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can I use the docking port to charge it without connecting it to a computer?
Yes.
And I concur about making sure you have at least a few gigs of memory - it makes life easier.
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Should have added - read the product description in Amazon, or on the Sony website, carefully. I've just noticed that this camera uses HD resolution and interfaces to an HD TV using a (not supplied) HDMI cable. Might want to look at some of the other models in the range too.
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Thanks for the extra info all, sounds perfect. I think I'm about to toddle off to Amazon to make a purchase.
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I have my second Canon Ixus (this one is the 80 IS -my previous one was the 70) and I'm very happy with it. The only reason it's my second is that I lost the first. My brother has one a few years older than mine and it is also excellent.
It has lots of automatic modes (my favourite is "kids and animals"), lots of effects, plus you can configure it to do most things in manual mode. Comes with a wall charger, very good battery life, uses SD or SDHC cards. I haven't used the software it comes with - I just iPhoto.
Oh yes it comes with a tv cable (not HD) too.
Second edit: and has a mini-USB computer connection. This is good because lots of things have mini USB ports and hence if you lose your cable you quite possibly have another one that fits.
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Another happy Sony Cybershot user.
It came with a wall socket charger and 2 spare batteries. I always carry the spare charged batteries.
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Might be a strange question, but does anyone know exactly what you have to do to start a Formula One car? I'm pretty sure there was a Top Gear explanation by Richard Hammond, but can't find it online, and I'm also fairly sure that it's an immensely tricky procedure with the modern cars to get them to the right temperature etc first. Anyone know where to start looking for that info?
Many thanks ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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This might help you in your quest regarding F1 cars.
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Alas no. Looked at those, but it's about driving the cars, not starting them up. But thank you for the link
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Dang. Ok glad to off helped as much as possible!
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Some CDs have a long silent break after the final track, and then another track un-noted on the cover and un-enumerated on the readout - that is to say if the final listed track i e.g. track 13 there is a long (say two minute) period of silence and then another track. Natalie Merchant has a classical cello track at the end of Tigerlily, and Natalie (maybe it's in the name ![[Confused]](confused.gif) ) Imbruglia has, paradoxically, the title track (though it is listed) long after the rest of the music on her Left of the Middle. Anyone know why? ![[Ultra confused]](graemlins/confused2.gif)
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Eggs in microwaves... I enjoy a boiled egg in the morning but struggle to get the consistency just right. I came across a "Microwave Egg Cooker" - a dinky little pot, with lid, into which you crack the egg and pop in microwave for about 40 seconds. It isn't perfect, as microwaves cook from the inside out and hence the yolk isn't runny, and the white is, but it is OK.
My question is: sometimes there is a loud bang! and the lid flies off the pot and the microwave is spattered with half cooked egg. Sometimes it's fine. So
a) Why does it go bang?
b) Why does it only go bang sometimes?
c) Is there anyway I can stop my egg from exploding?
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Hard yolk/runny white sounds bleuuuugh.
You could adopt the method favoured by the landlady of lodgings my mother had, sometime in the 1940s. Very nice boiled egg every day, and always a brown one. Then discovered she put them in the teapot when she made the lodgers' brew of morning. Tea sat and stewed, eggs cooked - result!
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Mr. Lamb used to pop a couple (shelled) eggs into the rice cooker, nicely nestled in the rice. Turn the thing on, go away, and come back to find hard boiled eggs plus rice--Add soy sauce and get a tasty (but veggie-less) dinner!
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My question is: sometimes there is a loud bang! and the lid flies off the pot and the microwave is spattered with half cooked egg. Sometimes it's fine. So
a) Why does it go bang?
b) Why does it only go bang sometimes?
c) Is there anyway I can stop my egg from exploding?
(c) - aren't you supposed to puncture it?
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Originally posted by Dormouse:
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a) Why does it go bang?
b) Why does it only go bang sometimes?
c) Is there anyway I can stop my egg from exploding?
When cooking eggs in the microwave, you need to pierce the yolk. If you don't you run the risk of it exploding. Use a skewer and gently poke it through the membrane two or three times. (I much prefer scrambled eggs made in the microwave.)
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I'm copying over a question from the craft thread as it seems our crafters who frequent that thread may be busy actually doing something rather than being on the Ship.
