[Hidden-tech] Boys & Girls Club

[Tony]

Good morning all,

I do work for the Springfield Boys & Girls Club in Springfield and they are in desperate need of some new PC's for the kids. I have put the word out to my other clients for donations of used PC's they are upgrading but I thought I would put it out her as well. 

They can use any PC that is a P4 or newer. With or without monitors. If you know any one looking to recycle their older working machines and donate them to a good cause, please have them contact me. The kids would really appreciate it. Our youth is our future.

Thank you

Tony Caggiano
Comtech New England
413-729-0021
Tony at Comtech-ne.com

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On Jun 28, 2011, at 8:40 PM, Christoher Eliot <cre at empiremaster.com> wrote:

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> 
> You can go crazy and broke with audio. What you really want is a directional mike with a wind baffle which isn't what you have on an iPhone or mac.
> 
> A half inch of most any kind of soft foam can probably serve as an improvised wind baffle for experimental purposes.
> 
> On Jun 28, 2011, at 8:13 PM, <donna at blazey.com> wrote:
> 
>>   ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area.
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>> 
>> Hi Tom,
>> Ambient noise level is thankfully low, but when I tried with my iPhone, volume was very low and when I sent to my laptop, it was a .m4a. Since I now know it can be done, it would probably be best if I go to the Apple store to learn more about the capabilities of phone, laptop etc. Recording in raw .wav makes sense - just have to figure out how. Thanks, Donna
>> 
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] Recording song birds
>> From: Tom Kopec <tek at acm.org>
>> Date: Tue, June 28, 2011 7:53 pm
>> To: donna at blazey.com
>> Cc: Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net
>> 
>> If your ambient noise level is fairly low, then just record them. I don't know how the Mac does it, but you oughta be able to plug a microphone in and just record it (a la media recorder in windows).
>> 
>> Be aware, the codecs used in MP3, AAC, etc might not behave well with bird songs; they are designed to deal with 'music' .. so you might just want to record in raw .wav to preserve what you hear.
>> 
>> If your ambient noise level isn't low, then things get tricky, but I'd say just record some and see what it sounds like. If you get really INTO recording bird calls, you'll need to get into the realm of microphone characteristics, but for now I'd just take a shot and see what it sounds like. 
>> 
>> I'm sure someone here can give a quick blurb on recording from a mic in OSX.
>> 
>> ...tom
>> 
>> On 6/28/2011 1:02 PM, donna at blazey.com wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Hi, I'm looking for some recording advice.
>>> 
>>> I have a wonderful variety of song birds off my deck. How would I go about recording them? I have no experience in this area, but I figure there must be a way to get a "decent" recording... maybe? Just for my own use.
>>> 
>>> 1. I have a MacBook Pro, Imac, iPhone and if needed, I can purchase a small voice recorder.
>>> 2. Would there be a way to edit and save in iTunes?
>>> 3. I do have an Acer netbook if PC has a better answer.
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> 
>>> Donna
>>> 
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