That feature disappeared for a short while, but it's back now. Whenever I confirm a friend request or request friendship, it immediately lets me put them onto a list.
It even does this on the limited mobile web version, too.
Every time I've been invited to take part in a class action lawsuit, I was sent a postcard saying I had a right to withdraw from the suit and take up my own claim against the company.
If your brother was so upset about the $3 payout, which was likely announced on that postcard, why didn't he tear the postcard up instead and file his own claim?
Looking online, it sounds like you're referring to upgrading a 7.0 to 7.5 phone... the major release called Mango which came out early September 2011.
The Titan shipped with 7.5, so that shouldn't have been a problem for any of those devices.
I see a few people posting about similar issues, but considering the wide success of Mango it seems to be a rare incident.
I even looked at the official changelog from the Windows Phone blog. There's been exactly one patch since 7.5 shipped -- and it just came out, and hasn't been released to carriers yet.
As for the interface, I agree with you on the scrolling of the Applications menu. However, I've found that by pinning my favorite apps to the home screen I rarely go into this menu. I have about 12 apps pinned and that serves almost all of my app needs.
That being said, the amount of time saved by everything else in WP 7 is certainly worth it. I can post to Facebook, send a text, call someone, get directions to a location, check my email, or surf the web faster than most people can just their app started. The integration is amazing, and it is very intuitive.
I ask because, as far as updates go, there hasn't been that many (nor a need for any).
I bought my HTC Titan in mid-November, which came loaded with 7.5. There hasn't been any OS updates since then.
Sure, a few apps have updated themselves here and there -- mostly games -- but nothing serious.
And, although it's just my own experience, so far using the phone has been fantastic. It's frozen once on my that I can remember, during a game. It's never rebooted or hung besides that. It's super-fast, very easy to use, and whenever I show it to people they are jealous.
It's slightly off-topic, so pardon this, but many of the Slashdot readers are also atheists, freethinkers, etc.
There is an international network of summer camps called Camp Quest (www.CampQuest.org), and they teach about science, peer review, skepticism, evolution... plus all your traditional camp activities like hiking, arts and crafts, campfires, etc.
There's about a dozen locations in the US, including two in California, plus three overseas.
First, it's better to check each time -- because a link that was just dandy when published could become malicious over a few days' time. If it only checked once, that'd be an easy way to circumvent the system.
Secondly, of course Facebook is tracking who clicks on what. And if you don't think any other major site is doing the same, including every search engine result on Google (not just G+), then you are in for a shock.
If you upgrade to 2010 you can customize the Ribbon by turning tabs off or making your own tabs and populating them with whatever icons/features/menus you choose.
While YOU might like restricting an interface to just words, I think you find that average user prefers a combination of icons and words.
It not only helps identify the purpose of a feature and how it is different from others around it, but it helps with recall, makes the button easier to click on (because of its size), and... oh to hell with it.
I could tell you that the Ribbon shits out golden eggs and brings back dead puppies, but you're still not going to agree with me. Good day, sir!
You are proposing problems for different situations.
If the user is a power user, and they want to customize the Ribbon, they can. Those people aren't going to be calling a help desk asking to find something. And if they do, they'll understand that they've customized it and will have to adapt.
For everyone else, the Ribbon is perfectly static and reliable.
I provide phone and in-person support for Microsoft Office users all the time. It's my job. I have NEVER the kind of problem that you describe with the default, built-in Ribbon.
"Do you see the Insert tab? Good. Do you see the group of icons called Pictures? Good. Do you see the icon called Clipart? Excellent."
It has pretty pictures, larger labels, and is interactive. It uses menus, galleries, buttons, checkboxes, and other controls to make things faster and nearly eliminates dialog boxes to speed things up. I could go on....
Control + F previous opened a "Find" dialog box. Now it opens the "Find" panel.
You'll find the panel to be way better than the dialog box because it shows you every occurance of the term you search for, in context. It makes finding things a lot easier. Try it!:)
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You can disable the Metro interface through a registry setting. Upon release it might be even easier. It will certainly be a GPO that can be set.
Or you could just try it out. You might actually like it.
What bullshit is that?
It asked if you wanted to change the default search engine. I think that's it.
And, it probably only does that to avoid anti-trust issues.
Common sense. :P
Either way, if you're storing your measurement of temperature as an integer... you've got bigger problems than what you name the variable.
(Yes, I know we don't always need decimal precision for temperature. This was meant as a snarky comment and nothing more.)
Well sure, like 5 seconds. Okay.
If I recall correctly, I see the option immediately after accepting the request.
It's a pull-down menu but I don't recall what it says. I think "Add to List" but I could be wrong.
5 years for smoking weed?
I can't even get my local police department to issue someone a warning for smoking weed, let alone an arrest, conviction, or incarceration.
And this guy was living in a condo, surrounded by families on both sides with connecting walls.
Unless he was selling, or in possession of a significant stash, they didn't care.
