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Communications

Someone gave me a webcam today. Didn't ask for it, but I'm glad to have it. I'd been looking at them at the store last week. Almost bought one, too. (The LifeCam NX-6000. It's a sweet looking piece of hardware, takes 2.0 Megapixel videos and 8 Megapixel still shots.) But I didn't. I guess procrastination sometimes isn't a bad thing. The image on the Webcam I was given isn't the best in the world, but it will do for now.

I did buy a Microsoft LifeChat LX-3000 headset though. And I'm amazed at the sound quality, and the noise-canceling microphone does an excellent job. (One question: what in the world is "leatherette"? The ear pads are made out of "leatherette".)

So now I can do video conferencing with my co-workers. The PC-to-PC VOIP works great.

In a couple of weeks I'll probably go ahead and get the NX-6000 Webcam.