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Tomsr, which bible apps are  you using for your iPad?

My school is considering using the Apple Tv device to wirelessly connect our iPads to a projector.  The problem is our projectors are older and do not have the HDMI or the DVI port on them.  Our tv's are also behind the time and do not have a hdmi port on them either.

how much video loss would i lose if i used a HDMI to VGA adapter on the projector?  or is there other things I should consider before deploying the apple tvs with vga adapters.

40hz, I don't know that they are blocking it but it could be possible.  I wondered about this.

Good ideas, App!  He is using Vista Home Premuim, so he probably has at least IE7.  But it may be time to upgrade to the latest browser.

I didn't know if it needed anything else other than Silverlight.  Requirements for it are not very easy to find. which is why I asked here.  I figured someone had this experience before.   

I had a friend ask me today about using Netflix, or rather not being able to use it.  A couple of months ago, he lost the ability to strream videos.   He says nothing happens after he chooses his title by clicking on it.  He has contacted support but after they couldn't figure it out, they told him it was his computer.

I don't use Netflix and the only thing that I can find out is it uses MS Silverlight.  "In its simplest form, video is streamed to the user using standard PC hardware, and requires Microsoft's Silverlight software to be installed."  You can read the whole article from Wikipedia here


Does anyone have any ideas on how to fix this?

Dave

I went to Wal Mart just the other day to get a wireless device to use on our school network ($80)  I finally settled on the Netgear N600 which is wireless N too.  Keep in mind that wallyworld only keeps the consumer devices, I should have known better to get one there.... but I couldn't wait to order one.

Everything was fine up to a point with the setup.  It only wanted to stay on the class c subnet (192.x.x.x) while we are on a class a subnet (10.x.x.x).  This was doing a manual setup using the web browser to program it.  I never could get it to go, no matter what I tried.

So I popped in the good ol' CD that came with it.  Not going to work this way either   It finally shut down after it told me I was on a domain and therefore it couldn't help me.   GRRRRRR!

so now I will have to order a business grade model and wait a few days before it gets here.   

sorry, I don't have any  "good" recomendations for you 40hz.  Just keep away from the local discount stores for your purchase.

Thanks, 4wd.  I was thinking I would need something on the device end but didn't know what.  When I googled it, I came up empty.  But didn't know what I would need is called a POE extractor.   

I am confused about using POE devices.  Does the device like an access point, need to be specially made for POE?  I understand how a POE switch or POE injector pushes power over the ethernet cable.

What I don't understand is how the device on the other end takes the power from the ethernet cable to actually power the device.

I am sure someone here can clarify this for me.

Dave

Google Sketchup

i would like to see this too.  something that works on win xp would be nice too.

I forgot about DShutdown.  I looked for various software a few years back but eventually gave up.  it's too bad 4wd that we never got the wirelesss sensor program too work right.  But you gave it your best!  Thanks!

Looks very good Joker!  thanks for it.  I cannot wait on some other computers

We are running around 75 to 100 mailboxes on an old P3 933 with 1.5 gig of RAM.  It has a RAID 5 setup and is at 40 gig partition.  Actually 2 partions. C=8.5 gig and D= 34 gig.

Yes, it is Exchange 2003.  And yes we could just update the hardware, but I would also be inclinded to want to update Exchange as well if I was going to stay with that.  I have been told that some of the other mail systems will run on XP and they are not the memory hog that Exchange is.

I am looking at replacing my aging 10  year old Exchange server with a free system like Pegus/ Mercury Mail.  Since our school enrollment is continuing to decline, our existence is only a few more years.  But instead of waiting til this Dell Poweredge 2500 dies, I would like to replace it before then.

I would like to continue to host our own server instead of going with the cloud on it.  We currently use Outlook but do not share calendars or anything fancy like that.

I was just wondering what others might be using or might have tried that they would recommend???

Thanks,
Dave

Is it a he or a she??  I cannot tell for sure 

Maybe the truck is in need of a tune up!      You don't say if the pickup is four wheel drive or not but that will affect your mileage.

