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DCJensen - May 26, 2008 6:58:50 pm PDT #6395 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
Sophia Brooks - May 27, 2008 2:54:14 am PDT #6396 of 25501
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
This is not computer technology, and I could ask in natter, too but--
I have a ceiling fan which has a pull cord for the light, a pull cord for the fan, and a wall switch. Somehow the pull cord for the light doesn't really work any more-- I pull and there isn't any switch feeling. Is there any way to fix this somewhat easily, or is it a matter of replacing the ceiling fan.
Miracleman - May 27, 2008 4:57:38 am PDT #6397 of 25501
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Is there any way to fix this somewhat easily, or is it a matter of replacing the ceiling fan.
Yeah, if you're feeling a bit adventurous. You can buy pull switches at a hardware shop, open up the fan and swap 'em. I've done it, it's not hard.
dcp - May 27, 2008 5:07:35 am PDT #6398 of 25501
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
there isn't any switch feeling
It may be nothing more than a misaligned or broken plastic tooth inside the switch. The hard part is getting enough of the fan disassembled to get to the switch without breaking things. It all depends on the design of that particular fan.
If you have the time/tools/interest it might be fun to do surgery on the fan just to see what can be seen and done, but I would look on it more as an entertainment than a serious prospect for repair.
Ginger - May 27, 2008 5:18:34 am PDT #6399 of 25501
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I've done it too. It's easier than replacing the fan.
Sophia Brooks - May 27, 2008 5:21:54 am PDT #6400 of 25501
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Thank you! i think I will try before calling the landlord 9I hate calling the landlord.)
Ailleann - May 28, 2008 5:08:00 pm PDT #6401 of 25501
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda
Does anyone have advice on a good DVD authoring program? I'm currently using Nero 6, which was working fine until I had to reinstall, and now I can't seem to keep the .mpeg files from appearing squished in on either side. (Of course, they're fine in other viewing programs.)
I'm not looking for a lot of bells and whistles, just something that can make DVDs without too much fuss.
NoiseDesign - May 28, 2008 5:38:17 pm PDT #6402 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
I tend to use DVD Studio Pro or iDVD, but those are both Mac.
Ailleann - May 28, 2008 6:09:27 pm PDT #6403 of 25501
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda
Ooh, yeah, I'm an XP user.
Sean K - May 29, 2008 12:02:58 pm PDT #6404 of 25501
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Is it wrong, that I take quite a bit of schadenfreude from reading this November 2006 Daily ACK entry in which the author says he's sick of these "iPhone and flash-based MacBook rumors that never turn out to be true," and that he's just going to stop paying attention to them.