Where's j0ker?????

[jj2]

.... Setting up an elaborate monitoring system at the house, so that on Monday mornings we have a very good idea of where the trouble spots are. (I am whispering right back at Monday -- that it can kiss my ***!)

Way to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi Fudgey.

 

[Ralph T]

Happy afternoon Renee

 

[Poeia]

Those damn HDMI cables can cost more than a DVD player. It's a huge racket!!!

Yeah. I don't know if I can afford the $5.
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I found them through CNet's TV buying guide. I've gotten a few cables from them in the past few years (e.g. when my Dad lost the cable for downloading pics from his camera). So has my niece. Cheap, fast and they work.

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[Fudgey]

Way to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi Fudgey.

Hi Jan

Happy afternoon Renee

Hi Ralph


We got lucky and the oldest son bought DH a blue ray player for fathers day. You can connect it to the internet and download movies from Netflix and Amazon.

 

[Ralph T]

Yeah. I don't know if I can afford the $5.
Monoprice dot com

I found them through CNet's TV buying guide. I've gotten a few cables from them in the past few years (e.g. when my Dad lost the cable for downloading pics from his camera). So has my niece. Cheap, fast and they work.

HDMI Cables Quick Guide
Why All HDMI Cables Are the Same

True dat! Generally digital signal cables either work or it doesn't. The only time I pay retail for any cables is if my local cable store is closed, and I can't wait. I will order online if I have a couple of days lead time.

Hi Jan



Hi Ralph


We got lucky and the oldest son bought DH a blue ray player for fathers day. You can connect it to the internet and download movies from Netflix and Amazon.

Sweet! I want one.

Sorry, a good friend called... Distracted me. A Classycal case of cant talk and chew gum at the same time.

 

[Fudgey]

True dat! Generally digital signal cables either work or it doesn't. The only time I pay retail for any cables is if my local cable store is closed, and I can't wait. I will order online if I have a couple of days lead time.



Sweet! I want one.

Sorry, a good friend called... Distracted me. A Classycal case of cant talk and chew gum at the same time.

They are pretty nice to have.....don't have to go searching for movies at Redbox and you can find a lot of free movies to watch.

 

[Ralph T]

Sounds like it would simplify lfe. I don't rent very often, maybe 4 movies a year at most.

 

[JustaGuy]

Happy Sunday everyone.

Today's project is buying a new can of air. I hooked up the DVD player yesterday (after figuring out that I should use both red/green/blue and red/yellow/white cables -- without the yellow.) The picture is really sharp and nice but all it says is that it can't play this disc. I've been using my computer for DVDs since I moved the TV after tossing the couch so I'm hoping it's just dust. (If not, wow, DVD players are cheap!)

The 3-color video connection is called "component". The 2-color audio connection is just left + right audio channels. I also used a 3-color cable for audio when I had that, one plug unused. From my DVD player, hardly ever used now, the audio is a coaxial cable (like a thin TV cable). From the puter to TV, it's a flimsy optical cable, only as backup coz it's on HDMI. Confused?

Those damn HDMI cables can cost more than a DVD player. It's a huge racket!!!

I bought an Ace monitor if you recall. It came with an HDMI cable I used for the TV. The $10 cable from Amazon got loose in a couple months. It's the stupid connectors.

True dat! Generally digital signal cables either work or it doesn't. The only time I pay retail for any cables is if my local cable store is closed, and I can't wait. I will order online if I have a couple of days lead time.



Sweet! I want one.

Sorry, a good friend called... Distracted me. A Classycal case of cant talk and chew gum at the same time.

That's when I go to one hand typing! But my mom on the phone can hear the keyboard sound and asks right away "you on the computer, busy?" Can hurt her feelings sometimes, so I can't walk and chew gum either.



Good day J0kers!

 

[Ralph T]

That's when I go to one hand typing! But my mom on the phone can hear the keyboard sound and asks right away "you on the computer, busy?" Can hurt her feelings sometimes, so I can't walk and chew gum either.



Good day J0kers!

Hi JaG!

I was having a hard time understanding her. Had to give her 100% attention.

How is your day going?

 

[JustaGuy]

Hi JaG!

I was having a hard time understanding her. Had to give her 100% attention.

How is your day going?

Hiya Ralph!!

The only reason I know that is coz I've done all of that.


Oh, day's fine, just another lazy one. I know, disgusting isn't it?

How you doing, other than hearing voices telling you to...

 

[Ralph T]

Hiya Ralph!!

The only reason I know that is coz I've done all of that.


Oh, day's fine, just another lazy one. I know, disgusting isn't it?

How you doing, other than hearing voices telling you to...

Doing good. Kinda taking it easy, kinda working, kinda watching Big Bang Theory (background noise).

I have a major client whose T1 connection has been bouncing all weekend, so Monday's whisper was pretty loud.

 

[jj2]

Ah the joys of working for yourself.

The biggest decision is to chew your fingernails or kill the customer.

 

[Fudgey]

Hi JaG!

I was having a hard time understanding her. Had to give her 100% attention.

How is your day going?

It's best to give 100% to who you are onthe phone with. I don't with my mom but the conversations with her are me saying.....oh really....uh huh......yeah....okay....okay.....LOL

 

[Ralph T]

Ah the joys of working for yourself.

The biggest decision is to chew your fingernails or kill the customer.

Or a certain telco, like Century Link (was Qwest)!

It's best to give 100% to who you are onthe phone with. I don't with my mom but the conversations with her are me saying.....oh really....uh huh......yeah....okay....okay.....LOL

I agree. Good phone communication is hard enough without the multitasking.

 

[JustaGuy]

I hate it when someone calls me...then tells me "have another call coming in...can you hold?"

Not a fan of call waiting, as you can see.

 

[JustaGuy]

Doing good. Kinda taking it easy, kinda working, kinda watching Big Bang Theory (background noise).

I have a major client whose T1 connection has been bouncing all weekend, so Monday's whisper was pretty loud.

That sucks...

Ah the joys of working for yourself.

The biggest decision is to chew your fingernails or kill the customer.

First, it was the sheep, now the customer? Eh...what's going on, jj?

 

[Ralph T]

That sucks...



First, it was the sheep, now the customer? Eh...what's going on, jj?

I think Jan needs to go to a shooting range and let off some steam!

 

[jj2]

It's best to give 100% to who you are onthe phone with. I don't with my mom but the conversations with her are me saying.....oh really....uh huh......yeah....okay....okay.....LOL

Sister in Arizona is that way. I do call an end to it when she starts repeating the same thing for the third time.

 

[jj2]

I think Jan needs to go to a shooting range and let off some steam!

No one has to fear, I have shot a gun once in my lifetime so I probably couldn't hit the broad side of a barn.

 

[JustaGuy]

I think Jan needs to go to a shooting range and let off some steam!

Or a nice vacation to a warm place...come to think of it, it's been a while since jj's last trip to see the grand kids.