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Help please. Last Christmas I bought from the Book Depository a book to teach children knitting. It had clear illustrations and text and lots of small, attractive projects to learn from. I paid about $14 AUS when here it was over $30.
What I'm looking for is something to help a young child learn to sew. Similar clear text etc.
My granddaughter turns 7 next week. She's a very bright girl, very good at maths and mathematical concepts, precise with measuring and handwork.
She's been desperate for two years for a sewing machine. Her parents have bought a small basic model, straight and zigzag only.
I'm putting together a package of attractive remnants, threads, pins, boxes of buttons, special scissors etc. All in a storage box.
But I'd love any recommendations re a basic book geared to a child. Machine sewing, not wool embroidery etc.
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Some CDs have a long silent break after the final track, and then another track un-noted on the cover and un-enumerated on the readout - that is to say if the final listed track i e.g. track 13 there is a long (say two minute) period of silence and then another track. Natalie Merchant has a classical cello track at the end of Tigerlily, and Natalie (maybe it's in the name ) Imbruglia has, paradoxically, the title track (though it is listed) long after the rest of the music on her Left of the Middle. Anyone know why?
Sometimes there is something suich as a video that appears if you play the cd on a computer but appears as silence on a cd player.
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Some CDs have a long silent break after the final track, and then another track un-noted on the cover and un-enumerated on the readout - that is to say if the final listed track i e.g. track 13 there is a long (say two minute) period of silence and then another track. Natalie Merchant has a classical cello track at the end of Tigerlily, and Natalie (maybe it's in the name ) Imbruglia has, paradoxically, the title track (though it is listed) long after the rest of the music on her Left of the Middle. Anyone know why?
They are Bonus Tracks. It is to get you to buy the album. More information about them here.
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Some CDs have a long silent break after the final track, and then another track un-noted on the cover and un-enumerated on the readout <<snip>> . Anyone know why?
"Artistic" reasons comes to mind as a generic answer, but mostly it's just the artists and/or the engineer having a bit of fun. Sort of like the hidden easter eggs in some computer software (MS Excel has some famous ones). The hidden track is often something more personal than the tracks of the main album (Like Merchant's cello solo) and showcases the individual talent of the artist rather than the whole band or another song-writer's work. Sometimes extra tracks are hidden waaaaaaay deep and only play after 10+ minutes of silence, or can only be accessed on a computer (even audio only-tacks, not just video).
Carlos Santana's Supernatural has a great one with some awesome guitar work.
ETA - Cross post with LP
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Close LP, but Zappa is reffering to Hidden Tracks and not bonus tracks.
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Every time I travel behind a bus that has a promo on the back in the form of, say, a still from a TV show, I wonder how in the world a giant photo is transferred to the body of a bus. Any clues? I'm even tempted to go to the bus company and ask please may I see it being done.
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I believe they do something akin to shrink wrapping. The brain boggles at how this works, though. maybe a really big, big hair dryer?
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I'll assume you're referring to something like this and not just a printed board in a mounted frame.
If so, it's a vinyl wrap. Baiscally vinyl wallpaper applied to a vehicle. It's installed a lot like window tint and can be removed with special solvents that dissolve the vinyl, restoring the vehicle to its normal painted state ready for its next vinyl wrap.
Here's a video of someone applying it to a van.
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Random thought today:
Our "month" has a cosmological/ natural basis: it follows the progress of the moon, more or less. Does our seven day week have a similar cosmological/ natural logic, or is it a construct?
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Kelly, Does this answer it?
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Wow, quite thoroughly, actually. The Africans had a four day week?
Should have thought to check Cecil. ![[Hot and Hormonal]](icon_redface.gif) Thanks.
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Originally posted by monkeylizard:
I'll assume you're referring to something like this and not just a printed board in a mounted frame.
If so, it's a vinyl wrap. Baiscally vinyl wallpaper applied to a vehicle. It's installed a lot like window tint and can be removed with special solvents that dissolve the vinyl, restoring the vehicle to its normal painted state ready for its next vinyl wrap.
Here's a video of someone applying it to a van.
Many thanks – the video is a really good answer to a longtime puzzle.
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New camera has arrived and seems great. Now just waiting for memory card before I can test it out properly!
