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| Re: remote control nonsense ? [message #60722 is a reply to message #60721] |
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to work therefore useless as a remote controller.
Robread a book.
"Aaron Allen" <nospam@not_here.dude> wrote in message news:438c094e@linux...
>I am cleaning up the rental place here prepping for a move, and have
>included a pic of a problem I'd like to rectify. As you can see, I have WAY
>too many remote controls in my living area, and I want to tone the house of
>a thousand buttons down. The battery cost alone is deadly, LOL.
> Has anybody out there seen a decent solution to this gaggle of remotes I
> end up dealing with just trying to relax in front of a movie? Preferences
> would include, lighting in the dark, common buttons actually being
> 'common' (IE, play means play for the DVD, VCR, etc...) and not having to
> reteach the thing when changing out batteries. I'd rather not own a
> surfboard with buttons on it, but I understand I have a load of stuff to
> control.. function keys or macros would be nice.
> units include VCR, TV, Surround Receiver, 2nd DVDr/rw, camcorder, fan
> (yes, I actually have a remote control for my stand up room fan hahah),
> DAT and a DCC.
> The only thing I've found thus far that can handle most of it is a pocket
> PC.. but even it won't hang the whole lot of 'em. Not to mention it was
> about $600 (gulp)
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> I don't want too much, do I?
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> Thanks !
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> AA
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>This should do it.
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| Re: remote control nonsense ? [message #60730 is a reply to message #60721] |
Tue, 29 November 2005 05:06 |
Bill Lorentzen
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>Spend less time in front of the TV??? ;-)
David.
Aaron Allen wrote:
> I am cleaning up the rental place here prepping for a move, and have
> included a pic of a problem I'd like to rectify. As you can see, I have WAY
> too many remote controls in my living area, and I want to tone the house of
> a thousand buttons down. The battery cost alone is deadly, LOL.
> Has anybody out there seen a decent solution to this gaggle of remotes I end
> up dealing with just trying to relax in front of a movie? Preferences would
> include, lighting in the dark, common buttons actually being 'common' (IE,
> play means play for the DVD, VCR, etc...) and not having to reteach the
> thing when changing out batteries. I'd rather not own a surfboard with
> buttons on it, but I understand I have a load of stuff to control.. function
> keys or macros would be nice.
> units include VCR, TV, Surround Receiver, 2nd DVDr/rw, camcorder, fan (yes,
> I actually have a remote control for my stand up room fan hahah), DAT and a
> DCC.
> The only thing I've found thus far that can handle most of it is a pocket
> PC.. but even it won't hang the whole lot of 'em. Not to mention it was
> about $600 (gulp)
>
> I don't want too much, do I?
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| Re: OT: remote control nonsense ? [message #60731 is a reply to message #60721] |
Tue, 29 November 2005 06:43 |
Chris Wargo
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; Thanks !
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> AA
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>Bullseye!
AA
"Chris Wargo" <christopherwargokeinspam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:438c5b09$1@linux...
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> This should do it.
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> http://tinyurl.com/7eo7h
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> "Aaron Allen" <nospam@not_here.dude> wrote:
>>I am cleaning up the rental place here prepping for a move, and have
>>included a pic of a problem I'd like to rectify. As you can see, I have
> WAY
>>too many remote controls in my living area, and I want to tone the house
> of
>>a thousand buttons down. The battery cost alone is deadly, LOL.
>>Has anybody out there seen a decent solution to this gaggle of remotes I
> end
>>up dealing with just trying to relax in front of a movie? Preferences
>>would
>
>>include, lighting in the dark, common buttons actually being 'common' (IE,
>
>>play means play for the DVD, VCR, etc...) and not having to reteach the
>
>>thing when changing out batteries. I'd rather not own a surfboard with
>>buttons on it, but I understand I have a load of stuff to control..
>>function
>
>>keys or macros would be nice.
>>units include VCR, TV
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| Re: OT: remote control nonsense ? [message #60734 is a reply to message #60721] |
Tue, 29 November 2005 07:55 |
EK Sound
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Registered: June 2005
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it won't hang the whole lot of 'em. Not to mention it was
>> about $600 (gulp)
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>> I don't want too much, do I?
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>> Thanks !
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>> AA
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>>I never tried that, Thanks.
"Rod Lincoln" <rlincoln@nospam.kc.rr.com> wrote:
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>I'm aware that's it's been posted about not clicking on assertion failed
messages
>until you save as, but I got one this morning, and just for kicks I kept
>going, ignoring the message.I went for about an hour ....recording on Paris,
>with the assertion message sitting on the middle of the screen. (no clients
>present, obvioulsy)switching windows, dragging 14 tracks of drums to and
>from jails....while playing, recording new takes, saveing, save as, etc.
>Only when I tried to "delete last take" did it lock up on me. I had to close
>out the assertion window. Only then did Paris crash, as I expected. I'm
just
>posting this finding in case this ever happens during a magic take, or whatever,
>just let it go. When you can, do a save as, for safety, then click on the
>message and reboot. I kind of felt like Kramer when he tested the limits
>of the gas tank. Living on the edge.
>:-)
>RodDear
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