How does one back up LJ entries? And what happens to del.i.cous bookmarks if LJ goes blooey? Does one have to copy all that text and archive it by hand?
This is my boat. They're part of my crew. No one's getting left. Best you get used to that.
Mal ,'Ariel'
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Beverly - Jan 06, 2009 8:17:26 am PST #8604 of 25501
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Jessica - Jan 06, 2009 8:18:28 am PST #8605 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Hey, the matte screen is back! That ought to make ND happy.
Tom Scola - Jan 06, 2009 8:19:57 am PST #8606 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
The eight-hour battery life is pretty sweet, too.
Kristen - Jan 06, 2009 8:20:33 am PST #8607 of 25501
I was happy to see that (the return of matte) myself. Though the non-removable battery thing concerns me.
Jessica - Jan 06, 2009 8:23:23 am PST #8608 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
With the "can be charged 1000 times" thing, I guess they're assuming that by the time it dies you'll be ready for a new laptop anyway.
Tom Scola - Jan 06, 2009 8:25:50 am PST #8609 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Crap. No Mac Mini.
Kristen - Jan 06, 2009 8:28:36 am PST #8610 of 25501
I think the current battery in my Powerbook is #5. The first four were recalled for a variety of issues, including the whole potential to explode thing, during the first 18 months to two years that I owned it. (The fifth one has recently died of, I'm assuming, old age.)
That experience has made me twitchy on non-removable batteries. If I'd had to bring my laptop into the store every time? Well, at some point, someone would've been bludgeoned to death.
tommyrot - Jan 06, 2009 8:29:12 am PST #8611 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.
With the "can be charged 1000 times" thing, I guess they're assuming that by the time it dies you'll be ready for a new laptop anyway.
So if you charge it almost every day (while using up each charge, I assume) that's three years. (And I bet most people would do a full charge less often.) Not too bad. But I wonder what battery life would be that last year.
lori - Jan 06, 2009 8:34:18 am PST #8612 of 25501
Have you guys talked about the Blackberry Storm here yet? Any thoughts or experiences?
My old work-supplied Treo 680 is getting pretty beat-up, and I can switch to any of the BBs or maybe hold out for an iPhone, if it ever gets approved for my work. Is the Storm close enough?
omnis_audis - Jan 06, 2009 8:42:15 am PST #8613 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
still no firewire port on the MacBook. Really sad they did away with that.