Urgent Advice Needed

Riamfada

Hey. Big Problem.

Im in the library and im dying for a smoke. The problem is my table is covered in work and a laptop. Seeing as I havnt slept in about 48 hours (combination of night shifts, TV, internet and college) im way to lazy to go about putting it all away to go for a smoke. Anyone have any ideas how to go for a smoke and leave a laptop at the same time?

Also if anyone sees or hears me asleep in the library face down on the Zzzzzzzzzz button please poke me.

Stepherunie

Eh, just shove the laptop into your bag, that's what I always do, i know it doesnt' let you leave it in but yeah, Other thing to do is lock it so theres less chance of people stealing it, that's all i got on the ideas front though.

panda100

If you have one of those flexible bike locks-then put that round your laptop and the table and it should be ok.Or just leave it in your bag-that what I do.

Or DONT SMOKE-two problems solved in one-you no longer have black lungs and your laptop is safe-voila!

irlrobins

should be ok if ur only gone for 5 mins. Or as Steph said stick it in ur bag so not obvious that it's there.

Panda, have you tried ur bike lock theory? Surely you could just slip the laptop out from under the lock???

Riamfada

Thanks people. Went for over half an hour. 1 smoke turned into 8 smokes , a cup of coffee and an in depth conversation about the pros and cons of systems of government around the world with Seb.

Computer Remains Untouched. Its still on the porn site I left it on.

blondie83

Wow I'm just up now and your all in college studying - I feel like such a waster!

Chinafoot

Ah don't fret blondie. Iim being a waster too. Still in Aidan's apartment putting off going in.

irlrobins

In since 10am. Work done: Zero!!!

Stepherunie

irlrobins wrote:

should be ok if ur only gone for 5 mins. Or as Steph said stick it in ur bag so not obvious that it's there.

Panda, have you tried ur bike lock theory? Surely you could just slip the laptop out from under the lock???

It does sound unusual, maybe buying one of those security locks would be a good idea, anyone know are they any good? I always take my dudley out of the library - stops me worrying.

irlrobins

well if it's a proper laptop lock that connects to the laptop anchor point on laptop then they're great to stop people just lifting your laptop.

They can be cut with a pair of bolt cutters, but this would be fairly obvious to see and unlikely to happen in any computer lab in UCD.

Riamfada

Ive been here since 8 and ive spent the morning researching the dangers of Ouija boards. Got some books but havnt opened them. Man im bored and have nothing to do. Dont feel like studying.

Oirthir

Not exactly the cheap option, but if a laptop is worth enough...

http://ie.kensington.com/html/9756.html

irlrobins

yea that's the sorta lock I'm thinking of....

rain on

before my laptop met with an unfortunate end at the hands of my ass (yeah, don't ask) i used to ask some random fellow laptop user to keep an eye on it for me while i went off.

irlrobins

rain on wrote:

before my laptop met with an unfortunate end at the hands of my ass (yeah, don't ask)

Ok the fact that you mentioned how it met its end just begs to be asked "What? How? When?" So spill the beans.

rain on

basically i sat on it. how that happened is complicated and would involve an explanation of chair politics in my parents' house, but the end result is that i sat on it. luckily their house insurance covers extreme stupidity on the part of adult offspring, but i haven't got around to getting a new one yet.

ferdi

irlrobins wrote:

In since 10am. Work done: Zero!!!

lol, i know the feeling mate.

irlrobins

rain on wrote:

but i haven't got around to getting a new one yet.

/nerd_talk
I presume the whole laptop wasn't wrecked, just the screen, which can sometimes be easily fixed/replaced. You could prob salvage some parts from it (RAM, Harddrive, etc) if not. Could take the HD out and attach to another PC to get any files off it that you need. Then again you might have done this already.

/nerd_talk_over

rain on

irlrobins wrote:

/nerd_talk
I presume the whole laptop wasn't wrecked, just the screen, which can sometimes be easily fixed/replaced. You could prob salvage some parts from it (RAM, Harddrive, etc) if not. Could take the HD out and attach to another PC to get any files off it that you need. Then again you might have done this already.

