Pretty cool except for the part where I was really terrified and now my knees are all dizzy.

Willow ,'Never Leave Me'


Buffistechnology 2: You Made Her So She Growls?  

Got a question about technology? Ask it here. Discussion of hardware, software, TiVos, multi-region DVDs, Windows, Macs, LINUX, hand-helds, iPods, anything tech related. Better than any helpdesk!


Sophia Brooks - Dec 12, 2005 4:30:28 am PST #5945 of 10003
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

Hi all.

I seem to have screwed up a very simply thing in an access database.

There is a form, and the form has a button the designer made to close the form. I tried to make a find button, which didn't work. Now somehow, I have screwed up this button.

The command is in VBA form, and currently says

Private Sub Close_Form_Click()

End Sub

But nothing happens. and I have no other way to close the form, so right now the only way to close the database is to switch off the computer! What did I do?

ETA: Nevermind- I just made a new button with the wizard and deleted the old one! Problem solved


tommyrot - Dec 12, 2005 5:56:51 am PST #5946 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.

Random randomness:

Do folks suppose Apple will be releasing any new iPods come MacWorld? Like, say, an 80 Gig model? One with a built-in can opener?

Any preferences as to iPod battery upgrade kits? (my 3rd gen iPod now has a battery life of about 70 minutes.)

From Wired: Firefox Hacks You Must Have: [link]


Jessica - Dec 12, 2005 6:02:06 am PST #5947 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

One with a built-in can opener?

Also, it should do laundry and read minds.


DebetEsse - Dec 12, 2005 6:11:22 am PST #5948 of 10003
Woe to the fucking wicked.

I'd be happy with it just doing my homework for me.


DXMachina - Dec 12, 2005 6:44:14 am PST #5949 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

Y'all saw yesterday's Opus, right?


Vonnie K - Dec 12, 2005 7:36:25 am PST #5950 of 10003
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.

I just got a following email from payment-messages@amazon.com:

Dear ____

Greetings from Amazon Payments.

Your bank has contacted us regarding some attempts of charges from your credit card via the Amazon system. We have reasons to believe that you changed your registration information or that someone else has unauthorized access to your Amazon account Due to recent activity, including possible unauthorized listings placed on your account, we will require a second confirmation of your identity with us in order to allow us to investigate this matter further. Your account is not suspended, but if in 48 hours after you receive this message your account is not confirmed we reserve the right to suspend your Amazon registration. If you received this notice and you are not the authorized account holder, please be aware that it is in violation of Amazon policy to represent oneself as another Amazon user. Such action may also be in violation of local, national, and/or international law. Amazon is committed to assist law enforcement with any inquires related to attempts to misappropriate personal information with the intent to commit fraud or theft. Information will be provided at the request of law enforcement agencies to ensure that perpetrators are prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

To confirm your identity with us click here:

... followed by a link that takes me to an add/update credit card page on the Amazon.com page, which looks reasonably legit. Except it has a slot for my ATM PIN number, like, the hell? Why would Amazon want to know my ATM PIN number? I just want to run it by here to make sure it isn't some scam. Has anyone received emails like this from Amazon? I've checked my credit card statement, and there aren't any unauthorized purchases.


Kristen - Dec 12, 2005 7:38:08 am PST #5951 of 10003

It sounds like a scam.


Jesse - Dec 12, 2005 7:38:22 am PST #5952 of 10003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

It's got to be a scam.


TomW - Dec 12, 2005 7:39:59 am PST #5953 of 10003
"The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be."

Looks like it's a phishing expedition:

[link]

Amazon would not send out an email like that.


sumi - Dec 12, 2005 7:40:10 am PST #5954 of 10003
Art Crawl!!!

It's a scam.

I got something like that and went to Amazon (not by following a link) and their people said that they never send out email like that.