You got all kinds of learnin' and you made me look the fool without tryin', and yet here I am with a gun to your head. That's 'cause I got people with me. People who trust each other, who do for each other, and ain't always lookin' for the advantage.

Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'


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

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§ ita § - Dec 19, 2009 2:35:02 pm PST #12024 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Well, so far I'm in like. I've named her Parker. I wouldn't spend s lot of time watching trailers on it, but it's nifty that I can. And since I don't like normal radio, Pandora radio rocks. More exploration to come. There's a lot of twee to steer clear of.


tommyrot - Dec 21, 2009 9:53:39 am PST #12025 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.

Codes to Grab Free In-Flight Wi-Fi This Holiday Season

If you're on a decently long flight and want to connect to the net, there are more options than ever this year. If you're not flying Virgin America, however, they're not free. Unless you have these coupon codes, that is.

Our connectivity-loving sibling blog Gizmodo found a few codes for free in-flight Wi-Fi sitting on the FlyerTalk and MyMoneyBlog.com sites, good for one free in-flight hook-up per email address. As Giz notes, however, if you've got a Gmail address or another email that supports period separation (kevin.purdy instead of kevinpurdy) or + sign demarcations (kevinpurdy+freewifi), you can create an unlimited number of email activations.

Here are the relevant codes for the three U.S. airlines using GoGo's service....


evil jimi - Dec 21, 2009 5:13:01 pm PST #12026 of 25501
Lurching from one disaster to the next.

HP makes racist computers. [link]


§ ita § - Dec 21, 2009 5:17:01 pm PST #12027 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

That's too funny. I notice the contrast adjusts itself for her face too, and not his.

But, hey, how many black people use webcams? Slightly more than there are black business users in Poland, but still.


shrift - Dec 21, 2009 5:20:04 pm PST #12028 of 25501
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

Has anyone run into wireless issues with Windows 7? Such as the wireless working fine until suddenly it doesn't?


§ ita § - Dec 21, 2009 7:23:06 pm PST #12029 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Well, I've had my first Chumby wakeup, and it was successful. I was nervous about what would happen if it couldn't connect to Pandora, but it has a backup alarm set to go off five minutes after that, if the primary fails. Screen flares bright, music blares, all is good. I'll explore the apps more over the holidays.

I was about to get pissed at TiVo's explore option listing shows and movies I know aren't airing--when you explore a show it lists thumbnails of similar. But I just noticed it sources them for you--broadcast, Netflix, Amazon, Blockbuster. So I can get directly from exploring Sea of Souls to watching Julia. I mean, I can browse Netflix from TiVo. I don't have to add everything from my PC.

Cool.


shrift - Dec 21, 2009 7:31:47 pm PST #12030 of 25501
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

I miss being able to get on the internet with my desktop. I spent too much money on this desktop for it not to have internet.


§ ita § - Dec 21, 2009 7:34:46 pm PST #12031 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

You still have support for it, right?


shrift - Dec 21, 2009 7:49:21 pm PST #12032 of 25501
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

I haven't had to call tech support in... ever? I've always been able to fix everything myself. Until now. Man, Windows 7. Don't make me regret you!


§ ita § - Dec 21, 2009 8:04:46 pm PST #12033 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Maybe you should call the woman in the ad who said she designed Windows 7. It must be her fault.

I don't know diddly about it. I just know I tore my hair out trying to get my sister's Vista laptop to play nicely with the other XP machines, and even my Vista PC takes networking breaks that mean I have to switch ports on the hub.

I haven't understood MS Networking since 2000, but at least I could fake it with XP.