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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Sunday, March 23, 2008 - 6:47 pm
Bob, everybody has their quirks... lol. I'f you just put them in order as you add 'em, or sort them to folders, it works better. And I'd rather do this workaround than try to solve another virus issue on a PC any day! I ended up having to reformat the d*(^%# hard drive!
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Landileigh
Member
07-29-2002
| Sunday, March 23, 2008 - 11:15 pm
thanks karuuna. i merged my copied bookmarks from IE and firefox to safari and to see the duplicates i thought i'd just right click and sort them, but couldn't find the dang thing. i eventually just did it by hand. btw... LOVE SAFARI! it's very fast!
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Monday, March 24, 2008 - 7:30 am
Just a hint, Landi, if you move *folders* to Safari, it will sort within the folders. But if you move the bookmarks themselves, it won't. Kinda quirky!
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Monday, March 24, 2008 - 9:07 am
Bob, how things change . . . Hello, Jim. Bye bye, Jennifer. Jim was here. Hit the on button. Looked at monitor and just a little at few other things. It's simply the monitor!! Going, going, almost gone. I never said anything about (cuz Jennifer said not important when she saw it) a vertical bright blue line in the screen. Jennifer had said if it didn't bother me it didn't matter. It doesn't, so.... Between that and the blinking screen pretty much told Jim that the monitor is the problem and it's on pretty much it's last legs. It's degrading. Monitor: He said NOT DVI. Get SVGA. This screen is 17" diagonal. I should get 19" diagonal or horizontal. Anything else I should get / look for? Recommendations? Because I have had Dell, well....
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Bob2112
Member
06-12-2002
| Monday, March 24, 2008 - 9:24 am
Did he get rid of Norton? What resolution are you currently using with the 17" monitor? 1280x1024? 1024x768? Do the windows and text appear too small for you or is vision not a concern? Why did he say not DVI? Does you computer only output VGA? Many LCDs support both and that is all that I buy, even if I only use VGA now. Any computer I buy going forward will have DVI and I don't want to obsolete a new monitor that fast. A couple of people I know were pointing at the monitor being the problem. Seems like it should cause the problem more frequently than just once a day after it has been off, but with the new information it sounds like replacing it is a good move.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, March 24, 2008 - 9:39 am
Kar, I use the right-click all of the time. Partly because I develop user assistance on the Mac, and partly cause I'm just used to right-clicking. For example, if I want to open a readme file that is in rtf format, I'll right click and choose Open With. If I want to open a package, I'll right-click. All of these you can get to with the cmd key but if you are a right-click kinda person, it's nice to be able to do so. I hated the one button mouse that IT tried to give me, so am using my own two-button mouse.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Monday, March 24, 2008 - 9:52 am
Costa, thanks. I just never even knew that you could use a two button mouse with a Mac. Honestly, I don't even know what features are available with a command-click on the mouse, so I'll have to look for a list. Very cool!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, March 24, 2008 - 9:58 am
Things like Open With, Get Info, Move to Trash, Duplicate... and of course, actions you can perform if you have my product installed (to encrypt or shred a file). There's lots of good stuff under that shortcut menu (and actually, it's CTRL plus click, not command plus click... duh!). Some options are available when you select an item and use a Finder menu option, but it's ever so much easier to right-click. A lot of it comes from the Windows world, where I'm used to shelling out to DOS to do things "under the hood". FWIW, older Macs didn't support the two-buttons. I don't know when they started to be supported, but it's been a few years. I didn't even question it when I turned on my MacBook Pro; I knew it'd be supported. (And the thing is almost 2 years old now.)
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, March 24, 2008 - 10:08 am
FWIW - as a Mac-user, the first thing I do when I get a new Mac is put the Mac mousie in a drawer. lol My current fave is a wireless Macally 2-button mouse, but any wireless mouse would probably make me just as happy. I've been using a 2-button mouse for many years. I don't know how long, Costa, but they've been supported for quite a while now. Thank goodness.
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Bob2112
Member
06-12-2002
| Monday, March 24, 2008 - 10:37 am
Colordeagua: Here's a comparison graphic showing various screen sizes for both regular and wide screen LCDs:
I'm not a fan of the wide screen monitors less than 23" diagonal. I need more vertical space than horizontal space, and a 21" wide screen gives me less than a regular 19" LCD. You want to run LCDs in their native resolution for the sharpest picture. Typically the regular LCD have the following native resolutions: 17" - 1280x1024 19" - 1280x1024 20.1" - 1600x1200 Moving from a 17" to 19" will keep the same amount of information on the screen, but everything will be a little larger. If your eyes are not working well with the 17", then moving to a 19" would make sense. If you have no problems with seeing the 17" and you would like more "stuff" on your desktop, then the 20.1" would be a good choice. I've had a Dell Ultrasharp 20.1" for at least 3 years (back when they cost a small fortune) and it's been great.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, March 24, 2008 - 10:38 am
Serously thank goodness!!! That one button thing used to drive me, uh, bats? 
