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- Review count14
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- First reviewOctober 9, 2007
- Last reviewFebruary 6, 2017
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- First review commentAugust 11, 2011
- Last review commentAugust 11, 2011
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Enhance your recording capabilities with this M-Audio MIDISPORT 1x1 99005071200 MIDI interface, which is compatible with select Apple® computers and allows simple USB connectivity for rapid data transfer. MIDI activity indicators keep you informed.
Customer Rating
4
Easy, portable, high-quality audio
on October 23, 2007
Posted by: BenGeekn
from San Jose, California
While this product is geared toward folks with instruments and microphones, I'm just using it for the microphone input.
The FastTrack USB was very easy to set up and use. It doesn't require an external power supply, so it's equally adept on the road or on a table.
I don't keep it connected all the time and my laptop seamlessly switches between the FastTrack when connected and internal audio when it's not connected.
I use it with Adobe Audition with Sennheiser headphones and haven't had any problems so far.
My only change would be to use a 7.0mm (1/4-inch) headphone jack instead of the 3.5mm (1/8-inch) jack.
What's great about it: Portable, high-quality audio
What's not so great: 3.5mm headphone jack
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Much more than average post-nuke survival
on October 15, 2007
Posted by: BenGeekn
from San Jose, California
Jericho just seems to have the right mix of elements to make it, but a fan base alone doesn't keep a show from getting canceled these days.
At first glance, Jericho seems to be the typical "what would happen if something terrible happened" story often played out in B movies. However, Jericho's story is more than just a story of survival. It is a multi-dimensional story that shows not only the basic survival elements, but contains a complex mystery (who attacked us?), shows how families can come together or be torn apart in a changed world and how human nature can be our greatest ally - and our greatest enemy.
Don't discount this show as "Lost with fallout." Though equally enjoyable to me, Jericho is a much different story, one that is not so distant and far-fetched.
It's definitely worth watching and worth viewer support to keep on the air!
At first glance, Jericho seems to be the typical "what would happen if something terrible happened" story often played out in B movies. However, Jericho's story is more than just a story of survival. It is a multi-dimensional story that shows not only the basic survival elements, but contains a complex mystery (who attacked us?), shows how families can come together or be torn apart in a changed world and how human nature can be our greatest ally - and our greatest enemy.
Don't discount this show as "Lost with fallout." Though equally enjoyable to me, Jericho is a much different story, one that is not so distant and far-fetched.
It's definitely worth watching and worth viewer support to keep on the air!
What's great about it: Tight, multi-layer story
What's not so great: Fans alone don't keep a show on the air these days
I would recommend this to a friend!
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SynopsisHordes of no-good cluckers are driving your farmer friend to want to fly the coop. Help him pick off the poultry and save his sanity in this crazy cartoon shooter. The addictive gameplay requires you to take down your winged adversaries with skill and precision. You'll have to lay down the law before the chickens completely rule the roost. Chicken Shoot takes you through forests, villages, deserts and mountains as you pursue your targets. The environments and characters have a comical, animated appearance that provides loads of deep-fried fun. As the missions get tougher, you'll need to improve your aim in order to hit your bird-brained enemies. Comical sound effects and catchy original songs add extra smiles and laughs to your Chicken Shoot experience.
Customer Rating
2
Buy it on sale or don't buy it at all
on October 12, 2007
Posted by: BenGeekn
from San Jose, California
Chicken Shoot was an impulse buy for me because I really like target-shooting type games.
The music is a bit catchy and the chickens are cute.
However, there is a limited number of game stages and while there are multiple difficulty levels are some bonus weapons (shotgun, machine gun, etc) the chicken appearance patterns get predictable and I have yet to see a chicken fly anything more than vertically or horizontally.
Chicken Shoot is cute - there's no blood or gore so it's okay for children if you're not anti-guns.
However, I find that the Target Practice mini-game in Wii Play is equally or even more entertaining.
If it's only sale for really cheap, maybe I'd consider purchasing it, but if not, wait for something better.
What's great about it: It's cute when the chickens mock you
What's not so great: Gets repetitive very quickly
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Welcome ladies and gentlemen, step right up and test your luck with the wildest games of the midway. See if you are a weakling or a powerhouse in the Test of Strength. Test your aim in the Milk Can Toss or give a loudmouth a good soaking at the Dunk Tank. There are more than 25 games for you to try, all taken straight from boardwalks and midways around the world.Carnival Games was designed to take full advantage of the Wii Remote. For example, the proper flick of your wrist in Alley Ball makes the difference between 10 points and 100 points. Up to four players can compete in a full range of fun-filled activities, including Lucky Cups, Nerves of Steel, Hoops, Day at the Races and more. Do well and you can win more than 250 virtual prizes, ranging from a goldfish to a giant stuffed animal.
