Thank you le nubian! dupeguru found roughly 350 duplicate files. I'm _terrible_ at keeping too many copies of things. It's nice to so easily find and eliminate the rubbish.
Angel: Lorne, you're— Lorne: Reliable as a cheap fortune cookie? Angel: I was gonna say a guy with good contacts…
'Shells'
Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."
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beekaytee - Sep 18, 2012 4:02:52 pm PDT #20959 of 25501
Compassionately intolerant
Jessica - Sep 18, 2012 4:09:53 pm PDT #20960 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Set your hours for 8-5 and then make recurring weekly appointments for the hours you aren't there?
I was hoping for something less clunky, but that will definitely work.
beekaytee - Sep 18, 2012 6:34:10 pm PDT #20961 of 25501
Compassionately intolerant
eta: FEAR ME.
I feel like Tom Hanks in Castaway...SEE WHAT I HAVE WROUGHT!
Okay, it isn't exactly fire, but I was able to crack into the G5s and wipe both disks.
I feel all manner of tech ninja (or, at least someone who can google, read and follow well-written instructions.)
Now I need to figure out what to do with 2 full functioning G5 ppcs, one iMac (circa 1999...works like a champ) and one Powerbook (circa 2000...also, works like a champ).
Oh, and a Studio Display (circa 2000).
Antiques...sigh.
Jon B. - Sep 19, 2012 5:56:18 am PDT #20962 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I, too, am feeling all-powerful this morning.
I successfully moved my Win XP PC's entire Documents and Settings folder off of my system drive. Who wants to touch me?
I said, WHO WANTS TO TOUCH ME?!
beekaytee - Sep 19, 2012 6:20:41 am PDT #20963 of 25501
Compassionately intolerant
Massive Tech Ninja High Five, Jon.
I can't even describe how giddy I was accomplishing this (ultimately) simple task after two weeks of tech torture. Seriously, it felt like this was the week the machine Overlords would take over.
But, we were vic-tor-i-ous.
This may not be Sparta, but we are pretty badass.
omnis_audis - Sep 19, 2012 7:28:16 am PDT #20964 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
I am sitting in a seminar teaching software. They distributed a new version. I broke it first. I hit the tracker button. Then it gave beach ball and crashed. When I announced the issue, of course, the whole class tried it. And 3/4 of the class had crashes. Mwhahaha! (at least I got the seminar for free)
tommyrot - Sep 19, 2012 8:41:01 am PDT #20965 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.
So, should I upgrade to iOS 6 now? Or wait a few days?
When was the last time an iOS upgrade caused significant problems?
Jon B. - Sep 19, 2012 8:55:40 am PDT #20966 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I would be concerned if you have anywhere to be this afternoon, since I imagine the download will take a lot longer today than a few days from now.
I don't need to leave the house for a few hours, so I started downloading, and it is sloooow.
Strix - Sep 19, 2012 8:59:03 am PDT #20967 of 25501
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
OK..my laptop's (emachine) USB ports are all screwed. Don't work. Would cost more to fix than to get a new computer.
I bought a printer 4 months ago...it's USB. Epson Stylus NX130
Anyone know a hack that lets me friggin' PRINT? I canna afford a new laptop and it's driving me BUGSHIT now being able to print or copy or scan.
tommyrot - Sep 19, 2012 9:00:42 am PDT #20968 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.
Good point, Jon. I think I'll wait a day or two.