Skype is really soft now

Hi guys, thanks for helping me out. Skype was working all fine for me, until one day it just got really soft for my friends to hear me. Like I had to shout into the laptop's mic for them to hear me barely. Things I've tried:
1. Reinstalling Skype
2. Calibrating Skype settings
3. Calibrating Windows Sound settings
4. Reinstalling Realtek Audio (cause I thought there was a prob with the mic software)
Still stuck with the problem somehow. And it definitely isn't a hardware issue with my mic, cause right now I'm using Razer Comms VOIP in place of Skype, and my mic works just fine. Is there a workaround for this? Thanks for the help!
Dan

Interesting. Try the following test: install a virtual audio device between skype and your microphone. Then record the audio on this virtual device to see the source of the problem (i.e hardware or skype). For this purpose, one alternative is to install an echo cancellation software like SoliCall Pro.

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I have been so patient for so long, but I am really angry now.

After about 3 months of terrible internet connectivity problems with our FIOS, hours and days on the phone with tech support, hours running tests, replacing equipment, trying new settings, slowing our work pace down to a snail's pace... after all this, I was still patient. I realize this stuff is not always easy or apparent. Finally a tech support guy who was probably at his wit's end -- he could see the connection testing badly and timing out on remote desktop and there was nothing left to check or try -- he suggested sending a guy out. I asked if we would be charged for it and he said only if the technician determined the problem was with our equipment... and that he would let us know before be incurred any charges because we'd have to sign off on them. So a guy came. He did a bunch of stuff, I guess, I wasn't watching. In the end he couldn't figure it out and he simply said sorry and left.
At that point I was trying to decide whether or not to find a new service. Up until that point, I was still happy with the customer service and the tech support, but we couldn't continue without a stable internet connection. My husband suggested upgrading to a higher spped line. I admit, I thought it was ludicris to pay more for a bad connection, but since there was a 30 day warranty, we tried it. Still no luck. Just before I was about to give, I tried these forums again. A tech called me. He spent about an hour on the phone, made some adjustments to settings at their end, and voila! It worked! I though he was a genius! While I had wished someone had done whatever he did about 3 months earlier, I was just glad it was fixed and I could move on with my life.
That was until I got my bill. An hour and a half of labor charges for the guy who came out! I guess he *thought* it was a problem with our equipment because he couldn't solve the problem. But he had never told us we were going to be charged. I was a little upset but I figured I would just call and when they saw that the problem had been resolved and it was on Verizon's end, surely they'd see the charge was an error. Right?
So I called and the representative I spoke to was not very helpful and he said he would submit it for investigation and someone would call me the following Wednesday. He took my cell number. Wednesday came and went, and a few more days passed and no on called. I contacted billing online and got a reply a few days later that no one had followed up with the investigation. Someone called and left a message to call back while I was out sick the following week. So I just called back to see how I could get this thing moving again only to be told that THE INVESTIGATION IS OVER AND THE CHARGES ARE VALID. Really?
I am still trying to figure out how what could be called incompetent on the part of the Verizon techs at solving a problem that was at there end the whole time has resulted in us losing many hours on the phone trying to work it out, 3 months of slow-to-no internet, a larger monthly bill, and now $137 in labor charges. This is wrong on so many levels. I am trying now to figure out if I have any options or if I can file a report somewhere. Had I been told I would be charged for the visit, I most likely would have cancelled my Verizon service then and found another provider. I can't believe this is how a long-term, loyal (yes, I was always speaking highly of my Verizon service) customer is treated.
~Very unhappy

