Many years ago I utilized my knowledge of hardware automation to build a solution to both the storage and (more importantly) usage of a constantly growing DVD collection.  The solution at the time was to combine several multi-disc changers together with the necessary hardware to handle the switching of the audio/video operated from a ...

Back in the day, Windows used to have an “audio input” that would be whatever was currently playing… also known as a “loop back”.  Beginning with Windows 7, this “input” appears to have been removed.  As it turns out, it hasn’t been removed; this is even true as of Windows 10.  It’s just not available by default.  To enable: ...