That Tom's Hardware link was interesting. I had no idea that DVI monitors / graphics cards were so complex
Spike? It's you. It's really you! My therapist thought I was holding on to false hope, but…I knew you'd come back. You're like…you're like Gandalf the White, resurrected from the pit of the Balrog, more beautiful than ever. Oh…he's alive Frodo. He's alive.
Andrew ,'Damage'
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tommyrot - Feb 07, 2005 3:06:05 pm PST #1612 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.
Gris - Feb 07, 2005 3:23:56 pm PST #1613 of 10003
Hey. New board.
Yes, Gloomcookie, you are wrong. They will only let you purchase AppleCare within the 1-year warranty period.
Steph L. - Feb 07, 2005 4:24:53 pm PST #1614 of 10003
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Speaking of AppleCare, I'm posting from my BRAND SPANKING NEW iBOOK!!!!!! It's shiny and beautiful and I love it.
However, I use OS 9.1 at work (don't ask), so OS X, while easy to navigate, is confusing as hell right now. I imagine it'll all make sense quickly.
And I'm somehow ganking the wireless connection of someone in my building. Is that wrong? I was ready to install my DSL drivers, when AirPort popped up and told me I was connected, and lo and behold -- I am. Neato cool-o!
This is so great! Everything works on it! The screen stands up BY ITSELF! The CD drive actually acknowledges when I put a CD in it! All the keys work! I have more than 500 MB of hard drive space!
I do need to max out the RAM, though. At 256 MB of RAM, it's fine, don't get me wrong, but knowing that I can add another 1 GB of RAM is making me drool just thinking about how fast this thing could go.
I need a name for it. Though I *still* haven't named my car yet.
Theodosia - Feb 07, 2005 4:37:03 pm PST #1615 of 10003
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I named my iBook "Pale Lady" because it seduced me cruelly.
I just installed 512 megs of memory, so it's up in the 700s now. Noticeably faster.
tommyrot - Feb 07, 2005 5:39:56 pm PST #1616 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.
What version of the ATI Radeon driver are you using, Tommyrot?
I can't find info on the ATI driver, and there's no "ATI Displays control pannel" either.
Under "system profiler" sez the graphics card ROM version is "113-xxxxx-116"
I don't understand the "Extensions" thing, but the only ATI* Extension that is loaded is ATIRadeon8500 version 1.3.38 12/6/04. There's not even an unloaded ATI Radeon 9200 extension thingie.
§ ita § - Feb 07, 2005 5:45:29 pm PST #1617 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
tommy, I'm a Radeon 9200 girl myself.
tommyrot - Feb 07, 2005 5:48:50 pm PST #1618 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.
Huh.
In related news, the red specks flying from right to left are now gone. They've been replaced by green specks.
Also, I've downloaded the "ATI Displays control pannel" application.
eta: OK, the specks are red again.
eta²: crap. I can't mount the image for the "ATI Displays control pannel" as I get an invalid checksum.
Jon B. - Feb 07, 2005 8:11:24 pm PST #1619 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I'm thinking about doing an iPod car integration for my GF for her birthday but I have no idea a) what it should reasonably cost b) the best way to do it (she's a tech geek and I wouldn't want to do it too cheaply cause that'd ruin it for her). Does anyone have any suggestions for me?
ita linked to this [link] a couple of months ago, and I think Rio got one and likes it.
tommyrot - Feb 08, 2005 7:13:27 am PST #1620 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.
Does anyone here do work using Javascript on XML?
eta: I'm good for now. I was using
xmlFilter.childNodes(i).getAttributes("s")
instead of
xmlFilter.childNodes(i).getAttribute("s")
Dunno how I got that extra 's' in there....
Gandalfe - Feb 08, 2005 9:19:57 am PST #1621 of 10003
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
Re: Qwest DSL
Just found out, Best Buy is going to start selling an Actiontec modem next week. Just the same as the one Qwest sends out, with a couple of exceptions:
No wireless $69.95 (but there are 2 different rebates, a $65 from Best Buy and a $5 from Actiontec, making it only cost, basically, the tax.)