The Vent and Rant Thread

[natasha_fawn]

Originally Posted by GeoffC

Why oh why did someone take a perfectly good idea and complicate it ...

Philips cross-head screwdriver and screw heads - one size to fit them all .....

NOW we have to chose between umpteen heads, and I never get the right one .....


GGrrrrRRRRRR.....

At least it's not these

[Mortis]

Originally Posted by GeoffC

Is that one size only ?

Five different heads but the best part is that they are colour coded and if the correct size is used its almost imposible to strip the head, but breaking the screw is.

Originally Posted by natasha_fawn

At least it's not these

Those look evil, I would hate to try finding the right size, but then there might only be one.

An interesting tidbit of info...Torx screws which are found on almost every automobile were initially invented to be tamper proof and to make robotic assembly easier.

Sorry I'm full of useless information

[phenomshel]

Originally Posted by LCF

I so want a good BT headphones for my Wave and Mp3 player, but I can't afford a good one yet, and I don't see a point in buying something I won't like.

Anyway, Shel, you are searching for a Motorola Droid (not X), if I'm correct?

I see Chris beat me to it, but yes, Droid X.

Originally Posted by SolRaven

Anytime! The only thing about using BT w/ the TV is that there is a delay. At first it was weird, but now I don't even notice it.

When I used to live in a condo, I couldn't wait to live in a house so I could play music or the TV as loud as I wanted at any time I wanted. Then I moved to a house by myself, and I noticed that if I was watching TV or listening to music, and if I was moving around doing laundry or other task, the sound would be either too loud, or not loud enough. That's when I first started using the Bluetooth and realised I could have sound in my ears at the perfect level, and as clear as day, all the time... even if I walked out of the room.

Now, I'm so used to it, that I will often watch TV that way even if I'm on the sofa, plus, my speakers weren't the best on the old TV, so the sound was better being transmitted straight from the RCA jacks.

Thank you SolRaven! Now all I have to do is find ones that don't hurt my ears. I can't stand the noise-isolating down in the ear canal types.

Originally Posted by kennyc

I want a Xoom.

Please send me one.

Sorry Kenny, I'm the sole recipient of being spoiled by Chris . Besides, he wants one too.

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by phenomshel

....
Sorry Kenny, I'm the sole recipient of being spoiled by Chris . Besides, he wants one too.

Pppppttttt!~~~

[devilsadvocate]

Originally Posted by kennyc

I want a Xoom.

Please send me one.

Yeah, wouldn't mind having one...when the microSD slot works and everything is updated. Looking at a Viewsonic GTablet:
http://www.viewsonic.com/gtablet/
Tegra 2 = Honeycomb-capable, for less than $400.

Originally Posted by LCF

Droid X sounds great I searched a bit, but there really isn't much available. Perhaps asking in a store to try some of the stuff they have and see what works.

Droid X 2 is due out in May, and it's on the same chassis AFAIK; I'm pretty sure more Droid X stuff will make it into the market soon enough.

Originally Posted by GeoffC

Is that one size only ?

Of course not.

Originally Posted by natasha_fawn

At least it's not these

Is that the new iPhone screw? Someone mentioned that the cases are being tamper-proofed with some obscure fastener that requires a special bit.

[Mortis]

You can buy the special iPhone bit, or you could use an allen key.

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by devilsadvocate

Yeah, wouldn't mind having one.......

http://www.informationweek.com/news/...SSfeed_IWK_All

[natasha_fawn]

Originally Posted by devilsadvocate

Is that the new iPhone screw? Someone mentioned that the cases are being tamper-proofed with some obscure fastener that requires a special bit.

Yep, their doofy pentalobular screw. Apparently it's actually quite easy to buy a bit to fit it, but it would thwart my normal method of dealing with weird screws.

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by kennyc

http://www.informationweek.com/news/...SSfeed_IWK_All

I've heard some good initial reports on the Xoom.

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by natasha_fawn

Yep, their doofy pentalobular screw. Apparently it's actually quite easy to buy a bit to fit it, but it would thwart my normal method of dealing with weird screws.

Best to use a Hammer on those.

[WT Sharpe]

Xoom/$799.99!!!!! That's more than I paid for my 32 Gig iPad!

Hope they come down in price!

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

I've heard some good initial reports on the Xoom.

I want one.

(I'm fighting with myself about it)

[phenomshel]

Originally Posted by kennyc

I want one.

(I'm fighting with myself about it)

We're not having to fight too hard, it's beyond what we're willing to spend. But they are very nice.

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Xoom/$799.99!!!!! That's more than I paid for my 32 Gig iPad!

Hope they come down in price!

Originally Posted by phenomshel

We're not having to fight too hard, it's beyond what we're willing to spend. But they are very nice.

Yep. It's the big negative and probably why they are not completely sold out already.

If I can keep the wolves at bay for a couple of days I'll be okay.

I'm sure they will get cheaper or other manufacturers will have better cheaper real soon now.

The xoom is the first of the Android 3.0 tablets...

[Mortis]

Originally Posted by kennyc

Best to use a Hammer on those.

If you hit it with a hammer and it breaks, its an electrical fault.