OK- I think I might be a genius! I took the power cord half of the new adapter, and the other half of the old broken one, and put them together. Still weird that the new one crapped out like that.
Everybody dies, Tracey. Someone's carrying a bullet for you right now, doesn't even know it. The trick is to die of old age before it finds you.
Mal ,'The Message'
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Sophia Brooks - Jul 04, 2011 7:16:00 am PDT #17109 of 25501
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
tommyrot - Jul 04, 2011 10:08:25 am PDT #17110 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.
Modem Dial-Up Sound Slowed Down 700% Is Super Creepy
Here’s what a modem dial-up sounds like slowed down by 700%. This would make a great soundtrack for a horror film.
Strix - Jul 04, 2011 1:53:14 pm PDT #17111 of 25501
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Can any rec a free, idiots-can-use-this, Zip program? I'm trying to get into the specs for a potential editing job, and my Winzip free trial is dead.
dcp - Jul 04, 2011 1:56:48 pm PDT #17112 of 25501
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Have a look at 7-Zip: [link]
Strix - Jul 04, 2011 3:19:33 pm PDT #17113 of 25501
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Thanks, dcp. I'd already dl WINRAR; is 7-Zip better?
dcp - Jul 04, 2011 6:56:16 pm PDT #17114 of 25501
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
We use 7-Zip at work. Haven't tried WINRAR.
Polter-Cow - Jul 05, 2011 8:18:16 am PDT #17115 of 25501
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Oh my God, how does anyone use a smartphone? It's been three hours and my battery is suddenly half gone. All I did was play Angry Birds for like five minutes in the morning and wave around a lightsaber for ten seconds. It lasted the whole day the last couple days when I was actually USING it; I don't understaaaaaaand.
Zenkitty - Jul 05, 2011 8:36:11 am PDT #17116 of 25501
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
My Blackberry's battery won't even last a whole day anymore, and the thing is barely a year old. Think I'll trade it in for something with a slide-out keyboard so I can actually type on it - turns out I'd rather text than talk.
Consuela - Jul 05, 2011 8:42:07 am PDT #17117 of 25501
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
All I did was play Angry Birds for like five minutes in the morning and wave around a lightsaber for ten seconds
P-C, check to see if you're still running Angry Birds. Go through the Settings panel and click on Applications and then Running Services. Or click on Phone Info and then Battery and it'll tell you what apps are using up your power.
Polter-Cow - Jul 05, 2011 8:55:51 am PDT #17118 of 25501
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I ended up just turning my phone off because what the hell. I've checked the Battery Use, and it's 70% Display, with apps only 1%. When I turned it back on, it did show Angry Birds in there, but I couldn't Force Stop it, so I thought it was just a report that it had been using battery power. Facebook was in there, and I tried to Force Stop it, although I'm not sure it worked. I don't have Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or GPS on, either. I don't have Vibrate on all the time. I always check the Task Manager to make sure there aren't any apps running. I'm already doing most of the things that are supposed to conserve battery life.
I'm really confused because sometimes I can just watch the battery go down 1% every couple minutes when I'm not even doing anything, and other times, I don't touch it for hours, and it only goes down a tiny bit, which is what I would expect. And it gets really warm.