Amplifiers

Amplifiers Amplifiers: for home, car and studio kunthrandum-at-home-001

by HOSTMEIR on DECEMBER 11, 2011

kunthrandum-at-home-001

Image by ronybc.com

its a sony…

This is my audio power amplifier project prototype… more details at my

website www.ronybc.com

Question by Gabe: How to connect my ipod dock (sound and charge) to my

amplifier/home stereo?

i have a sound and charge idock for my ipod but how do i connect it to my denon stereo

system

Best answer:

Answer by Srishti

I don‘t think you will need to. The dock should be loud enough.

If not, then you can use the double headphone wire. The one with the headphone plug at

each end.

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car audio 1

by HOSTMEIR on DECEMBER 9, 2011

car audio 1

Image by jaredjennings

my car audio system, in pieces.

counterclockwise from left: cassette player, amplifier car home mini, radio head, display,

gumstix, bezel, digital multimeter, CD player, CD player bezel, CD player housing. guest

starring George Propanecanister and Laxmi Dhoop.

Question by mrlizard8: How to extend volume control on car amplifier?

Basically I have a small Dual 150 watt (RMS) amplifier. My radio is a bit older and has no

low level RCA outputs or subwoofer volume control and I‘m to cheap to upgrade it, I‘m

also to cheap to buy a newer amp. Basically my question is: is it possible to fabricate

something to extend the volume control from the trunk to the front of the car. Could I just

buy a potentiometer and some wire and do some soldering, or is there more to it than

that.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Best answer:

Answer by Noah W

dont think so. save up some money buy some new gear

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Selfmade HiFi power amplifier, very first shots DECEMBER 8, 2011

Selfmade HiFi power amplifier, very first shots Image by modul This is a very first look on my home

made power amp. The power supply isn‘t fully complete yet and the signal electronics will be modified

again and again. But for now, with some test power supply – it works, and hey it works very [...]

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Old car system from back in the day DECEMBER 7, 2011

Old car system from back in the day Image by chuck-reynolds wow found this old pic of one of my car

audio setups from back in the day. From what I can remember…… 2 – 12" StillWater Designs Kicker

Solobarics 1 – Kenwood 1200W mono amp 1 – 1 Farad capacitor 1 – some kind [...]

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Birthday: Kustom KBA30X 30-Watt Combo Bass Amplifier DECEMBER 6, 2011

Birthday: Kustom KBA30X 30-Watt Combo Bass Amplifier Image by luxuryluke My bro picked up this

bass amp for me last weekend. We jammed to the Smiths song "Barbarism Begins At Home" like we

used to nearly 15 years ago. Never skipped a beat, but my lefthand fingers are blistering again!!! I‘ve

been without a proper [...]

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Home Entertainment DECEMBER 5, 2011

Home Entertainment Image by Alan_D A close shot of the Sony Home Theatre system amplifer/DVD

player and centre speaker. There‘s so much built into this thing it‘s a wonder it manages to be as small as

it is. There‘s the amplifier, HDMI upscaling DVD player, USB connection, Audio In/Auto calibration,

FM Radio and probably something [...]

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Testing Amplifier With Old Car Battery DECEMBER 5, 2011

Testing Amplifier With Old Car Battery Image by elecnix This weekend I plan to mount the battery,

amplifier and speakers on a bike trailer. The objective is to bring music to the Montreal Critical Mass

ride next Friday, July 25. Question by John: What size fuse should i use on my car amplifier? I was [...]

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Home Studio DECEMBER 4, 2011

Home Studio Image by breun The core of my first amateur home studio. The old 19" CRT, amplifier and

speakers were free, but they work just fine. I got the Presonus Firepod firewire audio interface, CME

UF5 MIDI keyboard and a pair of Audio-Technica AT2020 condenser mics some time ago, but now I can

really [...]

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Listen, Jonas, if you think I‘m gonna drag this amplifier home with me, you

are sadly mistaken! DECEMBER 2, 2011

Listen, Jonas, if you think I‘m gonna drag this amplifier home with me, you are sadly mistaken! Image

by Ed Yourdon Note: this photo was published as an illustration in an undated (Nov 2009) Squidoo blog

titled "Nikon D700 Digital SLR Camera." **************************************************** The

weather reports were forecasting rain last weekend, and I was planning [...]

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Home DECEMBER 1, 2011

Home Image by cuu508 This is where I spend my days. Note the retro "sound system" on the right side.

It‘s ВЕГА 323 стерео, I use it as amplifier and it does great job at distorting sound. Question by

soccerplayer45760: What is the difference between a home audio receiver and a home audio amplifier?

Im [...]

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Bass amplifiers and

speakers The right place for bass amplifiers and speakers bass system kit pac

by HOSTMEIR on DECEMBER 10, 2011

bass system kit pac

Image by VIBE Audio

Question by Shane: Can or how I hook up a bass speaker to my stereo in my

room?

I have a really old stereo in my room and my sister bought a brand new one that came

with a bass speaker and hers stopped working and she moved out is there any way that I

can hook it up to mine because mine does not have a plug like hers did in the back of the

head unit can I hook it up? Is there a manual way of doing it?

Best answer:

Answer by Vincent

Ya if it has a mic or aux input some radio shack adapters should do the trick Careful not

to blow those speakers

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Bass cabinet

by HOSTMEIR on DECEMBER 9, 2011

Bass cabinet

Image by drewm

Question by !!Paramore_Rocks!!: How to filter a bass speaker?

I don‘t know much about speakers, but I just found some subwoofers and I want to direct

only bass into the speaker. Does anyone know what I need to do this and where I could

find it?

Thanks in advance

Best answer:

Answer by Great Scott

You need whats called a crossover.

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Speaker Design 1: Hi-Vi drivers DECEMBER 8, 2011

Speaker Design 1: Hi-Vi drivers Image by kingdesmond1337 Designed using Hi-Vi drivers in a black ash

veneered cab. None of these ended up being my final design, it was more just to see how they would look

together. Question by Dylan Stephenson: How do you hook up a bass speaker (subwoofer you might call

it) [...]

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Speaker Design 2 DECEMBER 7, 2011

Speaker Design 2 Image by kingdesmond1337 Design with Hi-Vi alloy cones, cherry veneered cab One

early, early design I was considering making. Question by Stacey J: How to remove item from bass

speaker? My daughter could not resist sticking things into the hole on our bass speaker for our surround

sound. Now there is a [...]

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Ashdown ABM-300 Bass Amplifier DECEMBER 6, 2011

Ashdown ABM-300 bass amplifier speakers Image by aplumb Question by grapefruit: Can a fender bass

amplifier be used with an epiphone les paul guitar? I am saving up for an epiphone les paul that is

costing me enough already without the amp. i was wondering if my sister‘s fender bass amplifier could

be used with it [...]

