Word: plugged
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Meantime, any phone with a standard headset jack can use a cordless headset if you plug a small adapter into the jack. The audio signal is then transmitted wirelessly from the adapter to the headset. Although the adapters are clunky--about the size of a matchbox--I found the sound quality to be decent. I liked the $179 Jabra Freespeak BT200 best, although there was some slight static in the background, and I had to turn the volume up high to hear well. The $200 Plantronics M1500, on the other hand, had good volume but was user-unfriendly and staticky...
...time for this writer to express his heretofore-hidden views on this matter of great national importance. Several years removed from the Second World War, many pundits in these pages have called for the Re-Election of President Truman, the Hero of Hiroshima and Man from Independence (Missouri). Others plug the virtues of the Thomas Dewey/Earl Warren Republican ticket...
...Audio CD (SACD) or DVD Audio formats, which take full advantage of surround-sound systems. Finally, upgrade your TV. Your old set probably isn't ready for the new high-definition programming (see "I Want My HDTV!"). Once your basic system is in place, you'll be ready to plug and play for years--or until that cube becomes a reality...
...been there, done that," says Mary Tabacchi, professor of hotel management at Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration. "There's a whole market segment of travelers in Europe, the U.S. and Asia who are no longer just looking for a place to hang their suit and plug in their laptop. They want a hotel with interesting things...
...investment is one of the greatest psychological edges he has. "He is very pragmatic and unsentimental," says Ingelbrecht. "He'll chop something off at the knees if he doesn't think it is going to work." Even in telecom he has demonstrated a willingness to pull the plug on failing ventures, as he did in 1994 with Rabbit, an ill-fated early phone service, after more than a year of operation. "Knowing when to quit is very important, and keep this in mind in any kind of business," he told Fortune magazine last year...