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11,618 - Total Helpful Votes: 110 of 127
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Nice bundle. You get a mixer which connects to the computer via USB (I use a Mac, not tried it on the PC but I'm sure it works fine there too); a mic with a stand to sit on the desk; and a pair of proper headphones. It was really straightforward to connect everything up. The mixer has a power connection on the back... when it is plugged in there's a slightly annoying bright blue light which shows up on the front, and it's a shame there's no on/off switch, you have to unplug the mixer from the power. However, when everything is connected it just shows up as a new input (mic) and output (headphones) device in OS X.
It took me a little while to get used to the way the… Read more
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
I've been liberally recommending this book in many of the social media / social computing conversations and presentations I've been giving in the past 6 months. I found the book thoroughly readable, and filled with both good anecdotal insight into the way that the behaviour of younger people is changing and being shaped by the technology around them, as well as good and useful analysis which rebuts some of the common arguments against social networking.
If you want a good insight into what is happening in the current generation, and particularly if you are one of those (like myself) working to transform a large corporation to embrace social and digital media, this is really a… Read more
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
I just got one of these as a gift. It's a lot of fun. I had to get the Mac software from the Veho website - definitely would NOT try to put the mini-CD supplied into my slot-loading CD drive - but once it was installed (just a couple of files to copy) the microscope "just worked" on OS X 10.5. Basically you can capture short Quicktime videos or JPEGs from the camera... it needs a fair bit of light though. Surprisingly small and feels a little delicate but it seems solid. You adjust the focus with the silver thumbwheel on the top, which works well.
One point to note is that it saves files to the root directory of your hard disk, which I've emailed them about, that should really… Read more
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