f she was to find me using
her to put other women down, she would probably go out and have her
face
tattooed or something similar, to teach me a lesson. She would also
permanently lose all respect for me.


What a humorless troll your wife must be. I feel very sorry for you to
be married to such a creature. As they say, only the truly stupid are
easily offended. Then again we haven't heard from your "charming" wife,
so perhaps you're the weak link!

Bwahahahahaha! Smackdown?? BWAHAHAHAHAHA!


RB
35s5
NY

The resolution is too poor to be
used as media source for displaying on a larger screen, but as a device

for storing music, audio of all types, and photos, they are hard to
beat.


Take away the video and the Ipod is very easy to beat. In fact there
are units out with higher capacity, more features, and a truly
customizable audio output. The Ipod works well, but it's more about
style than function for a lot of folks. At least we know Joe was right.
You are one of those nutty Apple defenders..


Hard to make a suggestion for someone without knowing what is
available
locally to them.


Right, Joe. You may be living in one of those areas where they don't
sell LCD and Plasma TVs and won't deliver them. This idiot MM does NOT
know AV or he'd ask about climate for use of LCD, which has SLOW
RESPONSE and effected image quality in cold weather. I have a brand new
50 inch LCD and if the room is very cold image quality is effected. But
hey, Joe...maybe they don't have LCD's in your "area!"

number of industrial quality fans

Wow!!! Wish I wrote THAT ONE!!!!

Uh...Smackdown??? BWAHAHAHAHAHHAHA! This guy IS a sockpuppet.


RB
35s5
NY

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPL...plm=M9765G%2FA


The above link from the Apple forums shows I was even right about the
cable. MM didn't even know this basic issue. I'm sure he can help you
by suggesting you install a Mac computer after you asked about THIN
displays!!! And Joe....earbud headphones sound great!!!

Bwahahahahahahhahaa!


RB
35s5
NY

The problem for Joe using earbuds is the overwhelming echo.


That's okay. I don't think earbuds are available in his area!!


RB
35s5
NY

Joe wrote:
No kidding Scotty... I felt the deck shutter the slamdown was so solid.
Lets hope MM stays around as our new king of tech news and advice,
clearly the commode has fallen way behind the times.


It's not so much "fallen behind" as 'never knew anything in
the first place.'


Michael May wrote:
I apologise. I am not normally so rude to people but after having read
this, (among a half dozen others) newsgroup for some time now, I am sick
of the miasma of rudeness, arrogance and inanity that seems to surround
our little iPod denigrating pretend sailor.

Believe me, we understand.



It has been a trying time here (Oz - Queensland) with very high
temperatures compounded by a succession of violent storms. Have had our
boat on the hard for the past week and after several days of breathing
anti-fouling dust, had a sudden storm that destroyed a two-pack
brightwork makeover. Had just finished - everything still wet when it
hit, complete with gale force winds, dust then rain and hail.


Ouch! Well at least it was a force of nature rather than
your boat-next-door showing up with a grinder to send lots
of fiberglass chips into your fresh varnish.



Thanks for the real scoop on ipods MM!


The video iPods, as far as video goes, are of limited use to someone
like me. Very much a one person thing. My kids love them for personal
viewing but I only tend to watch a movie etc., as a shared experience,
so don't find that aspect so useful. The resolution is too poor to be
used as media source for displaying on a larger screen, but as a device
for storing music, audio of all types, and photos, they are hard to
beat. I have, as well as a great deal of music, a large collection of
old-time radio shows, all available on the net and legal, not under
copyright. Everything from Amos and Andy to The Shadow. My wife and I
find them entertaining, often more so than many modern TV shows. They
are also good for audio books, language courses etc.


Thanks for the info, as a general rule I am pretty far
behind on gadgets but these sound like they could be fun...
we always want to show pictures and these days that seems to
require a laptop.



Any suggestion on a flat screen TV?
I have 22"X34" of space... viewers will only be 8 ft from the screen.
Should I go plasma, LCD, what? Like to keep it under 2K and fill the
space. Needs to be 4" thin ambient lighting would be cool to. What do
you suggest?


Hard to make a suggestion for someone without knowing what is available
locally to them. My answer, while ideal for me might not suit many
others. I have a MacIntosh iMac with a 21" widescreen that serves as my
main computer, my Nav computer and as a media centre when swiveled to
face the Saloon. It also feeds - via UHF radio, flat screen (LCD not
plasma) TVs in the staterooms and crew cabins. The system has DVD and
audio plus mast mounted all weather security cameras triggered by active
infrared sensors that will pop up on screen whenever triggered. I don't
find the difference in quality between Plasma and LCD to justify the
cost, though in the early days the difference was noticeable.

