The Bloated Pig - A Place for Weary Flingers Page 2418
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  • Actually I think that I found an option.. if i hit my settings button the little refresh circle is there. .hmm I tried that before and didn't see it..
  • Still stupid to remove it. I've been starting to dislike Chrome lately myself. it crashes on this site all the time.
  • @Kathy If you didn't already, tap the star next to Issue 411335 on that page. The more stats, the more likely it'll be worked on.
  • Mine never crashes here @kelani I wouldn't know on pc I don't get to use it very often and never for here..just business. .
  • Ok thanks Kel I'll do that:) it is a pita .. to coin estar phrase..
  • K I clicked on that star thanks again for the help @kelani :)
    Bbiab gonna watch my show and fling a bit. .I'll be lurkin'
  • Show over and now I've experienced my very first Chrome Crash! ! Arghh when will I learn to read reviews BEFORE updating!!!
  • @Kathy It wasn't the reading reviews that got you, it was this:

    Kathy: "Mine never crashes here @kelani"

    Even though mine crashes a lot, at least it always remembers whatever I was typing at the time. That has saved many a long post and PM.
  • Lol yeppers @Kelani I jinxed myself haha! And yes my typing was still there thank goodness. .you know me and my keyboard don't get along very well lol.
  • @Kathy I should've bought you a bluetooth keyboard for your birthday. If anyone needs one of those, it's you. :) Of course that'd probably stop all your creative names, so you'd have to fake it.

    @All Anyone have this ipad model? It's at the top of my list atm.

    http://amzn.com/B00G2TK76A
  • That's a nice looking ipad @Kelani k don't know anyone who has that off f hand but I'll ask around

  • Gonna fling some before bedtime night night @Kelani
  • @kelani Cool pad! I (((wish))) one your way. . .
    Me: still on iPad2, iOS 6, works nicely. If it ain't broke. . .
  • @kathy Hello, Princess!
  • Hi @TomPuss sorry on my way to bed:( thanks for all the birthday wishes and awesome videos:)
    'We are ships that pass in the night' I hate time zones; (
    Night
  • @Tompuss Thanks :) Right now I'm just trying to figure out why they're so freakin cheap. (Most stores=$499, even Walmart is $449!) They're not refurbished, previous buyers said they're factory sealed and serials and warranties are all valid, so they're not stolen. Like I told funikus, with my luck, they're probably cheap because the cargo ship spent the last few weeks docked in the ebola hot zone, or something.
  • @kelani Pessimistic thought. . Have you checked customer comments on this supplier? Could be helpful. Also, how many GBs are you looking at?
  • @TomPuss I did. It's not really clear what's going on with that seller. About 90 people claimed they got old items repackaged as new, but it's not clear if they actually bought a used one and weren't aware. In all cases, they had no problems returning them. The other 1,500 4/5 star reviews had no problems

    I'll probably end up paying more for one from walmart or newegg.com just to be on the safe side. I think I'm losing my risk-taking ability in my old age. :P

    edit: When it comes to me, I'm a pessimist. Anyone else, not so much :)
  • Night Ma
  • The new NBA-themed levels are out on iOS and Android!
  • @kelani that model costs over £400 here, yet Amazon have it for £309. Weird......
    All UK reviews are good too, so seems like a bargain, it might just go on my 'Santa' list
  • @Tompuss @mvlna2 Thanks for your good wishes for my Mom - she's not unwell as such just everything has become sooooo much of an effort that she's weary all the time.
    @Tompuss - I too have an iPad2 and wish I was still on iOS 6 - had no issues at all but then they stopped FaceTime working on 6 so had to upgrade to 7 to keep in touch with the grands - so much worse - pages refreshing all the time so could not go from a level in AB to walkthrough and back with out both Safari pages refreshing and then the episode going back to the Rovio start up screen!! real pain! Would love to know if those issues are resolved with iOS 8 if anyone knows.
    or if anyone knows how to be able to swap between 6 & 7 easily I might be prepared to try that! PM me if you know.
  • @mumsie I'm on ipad3 and upgraded to iOS 8. Not recommended! Its slow (I'm not computer minded, but I think it's because it's made to work with the latest versions, and is not good on the older ones) It's got some good features, and some bad ones, and, yes, AB games keep going back to the Rovio start up screen, Argh!