Another technology question. Right now my ipod gets all its songs from my laptop, which is somewhat on its last legs. I'll have access to a desktop as of August and then get a new laptop a year later. Can I put the songs from my ipod onto both of these (the desktop in a month or so and then the new laptop a year later) and manage my library on them or is there some restriction on the number of times I can move songs about? [Some are purchased from the iStore if that makes a difference.]
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Can I put the songs from my ipod onto both of these (the desktop in a month or so and then the new laptop a year later) and manage my library on them or is there some restriction on the number of times I can move songs about?
iTunes can be installed on multiple machines, and you can sync your iPod with each of them. There is a limit on the number of active machines using your particular account, and though this number is vague it is certainly greater than two. Songs with DRM can be tricky, and may screw your use of them across machines. I recommend, whenever possible, to use non-DRM format versions for exactly this reason.
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Many thanks – the video is a really good answer to a longtime puzzle.
GG
You're welcome. A few years ago when this stuff started hitting the market, it was possible to have a personal vehicle vinyl wrapped with adverts for a company. The vehicle's owner was payed a certain amount every month by the advertising company. It was usually a 12-month deal. It was a good way to get someone else to pay your car payments, if you didn't mind driving around in a Viagra car. I don't know if that is still in play anywhere or not.
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You will run into a lot of problems getting your entire Itunes library onto a new computer. There is no elegant solution, despite what the Apple help files say. You may lose purchased music, or it may make you reauthorize, etc. What i did was simply remove my old hard drive, buy a 9$ enclosure for it, that includes a USB input and then set up the old hard drive enclosure as a an external drive. I then copied all of the Itunes onto the new computer's hard drive. The new computer 'recognized' this process and I didn't lose a single note. The other benefit that I didn't even think of was that I got to keep all my old files, pictures and documents and then just copied them over too. I then formatted the old hard drive and voila, a new 30MB external drive for 9$..... Of course, if your hard drive is shot, this isn't an option.
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Is there any good way of comparing network coverage in a geographical area for different mobile phone companies in the UK?
(My phone is falling apart, so I probably want to buy a new one sometime. But a bigger problem than my phone falling apart is that the reception where I'm living currently is appalling - not good when tutors, employers, etc need to get through to you. Just to complicate things, I'm probably going to be moving in a couple of months time. Argh.)
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Doesn't your phone - in the network settings - let you manually select from all detectable networks in the area?
Is the poor reception due to the provision of masts, or the local characteristics? eg very hilly?
What's the available deals at the local phone shops? It's time consuming, but there can be some good deals on phones/rental (particularly if it looks like they could be gaining/losing a customer).
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A question for people who know Chicago: You're staying in a hotel really close to Grand-Red, you have a car, you're going to a White Sox evening game. Do you drive or take the metro?
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Is there any good way of comparing network coverage in a geographical area for different mobile phone companies in the UK?
I actually think the only reliable way, in areas where there are problems (hilly, rural, as Firenze suggests) is to ask locals. Of course, if you're moving that's more difficult - but you may be moving to an area where there is no problem. Did you post recently about having a DSA? If you're off to uni, you will probably be OK as they tend to be in areas with good coverage - thought maybe the relevant Student Union could advise.
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Is there any good way of comparing network coverage in a geographical area for different mobile phone companies in the UK?
(My phone is falling apart, so I probably want to buy a new one sometime. But a bigger problem than my phone falling apart is that the reception where I'm living currently is appalling - not good when tutors, employers, etc need to get through to you. Just to complicate things, I'm probably going to be moving in a couple of months time. Argh.)
Here are links to the coverage of major suppliers. If I recall rightly there is normally little to choose between O2 and Vodaphone as they share networks.
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A question for people who know Chicago: You're staying in a hotel really close to Grand-Red, you have a car, you're going to a White Sox evening game. Do you drive or take the metro?
I'm not a Chicago expert, but have visited several times. Personally, I'd drive. The rail would probably be more convenient. But honestly, I have no desire to be on the Metra late after a night game in the Comisky Park area, crowd or no crowd.
I'm sure somoenone will be along shortly to correct my misconceptions about the south side of Chicago.
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Twitter - does adding your mobile phone mean you'll always get texted the updates from those you follow, or is there a way to update from your mobile without getting text every time a friend gets bored?
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Twitter - does adding your mobile phone mean you'll always get texted the updates from those you follow, or is there a way to update from your mobile without getting text every time a friend gets bored?
