Don't belong. Dangerous, like you. Can't be controlled. Can't be trusted. Everyone could just go on without me and not have to worry. People could be what they wanted to be. Could be with the people they wanted. Live simple. No secrets.

River ,'Objects In Space'


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DCJensen - Feb 03, 2006 8:09:33 am PST #6941 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.

I don't see any other screws -- how much force is generally needed to pull the cover apart? I mean, should I be using the claw part of my claw hammer?

there must be an online guide to getting case covers off

Exactly, must be.

Sumi, is your machine a brand name, or the case itself? Sometimes there are specific instructions at the Mfgr websites.


Theodosia - Feb 03, 2006 8:12:03 am PST #6942 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"

Thanks, Jessica! I was worried I'd somehow broken it or something. I also had nightmares of my poor little Mini filled to the brim with podcasts I'd heard already....


tina f. - Feb 03, 2006 9:31:20 am PST #6943 of 10003

However, playlists are not organized this way on an iPod

Oh. That sucks. That's where all my playlists live.


sumi - Feb 04, 2006 5:15:44 am PST #6944 of 10003
Art Crawl!!!

Look! I fixed my on/off button!

Thanks for your help. I think I did okay (well, I'm here, right?) -- even though I did have extra screws. . .


§ ita § - Feb 04, 2006 6:07:19 am PST #6945 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

even though I did have extra screws. . .

Welcome to the world of PC maintenance. As long as the screws aren't loose inside the case, it's not so bad.


Sean K - Feb 04, 2006 6:53:03 am PST #6946 of 10003
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

even though I did have extra screws. . .

It's almost impossible to disassemble and reassemble an electronic device without producing a screw or two. It's how screws reproduce.


DCJensen - Feb 04, 2006 7:09:21 am PST #6947 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.

I agree. I fixed my niece's digital camera yesterday. Clearly the problem included excess screws, as I had three left over.

Nothing rattles, and it works. No problem.

Otoh? I managed to get a minor burn from my soldering iron...


msbelle - Feb 04, 2006 3:34:39 pm PST #6948 of 10003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

copied from Natter:

I am giving away my old computer tomorrow and have just taken a turn at cleaning all the personal stuff off. I deleted all the internet stuff and mail profiles and documents. Anyone know specific other things I should do? Is there some way for me to unregister myself?

nevermind - I am just erasing the harddrive.


DCJensen - Feb 04, 2006 4:26:23 pm PST #6949 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.

I'd also repartition the hard drive, too, at least.

Even if you trust the recipient.


Jessica - Feb 05, 2006 6:04:02 am PST #6950 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I have a widget question.

I like having the weather widget on the desktop instead of the dashboard, but every time I open the dashboard to look at something else, the weather widget reverts to being a dashboard widget and disappears as soon as I go back to the desktop. Is there any way to make it live there permanently?