Getting Better - Page 2

ReallyDedPoet · 12-23-14, 08:13 PM

Have a great Christmas Steve

Sailor Steve · 12-23-14, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by StdDev

Steve... just thought I'd let you know.. it is pronounced "Windows Hate"

So is 8.1 pronounce "Windows Haiti"?

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Originally Posted by Dan D

Well, under the rule of law you could always ask a court to overview your case and to -hopefully- overule the decison by the management (administration).

I had someone else suggest that route to me. If they still won't believe me after this letter gets faxed to them, the people helping me have promised not to give up. If they can't get results that may be the last - but only the last - resort. We'll see.

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Originally Posted by BrucePartington

Reading your posts brought a flash back of sorts from my own path...My life was reduced to a tiny shell, barely kept afloat with the help of others...I was even fraudulently accused of wrong doing.

Emotionally, I'm numb.

I wouldn't wish that feeling on anyone, but forgive me when I say it's nice to hear I'm not the only one. You know in your mind there have to be others, but you feel so alone until you hear someone else say it.

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I'm in a better place now, and things are starting to look up, or at least promising to.
I'm emerging from a dark place.

I feel the most pain for the ones who never do. It's far to easy to give in.

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All the best to you. I know you deserve nothing less.

And to you. Thanks for sharing.

Buddahaid · 12-24-14, 12:05 AM

Unbelievable. I wonder just what kind of review of the facts is being done?

kraznyi_oktjabr · 12-24-14, 08:12 AM

Steve, Exact location of mouse settings varies a bit but is generally quite the same in all Windows from XP up (EDIT: wait a minute... wasn't it in same place in Windows 95?). I'm visiting family now so I don't have access to my Win 7 and Win 8.1 PCs. Below is where you can find it in Windows Vista. Its almost the same in later versions.
Start > Control Panel > Mouse > Cursors (the second tab from left), then choose from drop down menu which one you want. Remember to click Apply. I will be back home by new year and will check those font size options for you then.

Sailor Steve · 12-24-14, 01:24 PM

I searched the whole apartment and could not find the bolts to put the rest of the computer desk together. I ended up going to a local hardware store and buying some more. I had to take one out of the existing desk so I could match the threads. The ones I got have a different head on them, but that shouldn't be a problem.

This is the corner with the old computer as it is now.

Sailor Steve · 12-24-14, 06:46 PM

WOTTA NIGHTMARE!!!

The replacement bolts I got don't quite fit properly. They're tight enough for now, but it turns out the ones that attach the corner piece to the two tables uses smaller ones. I'll probably end up sending to the manufacturer for a replacement set. Meanwhile I have the two tables set up. The rest will have to wait.

Then I found out that for all the dozens of cables I have, not one of them is a transfer cable - USB to USB. A trip to Best Buy before they closed, and I already knew I wanted another USB hub, so I got one of those too. The problem was that they were hidden in the back, and I couldn't find a free geek to help me. I finally made it back home, but it's too dark and I'm too tired to fiddle with stuff, so I'm using the old PC for one more day at least.

Anyway, here's what it looks like for the present.

Wolferz · 12-25-14, 10:48 AM

Time to visit IKEA?

Sailor Steve · 12-25-14, 11:21 AM

Don't have that kind of money.

Wolferz · 12-26-14, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Don't have that kind of money.

Crowd source it?

Sailor Steve · 12-26-14, 10:22 PM

Had to spend a little bit more on an HDMI cable to run the big monitor, but now it's set up. The differences are taking some getting used to, but I'm slowly getting the hang of it.

This is my first post on the new computer. Tomorrow I'll try to use the old one's DVD drive to load SH3. If I can't make that work I'll have to buy a cheap external drive. We'll see how it goes.

Jimbuna · 12-27-14, 06:53 AM

In my mind I am getting mental pictures of you in that apartment trying to come to grips with the recently acquired equipment

kranz · 12-27-14, 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Had to spend a little bit more on an HDMI cable to run the big monitor

I confirm - you're posting in HDMI now.

Wolferz · 12-27-14, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by kranz

I confirm - you're posting in HDMI now.

Sailor Steve · 12-27-14, 10:40 AM

Oh, this is so nice. The gifs people post actually run at normal speeds now.

kraznyi_oktjabr · 12-27-14, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Oh, this is so nice. The gifs people post actually run at normal speeds now.

Nice to hear Steve. May I ask for performance specs for old and new computers?

12-23-14, 08:13 PM	#16
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,886 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Have a great Christmas Steve __________________ Back in the Day

12-24-14, 12:05 AM	#18
Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,320 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	Unbelievable. I wonder just what kind of review of the facts is being done? __________________ "However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light." Stanley Kubrick "Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." David Bowie

12-24-14, 08:12 AM	#19
kraznyi_oktjabr Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Republiken Finland Posts: 1,803 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Steve, Exact location of mouse settings varies a bit but is generally quite the same in all Windows from XP up (EDIT: wait a minute... wasn't it in same place in Windows 95?). I'm visiting family now so I don't have access to my Win 7 and Win 8.1 PCs. Below is where you can find it in Windows Vista. Its almost the same in later versions. Start > Control Panel > Mouse > Cursors (the second tab from left), then choose from drop down menu which one you want. Remember to click Apply. I will be back home by new year and will check those font size options for you then. __________________ You talk to God, you're religious. God talks to you, you're psychotic. - Dr. House Last edited by kraznyi_oktjabr; 12-24-14 at 08:32 AM.

12-24-14, 01:24 PM	#20
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I searched the whole apartment and could not find the bolts to put the rest of the computer desk together. I ended up going to a local hardware store and buying some more. I had to take one out of the existing desk so I could match the threads. The ones I got have a different head on them, but that shouldn't be a problem. This is the corner with the old computer as it is now. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

12-24-14, 06:46 PM	#21
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	WOTTA NIGHTMARE!!! The replacement bolts I got don't quite fit properly. They're tight enough for now, but it turns out the ones that attach the corner piece to the two tables uses smaller ones. I'll probably end up sending to the manufacturer for a replacement set. Meanwhile I have the two tables set up. The rest will have to wait. Then I found out that for all the dozens of cables I have, not one of them is a transfer cable - USB to USB. A trip to Best Buy before they closed, and I already knew I wanted another USB hub, so I got one of those too. The problem was that they were hidden in the back, and I couldn't find a free geek to help me. I finally made it back home, but it's too dark and I'm too tired to fiddle with stuff, so I'm using the old PC for one more day at least. Anyway, here's what it looks like for the present. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

12-25-14, 10:48 AM	#22
Wolferz Navy Seal Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a mighty quest for the Stick of Truth Posts: 5,963 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	Time to visit IKEA? __________________ Tomorrow never comes

12-25-14, 11:21 AM	#23
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Don't have that kind of money. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

12-26-14, 10:22 PM	#25
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Had to spend a little bit more on an HDMI cable to run the big monitor, but now it's set up. The differences are taking some getting used to, but I'm slowly getting the hang of it. This is my first post on the new computer. Tomorrow I'll try to use the old one's DVD drive to load SH3. If I can't make that work I'll have to buy a cheap external drive. We'll see how it goes. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

12-27-14, 06:53 AM	#26
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,539 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	In my mind I am getting mental pictures of you in that apartment trying to come to grips with the recently acquired equipment __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

12-27-14, 10:40 AM	#29
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Oh, this is so nice. The gifs people post actually run at normal speeds now. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo