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quester - Jun 18, 2011 7:30:49 pm PDT #16990 of 25501
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

I need some Buffista-riffic help!

I have a small Western Digital external hard drive that I've been using as my back-up via Time Machine. I have an Apple MacBook Pro, BTW.

Anyway, I got tired of dragging it around with me while I was and internet gypsy. Well, I plugged it back in when I got back online, but I just noticed it wasn't backing up. In fact, the computer doesn't seem to recognize it anymore.

I've plugged it into both USB ports and neither make a difference. It did get dropped once...or twice.

Could I have killed it? Is there anyway to get the data off of it?

Jesse - Jun 20, 2011 5:23:53 am PDT #16991 of 25501
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Can you guys help me make a call? I want to get the cheapest laptop possible. Each of these is $300:

- Compaq - Presario Laptop / AMD V-Series Processor / 15.6" Display / 2GB Memory / 250GB Hard Drive - available today

- Toshiba - Satellite Laptop / Intel® Celeron® Processor / 15.6" Display / 3GB Memory / 250GB Hard Drive - not available til next week

I think the Toshiba is objectively better, because of the memory, right? But I want it NOW! t /Veruca Salt

Tom Scola - Jun 20, 2011 5:29:21 am PDT #16992 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

The Toshiba has a better chance of sucking less than the Compaq.

Jesse - Jun 20, 2011 5:32:34 am PDT #16993 of 25501
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Ha! The Compaq is basically what I have now (from 3 years ago), and I am pretty comfortable with its level of sucking.

Jesse - Jun 20, 2011 6:03:37 am PDT #16994 of 25501
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

OK, fine, I got the Toshiba. Done!

Liese S. - Jun 20, 2011 10:42:55 am PDT #16995 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Ha. I totally agree with Tom. The Toshiba is better.

meara - Jun 22, 2011 7:25:16 pm PDT #16996 of 25501

Does anyone have an iphone 4 and willing to download "Find my iphone" (it's an apple app) and sign in for me to find my phone??

omnis_audis - Jun 22, 2011 7:48:37 pm PDT #16997 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

I got one. What can I do to help?

le nubian - Jun 22, 2011 7:56:51 pm PDT #16998 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

yep. I have one too.

omnis_audis - Jun 22, 2011 7:57:12 pm PDT #16999 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

can't you log into me(dot)com and click "find my phone"? and do it via web?

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