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microsoft os's since the inception of winnt primarily uses NTFS file system format and a single large partition with a repair partition(same format) and that is a weakness brought on by their own growth, with so many developers writing software packages there are usually back doors left in the...

cyber security is just a small field in the area of computer/digital forensics. learning how to properly harden the operating system, learning proper and strong encryption, and learning computer forensics. is an added plus. ((These skills are in demand in the corporate world and sadly lacking in...

i tried to get my wife to try the bone conduction but she's to touchy on the subject. but she does use my transducer headphones sometimes to "feel" the music. i found a schematic that uses an electret microphone that might work. Ill just have to experiment with it. it could probably be used with...

since i last updated this profile I am now retired, I am also a member of our fire department, and radio electronics instructor. I just celebrated the 6 month anniversary of my first granddaughter Jade.

my deaf niece was lucky! I taught her at an early age about defensive martial arts. she never had to use it until she was a jr in high school! incident that happened! we were working at the fairgrounds getting ready for the races. she went to my truck for her books and some jerk grabbed her...

i agree many things cause hearing loss to some degree and age is one of them! for someone to say they are a little deaf is a definite misnomer. but not everyone has been taught the difference. by definition anyone with approximately 85 to 100% hearing loss is usually classified as deaf. 50 to 84...

tinnitus stems from many causes (anything that damages the cilia in the inner ear) with many of the teens today they seem to think they have to feel the base not realizing that the sound pressure is wreaking havoc in the ear! tinnitus is the result. I suffer from tinnitus since i was in the navy...

usually advertising like those sites for inventors. tell them an idea and they build and market it for a bear share of the profit. i work in ham radios and im checking with our engineers on creating morse code radios for deaf/hoh.

its sad people are so judgemental I deal with deaf people all the time some can speak quite clearly that people dont understand that deafness can come later in life after someone has learned to speak. ive learned to look directly at anyone so they can read my lips (if they can) and i always...

i know this is an old post but I am a hearing husband of my wonderful deaf wife and i have a lot of deaf friends! I am studying for my ham radio license and at this time designing a module that will plug into any qrp/ cw radio to convert the morse code pulsed to light an led. i know a few...

purple vrs is an app you can download for pc or mac ,or for android tablets or smartphones i downloaded it for my vizio tablet pc so my fiance can use my tablet as a vrs cellphone (anywhere there is wifi signal) and it works great if you are deaf or hard of hearing you can get a vrs number...

here is the link to walmart page with the vizio tablet good picture and info on it Get the Vizio 8" Tablet PC with Wi-Fi at Walmart.com. Save money. Live better.

hi all I purchased the vizio tablet pc at wallmart it has an 8 inch screen and runs the android linux program. anyhow I installed the purple vrs app for android and set it up now i have a portable vrs cell phone i can use to sign to my deaf girlfriend and my other deaf friends. its a great...

if it was just one capacitor I would replace it and try it out but when there is more than one blown there is usually more failed components that have caused that condition:shock: the best form of protection from spiked would be to use an isolation transformer and a power conditioner as well...

mainboard is fried blown capacitors look like egg yolk (bulged and leaking yellow/brown fluid) (sunny side up):giggle: seriously I hate to tell people when their computer is fried because of what it will cost them to repair or replace them:roll: