My wife told me yesterday that our daughter, watching a movie with Luke Wilson, said he sounded like the guy in Marley & Me. That’d be Luke’s brother, Owen Wilson. I like keeping track of cool stuff like this.
Archive for September, 2010
Recognizing Voices
Posted in Uncategorized on 28 September 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Voices
Posted in Uncategorized on 28 September 2010 | Leave a Comment »
My wife told me yesterday that our daughter, watching a movie with Luke Wilson, said he sounded like the guy in Marley & Me. That’d be Luke’s brother, Owen Wilson. I like keeping track of cool stuff like this.
Klipsch Image S4 IEMs
Posted in Reviews on 27 September 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I got my pair of S4s from Amazon via UPS just now. My take? Great bass, super-muddy mids! The mids are so bad and recessed that I just hate these phones. I prefer my NuForce NE-7Ms to these, even though the bass on the NuForce phones isn’t as well controlled as the bass on these [...]
Personal Audio as a Hobby
Posted in Uncategorized on 27 September 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Personal audio (headphones, in-ear phones, amps) as a hobby seems like a sensible fit for me. Lots of discussion is possible, there’s always something new to try out and it’s something I can test whenever I have some free time.
Etymotic MC5 IEMs
Posted in Reviews on 23 September 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I found a couple reviews on head-fi.org about the Etymotic MC5 dynamic driver, entry-level IEMs. Maybe they’re in the canalphone range but don’t rate as being IEMs, but with their signature Etymotic neutral sound, they probably do. Anyway, I read some reviews comparing these to the RE0 and some other phones and I liked what [...]
Etymotic ER-4P IEMs
Posted in Reviews on 10 September 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I like good earphones. A few years ago, I wanted to try Etyomtic’s ER-4 IEMs but I was turned off by two things: The price ($300) and the reported lack of bass. Last night, on a late-night iPad-based canalphone research binge, I discovered that Etymotic’s ER-4P is highly regarded for my kind of use (no [...]
Kindle 3 Crashes
Posted in Uncategorized on 6 September 2010 | Leave a Comment »
My Kindle 3 just crashed twice in a span of about five minutes. Wireless (3G) was on at the time, which I leave off most of the time. I was scrolling through the [Menu] menu both times, I believe. The first time, it restarted on its own. The second time, it seemed to be hung [...]
Making Choices As A Business
Posted in Uncategorized on 6 September 2010 | Leave a Comment »
People are willing to have choices made for them. For example, a piece of software may make tons of choices for the user. And the development of that piece of software involves making choices for the user. It’s not always about giving your users choices, it’s sometimes about making choices for them.
The Brilliance of Google’s Lack of Phone Support
Posted in Uncategorized on 6 September 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Google’s general lack of phone support* is about more than just saving money by not having to pay people to take phone calls. It’s about keeping people talking — and writing. I was thinking about the fact that you can’t call Google to get customer support to get started with AdWords. Obviously, people to man [...]
-Android (Samsung Vibrant)
Posted in Uncategorized on 2 September 2010 | Leave a Comment »
What I will miss about my Samsung Vibrant Android smartphone: Its big, beautiful, hi-res screen Integrated Google Voice 3G internet on T-Mobile (vs. EDGE with my unlocked iPhone 3G S) 29 August 2011 update: Additional things I miss from my Android phone: Voice transcription for text messages (for driving). Voice transcription for location to navigate [...]
