[02:28] <Cheri703> http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2011/02/24/how-watson-could-have-been-defeated-on-jeopardy/
[02:49] <Unit193> Win
[02:49] <Cheri703> heh
[03:01] <Unit193> The "An Update is Available For Your Computer" one is so true....
[03:04] <Cheri703> yeah :)
[03:04] <Unit193> How often do you check for Linux updates?
[03:05] <Cheri703> it pops up on occasion
[03:06]  * Unit193 Forgot that there is an update GUI that pops up....
[03:10]  * Cheri703 is starting a fresh install of xp pro on a new hdd for a client. wasn't able to recover data from the old one :(
[03:10] <Cheri703> but it's money :) I've got a few more jobs lined up as well :)
[03:49] <Cheri703> It feels like the weekend because tomorrow is the first day this week that I don't have anything specific scheduled
[03:51]  * canthus13 apt-get updates and apt-get upgrades obsessively.
[03:51]  * Unit193 tries not to do it more then once a day...
[03:52] <Cheri703> like I am when tracking shipments? refresh....refresh....refresh....refresh
[03:52] <Unit193> I don't do it more then once a day anymore :)
[03:52] <canthus13> Cheri703: Speaking of shipments... my skullcandy earbuds still haven't shown up. I *HATE* the hybrid UPS/USPS delivery crap. :(
[03:52] <Cheri703> :( yeah, me too
[03:52] <Cheri703> pick one!
[03:52] <canthus13> they supposedly were handed off to the USPS on the 19th...
[03:52] <Cheri703> dang!
[03:52] <canthus13> they still haven't shown up. :(
[03:53] <canthus13> Meanwhile, my wireless card I ordered 2 days ago showed up today from San Jose.
[03:53] <Cheri703> this stupid computer has weird front usb issues
[03:54] <canthus13> swap the back and front USB headers and see if the problems migrate to the back.
[03:55] <canthus13> if they do, it's a motherboard issue. if they don't, it's a connector issue. that can be swapped out. :)
[03:58] <Cheri703> might, but it only occurred after hp's chipset update -_- so going to roll back, or just reinstall (was the first update installed)
[03:58] <Cheri703> freaking microsoft
[03:58] <Cheri703> freaking hp
[03:59] <canthus13> Heh.
[03:59]  * canthus13 is about to replace the wireless card in his wife's HP laptop.
[04:00] <Cheri703> canthus13: do you know at what point your headphones were handed over to usps? i.e. ohio or?
[04:03] <canthus13> Yeah. right here in Toledo. :(
[04:04] <Cheri703> I'd say at this point, it's time to call your local post office about it
[04:05] <canthus13> I'm gonna.
[04:05] <Cheri703> well, good! you should!
[04:06]  * canthus13 just hasn't had time with all the extra hours he's been working. :P
[04:06] <Cheri703> mmhm
[04:06] <Cheri703> I hate having to call the post office
[04:06] <Cheri703> in columbus it was HORRIBLE
[04:13] <Cheri703> I've been getting all sorts of shipments lately, our ups guy comes at a fairly predictable time, but our mail can be anywhere from 10am to 4pm :/
[04:14] <Cheri703> (ups is between 5 and 6) :/
[04:15] <canthus13> USPS is the same here.. anywhere from 9am to 7pm.
[04:17] <Cheri703> freaking usps
[04:17] <Cheri703> and so starts the 35 rounds of windows updates on a new install -_-
[04:19] <canthus13> Cheri703: Have fun with that.
[04:19] <Cheri703> oh, always
[04:19] <Cheri703> ooo, random thing:
[04:19] <Cheri703> I had to call tech support for my client's dsl account today, and I was asking the guy if the tech who was going to come would freak out if it was not-windows on the computer, and he asked what it had, I mentioned ubuntu, and turns out, he was a big ubuntu user
[04:20] <Cheri703> he's in orlando though, I told him to look up his loco
[04:21] <canthus13> sweet.
[04:22] <Cheri703> yeah, wasn't expecting that, most of the time they're like, "so go to the start menu" "uhm, I don't have one" "whaaa?!"
[04:22] <canthus13> Heh.
[04:22] <canthus13> I've had a few calls like that lately.  And from the most non-technical people, too.
[04:25] <Cheri703> people are ridiculous
[04:27] <Cheri703> did you hear that 2 and a half men got officially canceled today after charlie sheen was an idiot again?
[04:27] <lostConnection> oh Charlie Sheen...
[04:28] <Cheri703> it's about time, that show was horrible
[04:28] <Cheri703> in my opinion
[04:35]  * Cheri703 has invented a new acronym: IDFLGI: I don't feel like googling it
[04:35] <Cheri703> for example: IDFLGI - is there an easy way to sync google calendars with evolution? updating automatically both directions?
[04:39] <Cheri703> (I actually want to know ;) )
[04:45] <canthus13> Cheri703: did you try google? :)
[04:45] <Cheri703> doing other things, idflgi :D
[04:45] <canthus13> oh well. I'm sure google knows.
[04:45] <Cheri703> probably
[04:45] <Cheri703> I'll get to it
[05:47] <Cheri703> it's SUPER easy, and the ubuntu wiki page is way out of date :/
[05:49] <Unit193> And there is nobody to tell... (you're supposed to fix it yourself :/ )
[05:49] <Cheri703> well, I found the answer on a forum post
[05:50] <Unit193> So, is it easy?
[05:50] <Cheri703> well, upon rereading, it's on the wiki page, just not the first option for some reason
[05:50] <Cheri703> yeah, super easy
[05:51] <Cheri703> so now I'm CONNECTED! mua ha ha ha ha! (evil laugh)
[05:51] <Cheri703> though if I migrate to 10.10 I have to do this again -_-
[05:52] <Unit193> I take it you like evolution best?
[05:52] <Cheri703> but at least it's easier than trying to put it all in manually, and I've never had an evolution backup work properly when trying to restore
[05:56] <Cheri703> I rarely use it
[05:56] <Cheri703> I prefer not to have things ONLY in one place
[05:57] <Unit193> IMAP
[05:57] <Cheri703> I may use it more now since I hate hate hate google calendar's interface on my netbook screen
[05:57] <Cheri703> I usually use gcal via my phone
[05:57] <Cheri703> but this will be easier when I'm scheduling with clients and such
[05:57] <Unit193> Firefox?
[05:57] <Cheri703> yeah, but it's a lot of frames that scroll at different intervals and it doesn't fit on my screen, even with ff in full screen
[05:58] <Cheri703> so it's irritating
[05:59] <Unit193> Found it!: http://greasefire.userscripts.org/scripts/show/95858
[06:00] <Cheri703> very nice, if I only used one calendar, that'd be great, but I have to have access to at least 4 currently
[06:00] <Cheri703> (might increase at some point)
[06:01] <Unit193> As long as you keep them on (or randomly disable GM like I do to switch them) you're fine
[06:02] <Cheri703> perhaps
[06:02] <Cheri703> I like having the dropdown calendar on the top panel
[06:02]  * Cheri703 is picky
[06:03] <Unit193> Hey, what works, works
[06:04] <Unit193> (evolution, T-bird, web interface, CLI, etc.)
[06:05] <Cheri703> I think this will be good...I wish I could integrate tomboy notes into evolution, that'd be AWESOME
[06:06] <Unit193> I should try evolution at some point... I'm a T-Bird user (kinda, I use alpine and web interface way more)
[06:07] <Cheri703> I don't like that you HAVE to put in email info to even use it as a calendar, but I just put in random crap and it takes it
[06:07] <Cheri703> oh how I loathe the layers upon layers of updates in windows >.< I'm on at least the 4th round, and some of them have been over 100 updates
[06:08] <Unit193> Any SPs yet?
[06:09] <Cheri703> sp3 was the first thing I ran
[06:09] <Unit193> I like the disks that have it built-in...
[06:10] <Cheri703> yeah, but my version of xp pro for hp/compaq is sp2, so I deal with it
[06:12] <Unit193> Or that you can't minimize when you're doing updates.... that's another one that I just LOVE (doing Win+D works)
[06:12] <Cheri703> eh, not so much a problem for me, as I generally start it going and ignore it til it's done
[06:13] <Unit193> You can be really lazy and VNC/TeamViewer/RDP in and do it that way :)
[06:14] <Cheri703> yeah, but that requires setting that all up first
[06:14] <Cheri703> I bring my monitor, keyboard, and mouse to the living room, put them on the end table, and do it while I watch tv...or if I'm doing more than one, I take them in the office and hook them up to the kvm switch so I can hop back and forth
[06:15]  * Cheri703 is not lazy, is energy efficient
[06:16]  * Unit193 is fat and lazy and knows it! :)
[06:17]  * Unit193 or will find the hardest way to do something and do it...
