laptop mount ...Now a rant...

[roccit_53 at scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca (C Boyko)]

On 2:05 pm 08/04/07 "Chris Bennett" <scirocco16vr32@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Um... ok....
>
> The ones I am looking at are basically pipe with a platform...
> functional but since I have already sacrificed a 60gb ipod to the
> pagen gawds of A1 chassis vibration and they have not been appeased,
> this doesn't seem like a good solution.
>
> I think I need some form of dampening.

 I have the seat and a bit of shelf liner stuff and that's it, so far the
computer seems to be behaving reasonably well in the car. epends on where
you need to get heat dissipated I suppose too.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Cathy what resolution are the photos?  Hi res can get huge--30-50mb
> raw images. Also I use a USB-serial adapter daily without much
> problem.  Some are good most are shit.  This is the one I use and
> have had pretty decent luck with it.

Nope, as I said, resampled, not big, .jpg, same as the other 120 or so I've
done. But not today. The adapter I have I got right from IBM but I have yet
to try it out.
>
> http://www.iogear.com/main.php?loc=product&Item=GUC232A
>
> I can replace the battery in your ipod easily, or you can get the kit
> and do it for about $35 usd.

Nah, it just needs a charge, which would involve a USB, so so the garage
computer won't cut it. I can deal with that too, not an issue.
>
> I think I need dessicant in my wallet.

Yeah, butt sweat, that made me laugh. I've been in that sotrt of state too,
it's pretty hot. Topsoil, back out I go, it'sa almost gone...
>
> Chris
>
>
> On 8/4/07, C Boyko <roccit_53@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >  Garrrrghh, don't talk to me about technology today. I'm so fucking
> >  sick of asking machines to do simple tasks that they've done
> >  before only to have them refuse to do so. Riddle me this, why in
> >  the hell is it taking like a half hour to upload my (teensy,
> >  resized) photos to my photobucket account? It never did before.
> >  Faster for me to process film in the basement and mail prints to
> >  anyone who might be interested. This is not rocket surgery here
> >  folks. And the "other" laptop... Yeah, it just will not play music
> >  at all on Media Player. Yeah, that's a challenging task. So I
> >  locate the plug in adapter thing for my discman and fire that up
> >  for some tunes??? Yeah, it turns off after a quick display.
> >  Friggin adapter is *just* right to turn the switch on the power
> >  bar OFF. THAT at least I can fix. All this to make moving topsoil
> >  more enjoyable. Batttery on the iPod's dead, or that'd be the
> >  weapon of choice. And Dell gets my passenger seat, unless he's
> finally actually died. In which case, wish me luck with Vista and
> >  USB-serial adapter bliss. Yeah, that'll be fucking ugly too. Do
> >  not even get me started on phones.
> >  Cathy
> >
> >  On 1:20 pm 08/04/07 "Chris Bennett" <scirocco16vr32@xxxxxxxxx>
> > >  wrote: Anyone use a platform style laptop mount?  I have been
> > >  looking at them on ebay.
> > >
> > >  Sorry Dan, I need my passenger seat.  LOL
> > >
> > >  Chris
> > >
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