Go to the website, click on their How to Videos.. They make this clear before you buy the music. If I tell you before hand not to do something, and you do it anyways, is it my fault or yours?
No, it's your responsibility to make sure that software works on your computer before you buy something.. If I purchased non-synthetic oil for my Viper and thats all that I'm supposed to be using for it and poured it in and my car broke.. sorry, your problem.. not the oil maker.
The product that she is complaining about is not something that BuyMusic.com created! Example - say they encoded it in RealAudio, but the RealAudio player always crashes on your computer. Sorry man, but thats your problem. It works fine for me.
I'm not denying that iTunes is great. But her big complaint is that a third party ( not created by buymusic.com ) plugin was crashing on her computer. Sorry, but that's not BuyMusic.com's fault.
What a bunch of whiners.. you should have RTFM before you downloaded your music. The link pointing to the bad technical support from buymusic talks about how her computer crashed everytime she tried to burn a cd because the plugin didnt work for her. Boohoo. Thats buymusic.com's fault? I don't think so..
Some old guy in a cube a little ways from me named Bob, has an old Microsoft BOB magazine ad pinned to his cube. It says "Let go, and let BOB" with a giant yellow smiley face next to it..
I got hardcore into computers when I was in 6th grade. I couldn't write the whole cursive alphabet if my life depended on it. But to tell you the truth, I really don't see a problem with it. Cursive is hard to read, especially when a person changes it to fit their "personality". All forms require you to write in "Print" form. And if your writing something professional it might as well be printed off of the computer. The only place I see cursive losing is in personal letters back and forth.. But that's exactly what the point of email is, to rid ourselves of paying for stamps and having slow communication. This is not a bad thing!
I am very happy with Mailblocks' challenge-response system. Their webmail based system is blazing fast and just plain works well. I can drag and drop emails to different folders, etc. The account is also a regular IMAP account so you can just pop their settings into your regular email client. However, a couple of companies ( namely some online casino and 1-800 Flowers ) managed to get through the challenge-response. I have a hard time believing that someone from 1-800 Flowers waded through all of the bouncebacks and performed the challenge response. It's very possible but not likely.. So that sounds fishy to me. I hope they stick around, I really like the service. Having a really fast/cheap 50MB IMAP account that I can check from anywhere with a web browser is pretty slick.
The addresses that it talks about are disposable. Mailblocks.com calls them "trackers". For example - my email address at mailblocks.com is draino@mailblocks.com , but I can add and delete as many trackers as I want. For example a tracker would look like - draino+something1234@mailblocks.com . The only problem with this is that some places are unable to validate a "+" as a valid character for an email address. A great example is Ebay.. I have now lost access to my ebay account because it let me change my email address to that, but it won't let me login. It deciphers the "+" as a blank space..
We have to hear it twice because I know I'll definitely be using my cellphone underwater.
And you think things are private now?
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Get a clue. What do you think club cards/saving cards are for at Grocery stores/Retail shopping centers? Just so you can get a discount? Think again.. Everything you purchase is recorded so the store can more accurately tell you what you want to buy through advertising. Check the back of your receipts when you check out, I doubt you will ever see one for dog or cat food if you have never purchased any items relating to a dog or cat. It's subtle now, but give it a year or two.. things will start to be more in your face.
I was a Joltage Wireless Provider..
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I thought it was an excellent idea, and they had some great software too. Only took a few minutes of messing around to get it going. They also didn't *make* you charge anyone. You could be a free service provider and still use their software. They also had top-notch immediate support through a web-based chat system. Although there were not many provider's around ( only 3 in Arizona that I could see by their maps ) it was a neat idea. Maybe they could release the source ( if they haven't already? ) and this could be a great tool for free WISP's.
I think Rick Moen knows a LOT about Linux and everything that goes with it. I think he helps some, but leaves a bad taste with others. I think he could better himself and possibly fill this "Linux Advocate" role if he took some usenet anger management classes. Until he loses his linux-god-complex, he will not have my vote.
