I really hate it when VB fixes the case of variables.
You really start to see problems when your code is under configuration control.
Say you are using MSXML in your project and you use something like dom.xml in a number of locations. Now you decide to add a variable called "Xml". Once you "Dim Xml", all of the properties in "dom.xml" convert to "dom.Xml" thru the whole file. When you have multiple developers making changes and someone makes a change, like this somewhere, when you checkin a single line of code, there are lots of changes that you didn't make. The only way to get them back to the way they were before is to type in "Dim xml" (or whatever case you want) and it switches everything to that case (then remove the "Dim xml").
I was able to fill out the forms on their website (reduces the chance of erroneous imput), print out form and send it, with the proof of purchase/receipt to the specified address. Then you can check back periodically and see if the rebate was accepted.
I've been checking back for about a month and my rebate was finally approved. Now I'm hoping the actual check will come fairly soon. So far it has been a decent experience.
The main reason it doesn't render in Mozilla is they used an old XSLT Working draft namespace "http://www.w3.org/TR/WD-xsl". The XLST 1.0 namespace should be: "http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
See Unofficial MSXML XSLT FAQ" for some info about the old Working Draft, XSLT 1.0 and Internet Explorer.
It took a bit of looking on Qwest's web site but I finally found a list of all the ISPs you could switch here: Qwest's ISP list
My main reason for not wanting to use MSN (besides it being MSN), was there was only one pop email account (and 10 hotmail accounts, yea;-).
I ended up switching to www.blarg.net (I live near Seattle), and the switch was pretty painless. Qwest even waived the $30 switching fee after extending it to 1/9/02. Qwest said it would be 7 days before the switch would happen and it happened on the day they said it would.
So basically, I switched to a cheaper ISP, and I don't have to use MSN.
My wife had LASIK done on both eyes about three months ago in Canada at Lexington LaserVision (877-202-0123).
The cost is much cheaper in Canada, $1000 for both eyes. The cost was finally in a range that we could afford so we took the trip from Seattle to Vancouver.
We spent about 1.5 hours in their office and when she came out her eyes were stinging a bit and sensitive to the light but she could see with out her glasses. (She got to wear those cool sun glasses.) They recommended taking a nap after the surgery so she did. After the nap, her eyes felt much better and she could see great. (Her eyes were in the range of 20/400 or so before the surgery.) The only problem she had was a little bit of a star effect at night. The next morning at the checkup, her vision was at 20/25 and most of the stinging was gone.
At her 1 month appointment she could see 20/20 and there was no more star effect at night. The only complaint she has is her eyes are dry and she is supposed to use some special eye drops for a while.
She would do it again in an instant.
One interesting thing to note is not everyone who goes to have the proceedure is able to get it done due to some thinness in their cornea. While I was waiting for my wife, a young lady was rejected at the clinic due to a thin cornea. I was suprised they did not catch it at the pre-operative eye exam. This also happened to a neighbor of mine. The clinic ended up paying for their hotel stay for the hastle in getting to Vancouver.
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I noticed the Peter's Backup project on SourceForge. It looks like it has most of the features requested. I haven't tried it yet, but I think I will.
I really hate it when VB fixes the case of variables.
You really start to see problems when your code is under configuration control.
Say you are using MSXML in your project and you use something like dom.xml in a number of locations. Now you decide to add a variable called "Xml". Once you "Dim Xml", all of the properties in "dom.xml" convert to "dom.Xml" thru the whole file. When you have multiple developers making changes and someone makes a change, like this somewhere, when you checkin a single line of code, there are lots of changes that you didn't make. The only way to get them back to the way they were before is to type in "Dim xml" (or whatever case you want) and it switches everything to that case (then remove the "Dim xml").
All quite fun. Thanks MS.
I was able to fill out the forms on their website (reduces the chance of erroneous imput), print out form and send it, with the proof of purchase/receipt to the specified address. Then you can check back periodically and see if the rebate was accepted.
I've been checking back for about a month and my rebate was finally approved. Now I'm hoping the actual check will come fairly soon. So far it has been a decent experience.
See Unofficial MSXML XSLT FAQ" for some info about the old Working Draft, XSLT 1.0 and Internet Explorer.
My main reason for not wanting to use MSN (besides it being MSN), was there was only one pop email account (and 10 hotmail accounts, yea ;-).
I ended up switching to www.blarg.net (I live near Seattle), and the switch was pretty painless. Qwest even waived the $30 switching fee after extending it to 1/9/02. Qwest said it would be 7 days before the switch would happen and it happened on the day they said it would.
So basically, I switched to a cheaper ISP, and I don't have to use MSN.
The cost is much cheaper in Canada, $1000 for both eyes. The cost was finally in a range that we could afford so we took the trip from Seattle to Vancouver.
We spent about 1.5 hours in their office and when she came out her eyes were stinging a bit and sensitive to the light but she could see with out her glasses. (She got to wear those cool sun glasses.) They recommended taking a nap after the surgery so she did. After the nap, her eyes felt much better and she could see great. (Her eyes were in the range of 20/400 or so before the surgery.) The only problem she had was a little bit of a star effect at night. The next morning at the checkup, her vision was at 20/25 and most of the stinging was gone.
At her 1 month appointment she could see 20/20 and there was no more star effect at night. The only complaint she has is her eyes are dry and she is supposed to use some special eye drops for a while.
She would do it again in an instant.
One interesting thing to note is not everyone who goes to have the proceedure is able to get it done due to some thinness in their cornea. While I was waiting for my wife, a young lady was rejected at the clinic due to a thin cornea. I was suprised they did not catch it at the pre-operative eye exam. This also happened to a neighbor of mine. The clinic ended up paying for their hotel stay for the hastle in getting to Vancouver.