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Really serious now

A lot of peolpe have iPods now. This player really good - looks good, plays good, has many features. Some would say it`s perfect. But one thing keeps it from being so - iTunes.
There are a lot of posts in this and other forums. People have a lot of problems with iTunes. I had one too. I posted here - no one could help. Spent 5 hours trying to find out what was wrong. No one helped. I didin`t even find a support e-mail, so wrote to [email protected], but got now answer. The only way to solve this problem seemed other programs, which, I really thing, aren`t approved by Apple. But the only really great program I found costed extra 25 $...
The point of this is that if iTunes doesn`t start or causes any other problems, your iPod is useless. iPod needs iTunes, iTunes needs Quick Time. If one of these doesn`t work, your iPod won`t work either. Or you are forced to pay extra money for programs, even risking to lose warranty. And isn`t this just because apple wants to earn extra money for selling music?
Drag&drop to mass store device would be way more easy.
Anyway, if you are facing the same problem like I did - error while executing iTunes - READ THIS. Remove all codec packs you have (it was K-Lite Mega Codec Pack in my case), then remove Quick Time (either by using shift+delete on it`s folder, or remove from Add/Remove list if it`s there) and download the stand alone Quick Time player from Apple web page. Then install iTunes (it comes with QT, but it won`t be installed if you already have one). Everything should work then.
The main problem was that Quick Time Player was somehow installed in a wrong way and iTunes is only a plug-in for Quick Time (one guy explained me all this on an IRC network - thanks a lot, mate ), so if you don`t have Quick Time or there`s something wrong with it, you won`t be able to use iTunes too.
And I couldn`t remove Quick Time, beacause it was "In use". Removing codecs helped. Then I manually deleted Quick Time folder and installed it again.
Hope it works for all those, who get same windows errors: "The program needs to close".

Bruce, the first two or three links I got back didn't
mention That aspect, so I didn't figure it was the
case. Of course, going a bit further down the list, I
found the "home" for this codec pack.
...when you are right, you truly are right
They've stripped out any direct mention of the
application and are bundling it all under the
"codecpack" moniker. But it's the same ol' thing. A
hacked and stolen app to steal music and hacked apps.
Whaddayaknow!
K-Lite Codec Pack is merely a collection of audio and video codecs. It has nothing to do with Kazaa (the file sharing app). It's just one of many codec packs that are available to allow users to play various formats that their OS doesn't support out-of-the-box. I have the K-Lite codec pack installed and iTunes works perfectly.
http://www.free-codecs.com/
Dell Windows XP Pro

R-tree indexing: really 3d now?

Dear all,
after studying the Spatial Reference guide for 11g I am left wondering what the story is with the R-tree index. Does it really consider all three dimensions now? And all you have to do is set the sdo_indx_dims to 3. Does anyone know another reference about this index apart from the spatial reference guide?
Thanks,
B.

Check this link for a similar discussion
Re: SDO_RELATE with 3D geometry
The second edition of Pro Oracle Spatial has a good bit of detail on 11g 3d:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Oracle-Spatial-Database-Experts-Voice/dp/1590598997/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1225907677&sr=8-1

Ever since the large update my Apple TV has become completely inconsistent. Unable to connect to WiFi or keep a connection when I get one. As well before the update it would connect really quickly, now even when it does connect it takes forever to do it.

A few weeks ago I was using my Apple TV ( gen 3) and it started to automaticall do an update. That was the really long one. Ever since then I have been having more trouble getting it to connect to my WiFi and stay connected.
I just did another update and nothing seems to have changed. Please don"t tell me it's interference or I need to "reboot" the system. I've done that so many times my cats know how to do it now!
I've tried everything that I can find online and in my users guide but nothing seems to be helping except unplugging it and starting over, every time I change shows. I'm ready to toss it out a window, any ideas? And no, it doesn't seem to qualify as the models that were being replaced.

I have been having the same issue and am now VERY upset because it works for about 5 minutes so I bought a movie(that you can only watch on AppleTV once you buy it) thinking it would work...but now it stopped again. I rebooted the system I even reset the thing with no luck. I got into the first 2 minutes of the movie and only have 24 hours left to watch it. At the moment I am not very satisfied with the AppleTV update and hope it is fixed and I get my 6.99$ back.

Skype is really soft now

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