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Ashdown ABM-300 Bass Amplifier DECEMBER 5, 2011

Ashdown ABM-300 Bass Amplifier Image by aplumb Question by diphtounge: can i use an electric

guitar amplifier for my bass guitar? A guitar amplifier can be use specifically for guitars, but can I use it

for my bass guitar. I wonder if that will work. Or can i use it the other way around. Say [...]

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Ashdown ABM-300 Bass Amplifier DECEMBER 4, 2011

Ashdown ABM-300 Bass Amplifier Image by aplumb Question by yellowbutterflyx3: Can you use an

electric guitar distortion pedal with a bass amplifier? I only have a bass amplifier available for use with

my electric guitar, but I would like to get the different styles of sound you can get from the guitar so I

want [...]

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Closet Bass DECEMBER 4, 2011

Closet Bass Image by torrez —- Sent using a Sony Ericsson mobile phone. Question by el guitarro!: What

one type of amplifier goes well with a bass, guitar, keyboard, e-drum set? is that too much to ask for?

people have suggested a bass amplifier or keyboard amplifier your suggestion? Best answer: Answer by

NIKKI SIXX [...]

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Birthday: Kustom KBA30X 30-Watt Combo Bass Amplifier DECEMBER 3, 2011

Birthday: Kustom KBA30X 30-Watt Combo Bass Amplifier Image by luxuryluke Nice and portable, with

booming apartment wall shattering goodness! These two photos are to up my ~5% real photos

percentage for the sake of pleasing FLICKR‘s management. I‘ve got a loooong way to go if i wanna

change my NIPSA status. I mean Lonnnnnng way [...]

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Birthday: Kustom KBA30X 30-Watt Combo Bass Amplifier DECEMBER 1, 2011

Birthday: Kustom KBA30X 30-Watt Combo Bass Amplifier Image by luxuryluke My bro picked up this

bass amp for me last weekend. We jammed to the Smiths song "Barbarism Begins At Home" like we

used to nearly 15 years ago. Never skipped a beat, but my lefthand fingers are blistering again!!! I‘ve

been without a proper [...]

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Bluetooth Audio The right place for audio Bluetooth.

Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) – Technical Specifications (20071213)

by HOSTMEIR on DECEMBER 2, 2011

Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) – Technical Specifications (20071213)

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Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) – Technical Specifications

Configurations

Order no. M8787LL/A M8689LL/A M8573LL/A

Processor Dual 867MHz PowerPC G4 Dual 1GHz PowerPC G4 Dual 1.25GHz PowerPC G4

L3 cache 1MB DDR SRAM per processor 1MB DDR SRAM per processor 2MB DDR

SRAM per processor

System bus 133MHz 167MHz 167MHz

Main memory (2GB maximum3) 256MB PC2100 (266MHz) DDR SDRAM 256MB

PC2700 (333MHz) DDR SDRAM 512MB PC2700 (333MHz) DDR SDRAM

Hard drive4 60GB Ultra ATA/100; 7200 rpm 80GB Ultra ATA/100; 7200 rpm 120GB

Ultra ATA/100; 7200 rpm

Optical drive Combo (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW) SuperDrive

(DVD-R/CD-RW)

Graphics support NVIDIA GeForce4 MX with

32MB of DDR SDRAM ATI Radeon 9000 Pro with

64MB of DDR SDRAM ATI Radeon 9000 Pro with

64MB of DDR SDRAM

Expansion slots and bays Four open 64-bit, 33MHz PCI slots; AGP 4X slot with graphics

card installed; four internal hard drive bays (one occupied); two optical drive bays (one

occupied)

Ports Two FireWire, four USB, front headphone minijack and speaker, rear Apple

speaker minijack, audio line in, audio line out, ADC and DVI connectors for dual display

support

Networking Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet and 56K modem6; AirPort ready5

Software Mac OS X, Mac OS 9, QuickTime, iChat, iMovie, iPhoto, iTunes, iDVD (requires

SuperDrive), DVD Player, Mac OS X Mail, Microsoft Internet Explorer, EarthLink

(includes 30 days of free service), Acrobat Reader, Art Director‘s Toolkit, FAXstf,

FileMaker Pro Trial, Graphic Converter, OmniGraffle, OmniOutliner, PixelNhance, Snapz

Pro, Developer Tools

Service and support 90 days of free telephone support and one-year limited warranty

Included Apple Pro Keyboard, Apple Pro Mouse, DVI to VGA adapter, modem cable

Internet access requires a compatible Internet service provider; fees may apply. Product

contains electronic documentation. Backup copy of software is provided on CD-ROM.

Options

Processor Dual 867MHz, dual 1GHz, dual 1.25GHz

Memory (PC2100 or PC2700 DDR SDRAM): 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, 1.5GB, 2GB

Hard drives 60GB Ultra ATA/100 (7200 rpm), 80GB Ultra ATA/100 (7200 rpm), 120GB

Ultra ATA/100 (7200 rpm), 36GB Ultra160 SCSI (10,000 rpm), 72GB Ultra160 SCSI

(10,000 rpm)4

Optical drives SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW), Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW)

Graphics NVIDIA GeForce4 MX with 32MB DDR SDRAM, ATI Radeon 9000 Pro with

64MB DDR SDRAM, NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti with 128MB DDR SDRAM

Audio Apple Pro Speakers, Apple iPod, Harman Kardon iSub, Harman Kardon

SoundSticks

Other AirPort Card, AirPort Base Station, Ultra SCSI PCI card, Ultra160 SCSI PCI card,

Bluetooth speaker adapter, DVD-R Media Kit

Technical Specifications

Processing and memory

* Dual 867MHz, 1GHz, or 1.25GHz PowerPC G4 processors

* Velocity Engine vector processing unit

* Full 128-bit internal memory data paths

* Powerful floating-point unit supporting single-cycle, double-precision calculations

* Data stream prefetching operations supporting four simultaneous 32-bit data streams

* 256K on-chip L2 cache running at processor speed

* Up to 2MB DDR SRAM L3 cache per processor with up to 4-GBps throughput

* Up to 167MHz system bus supporting over 1.3-GBps data throughput

* 256MB or 512MB of PC2100 or PC2700 DDR SDRAM main memory supporting up to

2.7-GBps throughput

* Four DIMM slots supporting up to 2GB of DDR SDRAM using one of the following3:

—256MB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 128-Mbit)

—512MB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 256-Mbit)

Graphics and display support

* One of the following graphics cards installed in a dedicated AGP 4X graphics slot:

