tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post8741506565578008916..comments2024-03-25T02:33:41.590-05:00Comments on FemaleScienceProfessor: OverpoweredFemale Science Professorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15288567883197987690noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-33661091879881990182009-01-20T00:18:00.000-06:002009-01-20T00:18:00.000-06:00Your husband would not FedEx it back to you? Pleas...Your husband <I>would not FedEx it back to you?</I> Please help me understand. Please tell me you are not married to a selfish jerky self-entitled individual. The world is too unfair already.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-68980148780559849782009-01-18T22:01:00.000-06:002009-01-18T22:01:00.000-06:00I had three for my last laptop and I still forgot ...I had three for my last laptop and I still forgot them.<BR/><BR/>Of course none of them works with my new laptop. <BR/><BR/>We have four sets of earbuds for iPod products. Currently we can find ONE set.Terminal Degreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16523014953046778630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-58790941782027762082009-01-18T15:36:00.000-06:002009-01-18T15:36:00.000-06:00I believe you can purchase a lock which prevents a...I believe you can purchase a lock which prevents a cord from being unplugged. You might try one for the couch power cord.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-24599937320032990552009-01-17T23:05:00.000-06:002009-01-17T23:05:00.000-06:00I have two adapters for my MacBook- one at home an...I have two adapters for my MacBook- one at home and one at my office. If I have to use my computer for more than 2 hours somewhere else, I bring the cord from whichever place I departed from (i.e. if I'm leaving from my office to work at the museum, I bring that one. If I'm going to DC for the inauguration, I bring the one from home). In general though I try not to bring an adapter everywhere if I know I'm plugging in later. Seriously people, that's why I have a laptop. I exercise my battery power.<BR/><BR/>What complicates things is that my partner has an older ibook, so our power cords are partially compatible. We can use the same "tail" or "2-prong" but use separate adapters. I do find it very helpful to have extra "tails" around.Karinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16757213778638431428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-3417975141182472612009-01-17T20:42:00.000-06:002009-01-17T20:42:00.000-06:00I have one power cord for my computer; husband has...I have one power cord for my computer; husband has one for his. In this case it's fortunate that we don't have the same kind of computer - no possibility of using the other power cord. And I rarely use the thing without plugging it in, so am pretty aware of the cord. I'm not sure what the trade-offs are on electricity v. charging batteries. And batteries wear out (I know from previous experience!).<BR/><BR/>I *do* have scissors and trash cans in all imaginable spots so I don't have to walk everywhere all over the house to find one. That always includes one "hidden" pair of scissors - otherwise they all disappear when I am not around!Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-85651821763182745082009-01-16T21:25:00.000-06:002009-01-16T21:25:00.000-06:00How about this: the "you only order something when...How about this: the "you only order something when you need it" phenomenon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-86771282189962406862009-01-16T19:42:00.000-06:002009-01-16T19:42:00.000-06:00But that's because you are organized and not forge...But that's because you are organized and not forgetful. I kept forgetting to unplug the powercord in my office and bring it home with my laptop. The laptop isn't always plugged in, so it's not always with its powercord. My acquisition of large numbers of powercords is (in part) a symptom of my absent-mindedness.Female Science Professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15288567883197987690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-56936542887094999112009-01-16T19:36:00.000-06:002009-01-16T19:36:00.000-06:00I don't understand this at all. When I bring my la...I don't understand this at all. When I bring my laptop anywhere, it is in its laptop bag. There is a compartment in the laptop bag for the power cord/adaptor. When I unplug the laptop to put it in the laptop bag, I put the power cord/adaptor in the compartment. The laptop and its power cord are always together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-52824106586845709432009-01-16T15:29:00.000-06:002009-01-16T15:29:00.000-06:00We own 4 power cords for PDAs.That's just enough u...We own 4 power cords for PDAs.<BR/>That's just enough until we start to travel.<BR/><BR/>I'm lucky to have a cell phone with miniUSB charger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-13332251335259640352009-01-16T14:29:00.000-06:002009-01-16T14:29:00.000-06:00Well, you could name the affliction after me, who ...Well, you could name the affliction after me, who just ordered a webcam (I've the only recent laptop that doesn't have one in the lid) because a collaborator insisted that Skype would be useful for teleconferencing among the partners on our grant, and I tried to get it shipped express, only to not have it arrive before the end of the week. And I'll be on the road all next week, and could have used it to "call" home to the family... but I've lived a good number of years without one, and will survive.