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Looking for battery-powered, wireless streaming music receiver 612 Views / 0 Replies  
I'm looking for some sort of battery-powered device that I can stream music to over my wireless network. Ideally something small with an audio-out port. Ideas?
Posted by CambAngst, on Oct 27, 2009 at 08:45 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Streaming music to a **battery-powered** device? 1,096 Views / 4 Replies  
I have been looking, unsuccessfully, for a small, battery-powered device that I can wirelessly stream music to. My house has an intercom system with an auxiliary input, but there is no power supply...
Posted by CambAngst, on Oct 14, 2009 at 03:48 PM, in Networking
Not if it's a Mac-formatted iPod. I use... 961 Views / 1 Replies  
Not if it's a Mac-formatted iPod.

I use MediaFour's XPlay to listen to/mount my Mac-formatted iPod at work:

http://www.mediafour.com/products/xplay/
Posted by CambAngst, on Dec 21, 2004 at 08:56 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
If reliability is big, here are two experiences... 593 Views / 4 Replies  
If reliability is big, here are two experiences from my last purchase:

(1) be careful about the media card reader you select. I bought a $20, 6-in-1, taco-stand-media card reader from OfficeMax....
Posted by CambAngst, on Dec 12, 2004 at 09:10 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
One strange thing that came up while salvaging... 827 Views / 7 Replies  
One strange thing that came up while salvaging files with DiskWarrior was that certain files couldn't be copied because, according to the software, I didn't have sufficient permissions. I thought...
Posted by CambAngst, on Dec 12, 2004 at 09:02 AM, in Applications
Thanks for the info. DiskWarrior has... 827 Views / 7 Replies  
Thanks for the info.

DiskWarrior has confirmed that the drive is hosed beyond hosed.

"The new directory cannot replace the original directory because the original directory was too severely...
Posted by CambAngst, on Dec 11, 2004 at 10:09 PM, in Applications
DiskWarrior Inquiry 827 Views / 7 Replies  
I suffered a pretty massive hard drive crash yesterday morning. My computer wouldn't boot past the grey apple screen. The TechTool Deluxe version on my AppleCare CD couldn't fix the problem (Volume...
Posted by CambAngst, on Dec 11, 2004 at 07:58 PM, in Applications
Best Buy just got the SD300 in stock here in... 3,952 Views / 55 Replies  
Best Buy just got the SD300 in stock here in Portsmouth. I picked one up on the way home from work. This is truly a sweet camera. It's about the size of a credit card and 3/4 of an inch thick....
Posted by CambAngst, on Nov 11, 2004 at 04:53 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I don't really know anything about blackberry... 2,366 Views / 18 Replies  
I don't really know anything about blackberry devices other than the fact that our sales people at work have the blue blackberries and they all complain that they're too big and that the reception is...
Posted by CambAngst, on Nov 2, 2004 at 08:04 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
FYI: I asked a guy in the digital camera... 3,952 Views / 55 Replies  
FYI: I asked a guy in the digital camera department at Best Buy over the weekend. They already have the SD 200 in stock, but they have not been told when to expect the first batch of SD 300's. His...
Posted by CambAngst, on Nov 1, 2004 at 11:43 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Only the SD 200's. Amazon still shows the SD 300... 3,952 Views / 55 Replies  
Only the SD 200's. Amazon still shows the SD 300 with a "release date" of December 10. Anyone have a confirmed siting of the SD 300?
Posted by CambAngst, on Oct 29, 2004 at 05:05 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Street Date? 3,952 Views / 55 Replies  
Anyone know when these bad boys are going to be available in stores?

