I just bought a refurb Mac Mini and a mini wireless keyboard. By this time next week I'll be able to watch Top Chef on my television and use my laptop at the same time. Woo hoo!
Stop that right now! I can hear the smacking!
Giles ,'Never Leave Me'
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Jessica - Feb 24, 2011 6:32:17 am PST #16114 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
tommyrot - Feb 24, 2011 6:35:59 am PST #16115 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.
Hmmm. My 17" MacBook Pro is less than two years old. And a few weeks ago I bought an 11" MacBook Air, which I totally love, as I can carry it about in its shoulder bag and not even feel the weight. Only 2 1/2 pounds!
So no new MacBook Pro for me for a while.
Tom Scola - Feb 24, 2011 6:38:00 am PST #16116 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Bought my MBP in late 2008. No compelling reason for me to upgrade yet.
§ ita § - Feb 24, 2011 6:48:09 am PST #16117 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Oh! I bought a Pioneer BDP-330. Which has youtube access. Which is nice. Except I can't work out how to enter anything other than numbers with the remote, which makes it useless for anything other than browsing. I can't find any explanation on the web for how to do more.
Anyone know?
le nubian - Feb 24, 2011 9:11:18 am PST #16118 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
tommy,
I just got a new MBA 11" for work and I really love it. I am going to feed it cookies and milk.
tommyrot - Feb 24, 2011 9:16:04 am PST #16119 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.
Cool!
I now have about a half-hour train ride each way to work, so I've been using mine to write fiction while on the train. (I may buy one of those mobile hotspot thingies so I can has internets on choo-choo as well.)
le nubian - Feb 24, 2011 9:34:45 am PST #16120 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
you must have a mind like a steel trap. If I don't have 2-3 hours to write, I cannot write anything.
tommyrot - Feb 24, 2011 9:46:26 am PST #16121 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.
Heh. Writing on the train does make the time fly. Often I'm like, "Wait, we're already here? Shit." One of these days I'm gonna miss my stop.
tommyrot - Feb 24, 2011 9:50:08 am PST #16122 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.
ION, I've volunteered to fix a friend's broken MacBook LCD display. Anybody ever buy Apple laptop screens online? These are what she's found:
eta: from first link:
For this listing, we will ship you a brand new OEM Compatible LCD screen manufactured either by Samsung, LG, Chi Mei, Chunghwa, Sharp, or AUOptronics.
Does that sound good?
Gudanov - Feb 24, 2011 9:59:27 am PST #16123 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
Sometimes I write stuff in 10 minute bits, 'cause that's the only time I got.