question. (said in my best Dwight Schrute voice.)
what exactly do i need to hook up my laptop to my hd tv?
This girl at school? She told me that gelatin is made from ground-up cow's feet and that every time you eat Jell-O there's some cow out there limping around without any feet. But I told her that I'm sure the cow is dead before they cut its feet off, right?
Dawn ,'Never Leave Me'
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tiggy - Oct 25, 2009 6:40:46 pm PDT #11470 of 25501
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
§ ita § - Oct 25, 2009 6:48:56 pm PDT #11471 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
What video outputs does your laptop have? What model is it? What inputs do you have left available on your HD TV? Are you willing to get a switching device if you're out of digital inputs (and have digital output from the laptop)?
Dana - Oct 25, 2009 6:58:55 pm PDT #11472 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
tiggy, we use S-video, but depending on how new your TV is, it may not have that input.
Ginger - Oct 25, 2009 7:40:18 pm PDT #11473 of 25501
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Is it generally useful?
I don't use it much, but it is useful if something won't uninstall or if a program has added something to a MS program and that piece won't go away even when the program has been uninstalled.
DCJensen - Oct 25, 2009 7:48:31 pm PDT #11474 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
yay ita!
I would not wish Office 2007 on anyone.
Unless of course they like the Ribbon interface and obfuscation, then go for it.
The other day I was connected to a site and had to compact and repair a MS Access database. I could not find the damn command in Access 2007.
§ ita § - Oct 25, 2009 8:20:48 pm PDT #11475 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I've been told that Office 2007 is easier for people who start with 2007, but for me? I didn't have the time. Even if it had been unlocked on my system I'd still have stuck with XP.
it is useful if something won't uninstall or if a program has added something to a MS program and that piece won't go away even when the program has been uninstalled.
Now that I look, I have Paint Shop Pro 7 listed, but it's just a bunch of empty directories. I guess it would take out the registry entries for me, huh? Let me grab it.
Huh. No, it doesn't see Paint Shop Pro either. What a mess.
NoiseDesign - Oct 25, 2009 9:40:24 pm PDT #11476 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
I'm planning on pushing for the 27" iMac when the time comes.
That's what my Magic Mouse came with. It is a very nice machine.
Tom Scola - Oct 26, 2009 1:12:48 am PDT #11477 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Does the Magic Mouse have a middle mouse button gesture?
NoiseDesign - Oct 26, 2009 1:14:42 am PDT #11478 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
I don't believe it does. Right and left mouse button, and current 4 way scrolling gestures as well as left and right two finger swipe gestures. I wouldn't be surprised to see more gestures added as time goes on.
tiggy - Oct 26, 2009 2:24:10 am PDT #11479 of 25501
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
What video outputs does your laptop have? What model is it? What inputs do you have left available on your HD TV? Are you willing to get a switching device if you're out of digital inputs (and have digital output from the laptop)?
so many questions that i...may not have the answers to!
it has the S-video and also has the output that you can hook up an external monitor to. it's a Toshiba Satellite A305. the only input i'm using on the tv is the single HDMI cable.