Skip to Content
Register · Login
About Theme

A Letterboxing Community

Atlas Quest
Search Edit Search

Read Board: Computers, iPods, and Other Electronics

Which browser
Board: Computers, iPods, and Other Electronics
Jan 4, 2019 6:03pm
Thread Board (disabled)
I've been using Firefox. I'm getting a new computer and am wondering if any of you computer gurus like another browser better.
Re: Which browser
Board: Computers, iPods, and Other Electronics
Reply to: #970009 by Boxer Lover47
Jan 4, 2019 6:55pm
Thread Board (disabled)
Some choices depend on which operating system you have. Since you didn't say I'm assuming the one with the largest share, Microsoft Windows.

Personally, I use Chromium on Linux. Chrome is the same browser engine on other operating systems.
Re: Which browser
Board: Computers, iPods, and Other Electronics
Reply to: #970014 by Oberon_Kenobi
Jan 4, 2019 9:08pm
Thread Board (disabled)
Yes, it's Windows.
Re: Which browser
Board: Computers, iPods, and Other Electronics
Reply to: #970009 by Boxer Lover47
Jan 5, 2019 10:03am
Thread Board (disabled)
I'm happy with Safari. No complaints. I also have Chrome but rarely use it. I've just gotten used to Safari.

I think sometimes it can just be a matter of personal preference. People will swear by different browsers.
My brain is fried; MacGourmet will not open on my new Mac
Board: Computers, iPods, and Other Electronics
Jun 27, 2020 5:45pm
Thread Board (disabled)
Here we go again. I installed MacGourmet Deluxe on this old Mac about 5 years ago. At some point I upgraded the software and then couldn't get my database to open. I was pretty miffed, because I had gotten rid of the paper recipe cards for just about all my recipes. The computer held my database hostage for over a year, when miraculously I clicked on a file and Voila! I reappeared. I don't remember how it happened. But it happened. Well, here I am again. This machine is 10 years old and I have a machine that I am carefully migrating only software I want to keep. I installed the MacGourmet Deluxe on my new machine, but I can't get the database to open up AGAIN!!! I've googled and I can't seem to get the answer to my predicament. Mariner Software appears to be having some problems, so I don't think I'll be getting an answer soon. Anyone out there use this software? Can anyone help me figure out how to open up the database?

Subject line is intentional,
~speedsquare
Re: My brain is fried; MacGourmet will not open on my new Mac
Board: Computers, iPods, and Other Electronics
Reply to: #989064 by speedsquare
Jun 27, 2020 6:34pm
Thread Board (disabled)
Re: My brain is fried; MacGourmet will not open on my new Mac
Board: Computers, iPods, and Other Electronics
Reply to: #989064 by speedsquare
Jun 28, 2020 8:59am
Thread Board (disabled)
Is MacGourmet an Apple product? I have a friend who works at Apple doing trouble shooting, so if so, I could ask her about it.
Re: My brain is fried; MacGourmet will not open on my new Mac
Board: Computers, iPods, and Other Electronics
Reply to: #989108 by PiggyJaunt
Jun 28, 2020 10:56am
Thread Board (disabled)
It's not an Apple product, but Mariner software. The websites I visited said they are aware of some cloud syncing issues (from January???). I don't use the cloud storage. But ... lo, and behold! After muttering for another hour today, I decided to turn my new MBP off. Then I turned it on, opened the MacGourmet software, and wouldn't you know? My recipes automagically appeared. Sometimes I feel really stupid, but the online instructions are not very thorough. They definitely did not say, turn off or restart your computer. DH said, "write down what you did, so it won't happen again." Well, I'm probably going to waste a lot of paper and reprint my favorites in larger print for future reference.

In spite of this repeated frustration, I really do love the software. And I'm no top chef. Love the shopping list feature.
Re: My brain is fried; MacGourmet will not open on my new Mac
Board: Computers, iPods, and Other Electronics
Reply to: #989114 by speedsquare
Jun 28, 2020 12:45pm
Thread Board (disabled)
So my friend who works with Apple says she uses Paprika for her recipe stuff and really likes it. Maybe that would work?
Re: My brain is fried; MacGourmet will not open on my new Mac
Board: Computers, iPods, and Other Electronics
Reply to: #989114 by speedsquare
Jun 28, 2020 12:50pm
Thread Board (disabled)
I decided to turn my new MBP off. Then I turned it on, opened the MacGourmet software, and wouldn't you know? My recipes automagically appeared.

