Hmm, I'll check that out too, tommy.
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Sean K - Oct 13, 2005 9:56:28 am PDT #5040 of 10003
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Jessica - Oct 13, 2005 10:03:31 am PDT #5041 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
ND (or other sound people), where's a good place to buy XLR cables online? (Or offline, if they have a phone #.)
RadioShack carries them, but the prices seem really high to me.
NoiseDesign - Oct 13, 2005 10:18:24 am PDT #5042 of 10003
Our wings are not tired
And the radio shack ones are crap.
Try one of these Full Compass (If you call ask for Martin Vire, he's my sales rep and a greay guy), Musician's Friend, or Zzounds.
Don't fall for any of the monster cable bullshit. For premade cables you can usually get good quality ones for $15 to $20 for a 25' cable. Whirlwind is good, Mogami is good. Neutrik connectors are preferred.
DXMachina - Oct 13, 2005 10:20:13 am PDT #5043 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Sounds like an electric sharpener that does not conform to FCC interference rules.
The company had the electric sharpener long before we even bought our original TRS-80. We have power problems in that end of the building. Their laser printer/fax machine is also triggering the alerts, although not as reliably as the sharpener.
tommyrot - Oct 13, 2005 10:21:14 am PDT #5044 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I read somewhere that salespeople at electronics stores get huge commisions for selling Monster cables - more than they get from selling the electronic devices that use them.
Jessica - Oct 13, 2005 10:24:30 am PDT #5045 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Bookmarked, and thank you!
(Not that it's my money, but I'd rather not piss away the entire equipment budget on frickin' cables, you know?)
le nubian - Oct 13, 2005 10:30:53 am PDT #5046 of 10003
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Sean,
I work mostly on PCs and I can't help you with your question. I've got nothing.
le nubian - Oct 13, 2005 10:38:27 am PDT #5047 of 10003
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I just got an email from Tivo saying that 2006 will be the last year that movies will be released on VHS and that some manufacturers have stopped production on VCRs.
Wow.
tommyrot - Oct 13, 2005 10:41:08 am PDT #5048 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I just had my whole life flash before me.
Well, the part when I was in college and we used to rent a VCR, along with a few tapes - and how we looked forward to graduation when we could afford our own VCRs....
tommyrot - Oct 13, 2005 10:44:58 am PDT #5049 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Still more Sean advice:
You could probaby find a used serial mouse for very cheap or free. This would free up one of your USB ports (assuming your computer has a serial port).
And I think there's such a thing as a PS/2 to serial adapter, so you could use your existing mouse.
eta: Also, Norton Utilities can run a hardware diagnostic - it checks pretty much everything so it should check PS/2 ports.