>Now, if you could pull off the auto-adjust volume in response
>to ambient noise levels, I would have to ...
Ooops! I guess I ought to be careful with dreaming aloud, at this point I really do not want to discourage others from starting nice projects like this, just because they heard me dreaming and figure I'll beat them to it.
Remember folks, I'm taking the next 5 weeks off.. and I expect to see some impressive (and some not as impressive but still hice) hacks from others when I get back!
Cheers!