Re: [PLUG] Screen Rescue - Chromebook in the rain - Resolved - Now have bigger, more urgent problem

2014-12-08 Thread Robert Citek
On Monday, December 8, 2014, Michael Rasmussen wrote: > How do I convince my wife that we need to keep the new one? > What is your most creative idea on this? > For the same reason to have so many pairs of shoes: failover. Regards, - Robert ___ PLUG m

Re: [PLUG] Screen Rescue - Chromebook in the rain - Resolved - Now have bigger, more urgent problem

2014-12-08 Thread Michael Rasmussen
On Sat, Dec 06, 2014 at 08:55:51AM -0800, Michael Rasmussen wrote: > As it turns out there is enough of a market that you can get a replacement > screen > online for under $40. And the hardest part of the replacement was figuring out where the jewelers screwdrivers were. > A new one is on its

Re: [PLUG] Screen Rescue - Chromebook in the rain - Resolved

2014-12-06 Thread Michael Rasmussen
On Fri, Dec 05, 2014 at 08:38:42PM -0800, Michael Dexter wrote: > On 12/5/14 1:36 PM, Derek Loree wrote: > > Elevated temperatures seems to be more effective than desiccants. > > Some Chromebooks are quite plastic-y and I do see mentions of ones with > replaced screens. And, for what it's worth,

Re: [PLUG] Screen Rescue - Chromebook in the rain

2014-12-05 Thread Michael Dexter
On 12/5/14 1:36 PM, Derek Loree wrote: > Elevated temperatures seems to be more effective than desiccants. Some Chromebooks are quite plastic-y and I do see mentions of ones with replaced screens. And, for what it's worth, I have seen a ARM ones for $110 on Craigslist. As for temperatures, I wa

Re: [PLUG] Screen Rescue - Chromebook in the rain

2014-12-05 Thread Derek Loree
My wife discovered an iPod in the washing machine a couple;e of days ago, after it went through a full wash cycle. I put it in the oven set to 170 F for about an hour, then I turned off the oven and let it sit in there overnight. The next morning it turned on and had no screen distortions, ever

[PLUG] Screen Rescue - Chromebook in the rain

2014-12-05 Thread Michael Rasmussen
Yesterday we found out the Eagle Creek backpack is not as rain proof as expected. see photo here: https://plus.google.com/u/0/106412878764785679629/posts/4kENgtFKCqp That's after a night on rice and about three hours use today. The photo is at an angle to illustrate the damage. For straight on