Dude, this is apropos of nothing, but I went to install my gigabit ethernet pci card (not realizing it was pci express) in my old desktop and good heavens was there a lot of dust in it. I dumped it all out on my desk thinking I'd be able to easily clean it up later, but I am sneezing like mad now. So, lots of dust, no gigabit ethernet. Otoh, the desktop should run better now.
Wesley: Hey. Hey, Gunn. Is something weird going on? … Charles, you just peed on my shoes. Gunn: I'll be damned. That's weird.
'Life of the Party'
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Liese S. - Oct 24, 2008 8:34:04 am PDT #7978 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
dcp - Oct 24, 2008 8:57:59 am PDT #7979 of 25501
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Gudanov, Cashmere was using a Flip at the Madison F2F, and it did pretty well.
Hil R. - Oct 24, 2008 5:18:54 pm PDT #7980 of 25501
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
My DVD player has been acting up -- skipping and pausing randomly. I tried the lens cleaner thing -- the disk with little brushes on the bottom -- and it seemed to fix it for about eight hours of playback, but then it started skipping again. I've tried running it again, and each time I run it, the DVD plays cleanly for less and less time -- it's now down to about five minutes. Any ideas for other things I could try, or is it time to just admit that it's broken and get a new DVD player?
Tom Scola - Oct 24, 2008 5:42:06 pm PDT #7981 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I got my new MacBook Pro!
I named it “vanderrohe”, because it’s sleek and of metal and glass, but I’m not sure the name will stick.
§ ita § - Oct 24, 2008 6:23:05 pm PDT #7982 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My desk has two tower PCs on it, one LCD monitor, an 8.5x11 or so flatbed scanner, and a keyboard. And stuff I can't convince myself to move away.
I need a printer. Enough that I'm considering buying one when I have no income. There's no desk space for it, even when I finally move one of the towers. I don't want to put anything on the floor if I don't have to, because of the cable snarls and the dust issue.
Looking at the Office Max page omnis linked to, there are no just inkjet printers for sale from Brother. Which made me think about a flatbed MFC, so I could lose the scanner too. And it can't hurt to have fax capabilities...
Anyone have MFC recs? It's either that or a small photo inkjet printer. Which I'm off to go look for.
Theodosia - Oct 25, 2008 3:06:56 am PDT #7983 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"
My HP inkjet/photo printer does good scanning action, so you could repurpose the scanner footprint if you replaced it with one of those. I never had a dual-purpose one before (it will also make copies, so bonus) and I'm wondering why I waited so long.
§ ita § - Oct 25, 2008 5:45:40 am PDT #7984 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
What's the model #?
Deena - Oct 25, 2008 6:18:56 am PDT #7985 of 25501
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
I have the Brother MFC240C and really like it.
Theodosia - Oct 25, 2008 6:37:57 am PDT #7986 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"
C3180 All-in-One
Hil R. - Oct 25, 2008 10:52:18 am PDT #7987 of 25501
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
OK. I'm finally admitting that my DVD player is really most sincerely dead. Any recommendations for a new one? I'm not really looking for anything fancy, just a good balance of cheap and reliable. Any recommendations of brands or features to look for or avoid?