It would probably cost me as much (more if you count ripped out hair) to fix the battery as to replace it.
Oh, I wish those council guys would let me have an hour alone in the room with her, if I was larger and had grenades.
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§ ita § - Nov 26, 2008 9:57:41 am PST #8144 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
tommyrot - Nov 26, 2008 10:27:23 am PST #8145 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.
After posting that, I discovered the guy was talking about replacing a single bad cell in the battery pack, which I suppose is where all the savings comes in (as opposed to replacing the entire pack).
Of course, soldering would be required. (One of these days I'll be good at that.)
Dana - Nov 26, 2008 11:13:20 am PST #8146 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
How much of a pain is it going from previous versions of Word to Word 2007? Is it incredibly difficult to view older documents? To save older documents so they can still be read by older versions? (Keep in mind that we're talking the level of difficulty for my parents, rather than me.)
Vortex - Nov 26, 2008 11:20:03 am PST #8147 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
To save older documents so they can still be read by older versions? (Keep in mind that we're talking the level of difficulty for my parents, rather than me.)
I think that you can set it to automatically save documents in .doc format, as opposed to .docx.
megan walker - Nov 26, 2008 11:22:23 am PST #8148 of 25501
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I have already received a number of documents that I can't read. This is from both professors and authors. Both of whom I put on par with parents in terms of computer literacy.
Dana - Nov 26, 2008 11:27:36 am PST #8149 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Is it even possible to still buy older versions of office? Retail, I mean, not used.
Connie Neil - Nov 26, 2008 11:30:05 am PST #8150 of 25501
brillig
You should be able to save files in earlier formats. Word 2007 is a bitch to work with.
megan walker - Nov 26, 2008 11:33:06 am PST #8151 of 25501
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
You should be able to save files in earlier formats. Word 2007 is a bitch to work with.
I like to think this is why we still have Word 2003. And not because my multinational corporation is cheap or something.
Vortex - Nov 26, 2008 11:33:46 am PST #8152 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Megan, there is a free program that will translate, someone here posted about it. Also, if you have a really old version of Word, for some reason it will open 2007 documents. I have an old copy of Word 2000 that I use at home (so long ago that there's no activation key), and it opens 2007 documents fine. There was no fancy formatting, so I don't know if it would transfer the formatting, but it opened just fine.
Vortex - Nov 26, 2008 11:34:56 am PST #8153 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
oh, and Word 2007 is confusing and annoying.