I've really got to learn to just do the damage and get out of town. It's the 'stay and gloat' that gets me every time.

Ethan Rayne ,'Potential'


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le nubian - Jan 12, 2012 10:16:11 am PST #19167 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

what kind of computer?


Volans - Jan 12, 2012 12:08:06 pm PST #19168 of 25501
move out and draw fire

PC of some sort. Not Mac.


Polter-Cow - Jan 12, 2012 1:54:29 pm PST #19169 of 25501
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

I have to say I really appreciate how easy it is to restore Firefox and Thunderbird to be exactly the same as it was on the old computer. Nice job, Mozilla, nice job.

I know! All your add-ons, bookmarks, history, everything! It's like nothing changed at all! It was very comforting.


§ ita § - Jan 12, 2012 8:49:12 pm PST #19170 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Anyone an expert on DLNA? My Black Armor NAS says it supports it, and I've checked all the boxes worth checking, but I can't get the TV or my tablet to read anything from it. Error messages both readers.

The tablet reads pretty well from the laptop, so that's not the issue. TV works from the laptop too.

Tablet just says "Unable to play" TV says "No files available to playback"

But if I browse to the AVIs on the NAS itself, I can play the same ones that fail directly, with VLC.

I just don't wanna browse the file system on my laptop, dammit. That's not the point.

Is there a likely versioning issue? There doesn't seem to be any sort of update for the NAS firmware available.


§ ita § - Jan 13, 2012 7:22:59 am PST #19171 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Oh, goddamnit.

Corporate email on Androids can no longer be handled natively. Which means that my plugins for Locale/Tasker that knew when I was in a meeting no longer work. I emailed tech support of the company that makes what we have to use (Touchdown by Nitrodesk), and they clearly have never heard of either product. What's *really* frustrating is that they're pretending they understand my question (do you or does anyone else provide a plugin for your application?) without even googling either Locale or Tasker. Their replies are gibberish and irrelevant.

Which makes me really like their product less, because, yeah, I do also judge a company by their support desk. Why should I know about Locale and Tasker and their Android developers apparently don't (or support isn't bothering to check)? It's not obscure knowledge.


Liese S. - Jan 13, 2012 8:04:22 am PST #19172 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Oh, that sucks.

I am really having fun with Tasker so far, even though I've done only the most piddling things with it to date. But it was funny because I was sitting at one of our schools fiddling with it when the lights went out, and the SO was all, did you just do that with your phone? No, just wonky power and good timing. But the thing is, I COULD. Okay, not there, but all of the technology exists, I just would have to put it together (and okay, spend thousands on the physical installs, but still). So now I believe that all technology should talk to Tasker. Even though that's completely contrary to everything I've said up until now; now it's convenient for me!

Oh, and yeah, I haven't been able to get DLNA to talk from my NAS to my other stuff. But honestly I haven't fiddled with it much because it's pretty much just Avatar on there.


§ ita § - Jan 13, 2012 8:32:58 am PST #19173 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

spend thousands on the physical installs

Actually, it's not so bad! I was just reading up on it, and depressing myself, because I will live in someone else's property for the foreseeable future (AKA my whole life) and there are Android/home automation integrations, and I'm sure I saw some Tasker stuff there too.

I tried to convince my parents to do it, because I have vicarious issues, but then I remembered I'd be supporting their house remotely, and never mind.


Strix - Jan 13, 2012 10:26:51 am PST #19174 of 25501
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

Guys, how do I Save a Google Docs spreadsheet emailed by another and opened and revised by me to my hard drive?

Thanks!


Jon B. - Jan 13, 2012 10:30:53 am PST #19175 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

File > Download as > whatever.


Strix - Jan 13, 2012 12:45:09 pm PST #19176 of 25501
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

Thank you, Jon.