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Typo Boy - Jun 09, 2011 11:00:21 am PDT #16939 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.

The one thing that annoys me about mu current cheapy APC backup is that when there is a power problem it beeps until the power is normal. Hey UPC I noticed the lights are flickering. If power stays bad very long I will shut down. Don't need your nagging. Do more modern ones not do this?


§ ita § - Jun 09, 2011 11:08:06 am PDT #16940 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Well, I just hibernated for the first time, and that answered that question. It made me put in my BIOS password on starting back up. But sleep seemed to use more batteries than XP's standby. I wonder if I can sleep for a weekend like before.

I want to love my Win 7 upgrade, but my key goal is never turning the computer off. I want to avoid that extra password level, plus the time involved.


tommyrot - Jun 09, 2011 11:09:19 am PDT #16941 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.

Ours beep loudly when the power goes off, but just for a second or two.

But you know, it's possible to have a brown-out, where your lights still work but there's not enough power to run your computer so it crashes.


Kristen - Jun 09, 2011 11:35:21 am PDT #16942 of 25501

In my old office, the lights were on a different circuit than my computer. So someone could trip the breaker on the circuit that powered my computer without the lights going out.


Strix - Jun 09, 2011 12:54:56 pm PDT #16943 of 25501
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

Word question (I have 2010):

I need to add a sample passage -- think standardized test reading comprehension passage. It's supposed to look like it will on the real exam.

It's in two columns of text, and in the left margin to the side of each column are line numbers for each line, so people can use line numbers to answer certain questions.

The link to the sample test format I'm looking at is here, [link]

Except I think that might just take you to the whole guide. It's Reading Comprehension under Sample Test Items in the sidebar.

I cannot figure out how to format it.


Ginger - Jun 09, 2011 1:39:37 pm PDT #16944 of 25501
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

Is there some reason not to put it in a table?


Strix - Jun 09, 2011 2:25:31 pm PDT #16945 of 25501
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

I haven't tried that one yet. I've been futzing about with columns, which is annoying.

I'll see if tables work.


Dana - Jun 09, 2011 3:08:28 pm PDT #16946 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Tables are way easier, except maybe dealing with where the text breaks.


Vortex - Jun 10, 2011 6:50:36 am PDT #16947 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

You can do it a few ways

You can add a table with two colums
You can but in two section breaks and use the column button between the section breaks
You can put in a text box with columns


megan walker - Jun 10, 2011 7:48:15 am PDT #16948 of 25501
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Has anyone done their own iPod battery replacement? It seems much cheaper to get a kit online than go to the Apple store.