Posts by PixelBin

Will be receiving my iPhone 5 tomorrow so I can’t comment on my personal experience of iOS6. The general consensus is that Maps are terrible and Apple should be rightfully blamed. But complaining about the YouTube app being gone when it’s right there in the App Store is just lazy. Come on. Would you rather have a built in app that never gets any updates or a standalone app that you can CHOOSE to install or uninstall that gets updated? Don’t be silly.

Solution: Don’t use TimThumb.

CyberShot said
yes, think of the good carma you will get. Maybe they will thank you and it will make you feel really good

Most companies insist on you capitalizing on their mistake in order to make light of the situation and at least gain your loyalty in exchange for minimal damage.

aaranmcguire said

tmthymllr said
Try Boom.

I recommend Boom as well, increases volume and you can do equalizer… I was like, this does nothing, turn equalizer off wow, music is so bland.

I have Boom and it’s great for the internal speakers but it doesn’t change the fact that the audio outputted from the audio out port is poor. Basically, non-boosted but Boom-equalized sound is still much worse than the normal non-equalized sound from an iPhone, for example.

Anyway, I ordered a pre-amp/DAC that uses USB or optical out rather than analog so it should solve my problem.

Heya guys,

I have very little to no experience with audio equipment so I have come here where you creative professionals may or may not use this stuff everyday.

I have noticed that my MacBook Pro’s analog audio output is pretty crappy compared to even my iPhone or iPad. The sound is pretty flat and unimpressive compared to my iPhone even though I am playing the exact same source through the same headphones. Basically what I am interested in is running an optical audio cable out of my MBP into some sort of small, portable amp and then output to a normal 3.5mm audio cable to my headphones.

Is this the best way to do it and if so, does anyone know of any good amps or gadgets I should look into? Would appreciate any sort of help on this matter.

Thanks!

It’s funny watching people trying to justify why their custom built machine is better than anything else when in the end, all it does is run Windows which is the real problem. You can put a V12 engine in your car but you’re never taking it out of first gear with the POS that is Windows.

To OP, just go find a store with Macs, try them out and stop asking people on the internet. The opinions of people that have never tried or can even afford a certain product is extremely limited. It’s like asking someone who had only eaten Snickers what their favorite candy bar is.

You won’t get anywhere just by reading. To really have the skills “click”, you need to practice. And to practice, you need to build something your heart is behind so that you can explore the best ways to accomplish something. These ways will teach you core values and knowledge about strong design and usable code.

Good luck.

Do it for our birthdays! Good luck, my man.

aaranmcguire said

PixelBin said
Don’t forget that for those types of speeds, you need an ethernet cable. Wi-Fi will cap you at ~160Mbps and will make it feel like the same ol’ internet you can find anywhere, even through popular ISPs like Verizon & Comcast.

You have the wrong Wi-Fi, 802.11n does ~300Mbps and the new Wi-Fi 802.11ac can be around 1Gbps+

That’s what the standard is meant to support but most routers don’t go nearly that high (unless something changed recently—wasn’t like this when I purchased my router). And ac isn’t available to consumers yet so yet again, even if you are in the Kansas City area, you still won’t be seeing the 1Gbps speeds unless you’re hard wired.

Don’t forget that for those types of speeds, you need an ethernet cable. Wi-Fi will cap you at ~160Mbps and will make it feel like the same ol’ internet you can find anywhere, even through popular ISPs like Verizon & Comcast.