It is such a common thing it IT technical support, I assumed that you had already done that. (Warning, there is on British "ars*" in the video.)
Re: My brain is fried; MacGourmet will not open on my new Mac
Board: Computers, iPods, and Other Electronics
Reply to: #989123 by Oberon_Kenobi
Jun 28, 2020 3:13pm
Thread Board (disabled)
That is hilarious. And I'll remember that nifty trick. I likened it a teacher using her high heel shoe to fix the school copier.
AOL.com websites
Board: Computers, iPods, and Other Electronics
Nov 16, 2020 12:52pm
Thread Board (disabled)
Does anyone remember the old website address for the AOL user personal websites?

For the life of me, I can't remember the beginning of the .url and I'm trying to find some old clues on wayback machine.....

Thx
BB
Re: AOL.com websites
Board: Computers, iPods, and Other Electronics
Reply to: #995691 by Bungalow Boxer
Nov 16, 2020 1:56pm
Thread Board (disabled)
Were they Geocities? Or Hometown?
Re: AOL.com websites
Board: Computers, iPods, and Other Electronics
Reply to: #995692 by RIclimber
Nov 16, 2020 1:57pm
Thread Board (disabled)
Ahhh HOMETOWN!!!!
Www.Hometown.aol.com

Thank you!
Best Fairly Inexpensive Wireless Printer
Board: Computers, iPods, and Other Electronics
Nov 29, 2021 12:23pm
Thread Board (disabled)
Well, my printer heads are permanently clogged I think on my present printer. They print, but no matter how many times I clean the heads, they still come out streaky and the ink is too light. I guess over 10 years was a good run for this printer.

Anyway, I'm looking for a decent inexpensive color, wireless, all-in-one printer. I loved my Canon PIXMA 8120, and would be willing to get another Canon, but the ink was brutally expensive. Does anyone have another suggestion? Bonus points if the ink will transfer to carving material via heat transfer :-).

Thanks!
Bungalow Boxer
Re: Best Fairly Inexpensive Wireless Printer
Board: Computers, iPods, and Other Electronics
Reply to: #1009121 by Bungalow Boxer
Nov 29, 2021 2:31pm
Thread Board (disabled)
I use what was the cheapest HP printer at the time it was bought, around 2010. It uses the HP61 ink that transfers amazing even without heat. The ink was about $12 on ebay up until last year, it's now $20-$30.

It was bought as a $99 printer and I have used it for 10+ years. I'm not complaining!

It also claims to have Wifi printing but that never works for me.

Basically, look at the cheap HP printers and check the ink prices for those. You might be surprised and find what you want.
Re: Best Fairly Inexpensive Wireless Printer
Board: Computers, iPods, and Other Electronics
Reply to: #1009121 by Bungalow Boxer
Nov 29, 2021 2:55pm
Thread Board (disabled)
Have you tried the print head liquid cleaner? It's worth a shot if nothing else is working
Re: Best Fairly Inexpensive Wireless Printer
Board: Computers, iPods, and Other Electronics
Reply to: #1009121 by Bungalow Boxer
Nov 29, 2021 11:32pm
Thread Board (disabled)
Color laser printers are pretty cheap now days. I think that over their lifetime (considering the price of ink) a laser printer will be less expensive. Compare the prices and see.

I have gone with a color laser printer, but that was almost a decade ago.
Re: Best Fairly Inexpensive Wireless Printer
Board: Computers, iPods, and Other Electronics
Reply to: #1009121 by Bungalow Boxer
Nov 30, 2021 3:04am
Thread Board (disabled)
I am happy with my HP Envy Photo 6255 printer. They don't make the 6255 anymore but they have a 6055 and 6455 you could look at. I don't used heat transfer so i don't know if that works. I print on parchment paper and the ink transfers directly off it. Parchment paper transfer only works for line drawings not images with a lot of black in them.
If you go to Staples and tell them what you want in a printer they will help you pick one out.