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11-27-2012 at 11:03 AM.
11-27-2012 at 11:03 AM.
At least her #2 is SOLID and picks up easily, leaving no mess on the carpet! Roll


Oh the things we tell ourselves Facepalm
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11-30-2012 at 05:36 AM.
11-30-2012 at 05:36 AM.
Amanda came back! Big Grin
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11-30-2012 at 02:39 PM.
11-30-2012 at 02:39 PM.
Long damn week.

If it weren't for being on percocet I'd be drinking tonight.
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11-30-2012 at 04:22 PM.
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Long damn week.

If it weren't for being on percocet I'd be drinking tonight.
I saw some on FB. I'm really sorry. Comfort
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AggieMom
12-02-2012 at 03:34 PM.
12-02-2012 at 03:34 PM.
I need a translation, please. Attached are the firmware upgrade instructions for an iview754 tablet.

I'm supposed to do WHAT to a pug? OMG


No seriously... VQ? Somebody? Help! Need Engrish, please. Bowdown
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12-02-2012 at 04:31 PM.
12-02-2012 at 04:31 PM.
<-------zero help. I'll continue in oblivious land.
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12-02-2012 at 04:54 PM.
12-02-2012 at 04:54 PM.
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I need a translation, please. Attached are the firmware upgrade instructions for an iview754 tablet.

I'm supposed to do WHAT to a pug? OMG


No seriously... VQ? Somebody? Help! Need Engrish, please. Bowdown
Oh dear. That's a bad translation of what were probably poorly-written directions to begin with. I ran into this with an external hard drive enclosure that I bought from monoprice a few years ago. Never did get it working properly, either. But let's see... Scratchchin

It looks like you need to download the firmware, and that download will possibly include a tool or wizard that should step you through this... launch the upgrade tool (it seems like that's the thing in the red box in the 2nd picture?), click the button they want you to click, then plug the powered-off tablet into the computer with a USB cable, and turn it on?

I'm assuming the computer will auto-detect the tablet and then the updater will run.

This isn't that far off from typical firmware/software upgrades for other devices. My only concern is going to be whether the updater will see the tablet, and whether the new firmware files are (a) included in the download, and (b) obvious should you have to choose which one you want.

What kind of tablet is this? Sometimes you can find a blog or something that steps you through this... I never found one for my hdd enclosure but a tablet is slightly more ubiquitous and somebody might've already gone through this for you.

Dontknow That's not much help but you're smart, I bet you can noodle it through. Or let me know where it gets stuck and we'll see what we can figure out. Smilie
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12-02-2012 at 06:05 PM.
12-02-2012 at 06:05 PM.
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Oh dear. That's a bad translation of what were probably poorly-written directions to begin with. I ran into this with an external hard drive enclosure that I bought from monoprice a few years ago. Never did get it working properly, either. But let's see... Scratchchin

It looks like you need to download the firmware, and that download will possibly include a tool or wizard that should step you through this... launch the upgrade tool (it seems like that's the thing in the red box in the 2nd picture?), click the button they want you to click, then plug the powered-off tablet into the computer with a USB cable, and turn it on?

I'm assuming the computer will auto-detect the tablet and then the updater will run.

This isn't that far off from typical firmware/software upgrades for other devices. My only concern is going to be whether the updater will see the tablet, and whether the new firmware files are (a) included in the download, and (b) obvious should you have to choose which one you want.

What kind of tablet is this? Sometimes you can find a blog or something that steps you through this... I never found one for my hdd enclosure but a tablet is slightly more ubiquitous and somebody might've already gone through this for you.

Dontknow That's not much help but you're smart, I bet you can noodle it through. Or let me know where it gets stuck and we'll see what we can figure out. Smilie
I'm sure I'll figure it out... I just opened the file after 2 hrs driving to visit my senile grandmother + 2 hrs visiting with senile grandmother + 2 hrs home = does not compute Chinese firmware upgrade.

It's this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6858683006 So far, I love it. $60 for a tablet I won't care if they break? Worth it.
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12-02-2012 at 06:33 PM.
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I'm sure I'll figure it out... I just opened the file after 2 hrs driving to visit my senile grandmother + 2 hrs visiting with senile grandmother + 2 hrs home = does not compute Chinese firmware upgrade.

