Tag Archives: Interface

New MacBook Pros and USB C (and Thunderbolt and video, and network, and power)

Posted on October 31, 2016 by quill

The new MacBook Pros announced October 27 2016 have taken the plunge that we guessed was coming: All USB Type C ports, all the time.  (for a refresher on Type C, see our article here) Following on after the opening … Continue reading →

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Q. What is the difference between SATA and PATA?

Posted on February 2, 2012 by quill

Serial ATA (SATA) and Parallel ATA (PATA) are two different (and incompatible) connection standards for hard drives, optical drives and other storage media. PATA is also called IDE, EIDE, ATA-5, ATA-6 and UltraATA. It uses a 40 pin (desktop) or … Continue reading →

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Q. What is Thunderbolt?

Posted on June 25, 2011 by quill

Thunderbolt is a new computer data interface format that combines high speed data transfer plus digital video into one cable. The release of the Apple Mac Book Pro in February 2011 introduced Thunderbolt to the market, followed by the iMac … Continue reading →

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Q. Can I make music on an iPad?

Posted on June 7, 2011 by quill

Making music on iPad and iPhone An iPad, iPod Touch or iPhone is a computer in your hand, complete with a stunning display and touch screen interface. With a tool this portable and powerful, it’s a natural next step to … Continue reading →

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Q. Can I plug my guitar into the computer?

Posted on June 2, 2011 by quill

Guitar Audio Interfaces You could plug an electric guitar jack directly into the microphone or line input jack of a computer and it may record a sound.  But it will probably be a really awful sound, not at all what … Continue reading →

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Q. What hardware do I need to make professional recordings?

Posted on May 28, 2011 by quill

See the companion article on digital recording software When you want to record music and get a good sounding result, you will want better quality and more flexible audio interfaces than the Mic jack on your computer.  Getting the audio … Continue reading →

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iPhone for blind users: CBC Radio feature

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Trevor

Interesting audio article from CBC Radio : Spark on iPhone accessibilty for blind users www.cbc.ca/spark/2011/04/repeat-of-spark-125-may-1-4-2011/ using the VoiceOver feature from Apple support.apple.com/kb/HT3598 Nora Young interviews Austin Seraphin, who says what makes it work is the tight integration between the iOS, … Continue reading →

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