[dba-Tech] Comp to TV

Rocky Smolin rockysmolin at bchacc.com
Tue Jan 26 12:58:31 CST 2010


ON the list - showed up during Jeopardy last night.

R 

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence
Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 10:36 AM
To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Comp to TV

Ulysses by James Joyce should keep you busy or challenged for a while...
checking your dictionary. It uses something like 30,000+ different words.

Jim

  

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 7:36 AM
To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Comp to TV

I'm getting my books through Dover Thrift Editions - got turned on to them
by Max when he was in high school - his lit class used them
(http://store.doverpublications.com/by-subject-literature-dover-thrift-editi
ons.html).  Dirt cheap and the best of literature.

Reading House of the Seven Gables at the moment - Hawthorne - just finished
The Scarlet Letter.  Never read either one.  Been reading a lot of Dickens -
man, that guy could write! Voltaire, Chekov, Lewis - this is great stuff!
Joyce is up next (already did the Dubliners), then some Russians.  All stuff
I never read in high school when I should have been.

Try Shelley's Frankenstein - nothing at all like the movie. 

But I still want to watch TV!!!

R

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark Breen
Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 2:19 AM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Comp to TV

>And no time to watch TV!! :(

Haha Nice one Rocky,

And more to the point, you have a shelf of books.

In the last few years, I have tried to only buy / read books that have won
prizes for literature.  I am enjoying reading and watching less and less TV,
although I do like the movies,

Best

Mark




2010/1/24 Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin at bchacc.com>

> No HDMI output from the laptop but I could plug the headphone jack 
> into the sound of the TV.  But I'm not sure why - I've got You Tube on 
> the HDTV through the Blu-Ray player.  I suppose I could stream movies 
> through the comp but we've not got 8750 channels of TV with about 20 
> dedicated movie channels and TIVO.
>
> And no time to watch TV!! :(
>
> R
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark Breen
> Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 1:56 PM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Comp to TV
>
> Hey Rocky,
>
> I was using the VGA to TV cable and then had the audio from the PC 
> into the TV also, which allowed me to view web casts while sitting on 
> the sofa wiht wireless kbd.  All good.
>
> Then I discovered that if I use the HDMI output from the laptop 
> instead, it sends the audio as well as the video.
>
> Just something to keep in mind,
>
> Enjoy,
>
> Mark
>
>
>
> 2010/1/22 Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin at bchacc.com>
>
> > Well, you're right - I'm definitely going to try the short cable 
> > tonight and see what happens.  In fact, that sounds like more fun 
> > than the program I have to write this morning which, if I do it, I 
> > promised myself to go to the gym and engage in some brainless 
> > exercise which I need.
> >
> > R
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary 
> > Kjos
> > Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 9:02 AM
> > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Comp to TV
> >
> > That's why I use a desktop computer, sitting next to the TV with a 
> > wireless mouse and keyboard.
> >
> > Looks like you will need to buy a longer cable then. I was just 
> > suggesting something you might have on hand for a proof of concept.
> >
> > My TV also has an SD card slot in the front that can be used to put 
> > the camera memory card directly into for viewing pictures.  Might 
> > have done that once.
> >
> > GK
> >
> > On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 10:48 AM, Rocky Smolin 
> > <rockysmolin at bchacc.com>
> > wrote:
> > > Yeah, but it would be nice to have a longer one - like 10'.  Most 
> > > of 'em are short so you can't have the laptop on your lap while 
> > > you're butt's on the sofa.
> > >
> > > R
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary 
> > > Kjos
> > > Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 8:36 AM
> > > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Comp to TV
> > >
> > > Often you can borrow one off another monitor.
> > >
> > > GK
> > >
> > > On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 10:30 AM, Rocky Smolin 
> > > <rockysmolin at bchacc.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >> Well, Dang!  So does mine!  That was too easy.  All I need now is 
> > >> one
> o'
> > >> them VGA-VGA cables.
> > >>
> > >> I want it for pictures mostly not sound.  So no problem there.  I 
> > >> also have the right adapters for my stereo so if I need sound, no
> > problem.
> > >>
> > >> R
> > >>
> >
> >
> > --
> > Gary Kjos
> > garykjos at gmail.com
> >
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