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Living Room / CQ CQ ham radio operators
« on: June 05, 2010, 05:35 PM »
I have a medium-sized box of QST magazines dating back to at least February of 1916.  Do you have any idea if there is a club that would be interested in having them?  I've asked national ARRL, but haven't heard from them yet.  The local club doesn't have a library so can't take them.  If I don't have a home for them by June 15, I'll be discarding them.  Any ideas?

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Living Room / Cleaning up whe you spill something on your keyboard
« on: March 01, 2010, 09:19 PM »
While looking for ways to clean up from a liquid spill on a keyboard (not out of idle curiosity, to be sure), I came upon this, from www.DIYLife.com.  You probably all know this already, but a reminder might be good.

If you act fast and you’re lucky, your keyboard can be salvaged.
Here’s how to do it.
 
1. Shut off or unplug the computer. If the keyboard is a separate device, disconnect it from the computer immediately.
 
2. Turn the unit upside down so that it can drain. Do this before running off to find paper towels or some other absorbent cleanup aid.
 
3. Pat dry every accessible surface with paper towels, paper napkins ... heck, use your shirt if you have to. If only plain water was spilled, just leave the keyboard to dry. If you spilled something hot and
sticky, however, you’ll have more work to do.
 
4. If it’s a laptop, remove the battery.
 
5. Do not rinse your laptop. Just let it dry out. As for computer keyboards that have been disconnected from a desktop computer, prepare to be shocked: not only can they be hand washed, some say
you can even put computer keyboards through the dishwasher. Just be certain your device is 100% dry before reconnecting it.
 
6. Laptops need to be cleaned the slow way. Same goes for computer keyboards if you don’t want to risk the water-rinsing method. Gently pop off the keys one-byone using a flat-head screwdriver for
gentle leverage. Using cotton swabs or a toothbrush, clean the exposed surface with isopropyl alcohol.
 
7. If anything sticky made it inside the laptop, an internal cleanup will be required. If you’re not a techie, play it safe and call an expert for help. In the meantime, keep your laptop upside down or tilted in a warm, sunny location or near a heat source.
 
Tip: Never use a hair dryer to speed up the drying process; static damage could result. Also, in the case of a bad spill, the incoming blast of hot air could actually drive the mess further into the machine.
 




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Living Room / How to get from Seattle Washington to Tokyo Japan by car
« on: December 11, 2009, 06:29 PM »
It's difficult, but not impossible.  Go to google maps.  Type in directions from seattle washington to tokyo japan (by car).  Pay special attention to directions 8 and 23.

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Living Room / What's your favorite LOL joke?
« on: November 02, 2009, 01:32 PM »
I'll start with this one:

A guy is driving around the back woods of Montana and he sees a sign in front of a broken down shanty-style house: 'Talking Dog For Sale ' He rings the bell and the owner appears and tells him the dog is in the backyard.

The guy goes into the backyard and sees a nice looking Labrador retriever sitting there.

'You talk?' he asks.

'Yep,' the Lab replies.

After the guy recovers from the shock of hearing a dog talk, he says 'So, what's your story?'

The Lab looks up and says, 'Well, I discovered that I could talk when I was pretty young. I wanted to help the government, so I told the CIA. In no time at all they had me jetting from country to country, sitting in rooms with spies and world leaders, because no one figured a dog would be eavesdropping.'

'I was one of their most valuable spies for eight years running. But the jetting around really tired me out, and I knew I wasn't getting any younger so I decided to settle down. I signed up for a job at the airport to do some undercover security, wandering near suspicious characters and listening in. I uncovered some incredible dealings and was awarded a batch of medals.''  I got married, had a mess of puppies, and now I'm just retired.'

The guy is amazed. He goes back in and asks the owner what he wants for the dog.

'Ten dollars,' the guy says.

'Ten dollars? This dog is amazing! Why on earth are you selling him so cheap?'

'Because he's a liar! He never did any of that shit.

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Can anyone recommmend a good text-reading software?  I want it both to hear things read to me while I'm doing something else, and to hear foreign text read in the appropriate language.

I've looked at these:  http://naturalreaders.com and http://nextup.com but can't tell the difference.

Any suggestions will be much appreciated.

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