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A second regular charger would be heavier than a USB cable as well as being bulkier. My question is, if the USB cable option actually works, why not just use that all the time?

I saw an add for a converter that would allow you to use the SD adapter on your laptop as an extra hard drive. For whatever it's worth, here's the link: http://try.baseqi.com/promo2/ I haven't tried this out, so try at your own risk, but it looks interesting.

I also like the idea of Linux but find I have more important things to do now than fight to support an OS. If you have been using it constantly for years, that may work well for you but I have only used it intermittently, so it's not quite so convenient for me. Some days I seriously consider whether or not I might migrate to Linux anyway ...

Congratulations gogo! There's nothing like finally getting exactly what you want. Sweet looking machine. I had a notebook some years ago but it wasn't really designed for portability the way machines are now. It had a 17" display and was a lot heavier than my iPad Pro is now. Most of the weight was in the battery. The screen finally died and I just never bothered to get it repaired.

Every time I see or hear that word, it makes me think of the movie, "Blazing Saddles".

Hope you find all you need here, both game-wise and playing partner-wise. I have been to many forums over the decades and this is one of the friendliest and most helpful I've run across. @ gogoblender: You eally need to create a new topic just so you can brag about your new tool.

Grrrr, my wireless mouse quit working! ... then I remembered all I had to do was plug it in and keep going.

I have noticed that everything seems just that little bit sharper and more in focus than with the old one. It's also a LOT faster! The worst part was reconnecting everything. I only have one website now but I've had it for years and my FTP program was set to login automatically to make changes any time I started it. It took me a while to remember the proper settings to be able to access my website in order to make changes. Speaking of changes, are you guys at a point where you can take over the Sacred2 websites I'm currently hosting? You guys are a lot younger than I and I'm sure your site will be around a lot longer than mine ...

OK, I just took some photos of my new computer on it's messy desk as well as a photo of just the mouse ... now to see if I can attach them. Hmm, seems I need a URL to attach an image, so I will need to upload them somewhere first. Hmm, perhaps I can attach them instead. Let me try that. This is the new 27" iMac and surrounding area with it's second monitor on the left (turned off right now and my iPad Pro on the right. I didn't realize until I needed to install a program from disk that this computer has no optical drive! If you look under the left bottom corner, you can see the external Blu-ray writer I stole from my PC. This is the mouse. You can see a much better image of it on the Logitech site though. I'm seriously thinking of getting another for my PC and possibly one for my wife to use with her MacBook Pro. The wicked looking cable end seen at the top center of the photo is what I plug into the mouse to recharge its internal battery when needed. So far, I've been able to use it for more than 24 hours on a single charge. It's supposed to got for about 32 ...

OK, update. It has been somewhat of a nightmare to transfer data from the old system to the new. Fortunately, I have not only a full backup of the old system but multiple backups of all my important documents. The biggest worry was all my saved emails and my Internet links. Since I use Firefox and Thunderbird, I wasn't expecting them to transfer ... and they didn't. Fortunately (again), I knew where to find the data and transfer it manually. I am now going through and re-doing all my "favorites as far as sites I login to. Firefox has this lovely feature that gives a list of icons you can save and click on when you open a new tab. I find it extremely useful for my everyday browsing. BTW, this new computer is much faster than the old one. I won't know exactly how much faster until I've wiped the old one and restored it to "like new" condition. There may be a lot of apps loaded that are slowing it down. All-in-all, I'm very happy with the new system ... especially the mouse! [Added] Finished with taxes and ended up getting a small refund. Much better than having to pay them.

OK, everything has arrived and I've got the new system up and running. I set it up as a new system because I didn't want to copy any old "junk" from the old system. I was able to transfer all my old emails and accounts as welll as all my old browser links with only minimal fuss. I now realize I will have to purchase another of these Logitech mice. The Logitech G900 is phenomenal! I can use it with it's built in battery and transceiver as a wireless mouse or I can plug in the charging cable and use it as a wired mouse. You can set up to 5 different DPI settings (400, 800, 1600, 3200, and 12000) which are selectable while using the mouse and the side buttons are selectable for none, left only, right only, or both. You can even "Surface Tune" the mouse so it will work better with whatever surface you normally use. I got a wireless, rechargeable track pad with the iMac and have a feeling I won't be using it as much as I'd thought. I like the new Logitech mouse too much. When I went to install my tax software, I found that there is no DVD drive on this computer!! I switched over the external Blu-ray burner from the PC and it worked with no problems though. I guess I will keep the Blu-ray where it is for now. So far, the computer seems to be a lot faster than the old one but I haven't noticed any difference in the display, probably because I haven't found any images that are 5120 x 2880 or larger. Well, back to taxes. I had to take a break and thought I'd let everyone know about the mouse ...

I agree.

