could it be capitalizing the "i" as the beginning of a sentence or paragraph?
That's what I think it is doing. I just want to know how to turn it off.
You know, I just... I woke up, and I looked in the mirror, and I thought, hey, what's with all the sin? I need to change. I'm... I'm dirty. I'm, I'm bad with the... sex and the envy and that, that loud music us kids listen to nowadays.
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§ ita § - Feb 26, 2008 6:20:14 pm PST #4959 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
sumi - Feb 26, 2008 6:30:19 pm PST #4960 of 25501
Art Crawl!!!
Could there be something in "autoformat" or "autoformat as you type" that causes this to happen?
tommyrot - Feb 26, 2008 6:53:30 pm PST #4961 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
ION, looks like I can get a new LCD screen for my MacBook for $300. Or about $185 on eBay (also new). Looks like the replacement is fairly simple.
A MacBook barely alive.
We can rebuild it. We have the technology. Like a knife and a tiny Phillips screwdriver.
§ ita § - Feb 26, 2008 6:55:44 pm PST #4962 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Der. It wasn't a what, but a where. On the main screen of Outlook navigating to Tools/Options/Spelling and changing the auto stuff there doesn't make a difference. Being in a reply or a newly composed messaged does.
The latter makes sense, but where am I affecting by making the changes off the main screens?
Looks like the replacement is fairly simple.
Oh, hey, cool. I always assume that laptop breakages are time for a new one.
tommyrot - Feb 26, 2008 7:00:20 pm PST #4963 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Oh, hey, cool. I always assume that laptop breakages are time for a new one.
That did cross my mind, especially with the new Apple laptops out today. But I wanna put off getting a new one for a little while longer. Maybe until a smaller Macbook Pro comes out....
Too bad it's not under warranty. I'd love to take it to a Genius Bar and say, "I don't know what happened - I just booted it up and it looked like this." (This would be more funny if I posted a picture of the screen.)
omnis_audis - Feb 26, 2008 11:27:43 pm PST #4964 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
ita, have you tried putting a space before your name? Could it be some wanky auto-cap on the first letter of a new line that can't be turned off?
Tommy, for your mini/comcast problem, could it be the DNS in the network pref's? Try: [link]
§ ita § - Feb 26, 2008 11:55:00 pm PST #4965 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
have you tried putting a space before your name?
It's fixed now that I found the correct place to save options for the Word editor used in email composition.
Tools\Options\Spelling\General Options\AutoCorrect\Capitalize first letter of sentences from the main screen isn't it. That's correcting the language¹ English (U.S.), and I suppose my general normal.dot settings for everyday Word docs.
If I create a new message, Tools\AutoCorrect Options\AutoCorrect\Capitalize first letter of sentences is acting on Email: English(U.S.) and that seems to have taken across the board.
¹: At least I'm assuming that's a language. I can't find it from ToolsLanguage in Word on that computer.
§ ita § - Feb 26, 2008 11:58:41 pm PST #4966 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
[double post]
tommyrot - Feb 27, 2008 4:17:28 am PST #4967 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Tommy, for your mini/comcast problem, could it be the DNS in the network pref's? Try: [link]
Yeah, it seems that the Comcast installation software temporarily modifies the system to make all DNS requests point to a Comcast IP address until the installation is complete. So if the installation fails, you're hosed, even if you get internet access set up the normal way (by having a Comcast human enter your modem or router's MAC address).
I've been reading a lot about Comcast service people insisting that users install their software. Apparently it rebrands IE with some Comcast crap and installs other bad stuff. I only let the guy install the software after he was put on hold by their own tech support for over 40 minutes.
I think I'll just nuke it from orbit (I was thinking of installing Leopard anyway).
tommyrot - Feb 27, 2008 4:22:28 am PST #4968 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
ION, Time Capsule is finally in! I've been using Time Machine to back up everything except iTunes, due to not having a big enough external drive (I've been backing iTunes up manually to my Mini's external drive). I think I'll pick up a Time Capsule and back everything up before I take apart my MacBook's LDC display....
I'm surprised my Macbook is still usable. It's like having to use a 640x480 display, though.