What happens if I receive one of these emails, using my (non-Microsoft) Web-based email account? Will I be able to read it? Seems like I won't. Yet another example of Microsoft writing their own "standards".
I like to keep archived email online so that I can easily reference it from anywhere through my web-based email account.
Now, say I change to a different email proveder and I simply want to forward all my email to the new provider for safe-keeping. Not gonna happen if all the emails are "forward-protected."
I can see it now. I purchase some downloadable software and the company emails me the registration information (download URL, serial number, etc.) in a "self-destructing" email.
I later need to re-install the software and "boom" the email is gone. Real nice.
I tend to keep registration emails for future reference. this system could potentially screw customers.
One simple fact that the broadcasters are missing is that if they take away my ability to timeshift, I will be much less likely to watch programs! We own multiple ReplayTV boxes, and we timeshift just about everything--"live" TV is a rarity. Admittedly, we do blow through most commercials, but even if we had no way of skipping through them, we would still timeshift. Why? Because if I am tied to the network's schedule, then I am less likely to watch programs. If the programs are available on my schedule, then I am much more likely to watch them.
More and more, cell phone airtime packages have so many minutes and are getting so cheap that a few extra minutes used by telemarketers will become financially irrelevant to the subscriber. If you have itemized billing, then yes, you could "prove" the calls were received, but if you never go over the gazillion minutes current packages offer, it's a moot point...
I have been using NetIdentity's Web Mail for a few years now and have had excellent results. They specialize in "family name" and "vanity" addresses. They are stable, the interface is fast, and you can also access via POP3.
My only complaint is that they don't handle spam that well, but overall, they are solid.
As a long-time ReplayTV user who is active on the ReplayTV Forum of the AVS Forum, I can say that this is a feature that has been often requested. The ability to be able to watch TV recordings at a faster speed with pitch-adjusted audio would be great for watching things like news shows, etc.
I know this may be a bit off topic, but I just don't get it. I provide a validated name and phone number to master list that is made available to every telemarketer to use. They HAVE to have access to it, otherwise, how will they know who NOT to call?
So, one of these telemarketers calls me. According to the Do Not Call complaint instructions, I must now talk with the telemarketer to get the company name, and phone number (which aren't always available on Caller ID.) I must then log this information along with the date on a web site to file a complaint. Then, if enough people complain (because my single complaint will NOT be heard) then the agency running the program MAY consider taking further action against the telemarketers. And even then, there are so many exceptions to the program that I will STILL get calls. So, I have to waste my time answering the phone, talking to a telemarketer, logging information, and logging a complaint. Seems to be counter-productive.
Currently, anyone who calls my house, (unless I recognize their number on Caller ID) goes right to the answering machine. If they want to talk to me bad enough, then they'll leave a message. If I recognize them while they are leaving the message, and *I* want to talk to them, then I'll pick up. And isn't that the whole point...to talk to only those people with whom *I* want to talk?
Can someone please explain just how this list can work. I think it assumes that too many people will actually play by the rules.
The amazing thing is that I (like most of us) can usually find information on just about anything on the Internet quickly, cheaply, and without much effort. I either find the specific answers I need or get pointed in the proper direction (either on or off of the 'net.)
At age 37, I have had my share of writing letters, visiting libraries, and actually having to seek people out to find specific answers. Having acquired my first 'net access just over 10 years ago, I admit that I now take for granted the ease of the current technology. Yes, I could still find most of the same information by visiting a library, etc. but the sheer convenience of the Internet's searching facilities truely can't be beat.
The problem is that in most companies, upper management makes decisions that affect the underlings, and unfortunatly, keeping the underlings in the dark is the only way to control them. Rarely do you see upper management being open with subordinates.
Besides, they can tell you anything they want. Unless you have some sort of terms in writing, you are at the mercy of their whims. Even then, it is typically so much in the company's favor that you are still out of luck.
IMHO, the problem is that you can typically find a study out there that can justify anything. The fact remains that more and more, parents are pushing parental responsibility away from where it should be: the parents themselves. Once the parents begin actually assuming responsibility, then let's consider the studies.
...are they going to sue the gun manufactureres as well for providing the means to kill? And how about the auto manufacturers for providing the target for the kids to shoot at? And how about the city engineers who planned and built the streets providing a venue for the targets?
C'mon. If they're going to sue anyone, sue the parents--they're the ones who are ultimatly responsible for the actions of their children. Yes, it'll be a tough lesson for them to learn, but isn't that what lessons are for?
After playing various forms of D&D for several years, two of my friends and I spent many, many, many months writing, play-testing, hoaning, and re-writing our own revised game system. We had a couple hundred pages of rules, tables, etc. all nicely formatted and printed off of an old TRS-80 computer on an imapct printer (weren't the 80's fun?!?) We created a system that made sense, was easy to use, yet provided for great realism and believability. We were very close to wanting to market it when Steve Jackson Games released G.U.R.P.S.!!! His new system was so clean, flexible, and easy that we simply gave up. We're definatly not calaiming "prior art", just lots and lots of fun and challenges!
...how they can sell a DVD containing full video, audio (Dolby Digital, DTS, etc.), and a ton of "extras" for as low as $10-$15 and yet the (stereo) soundtrack costs between $15 and $20.
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...to the "Roomba Community" that details some of these hacks!
What happens if I receive one of these emails, using my (non-Microsoft) Web-based email account? Will I be able to read it? Seems like I won't. Yet another example of Microsoft writing their own "standards".
I like to keep archived email online so that I can easily reference it from anywhere through my web-based email account.
Now, say I change to a different email proveder and I simply want to forward all my email to the new provider for safe-keeping. Not gonna happen if all the emails are "forward-protected."
