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Creative extigy on Mac OS X doesn’t support 5.1 surround sound
I ordered a few cables to get both my PC and powerbook hooked up to my old creative extigy sound card, hoping I could then listen to either through my 5.1 speaker set.
I’d used the extigy on the mac before, and it certainly does detect it and play sound. Unfortunately I hadn’t paid much attention [...]
Also posted in Technology 13 Comments
Online small claims application form: technical error
For the last few days we’ve been trying to file a small claim online but everytime we get to the submission stage, we get a technical error and are asked to try again later or file the claim the old-fashioned way!
With the error not dissapearing, I gave them a ring. The first question they asked [...]
Also posted in Technology 1 Comment
Paypal IPN from the sandbox not working
I spent two hours today trying to figure out why paypal wasn’t sending any instant payment notifications (IPN) to one of our new projects. Everything seemed right, I had notify_url in the form, the script could be accessed remotely, I had logging on for http and the script itself. After processing a payment I had [...]
Also posted in Googled, Web dev 2 Comments
Magnets + macbook pro = bad
It may seem obvious to most, in fact, its obvious to me… but, don’t leave a magnet resting on your laptop (above the hard drive) while you go to lunch!
I came back from lunch today and the guys in the office were looking at me worriedly. I asked why and they went on to explain [...]
Also posted in Technology, Truly random 4 Comments
Napster web service won’t steam some songs