Some of my friends and I are going to Chicago for the weekend. We have no real plans. We are just going to hang out for a few days. We were originally going to stay with some friends, but that isn't going to work out so we need to find a hotel. Can anyone recommend any hotels close to the...

A friend of mine is taking an intro digital photography class next quarter and needs a suitable camera. The class asks everyone to have a 4MP camera that allows the user to select the exposure and shutter speed or aperature. An SLR is encouraged but not required. My friend has a lot of...

My grandfather refuses to move to CDs or any newer media. He loves Frank Sinatra and listens regularly in the car with his cassettes. The cassettes are starting to go bad and my grandmother cannot find any replacements locally. I think she was looking for My Way, but anything would be better...

I have sent a lot of packages to other countries, but never a simple letter. Am I able to just put standard postage on the letter or do I have to do something special? Is a trip to the post office required? Thanks.

I currently sleep on a 15 year old twin size mattress that is about 6" thick. The mattress isn't the most comfortable and is too small. I have pretty bad sleep problems and I am thinking a new, larger mattress might help. I am graduating college in a few weeks and I have my current apartment...

I have an Antec Truepower 430 PSU that is acting up a bit. The 5V rail is sagging down to below 4.3V at times and this is causing some problems. The rail normally sits around 4.5V, but activity on it brings it down. Removing devices seems to have a reasonable affect on the rails. The PSU ran...

I recently installed Debian 3.1 on my system and am trying to get an AV710 working with it. I need the digital out of the AV710, but right now I can't get anything. I am running alsa 1.0.8. Alsa seems to properly recognize the sound card. I have unmuted all of the outputs in the alsamixer. I...

Did we drive them all away On the front page the only mod listed now is Todd. The forum leaders page is also missing a few. Are we really that bad?

There seem to be a fair number of linux users here so I thought I would ask. I have used linux on and off for the last 8 years or so, but in the past year or so I have sort of fallen away from all things computer and have barely touched linux. I have been playing around with things again lately...

I have finally gotten around to working on my USB DAC and have a few questions. The PCB has spaces for R7 and R10. Neither of these spaces are listed on the parts list on Guzzlers site. Guzzler does list R17 which doesn't seem to be on the PCB. I am guessing R17 is supposed to be R10. Is...

I am trying to eat a bit healthier and save a bit of money while I am at it too. I am on campus, in class or at work, 6 days a week. Some days for 12 hours at a time. I don't have access to a fridge or microwave most of the time so I can't cook. I end up eating fast food almost every day and it...

Do large power caps in tube amps give the same advantages they do in SS amps? Looking at a lot of tube designs over at Headwize it seems a they tend to have a lot less capacitance. I was wondering if this is due to space and money concerns or it is something to do with tubes. I am building up...

Can anyone point me to any guides or example sites online that have particularly good info about writing resumes? Thanks.

About a month ago I had my wisdom teeth removed. Things actually went a lot easier than I expected. The teeth felt completely better in under 2 weeks except for the bottom right one which gave me an occasional pain for the another week or so. For the past week I have felt a bit worn down...

I am trying to wire up an Amveco 70084 transformer with the secondaries in parallel, but the pinout in the datasheet is unreadable. Does anyone know which pin is which on this. There are 4 sets of pins with 2 pins each. 2 sets of pins are very edge of the transformer and 2 sets are moved...

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It started a few days ago. I got a message from Citicards anti fraud dept saying to call back at a number they left. I have heard of recent scams involving leaving messages so I called the number on the back of my card and spoke to a foreign women who spoke very poor english. She asked me to...

I just moved into a new place and it has high ceilings and hard wood floors. Acoustics are much worse in this place and a lot of sounds seem to echo. I am looking for a cheap way to cut down on the noise a bit in some areas. Has anyone tried using foad mattress pads to absorb noise? I was...

I just got my wisdom teeth out and have been staying at my mothers place in Toledo the last few days listening to a lot of music. I decided to bring a fairly simple rig with me so I wouldn't be bored to death. I brought my laptop with a Turtle Beach Audio Advantage Micro, DIY Gilmore Dynamic...

My girlfriend is leaving for Ireland in a week and wants to get a cell phone while there. She will be in Cork until sometime in December. She also plans on travelling a bit while there. Can anyone recommend any reliable cellphone providers in Ireland? What kind of cellphone/What bands are...

I just finished up a Dynalo and for power I used a momentary switch and this circuit to latch it. I used this DPST relay in the circuit along with a resistor in series to make up for the extra voltage. Sometimes power is switched perfectly fine and sometimes not. It seems to be random. When...

I am currently working on a Gilmore Dynamic powered by a Dynahi PSU. The amp is finally almost done. I turned it on today and got nothing. After some testing I have determined the transformer is dead? The transformer is an Amveco 62065 (22VAC dual secondaries, 25VA). Anyway, the PSU has...

I'll start off by saying I don't trust anyone I don't know personally. I am not trying to imply anything bad about anyone and I am not saying I am being scammed, but it would be stupid not to consider the possibility. I am in the process of selling my AKG K501. The buyer is in Canada and says...

I have a couple wall warts here that have 5.5/2.5/12mm plugs. The common jacks around here are 5.5/2.5/9mm. My wallwarts work with these, but the 3mm of plug hanging out always bothers me. Does anyone know of any decent jacks that will fit properly? Isolated would be nice, but isn't a...