This last update wasn't an issue, considering you can update then re-patch using the same software as teh previous version used, using a copy of the previous firmware to pull relevant files. I'm new to the iPhone scene, so have yet to see how bad the update/jailbreak process really feels.
Another point that irritates me: you said you took "aspirin"; I doubt it.
What makes you doubt the fact he took aspirin, and go into a rant about the different OTC pain medications available? If I tell someone I took aspirin, then I mean that I took Bayer aspirin, or a cheaper generic. When I'm experiencing caffeine withdrawal symptoms on the weekends, I take an aspirin/acetaminophen/caffeine pill (Excedrin Extra Strength), and I'll tell folks I took an Excedrin if it comes up in conversation. I know damn well that it has caffeine, which in combination with the pain meds, will do wonders for the symptoms.
If I'm trying to quit caffeine cold turkey, I'm going to be taking aspirin and acetaminophen, I'll tell folks I took Tylenol and aspirin, and that'll be the truth. Just because some idiots call a fork a spoon, doesn't mean "spoon" no longer actually means "spoon".
I moved recently, from a city who's water I had grown up on, to a city with a reputation for bad water. The first day, I picked up a DIY reverse-osmosis water filter system at my local big box hardware store for 130 dollars, installed it (and a new faucet, to make room for the water spigot) in an evening. The ice cubes from that water are crystal clear, and the water tastes fantastic (rather, doesn't taste like anything). Sediment and carbon filters will need to be replaced perodically (4 mos), but the RO membrane will last for 24-36 mos, and is only $50 or so.
It was a bit of an up-front cost, but forget Brita pitchers or faucet mount gadgets, this is now the only way I'll filter water for ice, drinking, and cooking.
I take it you haven't been watching the season premiers this fall. A lot of them have been shown with "limited commercial interruptions thanks to [promoted product]." It's actually been quite nice, the commercials are between 30 and 90 seconds in length, and are different in each break, even though it's about the same product. The only drawback with that method is there isn't one long enough to get a good snack or bathroom break in.
I needed the same thing to charge my Plantronics BT headset, while wanting to not have to carry another whole cable with me. I keep it in the case I carry my headset in*, so I don't even notice I have it until I need it.
*It's the Plantronics 995 Stereo BT, which I use 98% for music listening, which is why I keep it in a case.
The theater I was in experienced an issue too. The picture was fine, but the audio had issues...the center channel speaker, which plays damn near ALL the dialog, was off in some way. There was no depth to the sound, as if you were hearing it through a telephone. I checked another room that was playing TDK, and it sounded fine.
I too mentioned this to management, actually left the movie to go tell them. I got to see another movie for free for my troubles, which worked out OK for me (Get Smart - it was better than I expected).
iWireless (aka Iowa Wireless, IWS) in eastern Iowa is the same way. It's IIRC $0.15 per outgoing message, and free incoming. It works out well for me, as I tend to send less than $2.00 worth of messages a month, which is cheaper than any add on bundle.
The bar itself may be fine, but the GoogleToolbarNotifier.exe program has caused me hell a few times. Mostly, it works OK. But if you've ever tried to use the "runas" feature/program in XP to run Internet Explorer as a different user (to admin a PC with superuser privileges), it doesn't work. The GTN.exe program will kick off in the background, preventing IE from launching as requested. Once you kill all instances of GTN.exe, rename/delete the executable, then try again, IE will launch fine.
I've got one of the 240X variants, P3 500 and 192MB of RAM. I used the crap out of it for 4 years, getting addicted to the Touchpoint mouse interface.
It's certainly a nice little laptop, but as you said, there are some caveats:
-Only 1x USB 1.1 slot. Pretty much requires carrying a USB Hub at all times.
-No CDRom, and no USB boot option. I picked up a MicroSolutions Backpack drive (USB and parallel), which works OoTB with the Windows 2000 and XP boot floppies to install over parallel (but not USB).
-There is an internal modem, but no WiFi, Ethernet, or bluetooth. 1x Cardbus expansion slot to add these though.
-The resolution is a tad low for modern webpages at 800x600, but it's still higher than the N810/N800/770 Internet Tablets and the 7" EEE PC. The video card is a LynxEM+ (2D accelerated), but it'll play Doom fine, and play Unreal Tournament in software rendering mode.
Overall, it's certainly a nice little machine. If you don't need a modem, it can be swapped out for a MiniPCI WiFi card with internal antennas, which leaves the PC Card slot free for other expansion needs. The stock hard drive was noisy and small, so swapping it out with any 2.5" PATA would be a good idea.
...next to a Taiwan $10 coin...about the same size as a US half-dollar
it may help to know that the NT$10 coin is not quite 2mm larger than a U.S. quarter.
