Minutes

Sign in at 2:55pm

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First we tried to use some of the audio capabilities of our beloved machine. Needless to say, they were lacking, so we decided to install the software that would give us the functionality that we wanted. We decided to go to Yoper.com for the latest updates. After a bit of reading on the Yoper website, we realized that Yoper has its own self-update system built into it, so we tried that. Easy as pie. We got tons of apps that we didn't have before (including the sound drivers needed to use the Speakers that Mr. Vercellone loaned us!)

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While that was all installing (probably 2 gigs worth of apps), Seth proposed we learn how to splice wires while fixing his Game Cube Controller. Apparently he has a dog that likes to chew up wires. So I gave a brief lesson on wire splicing, and we had at it. I discovered that we as a club need some wire-cutters and some electrical tape, but we got by with some scissors and clear plastic tape for now. We won't know if the controller survived the operation until tomorrow.

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Seth also got a bit of time on Wikipedia.org looking up information.

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Another thing we did was a bit of research on TTS (Text to Speech) technology. Using the website: www.research.att.com we were converting all sorts of school related text to speech (with the help of our recently upgraded audio software and recently loaned speakers!)

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At 4:55pm, Seth blogged and headed for the late bus. -- Mr. P.