badgeholder Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 My nephew gave me a Yamaha 'Pocketrak' digital recorder. I also have a Sony Mini-Disc recorder but it's a pain to find anyone who can transfer the disc to a cd. At least the Pocketrak has a USB connection. The Sony Mini-Disc is my favorite gadget. I tried upgrading to a Roland/Edirol HR-09 and it's cool, but I've gone back to recording my gigs with the minidisc. The battery life is great, the auto-level works great, it's fool-proof, bulletproof, tiny, I love it, I've had it for nine years now. Yeah, I have to transfer to CD first (I lost that strange usb adaptor) but I don't mind that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 The Sony Mini-Disc is my favorite gadget. I tried upgrading to a Roland/Edirol HR-09 and it's cool, but I've gone back to recording my gigs with the minidisc. The battery life is great, the auto-level works great, it's fool-proof, bulletproof, tiny, I love it, I've had it for nine years now. Yeah, I have to transfer to CD first (I lost that strange usb adaptor) but I don't mind that Actually, I think the mini-disc records better at least from what I've heard so far on the Pocketrak. My problem now is I don't have a computer to load the editing disc into to clean up the sound. I wish my nephew would give me a computer too. Do they make a USB adaptor for the mini-disc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgeholder Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Yes they do, it came with it, in fact, I just lost it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Yes they do, it came with it, in fact, I just lost it. So THAT's how they transfer to the computer. I have the instruction book but it doesn't even mention a USB connection and everyone I've showed it to couldn't figure it out. Guess I'll have to get one. Thanks. It is a nice little machine and a friend actually gave it to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Looks like I will be shopping for a new iPod soon. Just wondering what you all would recommend between the iPod classic and iPod touch (I'm thinking the 8G iPod touch would probably do, because my playlist is in the hundreds rather than thousands, but anyone have regrets over not getting more?). We won't be able to get iPhones this contract, btw; Verizon still has the only decent coverage in our area. So no concerns with apple product redundancy Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FieryOceans Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 The Sony Mini-Disc is my favorite gadget. I tried upgrading to a Roland/Edirol HR-09 and it's cool, but I've gone back to recording my gigs with the minidisc. The battery life is great, the auto-level works great, it's fool-proof, bulletproof, tiny, I love it, I've had it for nine years now. Yeah, I have to transfer to CD first (I lost that strange usb adaptor) but I don't mind that 9 years ? The Hi-MD player was introduced in 2004 and has the capability of recording in PCM,lossless CD quality (bitrate-1411 kbps). Previously the best bitrate you could get was 292 kbps which isn't even the best mp3 quality. I hope if you're trading any of these shows you record you let the receiver know it's a lossy recording. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidersandsnakes Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 My pooter, smart phone, CD player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Can anyone recommend a bookmarking site (free) that will allow you to organize bookmarks by category (so you can see your favorite pages from any computer)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Looks like I will be shopping for a new iPod soon. Just wondering what you all would recommend between the iPod classic and iPod touch (I'm thinking the 8G iPod touch would probably do, because my playlist is in the hundreds rather than thousands, but anyone have regrets over not getting more?). We won't be able to get iPhones this contract, btw; Verizon still has the only decent coverage in our area. So no concerns with apple product redundancy Thanks! IPod touch does everything the IPhone does (except the obvious) so I would recommend it, especially if you have wireless internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 So, anyone using Google+ yet? I saw too that Spotify is coming to the US. I registered and am curious to see how it compares to Pandora (which I love). Found a comparison: Spotify-Rdio-Grooveshark-Pandora I used to really love Grooveshark, but switched to Pandora about a year and a half ago because I kept picking up malware; and Grooveshark was very bandwidth-heavy as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 No, I'm not using Google+. I already use Twitter, and that's enough. I recently deactivated my Facebook account, as well. I still use Grooveshark because I haven't had any issues with it, although there's a couple other sites I use for listening to music that also give you the option of downloading the song; which is great because I can fill up my iTunes library. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 No, I'm not using Google+. I already use Twitter, and that's enough. I recently deactivated my Facebook account, as well. I still use Grooveshark because I haven't had any issues with it, although there's a couple other sites I use for listening to music that also give you the option of downloading the song; which is great because I can fill up my iTunes library. I don't understand the draw for Google+. I'd be interested to hear how people are using it and what they think, particularly vs Facebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cecil. Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 If useful may have a look see, Not a big fan of tech for tech sake . E.G. my Mother likes a phonecall more than anything the holodeck can provide. So everyone has a different take on the subject.. Oh I will visit soon mam, promise..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 $1.70 iPhone case anti-theft device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Oh, that's cool. If only it looked like an 8-track, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Good one Jahfin! How about online activity and nutrition trackers; anyone have a favorite (that's free)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazedcat Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 I bought my wife and IPad 2 and she loves it completely. I can appreciate certain things about it, the portability of it and the screen size is bigger than an Iphone. I also like how their EBooks "flip the page", that's pretty cool. Surfing the web and email seem effortless enough but really, I don't see what the big deal is regarding them either. Retailers can't keep them on the shelf though, so I must be in the minority here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I found a good online food/exercise tracker: myfitnesspal.com, in case anyone is interested. New question: For the iPhone users - what size for someone whose music library is unlikely to exceed the hundreds of songs and probably won't use that many apps, but may have a few hundred photos? How quickly does 16GB get used up? Is a 32GB really necessary? (can't imagine ever filling up a 64GB). This would be Verizon if that makes a difference. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 'Yall may want to check your Facebook profiles; looks like they have redone the privacy settings again and things may be showing that you don't want to be showing ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 I deactivated my account months ago, but I'll pass that along to people I know still have active profiles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedZeppfan77 Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Well I am making the big switch this week with my phone and internet provider. I have Direct TV and am going to get the bundles package with Verizon. Going to dump the greedy Time Warner. I will get three free months of HBO, Cinemax, Starz and all. I have had it with Time Warner. Many of you probably have Comcast? The other big one in the US? Its not in our area but I have seen it out of town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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