Hmm. It's sounds like the finest party I can imagine getting paid to go to.

Mal ,'Shindig'


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Stephanie - Jan 25, 2005 12:53:00 pm PST #1392 of 10003
Trust my rage

Like ND, I have the Brenthaven backpack, although mine is for my 15". I love it very much and take it with me everywhere.

I think ND is right on when it comes to the screen. When I do audio/viedo editting on my laptop, I'm always wishing I had a larger monitor (although it's okay w/a 15"). However, I edit maybe once a month while I need to fit my laptop plus textbooks on the table in front of me at school everyday. I think the choice is highly dependent on what you plan to use it for.


Tom Scola - Jan 25, 2005 1:14:08 pm PST #1393 of 10003
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Lee's got a 17" Power Book.


NoiseDesign - Jan 25, 2005 3:33:09 pm PST #1394 of 10003
Our wings are not tired

I got the Linksys PAP2 and the Vonage service for my FAX line and it seems to be working quite well.


DebetEsse - Jan 25, 2005 4:53:55 pm PST #1395 of 10003
Woe to the fucking wicked.

I am upstairs, on the Internet, on my Mac.

I am as a god among men.


HiddenSky - Jan 25, 2005 5:24:40 pm PST #1396 of 10003
"There are two sorts of people in the world: those who believe Joss Whedon is a genius and those who are wrong." - Connie Ogle, Miami Herald

Does anyone know if the USB port on the Tivo is a USB 2.0 port? If it isn't then going wired isn't going to help much.

On the "nightlight" Series 2 Tivos, I believe the capability is there but not yet activated in firmware. At CES, they hinted that USB 2.0 support should be in firmware released later this spring. (It's not part of the 7.1 release that's being rolled out at the moment.)

The Tivo in my room is networked to the router wirelessly, but in my parents' bedroom, I have a Netgear FA 120 adapter plugged into the Tivo with the ethernet cable running from that to the router's wired ports. It definitely makes a difference. We only have an 802.11b network, but when I use Tivo Publisher to view photos through the Tivo, it's practically useless on my unit because it's too slow going wireless from the laptop to the router and back to the unit in my room, but everything appears fine on the wired Tivo. Transfers between the units aren't too bad, averaging just a tad over real time.

My iPod Shuffle arrived today....it's so cute!


Steph L. - Jan 25, 2005 5:29:48 pm PST #1397 of 10003
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

My iPod Shuffle arrived today....it's so cute!

Do not eat iPod Shuffle.


HiddenSky - Jan 25, 2005 5:36:52 pm PST #1398 of 10003
"There are two sorts of people in the world: those who believe Joss Whedon is a genius and those who are wrong." - Connie Ogle, Miami Herald

Do not eat iPod Shuffle.

The thing's so small, I'll have to try hard not to. ;)


DCJensen - Jan 25, 2005 5:52:25 pm PST #1399 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.

Perhaps you can lick it.


tommyrot - Jan 26, 2005 3:08:46 am PST #1400 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Don't lick the USB end. Also, brush your teeth first.


Polter-Cow - Jan 26, 2005 3:40:04 am PST #1401 of 10003
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

You sound as if you're talking from experience.