—NVIDIA GeForce4 MX graphics card with 32MB of DDR SDRAM

—ATI Radeon 9000 Pro graphics card with 64MB of DDR SDRAM

—NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti graphics card with 128MB of DDR SDRAM (build-to-order

option)

* Support for digital resolutions up to 1920 by 1200 pixels and analog resolutions up to

1600 by 1200 pixels

* ADC and DVI connectors; DVI to VGA adapter included

* Dual display support for extended desktop and video mirroring modes

* Support for up to two Apple displays

Storage and expansion

* Four 3.5-inch hard drive expansion bays

—One 7200-rpm Ultra ATA/100 drive preinstalled in standard configurations: 60GB,

80GB, or 120GB4

—Support for up to four internal ATA drives (two Ultra ATA/100 and two Ultra ATA/66)

—Support for up to four internal SCSI drives (requires PCI SCSI card, sold separately)

—Support for a combination of internal ATA and SCSI drives (total of four)

* One of the following optical drives:

—SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW); writes DVD-R discs at 2x speed, reads DVDs at 6x

speed, writes CD-R discs at 8x speed, writes CD-RW discs at 4x speed, reads CDs at 24x

speed

—Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW); reads DVDs at 8x speed, writes CD-R discs at 16x

speed, writes CD-RW discs at 10x speed, reads CDs at 32x speed

—Optional Combo drive in second optical drive bay

* Four open full-length 64-bit, 33MHz PCI slots

* One AGP 4X slot with graphics card installed

Communications

* 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet connector (RJ-45)

* Built-in antennas and card slot for optional 11-Mbps AirPort Card; IEEE 802.11b

compliant5

* Built-in 56K V.92 modem6

Peripherals and audio

* Two 400-Mbps FireWire ports7 (15W total power)

* Four USB ports (two on system, two on keyboard)

* Front headphone jack

* Built-in speaker

* Stereo audio line in and line out minijacks

* Apple speaker minijack for connection to optional Apple Pro Speakers

Electrical and environmental requirements

* Meets ENERGY STAR requirements

* Line voltage: 100–125V AC or 200–240V AC

* Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz, single phase

* Maximum current: 6.5A (low-voltage range) or 7.5A (high-voltage range)

* Operating temperature: 50&def; to 95&def; F (10&def; to 35&def; C)

* Storage temperature: –40&def; to 116&def; F (–40&def; to 47&def; C)

* Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing

* Maximum altitude: 10,000 feet

Size and weight

* Height: 17.0 inches (43.2 cm)

* Width: 8.9 inches (22.7 cm)

* Depth: 18.4 inches (46.8 cm)

* Weight: 42 pounds (19.1 kg)8

1. Second Apple flat-panel display requires the Apple DVI to ADC Adapter, sold

separately.

2. Selected models.

3. 999MB maximum per application in Mac OS 9.

4. 1GB = 1 billion bytes; actual formatted capacity less.

5. Wireless Internet access requires AirPort Card, AirPort Base Station, and Internet

access (fees may apply). Some ISPs are not currently compatible with AirPort. Range may

vary with site conditions.

6. Appropriate ISP and telephone services required. Your ISP may not support all V.92

features. Modem will function according to V.90 standards if V.92 services are not

available. Actual modem speeds lower; speed depends on connection rate and other

factors.

7. Actual rates will vary.

8. Weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process.

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Question by Sonicboom: Is this a good deal or am I missing something?

It‘s an All In One IMac for 99$

General

Type Personal computer

Product Form Factor All-in-one

Built-in Devices Stereo speakers, camera, antenna

Width 19.4 in

Depth 7.4 in

Height 18.6 in

Weight 22 lbs

Processor

Type Intel Core Duo 2 GHz

Multi-Core Technology Dual-Core

Installed Qty 1

Max Supported Qty 1

Cache Memory

Type L2 cache

Installed Size 2 MB

Cache Per Processor 2 MB

Mainboard

Data Bus Speed 667 MHz

RAM

Installed Size 512 MB / 2 GB (max)

Technology DDR2 SDRAM

Memory Speed 667 MHz

Memory Specification Compliance PC2-5300

Storage Controller

Type 1 x Serial ATA – integrated

Controller Interface Type Serial ATA-150

Storage

Hard Drive 1 x 250 GB – standard – Serial ATA-150 – 7200 rpm

Optical Storage

Type DVD±RW (+R DL)

Read Speed 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD)

Write Speed 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD±R) / 2.4x (DVD+R DL)

Rewrite Speed 8x (CD) / 4x (DVD±RW)

Monitor

Monitor Type LCD display – TFT active matrix

Diagonal Size 20″

Max Resolution 1680 x 1050

Widescreen Display Yes

Image Brightness 280 cd/m2

Image Contrast Ratio 800:1

Graphics Controller

Type PCI Express x16

Graphics Processor / Vendor ATI Radeon X1600

Video Memory 128 MB GDDR3 SDRAM

Max Monitors Supported 2

Audio Output

Type Sound card – integrated

Sound Output Mode Stereo

Speaker(s) 2 x right / left channel

Input Device

Type Mouse, keyboard

Keyboard

Interface USB

Features Built-in two USB 1.1 ports

Mouse

Interface USB

Audio Input

Type Microphone

Networking

Networking Network adapter – integrated

Wireless LAN Supported Yes

Data Link Protocol Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth, IEEE 802.11b,

IEEE 802.11g

Compliant Standards IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED, Bluetooth 2.0

Expansion / Connectivity

Expansion Slots Total (Free) Memory

Interfaces 2 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) 3 x Hi-Speed USB – 4 pin USB Type A Display /

video – DVI-Analog/Digital – Apple mini-DVI 1 x audio – SPDIF output/headphones –

mini-phone 3.5 mm / TOSLINK 1 x audio – line-in – mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm

Miscellaneous

Included Accessories Remote control, web camera

Power

Device Type Power supply

Voltage Required AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )

Power Provided 180 Watt

Operating System / Software

OS Provided Apple MacOS X 10.4

Software Drivers & Utilities, Apple QuickTime, Apple Hardware Test, Apple Mac OS X

Mail, OmniOutliner, Apple iCal, Apple DVD Player, Apple Address Book, Apple Safari,

Apple iChat AV, Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive, Apple Dashboard, Apple

Spotlight, Apple XCode Developer Tools, iWork (30 days trial), Front Row, Photo Booth,

Apple iLife ‘06, Freeverse Big Bang Board Games, plasq Comic Life

Environmental Standards

EPA Energy Star Compliant Yes

Manufacturer Warranty

Service & Support 1 year warranty

Service & Support Details Limited warranty – 1 year Technical support – phone

consulting – 90 days

Environmental Parameters

Min Operating Temperature 50 °F

Max Operating Temperature 95 °F

Humidity Range Operating 5 – 95%

Universal Product Identifiers

Part Numbers MA200LZ/A, MA200, MA200Y/A

Also am I misreading something, because they deal seems too good to be true.