Amazon shows December 10. MacMall says, "please call." I saw some other site that I can't find right now that said "early...
Posted by CambAngst, on Oct 26, 2004 at 09:03 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Re: Booting Win XP in Safe Mode in Virtual PC 7?? 1,202 Views / 1 Replies  
Ah, never mind. You can't get to Safe Mode from a restart. You have to shut down the machine and start from scratch.
Posted by CambAngst, on Oct 18, 2004 at 06:58 PM, in Applications
Booting Win XP in Safe Mode in Virtual PC 7?? 1,202 Views / 1 Replies  
I've been trying to figure out how to do this. I've tried restarting the virtual machine and holding down either F6 or F8 while the machine boots up with no success. Is there some trick to this?
Posted by CambAngst, on Oct 18, 2004 at 06:57 PM, in Applications
I've had a Canon PowerShot S230 Elph for a year... 3,952 Views / 55 Replies  
I've had a Canon PowerShot S230 Elph for a year or so now. My only real complaint is speed. It takes too long for the autofocus to do its thing and then it takes too long for the camera to "process"...
Posted by CambAngst, on Oct 1, 2004 at 07:09 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
My own personal experience is that HP's scanner... 732 Views / 6 Replies  
My own personal experience is that HP's scanner drivers are terrible. The "HP Communications" program (a background process required for scanning) still doesn't work with Fast User Switching. Every...
Posted by CambAngst, on Aug 28, 2004 at 08:56 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I have one of the S230 Digital Elph's. My only... 1,428 Views / 29 Replies  
I have one of the S230 Digital Elph's. My only complaint is that the lag time between when you press the button and the camera actually fires is pretty long. The lag time between pictures is also...
Posted by CambAngst, on Aug 25, 2004 at 03:52 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
[Bump] 557 Views / 1 Replies  
[Bump]
Posted by CambAngst, on Aug 23, 2004 at 11:21 AM, in Gaming
Postal was completely demented! Man, I loved that... 6,575 Views / 107 Replies  
Postal was completely demented! Man, I loved that game.

"Help me! I can't breathe!"
Posted by CambAngst, on Aug 19, 2004 at 02:53 PM, in Gaming
Seeking Good Mac Games With HID Controller Support 557 Views / 1 Replies  
There seems to be a dearth of current titles that support HID-compliant controllers without having to use one of the keyboard-mapping hacks like Gamepad Companion or USB Overdrive. Anyone have any...
Posted by CambAngst, on Aug 15, 2004 at 03:59 PM, in Gaming
I bought the Kensington AC/Car/Air adapter and I... 956 Views / 8 Replies  
I bought the Kensington AC/Car/Air adapter and I love it. I've used it in all 3 circumstances with my 12" Rev. C G4 Powerbook and it works like a champ. Right now, all AirBus planes have the Empower...
Posted by CambAngst, on Aug 9, 2004 at 01:59 PM, in Mac Notebooks
As opposed to all of the previous updates, which... 3,468 Views / 53 Replies  
As opposed to all of the previous updates, which were revolutionary?

Quicken hasn't had a meaningful update since they ported it to OS X. Every year they add a few silly bells and whistles without...
Posted by CambAngst, on Aug 5, 2004 at 08:48 AM, in Applications
Apple incites people to steal music??? 616 Views / 1 Replies  
Check out this article in the Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2004/08/02/apples_music_operation_hits_a_sour_note/

Somehow, tech columnist Hiawatha Bray has...
Posted by CambAngst, on Aug 2, 2004 at 07:35 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
As I turn this problem around in my head, I think... 2,998 Views / 54 Replies  
As I turn this problem around in my head, I think that Apple's beef with Real actually revolves more around the supply side of the equation than the consumer side of the equation. If all that was at...
Posted by CambAngst, on Jul 29, 2004 at 01:34 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Amazon.com seems to be delaying all of their... 2,073 Views / 27 Replies  
Amazon.com seems to be delaying all of their shipments. I placed my order on June 24.

