I'd rather stay home and watch television. It's often funnier than killing stuff.

Anya ,'Dirty Girls'


Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."

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Tom Scola - May 09, 2011 7:21:54 am PDT #16720 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Print edition is $10 more per year.


Jon B. - May 09, 2011 8:43:52 am PDT #16721 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Print edition is $10 more per year.

Sorry, you are correct. Though they sometimes have deals that would make it cheaper.


Typo Boy - May 09, 2011 10:37:21 am PDT #16722 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.

Ram for an older computer. Corsair is $54.Kingston in $78. Identical specs. Worth the difference? Or Ram is Ram? Also looking on Amazon. Better site?


Vortex - May 09, 2011 1:18:33 pm PDT #16723 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

To take a page from flea's book -- Thing that is annoying me about Firefox 4 -- the history button next to that back button is gone. Yes, you can look at the history, but it gives the history for all tabs, not the one that you were on. So, for example, you're doing a google search, and click on a few links from the original search, you can't just click on the history and go back to where you want to be. grr.

Also, is there a difference in the quality of HDMI cables? I didn't think so, but I've been having some issues with the tivo, and am wondering if it was just a cheap HDMI cable ($10 at target) or do I need something more expensive.


dcp - May 09, 2011 1:29:30 pm PDT #16724 of 25501
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

Also, is there a difference in the quality of HDMI cables?

See the link at: DCJensen "Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."" Apr 30, 2011 10:01:26 pm PDT


Liese S. - May 09, 2011 1:29:45 pm PDT #16725 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

You should be able to click and hold on that back button to get to the history. Which I agree is annoying and a needless step back.

No difference in HDMI cables, apparently. If you're getting non-sparkly picture, it's not the cable.

What issues are you having?


meara - May 09, 2011 1:30:32 pm PDT #16726 of 25501

What kind of tivo issues? I've been having some issues, but I suspect it's the cable card.

The moving of the "new tab" button totally threw me (especially because I didn't immediately upgrade to FF4 on all my computers). But due to some drama while moving to the new one, I'm now using Chrome.


Liese S. - May 09, 2011 1:32:59 pm PDT #16727 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Oh, yeah, meara, that was totally a thing for me. In fact, I kept getting confused because I wasn't really looking at drop down menus, I was just rightclicking and then moving the cursor down to open in new tab, not realizing I was opening in new window, and then I was all confused. So I migrated my other computers, just to be consistent. The placement of the bookmarks folder is still somewhat confusing, but I think I'm mostly adjusted now. But it was a pretty close thing there for a bit; I nearly went Opera.


Typo Boy - May 09, 2011 2:17:33 pm PDT #16728 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.

Where do you shop for desktops these days? Dell does not seem to be great.


Dana - May 09, 2011 3:32:53 pm PDT #16729 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Yeah, I've heard nothing that makes me want to upgrade to FF4.