In the garden, and RAIN!!!!
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Brenda,
Not sure if you have a Best Buy around you, but I looked and I did see this for $100
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-21-5-led-hd-monitor-black/6500088.p?sk
uId=6500088
It has HDMI, VGA and DVI inputs, so you'd be able to re-use it on any desktop or laptop computer that you bought when you upgrade.
Here's a picture of somebody using it with a 2 monitor setup off of their laptop:
I couldn't find a good image of the inputs for that particular model, but they're there. I made this image of another monitor for you though so you can see what the necessary ports look like so you buy a monitor that can both be used on your old PC and whatever new computer you buy to replace it down the road.
(Right click and "View Image" to blow it up large on your screen so you can see in detail what they look like).
The HDMI can be plugged into nearly any TV, and most computer monitors made in the last 5-10 years.
You'd just have to be careful to make sure that it has HDMI and not "DisplayPort". I've never used DisplayPort before, but it is an alternate connection that I found on a few monitors that don't have HDMI inputs at Best Buy. It looks VERY different from HDMI, so you shouldn't be worried about accidentally buying it. Since you'll be buying one in a store, just make sure you let them know you're looking for one with both HDMI and VGA, or the box it comes in and the tags on the shelf showing the specs should say which ones it has.
When you're looking to fix your issues, THIS is where I'd start. If we find that the computer boots up properly with a new monitor but the keyboard is not working, we'll figure it out when we get to that point.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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Originally posted by 1KIKI:
I still need to crack an egg into each bowl and bake them, but the shakshoukah came out wonderfully!
I was very careful this time making it, cooking things separately and combining them at the end, because I didn't know how forgiving it would be. Next time I'll know how to save myself some time by putting everything together in one pot to slow cook, before I portion it out and cook the egg on top.
I was surprised at how sweet it turned out to be. Not unpleasantly so, just unexpected. Between the red bell and baby red sweet peppers, the onions, and the tomatoes, I guess there was enough sugar. So another thing I'm going to do next time is add a lot more garlic and spices. Plus one variation that I didn't do this time is to make it spicy. I like spicy ...
My supper tonight is what is left of my version of a paellea? I'm not sure of the spelling but it is a Spanish dish that has rice and usually seafood as well as chicken and sausage also peas and carrots.
I use chicken and chicken stock along with rice and heaps of broccoli and bay leaf along with salt and pepper which is also in the original dish.
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OMG Brenda, does that sound good!
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Originally posted by 1KIKI:
OMG Brenda, does that sound good!
It is good Kiki. Forgot to mention that you also add garlic to it as well.
I love it and make it every so often as a relatively quick all in one pot dish.
It lasts me about 3 to 4 suppers depending on how much I eat of it. Think I posted the recipe in the Recipe thread.
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Wild and woolly day in weather wise in Southern Alberta. Calgary got hit hard with hail stones the size of golf balls and massive amounts of rain. Roads flooded and in some areas it looked like it snowed.
Also a tornado spotted around Lethbridge.
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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
Brenda,
Not sure if you have a Best Buy around you, but I looked and I did see this for $100
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-21-5-led-hd-monitor-black/6500088.p?sk
uId=6500088
It has HDMI, VGA and DVI inputs, so you'd be able to re-use it on any desktop or laptop computer that you bought when you upgrade.
Here's a picture of somebody using it with a 2 monitor setup off of their laptop:
I couldn't find a good image of the inputs for that particular model, but they're there. I made this image of another monitor for you though so you can see what the necessary ports look like so you buy a monitor that can both be used on your old PC and whatever new computer you buy to replace it down the road.
(Right click and "View Image" to blow it up large on your screen so you can see in detail what they look like).
The HDMI can be plugged into nearly any TV, and most computer monitors made in the last 5-10 years.
You'd just have to be careful to make sure that it has HDMI and not "DisplayPort". I've never used DisplayPort before, but it is an alternate connection that I found on a few monitors that don't have HDMI inputs at Best Buy. It looks VERY different from HDMI, so you shouldn't be worried about accidentally buying it. Since you'll be buying one in a store, just make sure you let them know you're looking for one with both HDMI and VGA, or the box it comes in and the tags on the shelf showing the specs should say which ones it has.
When you're looking to fix your issues, THIS is where I'd start. If we find that the computer boots up properly with a new monitor but the keyboard is not working, we'll figure it out when we get to that point.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
There is a Best Buy but not in my city, gotta take a bus to get to it but that is easy enough to do. Was thinking I might do that this week.
The monitor I was looking at in a local store was $129CD and that is without all the taxes.
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Okay. I'll tell you right now I think I am back to confused. *sigh* My poor old brain didn't quite get all of that. I think?Quote:
Yeah. Sorry. Too many words. I get that a lot.
THE IMPORTANT PART: Unless you or somebody else physically removed the hard drive from the case before the computer stopped working, it's still in there. It's a necessary part for the computer to run. You can't see it from outside the case, and if you never open computer cases you wouldn't know that it was in there.
LESS IMPORTANT, BUT GOOD TO KNOW: You know those "Thumb Drives" we're talking about to back up your written work on along with your photos? A hard drive is essentially the same thing as those, except they are capable of storing a great deal more data than the thumb drives, but they are also more prone to damage from heat or from being dropped because of all of the mechanical parts inside of them.
