Sean, you kick ass. Unfortunately, I'm in the Eastern timezone - probably for the next 2 years at least. I need the card installation before then! :-)
Simon: I'm trying to put this as delicately as I can... How do I know you won't kill me in my sleep? Mal: You don't know me, son. So let me explain this to you once: If I ever kill you, you'll be awake, you'll be facing me, and you'll be armed.
'Serenity'
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le nubian - Mar 19, 2007 2:08:18 pm PDT #923 of 25496
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Theodosia - Mar 19, 2007 4:29:46 pm PDT #924 of 25496
'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"
There are small computer fix-it shops around here (Boston) who probably install wireless cards for people all the time and for a very reasonable price, I'm sure!
Might there be such a thing as a wireless "pod" that attaches to a desktop computer via USB or suchlike?
Jon B. - Mar 19, 2007 4:33:21 pm PDT #925 of 25496
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
LeNube - If you took apart your TiVo, installing a wireless card in a computer will probably be less tricky.
dcp - Mar 19, 2007 6:30:19 pm PDT #926 of 25496
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Might there be such a thing as a wireless "pod" that attaches to a desktop computer via USB or suchlike?
Absolutely. I picked up one of these [link] cheap at Best Buy over a year ago. I could only afford the one, and I wanted something that I could swap between my desktop (W98) and my laptop (WinMe) when necessary. It's worked out pretty well.
Theodosia - Mar 20, 2007 1:17:48 am PDT #927 of 25496
'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"
Ooooh, nice! And a lot easier to deal with for a person like me!
Jon B. - Mar 20, 2007 2:08:49 am PDT #928 of 25496
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I used to use one of those. The range isn't very good.
esse - Mar 20, 2007 2:28:30 am PDT #929 of 25496
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Yeah, I was going to say--I got one from Linksys for my parent's home Dell box, and the thing was no more than five feet from the wireless router and it dropped the signal at least once or twice an hour. I don't rec them at all; for a desktop it's worth getting the stronger and more stable card, and for laptops with a card bus, totally worth it to get an adapter.
Jon B. - Mar 20, 2007 2:52:19 am PDT #930 of 25496
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Or at least get one of the larger-sized USB ones -- like the ones TiVO uses.
Theodosia - Mar 20, 2007 2:52:30 am PDT #931 of 25496
'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"
Is there any cons to buying Roxio Toast 8 for my iBook that I should know about? Does anybody have personal experience with the program and what it does?
esse - Mar 20, 2007 2:59:11 am PDT #932 of 25496
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
I use it, and love it. Easy, intelligent interface that does both basic and higher-end functions without making it challenging. Great program.