A Bluetooth question: As far as I understand it, Bluetooth is a specific form of wireless communication between devices. My phone has Bluetooth, and it looks for devices that also have Bluetooth. If I were to get a generic Bluetooth dongle (snicker, lord, what a name) and plug it into the USB on my PC, will my phone be able to communicate with my PC?
Mal: You tell me right now, little Kaylee, you really think you can do this? Kaylee: Sure. Yeah. I think so. 'Sides, if I mess up, not like you'll be able to yell at me.
'Bushwhacked'
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Connie Neil - Jan 27, 2011 12:17:02 pm PST #15980 of 25501
brillig
Tom Scola - Jan 27, 2011 12:18:41 pm PST #15981 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Yes, Connie, but you should check to see if you're computer already has bluetooth built in.
Connie Neil - Jan 27, 2011 12:21:17 pm PST #15982 of 25501
brillig
As old and as Frankensteined as it is, I would be surprised, but I'll look. If a laptop has wireless capability, is it likely to have Bluetooth?
Consuela - Jan 27, 2011 12:46:11 pm PST #15983 of 25501
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Oh, joy.
I was loving my T-Mobile MyTouch 4G, except I have apparently succumbed to a bug in Android 2.2.1: the "sync" function gets suspended, running the OS up so much that it burns through the battery in like five hours. (This is my attempt to translate the geek-speak I have found on some forums.)
The solution (absent a fix, which apparently isn't coming anytime soon) is to turn off background syncing, which means that every time I want to check my email, I have to sync everything manually. It's a minor annoyance, but it is an annoyance.
Mai diemond shooz, they iz too tite!
javachik - Jan 27, 2011 4:12:26 pm PST #15984 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.
megan, congrats on the new laptop!
Consuela that sucks. Did you figure out the dead-screen during phone calls thing at least?
Consuela - Jan 27, 2011 8:48:34 pm PST #15985 of 25501
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Did you figure out the dead-screen during phone calls thing at least?
Nope. It's done it once or twice since. No idea why.
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Jan 27, 2011 9:24:39 pm PST #15986 of 25501
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
Nice laptop, meara! I just got one with a 500 gig hard drive. I'm enjoying all the space.
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Jan 27, 2011 9:31:29 pm PST #15987 of 25501
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
Toast.
I don't suppose anyone here has a Kindle/other e-reader and uses it with PDFs? I know you can drag-and-drop PDFs into it, and I'm wondering about ways to annotate them once they're there. I use the marvellous Mendeley to highlight and make notes with PDFs on my laptop. I'd be persuaded to get a Kindle if I could do something similar with a program for that.
meara - Jan 27, 2011 10:04:22 pm PST #15988 of 25501
Hmm. I have a kindle and know you can tag and make notes on books--but I haven't tried. I mostly just read fiction and have no need for such notes.
Deena - Jan 27, 2011 11:14:50 pm PST #15989 of 25501
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
I have a Nook and have highlighted things (to try out the feature). I know you can add notes, but I haven't tried. Supposedly, it's described here: [link]