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=Apple+iMac+-+512+MB+RAM+-

+2+GHz+-+250+GB+HDD&hl=en&cid=14286985632955639515&sa=title&os=tech-

specs

note* i‘m only using this to put music on and for something for my keyboard to plug into

keyboard as in electric piano

Best answer:

Answer by Dave

Super

Paul

Ate

Mars

I did not know they had antennas now.

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iPhone OS 3.0!

by HOSTMEIR on DECEMBER 2, 2011

iPhone OS 3.0!

Image by ıʇʇǝʌןɐɔ ɥsoɾ

Another Apple announcement, another Flickr blog. Here goes…

First off, it looks good. Developers obviously have gotten the most benefits, but what do

you expect from an SDK intro, you know?

I will not mention the various developer APIs, as most of you probably aren‘t interested. I

will, however, go into detail about the other things that were introduced.

#1: Copy & Paste! It was about time. Not sure why this wasn‘t in the first release of the

software. According to Apple, there were ―Security Issues‖ before. Support is global in all

of Apple‘s apps, and it will be easy for third-party developers to work it into their apps.

Execution seems simple enough, although we‘ll see how it works in real life.

#2: Landscape Support: Safari always had landscape support, but now it is found in most

of Apple‘s default apps as well. Mail, Notes, Stocks, & SMS all have it now. This is great,

as I like the horizontal keyboard, having larger keys, and I do send quite a bit of email

from my iPod. This should make things faster… While on the subject, more than one

photo can be sent at once now.

#3: MMS: For me, not a big deal, as I have an iPod Touch. However, it seems it has been

implemented well. Supports contact data, audio, pictures, etc. Again, not sure why this

wasn‘t in the first release.

#4: Push Notification: Yeah, this was supposed to be announced last year. Apple says

they had complications. Anyhow, it will be the same as it was demoed last year, allowing

apps to give notifications if something happens via network service.

#5: Bluetooth: Now supports P2P sharing of LEGAL things (sorry, pirates), as well as

stereo audio, wire-free. On first glance, this would seem to only affect iPhone right? Well

sort of… iPhone Edge will not get the stereo audio, as it doesn‘t have that hardware. But,

remember the Bluetooth chip iFixit found in the 2nd Gen Touch? While it was originally

designed for the Nike+ kit, Apple has now ―Unlocked‖ it and it will also do the file

transfer and A2DP.

#6: Tethering: Sort of. Support is built-in by Apple, but the carriers will have to be dealt

with. Apple seems confident that tethering will happen soon.

#7: Calendar Compatibility: It can take new calendar data, as well as subscriptions.

#8: Ability to purchase things from inside apps: Things like e-magazine subscriptions.

#9: Voice Memos: Apple added a basic voice memos app to the iPhone. Unless third-

party apps can find a way to add extra features, I see this as Apple effectively killing those

apps for iPhone. However, the iPod Touch will not get this app, so the third-parties can

still develop for the 2nd Gen Touch.

#10: Notes Sync: Briefly mentioned. Not sure how this will work, but it will be nice.

And finally… Spotlight! Yay! As those of you with Macs know, Spotlight is Apple‘s global

search tool. It looks for anything, anywhere. Now, it‘s on iPhone. To the left of the first

homescreen is a searchbar, which you type in your query. It will search calendars, mail,

contacts, iPod library, etc. for what you are looking for. I‘ll definitely be using this. Search

will also be in the default iPod app, something which I was just bemoaning the lack of last

night.

Overall, I view this as a big update- definitely calls for a new version of the OS. However,

there are some things still missing…

#1: Flash: Frankly, I couldn‘t care less. I have a vehement hatred against Flash and would

rather not see it on the iPhone. For entire websites that are written in Flash and want

iPhone support, change your website design to HTML. Flash is an awful way to write an

entire website. You deserve to not be on the iPhone if your whole site is Flash-ified.

*End rant*

If Flash were introduced, I would hope there would be an option to turn it off. That would

be the first thing I‘d do.

#2: Background Apps: For the most part, I‘m okay. The only apps I truly want to run in

the background are my RSS viewer, Twitterific, and Pandora. The others I really don‘t

care about.

#3: Better App Management: This is the only thing I‘m actively disappointed about. As I

have four pages of apps, I‘d like to see some form of management. For example, apps

could have a ―Genre‖ which they are assigned to. You then have the option to order apps

by Genre. There would be multiple ways to do this.

Free for iPhone, .95 for iPod Touch.

So there you have it. Way too much text crammed into a Flickr description box. I know I‘ll

be forking over .95 in Summer for this update.

Question by CUCKOO: is this a good laptop? lenovo?

i bought this @ USD 1125 USD…

Lenovo Consumer Y410 775732A

Lenovo Consumer Y410 775732A Notebook PC P 54,984

Specifications:

• • Intel Core 2 Duo processor T7100 (1.8GHz)

• • 2MB

• • 800Mhz

• • Intel PM965

• • 2x512MB 667MHZ DDR2 / 2GB

• • 120GB S-TAT HDD

• • CD-RW/DVD-RW Slot-in Rambo

• • 14.1 WXGA(1280×800) TFT LCD

• • Windows Vista Home Premium

• • Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator x3100

• • 56K V.92 designed modem; Realtek 10/100; no IR; Intel a/b/g; Bluetooth

• • Face Recognition ( 1.3 Megapixel Camera)

• • RealTek Audio

• • Touchpad

• • ―Stereo 1.5 W with

• chamber/2W Sub woofer, Dolby® Home Theater™ surround sound,

• 6-in-1 Multicard reader, Shuttle Control with multimedia buttons, Audio DJ‖

• • One year parts and labor (system battery: one year) Customer Carry-in Repair

• • 6 Cell Li-Ion

• • 2.4 kg

• • Lenovo Carrying Case

• • Lenovo Care Software Tools

• FREE: Additional 1GB Memo

Best answer:

Answer by Vladyc

The features are great but the ghz isnt string enough to support so many features… simply

not a good processor making ur computer slow towards the future!

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What‘s in your bag? NOVEMBER 30, 2011

What‘s in your bag? Image by Br3nda Question by niksag_3000: I need help with my Mac, can anyone

help? I have an iMac G5 and their are a lot of applications on it which I don‘t even know what most of

them are for…can you help? I think because of the many applications, its slowing [...]

