There was NO LINE at Tekserve tonight. Awesome. I'm used to waiting for at least an hour.
Meanwhile, there were no Genius Bar reservations available until Saturday.
None of it means a damn thing.
Mal ,'Objects In Space'
Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."
Got a question about technology? Ask it here. Discussion of hardware, software, TiVos, multi-region DVDs, Windows, Macs, LINUX, hand-helds, iPods, anything tech related. Better than any helpdesk!
Tom Scola - Mar 04, 2010 1:56:43 pm PST #13186 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Laga - Mar 04, 2010 8:24:40 pm PST #13187 of 25501
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I realize I'm off topic for the thread but I figure it's worth a shot. Would anyone be able to recommend a power sander for refinishing furniture?
DCJensen - Mar 05, 2010 1:46:52 am PST #13188 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
I would avoid sanding as much as possible by using good removers like those form Formby's, then then finish up with a orbital sander or detail sander or even a multi sander like this.
OTOH? I've seen "mouse" orbital sanders fairly cheap and are good for flat surfaces with extra details.
Theodosia - Mar 05, 2010 3:17:57 am PST #13189 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"
My new-ish TiVo HD indeed needed only one CableCard to access two channels at once. Also it was recommended to me by both the TiVo Support and the cable people support that I have a a cable tech call to install the card, since a fair number of them seem to be lemons, so he could try more than one if that was a problem.
Jessica - Mar 05, 2010 3:22:48 am PST #13190 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Also it was recommended to me by both the TiVo Support and the cable people support that I have a a cable tech call to install the card, since a fair number of them seem to be lemons, so he could try more than one if that was a problem.
Me too.
So far the new-to-me Tivo seems to be working fine, and Cablevision was able to bind the old cablecard to the new Tivo without any problems over the phone. Now I'm just crossing my fingers that I still have ABC by Sunday night...
Zenkitty - Mar 05, 2010 3:55:52 am PST #13191 of 25501
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
The only thing that makes me hesitate to get a TiVo is that I have Comcast, and I fear the difficulties that could ensue in trying to get a cablecard. I can just imagine buying the TiVo, and then having no one at Comcast know what a "cablecard" is.
Jessica - Mar 05, 2010 4:03:32 am PST #13192 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Tivo will actually conference-call with you and Comcast (they say "your cable company," but the rep I was on the phone with called out Comcast by name) if getting cablecards is a problem. They have a script for getting them to cooperate.
§ ita § - Mar 05, 2010 4:30:21 am PST #13193 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It took two visits to get mine installed. Apparently not installing them right will blow out the card, and that's what happened. Incredibly frustrating, and who's making the technology that delicate.
Time Warner, here.
NoiseDesign - Mar 05, 2010 4:43:30 am PST #13194 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
On the Tivo HD in our bedroom the tech went through 7 Cablecards before he landed on one that actually worked.
Tom Scola - Mar 05, 2010 4:59:31 am PST #13195 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Apple has announced the official release date for the iPad. My birthday.