Slightly off topic, but I always find it a bit sad to be working somewhere where everyone is sitting at the computer wearing their headphones and I want to make a witty remark about something or other, or just generally chew the fat with the guy opposite. Kind of anti-social.
________________________________ From: Scott Barnes <scott.bar...@gmail.com> To: ozDotNet <ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com> Sent: Tuesday, 25 March 2014 9:35 AM Subject: Re: [OT] Noise cancelling earphones for a quiet programming environment? +1 .. I use Bose at work. Only actual downside with these is i often leave them on my desk at the end of the day still on..and drain batteries... thankfully work has unlimited supply of AAA batteries but yeah it can be a downer to walk in the next morning and here it making a ticking sound due to low battery. Oh and at times your ears clammy / sweaty if you leave them on all day listening to music... but doubt anything will solve that.. --- Regards, Scott Barnes http://www.riagenic.com On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 5:52 AM, Andrew Coates (DPE AUSTRALIA) <andrew.coa...@microsoft.com> wrote: Bose++ > >I’ve had the over ear type for years (QC2, followed by QC15) and have just >bought a pair of the in-ear QC20. I can’t recommend either of these options >highly enough. While they’re not cheap, they are awesome. This week I’m >cutting code in a room with up to 10 people having interesting conversations >about things which would usually distract me. I can’t hear them at all when >I’m wearing these, especially if I have music playing as well. > >Do it now, you won’t regret it. > >Cheers, > >Coatsy > >Andrew Coates, ME, MCPD, MCSD MCTS, Developer Evangelist, Microsoft, 1 Epping >Road, NORTH RYDE NSW 2113 >Ph: +61 (2) 9870 2719 ∙ Mob +61 (416) 134 993 ∙ Fax: +61 (2) 9870 2400 ∙ >http://blogs.msdn.com/acoat >Sent from the new Office > >From:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On >Behalf Of GregAtGregLowDotCom >Sent: Sunday, 23 March 2014 4:27 PM >To: ozDotNet >Subject: RE: [OT] Noise cancelling earphones for a quiet programming >environment? > >+1 for the Bose gear. I wear them all the time on long flights and love them >but have also used them in other environments and they are great. > >The noise reduction quality is amazing. > >+1 also to the idea of drowning out part of the other noise. While they work >well without anything even plugged in, clearly you’ll lose the other >distractions better if you have sounds of your own. > >For the same reason, I often will have the TV, or music, etc. on when I’m home >alone working just to provide background noise. Otherwise, every little sound >seems to be distracting. > >Regards, > >Greg > >Dr Greg Low > >1300SQLSQL (1300 775 775) office | +61 419201410 mobile│ +61 3 8676 4913 fax >SQL Down Under| Web: www.sqldownunder.com > >From:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On >Behalf Of Jorke Odolphi >Sent: Monday, 24 March 2014 9:28 AM >To: ozDotNet >Subject: Re: [OT] Noise cancelling earphones for a quiet programming >environment? > > >http://worldwide.bose.com/axa/en_au/web/quietcomfort_20i/page.html > >I have a set of these – there is an ‘active’ mode that basically reduces >people talking to sounding like a faint version of the “peanuts" teacher (I >hope that’s not too old a reference for people…) > >I can vouch it works amazingly well in an open office, when I have them on ppl >have to wave at me to get attention – I have a mechanical keyboard and I can’t >hear that either – YMMV of course – if you go to the bose store they’re pretty >good at helping you test for your situation, especially at that price tag. I >had the guy do loud sniffles for me so I could see if it worked for that… > > > > >From: Kirsten Greed <kirst...@jobtalk.com.au> >Reply-To: ozDotNet <ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com> >Date: Sunday, 23 March 2014 1:20 pm >To: ozDotNet <ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com> >Subject: [OT] Noise cancelling earphones for a quiet programming environment? > >Hi All >So that I can concentrate better, I am trying to filter out the mouse clicking >sound from person at the desk next to me. >Has anyone any tech recommendations on how to do this? >Thanks >Kirsten
