Recorded after the World Series Game at approx 0030 EDST 23 Oct 2011.
Guess any day is as good as another.
lol!
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SERVICE: Remind me about availability?
Sunday, October 23, 2011
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SERVICE: GOOGLEPLUS invite if you want it
Saturday, October 8, 2011https://plus.google.com/i/dvpVtEu9JJ4:1hsACMsbowE
[JR: GOOGLEPLUS invite for anyone who’s interested.]
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SERVICE: Verizon Ads
Thursday, October 6, 2011
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“Your privacy is an important priority at Verizon.”
Yeah, right.
Deliver ads?
I don’t use any Verizon “online” services so how are they going to “serve” me ads?
Another confused “offering”?
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SERVICE: FACEBOOK had a wierd one
Saturday, October 1, 2011*** begin quote ***
Facebook account is displaying random ascii symbols instead of English words: “4dd pixors / v!dz.” instead of “Add photos / videos”, and “P057” instead of “POST”, for example. Happens on every machine including iPad and in all browsers. Anyone have a clue what could be going on?
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is there a language setting in facebook?
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That was it – the language setting had somehow been changed to LeetSpeak. Thanks!
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It was really just a strictly wild <synonym for donkey> guess. I didn’t even know that Facebook had language settings. Please pass along my “thank you”.
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SERVICE: Anyone else seeing problems with GMAIL?
Thursday, September 29, 2011Lately, I’ve been noticing poor response times from GMAIL, but not GREADER?
Strange.
Could the vaunted Google email infrastructure have problems?
A lot of folks have organized their personal lives and corporate careers around free Google apps like GMAIL.
Is their a chink in that armor?
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SERVICE: “mouse to spouse”
Saturday, September 24, 2011Read a fellow alum’s blog. It was too personal to link to. but she used an interesting turn of a phrase … “mouse to spouse”. Referring to the various dating sites. Having just attended a wedding that started with an internet chat, maybe she needs to rethink that disgust with such services.
Now I’m not shopping for a “spouse”, but a “mouse” might not be a bad way to go. As an ITSJ (sic), it fits my predilection.
To stay in my “mole hole” and pound away at the keyboard.
Argh!
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SERVICE: GOOGLEDOCS cloud fails
Saturday, September 10, 2011http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/doing_it_right_google_docs_apologizes_for_yesterda.php
Doing It Right: Google Docs Apologizes for Yesterday’s Outage
By Jon Mitchell / September 9, 2011 10:50 AM
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Downtime is the bugaboo, the monster under our bed at the dawn of the cloud era. No service is 100% reliable, but cloud services are becoming more and more vital to keep our businesses running and our sites up. A cloud service provider’s handling of an outage is absolutely crucial to keeping its customers happy and earning their forgiveness. But since outages usually require detailed technical explanations, they are often left to engineers whose tone might not be as gentle or apologetic as can be. When Amazon’s EBS hosting services went down in April, bringing some of the Web’s most important sites with them, the explanation was long-winded and dense, and the fallout was not handled well. Warren’s post today couldn’t be more different.
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That’s more than a “bugaboo”.
If you’re getting the service for free, you get what you pay for.
No gripes allowed.
But if you’re betting your life or livelihood on the “cloud”, then you better have some contingency plans.
A current back up, with Open Office or another such capability.
Might make the diff between paycheck and unemployment?
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SERVICES: Who’s coming to rescue you?
Wednesday, August 24, 2011American crew members tell the story of their rescue off West Cork coast
U.S. owned Rambler 100 yacht is towed ashore after Fastnet Race horror
By CATHAL DERVAN, IrishCentral.com Staff Writer
Published Wednesday, August 17, 2011, 8:52 AM
Updated Wednesday, August 17, 2011, 8:52 AM
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“I was awoken by a loud bang,” said Hislop. “I could feel the boat tipping over. I just went into survival mode; I was the last out of the boat. There were four of us sleeping below deck with minimal protective clothing.“The hull fell fast. There was no chance of even cutting the life rafts free.
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Lot of lessons in this story:
(1) What will you have on you when you’re tossed into a survival situation?
(2) Experienced sailors caught short. Preparedness mindset? Could be fatal.
(3) In a group willing to help, but can’t be seen. Flare pens in an always worn suvival vest.
(4) Rescued by Gooferment forces standing by. Who pays for that, and all the other, rescues?
(5) What happens when those forces are not standing around waiting?
(6) What happens when you are where those forces are?