I'd tend to disagree with the article...I remember "50 cent piece" to be noticeably larger than a US quarter, and Wikipedia agrees with me. Though you are right with your comment.
No, you don't sign anything, except maybe a CC receipt when you buy it. The 2 year contract comes when you use iTunes to activate the phone with AT&T.
Yes, that is the normal definition of a "brick". However, until you activate it, the iPhone essentially _is_ a brick, as you can't do anything with it (...So I understand. I haven't seen one myself yet.)
It would have been really simple to add a composite or s-vid out.
WTF?... it _has_ component output..
http://www.apple.com/appletv/connect.html One of these is not like the other....
At first read, I thought you were referring to "comics" to mean the comics section of most newspapers. Those _I_ read (age 25), and would assume they are still popular with all age groups. However, as I read the replies, it seems you likely meant what are also referred to as "comic books."
I guess the Des Moines, IA CompUSA hadn't heard that, because I picked one up Sunday afternoon. Sweeeet little device.
I did the same as you; called and gave them the item number, and they said they had 2 in stock. When I arrived, they couldn't find it up front, and had to get it from the receiving department, but they did sell it to me no problem.
Go to Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services, and stop the "Automatic Updates" service. It won't nag you about rebooting until YOU reboot the computer, therefore starting the service again.
The modems have to support PPPoA and provide a transparent "bridge mode"...
It could be that I'm wrong, but I thought that these two would be exclusive. If you want the router to work in bridge mode, translating the DSL signals to Ethernet, it won't perform PPPoA authentication, and whatever you have behind it will have to do PPPoA authentication. If you want the modem to authenticate, then it has to perform NAT to the internal network.
There are a few Buffalo brand routers at Best Buy that work well with the alternative firmwares. They seem to be the new 'shiny object' at dd-wrt.com last I checked. Cheaper than the WRT54G/GS at BB too!
I checked out the packaging at Best Buy today, and found exactly what you said. Apparently you're supposed to be able to bend the back bump of the package at the bottom, and like you said, the plastic is perforated to tear open. If nothing else, a sharp knife should be able to cut the perforations a lot safer than anywhere else on the package.
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This last update wasn't an issue, considering you can update then re-patch using the same software as teh previous version used, using a copy of the previous firmware to pull relevant files. I'm new to the iPhone scene, so have yet to see how bad the update/jailbreak process really feels.
Another point that irritates me: you said you took "aspirin"; I doubt it.
What makes you doubt the fact he took aspirin, and go into a rant about the different OTC pain medications available? If I tell someone I took aspirin, then I mean that I took Bayer aspirin, or a cheaper generic. When I'm experiencing caffeine withdrawal symptoms on the weekends, I take an aspirin/acetaminophen/caffeine pill (Excedrin Extra Strength), and I'll tell folks I took an Excedrin if it comes up in conversation. I know damn well that it has caffeine, which in combination with the pain meds, will do wonders for the symptoms.
If I'm trying to quit caffeine cold turkey, I'm going to be taking aspirin and acetaminophen, I'll tell folks I took Tylenol and aspirin, and that'll be the truth. Just because some idiots call a fork a spoon, doesn't mean "spoon" no longer actually means "spoon".
I moved recently, from a city who's water I had grown up on, to a city with a reputation for bad water. The first day, I picked up a DIY reverse-osmosis water filter system at my local big box hardware store for 130 dollars, installed it (and a new faucet, to make room for the water spigot) in an evening. The ice cubes from that water are crystal clear, and the water tastes fantastic (rather, doesn't taste like anything). Sediment and carbon filters will need to be replaced perodically (4 mos), but the RO membrane will last for 24-36 mos, and is only $50 or so.
It was a bit of an up-front cost, but forget Brita pitchers or faucet mount gadgets, this is now the only way I'll filter water for ice, drinking, and cooking.
I take it you haven't been watching the season premiers this fall. A lot of them have been shown with "limited commercial interruptions thanks to [promoted product]." It's actually been quite nice, the commercials are between 30 and 90 seconds in length, and are different in each break, even though it's about the same product. The only drawback with that method is there isn't one long enough to get a good snack or bathroom break in.
I'll do you one better...I write a letter "G"
Of course, that's one of my initials, so for all intents and purposes, it IS a signature.
Here you go:
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-MicroUSB-Adapter-RAZR2-SKN6252/dp/B001EJFZ5G/
I needed the same thing to charge my Plantronics BT headset, while wanting to not have to carry another whole cable with me. I keep it in the case I carry my headset in*, so I don't even notice I have it until I need it.