That feature disappeared for a short while, but it's back now. Whenever I confirm a friend request or request friendship, it immediately lets me put them onto a list.
It even does this on the limited mobile web version, too.
Every time I've been invited to take part in a class action lawsuit, I was sent a postcard saying I had a right to withdraw from the suit and take up my own claim against the company.
If your brother was so upset about the $3 payout, which was likely announced on that postcard, why didn't he tear the postcard up instead and file his own claim?
Before you gush what might be interpreted as legal advice, please know that many states (including California) have laws that prevent this.
For example, much like the ADA, the California Unruh Act prevents businesses from refusing service to someone on the basis of their gender, race, etc.
The downside to vaccines is that they allowed Jenny McCarthy to have the spotlight far longer than she ever should have.
Looking online, it sounds like you're referring to upgrading a 7.0 to 7.5 phone... the major release called Mango which came out early September 2011.
The Titan shipped with 7.5, so that shouldn't have been a problem for any of those devices.
I see a few people posting about similar issues, but considering the wide success of Mango it seems to be a rare incident.
I even looked at the official changelog from the Windows Phone blog. There's been exactly one patch since 7.5 shipped -- and it just came out, and hasn't been released to carriers yet.
As for the interface, I agree with you on the scrolling of the Applications menu. However, I've found that by pinning my favorite apps to the home screen I rarely go into this menu. I have about 12 apps pinned and that serves almost all of my app needs.
That being said, the amount of time saved by everything else in WP 7 is certainly worth it. I can post to Facebook, send a text, call someone, get directions to a location, check my email, or surf the web faster than most people can just their app started. The integration is amazing, and it is very intuitive.
Are you sure that's a Windows Phone?
I ask because, as far as updates go, there hasn't been that many (nor a need for any).
I bought my HTC Titan in mid-November, which came loaded with 7.5. There hasn't been any OS updates since then.
Sure, a few apps have updated themselves here and there -- mostly games -- but nothing serious.
And, although it's just my own experience, so far using the phone has been fantastic. It's frozen once on my that I can remember, during a game. It's never rebooted or hung besides that. It's super-fast, very easy to use, and whenever I show it to people they are jealous.
It's slightly off-topic, so pardon this, but many of the Slashdot readers are also atheists, freethinkers, etc.
There is an international network of summer camps called Camp Quest (www.CampQuest.org), and they teach about science, peer review, skepticism, evolution... plus all your traditional camp activities like hiking, arts and crafts, campfires, etc.
There's about a dozen locations in the US, including two in California, plus three overseas.
You know it can tie directly into a local SharePoint server for file storage, right?
I have the HTC Titan, and while it didn't come with a flashlight app, it was the first one I downloaded from the Marketplace. For free.
And there seemed to be plenty other Flashlight apps, for free, available too.
First, it's better to check each time -- because a link that was just dandy when published could become malicious over a few days' time. If it only checked once, that'd be an easy way to circumvent the system.
Secondly, of course Facebook is tracking who clicks on what. And if you don't think any other major site is doing the same, including every search engine result on Google (not just G+), then you are in for a shock.
Perhaps, and I'm just guessing here, but maybe the Bank of Scotland uses a third-party to process those requests? Or a subsidiary company?
That would explain the unusual address, payable name, and lack of payment options.
If you upgrade to 2010 you can customize the Ribbon by turning tabs off or making your own tabs and populating them with whatever icons/features/menus you choose.
Holy mother of all things crazy.
In any Office application, use your madd keyboard skillz and press Alt.
You know Alt, right? The same key you've been using forever with all of your menus.
It still works in Office 2007/2010.
True story.
While YOU might like restricting an interface to just words, I think you find that average user prefers a combination of icons and words.
It not only helps identify the purpose of a feature and how it is different from others around it, but it helps with recall, makes the button easier to click on (because of its size), and ... oh to hell with it.
I could tell you that the Ribbon shits out golden eggs and brings back dead puppies, but you're still not going to agree with me. Good day, sir!
You are proposing problems for different situations.
If the user is a power user, and they want to customize the Ribbon, they can. Those people aren't going to be calling a help desk asking to find something. And if they do, they'll understand that they've customized it and will have to adapt.
For everyone else, the Ribbon is perfectly static and reliable.
I provide phone and in-person support for Microsoft Office users all the time. It's my job. I have NEVER the kind of problem that you describe with the default, built-in Ribbon.
"Do you see the Insert tab? Good. Do you see the group of icons called Pictures? Good. Do you see the icon called Clipart? Excellent."
It has pretty pictures, larger labels, and is interactive. It uses menus, galleries, buttons, checkboxes, and other controls to make things faster and nearly eliminates dialog boxes to speed things up. I could go on....
My bad. It's Alt + Up.
That panel on the left is still find.
Control + F previous opened a "Find" dialog box. Now it opens the "Find" panel.
You'll find the panel to be way better than the dialog box because it shows you every occurance of the term you search for, in context. It makes finding things a lot easier. Try it! :)