Published by
esch on 3/29/2008 in Uncategorized
(I just want to throw this out there to save anyone else using Vista the trouble. Any fix ideas are welcomed, but I have probably already tried.)
There is no doubt that Vista has turned out to be a huge disappointment for PC users. Like many, I was excited to hear that Microsoft was releasing their Service Pack 1 because I expected it to remedy many of the strange characteristics of the original version of the operating system. I was wrong. My computer not only uses about 1.5 GB more RAM than it did prior to downloading SP1, but the update has muted my sound card. I have tried just about everything I can short of replacing the sound card, but it looks like I have to live without any sound until Microsoft figures out the problem and sends me a fix through Automatic Updates. This could take upwards of a month or so.
The only reason we still use MS is for gaming, and I can tell you first hand that Call of Duty 4 is pretty lame without sound. No iTunes, no Last.fm, no Hype-Machine, just silence.
Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit / Realtek High Definition Audio
Published by
jim on 3/27/2008 in Uncategorized
Muxtape: Online Mix Tapes. I’m surprised no one on the WBB has mentioned this yet. It’s not a perfect implementation, but cool enough to use. When it supports m4a as well as mp3 I’ll put a mix up.
Published by
esch on 3/20/2008 in Uncategorized
after checking out the many musical posts from CousinBry, i figured i post a quick link to http://www.stantonmoore.com/ (make sure you have your audio on). I think you will enjoy, check him out if you haven’t already.
Published by
esch on 3/20/2008 in Uncategorized
This may not be as practical or as Green as the SUB, but I like the basic concept:
Published by
jim on 3/20/2008 in Uncategorized
Sometime around early Fall of 2006–back when we were still living in Providence– some people from Disney knocked on our door. They asked us if we’d be OK with them using our house in an upcoming movie. We said, “sure” but they ended up using a house a block away from ours instead. The movie they wanted to use it for was Dan in Real Life. We watched it the other night. The first 15 minutes or so is filmed in that house in our old neighborhood. It felt a bit surreal seeing it. Even our local coffee shop is featured in the movie. It’s also a bit strange how much the house they filmed it in looks like our old house. There’s something very unique about early 20th century houses in Providence but I can’t put my finger on it. Anyway, the movie is interesting. I wish the whole thing were shot in our old neighborhood but if you watch it you’ll see why it could not have been so.
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