For many computers, a crossover cable is not necessary; the computer will detect what kind of cable is being used and do the right thing.
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Tom Scola - Dec 05, 2007 10:53:49 am PST #3684 of 25497
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Ginger - Dec 05, 2007 11:11:15 am PST #3685 of 25497
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
This is really clunky and inelegant, but I finally ended up syncing both computers to the external drive I use for backup. Both computers will talk to the external hard drive, but my rather elderly laptop will not talk to my desktop, no matter what cable I try. It's like a bad marriage in which people only communicate through their children.
What about just getting a large capacity thumb drive and transferring the files that way? Of course, that would mean you'd have to set up the desktop in some fashion to transfer the files.
Gudanov - Dec 05, 2007 12:10:45 pm PST #3686 of 25497
Coding and Sleeping
Do you have a router to connect to the Internet? Hooking up the two through a router will be a lot easier than connecting them directly.
Vortex - Dec 05, 2007 2:20:03 pm PST #3687 of 25497
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
basically, I'm trying to avoid setting up the desktop. I was hoping that I could just connect the laptop to it in some way and transfer the files, like using the desktop like a giant external drive.
omnis_audis - Dec 05, 2007 10:09:18 pm PST #3688 of 25497
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Hey iPhone & iTouch users. Looks like google is stepping it up for us. [link]
I was just playing with mobile.google.com, and it is pretty cool. A bit zippier. Clearly not loading as much junk. Thought I'd share.
Miracleman - Dec 06, 2007 5:25:29 am PST #3689 of 25497
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Any Excel gurus in da hizouse? Excel's Help function is of the suck.
tommyrot - Dec 06, 2007 5:28:15 am PST #3690 of 25497
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Watcha need?
Miracleman - Dec 06, 2007 5:38:06 am PST #3691 of 25497
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
What I'm trying to do is calculate some expenses and get a variety of totals. An array formula is doing great with the type of thing the money is spent on, but I can't figure out how to get Excel to also total it by month. I have a column for "Order Date" and it has the specific date e.g. 2/12/2007, but I can't get an array to give me a value for, say, all the orders in February.
Jon B. - Dec 06, 2007 5:40:38 am PST #3692 of 25497
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You could create a column for month (use the MONTH function) and then create a pivot table that sorts by month.
Miracleman - Dec 06, 2007 5:43:14 am PST #3693 of 25497
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
I don't want a table. I just want it to go through the list and say "Oh, that cell has 2/whatever day/2007. That means it is in February. I will go to column F, where the amount for that order is, and include that in my calculation. Then, in the specified cell, I will total all the cells that say 2/some day/2007".