Ah, sorry, I don't mean to put across the thought that GMail is perfect for *everyone* --especially in your situation, where you have your own MUA to play with.
However for the average internet user who'd otherwise be getting their email from Yahoo or Hotmail or a local/regional ISP, Gmail seems to be really superior. There are probably some things I haven't encountered or considered (Lotta people copmlain about POP3 access, I was glad I didn't have to use Tbird anymore) --If you think Gmail isn't ready in that kind of capacity I'd be genuinely interested to hear why
Some of the people I invited promptly followed my lead and abandoned their six or seven hotmail (and ISP-based) email addresses and had everything useful forward to Gmail.
Others made an account and check it from time to time.
The bigger group is the last one: The people who really don't care (either through lack of understanding or sheer apathy) about Gmail's advantages.
These days I can't give away an account, because I've sent them to all my group 1 and 2 friends already. The only ones left are the "Why should i switch from Yahoo/Hotmail/Webmail?" crowd
I'm curious where you were the last time you visited our wonderful nation. The last time I heard crackling on a land line I later found out to be due to animals chewing on the cables.
I suspect the quality varies largely with which Baby Bell's kingtom you're in but in my area (I get service through BellSouth)the land line quality is superb, even way out in the country.
I doubt i'm the only one in the college generation that realizes free long distance (to home or whereever) can easily compensate for whatever price difference there might be between a landline and a cell plan. Not to mention whatever other extra functionality you get from your cell (SMS, web, portability, whatever)
And who is at fault? The Indian, doing his job to the best of his (perhaps limited) ability, or the American company that hired the lowest cost call center with staff with minimal language skills?
There's alot of blame to shovel around, however I think the point your quotee is trying to make is about signing up for a job that you don't have the skills for.
Just a thought: Most of the nations China trades with don't take kindly to a lot of things that nation does. However they (we?) put up with it because trade with China is a higher priority.
Paying a low cost to someone probably gives the users a warm fuzzy feeling and lets them partially justify that they have paid for legit music. Nevermind the fact that it's been out in the open for a while now that artists don't get a cent from allofmp3.com due to their claiming to have purchase a "license" from a russian organization that doesn't have the authority to grant one
If you're looking for historical climate data, "weather" is about the vaguest search term you could pick. No sympathy from me (or i suspect google) if you don't get what you were looking for.
Google, if anyone, is in a position to say "hey when people search for 'weather' and a city they often want weather reports"
Good points, but I'd almost put money on the majority of stolen laptops going more to the junkies and petty thieves as opposed to industrial espionage.
Having an iPod (any flavor) plus a compactflash adaptor means I don't have to drop hundreds of dollars on CF cards for my digital camera. An iPod photo would go the extra mile and let me go back through photos i'd already offloaded from the camera
Spanning across lots of small archive files means that if a news server drops files, someone only has to repost 5 or 10 megs of small pieces instead of the entire thing. Likewise for reconstruction via PAR files. Taking care to minimize inconvenience like that IS doing the job completely and correctly.
Also have news for you, winRAR doesn't "Load itself into memory" anymore than winzip, 7zip or whatever else does.
Getting good food in the States really depends on either your being able to cook or living with someone who can (Mom!)
I'm a freakin *college* student, and instead of putting on the "freshman 15" of extra weight my first semester, I *lost* 10 pounds due in part to learning my way around a kitchen from mom, and realizing that cooking for myself is healthier and cheaper.
It does, in the rare case a site uses ActiveX to handle files (ran in to it a few times getting device drivers) and aren't competent enough to provide a backup method
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companies routinely kept generators capable of running their entire operation.
Important companies still do.
Well, i meant pricing wise and gimmick wise (are their cables actually better/do they make a difference, or are they marketed heavily)
Just out of curiousity, do they make above average cables, or is this a Monster Cable type of thing?
Ah, sorry, I don't mean to put across the thought that GMail is perfect for *everyone* --especially in your situation, where you have your own MUA to play with.
However for the average internet user who'd otherwise be getting their email from Yahoo or Hotmail or a local/regional ISP, Gmail seems to be really superior. There are probably some things I haven't encountered or considered (Lotta people copmlain about POP3 access, I was glad I didn't have to use Tbird anymore) --If you think Gmail isn't ready in that kind of capacity I'd be genuinely interested to hear why
everybody already has an account.
