Computers and Related Hardware/Software

SubaruWRX wrote:Haha I wished.. I did pass the NA HQ in Cherry Hill, NJ

cool. if you get the job, maybe you can go to lunch at white castles there and meet up with harold and kuuuumar. hahaha...(damn i love that movie)
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haha White castle is the best!

too bad I have to go to NY to have them cooked fresh.

from yesterday... seems to fit best here. :hehe:

Coworker: Hey John, what antivirus you using, yo?
me: *Blank Stare*
CW: well?
me: what's that?
CW: ?? :grumble:
me: lol Dont use one.
CW: WHAT?? Isn't your shit full of viruses?
me: lol
CW: :grumble: WHAT?!?
me: lol lol
CW: WTF is your problem.
me: I dont use Windows. Did you hear Vista has a virus already?
CW: when is that coming out?
me: like 2006 at the rate they've been going.
CW: So you dont use antivirus software?
me: there aren't any real viruses for OSX, why would I waste my money, or the bandwidth?
CW: :grumble: I think i just got that f**king worm on my home machine.
*walks away*

So any geeks like me here that read stuff like /., Digg, The Register, or The Inquirer (not the tabloid :hehe:) religiously? Just curious. :)

Huh?! :crazy: :crazy: :crazy:








:P :hehe: :hehe:

eightysix wrote:So any geeks like me here that read stuff like /., Digg, The Register, or The Inquirer (not the tabloid :hehe:) religiously? Just curious. :)

well not into reading regular magazines ... but i do keep reading on the net.

tech is my luv .. :thumbsup:

maybe cause i have this long background in tech .. .engg.... high end software solutions job ... and in general also tech savvy

I read the net but not all the time.. only when their is big news..

z123_us wrote:

well not into reading regular magazines ... but i do keep reading on the net.

Oh, those are tech news sites. :beaten:

eightysix wrote:

Oh, those are tech news sites. :beaten:

yeah when i was working ... in computer software and tech .. i used to follow these things in more detail

but since i went to business school ... focus ofcourse changed to more related to tech from a business perspective

http://www.google.com/talk/

It was just released a couple of hours ago. But there were people like me who were messing around with it before it was released officially. :beaten:

I'm "eightysix" if someone wants to add me. :thumbsup:

lol this company got mixed up and thought I wanted to do full time, So they should call me back now.

I might get a 19" LCD instead of a 17" but I might get another LCD 15" for my HTPC.

my screen on my 3year old toshiba laptop is not working properly. when it's starting up it works fine, but after signing in and things start to load the screen light goes out. The problem makes it really hard to see the screen. i tried adjusting the brightness and stuff but that's not the problem..the screen's light is messed up..is this fixable? is so any place that you reccommend? I live in San Francisco and Stockton, CA.

help! :bow: :sweat:

IkematsuSosuke wrote:my screen on my 3year old toshiba laptop is not working properly. when it's starting up it works fine, but after signing in and things start to load the screen light goes out. The problem makes it really hard to see the screen. i tried adjusting the brightness and stuff but that's not the problem..the screen's light is messed up..is this fixable? is so any place that you reccommend? I live in San Francisco and Stockton, CA.

help! :bow: :sweat:

If the backlight on the LCD screen is shot, there's not much you can do, I'm afraid... Gomen.

Here's your chance to get a new laptop. :sweat: ;)

IkematsuSosuke wrote:my screen on my 3year old toshiba laptop is not working properly. when it's starting up it works fine, but after signing in and things start to load the screen light goes out. The problem makes it really hard to see the screen. i tried adjusting the brightness and stuff but that's not the problem..the screen's light is messed up..is this fixable? is so any place that you reccommend? I live in San Francisco and Stockton, CA.

help! :bow: :sweat:

Like bmw said, "your LCD screen is shot". BUT, you can replace it yourself if you know what you're doing. You can always check eBay for your laptop model and see what comes up. :thumbsup:

eightysix wrote:BUT, you can replace it yourself if you know what you're doing.

Heh, "if you know what you're doing." :sweat: ;)

Is repair out of the question? For stuff like this, it might be: the repair cost would likely be more than the value of the laptop...

Yup I totally agree. It might not be worth the cost to fix a broken lcd screen.

i've replaced a few Powerbook LCD's, it shouldn't be too hard, you just need to be careful unplugging the thin cables.

krim wrote:i've replaced a few Powerbook LCD's, it shouldn't be too hard, you just need to be careful unplugging the thin cables.

Thing is, would he be able to find another LCD screen to fit.

If one is mechanically and electrically inclined, taking it apart to check things out wouldn't hurt... If the entire laptop is to be replaced, does it matter if you mess things up anymore? ;)

But back everything up first. :sweat:


Don't all laptops have a VGA port? He could use that as a temporary solution as long as he doesn't need the portability.

that'd work, a LCD would probably be $100 or so, it would a time to seriously consider a new one, they're rather cheap now. Especially when Dell puts out those 30% off coupons.

my phone to replace my Samsung R255 came in today and I have a NEC phone coming in Monday.

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