Becaue I hadn't heard of PEBKAC before: http://www.dansdata.com/pebkac.htm M. Adam Davis wrote: > llile@SALTONUSA.COM wrote: > >> Harold, >> >> My motorized coffee cup holder keeps snapping off. >> > You're drinking too much coffee - that holder is specified to hold only > 8oz of beverage. You can upgrade to our stainless steel holder with > integrated heater (better than USB!) for $169.95, a savings of $30 off > retail. > >> Also, when I >> accidentally got some peanut butter on a floppy, and stuck it into the >> drive, the drive stopped working for some reason. >> > Most computers hate creamy peanut butter. Try chunky next time, or as a > kludge you can try to use a think layer of jelly, sometimes it won't > notice. > >> And can you tell me >> what that rolly wheel on top of my mouse is for? I turned the mouse >> upside down and tried to roll it around but it didn't work at all - just >> moved up and down on the screen. >> > It's a finger excersizer to prevent carpal tunnel syndrome. Make sure > to use your right hand ring finger to roll it (even if using left hand > for mousing) to prevent this dreaded epidemic. Also remember that > carpal tunnel is communicable - never use another person's mouse without > vigorous cleaning. Most computer professionals simply carry an extra > mouse with them. > >> Also - where is the "Any" key - I have >> been trying to find that sucker since Dos 1.6? >> > The entire bottom of the keyboard is the any key. You used to have to > flip the whole thing over and push on the entire thing, but the latest > technology allows you to simply put pressure on the top of the keyboard, > practically anywhere, to activate this button. If this doesn't work > you'll find that the space bar doubles as the "any" key in a pinch, and > you can always resort to flipping the keyboard over if nothing else > seems to help. We also find that turning the keyboard over solves quite > a few of these types of problems, so you might try that before calling > tech support when you are stuck. > >> And how do I get this >> whiteout off my computer screen? >> >> > Putty knife, acetone, and some elbow grease. Be sure to clean the > corners well. Older monitors do well with oven cleaner. > >> Also, what is this "fragging" they talk about with hard drives? Back in >> the army, "Fragging" was a term used when soldiers shot their commanding >> officers in the back so it would look like they got it from enemy >> fire. I >> tried this with my computer - shot it right through the hard drive, but >> now the darn thing won't even boot up. >> >> > Actually fragging orginally referred to using a fragmentation grenade to > perform essentially the same operation. When you save a file, it goes > off like a grenade inside the hard drive and little bits get stuck all > over the magnetic portion of the disk. What you need is a de-fragging > tool that, like a patient surgeon, collects all the bits of grenade for > a particular file and puts it back together so you can read it again. > If you change it you'll have to save it and it'll go all over again. > This is why hard drives are hard - if one of these went off in a floppy > drive you'd need a real surgeon to get bits of the file back together. > Hard drives are surrounded by grenade proof material. Larger drives can > survive the blast of larger files or many small files, and consequently > are much heavier and more expensive. > > I hope these tips help! As your questions are of such a high level, we > recomend purchasing our support plan for Professionals at 20% on. Just > place the discount code "id10t" in the user box of your application. > You may also qualify for our PEBKAC single instance support discount, > please indicate that you are a PEBKAC user each time you call for > support and our support personel will be happy to write that code down > on the bill. > > -Adam > >> -- Lawrence Lile >> >> >> >> >> >> Harold Hallikainen >> Sent by: pic microcontroller discussion list >> 06/17/2004 09:24 AM >> Please respond to pic microcontroller discussion list >> >> >> To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU >> cc: >> Subject: Re: ] USB powered coffee warmer >> >> >> Well, it was only a matter of time before the USB coffee warmer was >> introduced. Computers have had the motorized coffee cup holder for >> several >> years now (you know... you just push the button and the little tray to >> hold your coffee cup slides out of the front of the computer...). >> >> Harold >> >> >> >> > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different > ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.