Recent content by imported_wazoo

Ok... I'm stumped on this one. I've got a Toshiba DVD-Rom drive that, when working correctly, Sandra shows at 22x. For some unknown reason, however, it suddenly goes REAL slow and when I test it, comes out at 4x CD-Rom speed. I checked the IDE channel (it is on the primary) and it shows it is...

I do that through voice recognition on my home automation package. It is VERY cool. When out by the pool, I pick up the telephone, press 9 to get the computer, and they say "Play artist U2" or "Play album Rattle and Hum" or "Play my 80's songlist". The software reads the MP3 tags and then...

Yeah.... that's the issue. My thought is if I use an application that turns all my audio output into streaming audio, this device has a mode that seems to accept standard streams. I've sent off an email to their tech support.... Wazoo

Well.... this is for a home automation system and thus I need to have the PC send out all the audio; not just MP3's. Someone has pointed me to a producted called Exstreamer from www.barix.com that I *think* will do what I need. Pretty cool product. Still checking. Wazoo

My computer is in a completely seperate area of my home then my home audio system that feeds the entire house. I wonder if there is a device that will take audio output, convert it to IP traffic, send it over my LAN, and then take that IP traffic and reconvert it to standard audio near my...