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it is great to be back in the forum again after several years absence. My question is this. I want a gadget that lets me log caller ID's. I want to accumulate a list that can be loaded into a spreadsheet and sorted. I am trying to get stats on the numbers (and names when present). Yes, I have a mess...

Ok, I jumped before Googling. The device I am talking about is not for storage! It is called a "USB Web Key". It's purpose is to automatically 1. Open the browser on the Mac or PC it is inserted into 2. Redirect the browser to the vendor's web site. In further reading I learned that it is ...

Not sure where to ask this question but maybe you can suggest a better place to post, if not here. I have just received a remarkable piece of technology. Was mailed to me by my health insurance company, Blue Cross, (verified) in an envelope with a letter. Was obviously part of a mass mailing to thei...

Thanks Steve and Mr. Al.
Yes, I was thinking of putting it together but was hoping there was such a thing already out there in the market place. Would be especially nice if the batteries were rechargeable.

Haven't been here in a while but I appreciate the new login measures as the spam was really bad when I last visited. Here's the issue. Have a new cordless phone/answer machine. Did not know when I got it that it won't retain the OGM and security settings if the power goes off making it necessary to ...

I am playing with an audio announcing CID unit (abt $35.00), exploring the possibility of recording it's announcement for delayed playback to the upstairs room with the phones that only ring through on approved callers. The unit I bought has a loud and clear voicing of the phone number. But to voice...

Actually, ltx71cm, you are right. The RS device I have looks like the same thing from the picture, but is designed to turn on a recorder via the remote control jack when the connected phone goes off-hook. But RS also sells the same unit that you linked me which is for both recording and playing back...

Yes, ltx71cm, we both have the same model in mind. In simplest terms, a box that sits between an answering machine and the house phone (which optionally -and usually- also has an answering machine). On non -ring through calls answer machine #1 catches the call with a message something like “ Sorry y...

ltx71cm, You have done an excellent job analyzing the logic of the system. A major hurdle, as you pointed out, is having house phones initiate a connection to the outside line. This would suggest the system emulates exactly what the telco does to detect off-hook condition, a secondary current loop t...

I have something like that from Radio Shack. It is used for recording both sides of a phone conversation but it does not allow you to inject audio back into the phone line from an external audio source as an audio patch does.

Thanks Hacklesup. Here'r the bigger picture. I have posted another topic regarding filtering junk phone calls. Although not a perfect solution - the JF Teck with ring control does almost everything I want. One drawback is that it does not pass CID info to the house phones. My idea is to have a voici...

I am looking for an assembled phone patch. Although I could build one with a cheap RS transformer and a few parts - probably for less than $10.00, I hate the mechanical part, wiring the parts together with audio and RJ 11 jacks, etc. I see a widely sold model -(ROLLS P19) that is available from vari...

Making software with a ringbuffer for audio is not so very difficult

It would be for me, Fripster. I'm getting too old to think and would prefer an off-the-shelf solution. Seems like it would be a neat project for a N & V article.

Thanks anyway.

Thanks Fripster, Of all the places I should have looked at first, I found pretty much what I can use at Radio Shack. The module records 20 seconds of audio, pushbutton controlled - about ten bucks. I would prefer an audio delay solution, much like broadcasters use to avoid embarrassing moments durin...

I am looking for a kit or assembled device that would delay playback of an audio input signal for approximately 10 seconds. Quality is not important. Alternatively, a device that would record approximately 10 seconds when triggered and play back immediately after, then reset to repeat the process. I...