Mal ,'Ariel'
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No! Don't take my landline!
Nooooo! (said in Shatner cursing Khan tone) I can't stand the idea of not having a landline. This just seems like yet another harbinger of the apocalypse.
In other news...anybody have a recommendation for a decent webcam? I'm mac-based and wanting to do videos for my website. No clue about quality or features.
I do have a Snoball microphone, so if compatibility is an issue, there's that.
I haven't gotten word back from the repair place, but I think it's time to replace the Powerbook. There's only so much patching that's practical. I think I'll go with a 15"er. The real question is hard drive size. Last time was too small.
If the backbone of the phone system switches to VOIP, then VOIP will be the protocol that landline telephone services are delivered on. It doesn't mean everyone suddenly has to use Skype as their primary phone.
Yeah, I've tried every suggestion I found online, and the iBook is resolutely staring back with its grim grey face.
So, I'll let the Genius Bar look at it tomorrow, but I'm thinking I'll be coming home with a new Macbook.
Insent -t
My concern with going all VOIP is it sidesteps the five 9's law (landlines must be operational 99.999% of the time). Brief write up on the thought here: [link]
Oooh, it's the display on my iBook. How did I find out? I moved it to try another login thing, and clonked the side of the screen accidentally, for lo, I am a klutz. The display changed from grey to black. Suspicious, I clonked it again, and it turned white.
Uh-oh, I thought, this looks like a display issue.
I clonked it again, and sure enough, the regular desktop appeared, but with things looking not quite right (as in, everything that's supposed to be white is hot pink, among other irregularities).
I backed up everything important (photos, comics, music, Quicken data), and I guess I'll still take it to the Genius Bar to see if it can be fixed easily/cheaply. And then decide what to do.
Yay for backing up! That's an awesome use of blunt force trauma.
It also meas it might be reasonably fixable.
Still keeping my fingers crossed for you Tep.
Percussive maintenance win!