I had somebody asking me why none of their shipment of Mac Mini’s worked with their standard microphones. I wasn’t entirely sure either, so I had a look around on Google for some answers. I soon found the answer in the MacRumors forum.
“The Mac mini’s input is a line-level input, whereas the mic line on most analog headsets needs a mic-level input (to power the mic). The mini isn’t giving the mic any power, so it’s not going to work.
You need something to pull the level of that mic line …
Anyone who’s had the iPhone for any length of time knows about the beautiful 3rd party applications, and the way they work with the feature-rich iPhone platform. One of the most astounding API’s available to the iPod Touch or iPhone software is the location service. Using WiFi, GPS, and cellular data, it can pinpoint your location from virtually anywhere.
Obviously, there are already hundreds of applications that utilise this API, but the usage has been very different to predictions. Rather than creating enhanced map, or in-car navigation software, it has been …
You will not believe quite how many requests I’ve had since the arrival of my current favorite gadget. Essentially, people have been asking me exactly how I have been taking screenshots of my iPod touch, rather than taking a photo with my camera. The answer’s actually surprisingly simple, and can be found quite easily by anyone playing around with their iPhone.
To take the screenshot, hold the Home Button (the square symbol printed upon a physical button at the bottom of the iPod/iPhone) and press the Sleep/Wake button on the top …
Now, it is beyond doubt that almost anybody on the internet will have heard of the brand new iPhone 3G, and its release on July 11th. What people don’t understand anywhere near as well how will the iPhone actually impact our daily lives.
iPhone Prices - Pay & Go + Contracts
Update: Pay & Go delayed in the UK until November.
O2, on their website, appear to be keeping the original prices for the iPhone Classic, through the release of the 3G update. Although this is subject to change, I highly doubt it …
As some of you from Twitter may know, I tried to disable Windows Vista’s Desktop Window Manager for a few days to get used to the feel, and UI I am presented with on XP Pro, at work. I personally hate it, but it does its job, everything works seamlessly, and performance is through the roof! I have to say, if it weren’t for the eye-sore, OS X would be in trouble (cue Snow Leopard, designed to stop W7 wiping the floor with them). I’m drifting.
By this point it’s worth …