*It's the Plantronics 995 Stereo BT, which I use 98% for music listening, which is why I keep it in a case.
The theater I was in experienced an issue too. The picture was fine, but the audio had issues...the center channel speaker, which plays damn near ALL the dialog, was off in some way. There was no depth to the sound, as if you were hearing it through a telephone. I checked another room that was playing TDK, and it sounded fine.
I too mentioned this to management, actually left the movie to go tell them. I got to see another movie for free for my troubles, which worked out OK for me (Get Smart - it was better than I expected).
The Jerk?
That's quite an obscure reference, if I may say.
iWireless (aka Iowa Wireless, IWS) in eastern Iowa is the same way. It's IIRC $0.15 per outgoing message, and free incoming. It works out well for me, as I tend to send less than $2.00 worth of messages a month, which is cheaper than any add on bundle.
Disturbing doesn't really give us much to go on, and I don't feel like being the guinea pig.
The bar itself may be fine, but the GoogleToolbarNotifier.exe program has caused me hell a few times. Mostly, it works OK. But if you've ever tried to use the "runas" feature/program in XP to run Internet Explorer as a different user (to admin a PC with superuser privileges), it doesn't work. The GTN.exe program will kick off in the background, preventing IE from launching as requested. Once you kill all instances of GTN.exe, rename/delete the executable, then try again, IE will launch fine.
I've got one of the 240X variants, P3 500 and 192MB of RAM. I used the crap out of it for 4 years, getting addicted to the Touchpoint mouse interface.
It's certainly a nice little laptop, but as you said, there are some caveats:
-Only 1x USB 1.1 slot. Pretty much requires carrying a USB Hub at all times.
-No CDRom, and no USB boot option. I picked up a MicroSolutions Backpack drive (USB and parallel), which works OoTB with the Windows 2000 and XP boot floppies to install over parallel (but not USB).
-There is an internal modem, but no WiFi, Ethernet, or bluetooth. 1x Cardbus expansion slot to add these though.
-The resolution is a tad low for modern webpages at 800x600, but it's still higher than the N810/N800/770 Internet Tablets and the 7" EEE PC. The video card is a LynxEM+ (2D accelerated), but it'll play Doom fine, and play Unreal Tournament in software rendering mode.
Overall, it's certainly a nice little machine. If you don't need a modem, it can be swapped out for a MiniPCI WiFi card with internal antennas, which leaves the PC Card slot free for other expansion needs. The stock hard drive was noisy and small, so swapping it out with any 2.5" PATA would be a good idea.
...next to a Taiwan $10 coin...about the same size as a US half-dollarit may help to know that the NT$10 coin is not quite 2mm larger than a U.S. quarter.
I'd tend to disagree with the article...I remember "50 cent piece" to be noticeably larger than a US quarter, and Wikipedia agrees with me. Though you are right with your comment.
Diameter: 30.61 mm (1.205 in) Half dollar (United States coin) Diameter: 24.26 mm (0.955 in) Quarter (United States coin) Diameter: 26 mm New Taiwan dollar NT$10 CoinYes, that is the normal definition of a "brick". However, until you activate it, the iPhone essentially _is_ a brick, as you can't do anything with it (...So I understand. I haven't seen one myself yet.)
Did you realize those are the same product?
Don't forget nearly bald in V for Vendetta.
If that is so, I believe you might be correct.
I did the same as you; called and gave them the item number, and they said they had 2 in stock. When I arrived, they couldn't find it up front, and had to get it from the receiving department, but they did sell it to me no problem.
Go to Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services, and stop the "Automatic Updates" service. It won't nag you about rebooting until YOU reboot the computer, therefore starting the service again.
The modems have to support PPPoA and provide a transparent "bridge mode"...
It could be that I'm wrong, but I thought that these two would be exclusive. If you want the router to work in bridge mode, translating the DSL signals to Ethernet, it won't perform PPPoA authentication, and whatever you have behind it will have to do PPPoA authentication. If you want the modem to authenticate, then it has to perform NAT to the internal network.
I think they fall in the realm of 'punctuation'. 'Course, I've likely misspelled somethign here. :p
There are a few Buffalo brand routers at Best Buy that work well with the alternative firmwares. They seem to be the new 'shiny object' at dd-wrt.com last I checked. Cheaper than the WRT54G/GS at BB too!
I checked out the packaging at Best Buy today, and found exactly what you said. Apparently you're supposed to be able to bend the back bump of the package at the bottom, and like you said, the plastic is perforated to tear open. If nothing else, a sharp knife should be able to cut the perforations a lot safer than anywhere else on the package.
...there's a reason the first question I ask a waiter is "Pepsi or Coke (products)?"
It tends to keep that kind of scenario from happening.