![]() ![]() But we can certainly say that it’s in our list of the best portable Bluetooth speakers for its winning combination of sound, design, and usability. The Ultimate Ears (UE) BOOM 2 might not be designed for audiophiles, and we don’t expect it to perform like a stationary wireless speaker. ![]() If you want alternatives, see our list of the best wireless speakers. In this review, we break down the sound, design, accessories and packaging, specs and more of the UE BOOM 2 portable Bluetooth speaker. We’ve been compiling a list of the best portable Bluetooth speakers, and this little number has found itself near the very top. Whether it be hiking through rugged forests or a simple day at the beach, we want to be able to take our music everywhere we go. And we’ve spent months hunting down our favorite one. Just make sure to try it indoors and outdoors before you make your final decision.Here at TMS, we’re a unique blend of adventurer and nerd, making our lives the perfect test for portable Bluetooth speakers. ![]() Of course, if you have any doubts about the Logitech, buy it from a place that has a decent return policy and give it a test run yourself. It bests our recent outdoor Bluetooth favorite, the Grace Digital Ecoxgear Ecoxbt, on nearly every front - design, features, audio quality, and battery life - except for price. Yeah, it's a bit pricey at $200, but once you use it for a while, I don't think you'll regret buying it. If you trot it out at the next barbecue, you're sure to get a guest or two asking what company makes it and what it costs. It also happens to be water- and stain-resistant, making you more confident about taking it places - and perching it in spots - that might seem a little precarious for other speakers. But on a less nitpicky level, it's a well-designed compact speaker with sleek looks, good build quality, and long battery life. Judging it purely from an audiophile perspective, it has some shortcomings, particularly in the bass department. The UE Boom is one those products that grows on you the more you use it. The UE Boom app, which allows you to combine two speakers. It can also play louder than the JBL Flip and Charge and seems more durable than those models (no carrying case is included because UE says the speaker can hack it unprotected). It easily bests the Jawbone Jambox, which just isn't well suited for outdoor use - especially if it's windy. You're dealing with wind and ambient noise and what a lot of folks are looking for is a portable speaker that can play loud and sound decent doing it - and that's just what the Boom can do. Outdoor listening is a different ballgame. The speaker offers decent though not exceptional clarity and like most of these small speakers, it's strongest in the midrange, so it sounds best with acoustic tracks.Īs I hinted in the intro, I listened with a more critical ear indoors, where the speaker's limitations are more apparent. ![]() You'll also get some distortion with bass-heavy material, particularly at louder volumes, and while it's got a bit more dynamic range and fuller sound than speakers such as the JBL Flip and Charge, it's not a huge advantage. If it has a deficiency, it just doesn't deliver a ton of bass, though few if any of these small speakers put out great low end. I've listened to a lot of these compact Bluetooth speakers and the Boom plays very loud for its size. The Boom comes in packaging reminiscent of that of premium Scotch. It helps make pairing a device easier, but it really doesn't save any time. There's also NFC support - sometimes referred to as "tap-to-pair" - which works with certain smartphones, such as the Samsung Galaxy S3 and S4. (Certain smartphones, such as the Samsung's Galaxy S3 and S4, support aptX streaming, which allegedly offers better sound quality for Bluetooth transmission, though it matters less with smaller speakers such as the Boom.) And while there's currently no aptX support, company reps said that could be added at some point through a software upgrade. The speaker will remember up to eight devices it's been paired with, which makes it easier to make a connection once you've set up the initial pairing. I also tested it with a Samsung Galaxy S4 and achieved similar range. But outside 50 feet isn't as far as you think the connection with my iPhone 4S started to break up when I walked off into the yard with my phone (I looked back at the speaker on the patio and calculated that yes, indeed, I was at right around the 50-foot mark give or take a few feet). UE says the speaker has a range of about 50 feet, which is better than the usual 33 feet that your typical Bluetooth speaker is rated for. The Boom charges via USB and comes with a lime-green AC adapter. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Intel's 130 nm logic process will operate at 1.3 volts or less, lowering the voltage over today's state-of-the-art technologies by 20 percent. The combination of faster transistors and high-performance interconnects of Intel's 130 nm process will enable the speed of microprocessor circuits of up to 65 percent relative to that attained with 180 nm technology. Good insulation isolates electric signals keeping the signals from contaminating each other. Low-k dielectric is the insulation between the layers of metallization. ![]() ![]() Wire capacitance is kept low with low-k dielectric of fluorine-doped SiO2 insulator (dielectric constant of 3.6). Intel maintains a high-aspect-ratio (thickness/width) of 1.6:1 with its metal lines, so while decreasing line width to provide better density, metal is kept thick to reduce line resistance. Copper is a better conductor of electrical current than aluminum, which was the metallization material used in earlier Intel process technology generations. The 1.5 nm gate oxide provides industry leading transistor performance at lower operating voltage.