<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV>I wanted and bought a microphone so that I could add narration to my video projects...I haven't messed with Skype yet, but if/when I do, I'll use this microphone and a pair of walkman-style headphones plugged into the back of my Mac Mini.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>But yeah, my reading revealed that Modern Macs require either self-powered Mics or USB Mics, which sorta confused me, as USB devices are not SELF-powered, but Mac-powered, via the USB bus..</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>whatever..it works.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>nk</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On Dec 30, 2005, at 9:22 AM, alexandre wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Gill Sans" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Gill Sans">…for the same reasons?</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Gill Sans; min-height: 14.0px"><BR></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Gill Sans" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Gill Sans">i have a logitech 250 headset for home use. works great but it's not the kind of thing you want to carry around with you in you bag… that's why i got the (much) cheaper headset for on-the-road use.</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Gill Sans; min-height: 14.0px"><BR></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Gill Sans" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Gill Sans">thanks anyway!</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Gill Sans; min-height: 14.0px"><BR></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Gill Sans" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Gill Sans">alexandre</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Gill Sans" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Gill Sans">:: 17" 1.5ghz powerbook / 1.5gb / 80gb / X.4.3 ::</FONT></P> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></BODY></HTML>