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Time Warner was at my dad's house yesterday replacing his DVR and adding an amplifier. The news came from the service person who did the work. She said that smaller boxes with a lower rental fee and less capability than the standard box will be offered and that they'll cost $18 apiece to install. She also said that installation was touchy and difficult, meaning that installing these things yourself might not be a good option (if it's an option at all). My dad's in the same situation you are. He has five older sets that are plugged directly into the wall. Because they're not HD, the picture quality is fine. And because they're not the main set, the limited number of channels is OK. Two of those five sets are used frequently; the others get occasional use.
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I think it's the milestone age. In typical years, one probably wouldn't send a card to a great uncle. I hate the card thing in general, though. I wouldn't mind if they weren't so bad. They're either syrupy, tasteless, unfunny, or whatever. My great aunts and uncles are long gone, and on one side of the family, you'd have needed a scorecard to keep track of them. I'd see some of them occasionally as a kid. I'd say "hi," they'd say "my how you've grown," and then I'd hang out with relatives closer to my age. But I have an aunt who'll turn 90 this summer. She'll probably get both a card and a phone call. Under normal circumstances, I prefer phone calls for communicating with my aunts. I'll call each of them three or four times a year. On another note, Time Warner cable customers are going to lose their ability to plug a TV directly into a wall cable outlet. Granted, that method sucks for HDTV and satellite customers are used to needing boxes. But it's still one of the few current advantages to cable, and it does work well with old sets.
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If you haven't done this already, make sure you have the OS X updates covered, too. You can do that via Software Update in the Apple Menu.
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If she's from Vegas, what are the chances of this woman even making $100 worth of copies? Is she going to expect a refund when she leaves?
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I'm sitting in hawing's library looking at 1904 obituaries. One has the headline "Work Of Grim Reaper."
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Phone support is only good for 90 days from the date of purchase (or three years if you buy AppleCare). You'll get 90 days of support when you buy a new OS, though. The 90 days of OS support starts with your first call. However, the Genius Bar in Apple Stores will help you out with old computers. You won't incur a charge for talking to them or having your hardware tested, however, if they do actual work, you may be charged. An OS update is really pretty easy, and we have Mac people here who can walk you through it. Just make sure you're backed up just in case. It's always advantageous to run the newest OS possible (although allowing a new release a few weeks for bugs to iron out makes sense). Leopard (10.5) is ancient. Except for one "surprise" update last spring, it hasn't been maintained for over a year. It's best to get something newer if your machine will take it. Almost all Macs with Intel processors will run Snow Leopard (10.6). It should be noted that Snow Leopard is getting a little long in the tooth, too. Apple's been updating it, although recent Safari updates haven't been offered for that OS. Alternative browsers still run on Snow Leopard, though. Snow Leopard (10.6) System Requirements
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System requirements: OS X Lion (10.7.x) System requirements: OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.x) You could be right on the border for being able to run Mountain Lion. Hopefully, the Snow Leopard disk that you purchase will install the latest version of that operating system. It may not, though. You should make sure that Snow Leopard is fully updated before upgrading to your new OS.
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You can probably run Mountain Lion (10.8.x). If your machine isn't capable of running Mountain Lion, it would definitely run Lion (10.7.x). The glitch is that to install Lion or Mountain Lion, you need Snow Leopard (10.6.8). That's because Lion and Mountain Lion are App Store downloads, and Snow Leopard is required to get into the App Store. If you check around, Snow Leopard disks should be available for about $30. Once Snow Leopard is installed, Mountain Lion is a $19 download. If you need to run Lion, that costs about $30. Lion may be around on a flash drive version, but that costs $70. It gets you around Snow Leopard, though. I think Apple discontinued the flash drive installer, but it's probably available somewhere. If you can run Mountain Lion, paying $70 for Lion would be way too pricey. Apple hasn't been updating Leopard (OS X 10.5.x) for quite a while, so it's a good idea to upgrade for security reasons alone. Along with that, a lot of software venders have dropped support for Leopard.
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The 2000–2011 version was a different show under the same name.
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Buying a vowel seems to be like sacrifice bunting. You do it once in a while, but it's probably overused.