īesides the ultra-small transistor gate and thin oxides, Intel's 130 nm logic technology has high performance interconnect technology featuring six-layers of dual damascene copper. The technology also features a 1.5 nm gate oxide that is the thinnest in the industry for a manufacturing technology. Intel's transistor gate measures just 70 nm (0.07 microns in length), the smallest in the industry. To achieve this, Intel uses a small transistor gate and the thinnest of thin films to make these ultra fast transistors. Intel's 130 nm process technology features the world's fastest transistor - the foundation of fast microprocessors. World's Fastest Transistors and High Performance Interconnects We believe that our 130nm process will be the earliest to ramp into volume production and to deliver products with leading edge performance, density, and power efficiency." "We started working on these advancements several years ago. "Intel's 130nm process incorporates an unusually large number of simultaneous technology advancements," added Chou. "It is a credit to our development teams who have repeatedly overcome rising technical challenges to accelerate the arrival of new generations of silicon technology." Today's announcement extends Intel's 10-year track record of introducing a new process technology every two years. "This accomplishment reaffirms our faith in Moore's Law," said Sunlin Chou, Intel vice president and general manager of the Technology and Manufacturing Group. Intel will present details of this process technology at the International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) in December 2000. (A nanometer is one billionth of a meter.) Intel is the first to complete development of the 130 nm generation process technology and to demonstrate its manufacturing readiness with complex integrated circuits. The company has built functional static RAMs and microprocessors using this technology, which features 70 nm transistor gate width, 1.5 nm gate oxide thickness, copper interconnects, and low-k dielectrics. An important milestone in Intel's continuing quest to make computer chips smaller and more powerful, this advanced process technology will begin volume manufacturing next year and deliver a new generation of high performance microprocessors, which may contain more than 100 million transistors and run at multi-GHz clock speeds. 7, 2000 - Intel Corporation today announced that it had completed the development of its 0.13 micron (130 nanometer) generation logic technology, allowing it to manufacture chips with transistors that are approximately 1/1000th the width of a human hair. Intel Completes 0.13 Micron Process Technology Development ![]() ![]() ![]() Welding Certificate from Central Carolina Community College.Once you complete the two-year apprenticeship program and graduate from high school, here's what you will have earned: Students also work 30 or more hours per week in the summer between their junior and senior years. Welding-related college courses are provided by Central Carolina Community College. Students complete their final two years of high school while working and training inside Caterpillar's Sanford Fabrication facility and at The Innovation Center of Lee County. Through a unique arrangement, the state-approved Caterpillar Apprenticeship Training in Welding Program allows high school juniors and seniors to work and study at the same time. Chamber of Commerce Foundation praised as "a partnership worth repeating," the Caterpillar Apprenticeship Program is an innovative initiative that has already become a national model. 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If you are not a Lee County Schools Student but are a 10 th grade student in good academic standing and would like additional information about how you may apply to the Caterpillar Apprenticeship Program, please contact Sherry Baucom (919) 776-7541Ĭlick here for more information about the Caterpillar Apprenticeship program. ![]() ![]() * Please login to your Lee County Schools Student email to access the Caterpillar application.* Click HERE to access the application When Children Should Stay Home From School.Title I Parent and Family Engagement Policy.Student Portal NCEdCloud/PowerSchool Login.Statewide Changes to the Weighting Scale and Grading Scale.Request for Medication to be Given During School Hours.Literacy at Home: NCDPI Digital Children's Reading Initiative.Immunization and Health Assessment Information 2022-2023.Asbestos Inspection Notification Letter 2021.2023-2024 High School Registration Guide. ![]() ![]() Take these steps to avoid cross-contamination: When preparing fresh or thawed seafood, it's important to make sure bacteria from raw seafood doesn't spread to ready-to-eat foods.