It's my business machine. My old iMac has been jealous of the Wintel machine I built for some time now, so I finally gave in and decided to update my iMac as well. The one I'm using is probably over 5 years old by now and, if I can get my business going again, I can deduct it from my taxes. I'm going to refurbish the old one and give it to my daughter who needs a new computer. I have a few games on the Mac but hardly play them anymore, the PC is my game machine. Yes, it was quite expensive and I ran into a problem with part of the purchase that caused me to cancel the order ... until they agreed with me, resolved the problem, and I reinstated the order. It turns out that their Apple Care (extended service warranty) extends the service on the system to 3 years FROM THE TIME OF PURCHASE ... not from the time of receipt of the system! I ordered it on the 18th and it isn't supposed to be delivered until the 28th, so the extended warranty ends on March 18, 2020. I initially questioned this policy this morning and was told there wasn't anything that could be done, so I said "Fine, cancel my order." I called back this afternoon and talked to an Apple Care supervisor and she agreed with me that the warranty should run from the time I took receipt of the system. I reinstated the order. Guess they didn't like the idea of losing almost $4500.00 in sales, not to mention the fact that I probably wouldn't support Apple to my clients in the future. One sale they might be OK with losing, unknown future sales caused them to think twice. I really hate it when I think someone is trying to short my purchase in any way. BTW, it took 24 hours just to transfer the old backup from the old Time Capsule to the new one. It was just less than a Terabyte, so I probably did it wrong but it's done now ...

I've finally decided I needed a new system, so ordered a new iMac and a new Time Capsule. The new Time Capsule has 3 TB backup storage and automatically and periodically backs up everything connected to it. I am in the process now of copying my old backups over from my old (2TB) to the new ... according to the status bar, it should be finished in about 16 hours! The new computer is supposed to be here by the end of the month. I will set it up in parallel with my current system so I can copy over any necessary documents before wiping the old one to give to my daughter. I have a feeling that's going to take a while as well. The new iMac: 27" iMac with Retina 5K display 4.0GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 Turbo Boost up to 4.2GHz 32GB 1867MHz DDR3 SDRAM 3TB Fusion Drive (incorporates a 128GB fast flash drive as a buffer.) AMD Radeon R9 M395X with 4GB video memory (would prefer nVidia but they didn't offer it. ) Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad Apple Trackpad Logitech G900 Wired/Wireless mouse - sorry, Apple just doesn't have decent mice! Yes, I think I'll be happy with it for a while. It's bothered me that the Windoze machine I built was faster than my iMac. Hopefully this will even things out again.

Get a video card with an HDMI output?

I prefer this definition. OK, here is the information on the original author and links to the three books he wrote, at least as far as he got: The last chapter of the last book will NOT be there. The above information was copied from the document I've been working from which does contain the last chapter. If you read what's there from the above links and enjoy it, let me know and I will post a link to the last chapter. If you get through everything and want more, hopefully I will have something more to read by then and you can comment on possible changes. BTW, you don't have to be familiar with The Dragonriders of Pern to enjoy the story but it will give you an idea where it's headed. I have all the books and have read them multiple times since I was a teen and it added to my enjoyment.

I have come across a FanFiction story that I've just fallen in love with. It's a Harry Potter/Dragonriders of Pern crossover story that makes a lot more sense to me than the original story line. I'm currently doing extensive research on related subjects with the idea that I might attempt to add a follow-on book to the series. The original author died before he could write the final chapter of the final book so, after asking his wife if it was OK, I finished the final chapter. I think that's what got the hook solidly set. If anyone thinks they might be interested in kibitzing while I make my poor attempt at being an author, please post below. I won't post any links to the original work unless someone shows an interest.

I've still got a PS2, PS3, and a PS4. I have decided that, from the amount of time I spend on the PS systems, that I will not get any future models. I will just stick with my computers that are more versatile and also allow the easy addition of 3rd party mods. I'm currently wading through FFXV on my PS4. I'm almost finished and will probably play it through once more to try to get all the trophies. I can't see myself getting any new games for any of them though.

I have a coax splitter on my incoming cable modem line and have no trouble using the same line for my TV (upstairs) and my computer dungeon (downstairs). I have a dedicated wired modem that hooks to a wi-fi router using an RJ-45 cable.

I still have both my PS3 and my copy of Sacred 2. I don't play it any more but I just can't bring myself to give it up. Hmm, and for 55 pennies, I'm not sure it's worth it.

Best of luck to you and your family Knuckles. I hope your daughter has no recurring problems once everything has healed. Do you know if the other driver was charged? It might make a difference to your future insurance payments.

I had an iPad 2 but recently updated to the full sized iPad Pro with a Logitech keyboard and case. I love the fact that I can now had an ebook open in landscape mode and have two pages appear as if it were a real book. I also have found that I can download FanFiction titles, edit them to remove all the spelling, grammar, and situational errors, save them as PDF's, and open them in iBooks on my tablet. One of my favorite FanFiction authors died with the third book of a 3 book series short its final chapter. I've been working with his last notes to finish it the best I can as a tribute to him and his wife. All this response because of one bloody fly!

I was visiting my daughter and son-in-law last night when I asked if I could borrow a newspaper. "This is the 21st Century, old man." she said. "We don't waste money on newspapers. Here, you can borrow my iPad." Well, I can tell you, that bloody fly never knew what hit it!

I was just going through my own teaching forum and found a post I had saved from the SIF. I will quote it here. If the TPTB think it best elsewhere, please move it to the forum that would benefit most from its inclusion. Originally posted by Belokk, 20061124, 05:55 on the Sacred forum. Note: for "some reason" this link no longer works.

If they have closed the site down, they have done their users a great disservice by not letting us know. I was a member of the Wildtangent forums. They let us know about 4 months prior to closing the forums and we created a new website and forum specifically so we could copy all the important information from all the internal forums and save to the new. Over the 5 months (they closed the forum to posts but gave us an extra month to copy topics/posts) we copied over 7,000 posts! Not sure I would have been up for creating another website/forum for Sacred 2 but I would have been willing to copy topics/posts to save some of the wonderful information that we now seem to have lost.