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Jul. 3rd, 2012 @ 05:46 am I'm Back
Finally, after intermittent power outages and FOUR DAYS without internet, I'm back.

I'm going to have to get over the notion that it's a "splurge" and buy a laptop with Wifi. Too many circumstances where I've been cut off from web access, especially when my primary income is from the internet. And too many other things I couldn't do either. Couldnt' even check my JOB SCHEDULE because internet, power, and cell phones were all out.

As it stands I may lose connectivity AGAIN this week because they're predicting storms every day clear to Friday!
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From:crazyredemu
Date: July 3rd, 2012 10:11 am (UTC)
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Right when the nerdy little Raccoon guy is going to ask her out too! AGG! This is torment TORMENT!!!! THe worst possible thing ever! lol.
Good luck with all that.
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From:daremokamen
Date: July 3rd, 2012 10:24 am (UTC)

Source of inexpensive laptops

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Check your local colleges and universities for surplus sales. Last December I got a wifi capable laptop for a guy who needed one for $45 from a state university's public surplus sale. It was missing the optical drive and power adapter but he found those for less then $50. All the software and the OS had been removed but he loaded it up with free Linux stuff and has been getting good service from it ever since.
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From:William G Cruice
Date: July 3rd, 2012 01:30 pm (UTC)
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PDANet is a great tool if you have a smart phone.
Works for iPhone, Droid, and I think Blackberry, too. May work for Windows, I don't know.
It allows you to share your phone data connection with the PC without the extra costs imposed by the carriers. I've used with a Droid X and Droid X2. iPhone requires a "Jailbreak" application first, can't help with that, but I've found directions all over the place.

IF you have a smartphone with data feed, and the right USB cable to tether the phone, it might make sense to go that route - it's $30 I think for PDANet. $300 for a decent netbook. ;-)

-6Figs
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From:amazingadrian
Date: July 3rd, 2012 02:13 pm (UTC)
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Yeah, we've had some pretty bad storms here too throughout the week, though I've heard it was worse farther along the coast. Stay safe, R.H.
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From:pharaohmobius
Date: July 5th, 2012 02:25 am (UTC)
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Good to have you back, sir. Here's hoping the storms pass you by with continuous power and with unbroken connectivity.
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From:delphshadow
Date: July 5th, 2012 06:27 am (UTC)
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And consider this joyous thought: the power can get taken down by ordinary storms and instead of fixing the damn grid so it takes a tornado to interrupt service, the government wants to decommission all the power-production capabilities. :)
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From:William G Cruice
Date: July 5th, 2012 12:51 pm (UTC)
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I had always wondered about such stupidity - like why Kennedy was always sent back from Massachusetts?
Then I realized, the people of Massachusetts were doing the only rational thing they could: Get him as FAR AWAY as possible...
;-)