Comments on: Computers are a curse

By: Augphoto

Augphoto — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 03:09:50 +0000

I feel your pain. Every time I go to wri

By: Grandad

Grandad — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:11:35 +0000

Hey! That second photograph is almost identical to the setup I’m using at the moment, Francis!!!

It even has all the letters in all the wrong places….

By: francis mahon

francis mahon — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:03:16 +0000

Oops! I meant to post a link to a second picture, along the same lines…

http://www.makezine.com/blog/remingtonKeyboard.jpg

By: francis mahon

francis mahon — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:02:24 +0000

Hey Grandad, maybe you should invest in one of these beauties:

http://steampunkworkshop.com/images/Kb41.jpg

I wonder if I could hotwire my old Commodore 64 (my favourite keyboard ever) to link it up to a PC?

Fran

By: Grandad

Grandad — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:51:06 +0000

I would Todd, but I have an irrational fear of fire. I don’t like things humming away when I’m not around.

Anyway my laptop didn’t schedule things. It did everything on a random basis, just to annoy me.

Actually, I’m finding the Remington works a lot better, and it’s more reliable.

By: Todd

Todd — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 06:06:31 +0000

Here’s a tip. Leave the dang thing on. It’s a laptop, it won’t drive your electric bill up. If you’re worried about people fiddling with your stuff just use a password protected screensaver.

There’s no reason to turn it off, just schedule all that crap for 4 in the morning and poof, no more morning waiting.

Or, you could do all the other tedious or expensive suggestions from the other comments.

By: Grandad

Grandad — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:02:08 +0000

Hi JD.
1. Don’t believe in paying. Particularly for that crap.
2. Have been running it for years. Great program.
3. Have it on notify only.

Me love Bill Gates??????? I completely and utterly distrust any famous American whose initials are B or G [in any order], particularly if they are very wealthy and wield too much power.
I hate ‘em…..

By: Jefferson Davis

Jefferson Davis — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 23:55:15 +0000

1. Uninstall that Norton, Mcaffee, or whatever commercial Anti-Virus crap that you’ve installed or came pre-installed on your laptop!
2. Download the free version of AVG Anti-Virus, which I’ve used for three years and never had a problem out of it. And, install it!

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/us/frt/0?prd=aff

3. Turn off Microsoft Automatic Updates, unless you enjoy Bill Gates and his cronies nipping in ever hour to see what you’re up to!

Press “F8″ if you love Bill Gates, so I can launch a rocket at your arse!

By: Grandad

Grandad — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 23:54:29 +0000

Daz – Leave Sean alone. And you can leave Sixty alone too. The fact that Gates gave birth to the XBox proves he’s a prick.

Doesn’t my laptop burn beautifully?!

By: Daz

Daz — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 21:22:41 +0000

- Sean: Fine line between self-deprecation and self hatred, dude;

- Sixty: Bill Gates’ Microsoft gave birth to the Xbox 360, so I’m afraid that you, sir, are a cretin;

And Grandad, at least your laptop works … mine ran off with the spoon years ago.