![]() Obviously this added step to the beard trimming process failed to impress. They had to pause their trimming session, clean out the chamber before continuing. The vacuum sucked up small hair clippings with an easily manageable amount falling to the sink below.īut testers who had long bushy beards found that the hair chamber would fill before they had finished trimming. Testers who loved the vacuum had shorter beards. Some testers loved it while others found it useless. The usefulness of the vacuum was the subject of much debate. The detail trimmer struggled with coarser hairs while those with fine to medium hairs were able to give their facial hair some much needed shape. Testers did comment that the zoom wheel was on the stiff side which made adjusting a less than enjoyable experience.įortunately once you find your desired length setting most people won’t adjust the zoom wheel again. ![]() The adjustable comb did it’s job at adding length to the hair, giving beards a tidy up without losing too much length. Testers commented that it was easier to use the detail trimmer for this area. This is because the vacuum actually reduces the exposed blade area. One thing we did notice was that trimming under the nose was difficult with the standard trimmer. While the trimmer performed fine one fine to medium hairs, coarse hairs saw it require more passes in order to trim every single hair. Trimmer to face the blade performed satisfactorily at cutting beard hairs to length. Just the normal high pitched whirring sound you would expect from a beard trimmer. Despite having a built in vacuum cleaner, the 7200 is no noisier than the competition. With the power button successfully pushed the trimmer would burst into action. You have to press down on the power symbol to kick the trimmer into action. Pressing at the sides of the switch to turn the beard trimmer on. ![]() Fortuantely the exposed dial offers a section for your fingers to get a good grasp on the handle.Īs appears to be a common trend on Philips Norelco beard trimmers, you have to be precise with where you press. ![]() There does not appear to be a rubber grip on the rear and we can’t help wish that Philips chose a less slippery plastic for the rear of the trimmer. Given that Philips Norelco had worked metal into the body we were impressed with just how light the beard trimmer felt in the hand. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Safest Way to Test Electrical Devices and Identify Electric Wires! Detailed Electrical Wiring Diagrams and Pictures assist your Home Electrical Projects.Īsk The Electrician Electrical Newsletters ArchiveĮlectrical Wiring Projects Electrical Code SearchĮlectrical Tips To Help You Wire it Right In response to the requests for this information, I have developed a comprehensive,step-by-step guide designed to walk you through the identification and wiring of your 3-way switches.ģ Way Switch Diagrams Fully Explained.It is true that there are several wiring configurations for wiring 3-way light switches, and all of the wiring configurations will depend on where the incoming circuit power is located and once that is identified the rest of the three way wiring connections are straight forward.Įasy to Understand 3 Way Switch Wiring Diagrams: 3 Way Switch Diagrams for Multiple Light Fixtures Materials: Make sure replacement 3-way light switches have the same amperage and voltage rating as the original three way light switch, and is the switch is fully compatible with the electrical circuit, the light fixture and the type of light bulbs being used. Notice: Installing additional 3-way switch wiring should be done according to local and national electrical codes with a permit and be inspected. Precaution: Identify the lighting circuit, turn it OFF and Tag it with a Note before working with the wiring. Tools Required: Basic Electricians Pouch Hand Tools and Voltage Tester.Įstimated Time: Depends on personal level experience and ability to work with tools. Preparation for Wiring 3-Way Light Switches Thanks for your electrical wiring question Buzz. This electrical wiring question came from: Buzz, a Homeowner from Westport Point, MA.Īdditional Comments: Great website – clear diagrams and good information. In both cases, the power originates at the first switch.Multiple lights between 2 3-way switches, with additional lights beyond the second switch.Multiple lights between 2 3-way switches.Electrical Question: Could you please provide diagrams for: ![]() ![]() 19, 2016: Las Vegas Writing Workshop (Las Vegas, NV) 5-6, 2016: ShowMe Writers Masterclass (Columbia, MO) 28-30, 2016: Writer’s Digest Novel Writing Conference (Los Angeles, CA) 10, 2016: Chesapeake Writing Workshop (Washington, DC) 10, 2016: Writing Workshop of San Francisco (San Francisco, CA) 9, 2016: Sacramento Writers Conference (Sacramento, CA) August 20, 2016: Toronto Writing Workshop (Toronto, Canada).12-14, 2016: Writer’s Digest Conference East (New York, NY) July 30, 2016: Colorado Writing Workshop (Denver, CO).July 23, 2016: “Get Published” Conference of Tennessee (Nashville, TN).(Query letter pet peeves - Agents Tell All.)Ĭheck Out These Great Upcoming Writers’ Conferences: For all other inquiries, please call (212) 400-1494 N.B.: This email address is for queries and submissions only. 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Reminder: New literary agents (with this spotlight featuring Annie Hwang of Folio Literary Management) are golden opportunities for new writers because each one is a literary agent who is likely building his or her client list.