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Month: May 2017

  • Ear Wire for Lavaliere Microphone

    Ear Wire for Lavaliere Microphone

    I live in a retirement community (Pennswood Village) and help with the technical side of lectures and stage performances.  We own 16 lavalier style wireless microphones to amplify the voices of performers and speakers. Unfortunately, when pinned to the lapel these mics are too far from the mouth.  Feedback and ambient noises become a big problem.   If we had an unlimited budget, the solution would be to purchase lightweight over-the-ear microphones that hover just two or three inches from the corner of the mouth.

    For many years the thespians have improvised by affixing the mic wire to their cheeks with surgical tape.  Tape works, but perspiration and facial hair can sabotage the best efforts to keep the mic position.  After the performance, it can be painful to peel the tape off.  The mic wires get sticky and stained with makeup and old adhesive from the tape. It’s not a very satisfactory solution. (more…)

  • Creating High Resolution Google Maps

    Google allows the use of the maps you create in their “My Maps” application with certain restrictions.  However, if your project needs a big blow-up of the map, a simple screen shot won’t cut it.  The computer screen is 72 dots per inch, and when you expand that it quickly becomes a mosaic of big pixels.

    If you have Adobe Photoshop software you can zoom in and create four, nine, or sixteen overlapping tiles that can be stitched together into a single huge image. to do this assemble the component tile files in a folder on your desktop. (more…)