/nerd_talk_over

yeah, it was just the screen that was broken, but because it was a few years old and the battery was dead as well, the insurance company said it'd make more sense to get a new one. screens are expensive as all hell to fix. they sent me back the hard drive and scrapped the rest of it. i'm not sure what to do with the hard drive now - i'll have to find someone who can do nerdy things with computers to copy stuff off it for me. or maybe i could get some sort of yokey that would connect it to my next laptop and use it as external storage?

irlrobins

/nerd_talk_resumes
Cheeky bastards only sending you back the HD. I'd have asked for it all back.

Anyway, yea not a prob hooking the HD up to a desktop and copying the info off it. Small adapter is needed that's all.

As for use as external drive you can buy an enclosure for it like this one and hook it up to any PC.
PM me if you need any help
/nerd_talk_over

humbert

rain on wrote:

basically i sat on it. how that happened is complicated and would involve an explanation of chair politics in my parents' house, but the end result is that i sat on it. luckily their house insurance covers extreme stupidity on the part of adult offspring, but i haven't got around to getting a new one yet.

This is the first time I've found myself interested in politics on boards, Chair politics, interesting...
I can only assume panda was joking but I'd love to see that, a computer with a bike lock around it:)

elmyra

oooh yeay laptop talk!!

My laptop broke two week ago with all my stuff on....somebody should tell me how to get all the stuff off the hard drive. *looks at irlrobins*

My new laptop picks up wireless everywhere though!! Yay!!


By the way, I still have the wireless card from the old one, it's only about a month old and cost me seventy-five euro, if anyone wants it for like twenty since it's of no use to me, shout!

Also...I need some urgent advice. I'm in the library, I have this really annoying feeling that I left my car unlocked, its parked sooooo far away, and it could be locked, I always get feelings, do I need to go check? What are the chances something will even happen if it is unlocked?

rainbow kirby

You guys think you're being lazy? I went clothes shopping this morning...

irlrobins

For peace of mind, go check. Nothing will prob happen. But would you be able to live with yourself if it's stolen and you thought u hadn't locked it! :eek:

As for wireless card, sell it on the Shop->Computer Hardware forum. And ask for more than 20e!!!

irlrobins

rainbow kirby wrote:

You guys think you're being lazy? I went clothes shopping this morning...

yea but at least you've achieved something! I have nothing to show for my day so far.

Apart from an increased post count!

rainbow kirby

Well given that I have a crapload of stuff that I *should* be doing, letting the Dundrum centre act as a procrastination tool probably isn't the greatest idea...

...and if I want to get this stuff done I really should hide my games consoles away too!

irlrobins

feel free to store said consoles in my study room.

elmyra

rainbow kirby wrote:

Well given that I have a crapload of stuff that I *should* be doing, letting the Dundrum centre act as a procrastination tool probably isn't the greatest idea...

...and if I want to get this stuff done I really should hide my games consoles away too!

don't worry about it, i was in dundrum all morning. As for games? I have just discovered that I have a dvd in the laptop and I'm sooooo tempted to watch it...

elmyra

irlrobins wrote:

For peace of mind, go check. Nothing will prob happen. But would you be able to live with yourself if it's stolen and you thought u hadn't locked it! :eek:

As for wireless card, sell it on the Shop->Computer Hardware forum. And ask for more than 20e!!!

Hehehe.....I spotted my friend a few desks away, gave him my keys and convinced him to go check for me........mwahahaha

Wireless card- it's still actually worth something then? I'm pants with technology.

irlrobins

elmyra wrote:

Hehehe.....I spotted my friend a few desks away, gave him my keys and convinced him to go check for me........mwahahaha

Wireless card- it's still actually worth something then? I'm pants with technology.

Well if it's a decent brand then it could be worth more than 20. Anyway the thing with the FS section is to quote high and then accept the highest offer. If you start at 20 then you'll only get 20.

elmyra

irlrobins wrote:

Well if it's a decent brand then it could be worth more than 20. Anyway the thing with the FS section is to quote high and then accept the highest offer. If you start at 20 then you'll only get 20.

