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Posted: Monday January 30th, 2006 13:56 |
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So am now having to slum it in an internet cafe with the rest of the plebs,don't know when it will be fixed or how much it will cost etc so I might be absent for a while....I hope not too long though,I shall miss you all.
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Posted: Monday January 30th, 2006 15:28 |
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 Sorry to hear that dear. At least your disapearance will be explained, because if you didn't let us know, i would have concluded that you have eloped with toy boy Thoth B3....... Well, the poor lad is soo infatuated by your 27/40 statistics.....
Seriously,i hope it doesn't cost you too much...
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Posted: Monday January 30th, 2006 17:56 |
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Whoa, Your Laptops in hospital. I hope it gets better. Actually tell you what, which hospitals it in? I'll bring in some grapes and a bottle of Ribena.
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Posted: Tuesday January 31st, 2006 18:42 |
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Ermm my laptop has officially flat-lined,not surprising since it was as old as Methusalah,it was the lap-top equivalent of a Delorean and unless I can find a part for it on E-Bay or something,its pretty much finished.
So am now saving up for a Mac.
Services will be held at................
Oh,the pain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*WAIL*
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Posted: Tuesday January 31st, 2006 18:44 |
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Oh dear 
will you be cremating this Laptop or Burying in the back garden...?
Poor Jett, consigned to Internet Cafe....
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Posted: Tuesday January 31st, 2006 18:53 |
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Kunjufu wrote: Oh dear
will you be cremating this Laptop or Burying in the back garden...?
Poor Jett, consigned to Internet Cafe....
Dont think i'll be cremating as its not environmentally sound for inorganic materials,so I think I shall hang on to and maybe take it on the Antiques Roadshow in 2010
I really dont like it in the Cafe, people talking and what not and looking at my screen,I just sometimes wanna scream mind your business and shut the fook up!!!,but then I quickly remember that im not in my yard.
By the way if anyone can recommend a Mac laptop in the region of £500-600 pounds,just need it for basics,ebay,forums,i-tunes etc..it doesnt need to be all singing all dancing.
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Posted: Tuesday January 31st, 2006 19:44 |
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| Jett I think you ca get an Ibook for that price, check out Apple online
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Posted: Tuesday January 31st, 2006 21:50 |
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get your self down to your local computer fare and go cop a bargain!!
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Posted: Tuesday January 31st, 2006 23:20 |
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What you need is a Windows... Mac's are rubbish price rip off and usually slow.... looks nice though...
Like BP mentioned go to a computer fair... their's one I go to in Stratford... couple of nice laptops there.. in the region of your budget...
Or better yet get urself a copy of pc pro magazine, you can find a lot of laptops there that are on sale...
Hmmmm.......come to think of it I don't think I have ever used a internet cafe before.
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Posted: Tuesday January 31st, 2006 23:38 |
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Do you need a laptop, JB? We were looking for a Mac for my sister-in-law, G4 iMacs were going for @350 on eBay... we are talking 1 gig processor, 512 Mb ram... 10.2 and up OS (I think Panther)
New ibooks run 600-700 quid. Bet you can get cheaper ones refurbished.
RIP old laptop...
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Posted: Wednesday February 1st, 2006 00:15 |
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I have a G5 i use for work, as much as they look lovely and the graphic is brilliant i definitely don't recommend MAC's especially for browsing the net. I personally all together avoid switching on mine if i don't have too. The only people that should use MAC's are designers other than that a nice Dell, Toshiba is your friend... Personal favourite is Tosh, I worked with Tecra, portege, M100, and M2 for 2.5 years and never had any major problems. They are quite light to carry, easy to get used too (will require external mouse), nuff space, easily maintainable, built in Bluetooth, wireless, slightly costly thou. I also had dell latitude lol and I still use Dell C610 which still runs very nicely, the only Dell that had issue (hardware) was C400.
Anyway, the Stratford computer fair is good, there is also a computer fair in Tottenham Court Road.
