Category Archives: Computer Interface
Visualization of what’s on your hard drive
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I was introduced to “Disk Inventory X” that displays a visual representation of what’s on your hard drives. Within minutes I identified HUGE files that were plugging up my laptop. The worst culprit is parallels… but I already knew that virus was huge!
By selecting a file, you can reveal it in the finder and see what it’s really doing!
I would recommend checking it out, just for fun!
RLC calculator for components in series
I’ve been calculating a lot of components in series lately for an ECR255 class. I’ve also had to graph them on impedance diagrams and a power triangle.
In an effort to better understand the math I made a calculator for myself. Here is it for you to use and enjoy. If you see any problems please let me know. It was designed in excel 2011 for mac… there WILL be compatibility issues and I hope they’re minor.
How it works:
You can fill int the info you have in the orange boxes. Once the boxes are filled in the calculator should fill in the rest.
If you need to modify anything else, it’s all dependant on the orange boxes. I suggest a goal seek by modifying and orange cell.
Making a game show trigger system
I got a text from a friend asking about designing a game show system that triggers sounds…
he caught me JUST as I was walking out of a digital systems class… lucky for him I’m getting better at learning about FPGAs
Acoustic Camera
A very interesting item.
http://www.norsonic.com/en/products/acoustic_camera/Acoustic+Camera+Nor848A.b7C_wtnQYO.ips
was talking with someone about gold today
I was talking with one of my teachers today about gold in ICs. All the gold is in the wires of big chips…
so I looked around and found another video about the PCB plating
THEN, blessings to youtube, there is a guy smelting it
The day Google unplugs, is the day the worlds knowledge disappear
RIP windows XP
one of the only stable things MS produced… after 4 service packs… and trillions of hacks
Programming final project
So I’ve not programmed in a while and I must say I really really enjoyed this class.
I enjoy the process of examining logic.
The final project called for a resistor calculator. I’ve been enjoying the ELM program at Seneca, all of the classes compliment one another.
Using a POD 2 switcher
I wanted to add some components to my home listening system, so a switcher was needed. I’ve decided to use a POD 2 switcher…
the POD-2 is a (6) Stereo input – stereo switcher that has the ability to sum all inputs. The output of the switcher feeds a Stereo Penny and Giles fader then directly to the Mackie HR824 speakers.
I’ve got to find a panel… but as far as home friendly user interface goes this is as simple as it gets.
1 Turn Table
2 Radio
3 Mac Mini
4 Cassette
5
6 Airport Express out
A Social Experiment
I’ve been thinking about a social experiment.
I often take calls from people looking for services, I’ve met a lot of great people in this industry and I do stand by their great work and contributions. So instead of fielding calls and answering the questions I’ve created a Wizard Services section at http://audioaholics.com/wizard_services
I am asking you my friends to use it to work, get work share work and do work together. I would like to consider it my rolodex
I’ve got the permission to post a few contacts and will be doing so this week.
3 NAMM picks
I wasn’t there I was in school… but I have seen a few things.
Moog 37
MS20kit
and the UA Twin
I like em
I pick three
Thinking about an external Hard drive?
http://www.backblaze.com/ posted an annual report on the most commonly failing products… interesting results to follow and interestingly enough I’ve never seen a Hitachi drive for sale anywhere… anyone have an insight on why that may be?
infecting my mac… for school
I feel so dirty…
So you wanna know about thunderbolt…
sound guy xmas idea #5 – One of a kind Apple Mac Pro
http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2013/null-n09014/lot.27.html
If only it were orange….
The 1/2 designer was the EE – Lacie WhizKey failure
After a year on my key chain, my Lacie WhizKey is unreadable :-( Could anyone recommend a solid replacement?
The cap that came supplied had no locking mechanism, it was lost thus making the contacts exposed to the environment. Cleaning the contacts has brought the device back in the past but I it’s now beyond repair. What a disappointment, it looks so good.
Spectrafoo or Smaart?
I’m looking to invest in a mobile acoustic measurement software and am looking for opinions.
I’ve been playing with the Spectrafoo Demo and I must say it’s very impressive
http://mhsecure.com/metric_halo/products/software/spectrafoo.html and it’s very competitively priced. The Main thing appealing to me about foo is the “Transfer Function Measurement System” I became familiar with while using a SIM system… This to me is the most valuable feature.
X-keys Programmable Key Sticks – Switch interface and Foot mouse!
I was thinking about custom keyboards foot controlled USB interfaces…
then maybe some buttons on a panel…
And a foot mouse!
Urge to smash
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I recently acquired a new computer and have begun the “Migration” from old to new. I know it’s not a quick process (600+ Gb from machine to machine) but by my math this estimation, using FW800, was WAY OUT. The problem turns out that the computer was going to sleep during this migration!! Why the HELL would it do such a stupid thing? There were no options for sleeping as it’s a fresh install. Shame on Apple.
After three failed attempts, I had to find a solution to me sitting at two idle computers for 8 hours.
AND HERE IT IS!
(standby for video)
I needed to be able to leave it also… so in an audio Macgyver moment of desperation I turn to my biggest fan. The cable for the Trackball is moved by an oscillating fan. The headphones are on top of an upside down trackball, this and the duct tape give the trackball some weight to push on the keyboard (for computer 1) the movement also pushes a button on a Magic Trackpad (computer 1)
so far attempt number four is going smoothly (knock on wood)
Dial-up modem
