The short answer is that there's a reason the Vizio displays are constantly on sale.
And I myself will be wearing pink taffeta as chenille would not go with my complexion.
Giles ,'Touched'
Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."
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NoiseDesign - Dec 30, 2010 10:46:49 am PST #15753 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
Vortex - Dec 30, 2010 11:19:57 am PST #15754 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Har, that's probably true. There were a TON of them at Costco. Quality is better, I know.
Calli - Dec 30, 2010 11:23:37 am PST #15755 of 25501
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
CNET has some TV reviews, if that helps. [link]
Liese S. - Dec 30, 2010 12:08:41 pm PST #15756 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Hey, it looks like Kindle has launched its loaner program according to Lifehacker.
Amy - Dec 30, 2010 4:35:36 pm PST #15757 of 25501
Because books.
The cat must have stepped on my laptop keyboard while the Gmail tab was open, because now it's all bigger (the fonts), but none of the other tabs are. Any idea how I change it back?
Dana - Dec 30, 2010 4:42:49 pm PST #15758 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
What browser? If it's Firefox, View menu, Zoom, Reset.
Amy - Dec 30, 2010 4:45:02 pm PST #15759 of 25501
Because books.
Thanks, Dana!
Pix - Dec 30, 2010 5:57:39 pm PST #15760 of 25501
The status is NOT quo.
I have wireless through AT&T and don't recall any problems with the install or use (except that one time when Pix was here and I couldn't remember the WEP code and ran around like a crazy person looking for it while she laughed and laughed).
I would never laugh at you. Well okay, maybe a little. But it was a laugh born of love.
tommyrot - Dec 31, 2010 4:47:36 am PST #15761 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.
New Tiny Tape Recorders (Feb, 1960)
The Smart Sony (Jan, 1983) A Sony PC from 1983? I don't remember that. It ran CP/M.
Introducing the Sony small business computer system. The Sony that shows the top rated programs that help you make smarter business decisions.
The Sony system that’s easy enough for a doctor, lawyer or chief executive to learn to use. Yet smart enough for accounting, billing, inventory word processing and endless other complex, profit oriented chores. It can even talk to other computers, big and small.
tommyrot - Dec 31, 2010 4:52:48 am PST #15762 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.
FYI: iTunes slowdowns with Google DNS
Last night we tried to rent an iTunes movie on our newish Apple TV. Instead of starting right away, the Apple TV said it would be 2+ hours before we could start watching. I’ve got a healthy 15-20Mb/s connection and a clean wire to the Apple TV, so this shouldn’t be happening.
A little bit of research turned up a surprising fix: Don’t use Google DNS.
...iTunes’ video content is delivered by Akamai who has distributed massive datastores around the world so those large files originate from nearby servers and spend less time getting switched around the network. Akamai somehow uses our DNS routing to determine our location. If Google DNS or OpenDNS routes everyone to Akamai the same way, then those Akamai nodes and the pipes leading to them get overwhelmed.
Since most people don’t know what a DNS server is, this problem primarily affects the “tech-vanguard” and those fortunate/unfortunate enough to be inside our circles of helpfulness.
I switched to my ISP’s DNS servers and now HD rentals on Apple TV are ready to watch in 10-20 seconds.