You know, my big sister could really beat the crap out of her. I mean, really really.

Dawn ,'Storyteller'


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DCJensen - Aug 08, 2008 10:32:07 am PDT #7372 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.

I picked up this [link] monitor for free from someone on Craigslist who has had it in storage for five years.

Works perfectly. W00t!

Also, it has a little pull-out section on the side of the controls section on bottom that has a second VGA connector so you can hook up a laptop from the front, or a second PC, and toggle between them via a button on the panel.


§ ita § - Aug 08, 2008 10:41:05 am PDT #7373 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

My Flash drive's U3.exe has given up the ghost again. I am unthrilled. I don't want to have to reinstall the apps.


sarameg - Aug 08, 2008 6:06:21 pm PDT #7374 of 25501

Hey, what's the cheapest way to clean off the screen and outside of a glossy powerbook? Smudges. Cathair.


DCJensen - Aug 08, 2008 6:46:46 pm PDT #7375 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.

Apple:

Cleaning Your PowerBook

Follow these general rules when cleaning the outside of your computer and its components:

* Shut down your PowerBook and remove the battery.
* Use a damp, soft, lint-free cloth to clean the computer’s exterior. Avoid getting moisture in any openings. Do not spray liquid directly on the computer.
* Don’t use aerosol sprays, solvents, or abrasives.

Cleaning Your PowerBook Display

To clean your PowerBook screen, do the following:

* Shut down your PowerBook and remove the battery.
* Dampen a clean, soft, lint-free cloth or paper with water only and wipe the screen. Do not spray liquid directly on the screen.

That having been said, if the damp cloth had a watered-down bit of Simple Green in it, it might help the smudges. Then go over it again with a clean damp cloth to remove possible residue.


Deena - Aug 08, 2008 6:49:03 pm PDT #7376 of 25501
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara

I've been using eye glass cleaning cloths for the outside of mine.


sarameg - Aug 08, 2008 6:50:35 pm PDT #7377 of 25501

OMG, they are so paranoid AND ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME. Where's the cheapy wipe & swipe?


Cass - Aug 08, 2008 6:55:36 pm PDT #7378 of 25501
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

OMG, they are so paranoid AND ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME. Where's the cheapy wipe & swipe?

*sits with sarameg*

I just want to get smudges off, Apple, not disarm a nuclear bomb...

eta: grrr, forgot that * was a quick edit.


Kevin - Aug 09, 2008 3:04:51 am PDT #7379 of 25501
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.

there's an iPhone app called pterm now, which is an SSH client based on PuTTY.

Also, if anybody uses RDP for Windows admin, there's WinAdmin, which is suprisingly usable.


DCJensen - Aug 09, 2008 3:21:40 am PDT #7380 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.

OMG, they are so paranoid AND ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME. Where's the cheapy wipe & swipe?

Notice I distanced myself from their notes by setting them off by themselves.

Unplug the battery?!


evil jimi - Aug 09, 2008 4:34:32 am PDT #7381 of 25501
Lurching from one disaster to the next.

One annoying thing is browsers rename all the graphics files in the cache.

uh, you don't use IE much, do you Tommy? That sucker still retains the original filename in the cache. Their (MS) concession to security issues seems to be that they now use random strings for the names of sub-directories under the temporary internet files directory.