What about Asus laptops? I've been pretty happy with my Asus netbook, but I don't know if there's any difference with the bigger machine.
My work's illegal, but at least it's honest.
Mal ,'Shindig'
Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."
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Dana - Jul 23, 2011 6:54:08 pm PDT #17279 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Typo Boy - Jul 23, 2011 6:57:55 pm PDT #17280 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.
Don't know about Asus. My last Asus netbook lasted about two years. Actually the advice about Toshiba is probably good advice. Known as a quality brand with quality service. Don't know who else fits that these tday.
Steph L. - Jul 24, 2011 8:53:00 am PDT #17281 of 25501
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Jesse, what's the problem with the songs, again?
Jesse - Jul 24, 2011 11:14:34 am PDT #17282 of 25501
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
When I go to play songs I've bought, or sync my iPod, iTunes says the computer is not authorized. So I type in my Apple ID and password, and it says it is authorized. Lather, rinse, repeat. It's apparently a problem other people have (including our own megan walker!), but none of the suggested fixes work for me.
Consuela - Jul 24, 2011 11:33:23 am PDT #17283 of 25501
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
So this news about people losing their Google accounts and all their data makes me really nervous.
What's the best way for me to backup everything I've got on the Google cloud? I'm particularly concerned about the email. Just get Thunderbird and download everything?
flea - Jul 24, 2011 12:10:12 pm PDT #17284 of 25501
information libertarian
Suela, there's this: [link]
le nubian - Jul 24, 2011 12:20:02 pm PDT #17285 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I decided to try one month of backupify paid plan for that reason 'Suela. I don't have the time right now to back up 8 Gigs of email on Thunderbird.
Consuela - Jul 24, 2011 1:06:01 pm PDT #17286 of 25501
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Suela, there's this: [link]
This is where I admit that being geekish and fannish does not mean that I understand computers. That's the sort of thing that I don't think I'm capable of running safely.
Steph L. - Jul 24, 2011 1:41:33 pm PDT #17287 of 25501
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
When I go to play songs I've bought, or sync my iPod, iTunes says the computer is not authorized.
And then it won't let you authorize it? Way to create an unsolvable problem, iTunes!
(I couldn't remember the problem you were having, but I remembered it involved your computer AND your iPod AND songs you bought. I had bought a TV show episode on my iPod and wanted to transfer it from the iPod to my computer, and I thought you just sync it, but that didn't work. I drove myself mad trying to figure it out, until I realized there's a menu option of "Transfer items purchased on iPod." But there was never an authorization problem, so I doubt that would solve your problem.
Tom Scola - Jul 24, 2011 1:44:15 pm PDT #17288 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Do you have more than one Apple account?