About maratsade

I bet you prefer them to those spiders that room with you.  🙂 ... View more

Not sure if it's garment rending season in your area yet, @GabeU.  May be a little too chilly...  But you'll no doubt hear the gnashing of teeth.  You'll think it's crickets, but it will be the teeth gnashers. ... View more

Well, if there's an avalanche of ranting, gnashing of teeth, and garment rending,  it's all on you, mate. LOL ... View more

Don't jinx it, @GabeU!  LOL ... View more

Well, just don't make me call the pie cops..... LOL ... View more

@Sweetpea3829,  step away from the pie.  ... View more

It's very sad and weird that he's not in the world anymore. Not that I knew him or anything, but it's like with the Queen -- I never knew a world without her, and ditto for Hawking.  ETA: the Queen is not dead, but she's getting on and I've thought how weird it'll be to have a King.  ... View more

Well, if you do write it, let us know.  I bet it'd be very interesting.  ... View more

I have to say that it was a sad day in that we lost Stephen Hawking today -- but leaving on Pi Day was classy of him.  ... View more

Lemon is a fruit, so it's good for you.  And meringue has no calories. Honest.    @Sweetpea3829wrote: 😂😂😂 Did you get any pie today, Gabe? I took a break from my health(ier) eating and had some lemon meringue for breakfast. OK ok, I had some for lunch, too. *shame spiral. But pie calories don't count on pi day!   ... View more

I WISH.  🙂   @Sweetpea3829wrote: YES!!!! Did you bake this?   ... View more

My condolences, Mark.    @MarkJFinewrote: Thanks. Been (and still am) dealing with a death in the family since end of Feb. Lots of running around.   ... View more

Good to see you again, mate!   @MarkJFinewrote: Some of us will remember the triple-blizzard winter we had here in the DC area a couple of years back. Three deep snows in as many weeks, iirc. I hand-shoveled my 250' driveway wearing a heartrate monitor so I could measure calorie burn.   ... View more

"I'm sure it would work for most things, but that Belkin Miracast thing basically does exactly what I was looking for with no strings attached."   Do write a review after you've used it a bit, @GabeU ... View more

"That's the very first thing I noticed.  It seems like nothing's ever quite as simple as the title claims."   the devil's in the details, @GabeU. 😉 ... View more

Google's where it's at, dude.  LOL   @GabeUwrote: Seven figures?  WOW.  I've REALLY got to renegotiate my shill contract with Hughes!  😛    ... View more

As long as I stay within my data limits, I don't worry too much about some usage.  But I wouldn't want to use so much just to load up some silly pictures.  Thanks for the link, BirdDog; I'm looking forward to trying the second option.  ... View more

"You really should read that link I posted awhile back and/or do a search about it."   If this is the link you mean, I did read it.  I use Option 1, the USB connection. I have yet to try Option 2, but plan to.  ... View more

Well, what a sneaky device!  Glad I keep it powered off when not in use.     @BirdDogwrote: @maratsadewrote: Right, but if it's casting, it's not using Backdrop, right? Nope, it refreshes them in the background no matter what you're doing/seeing on the screen. Have verified with my Asus router that monitors per device use. It is one MAJOR dislike for me. I hate things that won't allow total shutdown of background use, especially something like Backdrop that can add up to 10-15 GB per month if left on 24/7.   ... View more

Right, but if it's casting, it's not using Backdrop, right?  ETA:  I mean, if I use my hotspot as the wifi for Chromecast, I wonder if it uses any data because it would be casting from the DVD bay and using the wifi as a conduit.  I don't understand how, if it's casting, it would also be downloading backdrop images.  ... View more

I'm not sure if that works, actually.  I was reading the Google forums and an employee says that Chromecast doesn't support that and that it doesn't always work.  And yes, it would use your mobile data..... I doubt it would work for me anyway because my mobile connection is laughable at home.     I will have to measure whether the Chromecast uses data when I'm casting a DVD from the laptop.  I don't think it does, I think it's just using the wifi as a conduit, but I'll check.    @BirdDogwrote: This also concerns me in the first link, does it mean it will use the mobile data instead?   Do you have 4G Data in your mobile hand set? Then there is absolutely no need to worry as you can stream your favourite content on 4G on your device and mirror it to your Chromecast without any hassles. This will save you from hard efforts that we put in struggling around with hot spots.   ... View more

I'm not sure if that works, actually.  I was reading the Google forums and an employee says that Chromecast doesn't support that and that it doesn't always work.  And yes, it would use your mobile data..... I doubt it would work for me anyway because my mobile connection is laughable at home.     I will have to measure whether the Chromecast uses data when I'm casting a DVD from the laptop.  I don't think it does, I think it's just using the wifi as a conduit, but I'll check.  ... View more

"So, how much is Google paying you? "     MILLIONS!     ka-ching!     ... View more

Using Chromecast without an internet connection:   http://www.uniquetechy.com/use-chromecast-without-wifi/   http://www.itpro.co.uk/mobile/28299/how-to-use-chromecast-without-wi-fi   I'll be trying these myself. I've seen the guest mode mentioned on the second site, but didn't know how it might work.   (Not trying to get you to get a Chromecast, Gabe, honest! I would like to be able to cast without wifi or even the internet, so I thought I'd see if there was a way).    ETA:  This seems to lay the issue to rest: you cannot cast w/o internet.   Oh, well.  I'm still going to try what the other links suggest.  Gabe, let us know how the device you pick works for you.  ... View more

But how do you feel about the Chromecast, @BirdDog? 😉   Sounds like a different device would suit @GabeU's needs much better, and it's great you had something to suggest.  🙂 ... View more