My 2001 Chevy S-10 4.3L V-6 Extended cab gets around 17 city to 22 highway.  I sure thought I would get better than that when I bought it.

Vehicles are rated for mileage under the best of conditions, of which, we will never see out in the field.

This could go on and on but to avoid an ... I am done commenting on it.   

Ask a racer if Premium grade performs  better than the standard stuff.  I am confident he will tell you it will.

we lived in Dallas, TX for 5 years.  down there they use reformulated gasoline or as I call it, recycled gas.     They use it to supposedly combat smog.  The part they don't tell you is your car gets poorer mileage, harder to start, and runs crappier as a general rule. They mechanics down there will tell you to use a higher grade of gasoline.  I do believe most larger cities have gone to this.  I know that Kansas City was talking about it a couple of years ago, so I assume they have went to it.

On our trips home to Kansas, roughly a day's drive, my car started running better on the second tank of fuel through it.

There have been many gimmicks "invented" over the years to increase gas mileage.  95% of them didn't work or were very dangerous to use.  I believe you would be better off getting a vehicle that was designed for better MPG.

By the way, in my opinion, I disagree with your dad and with your experiment.  But everybody is entitled to their own opinion.

Dave

I am looking for a projector for a friend.  The requirements are pretty simple. 

Whether its  a DLP or LCD, I have no preference.  It must be able to work with a netbook (also to purchase).  It doesn't need anything fancy but one requirement would be it would have to sync to the netbook or other type of computer automatically without any manual intervention.

Several years ago our school had an Optoma projector, the model escapes me that would sync up without any intervention from the user.

Our school uses some Infocus, NEC, and Eiki projectors but they all require some monkeying around with.

So what do my fellow DC'ers recommend??

thanks
dave

Hey guys, I can top all those "good deals"!  Sandy beach front property with crystal clear water that would make any Jamacian envious.  And cheap too!

Did I mention it was cheap?

I really think we should look into making the site more mobile friendly. I'm afraid I mean the forums in particular. I see myself use my mobile phone more and more at home instead of the PC. I guess a tablet will replace that once I get one.

+1   

not sure if this exists so here goes.   

The macbooks mouse drivers have an option if you place 2 fingers on the touchpad, it will acts like the right click on a windows machine.

Does anything exist out there for a pc?  I am running Windows 7 Home Premuim at the moment.  But soon to be Win 7 Pro.

thanks!

I vote for the Mackie mixer.  My experience with their 14 and 16 channel mixers have been positive.  While the SM-58 set the standards, I think it is falling behind these days.  My vote goes for Audio Technica microphones.  My experience comes from a school and church setting.  And not that much recording either.

I totally agree that there are not enough inputs.

I saw that too 40hz.  And I thought, what the heck let's give it a try first.  Viola!

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Download a copy of the excellent (and free!) 350-page The Web Book and work your way thought it. Info and download links can be found here.

Excellent guide. 

Update: I just noticed they've introduced a fee to download the PDF since I got my copy. the online version is still available at no charge. I'm sure there are also websites that still have the PDF free for download if it's a problem for people on a really tight budget. Send the author your thanks with a small contribution once your finances improve if you go that route. 

I just downloaded it off of that site without first paying a fee.  I didn't even have to give my email address.   

yeah, thanks for the links.  Some I have heard of and some I haven't.  I just knew you guys would come through with a lot of good places to shop.

I wholeheartedly understand about doing business with the family.  I also understand some of the concerns that wraith raised. 

Just so everyones knows, i am employed by a K-12 public school here in the good ol' USA.  I am not really looking to get into networking so much.  Since I am the Lone Ranger at school, I do all the admin stuff.  But I have a 3rd party company that helps me with the servers and stuff.  I don't have the time or knowledge to do everything.

Since I live in a small community of 250 people that is about an hour's drive away from any cities of any size (20,000), I thought maybe it is time for me test the waters and see if I couldn't do some more moonlighting on the side.  Time will tell.

But I do not want to be so busy that I don't have time for the family.