hi guys, i'm sending these all as one big message for ease of answering and such. first, i don't think this got through yesterday, so i'llsend again. i have a pack of 36 maxell batteries. one battery, in a minidisc unit that is supposed to last for approx. 15 hours has lasted over 80, and still has about 70 ercent charge remaining. this could be a fluke with the battery, but if not, thought i'd let the list know. i'm not exactly sure what the name of them is, but they're made by maxell and mine came in a pack of 36, and if you cound the bumps on the top of the package, there should be 12 there. mine are from HMV. second: what happened to the other person i remember reading about in the december 04 archives with the 3 times normal batteries? how long did they last? third: i've finally got the autoit homepage for whoever asked for it. it is http://www.autoitscript.com the file to download the full version of the script, v3, is only 1.7 mb, including dll's for using autoit in other scripting languages such as vb,examples and a complete helpfile. last: i have a pair of koss earbuds i got at radio shack. they're really neat. they're quite small, and on the inside of them, there are cushions. they act like ear plugs, thus noise canceling. the earbuds have a fairly long cord so they could be used with the bp on a belt. they were only 40 bucks. also, if you don't like the cushions on the earbuds, they come with 3 more pairs, different shapes and sizes. they work quite well, they block out all noise on the bus, including motors and even yelling slightly. that's it... for now brandon