phoenixfire53

So I've been designing my own RW suit lately. I've just about finished the first iteration of the patterns and I need to start looking for the proper materials to start the second one. I found cordura at ParaGear and spandex is common enough at local fabric stores that i think I can find something that will work. The problem I'm having is finding a suitable primary fabric. I had two people suggest I use a polycotton bottom weight which I was able to find locally but I'm much more interested in using a Supplex or even nylon fabric. Can anyone clue me in to what the big manufacturers use and where I can find it?

You left out a critical piece of information: The physical distance between your remote computer and your router. I can't speak to the range of 802.11n (wireless-n), but most people overestimate the useful range of 802.11g (wireless-g). Assuming you have a G router, it will service the room it's in and most likely the adjacent rooms above, below, and around. Beyond that it's a crapshoot. Here's an additional list of things to consider: 1) Match your standards. If you have an G wireless card talking to an N router, you've got a G network. Try upgrading to an N card. (disclaimer, I have no experience with 802.11n, I don't know what the distances are). 2) Match manufacturers. Since it's built off a standard it shouldn't matter, but I've consistently gotten better performance pairing netgear cards to my netgear router compared to other brands. 3) Be mindful of interference. Minimize any metal surfaces between the two devices as well as any electronics/appliances. That cordless landline phone transmits on the same frequencies as your router. 4) Use channels 1, 6, & 11, favoring 1 & 11 before 6. Everything else is just asking for interference. 5) I was once told by a networking instructor that it's best to keep the antennae at 90 degree angles, as in straight up or parallel to the floor. 45 degree angles limit transmission distance. I don't know if it's true, but it couldn't hurt. That's about it. Good luck, wireless networking is almost more trouble then it's worth. My router was in the back bedroom of my 2B apt and my gf's computer at the front of the living room could never connect to it. Eventually I just got fed up, placed the router in the middle of the apt, and ran cat5 in both directions under the carpet. $30 and 2 hours of work was far worth the aggravation saved when she stopped naggin me to fix her internet.

I need some advice. I'd like to find a job that will allow me to work from home at night as a contractor to supplement my daytime income. I was thinking something along the lines of AutoCAD drafting or simple data entry, although I'm open to other suggestions. I have a degree in electrical engineering and I can learn new software and technologies very quickly. Do you guys have any ideas on where I could find a job that doesn't require me to work in their office during the day? I'll give pretty much anything a shot, even if I have to go out and learn it on my own first. Dave

Hey, So I've got 2 computers (1 XP, 1 Vista) connected via a wired router. I'd like to bring up music on one computer, through either local mp3 files or internet streamed (through Pandora.com) and have the music play not only on the first computer's speakers, but on the second computer's as well. Any ideas on if this is possible and how I could go about doing it? Thanks! Dave

Well the idea was the avoid bringing a laptop onto the DZ. Then I would have to deal with booting it up, keeping track of it with my other gear, etc etc. Point is, I get it onto the tape in the recording device, and then when I'm back home, transfer it to my computer as if it came from the original camera.

Hi guys, I don't have any experience with MiniDV cameras, so please excuse any incorrect assumptions I make. My buddy who flies with (I think) a Sony PC1000 and I were wondering if there is a fast and simple way to take the footage stored on the MiniDV tape in his camera and copying into a second tape cheaply. From what I understand, you can connect two cameras via Firewire and transfer the video that way. However I don't own a MiniDV camera, and was wondering if there was a cheaper method.... Is there such a device that allows you to connect to a camera through either Firewire or USB that would simply allow you to transfer the contents of the tape without it actually being an expensive camera? The concept is pretty simple. It would consist of the chassis that holds the MiniDV tape, the firmware/hardware required to record Firewire input onto the tape, and a record button to activate it. My buddy starts to play the tape on his camera, and transmits it through the firewire. I hit the record button, and capture what ever digital signals are sent along the wire. Does that make sense? Afterwards I should be able to connect the device to a computer and grab what ever is on it just like you do with your cameras. Alternately if that idea doesn't work, what would happen if I bought the cheapest model miniDV camera available and used it just to transfer video. Would there be any loss in picture/sound quality? Do the manufacturers have to be the same? If I bought a Canon, would it connect to a Sony? Basically I'm looking for a fast, easy, and relatively cheap method of capturing video from my friends that keeps their hassle to a minimum. Thanks! Dave