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My thought was to do it via a web page. That way I can use the same interface from tablets and computers. I already love the webpage built into my Denon receiver; it is the only interface I use now. I have a bunch of Insteon lighting control stuff, that HomeSeer thing looks interesting, and my...

Yup. Looks interesting. I might consider some as remote controls for the home automation system. Just need to get more of the home stuff...automated. Scripting may be involved.

Apparently LED bulbs commonly throw errors in Audis; there are many stories of people putting resistors in parallel with cheaper bulbs to stop the errors. These didn't require that.

Yup. Those are pretty much the options. We are evaluating going back to radios for our field people and picking a network for the rest of us.

Another serious annoyance with this phone; when you connect the charging cable there is a bright white LED that illuminates the charging plug. It only illuminates after the cord is connected, so it isn't actually helpful, and you can't turn it off. Anyone here sleep with their phone charging on...

So two of each: HDMI Splitter HDMI Converter Headphone Amp Of course, I'm questioning the fidelity of the converter and the amp...grr.

The car is so far from clean that I'm embarrased to post current pics. Hopefully by tomorrow. The lights were from Tuner Domes. Just worked out of the box and looks good. The license plate lights threw one error once (bulb out), but hasn't happened since.

The Foregestar F14s were installed today with Hankook Ventus V12 Evo tires. The gunmetal powder coat finish looks flawless. The tires are great; very good feel and not much road noise. The wheels seem to be a bit better off the line (with quattro traction was never an issue, so I don't attribute...

Accurate and yet not helpful....10 points! ;) I'm hoping for something small that can sit on the desk below the monitor and have a volume knob.

That would work. Does anyone have a suggestion for a mid-range headphone amp that can take HDMI in?

Here is the situation: My wife and I both have computers in the main room. The machines themselves are in a rack with the rest of the AV gear, and a set of extension cables lead off to our desks. Our primary monitors are higher resolution than 1080P (Dell 27" and 30"), and require DVI...

One advantage of network-connected AV gear is that it can update it's own firmware over the internet. My new toy at home (Denon AVR-3313CI) had an update already. Of course, this might just give the manufacturer an out and allow them to ship incomplete firmware, but on a device that streams...

They do. My main complaint with them is that it takes as long to establish a DC connection using Verizon's service as it does to connect a regular phone call. Nextel's service is near immediate. You can tell by the sound effect that each service uses to disguise the connection lag. It looks...

This is a free 2-week trial, part of the company's evaluation of Sprint phones and their direct connect technology. We've been on Nextel, but now that they are pulling the plug we need to evaluate other options. I just don't know how Sprint can call this their flagship phone and keep a straight...

Just got one of these to test. What a piece of crap. Andoid 2.3.5 should not be the newest OS for any "current" phone. Much less the "top-of-the-line" with direct connect. It is, however, a step up from the 1.5 on my old phone. It even says it has 3G, though the performance over such isn't...

I think the simplest solution would be to build a high-speed wind tunnel in the garage, and a turntable for the car to make sure all angles are covered.

Kicking up dust wouldn't worry me as much as sand or the like being sucked in and launched at the car. My technique was always a fast lap around the block; the leaf blower sounds more legal. I suspect that a shop vac in reverse would be able to use the filter to prevent particulates from...

Yay Wikipedia!

That clarifies my confusion. Thanks! Now I need to go and read up on the differences, I was under the impression that they were the same thing.

Interesting. On the page that you (and I) linked, it shows this unit being of the "Smart-UPS" category, and directly below it is the "Smart-UPS On-Line" category.

10-4. At the moment the best silent UPS I have is an APC SMX1000, which is not line-interactive. I actually have a fairly monstrous power conditioner in front of it, so it likely doesn't matter that much.

Grr...won't be able to use it here, even in the rack with the door closed it is by far the noisiest thing. I don't mind if the fan kicks on while the power is out, or even during particularly heavy load, but this won't do. Does the fan turn off with any of the "on-line/interactive" units from...

Typically, unless LED is specified I assume CCFL (the older and inferior option)

Just switched to a Liebert/Emerson GXT3 2kV for the house. The fan is super-loud at the moment, I'm hoping that the fan actually stops when the batteries are charged and the system is running at a relatively low load (~450VA)?

Congratulations. That is great. Even more great is that you seem happy about it. ;)

Buy one of the two? Really, I don't pay attention anymore and it doesn't seem to matter.

Went out for a ride. Took a nap. Had an awesome dinner including a Chilean Merlot and bread pudding made out of cinnamon rolls. About to take another nap. With a schedule like this, I don't really have time for posting...

No. :rant:

Mine is due home from work in about 10 minutes...so I'll be gone soon.

No it isn't. ;)

Sweet.

Anything that costs $50k+ has some options to consider ;)

Nope. It was in free-fall and I caught it in the palm of my hand, with one long edge below the thumb and the other long edge just below the fingers. It failed with very little force.

I just noticed that Stereodude managed to get past 6k posts with all the Audi goodness. ;)

Fumbled my debit card today. As it was falling I managed to catch it, but snapped it in half in the process. Oops. Replacement will take 5 days to arrive and cost me $5. Whatever.

My Forgestar wheels shipped today, arriving there Monday, install for that and the Blue Air 80 scheduled for Tuesday.

Mine was pretty bad to start with. Step one was add a lot of light (nearly 500w of 6500k 98CRI florescent for a 2 car garage). Once you see what you have you cans start fixing it. That wall already had sheet rock on it (it is the firewall to the house) so mudding and painting was a 4 day job...

In general I've noticed the same thing. Every time I add a car to an existing policy they try to screw me. This list currently includes Allstate and Geico, though I suspect my current carrier (AAA) would be no different. Whenever I get a new car I switch carriers.

I use Dewalt, preferring their titanium bits. The smaller bits do the job faster, but break more easily. I use the 1/4" most of the time. Good compromise between strength and speed.

The blue was nice, but I really like the changes to the front. As it turned the corner the contours seemed more aggressive than the old ones.

I was in the parking lot of the grocery store, and there was no way I could catch them.

S4...my bad ;)

Just spotted a 2013 S3 in Estoril Blue on the road; looked awesome.

Even before the Vertex 3 OCZ was making better-than-average SSDs. From your comment above it sounds like you feel the company makes nothing but rubbish?

They are very on top of SSD stuff. That you would disregard everything Anand says shows an insufficient level of cynicism. I don't believe there is a single tech author out there that hasn't dreamed of being bought out by somebody. At least the bigger names have more eyes on them, and really...

Almost finished with the bike wall in the garage...

Indeed. This is the quickest way I've found. Keep in mind that, in theory, the platters could be removed, scanned while laying flat on a table, and some of the data might be recovered. At a cost of at least $10k per disk. But if you need more of a "sure thing", nothing short of shredding or...

Nah, she drove out to the ocean and did the middle ~8 miles with me (Lover's Point to Pebble Beach) then drove back. I averaged ~9mph for that stretch and ~19mph for the rest of it.

Nice ride out to the ocean, around with the wife, and back. Decent time, too.

That is a 0.5% hit rate...sounds about right.