Finally, I've found an ecommerce site that handles slipped ship dates even worse than the Apple store:

...
Posted by CambAngst, on Jul 22, 2004 at 11:07 AM, in Networking
Visnaut: A buddy of mine had the exact same... 1,543 Views / 30 Replies  
Visnaut: A buddy of mine had the exact same reaction. He suggested that they call this mouse, "The Vulva."
Posted by CambAngst, on Jul 9, 2004 at 09:16 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Does anyone know of a good commercial service for... 1,103 Views / 22 Replies  
Does anyone know of a good commercial service for converting old rolls of 35 MM film to digital images? I have a bunch of old Advanced Photo System rolls. I tried a bunch of different places that do...
Posted by CambAngst, on Jul 6, 2004 at 12:48 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I went to see the Boston show on Skinny Puppy's... 11,902 Views / 149 Replies  
I went to see the Boston show on Skinny Puppy's new tour weekend before last. cEvin Key was running all of the loops and samples with a 17" Powerbook running Logic.
Posted by CambAngst, on Jul 1, 2004 at 08:11 AM, in Mac Notebooks
BIAS SoundSoap Pro still no FCP Plug-in? 491 Views / 0 Replies  
Until they have a plug-in that lets you clean up audio without exporting it outside of Final Cut Pro, I can't agree that plug-ins exist for "virtually any plugin host." Is there some techinical...
Posted by CambAngst, on May 28, 2004 at 01:13 PM, in Applications
Hey, while we're on the topic of the Roku and... 746 Views / 5 Replies  
Hey, while we're on the topic of the Roku and other wireless MP3 devices, I have a question: Does the Roku support wireless networks using WPA security? Do other devices? I'd like to try one out, but...
Posted by CambAngst, on May 21, 2004 at 09:02 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Very true dat. If you buy the HP, be prepared to... 642 Views / 2 Replies  
Very true dat. If you buy the HP, be prepared to lose functionality for a month every time you upgrade OS X by 0.0.1.
Posted by CambAngst, on May 21, 2004 at 11:03 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
So is there actually an SQL-based query-builder... 1,379 Views / 28 Replies  
So is there actually an SQL-based query-builder sort of thing in FileMaker now? The last time I used FileMaker (which was admittedly a long time ago), queries were treated like some sort of dynamic...
Posted by CambAngst, on May 19, 2004 at 01:06 PM, in Applications
Try Little Machines Outlook2Mac: Outlook2Mac... 1,483 Views / 10 Replies  
Try Little Machines Outlook2Mac:

Outlook2Mac (http://www.littlemachines.com/)

It converts messages, contacts and calendar events. It did a great job converting an old *.pst archive I had to...
Posted by CambAngst, on May 19, 2004 at 01:00 PM, in Applications
For each and every phone model that SprintPCS... 4,435 Views / 47 Replies  
For each and every phone model that SprintPCS decides to support, someone has to spend at least an hour or two writing a new script for their doofus first tier phone techs to read. ("Is your phone...
Posted by CambAngst, on May 19, 2004 at 12:51 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Poll: Loosen your tin foil hat and chill... 1,074 Views / 23 Replies  
So let me see if I'm understanding you: Companies that discover and publicize Windows viruses and trojans, in spite of Microsoft's efforts to downplay their gaping security holes, are heroes. But,...
Posted by CambAngst, on May 12, 2004 at 02:58 PM, in Applications
Do any scanners actually work with Image Capture?... 851 Views / 11 Replies  
Do any scanners actually work with Image Capture?