[15:08] <canthus13> yay. another 8 inches or so of snow. :P
[18:05] <BiosElement> Wow
[18:05] <BiosElement> Gnome 3 thinks maximize/minimize buttons are useless...
[18:05] <BiosElement> And people say KDE is nuts... >.>
[18:06] <canthus13> Cheri703: My earbuds showed up.
[18:06] <Cheri703> canthus13: yay!
[19:52] <lostConnection> Would any one happen to know why after restarting Ubuntu my computer switches the window effects down to the lowest settings?
[19:52] <lostConnection> I'm guessing it is because I am running an old computer
[20:32] <canthus13> lostConnection: Video driver issues most likely.
[20:32] <canthus13> My kid runs with effects on a 64MB Geforce 4 go... and I ran 'em once on a 16MB Radeon 6M.
[20:32] <canthus13> So it's not likely to be a hardware issue.
[20:36] <Cheri703> I always turn off visual effects...
[20:36]  * canthus13 keeps 'em on to wow windows users.
[20:36] <Cheri703> eh
[20:37] <canthus13> they really don't use much in the way of resources, and there are a few settings that I use as part of my workflow.
[20:37] <Cheri703> I also run windows at the "better performance" vs "better appearance" option
[20:39] <lostConnection> Yeah it's probably the videocard if you can even call it that. I'm running a 2006 Dell with an integrated videocard so yeah.....  >.>
[20:40] <lostConnection> Well the model is a Dimension E510 doesn't really make a difference it's old as dirt. Not work fixing up.
[20:40] <lostConnection> worth*
[20:52] <canthus13> lostConnection: My kid is running a 2002 Dell, and the one with the radeon was a 2000-ish machine.
[20:52] <canthus13> Compiz doesn't need much in the way of resources, but some of the drivers are pretty crappy and can cause weird issues.
[20:53] <Cheri703> there's a house down the street from me that is $20,000...
[20:53] <canthus13> Nice.
[20:53] <canthus13> Is it worth it?
[20:54] <Cheri703> not sure what the interior is like, but it's a tiny bit smaller than this one (so...fairly small) but has basement, 1 car garage, and fenced yard...
[20:54] <Cheri703> I'd buy this one for that price (in the fantasy world where I could get a loan -_-), the lot is bigger, if unfenced
[20:59]  * canthus13 may make his landlady an offer sometime soon. She bought the place at auction for 12k and really didn't put much into it aside from fixing the bathroom.
[20:59] <canthus13> Then again, we may end up moving to texas instead.
[21:00] <Cheri703> well, you could buy it and rent it when you leave
[21:00] <canthus13> I'm not dealing with that mess.
[21:00] <Cheri703> heh
[21:00] <Cheri703> IDEA!
[21:00] <Cheri703> you could buy the one down the street from me, and I'll buy it back from you, gradually ;)
[21:00] <canthus13> Heh.
[21:01] <Cheri703> or this one, I like this oen
[21:01] <Cheri703> *one
[21:01] <canthus13> I have no credit. I'm filing bankruptcy next week, so it would be at least 2 years before I could even think about buying again.
[21:01] <Cheri703> we really like our house
[21:01] <Cheri703> ha, yeah, I have horrible credit
[21:01] <Cheri703> bankruptcy is no fun
[21:01] <canthus13> Better than no driver's license and wage garnishment.
[21:01]  * Cheri703 hasn't done it, but has read about/talked to people who have
[21:01] <Cheri703> back in a while, client just arrived
[21:01] <canthus13> k
[21:16] <Cheri703> ok back
[21:16] <Cheri703> was quicker than anticipated
[21:16] <Cheri703> and she paid cash! woo!
[21:16] <canthus13> Cool!
[21:18] <Cheri703> indeed! now I have to get to the bank next week, but that's ok with me!
[21:45] <Cheri703> I'm frustrated with my husband
[22:06] <canthus13> Tie all his socks in knots. you'll feel better.
[22:06] <Cheri703> might...