28th October 2004, 4:21 PM
ABF, do you have ANY idea why a browser might suddenly go BACK a page WHILE YOU ARE TYPING SOMETHING? Sersiously, I NEED an answer so I can stop this behavior.
Now then, to type what I typed AGAIN.
My mom WOULD be using a wireless adapter card in her PC, but the PCMCIA slots in her laptop don't provide enough power for a sustained signal. So, the signal breaks up within minutes and doesn't come back unless the machine is literally within inches of the hot point. Thus, she has been forced to use ethernet. Had she looked around more, or asked me, she would have a laptop with an actual built in wireless connection that has plenty of power provided to that component so the connection is stable and strong.
Regarding the duel screen thing, I actually DID mention that price was an issue when I started off that whole speil. I said it was the ONLY reason to use it actually, and it is. I'm not saying it isn't important though. I was just talking about it purely in the sense of it being a "feature". I do fully understand price being an issue, and really I don't have a problem at all with the duel screen setup (aside from not being able to have one really long screen for certain games, but that's not really a big deal to me). I only take issue with thinking of two screens as being useful in any way OTHER than saving money, that's all.
Battery life has advanced pretty well, but I suppose if the major feature you are talking about is time the battery lasts... Well, on the one hand, if battery life hadn't been improving then current day electronics wouldn't last more than an hour, but on the other hand, even at it's rate of improvement, the length of time you can use new technology has remained fairly stable. I was thinking of other advancements myself. The old "battery memory" issues of the past for example are now physically impossible on the latest batteries, and recharge time is now much less than the time you get out of the battery, as opposed to a few times greater than the time you got out of the old ones. But if time it lasts is the only factor, then yes, it'll take work to really get the tech to actually give noticable results, like lasting for a month on end, or the coveted year or more level.
Now then, to type what I typed AGAIN.
My mom WOULD be using a wireless adapter card in her PC, but the PCMCIA slots in her laptop don't provide enough power for a sustained signal. So, the signal breaks up within minutes and doesn't come back unless the machine is literally within inches of the hot point. Thus, she has been forced to use ethernet. Had she looked around more, or asked me, she would have a laptop with an actual built in wireless connection that has plenty of power provided to that component so the connection is stable and strong.
Regarding the duel screen thing, I actually DID mention that price was an issue when I started off that whole speil. I said it was the ONLY reason to use it actually, and it is. I'm not saying it isn't important though. I was just talking about it purely in the sense of it being a "feature". I do fully understand price being an issue, and really I don't have a problem at all with the duel screen setup (aside from not being able to have one really long screen for certain games, but that's not really a big deal to me). I only take issue with thinking of two screens as being useful in any way OTHER than saving money, that's all.
Battery life has advanced pretty well, but I suppose if the major feature you are talking about is time the battery lasts... Well, on the one hand, if battery life hadn't been improving then current day electronics wouldn't last more than an hour, but on the other hand, even at it's rate of improvement, the length of time you can use new technology has remained fairly stable. I was thinking of other advancements myself. The old "battery memory" issues of the past for example are now physically impossible on the latest batteries, and recharge time is now much less than the time you get out of the battery, as opposed to a few times greater than the time you got out of the old ones. But if time it lasts is the only factor, then yes, it'll take work to really get the tech to actually give noticable results, like lasting for a month on end, or the coveted year or more level.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)