I do support for retail stores and can also assert that the liquor stores are also doing quite well these days. (I know this will get a Funny mod, but it's true!)
Well, TomTom sucks then:P My Garmin has a free update every year, or maybe it's two years... I'd have to check on it... but I know I don't pay for any subscription service.
Eh, what both of you are forgetting is that sales of MOST things are down now due to the economic problems. If someone is going to shell out money on a device, they may be more likely to get an iPhone whether or not it's actually the better option, because for now it can do the work of several individual gadgets, and for cheaper. It doesn't mean the Garmin or TomTom is less useful--I think it's far and away the better option--it just means that the company will be posting lower profits these days. Big surprise.
I don't have/want/need a smartphone, and I like dedicated gadgets. A device that does one thing well > a device that does a hundred things not so well. My Garmin will be around as long as possible, and I hope that when it finally gives up the ghost, I'll be able to find another one like it on the shelf.
I absolutely agree with the point of your statement... however...
Guess what: the GPS had an outdated map, so it got lost.
A good one (well, my Garmin does anyway) will have map updates available for download on a regular basis. A few places that were 'off' on the last map were fixed with the latest update, if you bother to download them. This is no different than having an outdated paper map, really.
Yes, because there aren't enough babies in the world already. Call me cruel, but infertility seems like {nature, God, Allah, chance, insert deity and/or driving force of choice here}'s way of saying you shouldn't have children. Not everybody has to, you know.
Agreed--I think the differing points of view here stem from people who learn in two different ways--auditory learners versus visual ones. I'm rubbish at remembering things that I hear (except music, oddly enough), but when I see a diagram or read written words, I am able to remember and understand. So it's very nice for the sat-navs to have both;)
"would it really be worth my while carrying yet another piece of junk around in my car to save maybe 10 minutes a year finding my way back onto the right road?"
Only if nothing ever goes wrong. We had a storm a few months ago that for this area, was extremely unusual. Very strong winds, much more so than anything we'd seen in years, and it brought down LOTS of branches all over town. The debris ranged from twigs and leaves to fairly large tree limbs--I had one a full two inches in diameter and spanning the length of my hood sitting on my car when I got out, thankfully it didn't damage the car. But the point is... I'd only moved to this area fairly recently, and as I was heading home from work, the route I normally took was blocked off. "Okay," I thought to myself, "being the smart person I am, I've prepared for this and am familiar with an alternative route." But when I tried to take that way, I found that it was blocked off too. I literally had no idea how to get home. But I had the sat-nav, so I just drove for about 15 minutes in one direction, to get away from the 'usual' area I was in, and then told the sat-nav to take me home. It found another route, from my new out-of-the-way location, that was open and took me home.
So, it helped me get out of a tight situation (made worse by the fact this was after a long day at work), I found my way home, and it showed me a new place and a new way to get there that I'd not seen before. Only once have I been more thankful to have the thing.
This still seems to be more the drivers' faults than the sat-nav. It's just a tool that should in no way be a substitute for paying attention to the road, the surroundings, the street names, or house numbers. This is like blaming the Internet for spam, viruses, or malware. It's not the tool/device's fault, but the tools that use them.
The sat-nav is not supposed to be used alone anyway... Ideally, you also have read over some general directions and are going to use common sense in addition to the directions it provides.
At least, that's what I do. I have a terrible sense of direction, but a very good memory of road names. My sat-nav has helped so many times when I'm going somewhere I've never been before. I tend to get panicky when I'm looking for something and I've driven past the same area 3 times and there's some jerk tailgating me because I'm going slower... This really helps me feel more confident, and I can drive more safely. I don't ever assume it will be 100 percent accurate, but once I get within what it says is a couple of miles from my next turn, I make sure I'm in the appropriate lane and start keeping my eyes open. Once I've taken the same route a few times (or even just once in some cases), I can remember the route and do not have to use the sat-nav each time. Therefore, it helps me learn the area better rather than making me dependent.
As with any other tool, it can be useful to someone who uses it correctly, and dangerous to someone who does not.
Haha... Nah, they've been trained to do that much, and most of them do it (some lazy-asses they wait until it automatically installs and forces them to reboot). But if they aren't checking the updates before they install them, it could cause MORE problems. However, that's what our IT group (of which I'm a member) is for.
They don't exactly. This was back when Microsoft was pushing the upgrade as a "high priority update" and before our IT had a chance to catch it and keep it from going down to people's PCs. This office is full of people who don't know what they're doing, they just click the little yellow shield and install whatever updates are allowed to come down to it. (I usually check on them before installing, natch.) They sent out an email saying "DON'T UPGRADE" but for some folks it was too late.
Depends on your browsing habits, too... I run Firefox with Adblock and NoScript, I use avast! antivirus and have Ad-Aware and Spybot on my PC.
I've never had any problems with viruses, and very, very little malware.
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I do support for retail stores and can also assert that the liquor stores are also doing quite well these days. (I know this will get a Funny mod, but it's true!)
"Recovery.gov 2.0 will use innovative and interactive technologies to help taxpayers see where their dollars are being spent,"
Yeah, to see where they are being spent... ON THIS WEBSITE.
-head asplode-
Well, TomTom sucks then :P My Garmin has a free update every year, or maybe it's two years... I'd have to check on it... but I know I don't pay for any subscription service.
