Harry P. Posted January 13, 2012 Posted January 13, 2012 My DVR is supplied by the cable company. Is there a way to download stuff off the DVR like you can download stuff off a hard drive?
martinfan5 Posted January 13, 2012 Posted January 13, 2012 I know there is a way, but not a 100% sure, now I am crious what Ian knows, hmm maybe he will be nice and share with me too lol. I think I may do that this year, It seems like by the time the weekend comes, I have lost interest in watching the rest, but thats when all the good cars come. I like playing the fantasy bids though
Tony T Posted January 13, 2012 Posted January 13, 2012 Technology is great...until you have a power outage...then the old tech works great!
Chuck Most Posted January 13, 2012 Posted January 13, 2012 Technology is great...until you have a power outage...then the old tech works great! Funny you say that... my power just went out, but here I am. Yay batteries! It's almost bedtime, anyway.
martinfan5 Posted January 13, 2012 Posted January 13, 2012 (edited) Forget to pay the electric bill chuck :lol: If no power then how is your modem working, unless you are on dialup Edited January 13, 2012 by martinfan5
Chuck Most Posted January 13, 2012 Posted January 13, 2012 Forget to pay the electric bill chuck :lol: If no power then how is your modem working, unless you are on dialup Wifi router, with a battery. Supposedly it's good on just the battery for five hours. I just dug out a kit to work on- I think THAT'S why the power went out.
martinfan5 Posted January 13, 2012 Posted January 13, 2012 (edited) Thats cool, I had no idea they had routers with a battery back up, yea sure blame it one the kit Edited January 13, 2012 by martinfan5
Tony T Posted January 13, 2012 Posted January 13, 2012 Things like books and model kits don't need batteries! Hope you aren't out for long!
Harry P. Posted January 13, 2012 Posted January 13, 2012 Things like books and model kits don't need batteries! Hope you aren't out for long! There's definitely something to be said for low tech, too. Reading a book on a Kindle isn't the same as reading the "real" book. Yeah, the words are the same, but the experience is different. It's a nice change of pace to have an activity where there is absolutely no high-tech involved. Oh well... time to go churn me some butter...
Tony T Posted January 13, 2012 Posted January 13, 2012 Indeed...I've been known to actually read an entire real book once in a while!
Dave Ambrose Posted January 13, 2012 Posted January 13, 2012 Tech Savvy? Me? Yup. Guilty as charged. I've been a software engineer long enough that the machines I learned to program on would make a great acquisition for a museum. I've designed several computers of my own. I was lucky to be attending Cal at just the right time. It was the second stop for a lot of great professors. Now, I have a nice computer, iPhone, iPod and I just got an e-reader for Christmas. I'm not generally a leading edge buyer. But I do like my music. And yes, there's a rather large disk drive full of music. Technology is great when it serves a good purpose. I think the great part of "Web 2.0" is the way it's brought people together. In some ways, we're getting back to the old Usenet environment -- a rich exchange of ideas, but this time, the fonts are better, and we get pictures. I'm not a slave to my machines, though I do use them frequently. Quite frankly the most valuable pieces of technology in my house are a telescope, a wet suit, and a surfboard. My house is full of books; real paper books. And a fair number of models. Our beloved model cars are quite a feat of technology themselves. We'd never have a Hudson Hornet without a bunch of CAD programs and CNC milling machines. So yeah, tech is good, but not everything. I can have a great time with a model car and a cigar box of tools; just like when I was a kid.
Gregg Posted January 13, 2012 Posted January 13, 2012 Well, without all the tech stuff, Model Cars wouldn't be here. When I bought Plastic Fanatic from Roy Sorenson, back in 1997, he was still doing paste ups on his kitchen table. I was pretty computer literate back then, started with an old Kaypro portable and worked my way up. I switched to a Mac in '95 or so, and by the time I got PF, I was familiar enough with PageMaker to make it work. Switched to Quark after the first issue, and have used it faithfully up until this year. We are now switching to InDesign, mainly for the digital capabilities, ePUB, digital books, SWF, etc. I know enough to get myself in trouble, and everyone else out of it. Still get calls to fix computers over the phone or by logging into their computer. I was so moved by an article I saw on Steve Wozniak back in 2002, I wrote him, and he wrote back. He comes here sometimes, and we just missed each other back then. Still write to him a few times a year. Without what he made (Macs), I wouldn't be able to do this, well, without Harry either, but that's another story. Technology is great, we just have to adapt. Yes, digital is the future, but print is not going away. You hear it from all the big ones, the ones who are not overrun with outrageous overheads, billings, and what not, print is getting bigger, and better, the best will survive. This year will be an amazing year, just wait and see. Now, if only these darn doctors could get on the technology band-wagon and fix me!!!! No, I don't want a cattle prod in my back, or bottle of morphine p'ing on my spine, I want them to fix it, is that too hard to do? I guess so! With all the technology out there, you would figure they could find something to do. Maybe it's as simple as just going in and taking a look inside and see what's broke? Okay, I'm going on and on.... I pau... Wait, sorry. With technology, watch for some great new techniques coming as well. We have already seen the rapid prototype model making, and we will be working on this. Plus, more do it at home high tech stuff, a new feature, The Digital Modeler, and a lot more. Now I pau....
