically what these bad habits actually are -- which would be helpful if I'm to overcome them as I attempt a transition out of the...

Ted Koppel just grilled the head of FEMA on Nightline. I hope the pressure builds to get some answers about how this whole situation has been handled -- from the flood prevention to the evacuation down to the woefully inadequate response. This isn't about pointing fingers, but in this age of...

OK, I know it's officially "Mandriva," but that's just such a lame name... Also I know there must be specialized Mandrake forums, but I've always gotten good advice here in the past about technical matters, so I thought I'd give it a shot. I've been wanting to try out Linux for awhile and...

Quote: Originally Posted by crazyfrenchman27 This sucks. What will happen to Mardi Gras? I would have preferred if Mississippi got it; no offense to Mississippi, but LA has cooler stuff. -Matt New Orleans has cooler stuff than just about anywhere...

I think there may be some production variation involved. The first set I got was not uncomfortable, though the head band did have trouble staying extended. episiarch, I figured out your mod and it actually worked quite nicely for keeping the headband from retracting, but didn't relieve the...

It's been mentioned in other threads that the headband of these cans really sucks, but I'm finding it pretty painful to wear these at the moment. The first pair I got was bad enough -- had to return it because of a bum plug. The replacment pair is even more uncomfortable -- tries to slide back...

Quote: Originally Posted by KGM11 Yes, it records in WAV (16kHz, 4bit stereo IMA ADPCM = ~1MB/min). MP3 encoding is only used when recording via line in (lowest quality setting 96kbps resp. 720kB/min.) Thanks. Then I guess sound quality, rather than storage space, is going to be...

I am currently separated from my N200 manual (the downloadable one on the Creative web site isn't working on my computer, for some reason) and need to record a radio program. If anybody knows the anwer and has the manual handy I'd greatly appreciate some help. I have no trouble making a...

It's a laptop and there's only one input jack (with a little picture of a microphone next to it). God, I hope it's not mono. That would really suck. Time to check the documentation...

Here's the situation -- I'm going from a tape deck to the mic in on my PC. To make sure I know what's coming out of the tape deck, I'm recording from the headphone jack, though the same problems are happening when I use the line out. I am unable to monitor the recording through the PC while I'm...

True story: Customer: "I'm looking for books by Homer" Barnes and Noble salesman: "Does that start with an 'H'?"

The other day I saw a woman tearing into a package of salami on the subway in New York. Somehow, it felt like one of the wierdest things I've seen in NYC in a while. It was like the meat was *naked* without the bread covering it up. I know that's irrational, but...