Eh, what both of you are forgetting is that sales of MOST things are down now due to the economic problems. If someone is going to shell out money on a device, they may be more likely to get an iPhone whether or not it's actually the better option, because for now it can do the work of several individual gadgets, and for cheaper. It doesn't mean the Garmin or TomTom is less useful--I think it's far and away the better option--it just means that the company will be posting lower profits these days. Big surprise.
I don't have/want/need a smartphone, and I like dedicated gadgets. A device that does one thing well > a device that does a hundred things not so well. My Garmin will be around as long as possible, and I hope that when it finally gives up the ghost, I'll be able to find another one like it on the shelf.
Guess what: the GPS had an outdated map, so it got lost.
A good one (well, my Garmin does anyway) will have map updates available for download on a regular basis. A few places that were 'off' on the last map were fixed with the latest update, if you bother to download them. This is no different than having an outdated paper map, really.
Yes, because there aren't enough babies in the world already. Call me cruel, but infertility seems like {nature, God, Allah, chance, insert deity and/or driving force of choice here}'s way of saying you shouldn't have children. Not everybody has to, you know.
It's about the fact that no matter what we as individuals think, it WILL cause a huge controversy.
If a sperm is wasted...
Good, good. -pats you on the head- For your compliance, your death shall be quick and painless. ;)
Agreed--I think the differing points of view here stem from people who learn in two different ways--auditory learners versus visual ones. I'm rubbish at remembering things that I hear (except music, oddly enough), but when I see a diagram or read written words, I am able to remember and understand. So it's very nice for the sat-navs to have both ;)
One personal anecdote about this line...
"would it really be worth my while carrying yet another piece of junk around in my car to save maybe 10 minutes a year finding my way back onto the right road?"
Only if nothing ever goes wrong. We had a storm a few months ago that for this area, was extremely unusual. Very strong winds, much more so than anything we'd seen in years, and it brought down LOTS of branches all over town. The debris ranged from twigs and leaves to fairly large tree limbs--I had one a full two inches in diameter and spanning the length of my hood sitting on my car when I got out, thankfully it didn't damage the car. But the point is... I'd only moved to this area fairly recently, and as I was heading home from work, the route I normally took was blocked off. "Okay," I thought to myself, "being the smart person I am, I've prepared for this and am familiar with an alternative route." But when I tried to take that way, I found that it was blocked off too. I literally had no idea how to get home. But I had the sat-nav, so I just drove for about 15 minutes in one direction, to get away from the 'usual' area I was in, and then told the sat-nav to take me home. It found another route, from my new out-of-the-way location, that was open and took me home.
So, it helped me get out of a tight situation (made worse by the fact this was after a long day at work), I found my way home, and it showed me a new place and a new way to get there that I'd not seen before. Only once have I been more thankful to have the thing.
This still seems to be more the drivers' faults than the sat-nav. It's just a tool that should in no way be a substitute for paying attention to the road, the surroundings, the street names, or house numbers. This is like blaming the Internet for spam, viruses, or malware. It's not the tool/device's fault, but the tools that use them.
The sat-nav is not supposed to be used alone anyway... Ideally, you also have read over some general directions and are going to use common sense in addition to the directions it provides.
At least, that's what I do. I have a terrible sense of direction, but a very good memory of road names. My sat-nav has helped so many times when I'm going somewhere I've never been before. I tend to get panicky when I'm looking for something and I've driven past the same area 3 times and there's some jerk tailgating me because I'm going slower... This really helps me feel more confident, and I can drive more safely. I don't ever assume it will be 100 percent accurate, but once I get within what it says is a couple of miles from my next turn, I make sure I'm in the appropriate lane and start keeping my eyes open. Once I've taken the same route a few times (or even just once in some cases), I can remember the route and do not have to use the sat-nav each time. Therefore, it helps me learn the area better rather than making me dependent.
As with any other tool, it can be useful to someone who uses it correctly, and dangerous to someone who does not.
"The pragmatic solution is not to pooh-pooh wind..."
Oh, so much room for a fart joke, so little time for me to think of an adequate one.
"...13.37"
I see what you did there, you 1337 hax0r you.
No, I am!
Haha... Nah, they've been trained to do that much, and most of them do it (some lazy-asses they wait until it automatically installs and forces them to reboot). But if they aren't checking the updates before they install them, it could cause MORE problems. However, that's what our IT group (of which I'm a member) is for.
Ye gods no. Windows 7, when that's ready.. absolutely. I can't stand Vista.
They don't exactly. This was back when Microsoft was pushing the upgrade as a "high priority update" and before our IT had a chance to catch it and keep it from going down to people's PCs. This office is full of people who don't know what they're doing, they just click the little yellow shield and install whatever updates are allowed to come down to it. (I usually check on them before installing, natch.) They sent out an email saying "DON'T UPGRADE" but for some folks it was too late.
Hahaha... good call ;)
I drink loads of coffee at home too, under my natural light from the window or my incandescents, and have no problems.
Which, if you actually read the Bible, is exactly the opposite of what it says to do. "Go and share this with everyone," it says.
Not saying these people would be trying to follow it anyway, just... ironic.
I should amend that--not malware, only spyware really. Nothing has actually damaged my system or taken sensitive information.
Depends on your browsing habits, too... I run Firefox with Adblock and NoScript, I use avast! antivirus and have Ad-Aware and Spybot on my PC.
I've never had any problems with viruses, and very, very little malware.
Ugh, this is the case for--get this--our HR and payroll website.
iemployee.com
IE only.
Yes, I AM afraid.