Dr. Cranky Posted January 13, 2012 Author Posted January 13, 2012 The Big Kahuna speaks. Hopefully in the next 20 years or sooner, we'll see all sorts of advancements in the hobby, including do-it-at-home chroming kits, photo-etch, parts printers, etc . . . good days ahead for all.
Pete J. Posted January 13, 2012 Posted January 13, 2012 I also took a computer course back in1967. Worked on a Phillco 2000 that was the size of a room. Fortran was the language, punch cards were the input device. Graduated to a TRS-80 in the 70's, then a TR-4A with a cassette drive. Don't know how many laptop/desktop/portables I have had but I remember 286/386/486/P5's. The funiest part of all this was, I remember a professor standing at the podium on the first day of class in '67 saying "Within 10 years, paper will be obsolete!" Boy did he have that wrong.
Dr. Cranky Posted January 13, 2012 Author Posted January 13, 2012 But you have to agree that we are using a lot less paper these days, no?
Agent G Posted January 13, 2012 Posted January 13, 2012 The police department where I spent my career was always known as being on the leading edge of technology. Quite a bit of the initial DNA research occurred in midtown, just a stones throw from my office in homicide. One of my detectives actually solved a case mostly with computer searches from the office once. That was a unique case and was never done again, but it heralded the things to come. We still need to get out and beat the bushes looking for clues, but now we have better guidance and do not waste so much time. At 56 I consider myself fairly adept, technologically speaking, due to my profession. When I retired and moved here to Vegas I had a steep learning curve in the gaming industry. I had to learn how a slot machine works, how the Race/Sports books calculate odds, and generally a whole bunch of math I never dreamed I'd need. Way beyond math for Marines LOL. We are formulating a Cyber Crimes Division, as the Gaming Commission just approved online gambling here in Nevada. This will be interesting to see. Does the division get a bunch of computer savvy young 'uns, or a good mix of us old timers and the wizz kiddos? I feel fortunate I was put in a position where my job skills required constant updating due to technological advances. Just don't ask me to program my coffee pot. G
Dr. Cranky Posted January 13, 2012 Author Posted January 13, 2012 Wayne, that's a great point, and it should be true of all professions out there. You have to stay up to date on information and technology. In the same we keep track of all the tips and techniques we learn as modelers along the way.
peter31a Posted January 13, 2012 Posted January 13, 2012 Less Paper? Are you kidding? At our facility we go through so much paper it's incredible. In fact those of us that have to move those heavy boxes have a favourite saying: "I thought computers were supposed to eliminate all this paper!" Instead we're going through about 3 times the amount we used to. The other thing that ticks a lot of us off is the people who spend all their days in front of a computer think they are the way to get everything done. In the "old" days when there was a course to be taken, say 'fire safety', our supervisor would have to give us time and we would go to a classroom and be taught the course. Now we have e-learning on the computer. That is fine if you work at a computer all day but if you're in housekeeping, dietary, maintenance, transportation etc where you're lucky to get near a computer during the course of a day you can't get these courses done. The manager won't assign time to do it but will give us a dressing down if it's not done. It's also a challenge when there is 1 computer and 12 people trying to use it.
crazyjim Posted January 13, 2012 Posted January 13, 2012 Before I retired, AT&T had a grand plan to be paperless corporation in a few years. Funny thing, the memo sent out to inform everyone was a small book - in hardcopy. I left before any tangible results. Being retired, I don't have worry or be concerned about the latest & greatest technology. I'm happy as long as I can get to my emails and this forum. Anything else is gravy on the potatoes. Speaking of potatoes - it's FRIDAY and that means pizza, popcorn, and WWE Friday Night Smackdown. YEAH!!!
Dr. Cranky Posted January 13, 2012 Author Posted January 13, 2012 LOL, JIm, it sounds like you are going to have a great Friday night! Cheers.
crazyjim Posted January 13, 2012 Posted January 13, 2012 Oh yeah. But it's not only Friday's, Doc. Everyday's a holiday and and I'm happier than a pig in stuff to wake up in the morning.
Dr. Cranky Posted January 13, 2012 Author Posted January 13, 2012 LOL, I've got another decade before I can even start thinking about retiring, but you know I am looking forward to it. Oh yeah to wake up and not have to go any place because it's your responsibility. Nice freedom.
crazyjim Posted January 13, 2012 Posted January 13, 2012 I never thought I'd be retired at 53 but the company said get out and take this with you. So I left with a full pension and some cash. Who was I to argue? Two years ago I started collecting Social Security and that was wonderful. All I had to do was get cancer from Agent Orange to collect some money from the Veterans Administration. Was it worth it? NO!! This week is really weird because Marcia has been home sick. Next week she's on vacation. It's a wonderful thing to get out in the shop.
Dr. Cranky Posted January 13, 2012 Author Posted January 13, 2012 Take advantage of the time, build your heart out. There's nothing better than the work bench, some good music on the radio, and the minutes and hours will fly on by . . .
Agent G Posted January 14, 2012 Posted January 14, 2012 Retired the first time at 51. Paperless? Hahahahahahah the state of Nevada kills a rainforest a month. G
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