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TEN DAYS!
Ya gotta be kidding?
CONSTANTCONTACT does it INSTANTLY!
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http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/02/iphone-verizon-sucks/
Verizon iPhone Shows You Can’t Win: Carriers Hold the Cards
By Brian X. Chen February 7, 2011 | 4:45 pm
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On the day that iPhone preorders began last week, Verizon quietly revised its policy on data management: Any smartphone customer who uses an “extraordinary amount of data” will see a slowdown in their data-transfer speeds for the remainder of the month and the next billing cycle. It’s a bit of a bait-and-switch. One of Verizon’s selling points for its version of the iPhone is that it would come with an unlimited data plan — a marked contrast to AT&T, which eliminated its unlimited data plans last year.
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“A BIT”!
Are you kidding me?
Where’s the FTC on false advertising, the FCC on “telecom regulation”, and DOJ on “restraint of trade”? (… or do you think APPLE’s IPAD just isn’t welcome on the T-MOBILE network.)
How come they (DOJ) took AT&T apart at the seams and ruined a “national treasure” (Universal cheap local phone service and Bell Labs)? But they leave the cesspool of cable and telcos “unregulated”. Talk about “regulatory capture”!
I think it’s “real simple”. Reintroduce the idea that you can make hardware, software, or the network. But never the twain shall meet. If you open an “app store” then you can’t be in the business of making software.
How about the doctrine of “first sale” and all this “licensing” nonsense? You have to be kidding me!
The crippled DVRs of the cable and telcos is unfair competition with TIVO.
And, billing? Sorry but you can’t mislabel “fees” as “taxes”. And, you can’t pre-bill, post-bill, or change it as you go along.
Finally, “agreements” that are “agreed to” after the purchase, or have legalese, or that are 37 pages of small print designed to be “read” in real time on a computer screen should be presumed to be fraudulent and thus null and void.
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Posted by reinkefj
In my quest to find a browser that fulfills my needs (whatever they are), I’ve been using OPERA (version 11.01).
I just noticed a blunder in the User Interface.
There’s no menu option under “file” to forward a link.
Curious oversight.
Otherwise, the browser is quite good.
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Verify ownership
Verification status
Not Verified – Last attempt Less than a minute ago – Hide history
Attempted Method Outcome
2/6/11 10:06:00 PM UTC Meta tag Verification failed. Your meta tag is not in the <head> section of your home page.
2/6/11 10:04:01 PM UTC HTML file Verification failed. Your verification file was not found.
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Ok, Google, how should it be done. Sigh!
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Posted by reinkefj
http://www.tuaw.com/2011/01/28/ipad-101-reverting-to-an-older-version-of-an-application/
iPad 101: Reverting to an older version of an application
by Michael Rose (RSS feed) on Jan 28th 2011 at 2:15PM
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It happens to us all: an application update for the iPhone or iPad goes awry, and the new app doesn’t do things the way we want (or, unfortunately, work at all on one of our devices). We ourselves are in that boat at the moment, since the new version 2.0 of the TUAW iPhone app is not working as expected on the iPad — our development team is digging into the problem right now and we hope to be fast-tracking a fixed version right away. Our apologies for the issues.
This sort of thing is particularly sticky because there’s no Apple-supported way to roll back to a previous version of an iOS application once you’ve updated. There is a workaround, however, if you haven’t yet emptied your Trash in the Finder. Read on for the steps.
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Here’s the chief objection to cloud-based version control.
You don’t have the old software to fall back on.
And, that’s the objection to “application stores”.
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POSTBOX2, a OSX mail application, is in my doghouse.
I’ve fallen back to APPLE MAIL.
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Posted by reinkefj
RE: POSTBOX2 has a serious value-impacting problem — “SMEARING” in message preview pane
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“SMEARING” in message preview pane POSTBOX2 Version 2.1.0 (PAID) While the workaround — “click on the message” and read it in a new tab — works, it destroys the usability of it.
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The support folks have tumbled to a key fact. “SMEARING” only appears to occur when (1) the ACCOUNT has many accounts; and (2) the ACCOUNT folder is open to show individual accounts. Close it, no “SMEARING”.
This is now a acceptable temporary (I hope) workaround.
Support was good in terms of responsiveness and follow thru.
Assuming this will get a fix, I’m downgrading my “NOTRECOMMENDED” recommendation to “WARNING”. (Like anyone cares.)
The implication is that it is NOT well tested if within a week of buying and using the product, I can hit a CLASS #2 bug which should have been obvious to find.
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Posted by reinkefj
http://www.impactlab.net/2011/01/26/talking-cars-someday-may-save-lives/
‘Talking Cars’ Someday May Save Lives
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“This technology is an opportunity to help create a future where millions of vehicles communicate with each other by sharing anonymous real-time information about traffic speeds and conditions. This new world of wireless communication will make transportation safer,” said Peter Appel, administrator of the Transportation Department’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration.
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I wonder if the regional dialects will be preserved.
As they say in Brooklyn, Fuggedaboudit!
Another boondoggle.
Think runaway Toyotas are “fun”?
How about cars that “know better” than the driver!
Still a autobahn with 200 mph cars and no driver would be an interesting experience. Like the Disney attraction Mister Toad’s Wild Ride!
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Case Information
Case ID: 202017437
Case: Application or system is unresponsive
Status: Opened Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Contact Option:
An Advisor will call you Tuesday, February 1, 2011, between 4:00 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. Eastern
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I’ve gotten annoyed with the continual temporary disk space exhaustion issue.
I left windoze because of all the issues. And, on MACOSX, I seem to be having as many.
ARGH!
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