LiewCF.com: “WOW! Playback “Phantom Of The Opera” Using Floppy Disk Drives!” plus 2 more

LiewCF.com: “WOW! Playback “Phantom Of The Opera” Using Floppy Disk Drives!” plus 2 more

WOW! Playback “Phantom Of The Opera” Using Floppy Disk Drives!

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 06:04 AM PST


How would you use a floppy disk drive nowadays? A YouTuber “FunToTheHead” use 4 floppy disk drives and microcontroller to play music “Phantom of The Opera”

Update: Apparently, the music is NOT “Phantom of The Opera”. It is Bach, Toccata and Fugue in D minor.

Read on for the video.

How it works?

Features two 3 1/2″ drives and two 5 1/4″ drives connected to a PIC18f14k50 microcontroller. It interfaces to any MIDI source via MIDI over USB. Straight MIDI would also be possible with an additional small circuit and some minor firmware changes. This initial version can respond to all 128 MIDI notes, and pitch bends +/- 2 semitones.

As it can produce only four simultaneous notes, and each drive has a different range and tonal characteristics, best results are obtained by arranging compositions by hand. However, it features two modes of operation: in one mode, MIDI channels 1 through 4 are played directly on floppy drives 1 through 4. In the other mode, all 16 MIDI channels are read, and notes are “intelligently” divvied out on a first-come, first-serve basis. “Note stealing” ensures that melody lines sound, but chords are often cut short. One or the other produces acceptable results for many unmodified MIDI files straight out of your favorite media player.

Forgive me, I don’t understand what he said. Nevertheless, it is very cool, isn’t it?

Press Release: Fujitsu LIFEBOOK MH330 MeeGo NetBook

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 02:46 AM PST


Fujitsu LIFEBOOK MH330

Fujitsu PC Asia Pacific today announced the 1st MeeGo netbook based on the Intel Atom processor – LIFEBOOK MH330.

Press release after the break.

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Malaysia, February 11, 2011 – Fujitsu PC Asia Pacific today announced the debut of Fujitsu’s first MeeGo™ netbook based on the Intel® Atom™ processor, the LIFEBOOK MH330, opening up infinite social capabilities for tomorrow’s computing experience.

“For our valued users, the MeeGo-based netbook’s human-centric nature not only transcends the boundaries of netbooks but also serves as the new standard for tomorrow’s computing experience. The netbook crystallizes these two best-of-breed products and MeeGo is part of Fujitsu and Intel’s combined efforts to take the industry a big step forward,” said Mr. Lim Teck Sin Vice President, Engineering and Product Marketing, Fujitsu PC Asia Pacific. “For multimedia natives who long for enhanced interactivity and immediate multimedia access, the refreshed LIFEBOOK MH330 will definitely surpass their expectations.”

“The MeeGo open source software platform with Intel® Atom™ processors give mobile device manufacturers both the freedom and the powerful capabilities to suit a consumer’s mobile lifestyle,” said Ram Peddibhotla, System Software Marketing Director, Intel Corporation. “Intel welcomes Fujitsu and other manufacturers to the MeeGo ecosystem to give consumers a personalized netbook experience with the benefits of an optimized battery life, rich multimedia support and fast boot time.”

ENHANCED USER EXPERIENCE
Fujitsu’s latest LIFEBOOK MH330 features MeeGo’s rich interface that allows users to have seamless access to a full suite of usable applications that include social networking tools and multimedia capabilities. Users can get automatic updates and transit easily between applications, browsers and various social networking sites on MeeGo’s powerful user interface which is also flexible and easy to use.

EASY SYSTEM MANAGEMENT
Enjoy lesser waiting time and faster web-browsing experience with the significant reduction in system reboot time. Also, users can easily manage system devices, networks, time and date, and emails, through the simple and straightforward navigation panels.

MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT
Specially designed for multimedia natives, the media panel provides an organized view of the videos and music files stored in the media library and offers immediate access and play. The panel also has a built-in control for playback. .

SOCIAL NETWORKING ON-THE-GO
The Myzone panel offers a quick snapshot of the user’s personal activity and shows instant updates about the happenings in their social media sphere. Get connected easily with popular social network tools, such as twitter and Facebook, or be in touch with friends via chat.

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HOW TO: Check Adobe Flash Player Version And Download The Latest Flash Player

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 10:14 PM PST


Adobe flash player logoHere you’ll learn how to check the Adobe Flash Player version installed on your computer and browser. And, where to download the latest version of Adobe Flash Player.
Simply visit http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/ and you will see the version information of the Flash Player installed on your computer.

Latest adobe flash version

A table of latest Flash Player version for different platform and browser is at the bottom of the page. (Google Chrome has own built-in Flash Player)

Compare your Flash version information to the latest version in the table and you will know whether you have the latest version or not.

If you do not have the latest Flash Player, you may download it from http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/.

Hope this information is helpful to you. Need other tips? Please tell me in the comment below.

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