Everyone who wants one anyway.
Some of the people I invited promptly followed my lead and abandoned their six or seven hotmail (and ISP-based) email addresses and had everything useful forward to Gmail.
Others made an account and check it from time to time.
The bigger group is the last one: The people who really don't care (either through lack of understanding or sheer apathy) about Gmail's advantages.
These days I can't give away an account, because I've sent them to all my group 1 and 2 friends already. The only ones left are the "Why should i switch from Yahoo/Hotmail/Webmail?" crowd
I'm curious where you were the last time you visited our wonderful nation. The last time I heard crackling on a land line I later found out to be due to animals chewing on the cables.
I suspect the quality varies largely with which Baby Bell's kingtom you're in but in my area (I get service through BellSouth)the land line quality is superb, even way out in the country.
No you can't have a pony timmy! We don't have any windows that get enough sunlight to keep one healthy
I doubt i'm the only one in the college generation that realizes free long distance (to home or whereever) can easily compensate for whatever price difference there might be between a landline and a cell plan. Not to mention whatever other extra functionality you get from your cell (SMS, web, portability, whatever)
And who is at fault? The Indian, doing his job to the best of his (perhaps limited) ability, or the American company that hired the lowest cost call center with staff with minimal language skills?
There's alot of blame to shovel around, however I think the point your quotee is trying to make is about signing up for a job that you don't have the skills for.
Just a thought: Most of the nations China trades with don't take kindly to a lot of things that nation does. However they (we?) put up with it because trade with China is a higher priority.
I hate using a "nipple" on a laptop. it takes alot more effort to put pressure on one of those than use a touchpad or mouse
Paying a low cost to someone probably gives the users a warm fuzzy feeling and lets them partially justify that they have paid for legit music. Nevermind the fact that it's been out in the open for a while now that artists don't get a cent from allofmp3.com due to their claiming to have purchase a "license" from a russian organization that doesn't have the authority to grant one
If you're looking for historical climate data, "weather" is about the vaguest search term you could pick. No sympathy from me (or i suspect google) if you don't get what you were looking for.
Google, if anyone, is in a position to say "hey when people search for 'weather' and a city they often want weather reports"
Good points, but I'd almost put money on the majority of stolen laptops going more to the junkies and petty thieves as opposed to industrial espionage.
what you are saying is that your lobbying group is writing a bill, you just have to get some actual politicians to introduce it...
On the one hand I am glad you're getting the ball rolling.
On the other I'm saddened to think how many laws get drafted this way...
That only works given two conditions:
1) a significant number of people are not only aware of the issue but actually care about it.
2) a significan subset of 1) have a viable option to switch *to*
I've got news for you: the majority of the world considers dreads a wierd hairdo.
Done- you should see a referral as serril at gmail dot com sometime soon
It's not sad, just means you're old ;)
Having an iPod (any flavor) plus a compactflash adaptor means I don't have to drop hundreds of dollars on CF cards for my digital camera. An iPod photo would go the extra mile and let me go back through photos i'd already offloaded from the camera
Revolutionary new battery also doubles as hotplate for 36 second charging period.
Seriously. That's alot of wattage going to be tossed around to get it charged in under a minute.
I doubt it, amazon would have the same reasons as any of the other companies not to rent porn, most notably local ordinance
Get a clue.
Spanning across lots of small archive files means that if a news server drops files, someone only has to repost 5 or 10 megs of small pieces instead of the entire thing. Likewise for reconstruction via PAR files. Taking care to minimize inconvenience like that IS doing the job completely and correctly.
Also have news for you, winRAR doesn't "Load itself into memory" anymore than winzip, 7zip or whatever else does.
Getting good food in the States really depends on either your being able to cook or living with someone who can (Mom!)
I'm a freakin *college* student, and instead of putting on the "freshman 15" of extra weight my first semester, I *lost* 10 pounds due in part to learning my way around a kitchen from mom, and realizing that cooking for myself is healthier and cheaper.
It does, in the rare case a site uses ActiveX to handle files (ran in to it a few times getting device drivers) and aren't competent enough to provide a backup method