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Posts Tagged ‘computer’
SingStar Wireless Microphones Review
Friday, May 8th, 2009
When playing SingStar over the years I have endured something really annoying. The microphone’s wires are often too short, meaning you have to stand on top of the television, they always get tangled, and they are very restricting when it comes to movement. In the heat of a song, at the point where you just want to break out in to spectacular dance, you’re stuck to one spot, fearing the PlayStation’s long fall ending in a disastrous smash.
Fear no more, fellow SingStar movers and shakers. The SingStar wireless microphones have arrived, a few years late but they’ve arrived. Dance as if nobodies watching and jump on any piece of furniture that can hold your weight. The freedom is all yours; you just have to figure out how to use it.
The first thing you’ll notice about the new microphones is that they’re much bigger than the old ones. This is a good thing, believe it or not. It allows you to grip the microphone properly and comfortably without any fuss and makes them feel more robust. You’ll probably also notice that, despite their larger size, the microphones are a lot lighter than previous SingStar microphones.
Although the PS3 does have a Bluetooth receiver built into it, as far as I know, games like SingStar and Buzz both need separate USB receivers to be plugged in. That’s not to say setup isn’t easy. Just plug in the receiver, put it the included batteries, switch on your microphones by pushing the switch up and they’re ‘automagically’ synced to your PlayStation. You’re ready to play!
The real test, however, is in the ‘wirelessness’ of the microphones. That is the ability to play the game without the signal being lost or delays being noticed. Over the week that we tested the game, across two parties and four homes, the microphones held up extremely well. The battery lasted, even after trying to get one of the microphones to work on a Vista (Ahhh) PC.
Not only did the batteries last well, but the microphones are of superb quality. There was no lagging, no loss of signal. I even tried from another room and I could still hear my voice coming through the TV. One of my friends claimed there was a slight lag when singing right against the microphone, but I think he may have a personal hearing lag. 
As for the computer test goes, they work perfectly for computer recording but you may waste a lot of time finding out how to tell the computer to use them.
It should be noted that these microphones work for both the PS2 and the PS3, but I do think that PS2 users are less likely to throw more money at new microphones. That brings about the price tag, which has yet to uncover itself. How much would you be willing to dish out for SingStar freedom?
If you love SingStar or even just have SingStar for occasional parties this is an essential upgrade to your PlayStation accessories.
Is Windows a Virus?
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
With the recent problems being encountered by Windows users all across the country, people are begin to ask themselves if windows is a virus. In response to the high demand for an answer to that question a study was done and concluded the following:
1. Viruses replicate quickly.
Windows does this.
2. Viruses use up valuable system resources, slowing down the system as they do so.
Windows does this.
3. Viruses will, from time to time, trash your hard disk.
Windows does this.
4. Viruses are usually carried, unkown to the user, along with valuable programs and systems.
Windows does that too.
5. Viruses will occasionally make the user suspect their system is too slow (see 2) and the user will buy new hardware.
Same with Windows, yet again.
Maybe Windows really is a virus.
Nope! There is a difference!
Viruses are well supported by their authors, are frequently updated, and tend to become more sophisticated as they mature. So there! Windows is not a virus.
How to copy DVDs to your iPod
Thursday, September 18th, 2008
For many iPod owners the idea of watching your favourite movies on the go is really appealing. You happily buy your iPod and some DVD’s and then realise it’s not so easy to just move them onto your iPod. You aren’t doing anything illegal; you have a right to watch the movie you bought on your iPod.
Apple has finally realised this and is now very slowly adding iPod versions of movies onto DVDs. This means you just have to pop in the DVD, put in a code, and your movie will be added to your iPod perfectly. But while we wait for that to get into full swing we still want to watch movies on the go. You can buy all these weird and wonderful pieces of software or you can do it all free!
Here is the step by step guide to getting your DVD to your iPod.
3) Put your DVD into the disk drive of your computer. The DVD43 face should be happy once you have done this.
4) Open Handbrake
5) Under source, click browse and locate your DVD. Look for the VIDEO_TS folder and click on it. Then click OK. Handbrake will read your disk.
6) Under the Source Title select the longest time, this is usually the movie.
7) Under destination put the location you want your iPod ready file to be saved and give the file a name.
8) Select your iPod from the white box on the right.
9) Click the video tab and select 2-Pass Encoding
10) Click the start button in the top left hand corner
11) Your movie will now be made. This may take a few hours depending on your computer speed.
12) When your movie is done open it in iTunes. You can do this by right clicking the movie and selecting open with, and then iTunes.
13) Then simply drag your movie into your iPod.
It’s that simple. There are many other options you can play with to adjust the video quality, size and more. You could also use this program to create files that will support other devices like a PSP. Now you can watch your DVDs on the go.
