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Equal loudness contours and audiometry - Test your own hearing Repeat: do not start in the top third of the chart. How to use this web service to measure equal loudness curves. Minimise any background noise: turn off machinery, close windows etc. If your computer has a fan, you may be able to put it under the desk. Plug headphones into your soundcard output and put them on, making sure that they seal well around your ears. What does your hearing curve mean? Most people will find that their hearing is most sensitive around 1–4 kHz and that it is less sensitive at high and low frequencies. How does your hearing response depend on loudness? The shape of your hearing response curve probably depends on loudness. Can you use this web service to measure hearing threshold curves? It is possible, but not likely. If so, the method would be to find the lowest sound level audible at each frequency. What do levels on the measured curve mean? Calibration and improvements. Related pages
The DaVinci Institute - A community of entrepreneurs and visionary thinkers America 2050 Top Four Cloud Computing Models The umbrella of cloud computing is a big one. Like any technology in the early stages of adoption, there are competing models, each claiming to be the optimal configuration and each, more than likely, suited to specific kinds of businesses and specific kinds of business needs. Indeed, the number of cloud permutations is nearly as diverse as the number of companies using them. Still, over time, there are consistent models that begin to emerge. Here’s a look at some of the top cloud computing models in production today: This is, in many ways, the most common type of cloud computing. This type of cloud model uses an external service via a cloud provider, and it’s access by the organization via the Internet. The Hybrid cloud model mixes both internal cloud computing and external cloud hosting. SaaS is still out there, and it’s especially common among SMBs. As you can imagine, each model fits some business models better than others.
» The 5 best online bookmarking services You probably browse the web from home, at work and possibly on your smartphone. If you do, storing bookmarks in the browser can be annoying and counterproductive. You need an online bookmarking tool to have easy access to all your favorite web sites regardless of which device you use to get online. Social bookmarking is like a quiet, clever sister among her fancy Web 2.0 siblings. Two years ago I wrote Pandia’s first Top 5 social bookmarking services article. What to look for Over the years, I have registered with and tested over 30 tools for social bookmarking. A certain amount of users is essential. The top 5 social bookmarking services in this article all comply with these criteria. Diigo Diigo is fun! To start with the basics, Diigo is easy to use. In addition to being a bookmark tool, Diigo lets you add sticky notes and highlight text on any web page just like you would on paper. The possibilities for social networking on Diigo are unequaled in the world of social bookmarking. Furl
a free app that helps you remember CloudMagic brings instant search to Gmail and Google Docs 3 February '11, 12:02pm Follow Google’s instant search results are a great timesaver when you’re searching the Web, but wouldn’t it be useful if the feature was rolled out to other services like Gmail and Apps too? Once installed, you just connect CloudMagic to your Google account and it’s ready to use. Click on a result and a pop-up preview appears, allowing you to see the email or document without having to actually open it up. While the name CloudMagic might imply that the service is keeping a search index of your mail and documents online somewhere, the developers tell me that everything is actually stored locally on your machine. In future, the India-based team plans to develop a mobile version of CloudMagic, along with support for Twitter and Facebook. You can install CloudMagic for Chrome and Firefox here.