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View from the rim of Capulin Volcano National Monument in northeastern New Mexico, July 2007.

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We have a Uniden ELX500 cordless telephone handset in the office (used here primarily for its Bluetooth connectivity). How do we add a WinChime ringtone?

The Phone

This handset, compatible with other phones in Uniden’s 5.8 GHz digital (non-DECT, non Voip) multiple-extension product line, is unusual for cordless phones, having a flip-phone form factor, USB mini-port, connectivity to a computer, Bluetooth, programmable ringtones, and other assorted goodies.

Send MIDI to Cell

We were curious if the handset supported MIDI files, MP3 files, or other. As of this writing, the Uniden phone customization software would not work successfully on Vista, but did run on WinXP. Runnng the program, we were suprised to find that image file transfer was supported, but not audio or music files.

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Colorado Renaissance Festival, July 2007.