Simulate Full Audio Experience Without Disturbing Others

Connect headphones to headphone jack and raise volume to desired level.B.(PC Only) Prerequisites: Audio Card, Headphone jack that can be enabled simultaneously with external speakers1. Put headphones back in.*You can get even more control by adjusting the headphone volume (usually system volume).**For best results, disable all system sounds.C.(Platform Independent) Prerequisites: Airport Express (with firmware V6.3 or higher), headphone jack1.

So, living in a house with other people can sometimes be hard when you like to enjoy your music on the louder side but it is late a night. To compensate for this inconvenience, I’d like to share a few ways to enjoy full music whilst not bothering the others.
If you use headphones and have external speakers (preferably 5.1 or higher) playing the music simultaneously and synced, you can simulate hearing very full music without sacrificing quality or disturbing others. Over the past few years, have learned 3 ways to accomplish this task.

Universal Prerequisites: a computer, iTunes (latest version), external speakers, headphones

A.
(Platform Independent) Prerequisites: iPod*, iPod Dock
*This known working with the following iPods: 3G iPod (4 buttons), 4G iPod (click wheel), iPod mini. Not tested with iPod 5G (with video).

1. Connect the external speakers to the line out port of the iPod dock.
2. Place iPod in dock.
3. Play song and adjust external volume (as desired) using external volume controls (i.e. remote control, volume pad)
4. Lower iPod volume using wheel.
5. Connect headphones to headphone jack and raise volume to desired level.

B.

(PC Only) Prerequisites: Audio Card, Headphone jack that can be enabled simultaneously with external speakers

1. Lower external speaker volume using external controls.
2. Connect headphones and increase volume to desired level.
3. Remove headphones from ears and adjust external volume to a low level (as desired).
4. Put headphones back in.
*You can get even more control by adjusting the headphone volume (usually system volume).
**For best results, disable all system sounds.

C.
(Platform Independent) Prerequisites: Airport Express (with firmware V6.3 or higher), headphone jack
1. Enable “Multiple Speakers” in the Airport Express selector.

2. Make sure ‘Computer’ and you external speakers are selected.

3. Lower external speakers & iTunes volume and play a track.
4. Raise iTunes volume to desired headphone level.
5. Raise external speakers volume to desired level.
6. Put headphones back in.
*You can get even more control by adjusting the headphone volume (usually system volume).
**For best results, disable all system sounds.

This unique method of listening to music gives you the ability to experience the fullness of music you enjoy while maintaining the sound clarity and not disturbing others.

7th Heaven Dies TONIGHT!

What, in my opinion, is one of the worst shows on television (I don’t even know how it is still on the air) is finally coming to an end. WB’s ‘7th Heaven’ will air its finale episode tonight and the world will be rid of the Camden family!

FINALLY. What, in my opinion, is one of the worst shows on television (I don’t even know how it is still on the air) is finally coming to an end. WB’s ‘7th Heaven’ will air its finale episode tonight and the world will be rid of the Camden family! Hoary!

via msn Slate

EPA MPG Ratings? Yeah right…

Gerald Ford was president and disco was king.And under these guidelines by the Environmental Protection Agency, car-makers are allowed to test miles per gallon by running the vehicle not on the road, but on what’s essentially a treadmill for cars.During an EPA spot check, the car ran with no air conditioning, no inclines or hills, no wind resistance and at speeds no greater than 60 mph.On a good note, Michelle contacted the EPA’s director of transportation Margo Oge to find out why this is okay,Why is this allowed?

The government has been keeping secrets from the public for the past 30 years. Ever wonder why your cars mileage isn’t even close to what the EPA rating on the sticker says? Reporter Michelle Meredith recently teamed up with Consumer Reports (the defacto authority on vehicles) to discover why there is a discrepancy. Here’s what she found:

First, Meredith took a look at how car-makers come up with these numbers because you could be in for a big surprise. The guidelines for the tests were set by the federal government decades ago, in the late 1970s. Gerald Ford was president and disco was king.

And under these guidelines by the Environmental Protection Agency, car-makers are allowed to test miles per gallon by running the vehicle not on the road, but on what’s essentially a treadmill for cars.

During an EPA spot check, the car ran with no air conditioning, no inclines or hills, no wind resistance and at speeds no greater than 60 mph.

On a good note, Michelle contacted the EPA’s director of transportation Margo Oge to find out why this is okay,

Why is this allowed? Meredith asked the EPA’s director of transportation.

“We cannot have a perfect test,” said Margo Oge.

Oge said for so long, nobody really complained. Meanwhile, everything has changed.

“All the cars today have air conditioning, which was not the case in the mid-80s, and we drive at higher speeds because we are allowed to drive a higher speeds. And technology has changed,” Oge said.

via Yahoo! News

Take a Stand Against the Madness; Stop the RIAA!

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is on a rampage, launching legal attacks against average Americans from coast to coast. Meanwhile, music fans, like 12 year-old Brianna LaHara, college student Cassi Hunt, and parent of five Cecilia Gonzalez, are being forced to pay thousands of dollars they do not have to settle RIAA-member lawsuits, and many other innocent individuals are being caught in the crossfire.

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is on a rampage, launching legal attacks against average Americans from coast to coast. After over 18,000 lawsuits and counting against P2P users, file sharing has continued to increase rapidly. Meanwhile, music fans, like 12 year-old Brianna LaHara, college student Cassi Hunt, and parent of five Cecilia Gonzalez, are being forced to pay thousands of dollars they do not have to settle RIAA-member lawsuits, and many other innocent individuals are being caught in the crossfire. SIGN THE PETITION!

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Blackberry 7130 GSM

The FCC approved two new GSM Blackberry handhelds: the 7130c (for Cingular Wireless) and the 7130g for other GSM carriers. This new Blackberry appears to have similar characteristics to it’s big brother, the 8700 series (Quadband GSM, EDGE, mini-USB port) but also has an upgraded bluetooth to Bluetooth 2.0.


The FCC approved two new GSM Blackberry handhelds: the 7130c (for Cingular Wireless) and the 7130g for other GSM carriers. This new Blackberry appears to have similar characteristics to it’s big brother, the 8700 series (Quadband GSM, EDGE, mini-USB port) but also has an upgraded bluetooth to Bluetooth 2.0. No carriers have announced this product and it is not shown on the RIM site. Hopefully we’ll see this device soon. Follow the link to see more information from the FCC database.
Via FCC Database

Cancer Cure? Targeted Virus Compels Cancer Cells to Eat Themselves

This is really a great article taking about a new engineered virus that’s sole purpose is to track down and infect cancer cells. The super good news is that the virus only goes after cells with a particular enzyme, telomerase, which is generally only found in cancer cells.

This is really a great article taking about a new engineered virus that’s sole purpose is to track down and infect cancer cells. While that may sound strange, it’s actually very good news. Once a cancer cell is tracked down and infected, the virus forces the cell to devour themselves in an attempt to reproduce. The super good news is that the virus only goes after cells with a particular enzyme, telomerase, which is generally only found in cancer cells. Yay for research!

via BiologyNews.net