Im more concerned with the leaving my survivors with enough access to settle my accounts; I'm somewhat anal about this having seen relative's spouses go through weeks/months of discovering files and accounts and lots of pain when really they should just focus on their loss.
I keep track of my family finances (my wife really doesn't care so long as the bills are paid and I can tell her how much she can spend every month) in MS Money and various spreadsheets. They're all backed up and my wife knows where they are.
I have a spreadsheet that itemizes all accounts whether they are bank accounts, loan/mortgage accounts, credit cards, reward plan, frequent flier, utilities, bills etc. including: account #, payment frequency, the login** for online access, and whether or not statements/news/notices are mailed, or emailed and to which of my accounts they are sent, and if a password reset/identity check security question is asked, what it is; ** my wife knows the passwords I rotate between for my online accounts, as well as the answers to the various securty questions; there's also a copy of this password list left with my parents should we both befall tragedy) This account list gets printed out every few months or when it changes and stored at the front of the filing cabinet for easy reference.
All of these files are backed up weekly, and every 6 months or so all of them are burned to DVD (along with all of our other personal docs, digital photos etc) and sent to one of our parents. Neither of us have a will yet, but when we do, it will contain instructions on how to retreive these files and how all accounts should be settled (before the kids get their cut that is)
I watched a former roomate, after 20+ hrs of video editing and Photoshopping, get frustrated by his failure to click his desk light off using the mouse. It took him a few moments before he realized his MacOS desktop didn't go that far.
"Oh right. Real life."
>At least we can find ourselves on a map!:)
You know, I grew up 30 mins. from Detroit, so all of our television stations (at least the ones with interesting kids shows) - and there was no Canadian Sesame Street then either - were American. Whenever the magical tv box showed a map of "my country", it was one of the US, even though I knew I lived in Canada. It was grade 1 or 2 and the teacher pointed to a map of Canada and I said "Thats not Canada! THATS Canada" [pointing to the US]
Uh, we don't have to take drug testing, and AFAIK, urine testing is against our Charter of Rights and Freedoms. And I work, in Toronto, for an American company which does drug test in the states.
Well, as one who does pay and does use the 407, I may grumble about the price increase, but at least (IMHO) I get what I pay for. I drive the 407 about 30km each way to/from work. Rarely is there traffic congestion (usually due to rubberneckers at an accident), and when it snows, its salted and plowed almost immediately. You break down at the side and those 407 trucks are right there to help out (if the OPP doesn't stop first.)
They're always adding to it, expanding lanes and lengthening it and stuff.
Its a privately owned highway... if the government wanted to restrict rate increases then it should have been included in the terms of the sale.
re: reasonable timeframe. heh. you're always free to get up that hour early and take the 401.:)
While I too don't dig people being able to track too much about me, it is really great for customer service. Re: someone new to you knowing all about you... well, if it makes my customer experience better then thats great.
I know that if you stay at a Four Seasons, they keep a database record of you that is reviewed before you check in. They know you like East facing rooms, never use the turn down service, are allergic to feather pillows and always order up pancakes for breakfast. Not having to explain how I like my club sandwich (extra mayo) each time makes things so much easier.
For $60/70 a night there's no reason why other chains like Embassy Suites or whatever couldn't track the same things.. especially if you travel a lot for business.
It is a downside for those of us who just want a fricken phone + phone # storage. Im surprised that most phone makes don't offer a basic model for each of model lines. No bells or whistles, just a good reliable phone. Imagine how long my Motorola V2260 would last with one of these new batteries (which have to power colour displays, sound chips, flash memory, mp3 players, an advanced OS, toast maker, Tony Hawk 3). I just hope mine doesn't die anytime soon.
yeah. I fricken hate this. we have nice 21" monitors and I have 18xx by 1600 desktop, so I never print anything out. But everyone else here always prints out 400+ page design specs they look at once, then they get revised then they print everything out AGAIN. Drives me nuts. Thank god we have a good shredding/recycling plan.
So?
New Line was forward thinking enough to take a leap of faith and let Jackson film all three at once (with obvious benefits to the viewers). Why not let them reap the rewards of their big millions gamble (it could have flopped. big.)
I remember back in the day, calling Creative Labs (or it could have been Hayes.. can't remember.) tech support about a Sound Blaster problem.
They did end up solving the problem (and I was one of those annoying "Im a geek and an engineering student so I know everything" types too), but what I remember about it was that there was a life DJ spinning the musak (actually it was some electro-techno stuff) and he'd tell you how big the wait queue was and the avg. wait time between songs.
actually we have an electronic toll expressway here in Toronto [http://www.407etr.com]. Drivers have tried lots of things, such as you suggest, the "strategic mud on the plates" trick.
If the system can't pick up your plate there is a chance it will get flagged. Not sure how it works (someone at the tracking centre dispatches the vehicle description?) but its not uncommon to see vehicles being chased down for obscured plates among other things (for example commercial vehicles over 5 tons must have a transponder.)
Some guy even tried fake plates that he could rotate Bond-car style with a switch from the front seat.
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Im more concerned with the leaving my survivors with enough access to settle my accounts; I'm somewhat anal about this having seen relative's spouses go through weeks/months of discovering files and accounts and lots of pain when really they should just focus on their loss.
I keep track of my family finances (my wife really doesn't care so long as the bills are paid and I can tell her how much she can spend every month) in MS Money and various spreadsheets. They're all backed up and my wife knows where they are.
