{"id":9923,"date":"2006-02-17T20:00:26","date_gmt":"2006-02-17T17:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/?p=9923"},"modified":"2006-02-21T08:58:50","modified_gmt":"2006-02-21T05:58:50","slug":"again-with-an-s-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2006\/02\/17\/again-with-an-s-word\/","title":{"rendered":"Again with an ‘S’ word"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This is yet another post that mentions Skype<\/a>. As you probably know by now after reading this<\/a> and that<\/a> posts, I am really enjoying Skype.<\/p>\n

In order to expand the joy, I decided to follow my brother<\/a>, and buy headphones with microphone to use voice features of this application.<\/p>\n

You might think that I am one of those “whatever my brother gets, I’ll get two” types, but I am not. I really have two very separate computers – my home workstation and my office workstation – that I need to equip with whatever software and hardware I use. So, I bought two headsets. Those are A4Tech HS-7<\/a> if you are interested.<\/p>\n

8 CYP a piece. Fit my head nicely. Micrphone is attached via a wire that you can bend any way you like. There is also volume control and microphone on\/off switch right on the wire. Comfy.<\/p>\n

I haven’t tested the sound yet.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n

This is yet another post that mentions Skype. As you probably know by now after reading this and that posts, I am really enjoying Skype. In order to expand the joy, I decided to follow my brother, and buy headphones with microphone to use voice features of this application. 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