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tomierna
(Admin)
– December 07, 2007 08:51PM
Well, why not? this is a community, after all.
bahamut
– December 13, 2011 05:30PM
Benton, Many thanks but alas, yes its too late. Interested in learning more about refractors. Will investigate.
ddt
– December 15, 2011 09:40AM
Periodic check: what service are people using lately to register (cheaply) a domain?
ddt
tliet
– December 15, 2011 12:03PM
name.com is fast and reliable, as is dotster.com. Don't know any of the cheap and cheerful providers.
Tony Leggett
(Moderator)
– December 15, 2011 01:41PM
crazydomains is cheap but I think they're only Oz based.
El Jeffe
– December 15, 2011 03:01PM
What a journey.
johnny k
– December 15, 2011 05:56PM
namecheap.com - good simple design, and yes, cheap. People tell me gandi.net is good, too.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/15/2011 05:58PM by johnny k.
bahamut
– December 16, 2011 05:06PM
i second namecheap …
hey i have a problem… my time capsule has gone batshit crazy. i use it as the primary router past the fios thingie so when it goes down everyone freaks out.
i've rebooted it numerous times. i haven't restored it to default settings although that's next. i've tried uploading 7.52 firmware (it was on 7.6) but it won't take it.
any ideas?
ddt
– December 19, 2011 04:32PM
Has anyone who has switched to the "new look" gmail web interface measured its CPU load against the (I guess we have to call it) "old look"? I'd try to do it, but I don't see a guarantee that I can switch back if I don't like it -- and knowing Google, even if it were possible, it'd require hunting through 20-50 clicks to do it.
Lacking patience,
ddt
Mokers
(Moderator)
– December 20, 2011 09:16AM
Formerly Remy Martin
i can barely read the new look.
Cloudscout
– December 20, 2011 07:39PM
˙pɹɐoqʎǝʞ ʎɯ ɥʇıʍ ƃuoɹʍ ƃuıɥʇǝɯos sı ǝɹǝɥʇ ʞuıɥʇ ı ?ɹǝʇndɯoɔ ʎɯ ɥʇıʍ ǝɯ dlǝɥ ǝuoǝɯos uɐɔ
I would like to find an empty PowerMac G5 case. Well, it doesn't have to be empty, I could empty it out myself but the plan is to modify it to fit an ATX motherboard.
ddt
– December 20, 2011 07:52PM
I have a dual G5 power mac, unused for years. Power supply blew, I spent $400 replacing it, but now it had no hard drives.
Heavy to ship, though!
ddt
Cloudscout
– December 20, 2011 08:39PM
˙pɹɐoqʎǝʞ ʎɯ ɥʇıʍ ƃuoɹʍ ƃuıɥʇǝɯos sı ǝɹǝɥʇ ʞuıɥʇ ı ?ɹǝʇndɯoɔ ʎɯ ɥʇıʍ ǝɯ dlǝɥ ǝuoǝɯos uɐɔ
I just searched Craigslist here and this morning someone happened to list a PowerMac G5 case for sale for $30.
I emailed him to say I want it. Hopefully that works out. Otherwise it looks like the going rate for a 1.8GHz model here is about $150. I'm not sure I want to spend that much just to cannibalize it for its case but we'll see. I've been reading up on how other people have managed their conversions and I think I have a few ideas for how I will approach it.
El Jeffe
– December 21, 2011 03:38AM
What a journey.
wow, I'd like a case for no good reason for $30 myself!
Cloudscout
– December 21, 2011 04:47AM
˙pɹɐoqʎǝʞ ʎɯ ɥʇıʍ ƃuoɹʍ ƃuıɥʇǝɯos sı ǝɹǝɥʇ ʞuıɥʇ ı ?ɹǝʇndɯoɔ ʎɯ ɥʇıʍ ǝɯ dlǝɥ ǝuoǝɯos uɐɔ
Sadly, someone else beat me to it and is supposed to be picking it up at lunchtime today. I'm second in line if that guy's a no-show, though.
ddt
– December 21, 2011 06:38AM
Let me know if you're interested... maybe I can get local people to scrounge/salvage the components to empty the case out a bit. I'm tired of hauling the dead thing from closet to closet each time I move.
ddt
Cloudscout
– December 21, 2011 07:37AM
˙pɹɐoqʎǝʞ ʎɯ ɥʇıʍ ƃuoɹʍ ƃuıɥʇǝɯos sı ǝɹǝɥʇ ʞuıɥʇ ı ?ɹǝʇndɯoɔ ʎɯ ɥʇıʍ ǝɯ dlǝɥ ǝuoǝɯos uɐɔ
Sure. I'd be interested. I would probably like to keep several of the components, though. You said the hard drives are already gone which is fine, I don't need those. I don't need the optical drive or the CPUs either. The rest I would probably need, though.
Of all the mods I've seen, the best ones take the old ports off of the motherboard and wire them to the ports on the new motherboard in order to keep the back of the case intact. I plan to reuse the fans, dividers and other panels to keep the completed build looking as much like the original as possible (and maintaining the airflow dynamics).
Just let me know how much cash you need from me.
El Jeffe
– December 29, 2011 10:58AM
What a journey.
Any experience and comments on SRS Labs iWoW software?
It's $15
http://bit.ly/rwtuKH
I listen to spoken language audio podcasts via bluetooth earpiece in MONO. Anything this iWOW can do for me? I can't see that there is.
ddt
– December 30, 2011 05:57PM
I know this question has been answered in the past, but the tech marches on...
A friend wants recommendations for a printer/scan/copy for Mac/PC, under $150. Inket, laser...?
Go to it!
ddt
Cloudscout
– December 30, 2011 06:10PM
˙pɹɐoqʎǝʞ ʎɯ ɥʇıʍ ƃuoɹʍ ƃuıɥʇǝɯos sı ǝɹǝɥʇ ʞuıɥʇ ı ?ɹǝʇndɯoɔ ʎɯ ɥʇıʍ ǝɯ dlǝɥ ǝuoǝɯos uɐɔ
I've had my
Brother DCP-7065DN for a couple of months now and I absolutely love it.
Duplexing Laser Printer with scanner, copier and Ethernet. Works great with both Windows and Mac including scanning over the network.
El Jeffe
– December 31, 2011 06:27AM
What a journey.
Fry's has a $49 canon with wireless (iOS/Android). Seems nice enough. Low end, but should work fine.