    Glad to here your Mumsie is well, if a little slow
  • @mumsie -- I'm on iPad 2 with IOS 7. When I updated to IOS 6, I lost 6 months of progress on all AB games (and all others, which I don't care about that much). IOS 6 upgrade did not go smoothly, would not complete; had to start from scratch. I would definitely not upgrade to a new operating system without first doing a complete backup. Did it before IOS 7 upgrade, which did go smoothly (of course). @Sal9 and others have said that you should wait until Apple fixes bugs in IOS 8 before upgrading.
    [Edit]: BTW, the reason I only lost 6 months progress when I updated to IOS 6, is that I did have a backup from 6 months earlier. Ten lashes with a wet noodle for not backing up more often.
  • AFAIK You can't go back. Apple stopped signing iOS7 a week or two ago, so you can't install it from them. I guess iOS 6 would have to go straight to iOS8, if the device supports it.

    @hunnybunny The only thing about that seller... I don't like seeing all those similar one-star ratings about repackaged goods. Some said things like the thing was reported as stolen by its former owner, and still had their files on it, and another said despite being "sealed" the ipad and charger were heavily nicotine stained. yuck. who wants that?

    I can get a new one now at the evil Walmart for $449, or a refurb from shipped for $399. I think i'll play it safe. Guess I'd better start pestering cousin to find out if she's gonna pay me, since if she doesn't, all this research is moot :)

    @mvnla2 Sal was right. personally, unless there's some grave security concern, I never install any major OS upgrade for at last 6 months, and if everything's working fine with the old OS, I'll wait even longer. By then, you know what all the problems are, and many of the annoying early issues will have been fixed.
  • Sorry I'm late (waited for every one to leave didn't I ;)
    but Happy Birdday! @Kathy
  • Lol there's still Cake @AEX10 help yourself !
    Thanks for the birthday wish:)
  • Thanks for that @mvlna2 & @kelani - @hunnybunny when you say 'made to work with the latest versions' do you mean versions of iPad? If that's the case Apple can go whistle! Though I have to say when I was looking on the Apple forums with the issues of everything restarted when you switched from app to app it was happening to people with the latest versions of iPhone certainly! no I never upgrade early either - as I say I would not have upgraded to 7 if Apple hadn't decided that FaceTime would no longer work with 6!
    Liked Ham Dunk until I entered my scores and found myself woeful regarding avgs and then forgot to refresh the Leaderboard so 5 scores didn't go on! Will do it on PC tomorrow! Nngb @all
  • @mumsie as I said I'm no expert, but yes put ios8 on an old iPad it just slows it down
    Where's @fenikus when you need him? He'd explain it perfectly

    As for Ham Dunk, first run through was fun......

    @kelani, I smoke, when I get my my iPad Air for Christmas (wishing on a star) I'll send you ipad3, with a quick wipe of some super bug resistant spray, there will be no nicotine. And a quick wipe when I do the housework on glass and some man made plasticity stuff is all it takes. Now woollens, curtains, upholstery, that's another story........

    Good night all
  • Last thought
    @kelani don't you care for Grandmother too?
    Can't you use your ipad when caring? And PC when not?
    Or am I confused again......
  • @hunnybunny Pledge Multi-surface, or any cleaner with 2-butoxyethanol or other alcohols gets it off nicely. I used to salvage computers, and many of them were killed by dust and tar coating all the electronics. To save some, I had to soak them in a special solution for a few days, then air dry them over a week. It was a pretty nasty process. Fabrics, I'd probably throw away. :)

    I care for grandma also, but the situation has changed. Her 3 daughters are taking turns spending the night with her, and they're all burned out. My cousin's going to move in with gma and take some of the day shifts. That'll let one of the home care workers take a few overnight shifts. Since she'll be there a lot more, it's silly for her to drive 30 miles to bring me my ipad for six hours, then drive back to pick it up. She needs it more, so I'm giving it to her ( but strongly encouraging her to skip her weekly shoe purchase, and give me $200 for it.)