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The WTMJ traffic reporter bugs me. She speaks so fast that I can't understand a word she says. She reminds me of the Kara character on [cite]The Cosby Show.[/cite]
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The WTMJ dude who can't pronounce "jaguars" bugs me. There are two proper pronunciations, American and British. Both match up well to the spelling. Neither turns the last part of the word into "wire."
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The Range Factor stat should be folded, spindled, and mutilated. Range factors go down for defenders who play behind pitchers with high strikeout totals. Range factors go up for outfielders who defend behind flyball pitchers. The stat tells us little to nothing about actual defense.
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Deleting Threads/Topics
1992casey replied to jjkoestler's topic in Brewer Fanatic Issues & Suggestions
We would have liked to give members the same delete capability as they had at the old place, but this system doesn't make that possible. I believe that you can delete a message if it's the last post in a topic. If there's something that you'd like removed, your best bet is to PM a moderator. -
Steve Ballmer reminds me of Uncle Fester.
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2013 Brewers Schedule Quirk
1992casey replied to Warning Track Power's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
The Braves used to play the Red Sox as their prime rival. There was some logic to that as the Braves franchise originated in Boston. My guess is that that situation changed when the Expos moved to Washington. The Phillies now play the Red Sox rather than the Orioles, who are now the prime rival of the Nationals. -
2013 Brewers Schedule Quirk
1992casey replied to Warning Track Power's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
It was "special" if you saw the games in Minnesota. -
Brewers Arbitration Eligibles - From MLB Trade Rumors
1992casey replied to OglivieHomePerm's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
It exists to prevent holdouts. If it comes down to a hearing, a player is compared to how others in his "class" performed and what they're being paid. Teams and agents do their homework and tend to have an excellent idea of what a player is worth according to the process. The discrepancies occur when the player and team offers are far apart as the arbitrators can only pick one. I've never seen a pay scale other than the minimum wage. Am I missing something? I would think that "semi-automatic" or "implied" pay scale would more accurately describe the setup. -
2013 Brewers Schedule Quirk
1992casey replied to Warning Track Power's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Back in the olden days, the Metrodome would frequently fill up with Brewers fans. The story would always be that there were more Brewers fans than Twins fans. Some of this is probably due to the fact that there are outstate fans that are closer to Minneapolis than Milwaukee. In more recent years, Twins fans have traveled to Miller Park. I'd say that this is a good natural rivalry. If there's a quirk, it's probably that the Brewers play home and home two-game series against the Rangers in 2013. With the current setup, I'd assume that every team has a similar quirk in the schedule (which suggests that it's probably more of an accommodation than a quirk). Here's how Interleague play is handled according to the current CBA. and -
That's the territory that the Brewers parties covered. I wouldn't call them parades, though. I'd describe the setting as a traffic jam with people milling around between the cars. Honestly, I have no clue what might have been happening in the downtown bars. It seemed that the real party was outdoors. Around the Marquette campus, students were offering up champagne to those going by in their cars. People were passing beers from vehicle to vehicle. Horns were honking, and traffic was either stopped or moving very slowly. Drivers routinely parked their cars in the traffic lane and got out. I specifically recall "parking" in the 3rd and Wisconsin intersection and walking across the street to buy a newspaper. That didn't bother anyone. I wasn't the only one who did that. The only bar I recall visiting was Cesar's near the stadium. The jukebox was playing in a perpetual loop, and Harvey and Audrey came out and shook hands with fans from across the bar.
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Miguel Cabrera wins the Triple Crown
1992casey replied to Invader3K's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
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The difference between now and earlier is that the competing teams' win-loss records didn't determine who played where and when. Which team opened where was alternated from year to year. The 2-3 format worked fine under those circumstances.
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It was a scheduling issue that applies to this year only. I think a travel day needed to be eliminated to accommodate dates that were already set with the networks.
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I've wondered if the Wisconsin Avenue parties would reoccur if the Brewers made it to the World Series. I'm guessing probably not. I can't envision all that public drinking (on the streets and in vehicles) being allowed today. Law enforcement probably wouldn't allow drivers to leave their vehicles while they're sitting in the lane of traffic either.