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[rolanni]

So, I woke up this morning with the palm of my right hand itching, which, asyouknowBob, is a sign that money will soon cross it.

Alas, my psyche got its signals mixed. What it had really meant to convey was the fact that my monitor had died the True Death on the overnight and I was destined to part with money at the local Staples in order to be able to read the morning comics.

Silver lining: The new screen is a twenty-two-incher, nice and bright; really, I could have used this the other day when I was doing all that layout. And, hey! I can see all of a Live Journal page without having to scroll from side to side (yes, I do keep my resolution that fat; nearsighedness isn't for sissies.)

Steve is cooking lunch; after, I'll put my desk back together and then get on with my day.

Comments

darn money eaters and saltation question

[(Anonymous)]

So sorry about the monitor dying, but it's always nice to get new toys. Has anyone said anything about chapter 21 of Saltation not posting completely? I've tried refreshing the page numerous times, but can't get anything past the bowli ball and ices. I went to the live journal and could tell from the discussion that everyone there seems to have read the entire chapter, as live journal users do they get each chapter sooner and in a different form? Is there anywhere else I can read chapter 21?

Re: darn money eaters and saltation question

[keristor.livejournal.com]

It works fine for me, using lynx (text only, no cookies, no LJ login) at http://www.korval.com/saltation/ch21web.html and with Firefox and IE, not logged into LJ. There is no special link for LJ users.

Re: darn money eaters and saltation question

[(Anonymous)]

Thanks for your help, downloaded Firefox and read my chapter!!! Use Microsoft for everything else, but if I have anymore problems will be using Firefox to keep up with Saltation. Really appreciate the suggestions.

[kahva.livejournal.com]

(yes, I do keep my resolution that fat; nearsighedness isn't for sissies.)

THANK YOU. When I still had my 15" monitor before it died a neon-hued death, I had a friend who kept saying each time I couldn't see all of her wonderful backgrounds she would make for webpages, "Change your resolution, you'll be able to see everything." I couldn't seem to get it through her head back then that making things smaller on an already small monitor just wasn't a good thing for someone as near-sighted as me. Surfing without headaches is far more important to me than getting all of a pretty background picture on my monitor.

[keristor.livejournal.com]

As far as I'm concerned any website which requires a particular resolution (either large or small) or a particular browser or facilities (JavaScript, Flash, etc.) has lost my custom. That includes ones with fixed text sizes too small, and ones using CSS where if you change the text size it displays badly (it overlaps) and ones where the background obscures the text with certain colours.

HTML was designed to contain the information, with hints (like "new paragraph here"), so that the user could decide how to display it (colours, font size, etc.). Sites which are 'clever' break that and become useless.

[muirecan.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear about the monitors death. Unexpected expenses are not fun. On the other hand as recent purchaser of a 22" monitor I have to say that they are amazing for the eyes. I'm finding I actually prefer to do work on websites from home where I have the 22" instead of my work computer.

[muehe.livejournal.com]

I am jealous – my home monitor is only 18” – my work 19”
It is one of those things, you can afford to upgrade but you are getting by on what you have.

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

The monitor that died was a 17", so this one's quite a step up.

[(Anonymous)]

Burton from Montreal

Sorry about your monitor's demise. But LCD monitors have finite lifespan.

You are lucky in timing. Monitor prices drop almost 50% in the past year. I am surprise that you didn't get a 24 inch monitor, it's usually about 50 bucks more for the next size inclement. Guess most people select monitor for their desktop footprint nowadays.

@muehe you can only get 19 inch monitors on closeout sells now. The recent entry level monitors starts at 20 inches with 1680x1050 (16:10 ratio) resolution.

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

I am surprise that you didn't get a 24 inch monitor,

Well, I tried, but the 24" was two hundred dollars more than the 22" and I needed it today. Needs must, and I'm not complaining.