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

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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.


Jesse - May 09, 2011 5:28:31 pm PDT #16730 of 25501
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

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.

Oh yeah, that took a minute to get used to.

Can you get stuff out of the drop-down autocomplete or whatever address bar in FF? I haven't tried that hard, but in IE, there's just an X you can click on the right of the drop-down list.


Vortex - May 09, 2011 5:30:52 pm PDT #16731 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

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

yeah, thought so. Might just be an issue with Vizios and Tivo. I like the TV otherwise. It's a tiny issue, I don't get the tivo sounds when I am using the FF buttons while watching a show. I miss my bloops, but it's not that big of a deal.


DCJensen - May 09, 2011 5:55:12 pm PDT #16732 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.

I've seen some prices for HDMI cables that (in my opinion) border on the criminal.


dcp - May 09, 2011 6:03:53 pm PDT #16733 of 25501
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

Can you get stuff out of the drop-down autocomplete or whatever address bar in FF?

Ctrl+Shift+Del or Tools->Clear Recent History

It's a good idea to select to show Details so that you can pick just what you want to delete.