Not too many words, I think by the time I got back to the thread and read through what you said I was getting a little tired is all. Not to worry.Quote:
My is also written out completely on paper and is where I can get at it. I do all my writing long hand before it gets to the ready for computer stage. I mentioned earlier in the thread after I moved that I thought I lost a couple of notebooks with Firefly stories in them. I found them and all was good. So, yeah my book is okay as is all my other writing.Quote:
Oh good. Would be a shame to have to type it up again, but at least it's secure. Hopefully it won't come to that.Quote:
Yeah, I sort of started writing before I got a computer, so I was doing things long hand then typing them out on an actual typewriter. Which I still have.Quote:
I can't even read my own handwriting half the time. I envy your ability to do so.
Don't worry Jack. I have that problem too now.Quote:
I do have a USB but it only has pictures on it. My IT friend needed me to get one so I could get the pictures from the laptop I bought off of him to put back on my or Blair's system when he flipped the operating system from Linux back to Windows. I still have it as I want to take some other pictures from this thing and keep them, so I can put them onto either Blair's or if I decide to buy a whole new desktop. That thought has crossed my mind in the last couple of years.Quote:
When we do get you up and running again, we'll be sure to put all of your work on there too. Chances are that everything you've ever written is smaller than just a handful of pictures you have on the thumb drive. Wouldn't hurt to buy a few more since they're so cheap so you can just back them up and put them somewhere else and have a few copies. Cheap and easy peace of mind.Quote:
I'll try and remember that or just double check this thread.Quote:
Or just ask me. I'm sure I'll be around for a while.
I'm sure you will.Quote:
The plug for the mouse and the keyboards are both round. And yes, pink and green coloured.Quote:
Yup. That's what I figured.
Do you have ports on the back (and hopefully front) of your case that look like these two horizontal ones on the right that someone is plugging the wire into?
If you do, how many on the back and how many on the front?
I'm pretty sure you can still probably buy a keyboard and mouse with the green/pink circle connectors, but I wouldn't have even looked for them for 15 years or so so I can't say. I'm hoping that your computer has enough USB ports for both a keyboard and mouse on back, and extras for a thumb drive or two (preferably on the front for easy access).NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
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Originally posted by 1KIKI:
OMG Brenda, does that sound good!
Quote:I went back to the Recipes thread and looked - you did mention it, but no recipe. If you have an interest in sharing it, I'd be happy to find it over there.
Originally posted by Brenda:
It is good Kiki. Forgot to mention that you also add garlic to it as well.
I love it and make it every so often as a relatively quick all in one pot dish.
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Hey Brenda,
Getting hard to reply to these long threads.
It sounds like you might just bite the bullet and buy a new computer and re-type your work. If you change your mind and want to try to buy a monitor to get the old one working first, let me know if you have any questions.
When buying a new PC, just keep in mind that everything you'd want to do with a desktop you can do with a laptop, assuming you buy one with the right outputs.
What I mean to say is that any laptop will give you the ability to plug in your own mouse and keyboard, so you wouldn't have to use the annoying trackpads and often uncomfortable keyboards.
And you would be able to plug it into a flat screen monitor or even two. You could even plug it into your TV and buy a remote keyboard and mouse and do your internet surfing from the couch.
I mention this because having the ability to detach the monitor, mouse and keyboard and take your laptop on the go if you wanted to go outside and get a change of scenery when you do your work is always an option that you wouldn't have if you go the desktop route.
Lots of options available to you with a new rig. And they're cheaper than ever and easier than ever to connect everything.
Any questions, just ask.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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I built a really cool, completely stackable shelving unit for my basement yesterday using one of the four super-high-quality pallets that came once in a blue moon during the K-Mart days. I couldn't bring myself to get rid of them because they were perfect for spanning the giant hole in my porch floor before that was fixed. They're so nice to have around.
That being said, I re-purposed the small one (not sure why it was 3 slats shorter), and I was able to use up a good deal of scrap wood I had saved to create an awesome 3-teir shelving unit that is built so good it could also double as 3 nice 4.5 feet benches to sit on.
Built high enough off the ground to mop around in case any water comes in again before I fix the foundation, I was able to organize all of my paint and painting supplies into one place in the basement, and now my tools in my garage and my pantry are perfectly organized and I now know where EVERYTHING is.
Not only do I have 2-3 or more of the most commonly tools, so in most cases I have a set both inside and outside the house for them, but I was able to put together a great set of tools in a large tool bag that is now in my trunk and will go wherever I go.
I then decided to work on my car stereo issue. I changed my mind... My car is driving so nice now that I REALLY want a working radio in there.
I think my hand-me-down multimeter has seen better days though and it's not reliable. I don't imagine it was high-quality in the first place. What I was able to test though leads me to believe that the problem is either in the antenna relay/mechanics, or it's in the old stereo itself. (It was a $300 stereo I bought maybe 18 years ago that has been in 3 cars and hooked up to more than one poorly designed amp/speaker system).
It turns out that not only are there really good (and really cheap) stereos out there online these days, but I can also get one that allows for bluetooth connectability as well as USB and SD card placement that will read whatever MP3 files you store on them, for less than $50.
I should get mine on the weekend.
Worst case scenario, it's a problem with the antenna. If I am able to, I might just bypass the antenna and radio stations altogether though. I'm perfectly fine with having a library of a few thousand songs that I can randomize from an SD card as long as the sound works. 
I think I'm going to tackle the power washer today. Fingers crossed.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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