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Tom Scola - Sep 28, 2013 10:52:51 am PDT #23088 of 25496
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Which SMTP server is the bounce coming from, the SMTP server you’re routing through, or the destination SMTP server? Do you authenticate with your SMTP server?


§ ita § - Sep 28, 2013 3:05:50 pm PDT #23089 of 25496
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Yahoo is bouncing anything from my SMTP server, to which I do authenticate.


§ ita § - Sep 28, 2013 3:25:00 pm PDT #23090 of 25496
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Oh, laptop-wise, I did nigh EVERYTHING. PRAM, OS X reinstalls (2), deleting caches and DS-stores, and yadda yadda. First time I've used phone support, and they seemed kinda disappointed that there was only one thing left to do--

The hardware test. Extended fails 1m51s in (let sit 3 hours), the unextended froze 7 seconds (let that sit for 40 minutes) into the memory test. What that has to do with my symptoms I got no clue, but if my hard drive can be not the problem, that's great.

I have a Genius Bar appointment for Friday, since I can't drive tomorrow.

My last good backup was 2 weeks ago. I can copy my data from the network, so if the drive gets nuked it's not the worst. I just...I don't want to test the backup. Testing Seagate Black Armor backup wasn't fun, but at least there was no duress and I now have a Windows 8 happy version running weekly.

Can't get iTunes to wipe everything off my iPod ironically. I backed it up to iTunes, and want to replace everything with that library, but it seems to be trying to copy it side by side. Which doesn't fit...


Jessica - Sep 29, 2013 12:06:44 pm PDT #23091 of 25496
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Should I be worried that the battery in my Harmony remote looks a little...puffy? The plastic doohickey that goes over the battery wasn't laying flat, and when I took it off to adjust it, I realized it's because the battery is no longer flat.

Since it's lithium-ion rechargeable, I'm wondering if it's about to explode and catch fire or something.


Tom Scola - Sep 29, 2013 1:06:03 pm PDT #23092 of 25496
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

That is not something you want to fuck around with, Jess.

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omnis_audis - Sep 30, 2013 4:06:39 pm PDT #23093 of 25496
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

That link is my workplace...At first, I thought my iPad messed up. Ha!

To be clear, not my research, I'm in School of the arts. Just strange seeing UCIdotEDU.


Juliebird - Oct 03, 2013 4:28:32 pm PDT #23094 of 25496
I am the fly who dreams of the spider

Laptop shopping help: in need of a new one. Looking for something that is on the low end price-wise, but I also want enough RAM/whatsit to install video editing software. Best starting point to look at? I got my current one at Best Buy and the clerk was all "yeah, totally enough whatsit for that!". And now it's overheating to the point that I put an icepack under it so that it stays running for longer than fifteen minutes.

Not looking for anyone to do the shopping for me, but maybe just a few pointers to get me going in the right direction.


Gris - Oct 03, 2013 4:54:46 pm PDT #23095 of 25496
Hey. New board.

Frankly, anything you buy probably has enough whatsit to handle most video editing software for nonprofessional work. Where you will run into important differences these days is more in quality of build and service than specs. The overheating problem you are having isn't because of anything you would be able to see on paper unfortunately.

I know this isn't that helpful. I can't really provide specific advice on this as work buys my computers for me these days. They are all Lenovos and I like them just fine but our computers are definitely not at the low price point.


Juliebird - Oct 03, 2013 5:00:18 pm PDT #23096 of 25496
I am the fly who dreams of the spider

I just know that when I went to install a demo of Ulead, it wouldn't install because of lack of capacity for the program.


Jon B. - Oct 03, 2013 5:08:38 pm PDT #23097 of 25496
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Here are the system requirements for Ulead Video Studio Pro from their website:

  • Intel Core Duo 1.83 GHz Processor or AMD Dual Core 2.0 GHz Processor (Intel Core i5 or i7 Processor, or AMD Phenom II X4 or X6 Processor recommended)
  • Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista or Windows XP with latest service packs installed (32-bit or 64-bit Editions)
  • 2 GB of RAM (4 GB of RAM or higher and 1 GB of VRAM or higher recommended)
  • Minimum 1024 x 768 screen resolution
  • Windows-compatible sound card
  • Windows-compatible DVD-ROM drive for program installation/Windows-compatible DVD burner for DVD output (Windows-compatible Blu-ray Disc™ burner for Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD output recommended)
  • For editing of UHD/4K and 3D video, an Intel Core i7 or AMD Phenom II X4 with Windows 8 64-bit operating system and 4 GB of RAM or higher is recommended

I imagine it's one of the first three that caused trouble when you installed. Do you know which?