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Help 2! by Eri June 16, 2011 6:58 am

Wow! Guess who got a Kindle for Father's Day from his kids! :) by TB 2011-06-19 12:11:04
A whole bunch of info here. My Dad just plugs his into his computer with a USB port. The 3G unit is ... by TB 2011-06-16 09:05:45
- Thanks, Tom. No problemo. I got a cell phone. Wouldn't leave home without one. Literally. by Eri 2011-06-16 10:47:12
- Whoa. Check out the free 3G coverage map! Pan around to see the world. by TB 2011-06-16 09:12:43
- The DX doesn't seem to have Wi-Fi (does have the free cell connection). I have no idea why. by TB 2011-06-16 09:07:49
Looks like they have a built-in wireless card by podrock 2011-06-16 07:24:58
- Thanks, Pod. I'm having trouble getting that to download but I'll try again later. Traffic may be high ... by Eri 2011-06-16 11:18:28
  - Hint: with pdf's, right click and "Save Target As...", then download to your 'puter. by podrock 2011-06-16 11:31:56
    - That's an https site and I get into a tab and then get a weird message and nothing is there. Ahh! ... by Eri 2011-06-16 22:35:36

Help! by Eri June 16, 2011 6:40 am

Check with Robert, but I suppose you could use your user page here at the zone. by podrock 2011-06-16 07:35:29
- It that's my profile page, it's too long. by Eri 2011-06-16 11:21:54
  - try this: by podrock 2011-06-16 11:45:19
    - Good choice. That URL is generated automatically by WordPress, which makes it guaranteed to be as unique as your username. ... by Robert 2011-06-17 08:47:20
      - How do I check to see if domain names are taken. I might want Patricia.McFarland.com or Patty-Mac.com or Eri.com ... by Eri 2011-06-17 14:03:08
        
        Go to anywhere that sells domain space, like GoDaddy.com, and enter what you're looking for. They'll tell you if ... by TB 2011-06-17 14:11:21
        
        Man, I could go broke reserving all the variations! by Eri 2011-06-17 17:04:33
        
        Basically, you decide on a name then reserve .com, .net, and maybe .org which covers most of what normal people ... by TB 2011-06-17 17:48:15
    - Aha. Thanks! I'll give that a go. Now, I have to remember how to get back to ... by Eri 2011-06-16 22:37:41

From the Dashboard window by TB June 15, 2011 1:29 pm

No bumping by TB June 11, 2011 12:03 pm

Bump by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-18 20:28:20
I'll look into it. WordPress inexplicably offers few options for sorting the list, but has lots of hooks to roll ... by Robert 2011-06-15 09:47:36

Picture editing here by TB June 11, 2011 9:58 am

Escape key annoyance by TB June 10, 2011 10:45 am

The escape key? Are you sure? I pounded the escape key just now, but these words are still here. Tried ... by Robert 2011-06-15 09:46:15
- I'm using my old AT keyboard, which might be part of the problem. I don't think all keyboards have ... by TB 2011-06-15 10:05:16
  - I might test it on my laptop later. by TB 2011-06-15 10:07:14

Portable hard drive by TB June 10, 2011 7:26 am

Looks like it might be a drum memory rather than a disk, but the difference is mainly topological (and interesting ... by Robert 2011-06-14 09:45:50
- I'd love to plug another drive into my system and make it a full mirror of my C-drive (system/applications) but ... by TB 2011-06-14 10:10:43
  - The only practical way to backup up a modern monster hard drive is another monster hard drive. by Robert 2011-06-15 09:41:17

Bug, problem ?? by FrankC June 9, 2011 11:55 am

Closed and restarted your browser? Did you try refreshing the page first? I know of one problem with the JavaScript ... by Robert 2011-06-09 12:36:49
- I think I refreshed. If it happens again we'll see. by FrankC 2011-06-09 14:06:44
  - yes refreshing corrected the problem. Still seems odd, I posted the reply, got the message that the post was made, closed ... by FrankC 2011-06-09 14:18:50
    - That's cause I'm kind of faking it. Script submits your comment to the server, and the server's acknowledgment of success ... by Robert 2011-06-14 09:36:40
- Note: It happened with the above comment. The "reply" link works, which is interesting. I'll be revisiting this script in ... by Robert 2011-06-09 12:37:51
  - I've gotten used to throwing a refresh at the screen. As a high-speed browser of news sites, I have ... by TB 2011-06-09 12:55:54
    - Actually, Tom has been throwing coffee cups at his browser when this happens and the browser refreshes hasto pronto. by Eri 2011-06-10 14:20:07
      - Not true! For a couple of reasons: 1. I don't have that many coffee cups to spare, and I have ... by TB 2011-06-10 14:29:44

Most annoying IE9 bugs so far by TB June 4, 2011 12:01 pm

My friend, the simplest "fix" I can offer you is thus: Switch web browsers. IE had numerous problems ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-07 15:20:05
I got an answer for you. Don't use IE at all. I detest IE and only use it ... by Eri 2011-06-04 23:00:38
- Sadly, IE9 seems to harbor to a number of bugs, some of the worst being in the way it handles ... by mcfly 2011-06-05 01:58:01

Why doesn't "remember me" work for log in? VERY ANNOYING by FrankC May 31, 2011 3:06 pm

It works for me. What browser are you on? by Eri 2011-05-31 22:24:03
- When I arrive at habitablezone.com, I am prompted to log in every time,using any browser. However, after deciding that I do ... by FrankC 2011-06-01 12:00:58
  - OK. I know what happened because I deal with this, too. If you log in and then do NOT ... by Eri 2011-06-01 22:04:14
  - It took me a while to figure that out, too. Some kind of simple fix to make sure the ... by TB 2011-06-01 20:20:31

D-Wave sells first quantum computer by Jody May 27, 2011 11:01 am

*Drools* DO WANT Seriously, we live in the future. How cool is that? by VelociraptorBlade 2011-05-31 00:30:25
Quarter of the way there, by one theory. by Robert 2011-05-27 21:47:24

Question for Robert or Podrock by TB May 27, 2011 10:09 am

The normal user can see the dashboard, with small differences. I see all comments listed, but only see my ... by Rita Book 2011-05-27 11:27:55
- However, while I can edit my posts, I cannot edit my comments. (pod) by Rita Book 2011-05-27 11:35:08
  - It sounds like what needs to be created is an interface where you have access to all the posts and ... by TB 2011-05-27 12:15:11
    - That's right. I'm working steadily in that direction, though I know it's hard to see it. The separate "dashboard" is ... by Robert 2011-05-27 21:33:51

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