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Topic!Cindy - Jan 10, 2005 1:23:17 pm PST #1029 of 10003
What is even happening?

I'll try it, Tom. Thanks.

Right after I heart amych.

I t heart amych.

Okay. Let's see. ·

Oooh! That's even better for my purposes, than the super would be.

Okay. I'll fess up. It's a boobie thing for the Firefly thread, and it needs visuals.


Jon B. - Jan 10, 2005 1:31:27 pm PST #1030 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Has anyone else had a problems getting to tv torrents dot tv?

Yes. Try torrents dot co dot uk.


Sophia Brooks - Jan 10, 2005 1:32:36 pm PST #1031 of 10003
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

Thank you Jon!


Wolfram - Jan 10, 2005 1:42:01 pm PST #1032 of 10003
Visilurking

Can someone suggest a good website to buy a cheap network hard drive?


Jon B. - Jan 10, 2005 2:52:49 pm PST #1033 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

What do you mean by "network" hard drive?

Regardless, dealnews.com is your friend.


Wolfram - Jan 10, 2005 2:56:59 pm PST #1034 of 10003
Visilurking

Hard drive that hooks directly up to a network (without needing a computer or OS running it.) I guess like a mini-server. Checking out dealnews now, thanks.


§ ita § - Jan 10, 2005 3:00:38 pm PST #1035 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Search on NAS, Wolfram -- network attached storage.


Wolfram - Jan 10, 2005 3:08:22 pm PST #1036 of 10003
Visilurking

Thanks for the term, ita.

So far I think this might be perfect: [link]


Steph L. - Jan 10, 2005 3:25:29 pm PST #1037 of 10003
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

Okay, I have 2 Mac-related questions that are moronically simple, but I don't know the answers anyway:

(1) if I'm going to transfer data from my old laptop to my new iBook via a USB cable, should it be an A to A cable, or an A to B cable? [I'm aware of firewire cables; my current laptop doesn't have a firewire port.]

(2) I have DSL now. My iBook will have an AirPort Extreme card. If I want to use my DSL connection wirelessly, I need a router, correct? Like the AirPort Extreme base station? (Or a random other Mac-friendly router.) Do I need *more* than a wireless router?


Tom Scola - Jan 10, 2005 3:31:52 pm PST #1038 of 10003
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500

(1) if I'm going to transfer data from my old laptop to my new iBook via a USB cable, should it be an A to A cable, or an A to B cable?

I'm not aware of any reliable method of transferring data between a PC and a Mac via USB, unless you want to buy special software, (which comes with its own cable).

Moving data between a PC and a Mac with an ethernet cable is pretty straightforward, though.

(2) I have DSL now. My iBook will have an AirPort Extreme card. If I want to use my DSL connection wirelessly, I need a router, correct? Like the AirPort Extreme base station? (Or a random other Mac-friendly router.) Do I need *more* than a wireless router?

That's all you should need.