But that's just my point! You she obeys! She obeys you! There's obeying going on right under my nose!

Wash ,'War Stories'


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Eddie - Sep 17, 2005 12:05:36 pm PDT #4535 of 10003
Your tag here.

You might check in the printer properties for a "head cleaning wizard" and try that.


Jessica - Sep 17, 2005 12:09:19 pm PDT #4536 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

None of the buttons seem to be responding, is the problem. Everything I press just makes it beep at me and tell me to check the cartriages. But I'll keep trying.

[update: Telling the printer "I ALREADY CHECKED IT THREE TIMES SO WORK YOU FRACKING BITCH" does not help. The good news is, my printer is not a Cylon.]


brenda m - Sep 17, 2005 7:12:32 pm PDT #4537 of 10003
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

With all the bad Tivo news going around, I thought I'd share some good.

I finally got mine set up with my new cable box, which was a pain as usual. But they've finally stopped pretending they don't have the functionality to do guided set-up over an internet connection. It's now just a standard option, phone v. broadband. They also added an option to let the Tivo assign itself an IP address, which appears to have resolved the connection problems that have been kicking my ass.


Fred Pete - Sep 18, 2005 6:35:39 am PDT #4538 of 10003
Ann, that's a ferret.

Sigh. And we just got a new TiVo because the old one died. The good news is that, with the rebate, we could get a new one right away for about the same price as shipping the old one to TiVo and having them ship a replacement to us.

Haven't seen the red flag yet, but I'm sure it's just a matter of time.


Zenkitty - Sep 18, 2005 8:55:18 am PDT #4539 of 10003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Stupid question time: I'm trying to set up Outlook to send email. It's asking me for the names of my incoming and outgoing mail server. I thought I knew where to find this info, but apparently I don't. Can someone tell me how to get this?

Crap. I used to know some shit about computers. Now it seems I can't do the simplest thing.


tommyrot - Sep 18, 2005 9:00:28 am PDT #4540 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.

You need to get that info from your ISP. Howerver, there's a good chance the mail server might be called 'mail.yourispsname.com' or perhaps just 'yourispsname.com' or something.

Your ISP might have a web page telling you how to set up your mail.


Zenkitty - Sep 18, 2005 9:08:27 am PDT #4541 of 10003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Seems to have worked. Thanks!


Jessica - Sep 18, 2005 11:00:12 am PDT #4542 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Not a question, just a rant. I went to Circuit City and bought an external hard drive enclosure (not the cheapest option, but available RIGHT NOW), and....I don't have a screwdriver that will get it open to put the damn thing in. My Philips-head is too fat, and my skinny flat-head is too wide. And the nearest hardware store isn't open on Sundays.

I was feeling so productive, too. Oh well.

(The printer issue has been solved by replacing the color cartriage.)


DCJensen - Sep 18, 2005 11:27:45 am PDT #4543 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.

My Philips-head is too fat, and my skinny flat-head is too wide. And the nearest hardware store isn't open on Sundays.

Got a dollar store? A wal-mart, etc, too.


DXMachina - Sep 18, 2005 11:29:11 am PDT #4544 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

Jess, can you slip a dime into the slot?