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Mike Hankey wrote: need a good alarm clock occasionally
I use my tablet. It sits there on charge every night, so it's to hand anyway.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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That's true I use mine for that occasionally when I'm on the road!
New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.0
My goal in life is to have a psychiatric disorder named after me.
I'm currently unsupervised, I know it freaks me out too but the possibilities are endless.
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My Nexus 7 isn't loud enough. Also, I TuneInRadio (a great free for listening to radio) doesn't seem to be reliable when it comes to its alarm.
/ravi
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Mine is - you know you can set the alarm volume independently of the "main" volume?
(open Clock, select Alarm, press the "three dot" settings button, and there is the Alarm volume setting)
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Yes, I know. Maybe it's because I keep my Nexus in a (book-like) case... 
Besides, it's actually easier to hit a physical snooze button with one's eyes closed instead of opening them to touch the screen.
/ravi
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That's kind of the idea - you have to be a minimal amount awake in order to turn it off! 
I have a backup though: a old fashioned wind-up alarm clock with the two bells on the top. Just the thought of that firing up is enough to get me out of bed!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Mike Hankey wrote: good alarm clock
I have been using my Droid for that the last several years.
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NOw that I'm retired my hours are erratic and I rarely need to get up at a certain time. For the last few weeks, because I'm working on a project it's been up at 11AM and to bed at 5AM.
New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.0
My goal in life is to have a psychiatric disorder named after me.
I'm currently unsupervised, I know it freaks me out too but the possibilities are endless.
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Mike Hankey wrote: because I'm working on a project it's been up at 11AM and to bed at 5AM.
My kind of hours! Too bad RL interrupts.
/ravi
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My only interruption has been a tooth that needs to be pulled but to stubborn to go to dentist so have been living with extreme pain. But project is getting close to completion!
New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.0
My goal in life is to have a psychiatric disorder named after me.
I'm currently unsupervised, I know it freaks me out too but the possibilities are endless.
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Will do, Mike. Will also post my review on Amazon.
/ravi
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Thanks Ravi
New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.0
My goal in life is to have a psychiatric disorder named after me.
I'm currently unsupervised, I know it freaks me out too but the possibilities are endless.
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Ravi Bhavnani wrote: I've reached the age where I buy new toys only to replace those that have met their demise.
I have to agree. Stealing the new kit is a lot easier...
Seriously, you still had a VCR? In 2002? That's a little...old tech. I think I had converted all my VHS stuff to DVD by the end of 2004, and retired those in favour of HDD stored AVI files a couple of years later. The amount of space saved each time was a leading factor: VHS was so bulky, and so were DVD's in comparison with a six by four by 2 inch box holding a 500GB HDD.
Now I have Sky+, Chromecast and 4TB of NAS to play with...
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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The Panasonic was brand new when I bought it in 2002 (could've been 2001 - not sure). At the time, there were a dozen HDD video recorders made by Panasonic, Pioneer and Sony. I recall Sony's were the crappiest. Today, there seems to be only one (Magnavox - manufactured by Funai).
But until 2000/2001 I recorded on a high quality (4 head) VCR.
BTW, PVRs are a rip-off (pricewise), at least in Canada.
/ravi
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I do have a better device for waking me up, albeit more expensive - my wife. This device has the added advantage that it includes tea and toast delivery.
Before I get comment about how unfair that is: She snores so loudly that I need 30dB earplugs and I can't hear an alarm!
Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.
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Ravi Bhavnani wrote: Nothing lifts the spirit more than the smell of new electronics...
I agree. 
Some people just don't like "new" things. They always get used or broken stuff. Not me. I only buy new, never used. Whether this is good or bad, I really don't care. 
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Well, if I could get a new VT-100 I would, but I don't think I'll find one so I'll buy used.
And let me know if you find a new Enigma while you're at it.
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Sorry, but I am not into "old" things like that. If I were, then my mantra would change, obviously. 
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Antiques and collectibles are an exception. I was referring to things that would be used "everyday". Sorry for not saying that earlier. 
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Oh, hey now, if you include body parts, I use equipment even older than that every day. 
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Ok,
So this posting has settled an issue for me.
I'm not going to shell out umpteen hundred bucks for an eReader as long as I've got my laptop circa 1998. Though sufficiently heavy enough to hinder diaphragm movement while perched upon the solarplexus it is bad in this one respect. Perhaps I will sit up some and cause the works to reside more in a lap.
The biggest upside to spending zero money on new smells? I don't have to wade through the cornucopia of internet tested user synopsis(s) about eReaders.
Onward Jeeves!
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I must confess, I'm very happy with my Nexus & tablet. I use it primarily as an eReader and to browse the web in bed. My dad (who's 95+ and not very tech savvy) loves reading newspapers from all over the world on the tablet.
/ravi
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I tried to modify a table in the database, and when I clicked "Design" in the context menu, I got this:
"You're not currently logged in as owner or administrator."
and this:
"You can change the table but the changes won't be saved."
The really intersting part of this is that I'm the user that created the database in question, as well as every component (table, stored proc, function and view) in said database, which, last I checked, makes me the "owner".
I can't do anything but laugh...
EDIT ===========================================
The change I'm trying to make in the database supports code I've already put into the application. I'm waiting for someone to suggest I remove the new code so I can continue working, just so that I can tell them that's not even in the realm of possibility. If they want to stop me from working, I'll happily oblige them.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
modified 28-Jan-15 10:57am.
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Wasn't this covered by those oh-so-valuable qualifications you just got?
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I mentioned that to the HMFIC down in the DBA office... If I have the required sysadmin certification, why am I not a sysadmin?
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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