Update on mineself or living in the fast lane at a slow pace.
Did ya miss me? I did...lol
Tuesday, April 7, 2015 by Uvah | Discussion: Community
Hi folks, I'm back. Don't everyone run and hide now. I know its been awhile but....here I are. So, what's goin' on with me? Still in my place, still got mine roof. I'm collecting social security now, got me a bank account, a few bucks saved up. Gee, I feel like a real person...again. Lol Don't have another laptop yet but I'm working on it. My little Acer, the hard drive is on its way out. I plan on finding a new one for it. Everything else works and I'm quite fond of it. The very first laptop I had I took apart some time ago and took it into the shop on Saturday to see if it could be saved, nope. It'll cost more to fix it than its worth and no guarantees after that. I had another one, an Inspiron someone gave me, that I let them recycle too. I saved the hard drive and memory from my first one. I have one more, a Compac, that I have a hard drive for, I think, plus memory. I'm going to take that to the shop and see what's up. If it isn't too much I'll get it fixed. As for a newbie, now that I have the monthly income (rent comes right off the top automatically) I plan on saving until I have enough to get the machine I want. No cheap nonsense either, I like Toshiba and will most likely go that way. I figure by the time I'm ready the dinkleberries at MS will have gotten their act together (wishful thinking?) with regards to Windows 10. I still have Win 7's installation disc and plan on doing a dual boot or if the one I bring in works keep 7 on that and still go for the newbie. It will take some time but hey, I'm in no hurry.
So. how's life at the asylum? Everybody doing their thing still? I kinda miss all the stuff that goes on here. Has Kitty come back with those luscious creations of hers? Lightstar still bangin' out the WB's? I swear that guy's a machine in disguise. How about newbies? Get some more to come join the fun? And how about the cap'n...starkers still denying that his intake of cabbage was responsible for all the pollution in China? Has he bagged any bankers lately? And did Jafo finally get to sit in the cockpit of one of his creations? How about DB? Still complaining about having to clean his screen after somebody cracked a bad joke when he wasn't looking? Jeez! I missed you guys
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Reply #42 Friday, April 10, 2015 1:00 PM
Howdy Uvah.... good to see you popping back in.... 
one of my favorite uses is to remove Duct Tape residue. After you remove the tape there is often crap left behind so I spray it and let it set a minute, you can then wipe the surface clean.
great tip...thanks... I usually use eucalyptus oil for that kind of thing.... it's a bit more smelly... but still effective.... I'll try WD40 next time...
Works great on sticker glue too. It breaks down certain types of glue and makes it gooey and easy to wipe or scrape off.
Reply #43 Friday, April 10, 2015 1:45 PM
Gooey stuff aside, went to the 'puter doc after he called me. He said the laptop most likely will cost more than anticipated. Soooo...I'm gonna take that two fifty and get me a small one for now, as in inexpensive. The hard drive I saved. I should have by the end of the day an enclosure for it so I'll be able to access what's on it. The TV/Monitor has HDMI so I got a cable for it. Next comes cable itself, just basic stuff with internet. Slowly but surely I'm gettin' there.
Reply #44 Saturday, April 11, 2015 9:29 AM
It's good the hear that youre getting a working machine organised and operational again... it means you'll be a regular contributor again. After your long absence that will be a welcome addition to the forums.
All the best with it old mate. 
Reply #45 Saturday, April 11, 2015 9:54 AM
Good learning thread about WD 40 . Injecting WD 40 in my old joints got me moving again. 
Reply #47 Monday, April 13, 2015 11:57 AM
That depends on how you define joint. The one you open a door on, hold with two fingers or with all five with a welcome handshake.
Reply #48 Thursday, April 16, 2015 12:10 PM
I got me a wee freebie. Its an ICRAIG with an Android OS. Question, how do I enlarge the forums page? The text is a bit small. I tried going to settings on Chrome but this version is different.
Reply #49 Thursday, April 16, 2015 6:01 PM
Not sure about the ICRAIG but with most android touch screens you can enlarge a page by sliding 2 fingers away from one another on the screen and to make smaller you pinch or slide 2 fingers towards each other. Also do this.
Go to Settings
- Tap Accessibility→Magnification gestures
- Turn the switch at the top of the screen to “On”
- Now you can zoom the entire display by triple-tapping the screen with one finger
- Another triple-tap will turn zoom off
- You can pan with two fingers held down
- You can change the magnification with a two-finger spread or pinch
This enlarges the entire page though and not just the font.
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Reply #41 Friday, April 10, 2015 11:03 AM
Howdy Uvah.... good to see you popping back in....
one of my favorite uses is to remove Duct Tape residue. After you remove the tape there is often crap left behind so I spray it and let it set a minute, you can then wipe the surface clean.
great tip...thanks... I usually use eucalyptus oil for that kind of thing.... it's a bit more smelly... but still effective.... I'll try WD40 next time...