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?
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Connie Neil - Aug 14, 2008 9:02:33 am PDT #7416 of 25501
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Tom Scola - Aug 14, 2008 9:03:56 am PDT #7417 of 25501
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Yes, but it's likely you'll need a powered USB hub.
Gudanov - Aug 14, 2008 9:05:06 am PDT #7418 of 25501
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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.
Jessica - Aug 14, 2008 3:09:59 pm PDT #7423 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
This site brilliantly suggests a hair-dryer. Which I have!
Jessica - Aug 14, 2008 5:05:15 pm PDT #7424 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
After leaving the battery to dry out for a couple of hours, the phone seems provisionally to be working again. Unfortunately I have to put it back together to charge, but I can open it up tomorrow and let it dry more if I have to. Knock wood.
DCJensen - Aug 14, 2008 6:26:31 pm PDT #7425 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
can you leave the battery cover off while charging?