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Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."

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le nubian - Jun 17, 2009 7:15:15 am PDT #10493 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

ita, I love dropbox!!!!!

and, I love the fact that it keeps files you've deleted. because every so often I accidentally delete or overwrite a file I didn't mean to and dropbox has my back.


Gudanov - Jun 17, 2009 7:58:16 am PDT #10494 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping

Dropbox sounds quite useful. I'll have to check that out.

Why do I browse NewEgg sometimes just for the heck of it? I always find something I want to buy. At least I've never actually bought anything I've looked at while just browsing.

$170 bucks for a computer?

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I mean, sure the keyboard is probably cramped and it only has 4GB of storage. But if it is good enough to run a web browser, Abiword, gnumeric, and play MP3s then it would do everything I would want out of such a device.

Still, not motivated enough to actually buy it.


Polter-Cow - Jun 17, 2009 8:11:20 am PDT #10495 of 25501
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Ha, I can't believe I just this morning realized that instead of restarting my computer after an Explorer crash, I can just log out and log back in to restart Windows. It's much faster. Does that work for programs/Windows Updates that need to "restart my computer" to complete installation too? What's the advantage of doing an actual restart?


Gudanov - Jun 17, 2009 8:16:12 am PDT #10496 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping

Does that work for programs/Windows Updates that need to "restart my computer" to complete installation too?

I believe the answer to that is maybe. Updates that require a restart will generally stick run once entries into the registry. Some of those entries are things that run on login (USER keys), and some are things that run on restart (SYSTEM keys). Or just no, since you don't know where the update sticks shit.


Polter-Cow - Jun 17, 2009 8:21:44 am PDT #10497 of 25501
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Ha. Okay.


Tom Scola - Jun 17, 2009 9:18:19 am PDT #10498 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

iPhone OS 3.0 is out.


Sean K - Jun 17, 2009 9:42:36 am PDT #10499 of 25501
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

After last year, I'll be waiting a few days to download it.


Vortex - Jun 17, 2009 9:54:13 am PDT #10500 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

No kidding. or maybe 3AM. Which I might be up until packing. Because I procrasinate.


NoiseDesign - Jun 17, 2009 10:14:01 am PDT #10501 of 25501
Our wings are not tired

I'm living on the edge. It is installing now.


Tom Scola - Jun 17, 2009 10:19:02 am PDT #10502 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

People are experiencing the same thing that happened to Sean last year: [link]