Agreed, we just did some shopping and decided on a Samsung
19" model. It has a wide viewing angle (a problem with
earlier LCD screens) and good control menu.

My advice would be to figure out what you want to plug into
the monitor, and make sure it has compatible inputs. The
Samsung has only one set of RGB-comp inputs but 2 S-video
jacks and an antennae jack, so plugging in several other
components was easy without needing a switch box.


BTW, I have a 22 Metre, Danish designed, locally built, all steel, pilot
house, cutter rigged sloop, (Regina Bellus) purchased after previously
sailing for more than twenty-five years with a Roberts Mauritius Ketch.
She heels a lot more than a ketch would, much taller rig, but
considering her size, the rig in conjunction with (radio controlled)
remote steering is about all that will allow her to be single handed if
necessary. We usually have volunteer crew, but often sail with just the
two of us. Haven't *had* to test her single handed yet, but it shouldn't
pose a problem if need be.


Dang that sounds like a very interesting boat... any pics on
the wwweb?


We have to be back in the water by Feb in order to keep a rendevous with
cruising friends in Vanuatu so the recent setbacks are more than usually
annoying. It is also much hotter on the hard as far as living aboard
goes, (I don't believe in air conditioning ... but have recently
purchased a number of industrial quality fans ) so am looking forward
to Feb.


Putting tarps over the deck to keep the sun off really helps
too.

Hope to hear more from you!

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

"Michael May" wrote

I apologise. I am not normally so rude to people but after
having read
this, (among a half dozen others) newsgroup for some time now,
I am sick
of the miasma of rudeness, arrogance and inanity that seems to
surround
our little iPod denigrating pretend sailor. The final straw for
me was
his recent ad hominem attack on other men's wives.

No need to apologize, Bob brings out the worst in people.



BTW, I have a 22 Metre, Danish designed, locally built, all
steel, pilot
house, cutter rigged sloop, (Regina Bellus) purchased after
previously
sailing for more than twenty-five years with a Roberts
Mauritius Ketch.


Have any pics?



I am English born, ex Navy, relocated to Australia in the
eighties,

What was your crime?



, (I don't believe in air conditioning ... but have recently
purchased a number of industrial quality fans )


THAT"S HORRIFIC !!!!!!!!



--
Scott Vernon
Plowville Pa _/)__/)_/)_

Earbuds directly drive the ear canals. The eardrum size and canal shape
is
what limits low frequency hearing. Your big, clunky ABC Wide World of
Sports
headphones just give you sweaty ears. Ear buds are the best.

The best headphones in the world are not earbuds...for good reason.
No studio uses ear buds
No audiophile would be caught dead with ear buds.

Now tell us why the best phones cover the whole ear and have LARGE
transducers.

Steve, you're an idiot. Try a pair of Stax headphones. Oh...you can't
afford them.


RB
35s5
NY

Sounds like a nice boat. I too have a steel hull pilot house ketch 42'.
http://image54.webshots.com/154/8/67...3TDAGLs_ph.jpg

I painted the decks over the Christmas holidays and had dew at night
take out the shine of the paint. Required a 3 coat.

The Bruce Roberts boats are good design cept the square chins on most.
Never seen a Mauritius Ketch, will google an image.
Mauritius is one of the favorite islands I've ever visited, back in
1980.

Thanks for the Ipod tips.

Joe

Ear buds are the best.

I wonder why Apple Earbuds on Apple's own website are rated among the
worst at 40 bucks!!!???

Steve...you, Joe and MM are not only proven wrong by me and Apple's own
website, you're also a pinhead!


RB
35s5...the best sounding boat!
NY

Great smackdown there Michael!

Look at the bright side, at least Capt. Rob brings out the lurkers.

It almost sounds as if you did some design work on the iPod.

Again, great work on the smackdown!

Glory!

"Michael May" wrote in message
...
Joe wrote:
No kidding Scotty... I felt the deck shutter the slamdown was so solid.
Lets hope MM stays around as our new king of tech news and advice,
clearly the commode has fallen way behind the times.

I apologise. I am not normally so rude to people but after having read
this, (among a half dozen others) newsgroup for some time now, I am sick
of the miasma of rudeness, arrogance and inanity that seems to surround
our little iPod denigrating pretend sailor. The final straw for me was his
recent ad hominem attack on other men's wives.

