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javachik - Jul 08, 2010 8:36:25 am PDT #14322 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.

Jess, I have a Series 2 Tivo, last I checked it doesn't get Netflix. The Roku is in the bedroom. I use the Wii for the living room.

My iPhone is ordered through work (deal is that work pays for a basic phone; if we want something fancy, we write a check). Work does pay the monthly bill, though, thank dog.

I've got no need to upgrade the Tivo, either. I rarely use it. With Video on Demand, the only things I use the Tivo for are Fox shows (for some reason they're not on VoD). But a friend gave me the Tivo with lifetime service, so I don't pay any monthly fee.

Jessica - Jul 08, 2010 8:38:52 am PDT #14323 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Jess, I have a Series 2 Tivo, last I checked it doesn't get Netflix. The Roku is in the bedroom. I use the Wii for the living room.

Ah, gotcha.

javachik - Jul 08, 2010 8:49:31 am PDT #14324 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.

I moved it to Natter.

Carry on!

beekaytee - Jul 08, 2010 8:53:40 am PDT #14325 of 25501
Compassionately intolerant

Rigging a webcam question, ho.

So, a friend lent me a Canon ZR85 video camera a while back and I have, just today, pulled it out and discovered that I should be able to use it as a webcam on my G5 mac.

It's got a firewire port...engaged. It also has a usb port...also engaged. Skype...downloaded and engaged.

But the system is not seeing the camera at all.

I've turned it off and on again. Tried hitting record. And, in general, futzed with buttons, but nothing shows up on the desktop.

In checking for drivers, I'm told that it should not need one.

I don't have imovie, which was recommended to 'force' the system to see the camera.

Any suggestions on what I should try next?

Much obliged!

info about the camera...[link]

info about the system...OS 10.4.11, Dual 2 GHz ppc G5

Typo Boy - Jul 08, 2010 12:37:23 pm PDT #14326 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Google reader causes my computer to crash intermittently. As in instant ,5 second long improper shutdown, No other app does this, so not going to try to diagnose, Any recs on alternate RSS reader? Client based rather than web based is fine. Thanks.

tommyrot - Jul 08, 2010 12:41:08 pm PDT #14327 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.

Typo Boy, can you try Google reader on a different browser?

Typo Boy - Jul 08, 2010 12:46:20 pm PDT #14328 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Yeah, a good chance it is Firefov specific.RSS is way older than Google reader. Is GR really onlt decent RSS reader?

Tom Scola - Jul 08, 2010 12:47:13 pm PDT #14329 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Mac or PC?

Typo Boy - Jul 08, 2010 12:49:49 pm PDT #14330 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Pc XP old

tommyrot - Jul 08, 2010 12:51:55 pm PDT #14331 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.

Is GR really onlt decent RSS reader?

Bloglines (another free online reader) is OK. I switched from Bloglines to Google Reader due to Bloglines being down too much, but I don't know if it's improved since then.

I've never used a dedicated app for reading RSS feeds, but there are some good ones....

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