you can get those wingdingies from Radio Shack that will turn an outlet into a phone jack. I heard such things aren't that expensive.
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le nubian - Dec 05, 2004 7:25:57 am PST #364 of 10003
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
meara - Dec 05, 2004 7:34:09 am PST #365 of 10003
Yeah--if you don't have it connected, then the whole "guide" thing won't be updated.
tiggy - Dec 05, 2004 7:35:58 am PST #366 of 10003
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
hee!! thanks for all the responses. much appreciated.
Theodosia - Dec 05, 2004 8:03:54 am PST #367 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"
A hundred foot phone cord could solve all your problems.
Zenkitty - Dec 05, 2004 8:06:39 am PST #368 of 10003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
All this talk about Tivos is tempting me to break my vow not to buy any more toys until my debts are paid off. Granted, I could stop reading the talk, but... nah.
So, Comcast offers a DVD recorder. Is that basically the same thing? Anyone know anything about it?
tiggy - Dec 05, 2004 8:07:19 am PST #369 of 10003
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
not really. my room is a converted garage. so the closest phone jack is up three steps to the kitchen. there's not really a way for me to run it without it getting in the way.
Ginger - Dec 05, 2004 8:44:20 am PST #370 of 10003
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I have the same issue as tiggy. My den is a former carport and the wall between it and the rest of the house is brick.
So, Comcast offers a DVD recorder. Is that basically the same thing? Anyone know anything about it?
I have the Comcast thing. I decided to try it to see whether it would be worth the money and effort it would take to either get a phone line in the den or set up a network. It updates itself over the cable, so that's not an issue. It's a lot more limited than Tivo. The memory isn't much--in practice, it seems to be about 12 hours. It also can only be set to record specific programs, not things like every movie with a specific actor. I am, however, already addicted to starting a show, wandering away for 15 minutes, then fast-forwarding through all the commercials.
Jon B. - Dec 05, 2004 9:39:21 am PST #371 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
the wall between it and the rest of the house is brick.
Electric drills and masonry drillbits are your friends.
§ ita § - Dec 05, 2004 9:43:55 am PST #372 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Electric drills and masonry drillbits are your friends.
As is wireless networking and broadband internet access.
I'm just sure that the moment I make a hole in the wall I'll jam something conductive into something electric, and then fall into a randomly placed bathtub and still burn to death.
Theodosia - Dec 05, 2004 12:24:24 pm PST #373 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 tend to try to schedule my "moving major things around" and "carrying major things up stairs" and "climbing onto high things" tasks for when my roommate is around. In theory, she would notice me lying under something heavy, et cetera, sooner that way.
Since I do know somebody who laid on the floor for three days with a broken hip -- and she was not considered elderly at the time -- maybe I'm not being entirely paranoid about this.