Here's the first one, and it was my first experience with Rick Moen being a dickhead. http://www.eblug.org/forums/read.php?f= 2&i=2&t =2
To summarize this post.. EBLUG had used Frontpage originally to design their website. Rick apparently didn't like this and called them a disgrace, basicly saying they shouldn't have a LUG because of this. I agree that it probably wasn't the brightest idea but they had to put up a page quickly and the guy didn't know HTML so he did it with Frontpage. Rick is GREAT with words, I don't know half of the big words he uses, if I did I would probably write a book. It's really hard to corner him because of this. I personally like this one - "neatly self-parodying. Commendably efficient of you." Keep in mind this was written a few years ago. Before the 2.4 kernel, etc. etc. So yes, I don't give a crap what you guys say Frontpage/Dreamweaver/Whatever beat the HELL out of any Linux-based webpage editor if your building a big site and not great at HTML.
I currently work for one of the largest grocery chains in the US. We're trying all different kinds of things -- ie automated checkout's, online grocery stores, pda based ordering in the deli, super carts which tell you when your passing a good deal, and other things. We've had wireless access points in our stores for years. All of the guns the stores order with are wireless. Some stores have more Cisco equipment in them than a small ISP does. And the great thing about grocery chains is they don't go bankrupt like so many dotcoms have. It's like McDonald's disapearing, it's not going to happen.
Anyone here see the movie Gone in 60 seconds? They had these rubber fingerprints made that went over their own fingers. Not sure if this is possible or not, but this would definitely make me not want to give Kroger's my info..
I currently work for one of the largest grocery chains in the US, in the tech support dept and we have actually tried out this product as a proof of concept idea in a few of our stores. If I can remember correctly it failed horribly. We have tried lots of stuff from self-check-out lanes ( which in a couple stores people actually like, others failed ), to having palm pilot like devices at the deli for ordering sandwich's.. The retail grocery industry is actually a very cool place to work to be involved in some new computer ideas. All day long I support wireless scanning guns (symbol/telxon) which have access point's that have to get rebooted frequently, etc. Although I would have to say I hate IBM 4690's.
I didn't read your whole post, but just from the top...You would be just as angry if it happend to your country. That's all there is to it. And half of the whole "Americans are evil because were trying to rule the world", is simply jealousy. You think we rule the world? I live near San Francisco, CA. and half the people I see are asians. I doubt you will find that kind of ratio in China/Japan, etc.
You know what kills me?..Those little bastard-ass Palestinian kids that were cheering when the planes hit...I say we blow them up too..I mean look, apparently those kids are the next terrorist's..They kinda looked like Bin Laben too.
Also, anyone here heard of that band "System of A Down"...There's some crazy coincidences with their new album that just came out, and some of their old songs. They also seem to be Arabic..and the singer looks like Bin Laben too!
Just look at the names of these songs!
Psycho
Jet-Pilot
War?
Prison Song
and these lyrics!
"When your castle breaks, and your feet are dry, Do you ever believe you were stuck out in the, Sky."
"A whole race Genocide, Taken away all of our pride, a whole race genocide, taken away, watch them all fall down. Revolution, the only solution, the armed response of an entire nation, revolution, the only solution, We've taken all of your $***, now it's time for restitution."
I know why their bankrupt..they pay their employee's wayyy too much..Not that I complained or anything =). I went from being a LVL 2 tech. at a local ISP to an ITAC at Northpoint. ( copper line testing, DSLAM configurations, etc. ). They paid me $22/hr. *but*, they made me work 5am-4pm, so with all that OT it came out to be roughly $72k/year. Pretty sweet for an 18yr. old guy who still lives at home.
I just called them and the lady I talked to had no clue..She even asked around the office and they had no clue..So I'm kinda wondering what's going on here...I just subscribed a week ago, haven't even recieved a magazine yet, and now there closing?..that sucks..I hope that this story is bs...
Try the handspring visor, it allows you to use both the modem and the keyboard at the same time. The modem goes into the add-on module slot at the top, and the keyboard is connected from the bottom of the Visor..Fun stuff.
