I was just told that the Roku stick only connects to Plex servers, but I gave up on Plex and use Twonky instead. So it's not nearly as attractive as ten minutes ago. The only commercial streaming service I use is Netflix, and I have multiple ways to get that on my TV already, so.
And you're sure this isn't just some fanboy thing? 'Cause I've fought more than a couple pimply, overweight vamps that called themselves Lestat.
Buffy ,'Lessons'
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§ ita § - Mar 29, 2014 5:53:12 pm PDT #23717 of 25496
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
-t - Mar 29, 2014 7:26:27 pm PDT #23718 of 25496
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
OK, so, bought a Chromebook, the Acer C270 I think. It came yesterday, I plugged it in to charge it up overnight, I haven't been able to get it to start up. No power light, no battery status, no nothing. Is there something everyone but me knows to do to get these things ready to work? Like pulling the tab out of a battery or something?
meara - Mar 29, 2014 9:23:29 pm PDT #23719 of 25496
I was just told that the Roku stick only connects to Plex servers, but I gave up on Plex and use Twonky instead
...wow, these words mean nothing to me. I like my Roku, but haven't used it much, except to watch multiple episodes of Veronica Mars on Amazon Prime? But I also haven't been home with free time to watch random TV, much (that isn't on my TiVo waiting for me to watch it)?
I think there is some Norton or McAfee or both trial things that came pre-loaded that I should probably delete or purge or exorcise.
I hate pre-loaded things. Ugh.
Gris - Mar 30, 2014 3:26:04 am PDT #23720 of 25496
Hey. New board.
I apparently meant mediahouse last night, not mediahome.
Liese S. - Mar 30, 2014 10:07:52 am PDT #23721 of 25496
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Why doesn't iOS have swype?
Tom Scola - Mar 30, 2014 10:36:12 am PDT #23722 of 25496
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
NIH.
Gris - Mar 30, 2014 2:19:31 pm PDT #23723 of 25496
Hey. New board.
I had to look that up.
It's insanity. I don't even like swipe based typing (I use SwiftKey with the gesture typing turned off on Android) but lots of people do. And more importantly the apple keyboard is just awful. I can barely use my wife's iPhone.
There are plenty of equally awful Android keyboards too, and even the default Google one is pretty mediocre (though I would say it's better than iOS) but I do like having a choice.
-t - Mar 30, 2014 2:44:35 pm PDT #23724 of 25496
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Argh. Acer Outlet "does not have a technical support department to assist regarding the matter [of the Chromebook not turning on]." I "may try to reset the unit to the original manufacture setting and see if the system will reset back to normal."
I am at a complete loss. I don't know how to reset the unit, or what that could possibly accomplish when it doesn't even power up. I can't find anything that looks like battery access.
Does anyone have one of these that works? Acer C270
Typo Boy - Mar 30, 2014 6:24:55 pm PDT #23725 of 25496
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
If you just bought it, maybe you should return it.
-t - Mar 30, 2014 6:49:23 pm PDT #23726 of 25496
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That's the next step, but I would be happier if I could get the damn thing to turn on.
The set up guide on the acer website includes the line "Your Chromebook may have a detached battery; insert the battery if necessary" so if it is that simple I would like to just do that. I can't find anything like a diagram showing where the battery might be or an in transit switch or anything