Ībout Annie: Originally from Los Angeles, Annie first worked in journalism before moving to New York to pursue her love of book publishing. ![]() ![]() So players get to finish the re-finishing. While virtually all of Halo s TV actors are new to the franchise, including Master Chief himself, Pablo Schreiber, Cortana is played by the same actress who voiced her in the video games Jen Taylor. I won't reveal how the game ends, but I'll say it somewhat resembles the ending of Halo 2, as it leaves players hanging while listening to the heroes talking about "finishing the fight." Yet shortly after this ending scene fades to black, players warp back to the game's open-world island, at which point Master Chief says, 'We're here to finish the fight." This is confusing in part because the ending seems to set up an entirely new conflict and destination, but 343 simply wants you to sweep up loose ends, lest you accuse the devs of only making a 13-hour video game. Plus, if you want to do the usual Halo "extended universe" thing and get some extra storytelling on the side, Infinite's dozens of hidden "voice memos" tell more tales that star unseen characters and prove compelling in their own right. The voice actors' solid performances give the game enough weight, purpose, and voice to make the plot worth investing in. Thankfully, Chief and the Weapon are left alone to uncover plenty of revelations about the threat of Zeta Halo, the machinations behind Cortana's disappearance, and the greater quest they must face. ![]() Their story is doled out in both cut scenes and in-ear, mid-mission chatter, and the Weapon takes advantage of being a newly revealed character to emerge with a macabre enthusiasm-always able to find laughs and jokes while facing deadly encounters. Halo 4 anchored its campaign in the compelling and ever-changing relationship between Chief and his original AI pal Cortana to great effect, and Infinite uses the Weapon to refresh this storytelling device. To whoever put together the Weapon's digital performance: bravo. ![]() Rarely have an in-game actor's expressions and performance moved me to such an extent and overcome the uncanny valley of facial animation. These moments are enhanced by tight, thoughtful cinematography, trippy 3D visions, and incredible detail on the characters' models and animations-particularly the Weapon's real-time animated face. Steve Ballmer wanted Microsoft’s Cortana AI to be called Bingo so it would be more Microsoft-branded, according to the Big Bets newsletter. The best-looking moments in the game come when the camera gets outside of Master Chief's helmet to frame him and his new AI partner, dubbed "The Weapon," in cut-scene conversations. ![]() ![]() ![]() Unfortunately I have not been able to test it in deeper snow yet but I reckon coldly that it will behave like a Bibby but a little narrower. No broad-legged notches in fact, it is possible that it is the stiffness and cushioning that is behind it. In a short cord turn, I experience that it goes really well, even in a rock-hard piste. However, the transition between cord and insert is almost seamless. However, it is happy to release the insert and skid out. The radius is relatively long + 25m so it is not a ski you lie and carve in a steep piste, but it can of course be driven on inserts when it flattens out. There are no no tendencies to cut or anything. Regardless of the surface, the ski guides you where you point your toes. PB&J was the obvious choice and it delivers immediately. Now I still wanted to go down a bit in width and supplement the quiver with a slightly more reasonable waist width for resort skiing in Sweden. Bibby is the ski that taught me to go off-piste and forest, mostly thanks to this. With Moments shape, that problem disappears. A rigid ski becomes more predictable, but with a classic shape, the rigid ski becomes impossible for non-experts to handle. The ski becomes unpredictable as it is constantly bent very differently. The problem with soft skis often arises when you go out on uneven ground. Personally, I prefer Moments variant where you get a ski that is really stiff and predictable but where the shape, with a clear twin rocker gets a ski that is very easy to ride in varied terrain. Many skis try to be "kind" and easy to ride by being soft. In both cases it is about really stiff skis with a playful shape. PB&J is actually the same ski but with a 16mm narrower waist. I'm almost biased here as I've been riding big brother Bibby Pro for many years as my only ski. A little diffuse on inserts and no direct pop ![]() ![]() ![]() You can learn more about the current state of VS Code debugging support. Visual Studio supports a wide array of languages like Visual Basic, C, F, C++, Python, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, and more. This starts node.exe with that JavaScript file as its argument. UPDATE: Visual Studio Code now ships with a built-in debugger for Chrome and Edge, so there’s no installation required. You can debug JavaScript files by right-clicking a file and selecting Debug from the shortcut menu. If the package.json in the folder specifies a main element, the Debug command will be available in the right-click shortcut menu for package.json.Ĭlicking this will start node.exe with the specified script as its argument. This is a great way to execute build or run scripts. These scripts will use the version of Node.js available on the PATH environment variable. In addition, the menu also allows you to run scripts defined in the scripts element in package.json. ![]() Manage npm packages when using a project file. In the shortcut menu, you can manage the packages installed by npm in the same way that you If the folder you open contains a package.json file, you can right-click package.json to show a context menu (shortcut menu) specific to npm. Visual Studio Node.js development workload must be installed.Visual Studio 2017 version 15.8 or later versions.To create the project, choose File > New Project > JavaScript > From Existing Node.js code, and then choose your project folder as the source. In some scenarios, this method provides better feature support in Visual Studio. Before using an Open Folder project, try creating a solution from existing Node.js code. ![]() |
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