Sir? I think you have a problem with your brain being missing.

Zoe ,'The Train Job'


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!


DCJensen - Mar 28, 2010 4:03:58 pm PDT #13385 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.

This [link] is the download page form Dell of the software for your printer. I don't know if it'll help the scanning functions.

Direct download link, if it works: [link]

Owner's manual and guides, in case it helps:

[link]


SuziQ - Mar 28, 2010 6:07:43 pm PDT #13386 of 25501
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

Thanks DC. I think there is an issue with Vista. I found a patch, but I am still having issues. I need to find a block of time when I can call Dell and have them figure this out.


tommyrot - Mar 29, 2010 4:27:18 am PDT #13387 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.

If Web Browsers Were Modes of Transportion

Cartoonist Caldwell Tanner of College Humor suggests that web browsers can be compared to modes of transportion. Are his descriptions accurate?

Personally, I can' see ita driving one of those little cars....


Gudanov - Mar 29, 2010 5:54:46 am PDT #13388 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping

I don't think IE is all that bad since version 8, but I still don't like it well enough to actually use it. I'm vacillating between Chrome and Firefox right now. Like both.

I'll be curious to see what Microsoft will do with IE 9, it's supposed to support standards better and take advantage of the GPU for rendering.


tommyrot - Mar 29, 2010 5:57:33 am PDT #13389 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.

The web-based time sheet program we wrote for a client requires IE. I've heard IE 9 will have much faster Javascript, which would be really cool as I think we've done all the easy Javascript optimization we can, and there are still things that should be faster.


tommyrot - Mar 29, 2010 7:57:10 am PDT #13390 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.

MacUpdate Spring Bundle: Parallels and 9 Other Mac Apps for $49.99

A few times a year, MacRumors partners with MacUpdate to promote their Mac application bundle deal. Their latest bundle delivers at least 10 Mac applications for $49.99 (a $376 value if all purchased separately) including:

Parallels Desktop 5 ($79.99) - Run Windows, Linux on your Intel Mac.
Timeline 3D ($65) - Make timeline charts with full motion
SpellCatcher X ($39.95) - All-in-one writing solution for those who need standardized custom dictionaries
Hydra ($79.95) - Compose high dynamic range photographs with ease
Back-In-Time ($29) - Easy access to all the data backed up by Time Machine
ForeverSave ($14.95) - Automatically saves revisions of your documents so you never lose work
Hyperspaces ($12.95) - Take Mac OS X's Spaces to the next level
Web Snapper ($15) - Capture entire Web pages with a single click
MacDVDRipper Pro ($9.95) - Copy DVDs to your Mac
MacScan ($29.99) - Identify and remove malware, spyware, tracking cookies, and more


le nubian - Mar 29, 2010 12:09:36 pm PDT #13391 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Okay, I am updating my Amazon purchasing experiences from le nubian "Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."" Mar 2, 2010 7:18:16 am PST and

le nubian "Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."" Mar 2, 2010 7:18:16 am PST

I knew it was too good to be true! Amazon found out about the generous credit and charged the item to my card. I got my statement in the mail today and the truth was told. (sigh) I guess you really can't expect anything for free...


DCJensen - Mar 29, 2010 5:09:51 pm PDT #13392 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.

Free kindle reader for Macs [link]

System Requirements:

* A Mac with a 500MHz Intel processor or faster
* At least 512MB of RAM
* Screen resolution of 800x600 or greater
* Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) and 10.6 (Snow Leopard)
* 100MB of available disk space


tommyrot - Mar 30, 2010 1:41:07 pm PDT #13393 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.

An iPad clone running Android emerges from China

Are you excited about tablet computers but are not so interested in the iPad's iPhone-like operating system? A shady company in China has just the solution you're looking for!

This iPad knockoff might look relatively legit, but it's actually running a hacked version of Google's Android phone OS modified to look like the iPad OS. On the inside you've got a 600MHz ARM CPU instead of Apple's 1GHz A4 processor. Otherwise, who knows what's inside? But hey, it's a mere $150, much less expensive than the real deal, so maybe it's a better option! Then again, maybe it isn't.

You know, if I ran across a cheap-ass clone of an Apple product like the iPad, I'd be tempted to buy it. But I think $150 would be too much (unless I wanted the touchscreen for something). Plus I'd have to see if it could, you know, do anything useful....


lcat - Mar 31, 2010 2:29:43 am PDT #13394 of 25501
I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.

My laptop is at the end of its useful life. I was able to save everything I wanted to an external drive and now will be recycling the laptop. Unfortunately, I've heard some stories about the volunteers at my recycling center (many of whom are there performing community service under court order) taking information from the computers that go through the center. Assuming that I can convince it to boot up one more time, what is the best way to wipe the hard drive clean? Reformat it?