I have a spreadsheet that itemizes all accounts whether they are bank accounts, loan/mortgage accounts, credit cards, reward plan, frequent flier, utilities, bills etc. including:
account #, payment frequency, the login** for online access, and whether or not statements/news/notices are mailed, or emailed and to which of my accounts they are sent, and if a password reset/identity check security question is asked, what it is; ** my wife knows the passwords I rotate between for my online accounts, as well as the answers to the various securty questions; there's also a copy of this password list left with my parents should we both befall tragedy) This account list gets printed out every few months or when it changes and stored at the front of the filing cabinet for easy reference.
All of these files are backed up weekly, and every 6 months or so all of them are burned to DVD (along with all of our other personal docs, digital photos etc) and sent to one of our parents.
Neither of us have a will yet, but when we do, it will contain instructions on how to retreive these files and how all accounts should be settled (before the kids get their cut that is)
I watched a former roomate, after 20+ hrs of video editing and Photoshopping, get frustrated by his failure to click his desk light off using the mouse. It took him a few moments before he realized his MacOS desktop didn't go that far. "Oh right. Real life."
>I'm a gnu world man.
:)
*groan*
>At least we can find ourselves on a map! :)
You know, I grew up 30 mins. from Detroit, so all of our television stations (at least the ones with interesting kids shows) - and there was no Canadian Sesame Street then either - were American. Whenever the magical tv box showed a map of "my country", it was one of the US, even though I knew I lived in Canada. It was grade 1 or 2 and the teacher pointed to a map of Canada and I said "Thats not Canada! THATS Canada" [pointing to the US]
Uh, we don't have to take drug testing, and AFAIK, urine testing is against our Charter of Rights and Freedoms. And I work, in Toronto, for an American company which does drug test in the states.
Bring it on. We will repel you with vast arsenals of Rush albums, blaring at you at great volume. Albums of mass destruction so to speak.
And if that doesn't work we'll promise to keep Celine Dion in Los Vegas.
Shh. We've already begun negotiations to acquire Wisconsin - We require more cheese for our poutine. And they sound like us doncha know. Eh?
And since the entire country migrates en masse in the winter, Florida also makes sense. We have nice conservation plans for the Everglades.
But pay $6,000 for a night in the hospital?
Well, as one who does pay and does use the 407, I may grumble about the price increase, but at least (IMHO) I get what I pay for. I drive the 407 about 30km each way to/from work. Rarely is there traffic congestion (usually due to rubberneckers at an accident), and when it snows, its salted and plowed almost immediately. You break down at the side and those 407 trucks are right there to help out (if the OPP doesn't stop first.)
:)
They're always adding to it, expanding lanes and lengthening it and stuff.
Its a privately owned highway... if the government wanted to restrict rate increases then it should have been included in the terms of the sale.
re: reasonable timeframe. heh. you're always free to get up that hour early and take the 401.
While I too don't dig people being able to track too much about me, it is really great for customer service. Re: someone new to you knowing all about you... well, if it makes my customer experience better then thats great.
I know that if you stay at a Four Seasons, they keep a database record of you that is reviewed before you check in. They know you like East facing rooms, never use the turn down service, are allergic to feather pillows and always order up pancakes for breakfast. Not having to explain how I like my club sandwich (extra mayo) each time makes things so much easier.
For $60/70 a night there's no reason why other chains like Embassy Suites or whatever couldn't track the same things.. especially if you travel a lot for business.
It is a downside for those of us who just want a fricken phone + phone # storage. Im surprised that most phone makes don't offer a basic model for each of model lines. No bells or whistles, just a good reliable phone. Imagine how long my Motorola V2260 would last with one of these new batteries (which have to power colour displays, sound chips, flash memory, mp3 players, an advanced OS, toast maker, Tony Hawk 3). I just hope mine doesn't die anytime soon.
I guess it depends on where you live. Pretty much anywhere I need to go in Ontario [Bell Mobility covereage map]with my dual mode phone is covered.
yeah. I fricken hate this. we have nice 21" monitors and I have 18xx by 1600 desktop, so I never print anything out. But everyone else here always prints out 400+ page design specs they look at once, then they get revised then they print everything out AGAIN. Drives me nuts. Thank god we have a good shredding/recycling plan.
So? New Line was forward thinking enough to take a leap of faith and let Jackson film all three at once (with obvious benefits to the viewers). Why not let them reap the rewards of their big millions gamble (it could have flopped. big.)
I remember back in the day, calling Creative Labs (or it could have been Hayes.. can't remember.) tech support about a Sound Blaster problem.
They did end up solving the problem (and I was one of those annoying "Im a geek and an engineering student so I know everything" types too), but what I remember about it was that there was a life DJ spinning the musak (actually it was some electro-techno stuff) and he'd tell you how big the wait queue was and the avg. wait time between songs.
That was pretty cool.
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actually we have an electronic toll expressway here in Toronto [http://www.407etr.com]. Drivers have tried lots of things, such as you suggest, the "strategic mud on the plates" trick.
If the system can't pick up your plate there is a chance it will get flagged. Not sure how it works (someone at the tracking centre dispatches the vehicle description?) but its not uncommon to see vehicles being chased down for obscured plates among other things (for example commercial vehicles over 5 tons must have a transponder.)
Some guy even tried fake plates that he could rotate Bond-car style with a switch from the front seat.