Enter In Passwords
This is a new screen that prompts the users
to enter the Passwords so that the VEPP
can verify the user. There are two
passwords that are required to be entered.
Factory default for these passwords is
000000.
my response is always "I'm sorry, which company are you with?" (They answer, and ask for the phone number if it didn't show on my CallerID, and I reply) "Thank you, you know I'm on the do not call list and I will be reporting this violation"...
So far there has been an immediate click on the other end *every* time I have stated that. And I have reported *every* call immediately after the offender hangs up, and I literally have not heard BACK once from the offending people. My calls have gone from few to almost nonexistant. (You're right I have gotten a few 'survey' calls but so far none of them has called back.;-)
Do you really think auto-manufacturers are doing a better job? Or do they just have MORE incentive?
A car 'crashes' and someone could die.
Windows crashes..you loose some work. And M$ sees another revenue opportunity--sell you a new pile of crap code to fix "your problems"...is there any wonder there isn't any incentive to fix this?
<SNIP>... but they'll really be doing it because they're afraid the bad publicity the China issue has been generating and will continue to generate will drag down their numbers in other areas.
Please tell, what are "the numbers" and where did you get them???
Please enlighten us as to how you arrived at these assumptions you're (wrecklessly?) drawing...
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Is it April 1st, or has someone has hacked the M$ network and started issuing a bunch of bogus press releases?!??
- M$ in pact w/Zend to make FastCGI for PHP
- M$ partners w/former rival Novell to support Linux
- M$ will allow Vista re-installs
What's next? A partnership w/Apple? Has hell frozen over???
How about $0.89? http://froogle.google.com/froogle_cluster?btnG=Sea rch+Froogle&lmode=online&addr=&sl=on&q=calculator& btnP=Go&oid=16841454744759213217
anyone tried that with the salsa?
yeah, what happends when the ballbearings wear out??
my response is always "I'm sorry, which company are you with?" (They answer, and ask for the phone number if it didn't show on my CallerID, and I reply) "Thank you, you know I'm on the do not call list and I will be reporting this violation" ...
;-)
So far there has been an immediate click on the other end *every* time I have stated that. And I have reported *every* call immediately after the offender hangs up, and I literally have not heard BACK once from the offending people. My calls have gone from few to almost nonexistant. (You're right I have gotten a few 'survey' calls but so far none of them has called back.
J
Hmm, what is that thing called... the mac mini?
That has to be one expensive hairdryer!
Yeah... and the Vaio laptop I bought years ago. ($220 for a spare battery?!? CUMMON!)
if ($oProduct=='Sony') {
RunLikeHell();
}
Oh, so Anon = cerberusss (660701) ...
You spoiled it for everyone!
Do you really think auto-manufacturers are doing a better job? Or do they just have MORE incentive?
...is there any wonder there isn't any incentive to fix this?
A car 'crashes' and someone could die.
Windows crashes..you loose some work. And M$ sees another revenue opportunity--sell you a new pile of crap code to fix "your problems"
I'll raise you $50 and call.
This gives a whole new meaning to bullet-proof encryption.
Do you mean to tell me you actually thing gov't certification w/FAA, FCC etc. is cheap or efficient?
He's "booksmart" and some of the stuff he spews makes some sense, but I don't think he's always in touch with the actual reality of usability...
Sure he's got a PhD but you know what that means... (as my old boss used to say:)
BS = bull**it
MS = More **it
PhD= Piled Hip Deep
Please enlighten us as to how you arrived at these assumptions you're (wrecklessly?) drawing...
Isn't this: > Building Intelligent .NET Applications
a logically impossible statement?