T+14 days: the disaster is over
Jun. 13th, 2009 01:28 pmI am writing to you using my CF-Y5 laptop with internal display! The huge dent in the lid has been reduced to a barely-detectable bump.
Friday 9:50 AM: Head out to Toronto.
11:15 AM: Arrive at Laptop Centre. Hand in broken laptop, plus a variety of other broken laptops, spare power cables, old hard drives, etc.
12:25 PM: Arrive at Medieval Times, only 25 minutes late. Meet up with other homeschoolers who got there early.
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Medieval edutainment show.
3:45 PM: Arrive back at Laptop Centre. CF-Y5 repair not yet completed.
4:45 PM: Laptop finally done. Also buy a used Dell Lattitude D610 for Kid #2.
6:15 PM: Arrive at Low Carb Grocery. Pick up a few things.
8:00 PM: Arrive home.
It is WORKING! But, the 1400×1050 display resolution is now reduced to 1024×768. That's okay—I was going to suggest that they reduce the resolution to cut the parts price, if possible. At 1400×1050 I have to use 150% zoom to make DailyKos readable. But I told them that it needed part number LTD141ENDP and they quoted me $185+$65 on that basis, as if they were actually going to install manufacturer's recommended parts.
So, has anyone written any good posts on LJ recently? I haven't been watching...
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Friday 9:50 AM: Head out to Toronto.
11:15 AM: Arrive at Laptop Centre. Hand in broken laptop, plus a variety of other broken laptops, spare power cables, old hard drives, etc.
12:25 PM: Arrive at Medieval Times, only 25 minutes late. Meet up with other homeschoolers who got there early.
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Medieval edutainment show.
3:45 PM: Arrive back at Laptop Centre. CF-Y5 repair not yet completed.
4:45 PM: Laptop finally done. Also buy a used Dell Lattitude D610 for Kid #2.
6:15 PM: Arrive at Low Carb Grocery. Pick up a few things.
8:00 PM: Arrive home.
It is WORKING! But, the 1400×1050 display resolution is now reduced to 1024×768. That's okay—I was going to suggest that they reduce the resolution to cut the parts price, if possible. At 1400×1050 I have to use 150% zoom to make DailyKos readable. But I told them that it needed part number LTD141ENDP and they quoted me $185+$65 on that basis, as if they were actually going to install manufacturer's recommended parts.
So, has anyone written any good posts on LJ recently? I haven't been watching...
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Date: 2009-06-13 05:35 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-06-13 05:57 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-06-13 09:09 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-06-13 09:17 pm (UTC)Computers should conform to the whims of their owners, not vice versa, what?
Absolutely! Which is why Microsoft is eeeeevil...
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Date: 2009-06-13 09:53 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-06-14 12:43 am (UTC)The Canadian version seemed to have more educational content. All of the actors would break character to explain how things were 1,000 years ago. I wonder whether this is in order to make the show eligible for Canadian school field trips.
The word "edutainment" is at least 36 years old.