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Posted: Wednesday February 1st, 2006 12:42 |
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Sorry can't be doing with all this MAC bashing I have both a MAC and PC and to be honest the Mac gives less trouble....flippin PC attracks all sorts of stupidness. That the MACV just doesn't get.. Its quicker, and better for sound, watching movies/tv and storing my photos....
Viva la MAC
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Posted: Wednesday February 1st, 2006 13:10 |
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I thought I was the only one that like bargains, Stratford computer is highly recommended.
Why not try Linux, virus free + you get all the software for free.
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Posted: Wednesday February 1st, 2006 13:41 |
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Kunjufu wrote: Sorry can't be doing with all this MAC bashing I have both a MAC and PC and to be honest the Mac gives less trouble....flippin PC attracks all sorts of stupidness. That the MACV just doesn't get.. Its quicker, and better for sound, watching movies/tv and storing my photos....
Viva la MAC
No Sir... I think you mean VIVA LA Windows...
I am currently writting a Mac version of some software... and it has been a frigging nightmare, they make life incredibly difficult..
Just think about this... One button mouse press.. I mean why oh why would anybody find that comfortable.... when there is 6 button mouse on pc which allows you to do most actions..
And when your Mac breaks down... ermm who are you going to call?
In other words MACs are like bimbos... good too look at but lacks any depths... 
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Posted: Wednesday February 1st, 2006 13:51 |
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Blackthoughts: you're Mac ignorance is bliss..actually anything you can do on a Windows based PC, can be done just as easily on a MAC...and if my MAC breaks down as it did a few months ago...
I called my little man, to come a fetch it from work, fix it and then bring it back at my convinence....
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Posted: Wednesday February 1st, 2006 14:14 |
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No no no... Mac is expensive to buy... and expensive to fix, I remember back in my Uni days... I manage to build my own desktop pc from buying parts in a computer fair got home everything done within a day, high spec machine... is that possible with Macs? nope
When one of the parts broke down.. went to computer fair bought another part.... got home fixed.. can u do that with macs?....
And come to speed and perfomance... High end Mac was put through its paces against Pc.. and you never guess who won... .YUP Viva La Pc
Although when it comes to display.. Mac to have the edge... no doubt
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Posted: Wednesday February 1st, 2006 14:45 |
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Hi it's me again reporting from the caff,I hate it here,there's a guy sitting next to me chewing his gum so loud and hard I swear he is gonna swallow his tongue in the process,I keep shooting him dagger like stares,he's not gettin the hint,so ive now just put my I-pod on coz I cant take it anymore.
Anyway guys thank you for all your advice re replacement for my "baby"
I thought about getting a new Mac just because I heard they a less prone to viruses etc ,or they dont get any at all.
But truth be told I was the one who mashed up my old laptop,there was nothing wrong with it until I stumbled out of bed completely disoriented,tripped over some wire which my lappy was connected too,then somehow manged to wrench the socket out.(Not a ver y graceful visual I know).
So when I took it in for repairs I was told it would cost X amount to repair but he himself couldnt do it,so I thought for that amount might as well upgrade.
Then I decided to check E-Bay(E-Bay is your friend)and I am bidding on my exact same lappy(and it will only cost me £30 more than the repair to my old one) there and if all goes well I should be up and running again in a week,-time it takes the check to clear etc ,etc if I win.
So until next time guys
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Posted: Wednesday February 1st, 2006 16:01 |
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@Jett what laptop are you bidding for and can you give me a hint on how much I’ll be looking to pay?
@blackthought maybe the way we use our MACs is different to the way Kunjufu uses it? For e.g. I have both OS X and Classic on my G5. I use my MAC to primarily access the Netware servers, but I also occasionally use classic to access outlook as exchange 5.5 isn’t compatible with OS X, same for quark. Also the only remote control software I know of that can be installed on a MAC is Timbaktu which imo is sh*t.
