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Shure X2U XLR-to-USB Signal Adapter.(Brief article)
June 18, 2009... Byline: Simon Crisp Shure X2U XLR-to-USB Signal Adapter Price: [pounds sterling]113.95 Contact: www.dolphinmusic.co.uk Overall: HHHHH A very useful gadget if you record live music onto your PC. The Shure X2U connects any XLR microphone to a USB port in a PC or laptop to...

Silverlight revisited.
June 18, 2009... Byline: Tim Anderson Silverlight revisited Delve deeper into coding using Microsoft's web framework Last year's two-part feature (December and Christmas 2008 issues) on coding a Silverlight 2.0 application (see screen 1) has attracted numerous comments and queries. The feature...

Whati?1/2s new in Silverlight 3.0.(Product/service evaluation)(Brief article)
June 18, 2009... Byline: Tim Anderson What's new in Silverlight 3.0 Silverlight 3.0 is in beta, and promised before the end of the year. It is a substantial update. On the multimedia side, there's support for the popular H.264 video and AAC audio formats, and on the design side there's 3D graphic...

Where in the world?(using Google Maps )
June 18, 2009... Byline: Nigel Whitfield Where in the world? How to add geographic information to your websites Google Maps is one of the most useful websites to appear in recent years. If you want to show someone on a map where your office is, or the location of a party, it's a great tool. ...

The urge to merge.(using Microsoft Word)
June 18, 2009... Byline: Tim Nott The urge to merge Get to grips with one of Word's most feared features One of the phrases that can strike terror into the hearts of mere mortals is 'mail merge', along with the closely related 'database'. The idea is that you send out a standard letter,...