I think I'm going to suggest the Chromebook. Her intent is to use it for listening to Democracy Now, but I think given that all she does on her computer is email, light browsing and the occasional one to three page speech, she might find herself using it for everything.
All right, yes, date and shop and hang out and go to school and save the world from unspeakable demons. You know, I wanna do girlie stuff!
Buffy ,'Same Time, Same Place'
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Typo Boy - May 18, 2014 10:20:50 pm PDT #23842 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.
Theodosia - May 24, 2014 3:45:21 am PDT #23843 of 25496
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Talked to my aunt, my gift of a Kindle is a BIG hit with her and my uncle. At least a piece of technology that doesn't intimidate my aunt, especially because with her eyesight, being able to make the letters larger lets her read more easily.
megan walker - May 24, 2014 9:05:30 am PDT #23844 of 25496
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Anyone using Word 2013? An author on my team just got it and were having crazy versioning issues.
For example, I got a 46-page chapter from him and saw track changes perfectly until page 30, then nothing. He has been a huge pain-in-the-ass so I had suspected he hadn't finished but sent anyway (with the time difference, it was hard to verify the comment time codes once I could see all of them).
Today he says the 51-page document I sent to him is showing up as 18 pages. Googling shows this missing page thing happens, but it seems random and I'm not finding a clear fix. Anyone know of one?
[On a side note, I can't believe the default for track changes is essentially that changes are now invisible and there's no longer a built-in dictionary. WTF? I use my laptop often without being online. Planes, traveling, etc. To the Adobe issue Scola mentioned above, I so do not want software that depends on wifi access, or a subscription.]
tommyrot - May 28, 2014 4:51:58 am PDT #23845 of 25496
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Some nice ethernet cable for audiophiles: AudioQuest Diamond RJ/E Ethernet Cable 12m - FutureShop.co.uk
12 meters, £6,899.00, or about $11,500.
When insulation is unbiased, it slows down parts of the signal differently, a big problem for very time-sensitive multi-octave audio.
Well alrighty then.
Tom Scola - May 28, 2014 5:07:13 am PDT #23846 of 25496
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Makes sense.
tommyrot - May 28, 2014 5:09:31 am PDT #23847 of 25496
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Great tagline, Tom. I love that song, especially that line.
NoiseDesign - May 28, 2014 6:59:02 am PDT #23848 of 25496
Our wings are not tired
I'm clearly in the wrong part of the audio business.
omnis_audis - May 28, 2014 7:45:22 am PDT #23849 of 25496
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Just need to sell a couple of those a year to make a living.
meara - May 28, 2014 10:08:35 am PDT #23850 of 25496
Argh. The charging port on my kindle is loose or something, and will only charge/transfer things when I hold it juuuuuust so. Just went and checked--it's 14 months old. Hrmph, Amazon. Not impressed.
NoiseDesign - May 28, 2014 11:36:32 am PDT #23851 of 25496
Our wings are not tired
Check and see if there's a build of of dust or grit or other junk in the port, that can cause the cable to not seat quite correctly.