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Anybody know how well that works?
It works quite well. I'll be using one for that purpose this weekend, since the regular Sprint Pre I use as my personal phone doesn't offer the mobile hotspot feature.
I have to confess that I work at Palm on the software for the Pre, so I'm not completely objective, but I don't think you'll be unhappy with it.
My Dell monitor, which is about 5 years old, was working fine yesterday and not exhibiting any portents of doom. I turned it off last night. This morning, I pushed the button and there was nothing. I've tried replugging in all the connections and tried it on different electrical outlets. The On button doesn't seem to be pushing in. Anyone have any other ideas before I call time of death?
Is it a flat panel, Ginger? What model?
Yes, it's an LCD. Dell 1907FP.
eta: Thanks for mentioning the model number. It hadn't occurred to me to look it up, because I have no brain. It looks like it's outlasted many of the power switches on this model. It also looks like some people have been able to at least turn the monitor on with the use of violence.
I'd probably use a toolkit and soldering iron, myself...
Violence, in the form of prying off the button and using a screwdriver to turn on the switch, worked. I think it's going to have to stay on for the remainder of its existence. It looks like a much tinier bit of soldering than I like to attempt, particularly without the use of all my fingers.
Thanks, DCJ!
You're welcome. Leaving it on shouldn't be a problem, especially if you set up energy saver functions in your OS.
I find myself needing to create an online portfolio. I started working on some stuff in iWeb and I think I can make it do what I want it to but I'll need more than one site. I've gotten recommendations for a few hosts including GoDaddy, FatCow and iPage (FatCow seems very charming). Any thoughts/recommendations?
Godaddy is a fine Domain Name Host. I'm not so sure it is a good web host.
Everyone has their favorites. I think most B.orgers use ... the name escapes me, drat it. I seem to be alone in my appreciation for GoDaddy. They're especially quick with their customer service and have great hold music. I've never had trouble with uptime, and the one time I was hacked it was my fault.