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Tools of the 21st century educational road warrior NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Tools of the 21st century educational road warrior Image by Wesley Fryer Wow. No wonder my

backback has been getting heavier! This does not include a digital camera and laptops! Question by

Ksawery: Skype + Bluetooth + Headset Problem? Hi all! I have got a problem with my laptop. It has not

got bluetooth built [...]

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Computer speaker The right place for computer speaker Waxing Poetic, or rather, Vinyl

by HOSTMEIR on DECEMBER 11, 2011

Waxing Poetic, or rather, Vinyl

Image by kqedquest

I experimented with different light settings on the camera to achieve this warm effect of

the light on the surface of the record. Check out all the grooveslooping around the

circumference of the record. Carl Haber‘s optical scanning and digital audio preservation

tool, IRENE, takes high-speed photographs as the 78 rpm record plays. Twenty-five spins

of the record are needed to produce a large digital file, roughly 80,000 pixels long, that

can be analyzed by the computer to produce the corresponding sound from the record.

Each image produced by IRENE is turned into a WAV audio file roughly 7 seconds long.

Image Source: Sheraz Sadiq

Question by generic_cyberperson: Where can I download a tool which will

let me record audio being played on my computer, without a mircrophone?

i.e., a program which will ‗grab‘ sound as it comes out of the speakers, or whatever. Like a

screen recorder, only with sound instead. I preferably want a free tool which isn‘t limited

in terms of trial time.

Best answer:

Answer by Teleprovider

Hypercam more prefer over FRAPS.

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Behind-the-Door organizer

by HOSTMEIR on DECEMBER 10, 2011

Behind-the-Door organizer

Image by lrice

A behind-the-door shoe rack makes a perfect organizer for all that stuff I have to keep in

my pockets or that I have to grab when leaving the house. Works great!

Question by MM: Lost sound on my computer clearing out old items. How do

I get a new driver fo multimedia audio controller?

My sound icon and use of any sound devices is gone. I get the yellow error sign next to

multimedia audio control. I have tried all trouble shooting, system controls, add/remove,

system tools,device manager, Microsoft product updates etc….no luck. Computer speaker

tells me, no hardware/driver found to run multimedia audio controller. Help!

Best answer:

Answer by rhino

if u know what kind of software it was u can search for the drivers. if u have like a

dell,hp.ect. u can go to their site look up ur comptuer and get the drivers from there.

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I love this desk DECEMBER 8, 2011

I love this desk Image by Rob Blatt This system and desk was custom built to suit my needs as an audio

engineer. All it‘s missing is a Red Bull dispenser. Did I mention I put the studio together myself?

Question by doood: Computer audio glitch? My computer‘s audio is glitching. It started doing this [...]

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Dan Benjamin‘s Newton DECEMBER 7, 2011

Dan Benjamin‘s Newton Image by splorp Back in July, Dan Benjamin and John Gruber mentioned the

Newton (and alluded to yours truly) at the tail end of the third episode of their podcast, The Talk Show.

You can listen the audio snippet here. One of the stipulations of getting on the show was to provide [...]

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Ode to Manual 254:365 DECEMBER 6, 2011

Ode to Manual 254:365 Image by The Real Estreya I read it all the time: switch to manual, your photos

will thank you for it! Well, I‘m sold! I did a little playing around with low-light photography tonight. Just

look at the difference between manual and automatic! Both of these are SOOC! Even clearer when [...]

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Rack DECEMBER 6, 2011

Rack Image by splorp I‘ve had a few people ask what my basement server rack looks like. Since I‘m

about to reconfigure the rack, I thought that this would be a good time to document a bit of the ―before‖

and ―after‖. This is obviously the ―before‖. The reconfiguration will include replacing a cranky, ten [...]

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Tools of the 21st century educational road warrior DECEMBER 4, 2011

Tools of the 21st century educational road warrior Image by Wesley Fryer Wow. No wonder my

backback has been getting heavier! This does not include a digital camera and laptops! Question by THE

MAD TURKISH JAZZMAN: What kind of computer is the best for music (composing, playing,

recording)? Which softwares,which tools ? Which computer is [...]

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Asimov Cocktail recording bass at Evolution Sound Lab DECEMBER 3, 2011

Asimov Cocktail recording bass at Evolution Sound Lab Image by Surat Lozowick Quinn Lucas records

bass for Asimov Cocktail at Evolution Sound Lab Recording Studio in Prescott, Arizona, while Zac

Parker controls Pro Tools. I didn‘t even realize that we were going to record when I picked the theme,

but it ended up being perfect. [...]

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my studio DECEMBER 2, 2011

my studio Image by Listener42 This is my studio, in the basement, where I record audio for podcasts

and such. Question by : How do i get this ―M-Audio Pro Tools Recording‖ to install to Vista with 64bit

OP? I just got this recording system and when i try to install it, it tells me [...]

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Asimov Cocktail in Pro Tools DECEMBER 1, 2011

Asimov Cocktail in Pro Tools Image by Surat Lozowick [Download Asimov Cocktail's debut EP, Lemons

for Liars. Pay what you want - even nothing.] Question by Ambrosia: What free, downloadable programs

allow you to trim and cut audio files for use as ringtones? I‘m looking for a free program that I can

download online that [...]

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Disk drive The right place for disk drive

Base alimentatore Floppy Disk Drive Commodore 1541-II

by HOSTMEIR on DECEMBER 10, 2011

Base alimentatore Floppy disk drive disk player Commodore 1541-II

Image by Albertus82

Floppy Disk Drive Commodore 1541-II Power Supply

Question by Pheonix Hax: Why did the Xbox 360 disk drive start smoking

when i tried to flash it?

I plugged the sata cable into my xbox disk drive and it started to smoke. Does anyone

know how to flash a Lite-on disk drive without buying a chip or kit?

Best answer:

Answer by Sam T

I‘ve done some research, honest to God I have, but the only thing that kept coming up

was ―because it‘s not a PS3″.

What do you think? Answer below!

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Philips CD 100 Compact Disc Player

by HOSTMEIR on DECEMBER 10, 2011

Philips CD 100 Compact Disc Player

Image by NFSA Australia

An early (possibly one of the first) CD players. Top loading via a hinged transparent lid.

Aluminium body over black plastic base. Operating buttons on front at an angle.

Production 1982. Countries of origin: Australia and Netherlands.

Question by MinniePearl: Can i used a FM Modulator with a sony web mini

disk player?

