My HDMI cable seems to be on the fritz.
Mine is too. Sudden blackout for about four seconds, then back. The cheap ones I bought aren't holding up well, either. I need to order some good ones.
Don't let the space bugs bite!
Kaylee ,'Objects In Space'
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Zenkitty - Jul 23, 2012 4:53:32 pm PDT #20586 of 25501
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Gudanov - Jul 23, 2012 5:55:34 pm PDT #20587 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
What I mean is that iOS feels like an appliance to me--like a video game system. You have discrete applications that you run but you interact with the applications, not so much the operating system. Android exposes the file system and I feel like I could install a command shell, hook up a keyboard, and it would be a linux distribution (which I realize is pretty much the case).
§ ita § - Jul 23, 2012 6:08:07 pm PDT #20588 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
What Android does that doesn't feel like a computer OS is the widgets. That's basically why my tablet is a Samsung and not an iPad. I don't want icons on my spaces--I want those spaces to be doing something. That's why I upped the form factor of my phone instead of my MP3 player, and despite anything the App Store might have over Play Market or whatever stupid name it has, it's widgets and file system access for me.
Gris - Jul 24, 2012 2:34:55 am PDT #20589 of 25501
Hey. New board.
I've had desktop widgets on Windows, and OSX, and and KDE.
§ ita § - Jul 24, 2012 5:30:45 am PDT #20590 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
They're more useful to me in a touch screen model, so I'd expect them to take off more with Windows 8, with those lines blurring. The offerings now--not as useful as half of what's on my phone, nor as integrated with the main applications.
§ ita § - Jul 24, 2012 8:57:13 am PDT #20591 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Wait--BusyCal is fifty bucks? I already have a to do list manager I'm attached to. Does it really have $45 worth of features to distinguish it from QuickCal, and $50 from iCal? I am expecting my shoes shined at that price point, or at the very least, some sort of server integration. Does it have that, at least?
Ginger - Jul 25, 2012 11:25:11 am PDT #20592 of 25501
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
My computer is very ill. It either shows a black screen or wants a boot disk. I am a bad person and never made one. I had interviews yesterday and today for something I'm writing, and all the information was on the computer. Fortunately, I have a netbook and a Carbonite backup. I would like to testify that the Carbonite annual fee is worth every dime.
Now I have to find out if the patient can be healed.
Tom Scola - Jul 25, 2012 1:12:27 pm PDT #20593 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I’m running Mountain Lion. So far, so good.
tommyrot - Jul 25, 2012 2:04:21 pm PDT #20594 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.
How long did it take to download?
Tom Scola - Jul 25, 2012 2:05:50 pm PDT #20595 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
About an hour.