[pianotech] ETD dust storm

[Duaine Hechler]

Why does everyone keep harping on - batteries - I plug mine in - every -
time.

Plus, for that matter, I wanted a lighter and more stable laptop

So, I looked and looked and looked, and finally, started looking at the
NetBooks. It seems that ASUS was the best on the market (for what I was
looking for)

It originally has Linux on it - too bad, I had to dump it - I installed
Windows XP - on a new technology called SSD (Solid State Disk) therefore
don't need to worry about the hard disk going bad. A big enough screen
that I can see what the hell I'm looking at - not like the iPad type.
And most importantly, an internal mic - with - an external mic jack. And
installed Cybertuner on it.

Also, a few years ago, I searched, for a long time, for a mic that would
include the frequencies of pianos - unlike, most that just dealt with
the voice and music ranges.

So, a least for me - for now - I have the most reliable, yet portable,
setup I can find for tuning with an ETD.

Duaine

On 01/31/2011 08:04 PM, PAULREVENKOJONES at aol.com wrote:
> The best technological failure analogy I can come up with is as a
> sailor. If I'm in the middle of Lake Michigan reading my GPS, my Loran
> (yes, I'm that old), my wind speed indicator, my wind direction
> indicator, and my boat speedometer, calculating where I am and where
> I'm going, and when I'm going to get there is relatively easy. But,
> and this has happened, if my batteries die, then I had better know how
> to do one thing: sail. Dead reckoning (from deduced) is akin to aural
> tuning perhaps?
>  
> Paul
>  
> In a message dated 1/31/2011 7:40:48 P.M. Central Standard Time,
> pianofritz50 at aol.com writes:
>
>     John, so why your "continual use of a calculator"?  Perhaps
>     because it's more accurate... all the time??
>      
>     I guess I should refrain from asking you what you do when your
>     calculator's batteries die...   me, I either install new ones or
>     grab the back-up unit and keep on calculating...  BFritz
>     From: 	John Formsma <formsma at gmail.com>
>     To: 	pianotech at ptg.org
>     Subject: 	Re: [pianotech] ETD dust storm
>     Date: 	Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:48:06 -0600
>
>
>     <SNIP>
>     Same with adding and subtracting. When I was in school, I could
>     add and subtract a lot better on paper (and in my head) than I can
>     now. Years of continual use of a calculator eroded that ability.
>
>      
>


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Duaine Hechler
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Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding
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