I don't know if it's to do with what i use it for but i find there are way too many things that are wrong with MAC than right, at least with OS 9 the fact that you can literally copy any program from one machine to another lol no licence required used to make them quite attractive, but you can’t even do that anymore.
This thread has turned into PC Vs MAC, maybe you should move it to the IT forum lol
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Posted: Wednesday February 1st, 2006 16:23 |
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@ABs
It definetly must be... I would never use a mac, but due to customer demands for our software to be compatible with Macs.. what do you know, I had to get acquainted with G5 ...
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Posted: Wednesday February 1st, 2006 20:50 |
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Abissinia wrote: @Jett what laptop are you bidding for and can you give me a hint on how much I’ll be looking to pay?
@blackthought maybe the way we use our MACs is different to the way Kunjufu uses it? For e.g. I have both OS X and Classic on my G5. I use my MAC to primarily access the Netware servers, but I also occasionally use classic to access outlook as exchange 5.5 isn’t compatible with OS X, same for quark. Also the only remote control software I know of that can be installed on a MAC is Timbaktu which imo is sh*t.
I don't know if it's to do with what i use it for but i find there are way too many things that are wrong with MAC than right, at least with OS 9 the fact that you can literally copy any program from one machine to another lol no licence required used to make them quite attractive, but you can’t even do that anymore.
This thread has turned into PC Vs MAC, maybe you should move it to the IT forum lol
My old lap-top is an IBM Thinkpad and the one I bid on which I just found out I won,is also a Thinkpad.
So catch the joke now................
I picked up my dead lappy from the repair shop today,he cant fix it but told me that some others may,I phoned around for some quotes which were extortionate,but the repair man showed me how I can get it to work if I hold my hand round the back of the computer to keep the socket functioning,so basically I would have to operate on my lappy with one hand,whilst the other gets cramp!
So suffice it to say I cant really be dealing with all that,so I have built a configuration of props round the back to keep the socket powered,I cant so much as breath hard otherwise the lappy goes off,so basically I have about 15 minutes before the whole house of cards comes tumbling down.
I'm having to read everything really quicklybut i'm greatful to have even a little bit of internet access before the new one comes,that internet cafe was getting me down,the keyboards were filthy,who knows what kind of scabies I may have caught in there.
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Posted: Friday February 3rd, 2006 05:12 |
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Wish I had checked it out sooner. The HOMEBOY SHOPPING NETWORK here has great deals!!!
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Posted: Friday February 3rd, 2006 22:49 |
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I got a Dell inspiron off ebay and put SUSE 10.0 on it.
$350
I don't how much that is in the real money that you use east of the pond.
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Posted: Friday February 3rd, 2006 23:30 |
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umbrarchist wrote: I got a Dell inspiron off ebay and put SUSE 10.0 on it.
$350
I don't how much that is in the real money that you use east of the pond.
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That's about £200 this end,I dont know what SUSE 10.0 is(I am a bit TechnoDumB,no a lot Technodumb),anyway the Thinkpad I bought off E-Bay was in the region of what you paid,it comes with a bunch of software and some other extras so think it's good deal.
But I have since found by building a little mountain of things at the back of my lappy keeps it working periodically( cant really explain the visual you will have to use your imagination) but it will just switch itself off randomly coz it's hurting and does need a new part,but if I am gentle with it ,it will keep working for half hour chunks and then I have to re-jig it again.
Anyway hopefully it will keep me going til the new one arrives at the end of next week.
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Posted: Saturday February 4th, 2006 01:11 |
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Lost in the Linux Zone.
Sorry, SUSE is a distribution of Linux, 10.0 is the latest version. It's kind of German I think.
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It sounds like the jack for the power connection on the motherboard is cracked. I have seen that before. The proper way to fix it is usually to replace the motherboard but that would be expensive. What could be done is solder wires to the motherboard at the power connector and run the wires out the hole and solder another connector onto the wires. It wouldn't be very pretty but it would work.
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