Google/Yahoo groups are always an option for short-term discussions. I tend to think of them as mailing lists more than forums, but they can easily be set to read-online-only by default.
Wash: Little River just gets more colorful by the moment. What'll she do next? Zoe: Either blow us all up or rub soup in our hair. It's a toss-up. Wash: I hope she does the soup thing. It's always a hoot, and we don't all die from it.
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Gris - Apr 08, 2008 4:55:17 pm PDT #5530 of 25501
Hey. New board.
Connie Neil - Apr 09, 2008 7:55:19 am PDT #5531 of 25501
brillig
Not only does my husband's new laptop suffer from catlike typing, we've also had cat-like bidding due to Hubby leaving the screen on eBay and the cursor too close to the Buy Now button. We very nearly bought an engine for a Model-T, and it would have been very difficult to explain to the yacht company why we were having to back out of the deal to pay $300,000 for that very pretty sailboat. I don't think "My cat bought your boat" would fly.
Anyway, Hubby's been investigating cat-proofing software, and the big name, PawSense, is having a server configuration interruption in service. Does anyone know of any cat-like-typing blocking software other than PawSense? Yesterday Amon was saved from going through a window only because he couldn't figure out how to say yes to "Would you like to format your hard drive now?"
Liese S. - Apr 09, 2008 9:29:33 am PDT #5532 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Bwah! Do you think that cats have infiltrated PawSense and are reconfiguring their server?
Vortex - Apr 09, 2008 9:35:46 am PDT #5533 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
why don't you just lock the screen when you walk away?
Connie Neil - Apr 09, 2008 9:46:25 am PDT #5534 of 25501
brillig
How do you lock the screen in Vista?
Vortex - Apr 09, 2008 9:52:22 am PDT #5535 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
ctrl-alt-delete, then select "lock screen". you'll have to set up a password.
Ginger - Apr 09, 2008 9:55:43 am PDT #5536 of 25501
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Be sure to pick a password that the cat can't guess.
le nubian - Apr 09, 2008 10:16:56 am PDT #5537 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Connie,
windows-L will lock the screen. Very quick.
Vortex - Apr 09, 2008 10:23:16 am PDT #5538 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
you can also set your screensaver to password protect so that if you go away and forget, it locks the computer.
Laga - Apr 09, 2008 10:23:58 am PDT #5539 of 25501
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
our computers at work do that but it's a fifteen minute delay. Plenty of time for the cat to buy his own private island.