I purchased my first CD player in 1984 I think. Yikes, that was a while back now.
I battle evil. But I don't really win. The bad keeps coming back and getting stronger. Like that kid in the story, the boy that stuck his finger in the duck.
Buffy ,'Showtime'
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!
NoiseDesign - Apr 23, 2007 10:44:18 am PDT #1391 of 25496
Our wings are not tired
Gris - Apr 24, 2007 9:38:53 am PDT #1392 of 25496
Hey. New board.
My dad definitely had one by the time I was three or four. So 1987 at the latest.
tommyrot - Apr 24, 2007 11:11:40 am PDT #1393 of 25496
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Have we talked about this (or similar) before? Anyway, (apparently) no more lost posts!
Firefox with Greasmonkey: The Protect Textarea Greasemonkey script monitors the textareas on a web page and alerts you if you try navigating away from the page before submitting the changes in the textarea.
That means, for example, if you've typed some text into a comment box but you try following a link or closing your tab before you submit the comment, you'll see an alert warning you that the form hasn't been submitted. Couple this with the previously mentioned Textarea Backup script and you should never lose another online opus.
Hil R. - Apr 24, 2007 6:26:02 pm PDT #1394 of 25496
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I'm having a Tivo problem. Last night, while I was watching TV, the screen went black and the lights on the front of the Tivo turned off. Every five seconds or so, the green light on the front (but not the light behind the logo) and the TV screen would flash on for a fraction of a second, then turn off again. This has happened before, and what always fixed it was unplugging it for a little while and then plugging it back in. So I unplugged it and went to bed.
Tonight, I plugged it back in, and the same thing with the lights and screen flashing is still happening (though now it's the startup screen on the TV.) Anybody know what to do? I checked the Tivo site, and it wasn't very helpful. They had answers for what to do if the lights do turn on, and for if the lights don't turn on, but not for if they're flashing. I checked all the connections, and I tried pressing some buttons on the remote to see if that would do anything.
Jessica - Apr 25, 2007 6:29:39 am PDT #1395 of 25496
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Ugh, Hil. I've never had a Tivo problem that couldn't be resolved by repeating Guided Setup, but that sounds more hardware-y than I've encountered before.
ION, does anyone else here use Netvibes? It was mentioned in Slate so I thought I'd check it out. Don't know how much I'll actually use it, but I like what I see so far. (And I'm oddly charmed that the default image search is the union jack. Do people with US IP addresses get stars & stripes?)
-t - Apr 25, 2007 6:35:50 am PDT #1396 of 25496
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Hil, do you run Bonjour on anything? It can make Tivos act weird - shutting off or resetting for no reason, which could be what yours is doing if it gets a signal that makes it shut off as it is coming on.
Netvibes gave me cats as the default image search.
le nubian - Apr 25, 2007 8:08:34 am PDT #1397 of 25496
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Jessica,
I use netvibes. I like it. it takes some time to set everything up (at least in my opinion), but it pretty easy to learn. I like the mobile version of netvibes slightly better than google reader.
Ailleann - Apr 25, 2007 3:56:01 pm PDT #1398 of 25496
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda
Anyone have any suggestions as to why my scrolly mouse suddenly has no scrolly? I've checked the settings, restarted, and shut down-allowed to sit-restarted.
aurelia - Apr 25, 2007 9:48:00 pm PDT #1399 of 25496
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I just ordered the Digital Rebel XTi! Thanks to everyone who helped with advice and links!
Jessica - Apr 27, 2007 4:41:31 am PDT #1400 of 25496
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Hey Gris - I *know* you'll be going to this:
Made on a Mac
The Making of Broadway's Spring Awakening
May 17 at 5 p.m.
Get a behind-the-scenes look at the musical Spring Awakening. You'll hear from director Michael Mayer and members of the cast about how Mac tools, such as iTunes and GarageBand, have enabled them to create this innovative new musical. You'll even be treated to a short performance by the cast