Sunday 10 June 2007
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Guests
Q Chris Marquardt - Less is more
- Direct the viewer’s eye with your photography
- Get close enough for your subject
- For portraits, focus on the face
- Not everything has to be a closeup
- But in several situations it is fitting
- Rule of thirds forces you into thinking of the subject
- Reduce and simplify
- Don’t forget to submit your photos for our assignment!
Q Ron Rosberg - Sena Cases/Altec Lansing T515
- Genuine leather
- Protects a number of devices
- Similar to the Vaja Argentinean leather cases
- Bluetooth speakerphone setup for cell phones
- For desktop
- Sounds alright for music from phone as well
- Not available on the market yet
- Headset can plug in for privacy as well
- Includes a microphone
Q Rebekah Baker - PlanetFeedback
- Repository of consumer letters to companies
- Helps consumers connect to large companies
- Beneficial for companies that actually read the letters
- Site lists companies that do read them
Hour 1
Q Sascha from Wales - Vista will not reinstall
- Something probably wrong with the installation disc
- If nothing has changed with hardware
- Especially since it is a full install disc
- Suggestions? Contact Leo
Q Matt from Grand Rapids - Digital picture frame for grandmother
- Several are on Amazon
- Make Magazine has an $11 DIY frame
- Digital Spectrum Solutions has an IP addressable frame
Q Mason from Okayama, Japan - Wireless microphones to monitor on headphones
- Look for something that will transmit on the FM band
- Cheaper
- CCrane is Leo’s favorite
- $70
- Get a mic with mini-jack out to go out into the transmitter
- Everybody in range would listen using that
- The Whole House FM Transmitter is also a great choice
Q Rio from Fresno - Wants to run a mini television show of her classes
- Wirecast will turn your computer into a TV control center
- PC or Mac
- Will need to wire cameras to PC
- Can even have one camera as a stream of desktop
- No wireless solution yet
Hour 2
Q Jay from Cleveland - Burned DVDs not working correctly
- It is a codec issue
- Gspot will make sure you have the right codecs
- Will help you find the right ones
- Reinstall Ulead
Q Heather - Setting up Lenovo laptop
- XP/Vista are the same in terms of networking
- Two machines will network together
- No need to turn on file sharing until Dell arrives
- You get online by turning on networking
- Keep Windows Firewall turned on
- Read up on Leo’s Rules for Computer Safety
- Use Blink Personal Edition for an absolute safety solution
Hour 3
Q Chris from Nashville - DIY TiVo
- It’s more than simply the capture card
- About software as well
- Windows programs SageTV and SnapStream do this
- Leo’s favorite is KnoppMyth which is a distribution of Linux which uses MythTV
Q Computer slowing down drastically while playing music
- Files not corrupted
- Must be the audio card or driver for audio card
- Timing on motherboard may be getting out of sync