Lorne: You know what they say about people who need people. Connor: They're the luckiest people in the world. Lorne: You been sneaking peeks at my Streisand collection again, Kiddo? Connor: Just kinda popped out.

'Time Bomb'


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Vortex - Aug 12, 2008 5:23:05 am PDT #7413 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

Um, Vortex, how do you do that thingie to make your own text or voice mail sound on the iPhone??

You gotta hack the phone. This site gives a good set of directions:

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omnis_audis - Aug 12, 2008 9:00:28 am PDT #7414 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

dang. Gotta jailbreak to do it. It's my lifeline, I don't want to piss off Jobs and get an expensive brick.

Completely different question, that I think I know the answer to. I'm in a "shared" office, with a POS computer connected via usb to an HP 1200 printer. Can I put a USB 4 port dude on the printer, so both the POS computer, and I can tap into that printer? or would that be bad, like the voice in the back of my head says?


Tom Scola - Aug 12, 2008 9:04:11 am PDT #7415 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Can I put a USB 4 port dude on the printer, so both the POS computer, and I can tap into that printer?

No, won't work. You'll have to enable printer sharing on the POS computer.


Connie Neil - Aug 14, 2008 9:02:33 am PDT #7416 of 25501
brillig

Hello, gurus.

I have an older laptop that has only one USB port. I have a wireless mouse and a USB drive. If I put a USB hub on the one USB port, will I be able to operate the wireless mouse with its tiny receiver plugged into the hub?


Tom Scola - Aug 14, 2008 9:03:56 am PDT #7417 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Yes, but it's likely you'll need a powered USB hub.


Gudanov - Aug 14, 2008 9:05:06 am PDT #7418 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping

You should be able to. The only caveat is that if the two devices draw too much power you may need a powered hub for the two. You can get hubs can be used powered or unpowered so your bases are covered.


Connie Neil - Aug 14, 2008 9:49:38 am PDT #7419 of 25501
brillig

Cool, thanks


Jessica - Aug 14, 2008 3:01:27 pm PDT #7420 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Got caught in the rain. Treo in my zipped-up purse under the stroller's rain cover got wet anyway. Now won't boot up. (Seeing only color bars.)

Have tried hard and soft resets. Phone dead.

Could be getting iPhone sooner than expected...


tommyrot - Aug 14, 2008 3:03:45 pm PDT #7421 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I'd take it apart as much as you can, and set it under an incandescent light for a day or two and see if that fixes it.

Unless you want an excuse to get the iPhone, in which case what I described will never work so you might as well not even try it....


Jessica - Aug 14, 2008 3:07:46 pm PDT #7422 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I'd take it apart as much as you can, and set it under an incandescent light for a day or two and see if that fixes it.

Hmmm...I have a halogen desk lamp at work I could leave on overnight. (Assuming I set it away from anything flammable, natch. I already melted one corner of my monitor with this thing, so I know how hot it can get.)

My iPhone-oost is strong, but my bank account is weak. So I should probably try to rescue the Treo before I run out to the store.