It might function like the "prepay" account (seems geared towards parents letting their kids buy music...but limiting them to a certain amount). I don't think Apple can expect a kid to have a CC, but they certainly wouldn't want to stop a kid from buying from them:)
You're right. People with low vision (blind) would also not seem to be in the market for this sort of device either. However, not every device has to work well (or at all) for everyone.
There are ways however that this technology could still be used for people with vision disabilities, by having a tone sound until their hands are "correctly" positioned over the home keys, for instance. Then a unique tone, or sounding out of the letters as they're "pressed".
Of course, if the output is only on a screen, this segment of the population is excluded from the start anyway.
Technology like this would probably help to provide greater options for keyboard layouts. Instead of having to have a "hard" keyboard attached to the device, with tech. like this, the user could select from a list of options.
Seems like a step in the right direction to me.
Now we'll just need to get the tactile feel right:)
I certainly don't disagree that evidence will make the case, however, there not being evidence of life on Mars doesn't really prove or disprove anything.
I was responding to the comment that "doubters" consider the Earth a special case, so if they were provided evidence that proved that special case invalid, they'd simply extend it (slightly) without further consideration.
I guess I was more focused on the word "doubters". In this situation, that's someone who's decided to take a position based upon the lack of information, and seemingly ignoring the odds.
Sure, it's possible that there's no "life" anywhere else in the Universe, but that doesn't really seem likely given the quantity and variety of planetary bodies out there.
TiVo always indicated that they might do this. You agree to it in the EULA/Terms of Service. I'm glad they've got another option for a revenue stream, especially as it could mean a slight improvement in AD quality.
But, have you thought of using somethink like SMTP (email)? Shoot your data off to some email address (and it could be anywhere). Assuming no data loss (which SMTP/email doesn't guarantee), you'd get a simple approach at data storage.
Another, possibly more guaranteed and more real-time would be something like Jabber, which is a sort of Instant Messenger transport protocol, where you could define your own packets of data and who/where they'd be sent.
Though, I guess you could just as easily FTP to anywhere too...assuming you have access to the internet.
Well, OK...you've waited this late to ask a question like this, so, no answer is going to be a panacea, but take a look at TurboTax Web. My wife and I used them this year, and in years past. (Though not last year...) There are a number of options as to how much help you want (which translates into how much money you're willing to spend), but I think it's worth it for someone in a small business (my wife teaches Jazzercise, so she's a Schedule C).
Plus, you don't spend a penny unless you print or file.
TurboTax isn't a good substitute for a real tax person, but it's probably way better than you trying to fillout the paper forms yourself.
No it wasn't during any "act of Being" that I'm aware of (I'm in Chicago...nothing much but cold weather lately).
I didn't say I was happy about the "few days", but I certainly believe (given my past experiences with horrible customer service from cable companys) that I was "serviced" faster than a cable internet user might have been. YMMV.
Speakeasy only guarantees their service level to a specific machine inside their network (main mail server etc.), not out to some random server on the internet.
Still, I don't have to worry about some guy down the street affecting my through-put as much as they might if I was on a cable connection...unless they're DoSing the machine:)
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Especially if you're vision impaired and can't tell if someone is "looking-over-your-shoulder".
There are ways however that this technology could still be used for people with vision disabilities, by having a tone sound until their hands are "correctly" positioned over the home keys, for instance. Then a unique tone, or sounding out of the letters as they're "pressed".
Of course, if the output is only on a screen, this segment of the population is excluded from the start anyway.
Seems like a step in the right direction to me.
Now we'll just need to get the tactile feel right :)
I was responding to the comment that "doubters" consider the Earth a special case, so if they were provided evidence that proved that special case invalid, they'd simply extend it (slightly) without further consideration.
I guess I was more focused on the word "doubters". In this situation, that's someone who's decided to take a position based upon the lack of information, and seemingly ignoring the odds.
Sure, it's possible that there's no "life" anywhere else in the Universe, but that doesn't really seem likely given the quantity and variety of planetary bodies out there.
They've already stuck their heads in the sand, logical arguements aren't the way to convince them of anything.
But, have you thought of using somethink like SMTP (email)? Shoot your data off to some email address (and it could be anywhere). Assuming no data loss (which SMTP/email doesn't guarantee), you'd get a simple approach at data storage.
Another, possibly more guaranteed and more real-time would be something like Jabber, which is a sort of Instant Messenger transport protocol, where you could define your own packets of data and who/where they'd be sent.
Though, I guess you could just as easily FTP to anywhere too...assuming you have access to the internet.
Just brainstorming...
Plus, you don't spend a penny unless you print or file.
TurboTax isn't a good substitute for a real tax person, but it's probably way better than you trying to fillout the paper forms yourself.
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Should the last WORD_DATA be /WORD_DATA, and what's that ";" doing before the /xml tag...looks bad to me.
I didn't say I was happy about the "few days", but I certainly believe (given my past experiences with horrible customer service from cable companys) that I was "serviced" faster than a cable internet user might have been. YMMV.
Speakeasy only guarantees their service level to a specific machine inside their network (main mail server etc.), not out to some random server on the internet.
Still, I don't have to worry about some guy down the street affecting my through-put as much as they might if I was on a cable connection...unless they're DoSing the machine :)