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.
Funny thing about black and white. You mix it together and you get gray. And it doesn't matter how much white you try and put back in, you're never gonna get anything but gray.
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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.