We install Shockwave and Adobe Reader on all of the computer at work. Right now, Shockwave wants to install Yahoo toolbar and Adobe wants to install Google toolbar and desktop. I guess Yahoo's about to be out of luck?
Call them up, tell them you're cancelling, get the reps name, etc. Write it all down. If they start to give you grief, loudly repeat, "I want you to cancel my account now." and hang up.
IMMEDIATELY call your credit card company. Tell them you talked to XX at AOL to cancel your account, effective immediately, and to deny any further charges that come in from them.
AOL tries to charge you, gets denied, service is over!
Every new Dell we've gotten at work this year has had Google Desktop and Toolbar already installed. It's the first thing I take off of the computer when I'm setting it up for someone.
I gave $5 to GameStop over 2 years ago to reserve a copy of this... guess I should go get the money back, or use it towards Kingdom Hearts 2, or something.:-p
My dad's 54 and still working as an AS400 programmer, now for a major insurance company here in South Carolina. As long as those machines are around, he'll never be unemployed.
I don't know where they found it, but someone pulled up the transcript of the court records, showing the judge ripping the RIAA's lawyer a new asshole. This was my favorite part...
13 THE COURT: If you are here, you are here as an 14 officer of the court. You're taking up my time and cluttering 15 up my calendar, so you will do it in the context of the Court. 16 Maybe it will be with a magistrate judge, but you will be 17 representing your client, not some conference center. And if 18 your people want things to be done through the conference 19 center, tell them not to bring lawsuits.
How about deal with it? Most computers make little noise, unless there's a hardware problem. That little bit of noise is not going to deafen you. Right now, I'm in the middle of the Accounting department (don't ask), and the only "computer noise" I hear is from their keyboards.
Thanks for the article. I'm'a forward it on to the rest of the IT Department and the purchasing guy, so we can be prepared to have to replace, oh, 50 BlackBerry's in 6 states.:-p
I am always upset by generalizations, but then I realize that I've never fit any kind of mold, so I ignore it and move on. I know I earned that BS in Math and Computer Science, and I know I can do calculus in my head.
I also know guys who can barely add 1 and 1 and who take remedial math all through college to pass.
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We install Shockwave and Adobe Reader on all of the computer at work. Right now, Shockwave wants to install Yahoo toolbar and Adobe wants to install Google toolbar and desktop. I guess Yahoo's about to be out of luck?
Call them up, tell them you're cancelling, get the reps name, etc. Write it all down. If they start to give you grief, loudly repeat, "I want you to cancel my account now." and hang up. IMMEDIATELY call your credit card company. Tell them you talked to XX at AOL to cancel your account, effective immediately, and to deny any further charges that come in from them. AOL tries to charge you, gets denied, service is over!
Every new Dell we've gotten at work this year has had Google Desktop and Toolbar already installed. It's the first thing I take off of the computer when I'm setting it up for someone.
Because it's FUN. Wonderful, sweet, funny, uplifting fun. Something that the market tends to lack 99% of the time.
Can't get to the new links now, guess they really WERE supposed to be deleted. ;-)
I gave $5 to GameStop over 2 years ago to reserve a copy of this... guess I should go get the money back, or use it towards Kingdom Hearts 2, or something. :-p
My dad's 54 and still working as an AS400 programmer, now for a major insurance company here in South Carolina. As long as those machines are around, he'll never be unemployed.
I don't know where they found it, but someone pulled up the transcript of the court records, showing the judge ripping the RIAA's lawyer a new asshole. This was my favorite part...
13 THE COURT: If you are here, you are here as an
14 officer of the court. You're taking up my time and cluttering
15 up my calendar, so you will do it in the context of the Court.
16 Maybe it will be with a magistrate judge, but you will be
17 representing your client, not some conference center. And if
18 your people want things to be done through the conference
19 center, tell them not to bring lawsuits.
"Any other hints from people?"
How about deal with it? Most computers make little noise, unless there's a hardware problem. That little bit of noise is not going to deafen you. Right now, I'm in the middle of the Accounting department (don't ask), and the only "computer noise" I hear is from their keyboards.
I say that, complete with accent, any time a computer locks up on me.
With a name like Optimus, I was expecting a Transformer-type keyboard. ;-)
Looks inredible, though... will definitely have to add this to my future new computer.
In case others get Slashdotted, Here's CNN.com's article.
Thanks for the article. I'm'a forward it on to the rest of the IT Department and the purchasing guy, so we can be prepared to have to replace, oh, 50 BlackBerry's in 6 states. :-p
You can find the first series of Clone Wars on NetFlix. Not sure about when any more of them will be out.
Pictures are already Slashdotted and gone. ;-)
I think he's been dead a bit too long... the only credit he's getting is because he wrote the original books.
This is GREAT. Someone needs to give this guy the script to the first 3 movies to redo. ;-)
The PG-13 pieces will be interspursed with a lot of snoring... I've never seen a Star Wars plot plod along so badly.
Ya think?
signed, Female IT person
Illuminated manuscripts? Holy cow, I can't wait until they're back online, me and a friend of mine will go pludering...
Word is not out that, in all likelyhood, all three next generation consoles will be displayed in some form at this year's e3. ;-)
Well, it's out now.
I am always upset by generalizations, but then I realize that I've never fit any kind of mold, so I ignore it and move on. I know I earned that BS in Math and Computer Science, and I know I can do calculus in my head.
I also know guys who can barely add 1 and 1 and who take remedial math all through college to pass.
...if any of them believe in the Slashdot affect. (bookmarks page for later reference)
CNN.com has a few of these pictures, as well as one from Maldive which shows the only international airport pretty much completely swamped.
Amazon.com's front page has a 1-click donation link available. The money goes to the Red Cross.