389: Why Spooky Learned to Cook

[Paws]

Originally Posted by MichaelG

He turned water into wine, adding fingers is a snap for him

Jesus is just showing off now!

And Welcome back Spooky!!

/hugs

[jesus]

Seeing as it was topical on the show - (yet another) review of the Zune compared to the iPod. Just look at all that screen real estate

[paul_r]

Originally Posted by jesus

Seeing as it was topical on the show - (yet another) review of the Zune compared to the iPod. Just look at all that screen real estate

that the software doesn't support podcasts is a non issue just use juice or another podcatcher to download it and add it to the place the zune software synchronises from.

the really interesting thing about the zune is that it sells for a loss like the xbox does.

[Shawn]

Originally Posted by ChitownMacTech

The simplest way to take live calls is get a regular telephone line from NYNEX (or whoever the fuck provides NYC phone service now, it was them in 1995 the only time I was ever in NY) and buy a $20 RadioShack audio adaptor phone recorder to plug into your mixing board.

I don't think this would work. No way to route the microphones to the phone line. (Unless I'm not understanding how this device works.)

[Shawn]

Originally Posted by jesus

Seeing as it was topical on the show - (yet another) review of the Zune compared to the iPod. Just look at all that screen real estate.

The bigger screen is nice. But, based on the reviews I've seen of the Zune, I don't find it all that impressive.

[ChitownMacTech]

Originally Posted by Shawn

I don't think this would work. No way to route the microphones to the phone line. (Unless I'm not understanding how this device works.)

It goes inline with the handset cord. A headphone mini-jack plugs into the mixing board.

It's how most writers have recorded phone interviews for decades.

Here's a diagram (replace "voice recorder" and instead use mixing board)


There's more expensive options too shown here

[jesus]

Originally Posted by Shawn

The bigger screen is nice. But, based on the reviews I've seen of the Zune, I don't find it all that impressive.

I hear you. I dislike products that jump on the band wagon. Where were Microsoft when I needed a portable music player that had an easy to use interface, a cool image and made [me think that] chicks want to jump in bed with me.

[blobby]

Originally Posted by stjoe

And you believe that?

yup, because i have conections where she works. And i have acces to her time report.

[Shawn]

Originally Posted by ChitownMacTech

Here's a diagram (replace "voice recorder" and instead use mixing board)

But how would Keith and Chemda's voices get sent back to the phone line so they could talk to the person on the other end? I understand that they could just use a handset telephone to record conversations/interviews. But the final product would sound like a phone conversation on both ends. Sound quality wouldn't be as good as the current setup.

Unless, there's an angle to this that I have overlooked.

[Shawn]

Originally Posted by jesus

Where were Microsoft when I needed a portable music player that had an easy to use interface, a cool image and made [me think that] chicks want to jump in bed with me.

They were busy bathing themselves in piles of money. Sorta like this.