(7) I don’t boat, but this convinces me to get one of those seat belt cutting window smashing tool for each of my cars. Maybe I’ll give them as Christmas gifts.
miss any lessons?
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SERVICE: “The Cloud” is undependable
Wednesday, July 27, 2011http://www.wxpnews.com/archives/wxpnews-489-20110726.htm
Vol. 1, #79 – Jul 26, 2011 – Issue #489
Burned by the Cloud
WXPNEWS
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Well, it turns out a company doesn’t even have to fail for you to suddenly lose everything you entrusted to it. This week ZDNet blogger Ed Bott tweeted the URL to the story of a former enthusiastic Google advocate and evangelist who, for reasons unknown to him, one day woke up to find his Google account shut down. The post is a long one, but the gist of it was that he had gone “all in” with Google because he considered it a trustworthy company: he consolidated all his mail to one Gmail account, had all his photos, voice mail, Google Reader articles, contacts, docs and calendar on Google services. He lost saved maps, travel history, medical records and a blogger account. You can read the whole sad tale here:
http://www.wxpnews.com/110726-Dear-Google
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The “cloud” can leave one high and dry.
I’ll be going back over my SOPs for exposure.
I’m not a cloud fan already because one can NOT always have access to the inet. Even if you’ve bought and paid for it. The ISP have no duty to supply service. Forget what they say in the ads. If you have it great; if not, too bad.
This just reinforces the concern over the availability issues.
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SERVICE: Verizon Wireless’s America’s Choice II calling plan
Friday, July 22, 2011If you subscribed to Verizon Wireless’s America’s Choice II calling plans, you could receive benefits from a class action settlement.
Para ver este aviso en español, visita http://www.cowitsettlement.com
A proposed settlement has been reached with Verizon Wireless (“Verizon Wireless”) in a class action, Cowit, et al., v. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, No. A0505869 (Ct. of Common Pleas,Hamilton County, Ohio), related to a lawsuit about whether Verizon Wireless failed to provide roaming service without any roaming charges under the America’s Choice II Calling Plan. Verizon Wirelessdenies all of the claims.
WHO IS INCLUDED? The Settlement Class includes all current and former customers of Verizon Wireless who, since February 21, 2005, subscribed to its America’s Choice II Calling Plan. If you are a member of the Settlement Class, you have certain rights and options, such as submitting a claim for benefits, requesting exclusion from the settlement, or objecting to the settlement.
SETTLEMENT BENEFITS. In summary, current Verizon Wireless customers whose calling plan provides for a specific allowance of minutes as part of their monthly access fee automatically will receive 25 additional wireless calling minutes, which they can use for a period of one year, or, in the alternative, if these class members submit a Claim Form they can receive a transferable PIN for 40 calling units, which will be valid for 24 months, that can be used to make domestic or international long distance calls. Current Verizon Wireless customers whose calling plan provides for an unlimited number of minutes as part of the monthly access fee will automatically, without filing a Claim Form, receive a transferable PIN for 40 calling units, which will be valid for 24 months, that can be used to make domestic or international calls. Former Verizon Wireless customers must submit a Claim Form to receive a transferable PIN for 40 calling units, which will be valid for 24 months, that can be used to make domestic or international calls. You can submit your claim online at http://www.cowitsettlement.com or by mail. The claim deadline is November 8, 2011.
As part of the settlement, Class Counsel will submit a request for attorneys’ fees, expenses, and incentive awards for the Class Representatives as more fully set forth in the Full Notice described below which will be paid by Verizon Wireless and will not affect the benefits to the class under the Settlement.
OTHER OPTIONS. If you do not want to be legally bound by the settlement, you must exclude yourself by September 27, 2011. If you stay in the Settlement Class, you may object to the settlement, the attorneys’ fees or the incentive payments by September 27, 2011. The Full Notice includes complete information on how to request exclusion or object to the settlement. The Court will hold a hearing on October 28, 2011, to consider whether to approve the settlement and the request by Class Counsel for attorneys’ fees and incentive payments.
THIS IS ONLY A SUMMARY NOTICE. A more complete description of this class action and proposed settlement, including how to exclude yourself from the class, claim benefits, or object to the settlement, is contained in the Full Notice. You may review the Full Notice at http://www.cowitsettlement.com, or send a written request for a copy to: Verizon Wireless America’s Choice II Litigation, c/o Epiq Systems, Claims Administrator, P.O. Box 3967, Portland, Oregon 97208-3967, or call 1-866-408-4551.
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