so, I was in the university bookstore today buying gift cards to bribe my students with and played with the iPad a little. I was kind of meh. Mostly because I'm lazy and would have to hold it. it was heavier than I expected, though in retrospect, my expectations are unrealistic. I couldn't see myself owning it for anything other than the novelty value. I would get more use out of a netbook.
Book: I believe I just... I think I'm on the wrong ship. Inara: Maybe. Or maybe you're exactly where you ought to be.
'Serenity'
Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."
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Vortex - May 19, 2010 8:44:23 am PDT #13876 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Sophia Brooks - May 19, 2010 8:59:32 am PDT #13877 of 25501
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I also use chrome, but I don't even begin to understand extensions. I like that when I open up a tab I get little pictures of my most visited sites to choose from. It is like computers on teevee.
-t - May 19, 2010 9:02:07 am PDT #13878 of 25501
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I swap between Chrome and Safari more or less randomly. That is, there are websites I prefer one or the other for, but I can't remember why and I'm not sure there are real reasons.
Gudanov - May 19, 2010 9:02:32 am PDT #13879 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
Extensions are great until Chrome got AdBlock (blocks advertisements) Chrome was a nonstarter. Another one I love is Lazarus which saves text in forms so I don't lose posts. Also Lazarus is hilarious when it cashes (not very often) and Chrome asks me if I want to restart it.
le nubian - May 19, 2010 9:16:37 am PDT #13880 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I use Xmarks which syncs my bookmarks across browsers and computers. Chrome's Xmarks extension was incredibly buggy and deleted/duplicated my bookmarks several times.
In addition, I use 1password to keep track of my passwords and there is no chrome extension for this. When they get 1password, I might try chrome again. I liked it because the xmarks no 1password thing made it an absolute nonstarter.
Liese S. - May 19, 2010 9:56:37 am PDT #13881 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Does someone have a favorite online fax service? I have an eight page .pdf I need to fax to the IRS and I am having trouble with my usual suspects. I am willing to pay, just irritated. My other option is to try to duct tape and baling wire my Vonage to work with my mobile internet.
I think I need to spend the money and get that router. But I might need to replace my dongle anyway, because it fell off the couch along with the SO's laptop that it was plugged into, when we jumped up at one of the Blackhawks goals. Oops. So maybe I should look at that whole thing.
Zenkitty - May 19, 2010 10:00:43 am PDT #13882 of 25501
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
eFax has worked brilliantly for me.
flea - May 19, 2010 10:33:05 am PDT #13883 of 25501
information libertarian
We recommend faxzero at work.
le nubian - May 19, 2010 10:57:51 am PDT #13884 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Liese, I love maxemail. I think they have a free trial.
tommyrot - May 19, 2010 11:28:58 am PDT #13885 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.