Can someone direct to me to a good guide to subnotes - Asus, OLPC and so on. Very basic capability - word, worksheet, graphical browsing, email. Something on the line of the OLPC, Asus or whatever. (Except the Asus's I have seen have truly awful screens. ) I probably would prefer Linux to XP because I want cheap, and I don't want the hardware XP needs. Maybe I should go used? I saw some OLPCs on ebay, but I'm very suspicious of buying used computers on ebay.
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Typo Boy - Oct 03, 2008 3:59:59 pm PDT #7731 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Gris - Oct 03, 2008 4:27:21 pm PDT #7732 of 25501
Hey. New board.
How can I tell iPhoto to stop opening every time I plug in my iPhone?
I figured this out at some point... I believe it's a setting in Image Capture, for what happens when you plug in a digital camera.
Unfortunately, changing the setting will also keep iPhoto from opening when you plug in a REAL camera. If you want to fix that, you can follow this fairly complicated-looking tip: [link]
Jessica - Oct 03, 2008 4:44:45 pm PDT #7733 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Aha! I should have guessed an iPhoto setting would be located in a completely separate application.
I have no problem opening iPhoto manually if I *want* it to capture photos.
Typo Boy - Oct 03, 2008 5:08:40 pm PDT #7734 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Shorter version question, drawing on your ebay knowledge. I have not shopped ebay before - so, if you wanted the item would bid on it from this seller?
How high are my odds of ending up with a non-working or damaged laptop? HOw good is ebay about geting me my money back in case of such an instance?
le nubian - Oct 03, 2008 5:22:20 pm PDT #7735 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Well, the seller has a pretty good feedback rating, but hasn't really sold in several months. I wonder what that's about?
if you pay with paypal, you should be able to get your $$ back if you aren't happy with the product, same with ebay.
Dana - Oct 03, 2008 5:24:59 pm PDT #7736 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
With a 100% feedback rating and that many transactions, I wouldn't be too worried. If you want to be really sure, you could ask the seller a question and confirm that everything's in working order.
Consuela - Oct 03, 2008 8:31:30 pm PDT #7737 of 25501
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Anyone have recommendations for a cheap or open-source DVD/CD burning software? I have an .avi file I want to author a VCD or DVD with (just burning a data cd didn't work), and I don't feel like spending $60 on Nero.
Any suggestions?
Theodosia - Oct 04, 2008 3:28:32 am PDT #7738 of 25501
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I don't know, but I'm interested in what you find out, because I need it too!
Stephanie - Oct 04, 2008 4:19:07 am PDT #7739 of 25501
Trust my rage
Perhaps everyone else knows this already, but I just discovered that there is now an iPhone app that allows you to listen to a public radio station. Actually, the one I found is just the public radio station I grew up listening to (Minnesota), but it's a pretty good one.
le nubian - Oct 04, 2008 4:22:14 am PDT #7740 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."