Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[Cole]

Originally Posted by Spuds

If that's your setup, we have the same mouse lol.

It's a great mouse eh? Love how heavy it is with all the weights in it.

As far as amazon returns go, fantastic. Plus, their customer service agents are super easy to deal with. They have the right idea when it comes to business.

[finch1750]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Costco

Yup

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Spuds

If that's your setup, we have the same mouse lol.

[humfrz]

OK, off to take my Saturday afternoon nap.

Yesterday, while I took my nap ........ half of the posts were erased.

I hope ya'll can behave yourselves for a couple of hours ......


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[finch1750]

Originally Posted by humfrz

OK, off to take my Saturday afternoon nap.

Yesterday, while I took my nap ........ half of the posts were erased.

I hope ya'll can behave yourselves for a couple of hours ......


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Its a weekend. Not active enough on here for us to get into that kind of trouble lol

[Cole]

Originally Posted by finch1750

Its a weekend. Not active enough on here for us to get into that kind of trouble lol

Hold my beer

Lol jk. Watching a great TV series with my GF and am too lazy to stir the pot.

[Ultramaroon]

dat p0016 thread doe

[Cole]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

dat p0016 thread doe

Speaking of codes, hella fucking nice to not need to clear codes with my OFT every single time I get into the car.

So glad I got unlazy and swapped the o2 sensor.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Cole

So, my motherboard shit the bed last night. While doing some troubleshooting to limit what could be wrong with it, I bent some of the pins on the CPU socket. ...

Most be the weekend for PC troubles. The hand-from-me-down Dell 9200 MomHawk uses for light duty PC stuff seems to have eaten it's video card (ATI HD7870) so I've downgraded it to an older card I had laying around.

In the process of doing that it's become obvious it needs on OS rebuild (the current build was XP->W7->W10) so it's installing now.

Probably should just be replaced but she really doesn't use it for much that you couldn't do on an iPad.

[Cole]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Most be the weekend for PC troubles. The hand-from-me-down Dell 9200 MomHawk uses for light duty PC stuff seems to have eaten it's video card (ATI HD7870) so I've downgraded it to an older card I had laying around.

In the process of doing that it's become obvious it needs on OS rebuild (the current build was XP->W7->W10) so it's installing now.

Probably should just be replaced but she really doesn't use it for much that you couldn't do on an iPad.

I'm just glad I had a spare motherboard laying around for troubleshooting/usage while other one was being RMAd. Other plus side is that I recently bought a new laptop that is great for day to day stuff, plus can handle light duty gaming.

I keep considering a tablet too, since when I'm watching TV, I use my phone for most things, but a 7 or 8" tablet would be just perfect for that use. Torn between an iPad mini or something on the android side. Apple just does tablets so much better.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Cole

Speaking of codes, hella fucking nice to not need to clear codes with my OFT every single time I get into the car.

So glad I got unlazy and swapped the o2 sensor.

Tell me again how that got munched? I remember a pic of shorted leads.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Cole

..I keep considering a tablet too, since when I'm watching TV, I use my phone for most things, but a 7 or 8" tablet would be just perfect for that use. Torn between an iPad mini or something on the android side. Apple just does tablets so much better.

I have an original iPad Mini I use for that exact purpose, but only because I won it in a raffle at a tech forum a couple of years ago. I also use it for music/audio books in the FRS.

If I hadn't gotten that one for free, I'd probably just use an Amazon tablet of some sort since they are basically free and we've had good experience with them with various family members. I can't honestly say I think the iPad is any better than the original Kindle Fire it replaced.

I may eventually have to replace the Mini. It's "aged out" and won't take any additional iOS updates, which means apps are starting to fall off the available list.

[Cole]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Tell me again how that got munched? I remember a pic of shorted leads.

An angle grinder is apparently stronger than some twisted copper. No big deal, no point in elaborating on how I Jeremy Clarkson'd the shit out of my o2 sensor while changing the header.

Also, technically not "shorted", forgive my pedantry, but working with electricity, that's one of my pet peeves. A lead was entirely severed, leading to an abnormally high voltage, and an abnormally low current, which meant throwing codes.

Aren't you an engineer of some type? You should know the difference

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

I have an original iPad Mini I use for that exact purpose, but only because I won it in a raffle at a tech forum a couple of years ago. I also use it for music/audio books in the FRS.

If I hadn't gotten that one for free, I'd probably just use an Amazon tablet of some sort since they are basically free and we've had good experience with them with various family members. I can't honestly say I think the iPad is any better than the original Kindle Fire it replaced.

I may eventually have to replace the Mini. It's "aged out" and won't take any additional iOS updates, which means apps are starting to fall off the available list.

Are the Amazon tablets any good? I keep seeing some of them for under 100 (CAD even!) But it's hard to pull the trigger when I know that there's nothing on the android side that stacks up to an iPad in terms of user experience. If I'm way wrong, then please let me know since I'd love to save a bunch of money

[ichitaka05]

Whatta... Ultra beat me & another oldie is creeping behind me


& yes, next yr Oct makes it 10yr here... how time fly