    I do use laptop everywhere. But I don't like waiting months for every release, and I'll need one handy if I'm to help make any walkthrough videos here.

    I'm going to check walmart Sat. and see if I like the Air. If so, that's probably what I'll get.
  • @Kelani does it HAVE to be an iPad? You can get less expensive tablet on Amazon ?
    OB may i please have a SpacePIgKiller while i catch up:)
  • Hmmm @hunnybunny @Kelani I never thought of the smoking factor until I got my Nexus funny you should mention it. .I suppose the nicotine could get nasty in the outside but I wondered if it could get inside somehow?
  • @Kathy I wish it didn't have to be an ipad. I don't like Apple, but it can't be PC or Android tablet. PC wouldn't solve the update delays, and I don't want to be running another platform. Moving stuff around would be a nightmare, and I'd have to re-buy a lot of apps.

    Yes, tar coats *everything*. Especially computers because of the fans sucking air in and TVs because the static electricity attracts the particles. Over time, it acts like insulation and makes components overheat. It's also pretty caustic, so it can eat through some circuit components. I've soaked a small desktop computer in a pail with a few gallons of a special form of rubbing alcohol, and when i pulled it out, the liquid is completely black.It's nasty.
  • Ohh yeah @Kelani would probably not be able to transfer from ios to android huh?
    As in everything you mean it can get inside the tablet or phone also? Even without fan
    I do have a screensaver and a case does that help ?

    Edit and i only smoke outside. .
  • No offense @Ma, but I'm more worried about what it's doing to our lungs. You can always buy a new tablet.
  • Hmmm true @Pa although the doc says my lungs are clear..jeez ya think she should lie so I'd quit lol.. I'm thinking of quitting anyway , not only the health reasons I just don't want to spend $300 a month anymore ! It ads up .. when you think on monthly terms that's a car payment on a freaking Mercedes lol; )

    EDIT Well maybe not a Mercedes but ....
  • It's so funny to come across old posts in walkthroughs from When I first started lol.
  • (Unlurk) what @rat said @kathy (relurk)
  • @ABcrazy My problem is I think I'm going to live.
  • @Kathy the insides of computer hard drives are usually have 2-3 seals so dust doesn't get in, but I've found tar residue inside one of the seals. I don't think it'd get in tablets because there's no airflow, though.
  • Ohh that makes sense @Kelani..I never smoke in the house but i have had to dust out the computer a couple times just basic household dust.
    Good to know it probably can't get inside tablet. .
    Im really thinking if quitting anyway. .

    Did you try the seasons update or.. is that not available on pc yet?
    Sorry i haven't read up.
  • @Kathy South Hamerica just came out 20-something days ago, so no. no PC update.
  • :( aww sorry @Kelani hope you get a newkelpad soon..
    Hey uhmm I really enjoyed (as did everyone) Jen and Kel sounds got any more ? Her voice is just unforgettable maybe you could post some more or does that getv into the $ thing?
    Edit .uhmm she can sing "a little"
  • I gotta go to bed. ..
    Night all didn't realize the time:/
  • @Kathy those are the only two recordings I have of Jen. We split up a few months later, but I think she's a radio host in Birmingham, AL. You could call in and ask for a performance :)

    I'm going to evil walmart Saturday. If they still have the one I want in stock, I may have kelpad then. If not, it'll be soon. I hope so anyway, I've already ordered a case. :P
  • Pig Days World Egg Day - no walkthrough page yet so thought I'd post here before I forget!
    2* = 58000
    1 birder no diamonds or rings = 60000 = 2*
    3* all 3 birds no diamonds but all 3 rings = 66140!
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