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Mondays, how I hate thee.

Posted on 2018-02-27, 02:37

in Milliways
Work today was great, but my commute back home was rough. Went to the pet store to get rabbit food, was coming up to an intersection, and once the light turned green, my right front tire blew on my car (saw smoke and heard a noise). 4 F-words, 1 rusty lug nut bar, and a parking brake later, I got …

Re: Old computers for daily tasks?

Posted on 2018-02-23, 17:05

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I use an HP Pavilion N3350 as a CD player (yes, you read this right) sometimes, my Packard Bell Pack-Mate 28 Plus to beta test some games that people are developing to see if the system can handle it (MS-DOS games to be exact), including DOSBox on my Windows 7 laptop, my Socket 370 machine as a …

Re: Internet speed blues

Posted on 2018-02-23, 14:40

in Milliways
The Internet at my house is a joke and a half sometimes. When it's nighttime, the Internet goes too slow, and my router resets itself every Sunday night at 3AM EST.

Re: Bought these (retro) software/OS today

Posted on 2018-02-22, 21:40

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Ah, OS/2 Warp 3. I ran OS/2 Warp 4 on my Socket 7 system years ago. Before IBM made their own OS, Microsoft made OS/2 for IBM back in the 1980's, and stopped because Microsoft wanted to make their own OS, known as Windows (monopolizing at their finest).

Re: Need guidance on using phone for hotspot

Posted on 2018-02-22, 21:20

in Milliways
I've used it on my phones at spots where either the Wi-Fi never works, or there is no Wi-Fi. I did that in the U.P. (Michigan) for my laptop since the spot we were at didn't have Wi-Fi as they were just starting that, and in another state where their Wi-Fi worked once in a blue moon (in a hotel), …

Re: Today's my birthday. Here's what I got today

Posted on 2018-02-22, 20:43

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I also have flux as well (which does help loosen stubborn solder by heating it up more) in case the soldering iron won't heat up the old solder faster (my 15W iron isn't enough, and the tip is too thick) and to put the solder on the contact points that need it. I also have tip cleaner as well, which …

Today's my birthday. Here's what I got today

Posted on 2018-02-22, 02:38

in Milliways
Got the following today from my parents: Screwdriver Kit (better grip) Mini screwdriver 4-in-1 Key finder (I can hardly remember where my keys are at), going to get more for my wallet, my other keys, and proximity badge for my office TV Antenna Soldering helping hands with a magnifying glass 60W …

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