Feeling your pain, Ginger. Bought a new HDMI cable, still get the "no signal" message. It must be the Tivo. A lifetime subscription does you no good on a dead box. Fortunately, I have another one, but it only records one show at a time!
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Vortex - Jul 25, 2012 5:14:04 pm PDT #20603 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
-t - Jul 25, 2012 7:06:49 pm PDT #20604 of 25501
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Went ahead with Mountain Lion. iWork syncs through iCloud like I want it to, that might make the upgrade worthwhile for me right there. Lost Parallels, though.
tommyrot - Jul 26, 2012 10:28:34 am PDT #20605 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.
Another weird Kindle issue: Sandman Vol. 7: Brief Lives (New Edition) won't load onto my Kindle app for my iPad, nor the Kindle app for OS X. I get a "The item is not compatible with this device error." Amazon tech support had me uninstall and reinstall the Kindle app on my iPad and it didn't help.
Other Sandman volumes have downloaded just fine.
They already have an open ticket on this issue. Also, they gave me $20 credit, which is twice what I paid for the book, so I guess I can't complain too much.
tommyrot - Jul 27, 2012 5:32:04 am PDT #20606 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.
Oof. Apple servers must be slammed today. I'm unable to install software updates on my Mac laptops (the server keeps resetting the connections).
Maybe I'll install Mountain Lion some other day.
eta: Never mind. Our stupid WiFi was down. Just had to restart it.
Fred Pete - Jul 27, 2012 5:38:01 am PDT #20607 of 25501
Ann, that's a ferret.
Question for the hivemind from technological semi-literate:
On Tuesday, my iPad got wet and stopped working. (iPad on counter, cat knocked it into sink, faucet dripping -- you get the idea) I've been letting it sit to dry out, but it still isn't working.
So, really, two questions -- Should I be doing something else to dry out the iPad? When should I give up and replace the iPad?
Calli - Jul 27, 2012 5:48:53 am PDT #20608 of 25501
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I seem to recall putting water-logged electronics into a bin of uncooked rice as a way to help the drying out process, Fred. Not sure if it'll help in this specific instance, but as fixes go it's relatively cheap.
tommyrot - Jul 27, 2012 5:53:33 am PDT #20609 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.
I don't know what else to do to dry out an iPad. I'd take it apart if possible, but is that doable on an iPad?
Maybe seal it up in a container with some sort of desiccant?
This: How to fix an iPad if it gets wet recommends the desiccant approach.
You might want to have Apple fix it but I have no idea if that'd be worth the cost.
If it's still under warranty, getting it wet would void the warranty. They have ways to determine this.
eta: Yeah, rice can act as a desiccant. It sounds like silica gel is better.
Fred Pete - Jul 27, 2012 6:54:46 am PDT #20610 of 25501
Ann, that's a ferret.
Thanks for the ideas!
smonster - Jul 27, 2012 10:29:17 am PDT #20611 of 25501
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
They have ways to determine this.
Specifically, moisture sensors that change color. So if leaving it in a tightly sealed bag/container of rice or other desiccant for a couple of days doesn't work, you may as well try taking it apart because the warranty is void anyway.
Ginger - Jul 27, 2012 4:21:47 pm PDT #20612 of 25501
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Sadly, my blank screen was due to a dead hard drive. My data is backed up, but I'm going to be reloading software until the end of time.
I was impressed with the computer repair shop. He charged me $80 for the new hard drive and $80 to install it and load Windows and Office 2007. I had Office 2003 and it takes forever to reload because the updates go back to a very primitive version. I mentioned I use AVG and I see that he installed it. It took an hour.