Re: [tlug] Flash content plays double speed

[CL <az.4tlug@example.com>]

On 09/23/2013 10:03 AM, Darren Cook wrote:
> Good Morning C. As a thinking-out-of-the-box idea, how about a 
> dedicated Skype machine?
I've had an HP Thin Client that runs XP doing that sole duty for about 
four years.  I am trying to wean myself away from multiple PCs with 
dedicated duties as a way to simplify my life (yeah, sure). Problem has 
been that the 1GHz Sempron doesn't have the horsepower for the newer 
camera and headset and the cordless Pioneer handset I'd been using (the 
one with drivers for Skype 1.7 included in the box) isn't being 
supported any longer -- by either the hard- or software maker.  I looked 
into a fanless case i3~i5 box with a small SSD or large USB drive but 
the numbers are still out there as far as justifying a new single 
purpose box.  The TV also does Skype video but that seems like overkill.

> I've used my Nexus 7 (*) for skype a couple of times now, and it works 
> well. (The main issue is the front-facing camera: to hold it where I 
> can see the screen, the camera tends to give a close-up of half my 
> face; holding it back to show my face and now the screen and 
> microphone are quite a way away... but I think you are doing 
> audio-only?) Darren *: I've had an almost-finished review to post for 
> over a week now. Soon... real soon... 
I have several contacts who use iPhones and various Android devices for 
voice + cam and it all seems a bit silly to me as they try to lay on the 
couch and hold their phone out at arm's length ... but I am of an age 
where I think one hand held device should do one thing well and not a 
bunch of half-assed things just good enough to pass.

Curmudgeonly yours .....

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CL