June 2008 Entries

Day of .NET, Lansing

Today I went to my first Greater Lansing .NET Users group event.  Day of .NET.  It was fun.  I was honestly surprised.  I was thinking, "Why the hell am I getting up this early to go hang out with a bunch of nerds...I could cut my lawn."  But I stayed the whole day.  It went by fast.  I saw a bunch of people I knew previously.  And I learned some things.  There were a great bunch of speakers.  Unfortunately a lot of the speakers that I wanted to hear were at the same time.  All in in all it...

posted @ Sunday, June 22, 2008 2:01 AM | Feedback (0)

Repairing an eMachines M6709 LCD screen

Here is a picture of my broken LCD screen.  It happened because I left my laptop on the shoulder of the couch and let in a crazy dog.  She tore down the hall, leaped from almost literally 6 feet away, and landed on the couch.  I have hardwood floors so the couch slid back until it hit the wall.  Unfortunately my laptop obeyed the laws of physics and stayed put, then fell on the floor. So  I searched for a new screen.  Brand new they were about $160.  I Ebayed mine and found a used one for $50...

posted @ Sunday, June 08, 2008 10:05 PM | Feedback (0)