I am also blessed with an attractive, charming and very intelligent wife,
but if she for one instant thought that I valued her only for her sex
appeal she would be extremely offended. If she was to find me using her to
put other women down, she would probably go out and have her face tattooed
or something similar, to teach me a lesson. She would also permanently
lose all respect for me.

It has been a trying time here (Oz - Queensland) with very high
temperatures compounded by a succession of violent storms. Have had our
boat on the hard for the past week and after several days of breathing
anti-fouling dust, had a sudden storm that destroyed a two-pack brightwork
makeover. Had just finished - everything still wet when it hit, complete
with gale force winds, dust then rain and hail.

My more delightful half has gone to cooler climes, visiting a daughter
down south, and entrusting me to my own devices. One of which was actually
responding to a newsgroup post.



Thanks for the real scoop on ipods MM!

The video iPods, as far as video goes, are of limited use to someone like
me. Very much a one person thing. My kids love them for personal viewing
but I only tend to watch a movie etc., as a shared experience, so don't
find that aspect so useful. The resolution is too poor to be used as media
source for displaying on a larger screen, but as a device for storing
music, audio of all types, and photos, they are hard to beat. I have, as
well as a great deal of music, a large collection of old-time radio shows,
all available on the net and legal, not under copyright. Everything from
Amos and Andy to The Shadow. My wife and I find them entertaining, often
more so than many modern TV shows. They are also good for audio books,
language courses etc.



Any suggestion on a flat screen TV?
I have 22"X34" of space... viewers will only be 8 ft from the screen.
Should I go plasma, LCD, what? Like to keep it under 2K and fill the
space. Needs to be 4" thin ambient lighting would be cool to. What do
you suggest?

Hard to make a suggestion for someone without knowing what is available
locally to them. My answer, while ideal for me might not suit many others.
I have a MacIntosh iMac with a 21" widescreen that serves as my main
computer, my Nav computer and as a media centre when swiveled to face the
Saloon. It also feeds - via UHF radio, flat screen (LCD not plasma) TVs in
the staterooms and crew cabins. The system has DVD and audio plus mast
mounted all weather security cameras triggered by active infrared sensors
that will pop up on screen whenever triggered. I don't find the difference
in quality between Plasma and LCD to justify the cost, though in the early
days the difference was noticeable. The iMac has two external 240 gig
drives for media storage and can store in excess of 200 full length, full
quality DVDs. We record a great many movies and shows when able, for
viewing when cruising. It allows us to rent, record and return videos for
later viewing, much better and less illegal than copying DVDs.

I do not use an inverter, all of my AC electronic devices use twelve, six,
five and three volt rails and I have a current limited power supply
providing these voltages when and where required and have modified all
equipment to input what is necessary. They still work when plugged into
conventional AC outlets but work from the ship's 12 volt supply without
the losses incurred by an inverter.

BTW, I have a 22 Metre, Danish designed, locally built, all steel, pilot
house, cutter rigged sloop, (Regina Bellus) purchased after previously
sailing for more than twenty-five years with a Roberts Mauritius Ketch.
She heels a lot more than a ketch would, much taller rig, but considering
her size, the rig in conjunction with (radio controlled) remote steering
is about all that will allow her to be single handed if necessary. We
usually have volunteer crew, but often sail with just the two of us.
Haven't *had* to test her single handed yet, but it shouldn't pose a
problem if need be.

I am English born, ex Navy, relocated to Australia in the eighties, now
have an Australian born wife. We sold our primary home, plus the Mauritius
and one of our investment homes five years ago to purchase the Regina
Bellus and haven't had cause to look back since. I am in my fifties and my
wife in her early forties - we have quite a few years of cruising ahead of
us. I am a writer, my wife a photographer and we supplement our income
with our skills. Don't make a fortune, but sufficient to avoid dipping
into our savings or selling another investment home.

I often read various sailing oriented newsgroups but seldom post, mostly
because of the constant foolish and annoying behaviour of people like
Capt. Rob and his apparent collection of either sock puppets or emulators.
I will try to ignore him in future rather than set an equally bad examples
for others.

We have to be back in the water by Feb in order to keep a rendevous with
cruising friends in Vanuatu so the recent setbacks are more than usually
annoying. It is also much hotter on the hard as far as living aboard goes,
(I don't believe in air conditioning ... but have recently purchased a
number of industrial quality fans ) so am looking forward to Feb.

Cheers

Michael