http://www.idkfa.com/v3 idkfa: syndicated http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=7126&msg_id=7132 Industry secret: baked goods, man. "Yeah, well, that fiancee of mine, she baked *so* many cookies. We couldn't eat them all, so... I'mma just set these... down... here... oh. And, ah, hey, no rush on that ticket I submitted earlier. I was just-" Your problems will go away. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Asked and Answered Fri, 02 Oct 2015 01:49:48 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=7126&msg_id=7132 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=7126&msg_id=7131 Because they're probably gonna tell me some bullshit like "Well, you have to use the shitty Apple laptop we gave you to access the internet. It's part of your initiation as an intern. You're not allowed to connect to the school network with your personal laptop, which works significantly better than this POS that we only keep around to issue to student teachers." I figured out that if I open IE I can get the link, because it's not a problem in other browsers. So now I just have to figure out how to get my login info off of my 10 year old school issued laptop so I can use it on my personal computer. Spartan@idkfa.com (Spartan) Asked and Answered Fri, 02 Oct 2015 00:53:39 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=7126&msg_id=7131 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=7126&msg_id=7129 Well, okay. Then your wireless connection, prior to you authenticating, is passively redirecting all web requests (yahoo, etc.) to another page (I'm guessing their login page). Your browser notices that the encryption between you and "yahoo" (which is not Yahoo) is incorrect, and is notifying you. Same as if you were experiencing a man-in-the-middle attack. Better question: why haven't you contacted your school's IT? They're the gatekeepers. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Asked and Answered Thu, 01 Oct 2015 13:08:02 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=7126&msg_id=7129 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=7126&msg_id=7128 I think it just has to do with firefox having proxy issues with signing into the wireless network. In about:config for firefox, the network.proxy.type setting is on 5 "use system settings" and locked. It should be on 4 "Auto detect proxy settings". When I try to get to the wireless network sign in page (by putting in another website and it automatically redirecting), it comes up with this message: This Connection is Untrusted You have asked Firefox to connect securely to www.yahoo.com, but we can't confirm that your connection is secure.Normally, when you try to connect securely, sites will present trusted identification to prove that you are going to the right place. However, this site's identity can't be verified.What Should I Do?If you usually connect to this site without problems, this error could mean that someone is trying to impersonate the site, and you shouldn't continue.This site uses HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) to specify that Firefox only connect to it securely. As a result, it is not possible to add an exception for this certificate. -- This is the issue. I will mention that I can circumvent the issue by plugging in to the network cable and firefox works fine. Spartan@idkfa.com (Spartan) Asked and Answered Thu, 01 Oct 2015 11:55:50 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=7126&msg_id=7128 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=7126&msg_id=7127 Huh, so they have Firefox locked down? Or you're trying to use Firefox to get out from under the group policy-dictated proxy auto-configuration Javscript file for their network? I used to manage this sort of thing for my company. If I recall, the auto-conf script determined which sites were allowed to pass through the firewall, and which were required to pass through the network proxy. Larger organizations, and particularly schools that I used to manage, would use the Microsoft Active Directory server's group policy (applied to each user organization-wide) to force Internet Explorer to use a specific URL for their Javascript proxy auto-config file (PAC file). When using IE, the browser would the access the Javscript at that location, and behave according to the rules set forth in the PAC file. Clever students would figure this out, and then try to download Firefox so that they were out from under IE. Given that we were jerks, and wanted to teach the students the lesson that creativity doesn't pay, we actively denied any HTTP traffic that was not explicitly proxied through our chosen servers. This means that even if they figured out a way around the proxy or their group policy-enforced PAC file configuration, the network itself would prevent them from accessing inappropriate content. If your network admins are worth their salt, they should have locked this down as well. The most common way to get around this is a method called "tunneling," which takes traffic of one type and masquerades it as traffic of another type, with some third party entity arbitrating. This usually involves an encrypted SSH tunnel, which is also pretty easy to block if your network admins are paying attention. However, if you just want to configure Firefox to use your school's PAC file, these look like decent instructions. Set the Automatic Proxy Configuratoin URL to the same as what it is in IE, and you should be set. Just remember to unset it when you kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Asked and Answered Thu, 01 Oct 2015 02:58:29 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=7126&msg_id=7127 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=7126&msg_id=7126 Anyone know anything about configuring firefox settings? I'm trying to allow my computer to log on to the network internet at the school I'm working for, but my proxy settings are all out of whack. What's more, they're locked, so I can't change them. Further, I can't access the "local-settings.js" file which is supposedly where I'm supposed to be able to unlock them. I've been reduced to using my phone as a hotspot, or plugging in with a network cable which are both amateur moves. Any help appreciated. Thanks. Spartan@idkfa.com (Spartan) Asked and Answered Wed, 30 Sep 2015 17:21:32 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=7126&msg_id=7126 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=7009&msg_id=7125 Nothing other than a trip down memory lane. Spartan@idkfa.com (Spartan) Asked and Answered Wed, 30 Sep 2015 17:14:22 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=7009&msg_id=7125 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=7099&msg_id=7100 Any reason non-iTunes? Last I checked (and it's been a while, admittedly), iTunes gave you the ability to rip into MP3, which should be portable. Not that I'm a big fan of iTunes (it's eaten my library and all playlists twice now), but it does label and organize the files pretty well. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Asked and Answered Fri, 17 Jul 2015 19:04:07 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=7099&msg_id=7100 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=7099&msg_id=7099 Help needed! What non-itunes program should I use to rip my cd collection to my hard-drive? Needs to be easy (12 year old John is going to do a lot of them), and will need to be playable on google play music and apple devices. Would prefer to maintain as much quality as possible, and I don't mind paying a little for good software if needed. Thanks all! katidid@idkfa.com (katidid) Asked and Answered Fri, 17 Jul 2015 18:20:53 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=7099&msg_id=7099 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=7009&msg_id=7015 I did. I archived it. No longer accessible to the public. Were you looking for something? kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Asked and Answered Mon, 25 May 2015 02:23:04 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=7009&msg_id=7015 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=7009&msg_id=7014 I never said you'd say you deleted it. I know your smarmy nostagic self has kept that stuff around somewhere. I just thought you might say that they're inaccessible anymore. Also, you didn't answer my question. Spartan@idkfa.com (Spartan) Asked and Answered Mon, 25 May 2015 00:02:48 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=7009&msg_id=7014 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=7009&msg_id=7011 An archivist never deletes a thing. The archivist merely archives it. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Asked and Answered Sun, 24 May 2015 01:29:24 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=7009&msg_id=7011 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=7009&msg_id=7009 I've probably asked before, but can where can we find the idkfa posts of olde? (Josh: Don't you tell me some silly nonsense like "You can't." because I know you can.) Spartan@idkfa.com (Spartan) Asked and Answered Sat, 23 May 2015 21:51:31 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=7009&msg_id=7009 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6229&msg_id=6232 Um, to keep things interesting and ironic. Duh. Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) Asked and Answered Mon, 31 Mar 2014 15:38:43 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6229&msg_id=6232 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6229&msg_id=6229 Why do we go through the bother of putting drywall and joint compound on walls, which create a 1-hour rated firewall, if all we're going to do is spray super flammable wall texture on the walls? Cause if you read the MSDS, that shit doesn't become not-flammable. kitacek@idkfa.com (kitacek) Asked and Answered Mon, 31 Mar 2014 12:53:31 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6229&msg_id=6229 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6018&msg_id=6030 I'd like to re-reference this image. kitacek@idkfa.com (kitacek) Asked and Answered Tue, 18 Feb 2014 14:47:25 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6018&msg_id=6030 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6018&msg_id=6029 Umm howsss? Governator@idkfa.com (Governator) Asked and Answered Tue, 18 Feb 2014 14:19:11 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6018&msg_id=6029 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6018&msg_id=6028 I upvoted it. kitacek@idkfa.com (kitacek) Asked and Answered Tue, 18 Feb 2014 13:50:27 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6018&msg_id=6028 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6018&msg_id=6027 You'd get a Like for that post. Or a +1 depending on your nomenclature. Governator@idkfa.com (Governator) Asked and Answered Tue, 18 Feb 2014 12:31:46 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6018&msg_id=6027 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6018&msg_id=6024 Some IT just want to watch the world burn. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Asked and Answered Tue, 18 Feb 2014 12:08:07 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6018&msg_id=6024 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6018&msg_id=6023 I'd say it was bad code.. I mean did you see all the mistypes in that error message? I wouldn't trust it at all! You've been haxored! Governator@idkfa.com (Governator) Asked and Answered Tue, 18 Feb 2014 12:02:42 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6018&msg_id=6023 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6018&msg_id=6022 Sure thing. I'll, uh, be around. Neighbor. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Asked and Answered Mon, 17 Feb 2014 19:14:58 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6018&msg_id=6022 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6018&msg_id=6021 This is the first time I've tried to do backups since... like... July last year (when I moved out of my previous place). I have since upgraded to Mavericks from whatever I had before, which I assume is the hiccup. I may need your assistant to manually re-associate the connection... Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) Asked and Answered Mon, 17 Feb 2014 14:20:35 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6018&msg_id=6021 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6018&msg_id=6019 The fix here is using the command line utilities to explicitly re-associate your local disk's TimeMachine backups with the NAS TimeMachine partition on the far end (best I can tell). If you're fairly sure you don't have network issues, then I'd be curious what would cause your Macbook to disassociate. Has it been working since you set it up again? What's the timeline for this change? And what changes have occurred locally on the Macbook? Update to Mavericks, etc.? Hrm. Wasn't there an issue you had a while ago where Windows file sharing was considerably faster than Apple file sharing? The suggested steps have you using AFP to perform time machine backups. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Asked and Answered Mon, 17 Feb 2014 12:41:35 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6018&msg_id=6019 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6018&msg_id=6018 Josh, TimeMachine will not connect to my NAS. Error is: "There was a problem connecting to the server "ScrotoNAS(TimeMachine)". The server may not eist or it is unavailable at this time. Check the server name or IP address, check your network connection, and then try again." I can connect to my NAS via the interface, have ensured that TimeMachine is enabled and probably configured. So it's something with TimeMachine or network settings on the computer end. I did a little research, see here. I don't quite understand their fix. Can you enlighten me? Thanks buddy. Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) Asked and Answered Sun, 16 Feb 2014 21:26:58 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6018&msg_id=6018 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5340&msg_id=5342 There was karaoke on Kwaj the other night. Someday sang Under the Bridge. It wasn't very good. I'm glad the concert was fun! Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) Asked and Answered Tue, 06 Aug 2013 14:16:32 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5340&msg_id=5342 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5340&msg_id=5341 RHCP was pretty good. Pretty much played all of their radio hits, plus a couple of songs from what I assume would have been their latest album (or just songs I'd never heard). I won't say that I've been the biggest RHCP fan, but I appreciated that they could play all of their songs live. Flea and their guitarist (Josh Klinghoffer?) were pretty amazing, to the point where I could have just listened to them riff while Will Ferrell played drums. Notable: The massive, stage-to-ceiling LCD display and live video being shot, mixed, filtered, and displayed. The dudes are 50, and Flea came back for the encore walking on his hands, all the way across the stage. Will Ferrell and Chad Smith look strangely alike Ended the show with a three-song encore, one of which was "Give It Away Now," which is pretty much what I wanted to hear. I wasn't disappointed. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Asked and Answered Tue, 06 Aug 2013 12:41:18 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5340&msg_id=5341 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5340&msg_id=5340 How was RHCP? FULL REVIEW AS AN ANSWER JOSH Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) Asked and Answered Tue, 06 Aug 2013 04:37:28 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5340&msg_id=5340 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4524&msg_id=4527 If the Honda has retained its resale value, and doesn't have any gross mechanical issues, I'd say go ahead and sell it if the Elantra is an economical/practical choice I had a hard time getting rid of my 85' Bronco (we'll say emotional attachment). But then gas prices doubled for a period of 6 months, and made the choice pretty easy. Sadly, last we saw anything of it, it was left abandoned and immobile in the south Anchorage Carrs parking lot with its plates/VINs removed. My dad made sure the authorities knew we'd sold it to my sister's then boyfriend some months prior. See if you can find it a good home. But keep in mind that it is an expensive tool, not a pet. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Asked and Answered Sun, 19 Aug 2012 19:39:36 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4524&msg_id=4527 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4524&msg_id=4524 Should I sell my 2002 Honda Civic (manual) and buy my parents' 2007 Hyundai Elantra (automatic)? We're only bringing one car down to California, and Dave can't drive stick shift because of his leg. Logically, it'd make a lot more sense to sell the Honda and get a car that both of us can drive... But selling my Honda (whose name is Greta, by the way), my chariot of 10 years, feels akin to getting rid of the family dog. Any suggestions? semblance@idkfa.com (semblance) Asked and Answered Sun, 19 Aug 2012 19:17:53 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4524&msg_id=4524 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4394&msg_id=4395 August, 2010. You were on the email :) Welcome back. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Asked and Answered Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:02:49 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4394&msg_id=4395 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4394&msg_id=4394 How long has this place been back up and running? Spartan@idkfa.com (Spartan) Asked and Answered Thu, 14 Jun 2012 01:31:06 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4394&msg_id=4394 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4337&msg_id=4338 I came to a similar conclusion on biking. Josh (beginning of the week): "Oh man, I'll save so much money on gas!" Josh (end of the week): "I only saved $10!" kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Asked and Answered Thu, 03 May 2012 19:47:23 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4337&msg_id=4338 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4337&msg_id=4337 If you let a Nissan Leaf draw down to half charge, and assume a conservative estimate for the circuit's charging efficiency, it costs somewhere around $2.50 to top it back off to full charge. Given the stated range of 100mi/full charge, assuming a linear relationship between % charge and range (probably the weakest spot in my logic here), half-charge probably gets me (& my driving style) about 30 miles. Which equals out to about $0.08 per mile. My truck, with a 21 gallon tank, about 15 mpg in the summer, and a city range of about 315 miles, costs approximately $0.28 per mile if gas is $4.15/gallon. If I consider only the cost of fuel (nevermind maintenance, insurance, and all that jazz), and I don't sell my truck, and make the Leaf my primary driver when the roads allow it, I would have to drive 150,000 miles to recoup the cost of buying a Leaf. I've had my truck almost 5 years and I've only driven 44,000 miles. It was a fun thought. kitacek@idkfa.com (kitacek) Asked and Answered Thu, 03 May 2012 19:24:55 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4337&msg_id=4337 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4256&msg_id=4260 Donald Glover Michael Fassbender (for a plethora of reasons) Jessica Walter Alexander Skarsgaard. (This one is purely selfish.) Joseph Gordon Levitt Portia de Rossi (She was delightful in Better Off Ted) conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Asked and Answered Thu, 22 Mar 2012 03:04:21 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4256&msg_id=4260 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4256&msg_id=4258 Hmm. I'll say: Tyler Labine Martin Freeman Jessica Chastain Allison Brie kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Asked and Answered Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:36:47 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4256&msg_id=4258 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4256&msg_id=4257 Well, Mark Strong is already in fucking everything, so I will assume you mean you want to see more movies in general ;) All kidding aside, I of course want Daniel Day-Lewis to be in more things, because he is incredible. Other than him, perhaps: Jon Bernthal (Shane from Walking Dead - want to see if he could do other stuff well, I liked his Shane) Lynn Collins (she was SO HOT in John Carter but hasn't been naked yet, so I want to see her in more stuff until she gets naked... also, an aside: John Carter is getting unfairly raped at the box office, but two things: 1) Why was this a Disney movie?? 2) Why was this a single movie and not some sort of series?) Jeremy Irons (I may watch The Borgias because of him) That's all, off the top of my head. Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) Asked and Answered Wed, 21 Mar 2012 03:37:53 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4256&msg_id=4257 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4256&msg_id=4256 Actors you want to see in more movies, go. Mark Strong Aaron Johnson Johnny@idkfa.com (Johnny) Asked and Answered Tue, 20 Mar 2012 22:54:01 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4256&msg_id=4256 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4226&msg_id=4235 Sounds to me like a complex way of saying, "Modeling showed it fit like a lock and key!" This shows a bunch of structures of CaMKII, probably determined by x-ray crystallography. Then, they modeled how those structures would fit together with tubulin proteins. A 'perfect match' would indicate sweet binding site interactions. Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) Asked and Answered Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:27:05 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4226&msg_id=4235 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4226&msg_id=4228 Any idea what they mean by: "Using molecular modeling, Craddock et al reveal a perfect match among spatial dimensions, geometry and electrostatic binding of the insect-like CaMKII, and hexagonal lattices of tubulin proteins in microtubules. A "perfect match" seems like a weird thing to say in a scientific article. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Asked and Answered Mon, 12 Mar 2012 01:09:15 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4226&msg_id=4228 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4226&msg_id=4227 Microtubules play a key role in cellular structure and function. Wikipedia explains it much more succinctly than I can. The takeaways are that microtubules give many cells structure, proteins bind to microtubules, microtubules are used to transport intracellularly, and that they play an important role in mitosis. I would also point out that they are typically dynamic in cells, in that the growing end is capped, cut, extended, etc. which is critical to the information storage function that article describes (and would be permanent, it seems). So they would essentially encode a 'state' that could be reproduced. Very interesting article, good find. Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) Asked and Answered Sat, 10 Mar 2012 23:43:58 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4226&msg_id=4227 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4226&msg_id=4226 This sounds legit as hell, but I'm not exactly keen on what they're describing here. It sounds like they've identified a plausible storage mechanism for information within 'microtubules' within brain cells. Can anybody comment? kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Asked and Answered Sat, 10 Mar 2012 22:58:10 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4226&msg_id=4226 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3714&msg_id=3742 Thanks all for your generosity! She is most grateful. Wilber@idkfa.com (Wilber) Asked and Answered Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:58:42 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3714&msg_id=3742 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3714&msg_id=3728 With our nerd powers combined, we might be able to form a somewhat reasonable laptop with most normal functionality! Wonder nerd powers activate! conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Asked and Answered Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:37:21 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3714&msg_id=3728 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3714&msg_id=3727 I *might* have a spare battery for that laptop... don't ask. . . . I SAID LOOK AWAY. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Asked and Answered Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:43:02 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3714&msg_id=3727 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3714&msg_id=3725 I have an old dell xp 17" laptop she could have kitacek@idkfa.com (kitacek) Asked and Answered Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:37:40 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3714&msg_id=3725 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3714&msg_id=3720 I can do nothin' for ya son. But it is a bummer that happened. Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) Asked and Answered Mon, 24 Oct 2011 02:18:57 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3714&msg_id=3720 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3714&msg_id=3719 I have a MacBook Pro circa January 2007 that has a completely shot battery. In addition, the SuperDrive likes to be a big ole bitch and refuse to work on a whim. However, it is otherwise a very functional and passable "laptop," as long as you're close to an outlet. Additionally, I've got a Mac Mini circa 2005 that is nearly impossibly slow that also functions. Either way, if either of those options sound interesting, I'd be happy to clean one or both of them up and ship them away from my house. Send me an email. conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Asked and Answered Sun, 23 Oct 2011 23:52:33 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3714&msg_id=3719 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3714&msg_id=3715 Hmm, I need to work on handling line-breaks on non-Javascript enabled clients... But as to yours and your sister's peril, I'm sorry that happened. I have a number of options (unfortunately, not a lot of *great* ones): IBM Thinkpad A31 laptop. Single-core, 1.8Ghz, 512MB RAM, 30GB hard drive. It was my college laptop, served me well for 8 years both as my daily driver and a low-power server, and has been living out its retirement on my shelf. At some point in mishandling the laptop I cracked what I assume is the motherboard, disabling one of the memory modules such that its memory can't be upgraded. If its processor goes above 50% utilization for more than 10 minutes, the laptop fan can't keep up, and it overheats and shuts itself down. Gateway 4026 laptop, circa 2005. This was my sister's laptop for a number of years. When I got it, it was rendered completely useless as a result of my sister's refusal to maintain it. Despite my efforts, it is the worst computer that has ever graced my office, as due to poor hardware design and quality it shuts down randomly and without reason. I would wish this on no person. Recently, I acquired a number of retired, dumpster-destined desktop workstations from another office at AT&T. They are decent, workhorse types of computers. They include a Optiplex GX280 and a Optiplex 755 (I think). Both have around ~80GB hard drives, and one has an interesting dual-screen video card (the reason why I picked it out of the pile). I also have a number of circa-2002 era computers/cases built with very, very old parts. These were computers I had originally built, abandoned, and then rebuilt as I found need for them in later years. They're currently unused now, and in a state of somewhat disrepair, but still run, even if they sound like a jet-engine when running. Also, my sister informed me that the laptop I gave her after the Gateway does not correctly display/run the lessons kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Asked and Answered Sun, 23 Oct 2011 18:48:55 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3714&msg_id=3715 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3714&msg_id=3714 So this is going to sound stupidly pity-seeking, but that's not the point here; thanks for your condolences and well wishes in advance, but you really don't have to post them, because it isn't as big a deal as it sounds. So this weekend our house was broken into and robbed. What do you expect, its Brooklyn. Don't you all totes want to come visit me now? All they took was my computer, which I have backed up and which was only like $300 anyway, so no big loss for me. They also took my sisters computer and some cash she had lying around. All things considered, a best case scenario robbing. No musical instruments or other high value electronics stolen, so vandalism, no injury or, besides a broken window, damage. While I have the wherewithal to buy myself a new computer comfortably, my sister does not. I don't mean to beg, but I wanted to put out a call to a group that is generally white, male, upper middle class, tech savvy, and who go through consumer electronica like candy. She needs a computer. All she does is use the Internet, type resumes (which she was doing in text edit! She's an idiot!), watch DVDs, and occasionally record music in garage band (or related PC software). If you have a computer that is old, out of date, and unused, perhaps you may send it to her. She'll pay shipping, duh. Preferably laptop, but anything will do, and preferably Mac, but again, beggars can't be choosers. Just think: instead of getting pennies for your old computer at Mac recycling or some electronics dump, she'll get hours of use out of it. And it's just sitting in your closet anyway, so you'll have more space! Thanks guys, contact me or her directly if you've got any leads. Wilber@idkfa.com (Wilber) Asked and Answered Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:59:25 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3714&msg_id=3714