I remember Steve rolling out Image Capture during some keynote a couple of years ago and bragging about how it was going to make all scanners easy...
Posted by CambAngst, on May 12, 2004 at 09:27 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Just a warning 851 Views / 11 Replies  
I'm getting by pretty well with an Epson, but whatever you do, DO NOT BUY AN HP! Awful drivers that break every time Apple nudges OS X up 0.0.1.
Posted by CambAngst, on May 10, 2004 at 04:37 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Sprint Wireless 1,033 Views / 14 Replies  
Just FYI, since you asked, Sprint's cellular wireless service is extremely Mac-hostile. The control s/w only exists as a PC executable and the only CMDA-capable wireless PC card that has Mac drivers...
Posted by CambAngst, on May 3, 2004 at 07:29 AM, in Mac Notebooks
$50 + S/H for the 12" model seems a bit steep,... 630 Views / 2 Replies  
$50 + S/H for the 12" model seems a bit steep, regardless of how nice it is...
Posted by CambAngst, on Apr 29, 2004 at 07:27 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Poll: What are the major options for upgrading a... 822 Views / 8 Replies  
What are the major options for upgrading a Powerbook hard drive? I read somewhere that laptop drives (the 2.5" ones) don't really get any bigger than 100 GB. Is this true? Also, I assume the reduced...
Posted by CambAngst, on Apr 29, 2004 at 07:22 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Generically, when you're facing a situation like... 603 Views / 3 Replies  
Generically, when you're facing a situation like this, you can always run the Activity Monitor (/Applications/Utilities/) and look for a process that's grabbing some CPU time when the system is...
Posted by CambAngst, on Apr 29, 2004 at 07:18 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Received my 12" w/ Combo drive and 80 GB 5400 RPM... 1,722 Views / 18 Replies  
Received my 12" w/ Combo drive and 80 GB 5400 RPM hard drive yesterday. Everything is perfect so far. Loaded a bunch of software last night.

It's beautiful.
Posted by CambAngst, on Apr 28, 2004 at 11:31 AM, in Mac Notebooks
All Good 19,929 Views / 396 Replies  
Ordered my 12" 1.33 GHz with 512MB, 80GB 5400 RPM Drive, & Combo Drive on 4/19 right after the online store came back up, received it yesterday. So far, so good. No dead pixels. All keys work. I...
Posted by CambAngst, on Apr 28, 2004 at 07:24 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Just for everyone's information, I was at Staples... 1,848 Views / 35 Replies  
Just for everyone's information, I was at Staples yesterday and, for the first time, I noticed some prices on 18-20 inch LCD monitors that seem to be coming down. They had a couple of 19" flat-panel...
Posted by CambAngst, on Apr 26, 2004 at 02:58 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
So far, I've had no problems with the new Epson... 739 Views / 8 Replies  
So far, I've had no problems with the new Epson and Fast User Switching.

Is there a link to a thread regarding a problem with Epson print head clogging? After catching up on this thread, I took a...
Posted by CambAngst, on Apr 19, 2004 at 08:55 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Epson All-In-One >> HP All-In-One 739 Views / 8 Replies  
For those who are suffering with HP's crummy drivers and miserable tech support for their print/scan/fax/copy combo devices, I'd like to share my experience. I finally got tired of losing the ability...
Posted by CambAngst, on Apr 13, 2004 at 02:47 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
iDVD & Regional Encoding 4,658 Views / 25 Replies  
On a different but somewhat related topic, is there a hack for iDVD that will allow you to control the regional encoding of the discs it produces?
Posted by CambAngst, on Apr 10, 2004 at 08:33 AM, in Applications
AVI's and OS X 654 Views / 6 Replies  
Not sure what OS you're running, but some AVI movies can't be played under OS X. Specifically, AVI movies encoded with the Indeo Video codecs. Indeo has never been ported to OS X.

:brick:
Posted by CambAngst, on Mar 25, 2004 at 05:33 PM, in Applications
Treo 600 915 Views / 15 Replies  
My Treo 600 works quite well with iSync, but I've read that getting the Palm Desktop software to install under 10.3 is a pain and requires some messing around with permissions and such. If there's an...
Posted by CambAngst, on Mar 25, 2004 at 05:20 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
HP Drivers 630 Views / 7 Replies  
HP's AIO software has issues out the wazoo.

First of all, the scan/fax functionality is totally dependent on a background app called "HP Communications." It is located in the /Library/Printers/hp...
Posted by CambAngst, on Mar 17, 2004 at 09:44 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
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