Linksys wireless g? It cost seventy five a month ago so i should probably get more than 20 being even slightly realistic!

irlrobins

Linksys is the best you can get. I'd look for 50 to 60 to start with.

elmyra

irlrobins wrote:

Linksys is the best you can get. I'd look for 50 to 60 to start with.

Wow, so I actually went technology shopping and got it right? there's a rarity. Thanks for the advice, I'll put up an ad I guess. Does it work like E-bay or something? They win, send money, I post wireless card?

irlrobins

Charter in the FS forum will give u all the details. But basically you post a description of what you're selling and a guide price. So your ad would be:

" Linksys PC Card 802.11G Wireless Card (I'm assuming this is it). Bought 5 months ago for 75e. Looking for 50e + P&P"

Then wait for people to make offers. People will prob post that they could buy new for X so they are offering Y for it etc. Once someone meets ur guide price or as close as you think u'll get then u accept and PM the buyer to arrange payment and posting etc.

elmyra

Ok, thank you, I'll do that!

Uber-Helpful Boardsie Award: Irlrobins.

Scraggs

This is what I love about boards.. Theres always someone round with helpful advice!

irlrobins

elmyra wrote:

Uber-Helpful Boardsie Award: Irlrobins.

Ah boo! I want to win the most lickable award!

elmyra

irlrobins wrote:

Ah boo! I want to win the most lickable award!

Most Lickable Uber-Helpful Boardsie: Irlrobins.....

....

Most Eager To Please: Elmyra!

rainbow kirby

irlrobins wrote:

feel free to store said consoles in my study room.

But then you'd just have to get addicted to We Love Katamari!

scop

How do you all afford laptops! Damnit, Id love one.

elmyra

scop wrote:

How do you all afford laptops! Damnit, Id love one.

well my new one was a present, but my friend has one from pc world that he pays for weekly and it's only about five euro, look into it

rain on

scop wrote:

How do you all afford laptops! Damnit, Id love one.

my da freaked the hell out of me the other day when i said 'god, buying a laptop is so stressful, it's such a lot of money to spend on one thing' and he said 'ah it's not a lot of money these days. €1000 is just pennies'. i've never been quite so conscious of my complete and utter middle-class-ness in my life. and my da's not even a white-collar worker, he's a carpenter. weirdness.

rain on

...aaand to answer your question, mammy and daddy fork out.

Riamfada

I went to the Bank and got me a 3 year loan for 1500 quid to be paid at 60 quid a month more or less. Thats the price of a social life

scop

rain on wrote:

my da freaked the hell out of me the other day when i said 'god, buying a laptop is so stressful, it's such a lot of money to spend on one thing' and he said 'ah it's not a lot of money these days. €1000 is just pennies'. i've never been quite so conscious of my complete and utter middle-class-ness in my life. and my da's not even a white-collar worker, he's a carpenter. weirdness.

My da's pretty much the same, carpet fitter so roughly same wages and yeah they make a fair bit of dough.

Sadly my parents would not fork out but thats due to their, dont spoil em philosophy, which will probably just make me buy my kids everything

rainbow kirby

Got my laptop for my 21st last June

boneless

A thousand quid for a lap top!!! Oh... sorry, thought we were talking 'bout them other lap thingies... I should really start at the begining of threads!!

irlrobins

scop wrote:

How do you all afford laptops! Damnit, Id love one.

I have a desktop and a laptop. Desktop was a top of the range, all bells and whistles job that I treated myself to since I didn't have to pay rent last year (worked as an RA). Laptop is a second hand old laptop that I got thru boards FS forum for 350e. Bargain!

Blush_01

rainbow kirby wrote:

But then you'd just have to get addicted to We Love Katamari!

Does that have a really catchy Katamari Demachy (sp?) song in/on it? If so, it's the best song ever! A housemate appropriated it somehow - he's not sure how- and it's the most fun to just do mental-happy-crazy-dancy-jumpy-all over the place bopping stuff too.

Wow, you'd think english students would be slightly more articulate. Heh!