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  • Psychologist Discusses Hypnosis To Stop And Quit Smoking

    As a psychologist and certified hypnotherapist, I understand that Hypnosis for Smoking Cessation is not necessarily for everyone. Nonetheless, according to a 1992 New Scientist article, ''Hypnosis is the most effective way of giving up smoking.'' To this day, its declaration appears applicable, especially within our present-day environment that ...
    Posted to Shopping by Jerry0065 on February 17, 2008

  • The Software Dilemma

    I first wrote about the ''threat'' MP3s posed to audiophiles back in 2001 (http://www.audio-ideas.com/columns/mp3-death-knell.html), and that was before the rise of the cultural and technological juggernaut of the iPod. Now, as then, the momentum behind the argument that MP3s just aren't good enough for storing and distributing music is feeble at ...
    Posted to Technology by audio_knob on February 14, 2008

  • MP3s in the car

    I loved this article. There is one way to listen to MP3s that was missed, however. Or, it may have been considered to be covered by the hard drive option, or discarded as too complicated. Neither would be true, though. I have my laptop mounted in the car, with a quick release mount. It was tricky to get the mount just right, but now that it's in, ...
    Posted to Gizmos by tedmartinsd on December 28, 2007

  • Re: hi end is baloney

    Psychedelicious: ferrellms:Please try my experiment before making your claims. Controlled listening tests (using high-end headphones) have shown that audiophiles cannot tell the difference between 192KBS MP3 and WAV. I've done better than your experiment, I have encoded MP3 and then put the compressed and uncompressed versions of the same ...
    Posted to Technology by gzuckier on December 13, 2007

  • author is ignorant

    the writer does not know that there are two kinds of compression with respect to audio files. The compression algorithms that reduce CD tracks to mp3 tracks do not reduce audio dynamic range, which refers to the ratio loudest to quietest sounds. LP production did exactly that to fit music to within the paltry capacities of vinyl. Mp3 ...
    Posted to Technology by richard Goldwater MD on December 10, 2007