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What are you doing today?
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Surfing the Nation via our new laptop that came in today. 
There's a big, confusing difference between Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. 
There's a big, confusing difference between Windows 7 and Windows 8.1.
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I'm still getting used to 7 lolMounce said:Surfing the Nation via our new laptop that came in today.
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The irony of this. On the one hand, the employees (and the owner) want the holiday. On the other, they could have raked in enough to give everyone double-pay for the day, run just one small shift, and still come out just as profitable if not more than an "average" day.Denali n DOO said:
Me? Finally getting to catch up. The "View New Content" tab looks dreadfully huge to me right now.
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Trying to stay busy, and counting down until I go home to see if the USPS people finally changed the lock on my mailbox, since they didn't do it yesterday like they said they would. 
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Getting things ready to leave for Ocean City, MD on Thursday. Dog kennels were booked so the big guy gets to go to the beach with us.
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Got my water inlet valve in the mail today (last weekend really)
So it was time to bust open the washer and do work!!
Ran a small load of towel through, no leaks, and nothing blew up, so I must have done it right.
To celebrate my small victory, I think I'll have a grilled cheese and some fries.
So it was time to bust open the washer and do work!!
Ran a small load of towel through, no leaks, and nothing blew up, so I must have done it right.
To celebrate my small victory, I think I'll have a grilled cheese and some fries.
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Daydreaming 
...................less than 5 months to go 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVks5JRPv2w
That's mine parked in front. Mostly all Ski Doo's in this video
...................less than 5 months to go https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVks5JRPv2w
That's mine parked in front. Mostly all Ski Doo's in this video
In my quest to get shit done, and replace one of the broken screen brackets in my laptop, I managed to break loose the other half of the critical plastic mounting points for the hinges on the rear cover. 
After searching Ebay, Craigslist, and Google, my only option comes from Great Britain, and the same mounts are broken on that one too. :banghead:
I guess someone will be shopping for a new laptop tonight!
After searching Ebay, Craigslist, and Google, my only option comes from Great Britain, and the same mounts are broken on that one too. :banghead:I guess someone will be shopping for a new laptop tonight!
jimmyjam said:
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Yeah, it's been hobbling along for a while now, been itching for an excuse to get off this dual core for a hot minute. Was gonna put an SSD in it, but all the other hardware in it wouldn't take good advantage of it. HDMI doesn't output sound anymore, and one of the USB ports is dead.
HP G70, I think it's from the Pavillion line. Have had it for a little over 5 years now. So it's ancient.djthumper said:
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Ordered a bunch of blank boards resistors and amber leds to add to my others and got a few projects in the mix to add to all the others im doing should be interesting
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Blckshdw said:HP G70, I think it's from the Pavillion line. Have had it for a little over 5 years now. So it's ancient.
So an over sized calculator... I have never been a big fan of HP computers.Blckshdw said:Yeah, it's been hobbling along for a while now, been itching for an excuse to get off this dual core for a hot minute. Was gonna put an SSD in it, but all the other hardware in it wouldn't take good advantage of it. HDMI doesn't output sound anymore, and one of the USB ports is dead.
HP G70, I think it's from the Pavillion line. Have had it for a little over 5 years now. So it's ancient.
They usually end up being the cheapest option with the features I want at the time. Mainly gets used at work (I have a PC there as well) when I travel (which I don't do much of anymore), and for guests when they come visit, so it doesn't need to be too fancy. Basic options will get the job done.
For shits and giggles, I took the broken bezel mounts and used them to secure the hinges to the screen brackets anyway. So at least it can function in 1 place for a little while longer.
Just can't open/close the lid, you can see here how little support the screen has. This is the point that broke before, when the front and rear bezels were connected to give it rigidity. With a little force, this part started to cave and bend with ease.
Ended up ordering a refurbed laptop last night, everything available had Windows 8 on it, so I guess I'll be taking a crash course on that.
For shits and giggles, I took the broken bezel mounts and used them to secure the hinges to the screen brackets anyway. So at least it can function in 1 place for a little while longer.
Just can't open/close the lid, you can see here how little support the screen has. This is the point that broke before, when the front and rear bezels were connected to give it rigidity. With a little force, this part started to cave and bend with ease.
Ended up ordering a refurbed laptop last night, everything available had Windows 8 on it, so I guess I'll be taking a crash course on that.
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Celebrating my 4 year anniversary with the wife
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If you decide you really can't stand the Windows 8 interface, you can get this which makes it run mostly like 7. Just be sure to uncheck the several boxes that are wanting to install extra "helpful" junk.Blckshdw said:Ended up ordering a refurbed laptop last night, everything available had Windows 8 on it, so I guess I'll be taking a crash course on that.
http://www.iobit.com/iobitstartmenu8.php
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Appreciate! Got a babysitter tonight so we can actually have a nice quiet dinner out
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Upgrade to 8.1 right awayBlckshdw said:They usually end up being the cheapest option with the features I want at the time. Mainly gets used at work (I have a PC there as well) when I travel (which I don't do much of anymore), and for guests when they come visit, so it doesn't need to be too fancy. Basic options will get the job done.
For shits and giggles, I took the broken bezel mounts and used them to secure the hinges to the screen brackets anyway. So at least it can function in 1 place for a little while longer.
Just can't open/close the lid, you can see here how little support the screen has. This is the point that broke before, when the front and rear bezels were connected to give it rigidity. With a little force, this part started to cave and bend with ease.
Ended up ordering a refurbed laptop last night, everything available had Windows 8 on it, so I guess I'll be taking a crash course on that.
Looks like it has 8.1 64 bit. I take it there were some good sized headaches with 8.0? Typical MS OS issues...djthumper said:
Thanks for that, good call. I remember hearing a lot of people grumble about losing the start menu when they got on Windows 8. I'm sure I'd be no different at first.Sparky said:
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