I have a car that only has a cd player so im wonderimg before i buy it will this fm

modulator work with my mini disk player?

lol i already have the car, i thank u all for ur input but it would help it u put it in FOR

DUMMIES terms plz, im quite confused

Best answer:

Answer by mexican2_6_l_k_k

yes u can just look for one with a headphone jack attached they got one at ne wal mart,

best buy, or circuit city

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Commodore 1541 Floppy Disk Drive DECEMBER 8, 2011

Commodore 1541 Floppy Disk Drive Image by moparx The full-sized image is available for download at

my website. Question by Sneaux: How do you spearate the hard drive and disk drive power connectors

from the power supply cords? I bought a new power supply and the old one is connected to the hard

drive and [...]

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Commodore 1541 Floppy Disk Drive DECEMBER 7, 2011

Commodore 1541 Floppy Disk Drive Image by moparx The full-sized image is available for download at

my website. Question by A Breakaway: How do I use a disk drive from a desktop for a laptop? I need to

install a cd on a laptop but the disk drive is broken. I do, however, have an [...]

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Alimentatore Floppy Disk Drive Commodore 1541-II (2) DECEMBER 6, 2011

Alimentatore Floppy Disk Drive Commodore 1541-II (2) Image by Albertus82 Floppy Disk Drive

Commodore 1541-II Power Supply Question by dreamer: Disk stuck in disk drive, behind drive that is

open and empty of any disk. How do I get the disk out? I put some tape over the outside of a disk to hold

it [...]

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Philips CD 100 Compact Disc Player DECEMBER 5, 2011

Philips CD 100 Compact Disc Player Image by NFSA Australia An early (possibly one of the first) CD

players. Top loading via a hinged transparent lid. Aluminium body over black plastic base. Operating

buttons on front at an angle. Production 1982. Countries of origin: Australia and Netherlands. Question

by : What is the difference between [...]

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Old school disc player DECEMBER 5, 2011

Old school disc player Image by Yuxuan.fishy.Wang @Tianjin Old City Museum, Tianjin, China

Question by Andrew: A compact disk player has just been turned off. A disk decelerates uniformly from

an initial angular velocity? A compact disk player has just been turned off. A disk decelerates uniformly

from an initial angular velocity of 7.30 rev/s. [...]

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Alimentatore Floppy Disk Drive Commodore 1541-II (1) DECEMBER 4, 2011

Alimentatore Floppy Disk Drive Commodore 1541-II (1) Image by Albertus82 Floppy Disk Drive

Commodore 1541-II Power Supply Question by jack the person: Disk Drive? I have a friends old hp

a210e computer, the cd writing drive opens fine, but the cd-reading drive…..well. Okay i can get it open

using the manual eject button (little hole) [...]

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Disk player DECEMBER 2, 2011

Disk player Image by Elsie esq. A bit less portable than those recently rendered extinct by the ipod. Just

as this old instrument was by the player piano Question by Lini: My pc disk player keeps opening and

closing how can I fix the problem, please help? The door to the disk player keeps opening [...]

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Osho HDPlayer DECEMBER 2, 2011

Osho HDPlayer Image by niyam bhushan It‘s a birthday gift to my mom. That‘s a 160GB Hard-Disk

player, with its remote-control. It works as a regular, external, USB-based computer hard-disk. So drag-

and-drop files with ease. Connect it to your home TV, and/or to your stereo, and it plays upto DVD-

quality movies, and music. No computer [...]

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Equalizer The right place for equalizer select. Equalizer

by HOSTMEIR on DECEMBER 10, 2011

Equalizer

Image by Wazup52

Taken In The Craigmore High School Music Building

Any Of These Photos Are Available In Large Format And Without Watermark By Request

Question by 10101: How can I create a faux surround sound effects with

iTunes equalizer?

I only have one ipod dock speaker by Logitech and I am trying to be creative. How could I

set my iTunes equalizer to create a surround soundy effect? Any Ideas?

Best answer:

Answer by R

You can try srs wow effects: download from srs… Free trial-which will be a plug-in to

iTunes.

But it try to give faux surround… How good is it?- u will have to be the judge.

Hope this helps!

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Equalizer

by HOSTMEIR on DECEMBER 10, 2011

Equalizer

Image by sAeroZar

I took this photo from my old hi-fi system with the depth of sharpness function of my

camera.

Question by Barbie Monroe: How to make the itunes equalizer reapear?

I opened my equalizer and all of the sudden the sliders disappeared and i don‘t know how

to make them reappear. I have a Compaq if that helps. even when i change the preset they

don‘t show. thanks in advanced.

Best answer:

Answer by Dvd

try contacting apple customer care..

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Equalizer DECEMBER 8, 2011

Equalizer Image by baguetteness Molar a uno asi Question by Gavyn P: How can I adjust my equalizer to

make my music sound better? I want to adjust my equalizer to make my music sound better, but I don‘t

know what each slider does. I mean I‘ve played around with them trying to find a better [...]

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Equalizer DECEMBER 7, 2011

Equalizer Image by hbarrows Question by xxby12dxx: I am connecting an equalizer in my car where do i

connect the red wire to constant or ignition 12 volt? I am connecting an equalizer in my car where do i

connect the red wire to constant 12 volt or ignition 12 volt? Does it matter? It [...]

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I‘m gonna float it in and hope for the equaliser DECEMBER 6, 2011

I‘m gonna float it in and hope for the equaliser Image by zawtowers Salford City v Hyde United, FA Cup

2nd Qualifying Round Replay, Saturday 10th October It‘s stoppage time and Hyde are desparate for an

equaliser. Question by Kenmonseika: What is the best equalizer settings for a warm bass guitar tone? I

use a [...]

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Project 365 #41: 100211 The Equaliser DECEMBER 5, 2011

Project 365 #41: 100211 The Equaliser Image by comedy_nose Do you ever remember ‗The Equaliser‘?

Eighties action series with Edward Woodward as the unlikely hero? Anyway, that‘s by the by. Tonight

was a late one as we had a concert on in school. I usually end up either snapping, filming or mixing, and

tonight I [...]

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Mid Boost – Boss GE-7 Equalizer DECEMBER 5, 2011

Mid Boost – Boss GE-7 Equalizer Image by kuyabic Boss‘ GE-7 Equalizer. Another pedal found on my

board, this EQ will take your guitar and smash it in the face of your opponent. It can take your wimpy,

thin sounding guitar tone and give it iron balls of carbon. That‘s right. Steel. Like a boss. [...]

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My Winamp Equalizer DECEMBER 4, 2011

My Winamp Equalizer Image by Manish Bansal Setting of my Winamp equalizer to simulate speakers on

the headphones. Question by AzmeeFit2633: What is the best equalizer settings for nokia 5700 to make

the music louder and clearer? haha. ive been trying to find the best equalizer performance but i couldnt

find it. anyone has the [...]

