[Hidden-tech] Boys & Girls Club

[Paul Stallman]

Tony, I have a few PC's around here.  I might have to take out the hard
drives though.  I think I know a couple other people that have some as well.
 When do you want them by?


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On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 8:42 AM, Tony <tony at comtech-ne.com> wrote:

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>
> 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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> Sent from my iPhone
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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>donna at blazey.com> wrote:
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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>tek at acm.org>
> Date: Tue, June 28, 2011 7:53 pm
> To: <donna at blazey.com>donna at blazey.com
> Cc: <Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net>
> 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>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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