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Go to the website, click on their How to Videos.. They make this clear before you buy the music. If I tell you before hand not to do something, and you do it anyways, is it my fault or yours?
No, it's your responsibility to make sure that software works on your computer before you buy something.. If I purchased non-synthetic oil for my Viper and thats all that I'm supposed to be using for it and poured it in and my car broke.. sorry, your problem.. not the oil maker.
The product that she is complaining about is not something that BuyMusic.com created! Example - say they encoded it in RealAudio, but the RealAudio player always crashes on your computer. Sorry man, but thats your problem. It works fine for me.
I'm not denying that iTunes is great. But her big complaint is that a third party ( not created by buymusic.com ) plugin was crashing on her computer. Sorry, but that's not BuyMusic.com's fault.
What a bunch of whiners.. you should have RTFM before you downloaded your music. The link pointing to the bad technical support from buymusic talks about how her computer crashed everytime she tried to burn a cd because the plugin didnt work for her. Boohoo. Thats buymusic.com's fault? I don't think so..
Some old guy in a cube a little ways from me named Bob, has an old Microsoft BOB magazine ad pinned to his cube. It says "Let go, and let BOB" with a giant yellow smiley face next to it..
"Now if only there was a ringtone to get rid of CowboyNeal's bad jokes"
I got hardcore into computers when I was in 6th grade. I couldn't write the whole cursive alphabet if my life depended on it. But to tell you the truth, I really don't see a problem with it. Cursive is hard to read, especially when a person changes it to fit their "personality". All forms require you to write in "Print" form. And if your writing something professional it might as well be printed off of the computer. The only place I see cursive losing is in personal letters back and forth.. But that's exactly what the point of email is, to rid ourselves of paying for stamps and having slow communication. This is not a bad thing!
I am very happy with Mailblocks' challenge-response system. Their webmail based system is blazing fast and just plain works well. I can drag and drop emails to different folders, etc. The account is also a regular IMAP account so you can just pop their settings into your regular email client. However, a couple of companies ( namely some online casino and 1-800 Flowers ) managed to get through the challenge-response. I have a hard time believing that someone from 1-800 Flowers waded through all of the bouncebacks and performed the challenge response. It's very possible but not likely.. So that sounds fishy to me. I hope they stick around, I really like the service. Having a really fast/cheap 50MB IMAP account that I can check from anywhere with a web browser is pretty slick.
The addresses that it talks about are disposable. Mailblocks.com calls them "trackers". For example - my email address at mailblocks.com is draino@mailblocks.com , but I can add and delete as many trackers as I want. For example a tracker would look like - draino+something1234@mailblocks.com . The only problem with this is that some places are unable to validate a "+" as a valid character for an email address. A great example is Ebay.. I have now lost access to my ebay account because it let me change my email address to that, but it won't let me login. It deciphers the "+" as a blank space..
We have to hear it twice because I know I'll definitely be using my cellphone underwater.
Get a clue. What do you think club cards/saving cards are for at Grocery stores/Retail shopping centers? Just so you can get a discount? Think again.. Everything you purchase is recorded so the store can more accurately tell you what you want to buy through advertising. Check the back of your receipts when you check out, I doubt you will ever see one for dog or cat food if you have never purchased any items relating to a dog or cat. It's subtle now, but give it a year or two.. things will start to be more in your face.
I thought it was an excellent idea, and they had some great software too. Only took a few minutes of messing around to get it going. They also didn't *make* you charge anyone. You could be a free service provider and still use their software. They also had top-notch immediate support through a web-based chat system. Although there were not many provider's around ( only 3 in Arizona that I could see by their maps ) it was a neat idea. Maybe they could release the source ( if they haven't already? ) and this could be a great tool for free WISP's.
I think Rick Moen knows a LOT about Linux and everything that goes with it. I think he helps some, but leaves a bad taste with others. I think he could better himself and possibly fill this "Linux Advocate" role if he took some usenet anger management classes. Until he loses his linux-god-complex, he will not have my vote.
