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MXL Fail

December 7, 2009 in Uncategorized with 2 Comments

I am so frustrated.  I’d like to think that I know enough about enough that I can troubleshoot most of my own technical issues.  This time, however, I am stumped on what to do.
I own a Macbook, early 2009 generation, and have had no problems with it.  I also cashed in on the great deals of the Mac Hiest 3 Bundle in Spring of 2009 and got a copy of the video production application BoinxTV.  I was planning on using that, along with my webcam and an MXL Audio Studio 1 USB microphone to record and produce a Christmas video this year.
My problem is with the microphone.  For reasons that I cannot figure out, my Mac does not recognize the MXL microphone. I have tried it in Wire Tap Studio, BoinxTV, and of course in the sound preferences panel within Mac OS X.  Thinking that it may be the mic itself, I tried it on a Vista machine, and it worked fine.  I decided that perhaps I needed a driver, so I searched for one, and have so far came up short.  I have also tried updating the operating system and restarting the machine.
Does anyone out there have any ideas to what my problem is? This is a really nice microphone, and I would hate to have to find a different one.  If you can help me, please leave a comment, send me a tweet (@danielvining) or shoot me an email (dan@danielvining.com)
MXL Studio 1 USB Microphone

MXL Studio 1 USB Microphone

I am so frustrated.  I’d like to think that I know enough about enough that I can troubleshoot most of my own technical issues.  This time, however, I am stumped on what to do.

I own a Macbook, early 2009 generation, and have had no problems with it.  I also cashed in on the great deals of the Mac Hiest 3 Bundle in Spring of 2009 and got a copy of the video production application BoinxTV.  I was planning on using that, along with my webcam and an MXL Audio Studio 1 USB microphone to record and produce a Christmas video this year.

My problem is with the microphone.  For reasons that I cannot figure out, my Mac does not recognize the MXL microphone. I have tried it in Wire Tap Studio, BoinxTV, and of course in the sound preferences panel within Mac OS X.  Thinking that it may be the mic itself, I tried it on a Vista machine, and it worked fine.  I decided that perhaps I needed a driver, so I searched for one, and have so far came up short.  I have also tried updating the operating system and restarting the machine.

Does anyone out there have any ideas to what my problem is? This is a really nice microphone, and I would hate to have to find a different one.  If you can help me, please leave a comment, send me a tweet (@danielvining) or shoot me an email (dan@danielvining.com)

Many thanks in advance.

What’s in Your Wallet?

December 2, 2009 in Uncategorized with Comments Off

What's in Your Wallet?

What's in Your Wallet?

This may sound a bit odd, but go with me on this.

Without looking, do you know what is in your wallet? I mean everything?  I bet most of you don’t.  I don’t.  So, when and if your wallet is lost or stolen, you won’t be able to figure out, remember or just plain know what all is missing.

Here is a tip.  Take the time to record the contents of your wallet. Take that inventory and put it in a safe place where only you, or someone you trust has access. That way, should you ever loose your wallet you can make quick work of recovering important business card numbers, friends numbers, locker combinations, membership cards or whatever else may slip from your mind and normally be classified as not important enough to remember.

Quick Tip! – Myspace IM

November 26, 2009 in Uncategorized with Comments Off

If you are anything like me, then you use social networking sites throughout the day everyday.  I still use and love Myspace.  In fact, along with Facebook, I have an instance of Myspace logged in and open almost 24/7.  I use Myspace IM, and find it to be a great tool for communicating with others.

Here is a quick tip.  If you stay logged in for long periods of time, and use Myspace IM, you may want to sign out every now and then.  Most of the time, Myspace will get to a point where I have timed out, and it logs itself out for me.  Other times, however, I notice that the IM feature becomes very sluggish, and may not provide accurate information, like who is online at that moment.  Logging out, then back in usually resolves this problem.

Quick, easy, and useful, at least that what I hope you get from this tip.  You have any tips to pass along? If so, leave a comment bellow, or shoot me an email: dan@danielvining.com