Re: Getting ballpoint pen off laptop screen?
On Jan 7, 2010, at 10:53 PM, Michael Harney wrote: Julia wrote: What's the best thing to do for that? And, just as importantly, what should be avoided at all costs? Julia ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com Important: Do NOT use acetone. It erodes plastics and may severely damage the screen surface. Someone already suggested using a moist, lint-free cloth. There are cleaning gels and wipes for LCD screens that you can also try. Michael Harney The only "safe" solvent to use on anything computer-screen related is water, preferably distilled, although it won't dissolve most inks. Isopropyl alcohoi will cut through most inks, possibly not as well on ballpoint inks as on dry erase or permanent marker, but it may react chemically with some plastics, particularly transparent/translucent ones. I don't remember if the scratch filler compound I'm thinking about -- that would match the refractive index of the plastic and polish out after applying to hide the scratch -- is something that actually exists or something I wanted that didn't exist. (And I'm not sure how good an idea that would be on a matte finish diffuser surface anyway.) I seem to remember that some LCD's can be disassembled and the front diffuser sheet replaced, and if this is one of those, that might be feasible. It's labor intensive, as I recall .. ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
Re: Getting ballpoint pen off laptop screen?
Julia wrote: What's the best thing to do for that? And, just as importantly, what should be avoided at all costs? Julia ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com Important: Do NOT use acetone. It erodes plastics and may severely damage the screen surface. Someone already suggested using a moist, lint-free cloth. There are cleaning gels and wipes for LCD screens that you can also try. Michael Harney ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
Re: Getting ballpoint pen off laptop screen?
On 08/01/2010, at 11:38 AM, Julia wrote: > > Would a very soft cloth moistened do in place of the moist tissue? Yep! Microfibre or spectacle-cleaning cloths are good! C. ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
RE: Getting ballpoint pen off laptop screen?
-Original Message- From: brin-l-boun...@mccmedia.com [mailto:brin-l-boun...@mccmedia.com] On Behalf Of Charlie Bell Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 6:12 PM To: Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion Subject: Re: Getting ballpoint pen off laptop screen? On 08/01/2010, at 9:52 AM, Julia wrote: > What's the best thing to do for that? And, just as importantly, what > should be avoided at all costs? Start with a moist tissue, and follow with a pencil eraser and rub GENTLY. That'll often get minor scrapes and blemishes off. Depending on the screen type, an isopropyl wipe may help, but some screens have a coating that'll be removed by that... Charlie. ___ Would a very soft cloth moistened do in place of the moist tissue? Julia ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
Re: Platform for gathering memories?
On 08/01/2010, at 10:02 AM, Nick Arnett wrote: > > Thanks for any suggestions about what might work. There's probably something > obvious, but my brain isn't working well. This has been so stressful, I've > slept so little... keep trying to get a little rest during the day but it > hasn't happened so far. I'd say initially, get a big photo album/scrapbook, and set up a dedicated email address. See what comes in, and start collating. If you find that there's a lot of electronic media other than photos, then that's when you start looking at clever ways to present it all (personally I'd create a simple website that runs off a CD and put it in the front of the album), but for now, just start gathering while the tragic event is still fresh, people are grieving and the events and memories that made her special to people will be at the fronts of the many minds that encountered her. Charlie. ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
Re: Getting ballpoint pen off laptop screen?
On 08/01/2010, at 9:52 AM, Julia wrote: > What's the best thing to do for that? And, just as importantly, what should > be avoided at all costs? Start with a moist tissue, and follow with a pencil eraser and rub GENTLY. That'll often get minor scrapes and blemishes off. Depending on the screen type, an isopropyl wipe may help, but some screens have a coating that'll be removed by that... Charlie. ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
Re: Platform for gathering memories?
On Jan 7, 2010, at 3:02 PM, Nick Arnett wrote: Julia's question reminded me that you folks are a bit of a brain trust... I need to figure out what would be the best platform for gathering pictures, stories, videos and such about my sister, particular for her daughter to know her as she grows up. Lesley has a Facebook page, but that doesn't really seem right for this. Anybody know of a site or software that might work well for that purpose, where people could upload, write, etc.? Actually, Facebook might _be_ the right venue: they recently introduced a procedure to convert deceased members' profiles to memorial pages. In fact, here's the form that you use to request this conversion. http://www.facebook.com/help/contact.php?show_form=deceased Louis' mom, Cindy Cara, is considering this right now. Otherwise, Facebook has been known to just shut down profiles, with the attendant stress to family and friends. Dave ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
Re: Platform for gathering memories?
Nick Arnett wrote: Lesley has a Facebook page, but that doesn't really seem right for this. Anybody know of a site or software that might work well for that purpose, where people could upload, write, etc.? First of all, since you've been playing with Wiki tools for the Imaginaria Wiki you could probably setup your own simple "family wiki" in the time it takes to research this. One site you might look at is Geni.com. It attempts to be a social network built around your genealogy tree so it has many of the "Facebook-like" things of photos and profiles, but it has family-oriented privacy settings (like "only my immediate family" and "all blood relatives"). It might particularly be of interest in bringing family history to young kids because you get the graphical tree of relatives to navigate. On the other hand, I'm not sure how easy it might be for friends, rather than relatives, to contribute, if that were a goal you had in mind. I know there are also several "virtual memorial" sites around, some better funded than others. About a month or so ago that was a big "next thing" in the VC world-- "Facebooks of the dead" so to speak-- but I think it has already mostly fizzled out as quickly as it became a fad. Of course I'm just judging by what I read in tech journals. -- --Max Battcher-- http://worldmaker.net ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
Platform for gathering memories?
Julia's question reminded me that you folks are a bit of a brain trust... I need to figure out what would be the best platform for gathering pictures, stories, videos and such about my sister, particular for her daughter to know her as she grows up. Lesley has a Facebook page, but that doesn't really seem right for this. Anybody know of a site or software that might work well for that purpose, where people could upload, write, etc.? I was about to use a Wordpress blog, but then realized it really is for one author, not many. I need something where lots of people can contribute and share text, pictures, video and such. I keep trying to find time to research this, but I am just exhausted. I'm still in California, heading to North Carolina Sunday probably and up to Pittsburgh sometime next week. We'll be doing memorials in both places. Thanks for any suggestions about what might work. There's probably something obvious, but my brain isn't working well. This has been so stressful, I've slept so little... keep trying to get a little rest during the day but it hasn't happened so far. Nick ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
Re: BRIN: Uplift books on Kindle?
The Startide Rising release says "January 11 2009". I suspectt that's a misprint and should be January 11, 2010?" That'd explain the glitch and should resolve in a week. I have a query in about Brightness Reef thanks! From: John Williams To: Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion Sent: Wed, January 6, 2010 10:23:00 PM Subject: BRIN: Uplift books on Kindle? I was checking again for the Uplift books on Amazon Kindle, and things have improved since the last time I looked, but the status is odd. Uplift War is available on Kindle, and Heaven's Reach is available for pre-order (Jan 13 release). Oddly, Brightness Reef and Infinity's Shore are nowhere to be found on Kindle. Why release Heaven's Reach but not the other two in the trilogy? And Startide Rising is still missing. If you search the Kindle store for "David Brin", you find a listing for Startide Rising: "Kindle Edition - Jan 11, 2009 Buy $3.55 Available for Pre-order" but clicking on the link gives a page that says "Pricing information not available" and no way to purchase or pre-order the Kindle edition of the book. What is going on? ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
Getting ballpoint pen off laptop screen?
What's the best thing to do for that? And, just as importantly, what should be avoided at all costs? Julia ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
