A computer question

[mary]

Thanks Al,
I don't use mouses, strictly keyboard commands. The cat wouldn't like it, so
no mouse for me, in this house.  Of course, I do have 1 hooked up, so
everyone else who uses the computer to help me can do it.  I decided to blow
up the computer, and it was great.  Wow!  What fun.
Seriously, I used a butter knife to extract the disc.  I was at it sawing
for days.  Actually, I pried it out in 5 minutes, but I don't know if the
disc will ever play again.  My brother said it looks all right, but won't
play.
I have the same type of drawer on my big stereo, and have never had trouble
with it.  I think in my case, an Ipod might not be such a bad idea.  I want
the real CD, but if I had the Ipod for casual use I wouldn't have to worry
about losing track of a disc, or worse, smudging it up. Since they're quite
affordable, I think I'll get 1 for my trip to shows while traveling from
Boston to NJ.  In the middle of the night there aren't often too many folks
awake on the bus to talk with.
   I don't do playlists.  Back in '91, I was talking to Alan after a
Hawkwind show, about shuffle play, and I told him I listen to a disc in
order, usually, because I feel the music is sequenced by the artist to make
the album flow in a certain way.
Thanks for getting back to me about the computer.  I was told I had a
response from you, it took me time to work back to last week.  I don't know
how to organize my mail so the Hawkwind items, for example, go into a
Hawkwind file.  I'll have to ask my other blind friend, who I call my
computer guru.

Many thanks,

Mary (and Kosh)
-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET]On Behalf Of Albert Bouchard
Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 7:54 PM
To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET
Subject: Re: A computer question


On a mac the cd will spill its guts if you hold down the mouse button
as it's starting up. That's my one trick.
Al

On Mar 25, 2009, at 1:40 PM, mary wrote:

> Hi, friends,
> I very carefully inserted a disc into the computer, and when I tried
> to get
> it out it wouldn't budge.  I have tried the trick with the paper
> clip, and
> also leaning the tower forward, but the thing is jammed in there,
> and the
> computer doesn't acknowledge it as being there.  Any other ideas?
> Honest,
> it wasn't me being clumsy.  A friend was standing right there when it
> happened, but he knows less about computers than I do, if you can
> believe
> that.  I hope someone has a good idea for getting the disc out, so I
> can get
> the burner back.  Now, the real question is why does this always
> have to
> happen to me?
> I don't mean to be a pita with all these computer queries.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mary
>