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A Wedding Reception - Sans DJ?

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Are you so in love with music you can't imagine life without your ten-thousand favorite songs? Are you a little bit of a control freak? Do you obsess over song order when composing your over-mulled playlists? Most importantly, are you getting married soon? If you answered yes to all of the above, have I got an idea for you! It may be time to consider an MP3 player as your reception DJ instead of the typical human variety. My upcoming nuptuals are quite a while away, so I have sufficient time to plan a 4-hour playlist of songs that really speaks to me and my fiance. I've read about this concept in bridal magazines, and this is a great new trend that even acts as a money saver. Why do such a thing, you ask? First and foremost, it really works best for smaller parties of your nearest and dearest, who don't need gimmicky games hosted by an obnoxious DJ to entertain themselves. The company of loved ones is really the best game you can play at a wedding. Secondly, I am a major control freak. Everytime I heard a song that I loved I penciled it down and said...

Get a Portable Audio Boost with Boostaroo

Brandon C. — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:31:45 GMT

I travel some and have a hard time hearing my music and videos on the airplanes. What I have found is that with a simple Portable Audio Amplifier I can amplify and enhance the sound quality to a much better level. There are a couple of different options when it comes to Portable Headphone Audio Amplifiers. One is the Boostaroo , which has the ability to will double the available volume from your audio player and separate the audio signal into individual stereo channels to drive 3 separate sets of headphones or speakers. Naturally it will depend on the ohm rating of your headphones, but the Boostaroo can increase the volume of your player by 100% with no more than a 0.3% harmonic distortion. If you are watching or listening to something that two or tree people want to hear I highly recommend the Boostaroo . If you are looking for something that improves the sound quality for MP3 MP4 Players Computers or Mobile Phones when using earphones or headphones and not so much into sharing the audio with others and are wanting a more quality for an awesome personal listening experience right between your ears I recommend the FiiO...

Casio Exilim EX-Z77 YouTube Camera Quick Review: Why It's Perfect For A Novice

Peter Redmer — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:20:03 GMT

So after numerous Google searches and store trips, I settled on the Casio Exilim EX-Z77, which touts heavily its ease of use and also its YouTube recording feature. I'm so happy with my purchase, that I wanted to share the elements of this camera that I feel are unique, and what makes it a perfect camera for a novice.

The Sprint HTC Touch Diamond

HMMurdock — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:42:13 GMT

The Sprint HTC Touch Diamond is almost here!!! Here are the facts! - Coming to Sprint in September - SRP $549.99 - Net Cost $299.99 Re-defining the perception of advanced mobile phones… the Sprint HTC Touch Diamond signals a giant leap forward in combining hi-tech prowess with intuitive usability and exhilarating design. Featuring a sharp 2.8-inch touch screen housed within a stunning formation of brushed metal and flawless faceted edges, the Sprint HTC Touch Diamond is as beautiful to behold as it is to use. With HTC’s vibrant touch-responsive user interface, TouchFLO 3D, and ultra-fast HSDPA internet connectivity… the Sprint HTC Touch Diamond offers a rich online experience to rival a notebook computer, allowing you to interact with Google, YouTube, and Wikipedia as freely as you would with a broadband connection. Your contacts, favourite music, videos and photos are no longer an uninspired line of text. With TouchFLO 3D, album artwork, video stills and snapshots of your friends’ and family’s faces are brought to life for you to interact, play and launch at your fingertips. A 3.2 megapixel auto-focus camera will help you capture the perfect moment in style and with a massive 4GB of internal storage you can keep...

How To Repair A Scratched CD or DVD

Peter Redmer — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:07:59 GMT

You arrive home, giggling and overjoyed, only to find that the disc... won't... play. You try everything to get it to work... but nothing works, because there's a bunch of scratches and Cheeto-prints on the back of the disk from the inconsiderate loser who rented it before you.

How to Rip DVD and Edit DVD Movies Using Aimersoft DVD Ripper

windbell — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:17:47 GMT

This step-by-step guide will show you how to convert DVD to other various video formats such as MPEG-4, AVI, WMV, FLV, 3GP, VOB, etc. using Aimersoft's DVD Ripper software and Windows Movie Maker.

DIY Repair: Replacing Convergence IC's on a Mitsubshi TV Set

Larry Dillon — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:57:21 GMT

This is for model numbers WS55859, WS65869, WS55909, WS65909, WS63909. You can get a free copy of the service manual at TechLore's Technician's Corner located in the resources tab on the home page or click HERE . This will give you an idea on what needs to be done for the other models as the tools and procedture is the same. The different models do have different IC's to see what IC each model has go to this TechLore Forum Discussion . First, it is very important that you have some soldering experience working on solid state printed circuit boards, and that you know too much heat from the soldering iron will most likely ruin the PC (printed circuit) board. If this happens, it can be a very difficult repair. The boards are no longer available for these sets from Mitsubishi, so I cannot stress enough - if you have no soldering experience, let a pro assist you in this repair. One more very important thing to remember and NOT DO!! If the convergence is way out or cannot be adjusted by the customer controls, do not go into the service menu and try to adjust the convergence. It will...

Apple MobileMe Review & First Experience

Peter Redmer — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:49:08 GMT

Now, I'd like to give my two cents on MobileMe. A little backstory first, though - I've been a Mac user for about 6 years now (I'm guessing) and have loved it. However, I always had to work on PC's (until more recently) and became addicted to Exchange and it's instant syncing ability between my Windows Mobile phone, work PC, and home PC. Switching to Mac made me really miss these features, so naturally I was stoked for the release of MobileMe.