Thanks all!
I think the iPod buds actually lasted pretty long (for me that means over a year).
My iphone buds still work fine, but they are starting to loose their padding, which makes them a little less comfortable.
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Thanks all!
I think the iPod buds actually lasted pretty long (for me that means over a year).
My iphone buds still work fine, but they are starting to loose their padding, which makes them a little less comfortable.
I am in the market for an inexpensive digital voice recorder (I'm getting a press pass for WonderCon and want to be able to do interviews and whatnot). Any recommendations?
P-C, are you sure whatever phone/pda you use doesn't already have that capability?
My phone has voice recording capability, but only for a couple minutes.
Oh, okay. Just didn't want you spendin' money you didn't have to!
Just didn't want you spendin' money you didn't have to!
I think if I looked hard enough, I could find an old microcassette recorder I had. But this is the digital age! It's a lot easier to transcribe an mp3 than a cassette you have to keep rewinding and forwarding.
P-C, what is your budget?
I bought recorders for research purposes when we interview people and I like them a lot, but I'm not sure I would call them inexpensive.
search for olympus voice recorders on amazon. there are a few that get good ratings that aren't too expensive.
Hmmm. I'm not sure where to find out what wireless chipset the computer has.
Now that I think about it, there's an easier way. Just boot off the Ubuntu CD and see if wireless works. If it doesn't, then it is probably a problematic chipset. I think you can pretty much get anything to work, but sometimes it can be a hassle.
Just boot off the Ubuntu CD and see if wireless works.
Yep. One of the wonders of the CD is that you can really try out the OS -- it's not just a bit of marketing, but a way to test out things like your wireless card, pretty much invisibly. I wish the not-free OSes would do such a thing, but they'll never get there for all kinds of non-technical reasons.