TECH SERVICE: PLAXO has a 10k hard limit

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

http://support3.plaxo.com/al/12/1/article.asp?aid=1344&bt=4n

http://support3.plaxo.com/al/12/1/article.asp?aid=1348&bt=4n

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Plaxo has limits on the record types you keep online. If you reach one of Plaxo’s synchronization limits, the sync process will fail. These causes include, but are not limited to:

AOL
Address book folder has over 5,000 contacts.

Comcast Webmail
Combined address book folders have over 10,000 contacts.

GMail
Calendar folder has over 10,000 events.

Hotmail
Address book folder has over 999 contacts.

Macintosh Toolbars (OSX)
Combined address book folders have over 10,000 contacts.
Combined calendar folders have over 10,000 events.
Combined tasks folders have over 10,000 tasks.
Combined notes folders have over 10,000 notes.

Windows Toolbars (Outlook, Outlook Express, Vista Mail)
Combined address book folders have over 10,000 contacts.
Combined calendar folders have over 10,000 events.
Combined tasks folders have over 10,000 tasks.
Combined notes folders have over 10,000 notes.

Yahoo
Address book folder has over 5,000 contacts.
Calendar folder has over 10,000 events.

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That makes Plaxo pretty much useless fmpov!

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TECH SERVICE: www dot if I am offline dot com

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Lessons Learned: I need a service that notifies others who could help me.

So where is www dot if I am off line dot com?

If could be as simple as a flurry of emails that go out, if I don’t reset the clock. Say, every X hours.

For a inet o holic like me, it could be every twelve hours. If I don’t check in, send the emails out.

I’ll offer the service for 29.99 per month and stuff ads in the emails and on the websites.

I’ll be a grazillionaire in no time.

:-)

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TECH SERVICE: Microsoft updates Windows without users’ consent

Monday, September 24, 2007

FROM A WINDOWS SECRETS EMAIL

Microsoft updates Windows without users’ consent
By Scott Dunn

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Microsoft has begun patching files on Windows XP and Vista without users’ knowledge, even when the users have turned off auto-updates.

Many companies require testing of patches before they are widely installed, and businesses in this situation are objecting to the stealth patching.

Files changed with no notice to users

In recent days, Windows Update (WU) started altering files on users’ systems without displaying any dialog box to request permission. The only files that have been reportedly altered to date are nine small executables on XP and nine on Vista that are used by WU itself. Microsoft is patching these files silently, even if auto-updates have been disabled on a particular PC.

It’s surprising that these files can be changed without the user’s knowledge. The Automatic Updates dialog box in the Control Panel can be set to prevent updates from being installed automatically. However, with Microsoft’s latest stealth move, updates to the WU executables seem to be installed regardless of the settings — without notifying users.

When users launch Windows Update, Microsoft’s online service can check the version of its executables on the PC and update them if necessary. What’s unusual is that people are reporting changes in these files although WU wasn’t authorized to install anything.

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Yup, just like Darth Vader. And you wonder why I’m departing the Microsoft fold?

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TECH SERVICE: WORDPRESSDOTCOM has a tiny flaw

Friday, September 14, 2007

I love the free, and unequaled, wordpressdotcom, but I found a small flaw.

In building a site on GOOGLEPAGES, it just so happened that the page urls all routinely end in a period. However, when I put that url into the free, and unequaled, wordpressdotcom, it barfs building that link with the last period. Interesting. For the time being, my workaround is to use TUNYURL.

But I have to wait for Monday to report it to wordpress hq. They turn off the problem reporting mechanism to prevent Monday morning overload. I’m blogging it here because I always forget by Monday.

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TECH SERVICE: FACEBOOK suggestion

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

One of the charities associated with my alma mater has annual golf tourney for scholarships. I have no affiliation with it. BUT, it might be nice to allow the folks that run it to set up an “identity” for that charity? Is such possible? Considering that you allow fakey politicians, why not a fakey charity?

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TECH SERVICE: Monster’s Security Breach Larger

Saturday, September 1, 2007

http://mashable.com/2007/08/29/monster-security-breech/

Monster’s Security Breach Larger than Thought
August 29, 2007 — 10:56 PM PDT — by Kristen Nicole

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The 1.3 million individuals whose data, including financial information, was stolen from Monster’s database may be larger than initially reported.

During the investigation regarding the theft, it was discovered that the website had been previously hacked. The exact number is still unknown, but could reportedly be in the millions. Monster has indicated that users should assume their information has been taken. As this wasn’t an isolated incident, the illegal activity has been impossible to pinpoint. Monster has lost between 200 and 300 job seekers and some employers’ accounts due to the issue.

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Like I said. Lot of blame there.

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TECH SERVICE: BLOGLINESBETA missing a feature from the old version

Friday, August 31, 2007

FROM: Bloglines Customer Service

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Thank you for contacting us. Please refer to the discussion thread below for our response. If you need further assistance with this issue, please reply to this message describing the issue in more detail.

Thank you for allowing us to be of service to you.

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Subject
Web Form: [Suggestions]

Discussion Thread
Response (C.D.) 08/31/2007 08:12 PM
Hello,

Your suggestion is much appreciated, and we have forwarded your note to the Bloglines Beta team.

Over the years we have modified our site based on feedback like yours and from other Blogliners. Look for changes in the upcoming weeks and months, as we continue to build-out Bloglines Beta. We welcome your thoughts about Bloglines.

Please let us know if we can be of further assistance.

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Customer 08/30/2007 02:41 PM

Old Bloglines allows me to “keep as new”. So if I am whizzing thru and see something that I’d like to spend more time on I just check it. Beta Bloglines doesn’t do that. Or, I don’t see it. And, it doesn’t honor the oldblogline’s setting. This was the reason I move from Google to Bloglines. Hate to have to move again.

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Sigh! Why bother?

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TECH SERVICE: CollectiveX’s Groupsites (RECOMMENDED)

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

http://www.groupsites.com/

CollectiveX’s Groupsites

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What are Groupsites?

Groupsites make it easy for groups to share, communicate and network. They combine the best
features of:

– Discussion forums
– Email lists
– Calendars
– Social networks

Groupsites are powered by CollectiveX; are FREE to setup; and can be public, semi-public or private.

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Interesting concept. You’re own social network. I’d suggest that it has a fragment of the solution. Jibber Jobber has a part. Yahoo Groups has a part. LinkedIn has a part.

Hmmm! Maybe I’ll create something for my fellow Turkeys, or just me?

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TECH SERVICE: Google Web Accelerator off

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Any one else having the problem? Any one know why? Help?

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TECH SERVICE: FACEBOOK has flaws

Sunday, August 26, 2007

Interesting that it would let you look up just one email address. You have to create a file that it can import and check. And, it doesn’t always do that correctly!

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