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Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."

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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

NoiseDesign - Mar 30, 2014 9:30:05 pm PDT #23727 of 25496

Our wings are not tired

See if it will boot into recovery mode. Hold Escape and Refresh keys and hit the power button.

-t - Mar 31, 2014 3:20:29 am PDT #23728 of 25496

I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Thanks, ND. Nothing happens.

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