Customer Rating
4
The Fun of a Carnival without the crowd and food
on October 9, 2007
Posted by: BenGeekn
from San Jose, California
If you like carnival type games, then Carnival Games is for you! You start off by defining a character (there are slots for more than 4, so your friends can have their own profile) that you can dress and add accessories to. This is important later as many of the in-game earnable/unlockable items are things you can have your character wear.
There's a wide offering of games, including my favorite, Day at the Races.
My only gripes are that the instructions are lacking on some games and the coin pusher game cheats you if the coins fall too early! A practice mode like in Mario Party would've been nice.
Doing well in games earns you both tickets and prizes (except for unlockable 'super' games which just earn your high score records). Just like at a real carnival, you can trade smaller prizes up for larger prizes.
What's great about it: Wide variety of games and collectible prizes/add-ons
What's not so great: Inconsistent difficulty, instructions sometimes lacking
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Store images, video and music with this 16GB memory card that features a 15MB/sec. transfer rate for fast storage. The included full-size SDHC adapter allows for use with most SDHC host devices.
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1 out of 5
1 out of 5Poor card
By ffgf
from Lima Peru
I've been using the card for my nook color using CM7 and at the beginning everything was doing fine until one day the card says there is no data on it you have to format it, i done that and after 2 days use the same error, i move the card to my Samsung Galaxy S and got the same error after 1 day use. What a waste of money..
BenGeekn
Oregon, USA
August 11, 2011
Same thing happened to me using this card in my phone. Worked great for about 2 months, then one day my phone rebooted and couldn't mount the card. Took the card out, put it in my computer to try to read it - computer says the card is blank. I tried three different card readers - all said it was blank. Good thing I sync my important data regularly. Went back to my Sandisk 16GB Class 2 card. :(
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Read and write to two 2.5" or 3.5" SATA hard drives or solid state drives at once with this Thermaltake BlacX ST0014U-C docking station, which offers a hot-swappable design to ensure rapid file transfers via the USB interface.
would my windows 10 pc detect this as a normal hdd if i bought this and a hard drive? idk if my specs are needed but they are intel core i7 3770 16gb ram amd radeon r7 370 graphics card (i think its msi) also would i be able to install games
It detects as a drive in Disk Management, under the ID "Jmicro SCSI device"
So it looks like what it is - a USB 3.0 to SATA bridge.
You can use it as a normal hard drive as long as your software doesn't reject removable media devices. If it does, there are ways to "trick" Windows to mounting a removable device as a fixed device, but if that's the case you should probably just get a fixed drive enclosure. This is meant more for folks who are swapping between drives often.
So it looks like what it is - a USB 3.0 to SATA bridge.
You can use it as a normal hard drive as long as your software doesn't reject removable media devices. If it does, there are ways to "trick" Windows to mounting a removable device as a fixed device, but if that's the case you should probably just get a fixed drive enclosure. This is meant more for folks who are swapping between drives often.
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Read and write to two 2.5" or 3.5" SATA hard drives or solid state drives at once with this Thermaltake BlacX ST0014U-C docking station, which offers a hot-swappable design to ensure rapid file transfers via the USB interface.
Will this clone the registered programs without having to re-register them (i.e.: a registered Office 2010 from one drive to another without having to re-register? I have a couple one time install programs I'd like to keep w/o buying them again)?
No, the dock does not have any duplication functionality, nor does it come with duplication software. It's just a dual-drive USB 3.0 dock for SATA drives.
Even with a bit-for-bit duplicator, unless you are simply replacing the drive in the same system, you will likely have to register or at least reactivate your software again. Software activation typically factors a number of things about the system - network MAC, CPU ID, etc.
Some software has the option to deactivate/unregister so you can reinstall it elsewhere. If your software is truly one-time install only licensed for the system it is initially installed on, you may not be able to use it on another machine even if you do manage to duplicate your drive.
Also, if you are migrating to a significantly different machine, your OS may not be able to even start up successfully on the new system.
For Office 2010 in particular, most times you can uninstall it on one system and install and activate it on another system, but if you do it too many times you'll have to call to get activated and may be denied depending on your license.
Even with a bit-for-bit duplicator, unless you are simply replacing the drive in the same system, you will likely have to register or at least reactivate your software again. Software activation typically factors a number of things about the system - network MAC, CPU ID, etc.
Some software has the option to deactivate/unregister so you can reinstall it elsewhere. If your software is truly one-time install only licensed for the system it is initially installed on, you may not be able to use it on another machine even if you do manage to duplicate your drive.
Also, if you are migrating to a significantly different machine, your OS may not be able to even start up successfully on the new system.
For Office 2010 in particular, most times you can uninstall it on one system and install and activate it on another system, but if you do it too many times you'll have to call to get activated and may be denied depending on your license.
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