Here's the first one, and it was my first experience with Rick Moen being a dickhead.
http://www.eblug.org/forums/read.php?f
To summarize this post.. EBLUG had used Frontpage originally to design their website. Rick apparently didn't like this and called them a disgrace, basicly saying they shouldn't have a LUG because of this. I agree that it probably wasn't the brightest idea but they had to put up a page quickly and the guy didn't know HTML so he did it with Frontpage. Rick is GREAT with words, I don't know half of the big words he uses, if I did I would probably write a book. It's really hard to corner him because of this. I personally like this one - "neatly self-parodying. Commendably efficient of you." Keep in mind this was written a few years ago. Before the 2.4 kernel, etc. etc. So yes, I don't give a crap what you guys say Frontpage/Dreamweaver/Whatever beat the HELL out of any Linux-based webpage editor if your building a big site and not great at HTML.
I currently work for one of the largest grocery chains in the US. We're trying all different kinds of things -- ie automated checkout's, online grocery stores, pda based ordering in the deli, super carts which tell you when your passing a good deal, and other things. We've had wireless access points in our stores for years. All of the guns the stores order with are wireless. Some stores have more Cisco equipment in them than a small ISP does. And the great thing about grocery chains is they don't go bankrupt like so many dotcoms have. It's like McDonald's disapearing, it's not going to happen.
Anyone here see the movie Gone in 60 seconds? They had these rubber fingerprints made that went over their own fingers. Not sure if this is possible or not, but this would definitely make me not want to give Kroger's my info..
I currently work for one of the largest grocery chains in the US, in the tech support dept and we have actually tried out this product as a proof of concept idea in a few of our stores. If I can remember correctly it failed horribly. We have tried lots of stuff from self-check-out lanes ( which in a couple stores people actually like, others failed ), to having palm pilot like devices at the deli for ordering sandwich's.. The retail grocery industry is actually a very cool place to work to be involved in some new computer ideas. All day long I support wireless scanning guns (symbol/telxon) which have access point's that have to get rebooted frequently, etc. Although I would have to say I hate IBM 4690's.
I didn't read your whole post, but just from the top...You would be just as angry if it happend to your country. That's all there is to it. And half of the whole "Americans are evil because were trying to rule the world", is simply jealousy. You think we rule the world? I live near San Francisco, CA. and half the people I see are asians. I doubt you will find that kind of ratio in China/Japan, etc.
You know what kills me?..Those little bastard-ass Palestinian kids that were cheering when the planes hit...I say we blow them up too..I mean look, apparently those kids are the next terrorist's..They kinda looked like Bin Laben too.
Also, anyone here heard of that band "System of A Down"...There's some crazy coincidences with their new album that just came out, and some of their old songs. They also seem to be Arabic..and the singer looks like Bin Laben too!
Just look at the names of these songs!
Psycho
Jet-Pilot
War?
Prison Song
and these lyrics!
"When your castle breaks, and your feet are dry, Do you ever believe you were stuck out in the, Sky."
"A whole race Genocide, Taken away all of our pride, a whole race genocide, taken away, watch them all fall down. Revolution, the only solution, the armed response of an entire nation, revolution, the only solution, We've taken all of your $***, now it's time for restitution."
I know why their bankrupt..they pay their employee's wayyy too much..Not that I complained or anything =). I went from being a LVL 2 tech. at a local ISP to an ITAC at Northpoint. ( copper line testing, DSLAM configurations, etc. ). They paid me $22/hr. *but*, they made me work 5am-4pm, so with all that OT it came out to be roughly $72k/year. Pretty sweet for an 18yr. old guy who still lives at home.
I just called them and the lady I talked to had no clue..She even asked around the office and they had no clue..So I'm kinda wondering what's going on here...I just subscribed a week ago, haven't even recieved a magazine yet, and now there closing?..that sucks..I hope that this story is bs...
What do you mean failure? All the porn I download is in DivX format. =)
Man..I'm totally lost..I thought Bush was our President...
Try the handspring visor, it allows you to use both the modem and the keyboard at the same time. The modem goes into the add-on module slot at the top, and the keyboard is connected from the bottom of the Visor..Fun stuff.