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T Equalizer DECEMBER 2, 2011

T Equalizer Image by _ES Unique Gifts When we first heard about a T-shirt called the T-Equalizer we

half expected to see a garment depicting a moody Mr. T pitying fools. But no, the T-Equalizer gets its

name from the fact it has an insanely great graphic equalizer across its chest. T-Equaliser Illuminating

But it‘s [...]

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Equalizer / Compressor / Limiter DECEMBER 2, 2011

Equalizer / Compressor / Limiter Image by HSmade As I listen to music on a low sound level due to the

restaurant downstairs but don‘t want to miss out on the details, I use a compressor and limiter

combination. The equalizer is only used for fancy display right now (FBQ). Question by Person: How

does [...]

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Audio Systems The right audio systems connecting with giant pandas

by MEIR RIVLIN on DECEMBER 11, 2011

connecting with giant pandas

Image by woodleywonderworks

At the new Fujifilm Giant Panda Habitat, two new yards feature several enriching

features for both animal and visitor enjoyment and add more than 12,000 square feet to

the pandas‘ outdoor exhibit. Additions to the indoor exhibit include a new room with a

rocky outcrop and waterfall, another den, and more visitor viewing space and

informational exhibits.

from Smithsonian Web Site

nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/GiantPandas/PandaExhibit/defau…

Experience Asia Trail with an online and audio tour from Fujilfilm.

The creation of this state-of-the-art research facility and habitat is made possible in part

by Fujifilm, who donated .8 million to the Zoo‘s giant panda program, the single largest

sponsorship ever provided to the Zoo.

Many sustainable design strategies, such as planted “green†roofs to reduce

stormwater runoff, were incorporated into the new habitat. Other elements include a

solar hot water system; natural tree-resin bound paving material, instead of petroleum-

based asphalt, on the visitor paths; recycled rubber; sustainably harvested ipe wood,

which is naturally resistant to pests and rot; and dried bamboo, because it is rapidly

renewable resource and does not deplete the environment when harvested. more Asia

Trail green elements

Outdoor Exhibit

The pandas‘ state-of-the-art Fujifilm Giant Panda Habitat is designed to mimic the

pandas‘ natural habitat of rocky, lush terrain in China. Each element has a purpose—from

helping the pandas stay cool in hot weather to giving them a place to hide when they need

privacy. There are rock and tree structures perfect for climbing; grottoes, pools, and

streams for keeping cool; and shrubs and trees, including weeping willows, corktrees, and

maples, and several species of bamboo.

Water-cooled grotto has cold-water pipes in the walls that provide a cool respite.

Low trees and shrubs provide shade and cover.

Fog grove creates a misty retreat from the heat.

Pools and streams offer refreshing dips on hot days.

Rocks and fallen trees allow for climbing and exercise.

Visitors can enjoy two levels from which to view the pandas, several areas where they may

be just inches away from the bears, separated only by glass, and the new Clint Fields

Conservation Plaza, where they can learn more about efforts to save pandas and their

habitat through the stories of real people here and in China. At the Plaza‘s Decision

Stations, people can get a sense of the complexity of conservation choices by watching

videos about wildlife-people dilemmas and deciding which actions to take. Other features

at the Plaza include a topographic map of the mountains of central China and exhibits

about alternative economic activities to reduce habitat destruction. Portraits of villagers,

scientists, park rangers, and others, with the real tools of their conservation work, will be

highlighted. Multimedia displays of photos, video, and audio will give visitors a sense of

place, introducing them to the sights and sounds of China‘s wilds.

As seen in Wired:

www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/08/seeing-animals/

Question by adrian R: can a virus make a fake desktop and directory and

user?

i think i have liser.exe but i looked it up and its virut or something…….i keep killing the

fake processes with taskmgr and i searched for recently modified files, i keep finding

temp files and one exe file called msa that plays an audio ad using an invisible internet

explorer……well yesterday i went all out and got rid of the infections several times and

kept rebooting, at first it changed the registry so i cant use exe files but i went around it

with ―open with‖ then it got smart and didnt let me do that with any antivirus ,system

tools,and msi or exe installers of antivirus progs…..now on my last reboot i think it made

a virtual machine,my desktop is green now and missing many icons and files but if i do a

search it says its still there under user……so how can it log me into fake user1,2,or 3 also i

can no longer boot safe mode…..and the virut or win32blahblah removers from diff sites

wont work,and the symantec one needs to be run in safe mode……also i did use many

antiviruses and reg cleaners, and on the last boot it asked to activate windows

and i did manage to get unlocker and current ports, and there is activity in port 80

and i did manage to get unlocker and current ports, and there is activity in port 80

Best answer:

Answer by EMTchick

Yes! On my Dell laptop, some program changed my desktop from a pic of my dog to a

message in broken english telling me my computer was infected with spyware and that

my family hates me. No joke.

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University of Maryland Introduces iPads as Part of Mobility Initiative

by MEIR RIVLIN on DECEMBER 11, 2011

University of Maryland Introduces iPads as Part of Mobility Initiative

Image by University of Maryland Press Releases

COLLEGE PARK, Md – As further demonstration of the university‘s strong commitment

to new educational technologies and innovation across diverse media, all 75 students

enrolled in the University of Maryland‘s newly-launched Digital Cultures and Creativity

(DCC) living and learning program within the Honors College were given an Apple iPad

at the start of the fall semester (above – Terp Freshman Victoria Lai receives her new

iPad from OIT‘s Michael Hooker).

This device will be fully integrated into the program‘s curriculum, where it will serve as

the basis for content delivery and instruction. Students will also have the opportunity to

learn to develop their own applications for the iPad. The devices were handed out in late

August when students move onto campus. This latest action is part of the university‘s

Mobility Initiative, a pilot program studying whether mobile technology enhances the

student education experience.

"DCC is thrilled to be joining the university‘s innovative Mobility Initiative," said Dr.

Matthew Kirschenbaum, Associate Professor of English and Director of Digital Cultures

and Creativity. Kirschenbaum adds, "Many of DCC‘s students are digital natives who will

come to campus already having programmed their own applications, made their own

electronic music and art, or designed their own interactive media. They will use their

iPads in the context of a curriculum that immerses them in the surprisingly long and

complex history of thought behind today‘s new media devices. They will learn to develop

new content for the platform, as well as use it to consume rich media integral to their

education."

DCC‘s faculty includes Associate Professor of Computer Science and former director of

the University of Maryland‘s Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory Ben Bederson,

who has already developed applications for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.

For nearly two years, the University of Maryland has been studying whether

incorporating mobile technology enhances the student educational experience.

