Re: XM PCR

2006-04-26 Thread Ann
That is slightly inaccurate, and a terrible price. The PCR won't work with absolutely all XM antennas, for starters. Also, when I purchased mine, the antenna was included, and the price was around $55, including SH. The price might be acceptable if they included the home antenna, but if you

Re: pod address for blind cool tech

2006-04-26 Thread Robin G. Plitt
Yes, you can get BCT in Juice. Just copy the XML link into the directory box and it will subscribe. Remember though, that in Juice you might have to select any past episodes to record, or to block. Robin - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent:

Re: XM PCR

2006-04-26 Thread Brent Harding
I thought back when that XM activated anything that had a valid ID in it. I'm sure enough of these got around that they wouldn't cut them off or not reactivate one if you had XM for awhile and canceled and gave the radio to someone else. - Original Message - From: Donald L. Roberts

all wav files won't play

2006-04-26 Thread Sharon Lash
The subject says it all. I have a folder with a lot of wav files. Most of them won't play in winamp. Does anyone out there know why? I must say it's got me stumped. ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org

Sound Forge preferences

2006-04-26 Thread Bobcat
How does one find the state of items in the General options list and the Toolbars list in Sound Forge. Jaws 7.0 and 7.1 beta as well as Narrator and WindowEyes don't read the state of the items in these lists. I want to use the Snowman's scripts for Sound Forge 7 and am using the trial

RE: all wav files won't play

2006-04-26 Thread John Sanfilippo
For the heck of it, rename one to mp3 and see what happens. Js -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sharon Lash Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 08:03 To: winamp Cc: Blindtech; pc-audio Subject: all wav files won't play The subject says it

RE: question about dialog that comes up when a cd is inserted

2006-04-26 Thread John Sanfilippo
I believe this is a nice feature of windows if you are paranoid like me and want windows to ask permission to access anything, instead of just going and doing it. Just arrow thru the choices each time it comes up. If you turn it off, I do not know how to turn it back on. I think that's your

Re: question about dialog that comes up when a cd is inserted

2006-04-26 Thread Bobcat
Sharon. You can change your preferences at any time by going to the drive or device in question in My Computer. select properties and find the autoplay page. - Original Message - From: Sharon Lash [EMAIL PROTECTED] After I insert a cd, a dialog box comes up which has seven choices as

Re: all wav files won't play

2006-04-26 Thread Sharon Lash
Don't have the nerve. - Original Message - From: John Sanfilippo [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'PC audio discussion list. ' Pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 8:17 AM Subject: RE: all wav files won't play For the heck of it, rename one to mp3 and see what happens. Js

Re: question about dialog that comes up when a cd is inserted

2006-04-26 Thread Sharon Lash
Yes, that was my question: how to turn that dialog back on and where it originates. - Original Message - From: John Sanfilippo [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'PC audio discussion list. ' Pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 8:22 AM Subject: RE: question about dialog that comes up

Re: all wav files won't play

2006-04-26 Thread Dana S. Leslie
Have you checked your file association for the .wav file type? - Original Message - From: Sharon Lash [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: winamp [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Blindtech [EMAIL PROTECTED]; pc-audio pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 8:03 AM Subject: all wav files won't play

Re: question about dialog that comes up when a cd is inserted

2006-04-26 Thread DOC
Its one of those helpful aspects of xp. I believe you can change it in the administrator's services. - Original Message - From: Sharon Lash [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Blindtech [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: pc-audio pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 6:08 AM Subject: question

Re: question about dialog that comes up when a cd is inserted

2006-04-26 Thread R Q J
Hi Sharon, Highlight your cd drive, and then alt enter for the properties. go to the, auto-play tab, and you should find what you are looking for. R Q J - Original Message - From: Sharon Lash [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Blindtech [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: pc-audio pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent:

Re: XM PCR

2006-04-26 Thread Tim Grady
Contact me off list. - Original Message - From: Donald L. Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 5:51 PM Subject: XM PCR Hello, An acquaintance wishes to buy an XM PCR. If one finds one in good working condition, what should he be willing

RE: all wav files won't play

2006-04-26 Thread John Sanfilippo
O, No biggy, if it doesn't work, just highlight the file and press control z to undo the name from file.mp3 to file.wav. But it is also a good idea to check file associations. While we're on this topic, does anyone know about the mp3/wav fraunhoffer) issue I raised a few days ago? Js

question on MP3 player

2006-04-26 Thread blsmass
Has any body heard of the Creative Zen Neeon 5 GB MP3 Player? Larry S at blind cool tech had a 1 GB Iloe for about 100. There next most expensive one was 153. Well, this one the Creative Zen Neeon 5 GB MP3 Player is 159 for 5 GB. Has anybody used it and is it accessible? I would like to have

