Oh, okay. Just didn't want you spendin' money you didn't have to!
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javachik - Feb 10, 2009 8:56:07 pm PST #9123 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.
javachik - Feb 10, 2009 8:56:14 pm PST #9124 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.
Polter-Cow - Feb 10, 2009 9:05:55 pm PST #9125 of 25501
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
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.
le nubian - Feb 11, 2009 3:17:23 am PST #9126 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
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.
Gudanov - Feb 11, 2009 4:48:57 am PST #9127 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
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.
amych - Feb 11, 2009 4:52:01 am PST #9128 of 25501
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
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.
tommyrot - Feb 11, 2009 5:09:14 am PST #9129 of 25501
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 wish the not-free OSes would do such a thing, but they'll never get there for all kinds of non-technical reasons.
You could make a bootable DOS CD....
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amych - Feb 11, 2009 5:24:46 am PST #9130 of 25501
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
You honestly think we don't have one somewhere around the house?
Calli - Feb 11, 2009 5:53:30 am PST #9131 of 25501
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Just boot off the Ubuntu CD and see if wireless works. If it doesn't, then it is probably a problematic chipset.
Cool--thanks!
You honestly think we don't have one somewhere around the house?
I would not bet against it.
Polter-Cow - Feb 11, 2009 6:09:10 am PST #9132 of 25501
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
search for olympus voice recorders on amazon. there are a few that get good ratings that aren't too expensive.
Yeah, my friend recommended Olympus too. I'm not sure what my budget is since I don't know what these things run. Probably twenty or thirty bucks? Definitely not more than fifty.