But I understand. You gave up everything you had to find me. And you found me broken. It's hard for you.

River ,'Safe'


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

Got a question about technology? Ask it here. Discussion of hardware, software, TiVos, multi-region DVDs, Windows, Macs, LINUX, hand-helds, iPods, anything tech related. Better than any helpdesk!


Tom Scola - Nov 04, 2015 6:20:08 am PST #24661 of 25496
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500

Please please please let this be true: Apple will launch a new 4-inch iPhone early next year, says analyst.

I shouldn't let my hopes get too high, though.


tommyrot - Nov 04, 2015 8:25:59 am PST #24662 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.

The Return of the Flying Toaster

Remember that old Mac screensaver? This tribute runs in a browser so it works on any computer.

About 25 years ago a coworker showed me this on our Mac. It cracked me up that you can control how toasted the toast is.


-t - Nov 04, 2015 9:49:47 am PST #24663 of 25496
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Aw, good old After Dark! That takes me back.

ETA I am finding having that in an open tab I can click to whenever I need a little mental break is very soothing. I wonder if anyone's done a similar thing with Satori, I remember really liking that one.


DCJensen - Nov 04, 2015 10:39:41 pm PST #24664 of 25496
All is well that ends in pizza.

I remember there was a Bloom County parody version that had Opus shooting down flying toasters. After Dark issued a cease and desist and they had to change it.

I actually have a few boxed copies of the later Bloom County version in my basement


DXMachina - Nov 05, 2015 3:19:01 am PST #24665 of 25496
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

I still have a copy of the Opus version around here, too.


Typo Boy - Nov 07, 2015 8:50:39 am PST #24666 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.

Setting up my Mom's new computer. 2 USB 3 ports, 4 USB 2 ports. Have camera, mouse, keyboard, printer. Should I save the USB 3 ports for something along the line of external hard drives, or are there any of these devices that will perform noticeably better with USB 3?


DXMachina - Nov 07, 2015 12:25:04 pm PST #24667 of 25496
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

The mouse, keyboard, and printer won't suffer from being on USB 2. If the camera was designed for USB 3, it will transfer more slowly on USB 2, but if not it won't make a difference.


Beverly - Nov 23, 2015 5:23:38 pm PST #24668 of 25496
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.

Totally dumb and incredibly frustrated right now. Can anybody tell me how to turn the cursor back on on a Toshiba satellite laptop? The wee indicator light on the touchpad is lit.

I've tapped, double-tapped, combo tapped with--I think--every key on the keyboard, still no luck. I can't get into any of the menus to find destructions because I have no cursor!

I inadvertently hit a key, or a combination of keys, entirely by accident and landed the laptop and me in this pickle--any help? Anybody?


javachik - Nov 23, 2015 5:48:58 pm PST #24669 of 25496
Our wings are not tired.

Try hitting the F5?


javachik - Nov 23, 2015 5:50:09 pm PST #24670 of 25496
Our wings are not tired.

You might need to hold down your Fn button and then the F5.