Posts for: Straight Shooter
Oct 12, 2018 18:07:51 #
Lots of good advice there. My take on it: prevention is better than cure, and backup, backup, backup.
Oct 12, 2018 08:58:19 #
While sitting with my laptop on my lap and a mug of tea in hand, I fell asleep, and the inevitable happened. I awoke to a feeling of dampness on my sweater, and the laptop had stopped working. After a few choice words, I proceeded to unplug it and wipe up the excess from the keyboard with a cloth, open the lid as wide as I could, and place the laptop upside-down over a heating vent. I tried turning it on after a couple of hours: nothing. I consulted an IT person, who told me it was toast. I put it back over the heating vent, and waited another couple of hours. After turning it on again, it got as far as showing the maker's logo, then refused to go any further. Back to the heating vent for another couple of hours. I turned it on again, and lo and behold, it booted, though it took for ever to do it. Reconnecting to the internet took some fiddling, but it eventually worked. Now it's back to normal.
Lesson: beware of liquids around laptops! My tea could have cost me about $1000, and I was lucky that it didn't.
Lesson: beware of liquids around laptops! My tea could have cost me about $1000, and I was lucky that it didn't.
Oct 10, 2018 12:50:01 #
hiker60 wrote:
Love it better in b/w. Nice detail, clarity and contrast. Thanks so much!!!!!
Oct 9, 2018 11:57:39 #
hiker60 wrote:
very nice series. Love to see the first one in b/w format.
Thanks hiker60! Now that's an easy request to satisfy.
Oct 9, 2018 10:12:10 #
Spectacular: congratulations!
Oct 9, 2018 07:27:33 #
sailorsmom wrote:
These are really good, very interesting photos, Mike! Your choices of subjects were excellent!
Thanks Sue for your positive comments: much appreciated!
Oct 8, 2018 19:39:56 #
LeeK wrote:
Very nice. Really appreciated looking.
Thanks LeeK! It's a place that has lots of photo ops.
Oct 8, 2018 17:49:59 #
J-SPEIGHT wrote:
Nice set Mike.
Thank you Jack for taking the time to comment!
Oct 8, 2018 17:48:53 #
Toment wrote:
Nice group, looks interesting.
Thanks Toment: yes, it was a fascinating day!
Oct 8, 2018 15:44:55 #
fourg1b2006 wrote:
What do they charge for a night for that 1st building lol.
Maybe you could charge a fee for acting as caretaker?
Oct 8, 2018 15:43:57 #
Oct 8, 2018 15:22:48 #
Ben's nana wrote:
Very nice series
Fran
Fran
Thanks Fran: glad you liked them!
Oct 8, 2018 15:16:41 #
FL Streetrodder wrote:
Nice set of photos! Made several stops there in the late 1960's compliments of the U.S.Coast Guard. We used to put in at the naval base in Argentia to refuel and made a couple of stops in St. Johns. St. Johns always impressed me as having one of the best protected harbors I have ever seen and very friendly people. We've been to P.E.I, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in recent years, but have not ventured on to Newfoundland yet On my bucket list!
Thanks FL Streetrodder! I remember the US base at Argentia; it was quite a hive of activity. PM me if you ever need suggestions on places to visit here.
Oct 8, 2018 12:51:57 #
Oct 8, 2018 12:50:50 #
AzPicLady wrote:
Nicely done. Don't you just love Newfoundland?
Thanks AzPicLady! Do I love it here? I came for two years in 1966, and am still here, with no plans for moving anywhere else.