Update: Thanks to encouragement from ND and Gud, I steered my friends to the Toshiba Satellite L550. I'm excited for my oldster friend to have something she can rely on.
Much obliged gentlemen.
You turned evil a lot faster than I thought you would.
Angel ,'Just Rewards (2)'
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beekaytee - Oct 20, 2009 7:08:26 am PDT #11403 of 25501
Compassionately intolerant
Gudanov - Oct 20, 2009 7:19:23 am PDT #11404 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
Glad to help in a small way. If they haven't bought it yet, be sure to wait a few days for Windows 7 to be the OS instead of Vista. You can get a free upgrade but it will likely be a pain to get and install.
Theodosia - Oct 20, 2009 7:31:20 am PDT #11405 of 25501
'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"
What's a good utility for DLing an online movie trailer (for a friend) that's an FLV and does not have an unobfuscated URL?
le nubian - Oct 20, 2009 7:57:00 am PDT #11406 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
firefox, downloadthemall extension.
tommyrot - Oct 20, 2009 8:12:34 am PDT #11407 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Motorola Droid: Look out, iPhone
Could this be the next iPhone "killer?" If you think hardware is the secret to the iPhone's success, maybe. Here's the first good look at Motorola Droid, the much talked-about smartphone running Google's shiny, updated Android 2.0 operating system. It's only slightly thicker than an iPhone, but looky there — there's a slide-out keyboard and a 5-megapixel camera.
One thing's for sure: When this baby ships in the next few weeks, it'll be the best Android phone ever. Faster than any other Android phones, it'll run the same processor core as the iPhone 3GS and Palm Pre, the TI OMAP3430. Best of all, the boy genius who got his hands on this 3.7-inch-screened trinket says it has a sturdy build, an "awesome capacitive display," and is "the thinnest QWERTY slider we've ever seen." And hey, AT&T haters, it'll be on Verizon, maybe the lesser of four evils.
Theodosia - Oct 20, 2009 8:36:58 am PDT #11408 of 25501
'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"
Thank you kindly, le n!
Stephanie - Oct 20, 2009 8:47:53 am PDT #11409 of 25501
Trust my rage
I am just venting...
I have a standard, old style cassette tape that was recorded at slow speed so it sounds like the Chipmunks when played in my car. I have looked all over town for an adjustable speed tape player but I can't find even a regular tape player.
My alternative is to drive to Denver (courthouse has a special player), but that's 3 total hours of driving time for a 10 minute tape.
Jon B. - Oct 20, 2009 9:30:24 am PDT #11410 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
What's on the tape, Stephanie? You could run it into your computer at the normal (fast) speed and then use a program like Audacity to "stretch" the file.
Stephanie - Oct 20, 2009 9:35:05 am PDT #11411 of 25501
Trust my rage
Actually, that's exactly what I'm going to try. I'll be taking my laptop out to my car shortly.
I had no idea tapes were so old school.
Vortex - Oct 20, 2009 9:37:31 am PDT #11412 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Stephanie, if you just need to listen to it, try seeing if you can do it in someone's car. That's the only place I can think of to find a cassette recorder.