<BR/><BR/>American-ness sticks with you, even out of the country.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10816228341555194198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-49719453807250607482009-01-16T13:11:00.000-06:002009-01-16T13:11:00.000-06:00What you need is:http://electronics.howstuffworks....What you need is:<BR/>http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/wireless-power1.htm<BR/>I thought this stuff was already around but it seems not to be yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-16753345960328019722009-01-16T12:27:00.000-06:002009-01-16T12:27:00.000-06:00I feel like I've seen a retractable cord for an ap...I feel like I've seen a retractable cord for an apple laptop before, but maybe that was in my dreams. <BR/>I don't seem to have the laptop cord syndrome but do have the cell phone charger syndrome. And now I have a second cell phone which is for work and that only has one charger :(Jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07986787458979351622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-51376024225046710522009-01-16T11:03:00.000-06:002009-01-16T11:03:00.000-06:00It sounds to me like you need a few more power cor...It sounds to me like you need a few more power cords: one to keep in your backpack or briefcase at all time, one for your car, and perhaps a spare one for home and/or office.Female Science Professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15288567883197987690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-46338085067481237392009-01-16T11:01:00.000-06:002009-01-16T11:01:00.000-06:00Until very recently, I had just 1 power cord for m...Until very recently, I had just 1 power cord for my laptop and this worked great because my laptop went wherever its cord went ALL THE TIME. I recently decided to leave one cord in my office and purchased one for home. I feel I am catching whatever bug it is you are suffering from, and I am sure something bad will happen soon, when I'll fly overseas and forget to pack a cord. <BR/><BR/>I am amazed that laptops do not come with a retractable cord, like a vacuum cleaner. Surely, there must be a technological cure for this desease.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-79678548608722039852009-01-16T09:22:00.000-06:002009-01-16T09:22:00.000-06:00I do this too. I have one power cord at the office...I do this too. I have one power cord at the office, one at home, and one "floater" to carry around, since it is a hassle to have to move the one that is neatly tucked behind my desk. You two are lucky you have the same model laptop, otherwise you wouldn't even be able to share the one by the couch!Loriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14012382465695975225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-56847971000950051322009-01-16T09:09:00.000-06:002009-01-16T09:09:00.000-06:00FSP, I have _three_ power cords for my own private...FSP, I have _three_ power cords for my own private use. Getting them changed my life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-21402779654641360872009-01-16T07:37:00.000-06:002009-01-16T07:37:00.000-06:00We too don't have enough power cords at home but i...We too don't have enough power cords at home but its normally mine at home rather than my MSP husband's. He thinks its a waste of money to own 2 home cords, even though he has plenty of grant money designated for computers and it would take a few minutes with his p-card to order one. It raises some interesting questions in the evenings about whose research is more important...and I don't always win.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-24070850792664080612009-01-16T06:45:00.000-06:002009-01-16T06:45:00.000-06:00I have to confess I have 3 power cords. One for th...I have to confess I have 3 power cords. One for the company office, one for the university office and one for at home (which comes along when I travel). They tend to make life much, much easier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-89985882568699652852009-01-16T04:46:00.000-06:002009-01-16T04:46:00.000-06:00Hey, I have multiple cords for my cell phone as we...Hey, I have multiple cords for my cell phone as well. Office, travel bag, home - same thing with advil (migraines), feminine products, pens, notebooks...you gotta be prepared.Short Geologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08047258159927129336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-48963011456474125382009-01-16T03:30:00.000-06:002009-01-16T03:30:00.000-06:00"impatient disorganized money-wasting American con..."impatient disorganized money-wasting American consumer slave."<BR/>I think just American is enough; everything else is included. :-)<BR/><BR/>And American does not just mean residents and citizens, it also means those like me who spent a few years in grad school. "American" <I>is</I> contagious.Nikethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882163077938014472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-45116678313391079542009-01-16T01:29:00.000-06:002009-01-16T01:29:00.000-06:00I now own 4 mobile phone chargers, which is enough...I now own 4 mobile phone chargers, which is enough until I travel anywhere!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com