Riley: Oh, yeah. Sorry 'bout last time. Heard I missed out on some fun. Xander: Oh yeah, fun was had. Also frolic, merriment and near-death hijinks.

'Never Leave Me'


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Gudanov - May 02, 2006 8:30:55 am PDT #8004 of 10003
Coding and Sleeping

Yeah, but at that point, you could just type it in the address box.

I did that with Dicks Sporting Goods one time (using www.dicks.com) and realized I should have thought that out a bit first.


Ginger - May 02, 2006 8:37:38 am PDT #8005 of 10003
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

I have a Mac/PC question. I have a CD of photos from a photographer. We tried opening it with two PCs at the client's, and one opened it and one couldn't see the CD at all. At home, my desktop can't see the disk at all, but my laptop can. I'm going to have to get 3 gigs of photos from the laptop to the PC, which is a pain. Is there something the photographer can change in the way he burns the CDs so this doesn't happen again?

t /clueless PC user


tommyrot - May 02, 2006 8:40:39 am PDT #8006 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.

The first thing that pops into my head: Ask him to close the session (if he's not already) on each CD he gives you.

That might be the problem....


Gudanov - May 02, 2006 8:41:42 am PDT #8007 of 10003
Coding and Sleeping

The photographer needs to burn a ISO format CD with Joliet extensions for reading on Windows computers with long file names and everything.

Oh and like Tommy said, close the session. That actually sounds more likely. I was thinking HFS vs. ISO, but if there is a Windows laptop that reads it, then it's not that.


Spidra Webster - May 02, 2006 3:27:00 pm PDT #8008 of 10003
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.

Does anyone know of an adapter set that will allow you to use a regular keyboard wirelessly? I'm googling but so far all I can find is an IR adapter for PDAs. My issue is that I need a really good adapted keyboard for my disability - a normal wireless keyboard would really hurt.


Consuela - May 03, 2006 7:01:09 am PDT #8009 of 10003
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

I do indeed have a pair of Shur EC2 (I think) at home that I hated and won't wear. I've given up on listening to the iPod on the plane because the plane is too loud and the Shurs were so uncomfortable. I also have some hearing loss so I'm afraid to go too loud anyway...


Katie M - May 03, 2006 7:45:55 am PDT #8010 of 10003
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies

Alas, I am too impatient and so I went ahead and ordered. Sorry 'bout that. We'll see how it works; I'm reasonably earplug-tolerant.


Atropa - May 03, 2006 10:59:50 am PDT #8011 of 10003
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Consuela, I just sent you mail about the Schur earbuds.


Jessica - May 03, 2006 1:47:25 pm PDT #8012 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Hi guys -- I found this via Dealram, and it looks suspiciously cheap to me. Can anyone tell me what's wrong with it?

(Also, it says "for 1.8Ghz models" -- mine's a dual 2Ghz, is that going to matter?)


DCJensen - May 03, 2006 5:40:21 pm PDT #8013 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.

That is very cheap.

Like $50-$90 cheaper than other sites.

What kind of system do you have?