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Monday, March 24, 2008 - 10:44 am
My mouse has 10 buttons plus a scroll wheel and I use eight of them on a regular basis. It would be very strange for me to work with a one button mouse.
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Bob2112
Member
06-12-2002
| Monday, March 24, 2008 - 10:55 am

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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Monday, March 24, 2008 - 11:02 am
So I went grocery shopping. There's an office store next to it. (I'm not always the greatest price shopper. I didn't concern myself too much with it now.) I came home with 19" wide screen Acer. Should I exchange for not WS. But does WS give you more viewing area side to side? I like to work with my bookmarks on screen virtually all the time. Then stuff is cut off at the right. Or does that make a difference in WS?
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Bob2112
Member
06-12-2002
| Monday, March 24, 2008 - 11:37 am
You should buy what you like. If you want more side to side (horizontal) area, then wide screen is better. The 19" WS will be shorter than your existing 17" What is the native resolution of the new monitor? Does your video card support that resolution? Only you can decide what you want and what you like. There is no one size fits all.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Monday, March 24, 2008 - 11:46 am
I thought Bob's mouse was just a joke...wow, there are some really funny ones out there: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.1858 Here's one for the guys from that site:

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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Monday, March 24, 2008 - 11:47 am
WHAT? I asked Jim about particulars of monitor. He said nothing to be concerned about except get SVGA (WSVGA) and NOT DVI. Other stuff? This one.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Monday, March 24, 2008 - 12:12 pm
So what does it mean when you get the message that your virtual memory is low? Also, is there an "F" command I can use to get the task manager or to turn off my computer. Occassionally, Real Player totally freezes my computer, I can Cntl Alt Delete until I am blue in the face and nothing happens. I have to unplug the laptop and take out the battery to shut down and clear everything. TIA.
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Bob2112
Member
06-12-2002
| Monday, March 24, 2008 - 12:35 pm
Dipo: Go back to this page and start reading from the Herckleperckle post dated Sunday, March 16, 2008, 7:48 pm. That talks about the causes of low virtual memory and potentially how to fix it. If you can add memory to your laptop, that's your best bet. Otherwise you will have to run less stuff. Some of your programs may have memory leaks and will eventually eat up all your memory, even if you add more. Your freeze ups may be a result of running out of real memory and virtual memory. A hard reboot that involves removing the battery may be the only solution at that time. You might try holding down the off button for 5-10 seconds to see if that will force a power off.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Monday, March 24, 2008 - 12:46 pm
What O/S are you using Dipo?
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, March 24, 2008 - 12:53 pm
Color, there is nothing wrong with the monitor you selected. I prefer more landscape orientation than vertical myself. I think it'll be just fine for you! Dipo, if Ctrl+Alt+Delete doesn't work, then none of the function keys will. When a computer freezes, it's just plain frozen! For your virtual memory, it's possible that your settings are for a fixed size (rather than letting Windows manage it). On Win XP, right click your My Computer icon and choose Properties. Click the Advanced tab, and then click the Settings button under Performance. Click the Advanced tab in the Performance Options dialog box and look at the Virtual Memory section. Click Change and make any adjustments (ether change it to System Managed or increase the amount of VM you use).
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Monday, March 24, 2008 - 12:58 pm
Thanks, Costa. Like I said, I like to keep bookmarks on the screen. Like more width to the screen so can see more width of the page. That's the way it works? Bob, should it work with my computer technically? Jim said nothing I had to be concerned about.
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Bob2112
Member
06-12-2002
| Monday, March 24, 2008 - 1:08 pm
Colordeagua: Does your video card support a resolution of 1680x1050? While you are looking, what is the current resolution? 1280x1024? Looks like it had both VGA and DVI inputs, so your should be fine there. Your icons should be sharp but a little smaller on this monitor. Did Jim replace Norton with CA? How long was Jim there? Why would Jim make (IMO) that silly statement about an LCD monitor?
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Bob2112
Member
06-12-2002
| Monday, March 24, 2008 - 1:14 pm
Dipo: Check what Costa said. It could be a quick fix for the freeze ups. Follow the link I posted above and post the same information that HP did. Open up the applications you normally use and then check to see how much memory you are using. Use crucial.com to scan your laptop memory to see how much physical memory you have and if it can be expanded. What model laptop and OS do you have? If you are using more than your current amount of physical memory, then things will begin to slow down, even if you increase the virtual memory size.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Monday, March 24, 2008 - 1:38 pm
Where do I find info about video card? Some place on/in this "la machine"? I've started looking. Current resolution? You mean of this old monitor I'm still looking at? ETA: Video processor is Intel(R) GMA 3100 / Does that tell you what you want to know? No, Jim didn't do anything with Norton / AV. He said the monitor is the slow start problem -- nothing to do with Norton. So he said it's fine to leave it until end of year when my current renewal runs out. He suggested that. It doesn't take long to run the weekly full scan like it did with old tower. What was silly that Jim said? That nothing else to be concerned about?
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