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Helping out...
It's been a pretty quiet day. I had intended to go get a rental car but decided against it. I have no great desire to drive around northern Virginia and was prepared to remain in my room and contemplate the universe, when I got a call at around 10 am from one of the Ukrainians staying over for the meeting next Monday and Tuesday asking if I would be willing to come along on a trip to a local Microcenter store. Having nothing in particular to do, I agreed.
Many folks visiting from the former Soviet Union have a desire to buy computers while here. The particular model of interest to my colleague was not in stock at the Microcenter, but some other useful items were found and bought. Among other things, I picked up a second battery for my HP tx2000, because having a spare battery is always a good thing. After we returned to the hotel, I took a nap and took care of some housekeeping chores, after which I got another phone call.
Could I help, came the question, with the purchase of a computer at Best Buy just across the way? I said it would be no problem and helped with the purchase an Asus 1000, which is a pretty impressive little machine. Upon returning, I was invited to join a gathering where a good time was had by all, lubricated by some good Ukrainian горiлка (vodka). In the course of events, I spent a significant amount of time attempting to explain the American electoral system one of the Ukrainian specialists, though I'm not sure I was terribly convincing.
Tomorrow there is a trip planned to the Luray Caverns, and I've been invited. As my calendar is not terribly occupied, I figured I'll go along.
I purchased an application called Note2Self for my iPod Touch, but have had the devil's own time trying to get it to work with any microphone I have with me. A $10 microphone I purchased at the Microcenter didn't work. A note to the publisher's tech support email address did reveal that I needed a special microphone -- which I eventually figured out meant a microphone with a special jack -- to make the thing work, but provided no additional information.
It turns out the Apple headphone/microphone combination for the iPhone does the trick, and I managed to get a set at the Best Buy. Overall, however, the level of available up front information has not been breathtaking in this case and I would assess the overall experience to be less than pleasant. I must keep this in mind for the future when dealing with iPod apps.
Time to hit the sack, as we head off for the Caverns at oh-dark-thirty, or thereabouts.
Cheers...
Many folks visiting from the former Soviet Union have a desire to buy computers while here. The particular model of interest to my colleague was not in stock at the Microcenter, but some other useful items were found and bought. Among other things, I picked up a second battery for my HP tx2000, because having a spare battery is always a good thing. After we returned to the hotel, I took a nap and took care of some housekeeping chores, after which I got another phone call.
Could I help, came the question, with the purchase of a computer at Best Buy just across the way? I said it would be no problem and helped with the purchase an Asus 1000, which is a pretty impressive little machine. Upon returning, I was invited to join a gathering where a good time was had by all, lubricated by some good Ukrainian горiлка (vodka). In the course of events, I spent a significant amount of time attempting to explain the American electoral system one of the Ukrainian specialists, though I'm not sure I was terribly convincing.
Tomorrow there is a trip planned to the Luray Caverns, and I've been invited. As my calendar is not terribly occupied, I figured I'll go along.
I purchased an application called Note2Self for my iPod Touch, but have had the devil's own time trying to get it to work with any microphone I have with me. A $10 microphone I purchased at the Microcenter didn't work. A note to the publisher's tech support email address did reveal that I needed a special microphone -- which I eventually figured out meant a microphone with a special jack -- to make the thing work, but provided no additional information.
It turns out the Apple headphone/microphone combination for the iPhone does the trick, and I managed to get a set at the Best Buy. Overall, however, the level of available up front information has not been breathtaking in this case and I would assess the overall experience to be less than pleasant. I must keep this in mind for the future when dealing with iPod apps.
Time to hit the sack, as we head off for the Caverns at oh-dark-thirty, or thereabouts.
Cheers...