I can see it now. I purchase some downloadable software and the company emails me the registration information (download URL, serial number, etc.) in a "self-destructing" email.
I later need to re-install the software and "boom" the email is gone. Real nice.
I tend to keep registration emails for future reference. this system could potentially screw customers.
One simple fact that the broadcasters are missing is that if they take away my ability to timeshift, I will be much less likely to watch programs! We own multiple ReplayTV boxes, and we timeshift just about everything--"live" TV is a rarity. Admittedly, we do blow through most commercials, but even if we had no way of skipping through them, we would still timeshift. Why? Because if I am tied to the network's schedule, then I am less likely to watch programs. If the programs are available on my schedule, then I am much more likely to watch them.
More and more, cell phone airtime packages have so many minutes and are getting so cheap that a few extra minutes used by telemarketers will become financially irrelevant to the subscriber. If you have itemized billing, then yes, you could "prove" the calls were received, but if you never go over the gazillion minutes current packages offer, it's a moot point...
Or consider this example:
"Hair" DVD - Dolby Digital 5.1
Amazon.com: MSRP $12.99 (US)
"Hair" CD - Soundtrack
Amazon.com: MSRP $17.98 (US)
Doesn't make sense!
I have been using NetIdentity's Web Mail for a few years now and have had excellent results. They specialize in "family name" and "vanity" addresses. They are stable, the interface is fast, and you can also access via POP3.
My only complaint is that they don't handle spam that well, but overall, they are solid.
As a long-time ReplayTV user who is active on the ReplayTV Forum of the AVS Forum, I can say that this is a feature that has been often requested. The ability to be able to watch TV recordings at a faster speed with pitch-adjusted audio would be great for watching things like news shows, etc.
citizens can't read or speak Japanese!?! Duh!
I know this may be a bit off topic, but I just don't get it. I provide a validated name and phone number to master list that is made available to every telemarketer to use. They HAVE to have access to it, otherwise, how will they know who NOT to call?
So, one of these telemarketers calls me. According to the Do Not Call complaint instructions, I must now talk with the telemarketer to get the company name, and phone number (which aren't always available on Caller ID.) I must then log this information along with the date on a web site to file a complaint. Then, if enough people complain (because my single complaint will NOT be heard) then the agency running the program MAY consider taking further action against the telemarketers. And even then, there are so many exceptions to the program that I will STILL get calls. So, I have to waste my time answering the phone, talking to a telemarketer, logging information, and logging a complaint. Seems to be counter-productive.
Currently, anyone who calls my house, (unless I recognize their number on Caller ID) goes right to the answering machine. If they want to talk to me bad enough, then they'll leave a message. If I recognize them while they are leaving the message, and *I* want to talk to them, then I'll pick up. And isn't that the whole point...to talk to only those people with whom *I* want to talk?
Can someone please explain just how this list can work. I think it assumes that too many people will actually play by the rules.
The amazing thing is that I (like most of us) can usually find information on just about anything on the Internet quickly, cheaply, and without much effort. I either find the specific answers I need or get pointed in the proper direction (either on or off of the 'net.)
At age 37, I have had my share of writing letters, visiting libraries, and actually having to seek people out to find specific answers. Having acquired my first 'net access just over 10 years ago, I admit that I now take for granted the ease of the current technology. Yes, I could still find most of the same information by visiting a library, etc. but the sheer convenience of the Internet's searching facilities truely can't be beat.
The problem is that in most companies, upper management makes decisions that affect the underlings, and unfortunatly, keeping the underlings in the dark is the only way to control them. Rarely do you see upper management being open with subordinates.
Besides, they can tell you anything they want. Unless you have some sort of terms in writing, you are at the mercy of their whims. Even then, it is typically so much in the company's favor that you are still out of luck.
Of course Notepad is crap. That's why you should use UltraEdit. Best $30 I ever spent in my life!
Hell, I wish I was an engineer. Driving around all those sweet trains sound like fun!
...check out Void , a PalmOS game patterened after Elite!
It's pretty faithful to the original, and is very fun to play!
IMHO, the problem is that you can typically find a study out there that can justify anything. The fact remains that more and more, parents are pushing parental responsibility away from where it should be: the parents themselves. Once the parents begin actually assuming responsibility, then let's consider the studies.
...are they going to sue the gun manufactureres as well for providing the means to kill? And how about the auto manufacturers for providing the target for the kids to shoot at? And how about the city engineers who planned and built the streets providing a venue for the targets?
C'mon. If they're going to sue anyone, sue the parents--they're the ones who are ultimatly responsible for the actions of their children. Yes, it'll be a tough lesson for them to learn, but isn't that what lessons are for?
After playing various forms of D&D for several years, two of my friends and I spent many, many, many months writing, play-testing, hoaning, and re-writing our own revised game system. We had a couple hundred pages of rules, tables, etc. all nicely formatted and printed off of an old TRS-80 computer on an imapct printer (weren't the 80's fun?!?) We created a system that made sense, was easy to use, yet provided for great realism and believability. We were very close to wanting to market it when Steve Jackson Games released G.U.R.P.S.!!! His new system was so clean, flexible, and easy that we simply gave up. We're definatly not calaiming "prior art", just lots and lots of fun and challenges!
...how they can sell a DVD containing full video, audio (Dolby Digital, DTS, etc.), and a ton of "extras" for as low as $10-$15 and yet the (stereo) soundtrack costs between $15 and $20.
This cut is a good start, though.
For a truely (almost) scientific look at what happens when you leave food out, check out the Stinky Meat Project.
Not for the faint of heart...
Between 1 and 30 percent?
Um, what does Kevin Bacon have to do with this?
Sing it to the Tubes' song Talk To Ya Later. That works!