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195045 2003-11-27 00:41:00 and its xmas...i think my money would be more appreciated elsewhere hehe
anyway, i think i mite just have to ask you guys...where are some good small dos or etc games i can download and would entertain me, without using too much memory, power or cpu usage...then when i go traveling i can play for a hour or so at a time and then give it a rest...am supposed to be resting my hands every hour for 30 mins or so anyway so yeah...

so yeah...any games anyone :)
csinclair83 (200)
195046 2003-11-27 00:44:00 Even if the CPU goes into low power mode, I think the screen will take a fair bit of power.

Look at the scenery.
Graham L (2)
195047 2003-11-27 00:45:00 If your going to spend money to make your laptop go for longer, just for a one off trip, why not spend that money on an airfare and fly instead? 6 hours on a bus or probably less than one hour on a plane, and your laptop will last for all the trip. Andrew B (867)
195048 2003-11-27 00:48:00 Don't they make you switch your laptops off in the plane? Or is that only with international flights (I remember seeing on the TV screen saying "Please turn off cellphones, pagers, laptop computers, and all electronic devices") somebody (208)
195049 2003-11-27 00:53:00 dad travels internationally and he uses his laptop on some flights..
and even some flights provide internet connection to ur laptop at a considerble or stupid cost...

cellphones off yes...

i think it mite be only if u have wireless internet or something (like the mobilise with vodafone)

it costs $199 to travel by plane or $70 by bus so i chose the cheaper and longer mode of transport...hehe
csinclair83 (200)
195050 2003-11-27 00:55:00 > Don't they make you switch your laptops off in the
> plane? Or is that only with international flights (I
> remember seeing on the TV screen saying "Please turn
> off cellphones, pagers, laptop computers, and all
> electronic devices")

You only need to switch off electronic devices such as laptops for the first and last 20 minutes during take off and landing - don't want to interfer with the navigational devices do well :D

AFAIK, cellphones are still banned during the entire flight.
Jen C (20)
195051 2003-11-27 01:04:00 Cellphones are banned from the time the plane door is shut before takeoff, until its opened again after landing. (Its best that shutting and opening is done in the right order)

Now the problem is, that some arrogant people believe its OK to use a new generation cellphone-PDA device in flight because they "only want to use the diary function". The fact that many can't be powered up separately from the phone is lost on them. One guy even stated "mine is fine, as I remove the antenna" when in fact such an action makes the phone radiate interference locally even more.

Chris, you could pretend the bus windows are multiple LCD screens, showing a virtual trip through wonderful NZ scenery?
godfather (25)
195052 2003-11-27 01:09:00 Take a pillow, and try to sleep for 3-4 hours of the journey. Then you an use your laptop for the remaining 2 hours. somebody (208)
195053 2003-11-27 03:53:00 Grab some seasickness tabs the night before travelling and you should then be able to read your book .

A bonus is that you might end up sleeping for most of the journey . Your trip will be over in no time then . :D
Susan B (19)
195054 2003-11-27 03:55:00 Umm.... anti-seasickness tabs I meant. :-) Susan B (19)
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