Re: Article: Microsoft Details Vista's Media Features

2006-04-26 Thread Gary Wood
This whole thing with Media Center sounds great! - Original Message - From: Brent Harding [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PC audio discussion list. Pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 9:37 PM Subject: Re: Article: Microsoft Details Vista's Media Features The idea looks good! It

Re: major ipod shuffle problems

2006-04-26 Thread Kevin Lloyd
Hi Alison. I'm no expert with the ipods but it sounds like you may have corrupted the internal database with it going down during a transfer. I'd guess it's similar to other players and has a means of doing a hard reset. This is usually done by pressing certain keys to interrupt the start up of

Re: major ipod shuffle problems

2006-04-26 Thread Allison Mervis
Thank you Kevin! I'll join the list and consult the documentation. Allison - Original Message - From: Kevin Lloyd [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PC audio discussion list. Pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 2:02 PM Subject: Re: major ipod shuffle problems Hi Alison. I'm no

Re: question on MP3 player

2006-04-26 Thread Kathy Szinnyey
Hi, Kurt! Having gone through this very conversation with myself and others, I've been told the Creative Zen is not blind friendly. I wound up buying an Ilo on Ebay, or you can get one from Walmart, but only from their on-line store. I hope someone can tell me I'm wrong about all this, but

Rhapsody

2006-04-26 Thread Kathy Szinnyey
Hi, all! Has anyone used Rhapsody with much success? Are there some good hints about using it that I might access? I recently downloaded and subscribed to just a very basic subscription, but I'd love to use it to put music on an MP3 player. Feel free to write me off-list, as I might have

Re: XM PCR

2006-04-26 Thread Chuck Adkins
I installed 3 for some friends a few weeks ago, all on Windows XP machines and they were activated with no trouble. - Original Message - From: Brent Harding [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PC audio discussion list. Pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 7:46 AM Subject: Re: XM

Re: Article: Microsoft Details Vista's Media Features

2006-04-26 Thread Brent Harding
I still like my Snapstream Beyond TV. If I want, I can convert standard mpeg-2 TV files into wav or mp3 to take with me if I had an mp3 player to use them on. I convert anyways to wav to get better performance with winamp and to save disk space if I can't watch everything recorded in a week or

Re: question on MP3 player

2006-04-26 Thread Brandon Hicks
hi all, just a comment here. I've used the creative zen. The touchpad is actually quite accessible, and so is the software or at least the version i had. my model, the zen micro 5 gb, would allow you to customize the menus, so provided you have a soft touch, you can mess with the radio and the

Re: Article: Microsoft Details Vista's Media Features

2006-04-26 Thread Brandon Hicks
hi brent, what is this snapstream tv thing? i've never heard of it, however it sounds good. can you give me more info offlist at [EMAIL PROTECTED] thanks brandon ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To

Re: XM PCR

2006-04-26 Thread Brent Harding
Cool! Is there anything to make Sirius accessible from a computer, to control and the like? I'd really hate to have to play some of that talk stuff through an FM transmitter as the mini system I have doesn't have a line-in jack. It would be nice if such a kit had digital out to use with my

Re: XM PCR

2006-04-26 Thread Chuck Adkins
Well, not that I'm aware of. I also have Sirius and I wish I had a way of reading text with it like I do XM. I love the XMPCR very much, and it really has spoiled me. I don't really know the Sirius lineup as well as I do XM because of that. I have memorized several of my fav Sirius channels.

Re: question about dialog that comes up when a cd is inserted

2006-04-26 Thread Dave Hutchins
Hi Sharon, I believe it comes from the actual program itself. dave Hutchins - Original Message - From: Sharon Lash [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Blindtech [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: pc-audio pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 7:08 AM Subject: question about dialog that comes up

Re: all wav files won't play

2006-04-26 Thread Dave Hutchins
Hi Sharon, you probably need to scrap it. Re configure your hard drive. Dave Hutchins - Original Message - From: Sharon Lash [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: winamp [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Blindtech [EMAIL PROTECTED]; pc-audio pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 7:03 AM Subject:

Re: XM PCR

2006-04-26 Thread Brent Harding
I imagine that as XM adds more channels that they will have to cut back to preempting to save bandwidth. In this regard, Sirius is smarter. I think for golf, they take Sporting News off, so I see the signs of it on the horizon, maybe. - Original Message - From: Chuck Adkins [EMAIL

New PC and Volume

2006-04-26 Thread Gary Petraccaro
I've just bought a new PC and I can't get the volume low enough when recording for vinyl. When doing tapes, it's about -4.5. I've made the record line-in volume as low as it will go. Sound is built-in on this Intel motherboard. Thanks in advance.

Re: New PC and Volume

2006-04-26 Thread Patrick Perdue
Garry: sounds to me like you've got a soundmax chip, maybe an AD-1985, or what Intel likes to call high definition audio which is another variant of a soundmax chip. . Those chips tend to hang out around nominal level, even when the line-in volume is down all the way. I don't know a workaround