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Audio Hum Part 2

Ron Knights — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:08:15 +0000

I spent all day, trouble-shooting, disconnected everything and still have the hum. I’m quite discouraged.

Marker Cable Tie

Ron Knights — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:06:27 +0000

I wanted a way to tag my cables on both ends so it would be easy to identify them. The Marker Cable Ties from Monoprice did the trick. They cost $1.30 per 100!

Audio Hum

Ron Knights — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:03:34 +0000

I bought two items in an attempt to get rid of audio hum. They didn’t work, and I’m returning them to Amazon.

Pyle PLGI35T Stereo Audio Ground Loop Isolator http://amzn.to/xPyKOs

Stinger SGN20 Ground Loop Isolator. http://amzn.to/zQ0FHs

I am a Gnomie

Ron Knights — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:38:59 +0000

I decided to join the Gnomies. I’ve had a connection, of sorts, to Chris Pirillo for 3-4 years.

Gnomies: http://www.gnomies.com/

DAZ3D Free Software

Ron Knights — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:36:25 +0000

DAZ3D is very generous. They recently gave away $830 worth of software for free. But people are complaining.

Back up Your Hard Drives

Ron Knights — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:34:55 +0000

If you have important data that you don’t want to lose, back it up!

Multimedia Exhaustion

Ron Knights — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:10:49 +0000

I want it all and I want it now. But I get tired when I try to figure out how to handle my multimedia.

VMWare Fusion 4 vs Parallels Desktop 7

Ron Knights — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:19:55 +0000

VMWare Fusion 4 & Parallels Desktop 7 will allow you to install and run Windows in a Virtual Machine. I tested both packages extensively before I made my purchase.

Roku 2 HD First Impressions

Ron Knights — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:17:58 +0000

I got the Roku 2 HD because it was on sale for around $50. I wanted the ability to view Hulu Plus programming, Amazon Prime Instant Videos, and stream my own multimedia content.

New Setup 28Nov11

Ron Knights — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:13:16 +0000

Gee where have we seen this before?