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  1. Mike Wilk

    DVR-550H-S (USA problem)

    There is a long thread for the 540H-S over at avsforum. One of the regulars there is Canadian and might have that unit. I know he has posted buying at least one newer model than his 540. YMMV
  2. Mike Wilk

    Here doggy, doggy....

    These days, that cleavage likely because of droopy drawers .... yuck!
  3. Mike Wilk

    Saving music on internet stations

    You would need a program to "capture" the sound streaming from your sound card. I use Total Recorder by High Criteria. (www.highcriteria.com). This has the added benefit of scheduling. It can navigate to the stream, record for a period of time and then terminate the stream and the player. YMMV
  4. Mike Wilk

    IF...

    Damn, I've been waiting for years to see this again ....
  5. Mike Wilk

    Heroes season 1 thread

    Well, for one consider this. He needs a place to stay. Unless he owns a place and lives "off the grid", he has to pay recurring bills so that no one disturbs his place for lack of payment of utilities, taxes, mortgage, etc. If he can't keep an unmolested location for his junk, he would have to...
  6. Mike Wilk

    Cartoon Network's animated sequel to HELL BOY!

    I have a better tale of woe. I forgot it was on but, fortunately, my Tivo was on CN so I was only about 5 minutes late ... then the power went out for the next 22.5 hours!!!!
  7. Mike Wilk

    Upgrading Tivo

    You might find helpful information at www.weaknees.com. They do upgrades and even sell kits. YMMV
  8. Mike Wilk

    Denon 2805 - Dolby Digital EX 5.1 issue..?

    I have a 2805 also. Do you have your receiver connected to a cable box? In my case, when I set the receiver "input" mode to auto, during commercials, it usually displays PLII but when the program, such as CSI returns, the receiver shifts to dolby digital. When I noticed that a DVD didn't cause...
  9. Mike Wilk

    Connecting Ipod to Home Stereo

    I've found that the A/V dock (connection on bottom of iPod) gives better audio than through the earphone jack. I think the battery life might be longer as well .... YMMV
  10. Mike Wilk

    the greatest guitar album of all time...

    I'm surprised no one has mentioned Frank Zappa's "Shut up and Play Your Guitar". I am also very fond of "Aerial Boundaries". YMMV
  11. Mike Wilk

    New Scifi channel pilot "Eureka"...

    If you remember, that was the very point mentioned in Dr. Strangelove. :)
  12. Mike Wilk

    What channels does comcast have in HD?

    Actually, it's pretty easy to find out. Go to the TitanTV web site and enter the specifics: cable provider, digital and go to the grid. Titan can be configured to annotate whether a channel is HD. YMMV
  13. Mike Wilk

    A basic question about XP file organization

    Well, you can change the display to show "details" and then sort by date, name, etc. and then return to an icon only display. My beef is that I cannot arrange "recent documents" to show the most recent ones at the top of the list. YMMV
  14. Mike Wilk

    ipod question

    Not sure I fully understand your question but here are few things. - I don't think you would need an iPod But, the iPod comes with a standard mini-headphone jack. A local radio shack-type store will carry a converter that goes from mini-RCA to stereo phono that will plug into any stereo...
  15. Mike Wilk

    Question for the Buisness Employees who work with computers :)

    We recently upgraded to Office 2003 Professional and I discovered that Word CAN "acquire text" from an attached scanner and do OCR. As with all OCR, GIGO is the watch-word and you have to carefully review for misreads, but it does work. We also use Adobe Acrobat to create PDF versions from...
  16. Mike Wilk

    *** Official BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN Discussion Thread

    There have been more than a few posts debating whether or not BM is or is not a gay movie. My vote calls it a relationship movie. Being a racial minority, I know for sure that, before a certain age in this country, a male-female relationship of different races would face as much hostility as...
  17. Mike Wilk

    *** Official BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN Discussion Thread

    Not having any liking for sports talk, I've often wondered if there would be so much of it, when guys get together, if they felt they could also express their inner feelings without being afraid of being labeled. They can obviously enjoy the company but society says they mustn't enjoy it too...
  18. Mike Wilk

    How I Met Your Mother - ongoing thread

    I heard an interview with NPH on Fresh Air. I had seen him before in Harold and Kumar and decided to give this show a try. I'm glad I did. YMMV
  19. Mike Wilk

    My Name is Earl

    I "know" I'll be getting "Earl" on DVD when it is released. ;)
  20. Mike Wilk

    Anyone have or know where to fing Walken Cowbell SNL wav files..?

    NPR: There's Just Something About that Cowbell NOTE: the web site appears to have a link to the skit.
  21. Mike Wilk

    Anyone know who owns the Fred Savage sitcom "Working"?

    I loved that show ... too bad not enough other people did. :frowning:
  22. Mike Wilk

    Anyone have or know where to fing Walken Cowbell SNL wav files..?

    The NPR Show, "All Things Considered" did about 4-5 minutes talking about the SNL bit and all things cowbell; Feb 2005. There's even a web site devoted to the cowbell. If I can find that NPR link, I'll post it. I captured the audio of the piece using Total Recorder.
  23. Mike Wilk

    My Name is Earl

    That was my dilemma as well so I Tivo'd Earl and watch CSI in HD. YMMV
  24. Mike Wilk

    Don't like having your conversations recorded? Don't shop at Best Buy then!

    One thing to remember about giving out your phone number. Even if you place yourself on the "Do Not Call List" and give your number to a store, you have just given them the "right" to call you. YMMV
  25. Mike Wilk

    Directors Best Rock Song Openings?

    "Sweet Jane" Lou Reed
  26. Mike Wilk

    Hi Def with Coax Cable???

    If you are on Comcast in Maryland, then I'd guess you have a Motorola cable box. If so, the model number should be on a label on the bottom of the box. I have a 6204, single tuner DVR, that has a coax out (which is limited 480i) and component (Red, Green, Blue) for HD (720p or 1080i). I believe...
  27. Mike Wilk

    Scheduling tasks

    "What I'd like to do is have a way of automatically recording a webcast at the same time every morning." I do this 7 days a week, 4 or 5 times a day during the week with TotalRecorder. It can capture any sound coming through your sound card as a WAV or convert to mp3 at a large variety of bit...
  28. Mike Wilk

    I have a bad habit (or disorder) at the gas pump that needs to stop...

    Please tell your cousin that she is wasting gas with all the extra trips to the pump and not saving any money anyway but is, in fact, spending more that way. YMMV
  29. Mike Wilk

    How do I remove MS Office Shortcut Bar?

    Another way, buy Office 2003. They did away with the shortcut bar in that version - :frowning:
  30. Mike Wilk

    Ever stopped watching a good show because you couldn't stand ONE character?

    Anything with David Spade. YMMV
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