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Now available for preorder:
The San Francisco Panorama.

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D I S P A T C H E S   F R O M A   P U B L I C   L I B R A R I A N . BY SCOTT DOUGLAS - - - - Dispatch 25 (2/28/07) Troubleshooting Library Computer Problems Problem: The USB won't go in. Solution: Take off the cap. Problem: I don't see the cursor. Solution: Turn on the computer. Problem 1.0: I need to e-mail this document. Solution 1.0: Open up your e-mail and send it as an attachment. Problem 1.1: I don't have e-mail ... I just need to send it to them. Can't I do that? Solution 1.1: No. Problem: I have a 100-page document that I need to print, but I have my own paper, so why do I still have to pay? Solution: Because trees can be cut down for free by some guy hoping to destroy the Amazon rainforest. Ink takes a little more effort. Problem: The numbers won't type. Solution: Push down on the number-lock key. Problem: The keyboard doesn't have elfish characters. Solution: Freak. Problem: I cannot play Pogo. Solution: Have you tried a dating service? There really are better things to do with your time; sure, you're ugly, but there has to be someone desperate enough. Problem: Where's the "any" key? Solution: Type the following: I-D-I-O-T. Problem: Your library won't let me into my Yahoo! mail. Solution: Try typing it Y-A-H-O-O, not Y-A-H-O-A. Problem: This ad tells me I have won an iPod Nano. Solution: Go for the gold, and give them your Social Security number to claim your prize. - - - - MORE DISPATCHES

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