It's this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6858683006 So far, I love it. $60 for a tablet I won't care if they break? Worth it.
Well, it isn't exactly the same model #, but here is a tutorial for another iView tablet. [tabletrepublic.com]

Here's a support page from the manufacturer, which will probably have the downloads you want. [iviewus.com]

Does it run Android? I bet you can find a better tutorial for a vanilla/generic Android tablet too. Good luck, let us know how it goes!
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12-02-2012 at 06:37 PM.
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Well, it isn't exactly the same model #, but here is a tutorial for another iView tablet. [tabletrepublic.com]

Here's a support page from the manufacturer, which will probably have the downloads you want. [iviewus.com]

Does it run Android? I bet you can find a better tutorial for a vanilla/generic Android tablet too. Good luck, let us know how it goes!

Yeah, it runs Ice Cream Sandwich. I'll give it a whirl tomorrow. Today, I'm done. Brain power has checked out for the evening.

If you saw my FB update, that's pretty much how my day went. I was introduced as "my sister-in-law" or "my husband's sister's kids" or "my oldest daughter's kids" and only the last is true. It's exhausting being with mentally ill grandparents and I'm terrified that I saw my future today. So far, 3/4 of my grandparents have been batshit crazy by the time they died. The only one who wasn't crazy dropped dead of a heart attack at 55.

I may be a bit freaked out right now. Hide
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12-02-2012 at 06:44 PM.
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Yeah, it runs Ice Cream Sandwich. I'll give it a whirl tomorrow. Today, I'm done. Brain power has checked out for the evening.

If you saw my FB update, that's pretty much how my day went. I was introduced as "my sister-in-law" or "my husband's sister's kids" or "my oldest daughter's kids" and only the last is true. It's exhausting being with mentally ill grandparents and I'm terrified that I saw my future today. So far, 3/4 of my grandparents have been batshit crazy by the time they died. The only one who wasn't crazy dropped dead of a heart attack at 55.

I may be a bit freaked out right now. Hide
hug Hang in there. You're a good person & YOU aren't crazy (today anyhow! laugh out loud). And we like you and plenty of other people do too. hug
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12-02-2012 at 06:46 PM.
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hug Hang in there. You're a good person & YOU aren't crazy (today anyhow! laugh out loud). And we like you and plenty of other people do too. hug
I heart you. I promise I won't be stupid tomorrow. I just couldn't face this update today! Your link will help tomorrow, I know it!

I am beginning to wonder if advances in medical knowledge are actually helping. Scary to see how many people are rattling around old folk's homes. I'd rather just be done with life, thank you very much. Cold
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12-02-2012 at 06:52 PM.
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I heart you. I promise I won't be stupid tomorrow. I just couldn't face this update today! Your link will help tomorrow, I know it!

I am beginning to wonder if advances in medical knowledge are actually helping. Scary to see how many people are rattling around old folk's homes. I'd rather just be done with life, thank you very much. Cold
You won't be stupid ever because you aren't. Don't imply you are! Mad hug

I've had that thought about whether modern medical tech is really a good thing. How many people are around today that wouldn't have survived whatever is or was wrong with them even 20 years ago? From a strictly utilitarian perspective is it really better to have everyone surviving longer, with more serious health concerns? Of course it's different when it's YOUR sister/mother/daughter/etc. but... I don't know. One thing's for sure: we're watching people get older and linger longer and that is not always pretty to watch.

My parents always joke about this but I suspect there's more than a bit of truth: Mom works in a hospital and she says she's already got the pills hoarded up, and if the time comes she's mashing everything into their (her & Dad) applesauce. laugh out loud Dad talks about how the Eskimos would just wander out onto the ice when they got too old to contribute... it always makes me uncomfortable when they talk like that but I can understand why they'd feel that way.

hug Get some rest.
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12-02-2012 at 07:34 PM.
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hug AM
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12-07-2012 at 12:40 PM.
12-07-2012 at 12:40 PM.
I need to sleep for like a bajillion years.

I am starting to get packages in the mail and I keep forgetting what I ordered. These kids are killing me.
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