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Argh, my laptop is finally dying.

Wynter wrote:Argh, my laptop is finally dying.

Finally?

Didn't you just buy it earlier this year? :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Finally?

Didn't you just buy it earlier this year? :sweat:

Nono, I bought my desktop a year ago. My laptop is going on it's fifth year. The hardware is all working, it's just the monitor.

Wynter wrote:Nono, I bought my desktop a year ago. My laptop is going on it's fifth year. The hardware is all working, it's just the monitor.

Oh...

Can you connect the laptop to an external monitor?

Though, that would defeat the purpose, wouldn't it? :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Oh...

Can you connect the laptop to an external monitor?

Though, that would defeat the purpose, wouldn't it? :sweat:

Yup, I can. And yes it would. Right now I just use it to transfer files through and burn the odd disc here and there. I'm not worried if it dies, but it is handy to have around.

Wynter wrote:Yup, I can. And yes it would. Right now I just use it to transfer files through and burn the odd disc here and there. I'm not worried if it dies, but it is handy to have around.

You could use it as your downloading PC, just like what I do with my second PC. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
You could use it as your downloading PC, just like what I do with my second PC. :victory:

It's a Mac, not a PC. But yea, I definitely could.

Wynter wrote:It's a Mac, not a PC.

Yeah, but it's still a Personal Computer.

I don't know how PC got associated with Windows computers only... :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Yeah, but it's still a Personal Computer.

I don't know how PC got associated with Windows computers only... :sweat:

Ohhhhhhh... prolly through commercials? Is that what PC originally meant?

Wynter wrote:Ohhhhhhh... prolly through commercials? Is that what PC originally meant?

That's what I thought.

Maybe Apple did it to differentiate itself from Windows PCs...

bmwracer wrote:
That's what I thought.

Maybe Apple did it to differentiate itself from Windows PCs...

But I knew "PC" before I ever knew there was another type of OS out there. But then, Apple has been around for decades, so you could be right.

bmwracer wrote:
I don't know how PC got associated with Windows computers only... :sweat:

I've often wondered the same thing.

Wynter wrote:

But I knew "PC" before I ever knew there was another type of OS out there. But then, Apple has been around for decades, so you could be right.

As we all know the APple came first! ;)

Everything else is nothing but a pale imitation... :hehe:

Yatta!

I finally(!) got my America's Test Kitchen DVDs.... :sweat:

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THat looks cool/interesting, Beem.

Eve wrote:THat looks cool/interesting, Beem.

I've been a big fan of the show since it's debut back in 2001. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:Yatta!

I finally(!) got my America's Test Kitchen DVDs.... :sweat:

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One of the traditional cooking shows where you can actually learn something about cooking. Heads and tails above the "new-age Food Network" shows of ADD quick cuts, corny canned music, and close-ups of Giada's cleavage. Okay that last one isn't so bad.

Kijinnmaru wrote:One of the traditional cooking shows where you can actually learn something about cooking.

I like the show's methodical approach to cooking and their product reviews... Sort of a Consumer Reports of cooking. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
I like the show's methodical approach to cooking and their product reviews... Sort of a Consumer Reports of cooking. :victory:

I'll have to try and Netflix it. :fingerscrossed:

Eve wrote:I'll have to try and Netflix it. :fingerscrossed:

Not sure if you can Netflix it, but you can check. :victory: