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Originally Posted by SkiAdcock
(Post 25428250)
The weird thing is I wrote down all the info from Carbonite settings, so the password should have worked. I've given him the challenge questions answers in case he gets those.
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Originally Posted by pittpanther
(Post 25441112)
Great. So now he knows your mother's maiden name, first pets name, etc. If you saw the film "Now You See It" you know that knowing that info can get you into trouble...
BTW - I make up fake names/cities/etc for the security questions; always have. So he had access to that info (and it can obviously be changed), but it's not related to my real life. Cheers. |
Just curious. I've had the laptop plugged into power since getting it/it's in home office (6 days ago). I'm down to 98% on the battery. Obviously that's not a big drain/minimal, but if I'm plugged into power why is it less than 100%? Again, not a biggie but just wondering if there's anything I should be aware of/keep an eye on.
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Most intelligent charging solutions don't keep the battery permanently topped of at 100%. Don't be surprised if it varies from 95% to 100% during normal operation.
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Originally Posted by Dodge DeBoulet
(Post 25458980)
Most intelligent charging solutions don't keep the battery permanently topped of at 100%. Don't be surprised if it varies from 95% to 100% during normal operation.
BTW - after 14 days of driving to McD's & the library to access i-net, it's so nice to have the new laptop & stay home. It's even nicer that right now the weather is great, I have a view of the lake & a 3-season porch. I spent a few hours on Sunday on the porch doing some non-work stuff & admiring the view while I was online :) http://images108.fotki.com/v371/phot...ouse012-th.jpg Cheers. |
Sharon, you might not have noticed this post
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Originally Posted by Stewie Mac
(Post 25460973)
But too many FTers know me as SkiAdcock, and I get emails & PMs saying hey Ski :D . However, having Sharon as my signature sometimes helps w/ those that think I'm a guy :p Cheers. |
Not really laptop related, but tying into all the electronics have been failing since I moved scenario (continuing w/ Murphy's Law theme). Now my cell phone charger has stopped working & I'm down to the barest charge. Grrrr. I think/hope I might have an extra charger, but who knows which of the (many) boxes from moving it's in. A FTer gave me his cell phone of the same model this past summer when I was having some problems w/ the phone, so I got that one & figured I'd swap the batteries while I look for the charger. Only to find out that that battery is also at the minimum charge level. Argh....
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Not that it will help you in the short term, but new chargers are $10 on Amazon. Cheaper if you could wait and buy off eBay or something.
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Originally Posted by pseudoswede
(Post 25473477)
Not that it will help you in the short term, but new chargers are $10 on Amazon. Cheaper if you could wait and buy off eBay or something.
http://www.amazon.com/Home-Travel-Ch...5%3A2470955011 |
Originally Posted by SkiAdcock
(Post 25473552)
Wow - thanks for that. Since it's not manufactured anymore I didn't think I'd be able to get another charger. Will order it.
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Originally Posted by DenverBrian
(Post 25474142)
Heck, order 3 or 4 - $4 each with free shipping.
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Thanks to psuedoswede's suggestion in this post:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/25477161-post629.html it reminded me that I have a set of int'l/US adaptors. Wasn't sure what box it was in, but then remembered one that I had for particular items/found it & the cell phone is now charging. So it won't matter that the new charger won't arrive until sometime between September 30-Oct 5. On a different note - I'm now superstitious. It seemed that the Kindle not charging properly (and I had to order a new one) & the cell phone charger dying seemed to occur after I moved here/would plug them in one of the kitchen outlets. I know, electricity is electricity, but I'm not going to use those outlets anymore & will just plug them in to recharge on the same surge protector I've got the laptop, printer & phone plugged into. Cheers. |
Originally Posted by SkiAdcock
(Post 25477515)
Thanks to psuedoswede's suggestion in this post:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/25477161-post629.html it reminded me that I have a set of int'l/US adaptors. Wasn't sure what box it was in, but then remembered one that I had for particular items/found it & the cell phone is now charging. So it won't matter that the new charger won't arrive until sometime between September 30-Oct 5. On a different note - I'm now superstitious. It seemed that the Kindle not charging properly (and I had to order a new one) & the cell phone charger dying seemed to occur after I moved here/would plug them in one of the kitchen outlets. I know, electricity is electricity, but I'm not going to use those outlets anymore & will just plug them in to recharge on the same surge protector I've got the laptop, printer & phone plugged into. Cheers. |
Originally Posted by Dodge DeBoulet
(Post 25477632)
Most modern kitchen outlets are on GFCI circuits (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter). If the GFCI module was tripped, nothing plugged into any of those outlets would work. Have you checked those outlets to see if they work OK with other electrical devices?
SkiAdcock, this may sound a bit weird, but sniff the broken chargers. Do they smell burnt in any way? |
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