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Vortex - Aug 05, 2008 8:06:32 am PDT #7316 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

How about going through your browser history and seeing if you can download it again, or figure out the filename?

I clear the history every time I close the program. Although I do actual work on the computer, I don't want someone at work accidentally finding the Buffistas :)

I'm going through hidden files now. I was hoping that there was an easier way, that they'd all be in one folder. Thanks for the advice.


§ ita § - Aug 05, 2008 8:12:50 am PDT #7317 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Aargh! I broke my U3 flash drive's software. I must have yanked it out before it was completely done ejecting, and not only does it not autostart anymore, I can't even manually run U3.exe to get to the password prompt.

Any ideas? I don't want to crack it, just to recover and get U3 running again.

eta: Never mind. There was a newer version of U3 and upgrading it got me back into the drive.


Vortex - Aug 05, 2008 9:03:34 am PDT #7318 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

eta: Never mind. There was a newer version of U3 and upgrading it got me back into the drive.

oh, that's cool. My u3 drive crapped out on me the other day, wouldn't let me add any documents to it (it was empty) Nice to know there might be a fix.


megan walker - Aug 05, 2008 9:09:37 am PDT #7319 of 25501
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

I have a question about the Digital-TV changeover. Does this affect you if you have cable?

I ask because I'm thinking of buying the TV and DVD player of my colleague whose apt I'm moving into. He doesn't have cable now, but does it matter how old the TV is if I'm planning on getting cable?

And, how much should I offer him for the (26" or so) TV and DVD player?


megan walker - Aug 05, 2008 9:16:11 am PDT #7320 of 25501
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Didn't need to be said twice.


Gudanov - Aug 05, 2008 9:21:51 am PDT #7321 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping

I have a question about the Digital-TV changeover. Does this affect you if you have cable?

From what I understand, no. The government mandate is for over the air broadcasts, cable service is whatever the cable company wants to do to deliver content.


§ ita § - Aug 05, 2008 9:23:22 am PDT #7322 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

oh, that's cool. My u3 drive crapped out on me the other day, wouldn't let me add any documents to it (it was empty) Nice to know there might be a fix.

I did lose all my apps though, which is annoying--I have to set up 6 or more accounts in Thunderbird as well as find my key for my purchased copy of UltraEdit.


Connie Neil - Aug 05, 2008 9:23:47 am PDT #7323 of 25501
brillig

Can a U3 drive be stripped and made into just a plain drive? I'm not yet so sophisticated that I need a flash drive that can backup my files, boot my computer, and launch the space shuttle.


Tom Scola - Aug 05, 2008 9:27:43 am PDT #7324 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Does this affect you if you have cable?

Cable TV will eventually be going all-digital, too, but it will be on the cable company's own schedule, which may be before or after the over-the-air cutover date of February 2009.

And whenever your cable company does go all-digital, they will be more than happy to rent you a cable box that will work with your old TV, so you won't have to buy a new one.

how much should I offer him for the (26" or so) TV and DVD player?

Not much more than $50-$100.


§ ita § - Aug 05, 2008 9:30:22 am PDT #7325 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Can a U3 drive be stripped and made into just a plain drive?

Yep--they should come with the instructions.