We ended up getting a desktop version of the eee pc that comes with a 22" monitor. It was so inexpensive, that we sort of figure that if it doesn't work, we'll just get another. I am very happy with my eee pc netbook for surfing the net (I am doing so now AIFG)
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Sophia Brooks - Dec 14, 2009 3:27:13 am PST #11963 of 25501
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Polter-Cow - Dec 14, 2009 6:43:48 am PST #11964 of 25501
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
My mom apparently wants some sort of "cool new" slim CD player thing for the kitchen. Any suggestions?
tommyrot - Dec 14, 2009 8:30:54 am PST #11965 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.
Ooh. Pretty computer!
Philco PC takes codgers back to the good old days
For those of us old enough to remember the iconic Philco Predicta TV from the late '50s, this Philco PC design concept is guaranteed to raise a smile.
SchultzeWORKS design studio added a dash of orange, along with an old-timey keyboard giving it a Steampunk flavor, accompanied by a mouse that looks more like a footswitch than a pointing device. The result? Shiny goodness from the 50s, deserving its own name beyond Steampunk. Retropunk? Greaserpunk? Sputnikpunk? MadMenpunk?
eta: Another pretty computer: Ripple Look offers stylish Mac mini alternative
Theodosia - Dec 14, 2009 10:29:07 am PST #11966 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"
If you have IE 7 or IE6, could you take a look at this test page and tell me how things line up?
Evidently the middle column, where the actual comic panel is -- the point of all the page -- is sometimes drifting below. I think I've got it licked, but I'd realy like some confirmation.
Dana - Dec 14, 2009 10:32:01 am PST #11967 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
At a quick look, it's fine in IE7.
Theodosia - Dec 14, 2009 10:33:30 am PST #11968 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"
Oooh, I may have gotten it right, finally. Driving me crazy, especially because I have IE8 and couldn't reproduce it locally.
§ ita § - Dec 14, 2009 10:37:39 am PST #11969 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The tops of the middle and right columns are 15 pixels lower than the top of the left column in IE 6.0.2900.2180.blahblahblah.
Theodosia - Dec 14, 2009 10:44:35 am PST #11970 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"
Heh, I think I may have a extra top margin on the left, which at least is easy to take care of....
§ ita § - Dec 14, 2009 2:13:44 pm PST #11971 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Does anyone have a recommendation of a good tool (uh, you know, free) that one could use to grab the contents of a small web site? We're at the point that it is probably simpler to get it via HTTP than find out who has the FTP keys to the kingdom. But the developer swears it doesn't work via HTTP and that makes no sense, since it's supposed to be a static site.
Typo Boy - Dec 14, 2009 2:22:42 pm PST #11972 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Recs on digital (still) Camera? Ideally less than $100 bucks. Our last one broke after two years with very light use, so want something that will last. Not going to be heavily used, but would like it hold up. Don't need a lot of features, but would like decent resolution and decent optical zoom. No photo talent, so don't need a lot of control. The more decisions the camera makes for me instead of giving me choices the better. Maybe some give in the price, but not much. Just want something to point, click and end up with a decent digital photo I can load onto my computer, play with and print. Ease of use, decent output, holds up, low price - in that order. Recs welcome?