Sponsored by the Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost,

the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, and the Office of Information Technology, the

Mobility Initiative began in fall 2008. During its two years of existence, 280 freshmen in

the Banneker/Key Scholarship and Maryland Incentive Awards programs have been

given either an iPhone or iPod touch to test inside and outside of class.

In addition to the 75 DCC students who received an Apple iPad in the fall, approximately

160 new freshmen in the Banneker/Key Scholarship and Maryland Incentive Awards

programs were given either an iPhone or iPod touch devices – bringing the number of

student pilot participants to approximately 515.

During the initiative‘s first year, more than 130 student participants used the mobile

devices to substitute for student response devices (also known as clickers) in class, to

access the mobile versions of the university‘s portal and learning management system,

and to participate in varied special activities, such as research scavenger hunts.

For its second year, the pilot study expanded to include additional students, professors,

and learning opportunities. New efforts were undertaken to support faculty in their

efforts to incorporate mobile learning into their courses, including offering a set of iPod

touch devices that can be loaned out to students in a course to support specific learning

activities.

Additionally, an Office of Information Technology (OIT) and Center for Teaching

Excellence (CTE) partnership gives participants in the CTE‘s Summer Institute for

New(er) Technologies the opportunity to explore integrating mobile learning activities

into their courses with support from OIT.

"Four fall courses and five spring courses have been part of these efforts," said Ellen Yu

Borkowski, Director of Academic Support in the Office of Information Technology. "Some

of the mobile learning activities in these courses include recording assessments of high

school PE teachers, recording use of media as part of an international research study,

collecting and distributing interpretations of poetry, and using the devices‘ recording and

playback features in support of learning foreign languages. OIT and the CTE plan to

continue this partnership into the Mobility Initiative‘s third year," Borkowski said.

Additionally, for the spring 2010 semester, a new upper-level computer science offering

was introduced to the university‘s curriculum. The new course, "CMSC498I: Selected

Topics in Computer Science: Programming the iPhone," covers topics such as iPhone

development tools and fundamentals; user interface design; media considerations related

to gaming, audio, and video; and usability and quality assessment. As part of the course,

students are developing new mobile applications for the iPhone, specifically focusing on

ones that can be deployed and used across the university as part of Maryland‘s overall

efforts to support mobile devices on campus.

Digital Cultures and Creativity is sponsored by the College of Arts and Humanities, with

co-sponsorship from the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities, the

Department of Computer Science, and the College of Information Studies. Learn more

about DCC at www.dcc.umd.edu.

An initiative of the Office of the Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and Dean for

Undergraduate Studies, the Center for Teaching Excellence is the campus‘ central partner

for improving undergraduate education. Learn more about CTE at www.cte.umd.edu.

The Office of Information Technology plans, develops, supports, and maintains

computing, networking, and telecommunications services for the University of Maryland.

Learn more about OIT at www.oit.umd.edu.

For more information contact:

Phyllis Dickerson Johnson

301-405-4491

[email protected]

Question by Matt White: Omfg, how do I delete this virus?

Recently(about 2 hours ago) I was surfing facebook,someone sent me a private message

saying ―heres a surprise to you‖ it had a blogspot website link.. I opened it and it

downloaded a photo.exe file, I was stupid enough to open it, avast detected it and deleted

it, i deleted it manually aswell, then 5 minutes later, it crashes my audio systems

flashplayer,task manager,msn/xfire,everything, all i have is internet and avast. I can run

safemode with everything,but when I tried to delete it in safemode, and switched to

administrator, still the same virus.

It also downloaded a thing on my PC called ―System Tools 2011″ which is obviously a fake

virus scanner, I don‘t know how to delete it.. can anyone help me please

Best answer:

Answer by dϵviηϵ ♏oϻϵиt σƒ Tяuтн

omfg makes me lol

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Good Morning! DECEMBER 10, 2011

Good Morning! Image by elycefeliz 30 Days of Gratitude: Day 8 – I am grateful for hot coffee in the

morning. Is your TV on or off? Is your microwave oven and coffeemaker using electricity even when you

aren‘t using those appliances? Did you know that mobile phone chargers are using electricity even when

they‘re [...]

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Aviary – Creation on the fly DECEMBER 10, 2011

Aviary – Creation on the fly Image by Narisa The entire Office and Adobe Suite done in AIR? Sweet!

Nice site and icon design too. ―With Aviary, the New York based team is aiming at the rather ambitious

goal of not only creating a marketplace for multimedia artwork, but a suite of robust collaborative online

[...]

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Aviary – Creation on the fly DECEMBER 9, 2011

Aviary – Creation on the fly Image by Narisa The entire Office and Adobe Suite done in AIR? Sweet!

Nice site and icon design too. ―With Aviary, the New York based team is aiming at the rather ambitious

goal of not only creating a marketplace for multimedia artwork, but a suite of robust collaborative online

[...]

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Aviary – Creation on the fly DECEMBER 9, 2011

Aviary – Creation on the fly Image by Narisa The entire Office and Adobe Suite done in AIR? Sweet!

Nice site and icon design too. ―With Aviary, the New York based team is aiming at the rather ambitious

goal of not only creating a marketplace for multimedia artwork, but a suite of robust collaborative online

[...]

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Aviary – Creation on the fly DECEMBER 8, 2011

Aviary – Creation on the fly Image by Narisa The entire Office and Adobe Suite done in AIR? Sweet!

Nice site and icon design too. ―With Aviary, the New York based team is aiming at the rather ambitious

goal of not only creating a marketplace for multimedia artwork, but a suite of robust collaborative online

[...]

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Cool Toys pics of the day: OpenCast DECEMBER 8, 2011

Cool Toys pics of the day: OpenCast Image by rosefirerising Open Cast Project:

www.opencastproject.org/ In their words: "Matterhorn is an open source project working within the

Opencast Community to develop an end-to-end, open source platform that supports the scheduling,

capture, managing, encoding and delivery of educational audio and video content." "The Opencast

community is a [...]

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Hunting the Energy Vampires DECEMBER 7, 2011

Hunting the Energy Vampires Image by elycefeliz 79/100 Possibilities~ 100 Possibilities Project set ―If

your home is typical, you live with 20 vampires.‖ A "phantom load" is any appliance or electronic gizmo

that uses energy even when turned off. Some people call them "vampire appliances" or "energy

vampires." Phantom energy is drained by items including [...]

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canon eos rebel t2i 550d DECEMBER 7, 2011

canon eos rebel t2i 550d Image by hopeless128 LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., February 8, 2010 – Canon U.S.A.,

Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today introduced the new flagship model for the Company‘s highly

popular Rebel DSLR line: the Canon EOS Rebel T2i Digital SLR camera. Today‘s photo enthusiast is

looking for a camera that will [...]

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