No. By default, it does not do this. But the default is that you get a copy of each direct message (like a PM) to your phone.
After you add your mobile number and it is confirmed, look at each friend's home page and under their profile photo it will say "Device updates OFF". Turn it ON to make it send updates from that person to your phone. Otherwise, leave it as is.
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Originally posted by Hart:
Can I put the songs from my ipod onto both of these (the desktop in a month or so and then the new laptop a year later) and manage my library on them or is there some restriction on the number of times I can move songs about?
iTunes can be installed on multiple machines, and you can sync your iPod with each of them. There is a limit on the number of active machines using your particular account, and though this number is vague it is certainly greater than two. Songs with DRM can be tricky, and may screw your use of them across machines. I recommend, whenever possible, to use non-DRM format versions for exactly this reason.
Things that I have purchased from iTunes, I make a backup CD of them (an old-fashioned audio CD, that is) and then if need be I could re-rip them later on.
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Things that I have purchased from iTunes, I make a backup CD of them (an old-fashioned audio CD, that is) and then if need be I could re-rip them later on.
Or get a second harddrive (external one for laptop users). At <$100 for a whole tera-byte, there's no reason not to have pretty much everything backed up.
As for having your whole library on multiple PCs/laptops, there seems to be a ton of instructions by just googling "itunes multiple computers". I'd make a copy of my whole library before trying any of them though.
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A question for people who know Chicago: You're staying in a hotel really close to Grand-Red, you have a car, you're going to a White Sox evening game. Do you drive or take the metro?
If you're staying near the Red Line already, then I would just hop on the Red Line and take it straight down to 35th street. The Sox website recommends it. The El stop is a block from US Cellular Field, and there should be plenty of people coming and going, so it's not like you'll be wandering alone down dark streets.
Driving to the ball park requires negotiating the Dan Ryan expressway, which is gawdawful, and parking in the vicinity will cost you upwards of $23. If, upon leaving the game, you do not feel safe for any reason, hail a taxi. It won't be cheap but it will be less than the $23 it would have cost you to park.
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Thanks, Mamacita. The fact that a cab back would be cheaper than parking makes my mind up. (btw, I wouldn't be alone but with two teenage relatives).
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monkeylizard
Ship's scurvy
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Yep, thanks Hart. I'll remember that next time I'm up there. Hadn't considered a cab back to downtown.
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The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools. ~ Herbert Spencer (1820 - 1903)
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Smudgie
Ship's Barnacle
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This is not, repeat not, a request for medical advice!
Having been told yesterday by my doctor that I'm coping too well to be prescribed antidepressants, I'm wondering if there are any homeopathic remedies other than St Johns Wort that can help me cope with the rollercoaster of emotions and demands which my life seems to be just lately. St Johns Wort makes my eyes go funny as a side effect, and I certainly don't want anything which will make me sleepy or endanger my ability to work, drive or care for my son. But I'm guessing there may be something out there which might just help me relax in the in-between times rather than simply hitting the Baileys, especially as I know it's going to get harder again before it gets easier.
Similarly, does anyone know whether St Johns Wort is suitable for a 12-year-old? The labels on homeopathic things never seem to tell you anything.
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Miss you, Erin.
Posts: 14382 | From: Under the duvet | Registered: Apr 2002
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Curiosity killed ...
Ship's Mug
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One of the things that I have been recommended to deal with stress is the Bach Flower Rescue Remedy. Googling for a link it appears they have a children's version and a sleep version. I have only tried the Rescue Remedy once to get me through my third driving test, the one I passed. My driving instructor walked off with the bottle for another student who was failing her test through nerves, not lack of ability. It's homeopathic doses, so whether it works for you or not it is unlikely to do you any harm.
St John's Wort is a herbal remedy and has known pharmaceutical effects. It does also clash with medications.
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rosamundi
Ship's lacemaker
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quote:
Originally posted by Smudgie:
Similarly, does anyone know whether St Johns Wort is suitable for a 12-year-old? The labels on homeopathic things never seem to tell you anything.
St John's Wort is not a homoeopathic remedy. It contains active ingredients that have a known and proven (in double-blind clinical trials) pharmacological effect, unlike homoeopathic remedies which are nothing but sugar and water at vast expense.
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