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Dim · « **Reply #30 on:** June 10, 2012, 02:19 »

Quote from: mew on June 10, 2012, 01:29

You sound like my sons trying to talk me out of my ipad ;D
I have an android phone...I don't think the android tabs keep up with the ipads....I may be wrong.
I will see how the 'genius' shpeil goes

keep up.. yeh they do. they are still behind as far as number of applications go, but they are catching. And the key thing there is ipad2 is ipad2, and will always be ipad2.. android 3, will be andriod 4 etc.. the nature of android is that it eventually will be developed well beyond what apple do, thats the joy of open source software, just takes a little longer.

if youve got android phone makes more sense to get an android tablet. you can keep all your contacts, emails, files etc synched between the two happily then.

heres what you do

go to the apple store and ask the sales person "what are the DISADVANTAGES of this versus an android tablet" then go to another store and ask the sales person "what are teh DISADVANTAGES of this v apple"

Always ask them what the weaknesses are.. if you ask them why you should buy it you just get sales pitch.

Then see which gives the most honest answer

mew · « **Reply #31 on:** June 10, 2012, 04:15 »

I was reading about the 'training' that they give Apple employees.
They teach them exact wording and phrases so they would never admit semantically that their product had any disadvantages.
If there is a problem with any device, they are instructed to use wording that deflects from any 'problem' and turn it into a temporary minor issue that will be resolved.

Quite entertaining.

krabkakes · « **Reply #32 on:** July 13, 2012, 14:30 »

This what I am looking buy

Hewlett-Packard laptop $1350

Operating system   Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Processor   3rd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3610QM Processor (2.3 GHz, 6MB L3 Cache)

Graphics card   NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) GT 650M Graphics with 2GB GDDR5 memory [HDMI, VGA]

Memory   FREE UPGRADE to 8GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)

Hard drive   FREE Upgrade to 1TB 5400 rpm Hard Drive

Hard Drive Acceleration Cache   NO mSSD Hard Drive Acceleration Cache

Primary battery   6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery - Up to 5.75 hours of battery life

Display   17.3-inch diagonal Full HD Anti-glare LED-backlit Display (1920 x 1080)

Primary optical drive   FREE Upgrade to Blu-ray player & SuperMulti DVD burner

Personalization   HP TrueVision HD Webcam

Networking   Intel 802.11b/g/n WLAN and Bluetooth(R)

Keyboard   Backlit Keyboard with numeric keypad

Included Warranty Services   Included 2 Year Warranty
Your additional options:

Mice & keyboards   HP Wireless Mouse and Keyboard

krabkakes · « **Reply #33 on:** August 19, 2012, 17:40 »

I installed TunnelBear a VPN network I get a USA or UK IP. You can switch back and forth. You get 500mb of bandwidth a month for free. I have tried proxies and had no luck streaming through them. But 500mb isn't that much streaming but it works very well and it's free

Please use TunnelBear only for good. oh yeah and maybe a couple of sockpuppets ;D

krabkakes · « **Reply #34 on:** November 02, 2012, 13:10 »

All my food pics are dissppearing

I did a system recovery yesterday and noticed my pics in the kitchen thread are gone. they are all hotlinked to my facebook account.
after checking I find the image url's have changed

If I add that h and hyphen it works. I can't go back to all the places they are posted and edit
What in Sam Hill did I do?
what can I do?
chaos thread not affected

all those are stored on picasa
mainly food pics.

kabloemski · « **Reply #35 on:** November 02, 2012, 13:55 »

Quote from: krebs303 on November 02, 2012, 13:10

All my food pics are dissppearing

Yeah, I noticed that :-( were some yummy ones there. As for all the tech talk.. I'm a techtard, no idea what you talking about but it sounds pretty impressive, Rev K :-)

kabloemski · « **Reply #36 on:** November 02, 2012, 13:58 »

PS Reverend Run is a fave hip hop artist of mine, so I like the reverence, Krabsy :-D

Dim · « **Reply #37 on:** November 03, 2012, 02:07 »

I would say that facebook have changed the way they link images, which will cause widespread chaos

Its possible we could do some sort of routine in the database to replace every occurence of sphotos-a in the databse with sphotos-h-a but i wouldnt know how to do that.

krabkakes · « **Reply #38 on:** November 03, 2012, 02:26 »

thanks dim. I wonder if things changed in my account when I hot linked a picture to facebook. sh*t I can't figure it out

L'arriviste · « **Reply #39 on:** November 03, 2012, 14:20 »

Quote from: Dim on November 03, 2012, 02:07

I would say that facebook have changed the way they link images, which will cause widespread chaos

Its possible we could do some sort of routine in the database to replace every occurence of sphotos-a in the databse with sphotos-h-a but i wouldnt know how to do that.

I can help you with that if you really want to do it but it is not generally a good idea. PM me if you want to do it.

krabkakes · « **Reply #40 on:** November 03, 2012, 19:42 »

No problem. I started editing the urls one by one.

L'arriviste · « **Reply #41 on:** November 03, 2012, 19:57 »

Quote from: krebs303 on November 03, 2012, 19:42

No problem. I started editing the urls one by one.

It's quite risky, Krebley, because you have to do the change at the database level and that is something that can have dangerous consequences if it goes wrong. ???

Dim · « **Reply #42 on:** November 03, 2012, 20:06 »

Yeh, im not into messing with the database to fix them. how nice of facebooki to do that to everyone.

krabkakes · « **Reply #43 on:** November 03, 2012, 20:50 »

I think it was me. I read an article on a trick on how to post pics to Facebook via hotlink I think all the pictures urls changed then adding the extra letter. I think if it was everyone there would be some sort of buzz on the net.

kabloemski · « **Reply #44 on:** November 09, 2012, 12:39 »

“@uberfiend: What? RT @TheAtlantic: Ridiculous, but true: Apple just patented rounded corners on electronic devices http://t.co/UEZ946kl”

kabloemski · « **Reply #45 on:** November 13, 2012, 02:26 »

“@JamesFallows: I share the tech-insider's secret for avoiding email-borne disasters like the Petraeus case http://t.co/d0GEkAhS @theatlantic”

"I have a foolproof plan to make sure you never suffer the email-borne disaster that has recently befallen David Petraeus and Paula Broadwell."

http://m.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/11/my-secret-strategy-for-avoiding-petraeus-style-email-pitfalls/265117/

Funny. And sound advice.

krabkakes · « **Reply #46 on:** November 30, 2012, 15:34 »

>

my new laptop cannot be repaired.
"Larry
At this point we dont have the parts to repair the computer I would like to replace the unit for you or give you a $900 coupon for hpshopping.com and let you purchase a new one. "

$900 is not acceptable. I just purchased this computer for $1400 and it never worked properly. A replacement is acceptable. but would need to match the specs of my computer. i.e. Envy, i7 intel processor, 17" 1900x1600 HD screen, 1gb dedicated video card, 750gb hd

"Hello Larry,
As we discussed recently, I have attached the product specifications for a replacement product. Please review the proposed replacement product specifications to ensure that the replacement product will meet your needs.
HP ENVY dv7-7212nr Notebook PC
Operating system-Windows 8 64
Processor-Intel® Core™ i7-3630QM (3.4 GHz/2.4 GHz )
Processor speed-3.4 GHz/2.4 GHz
Processor technology-Turbo Boost Technology
Graphics-NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M switchable (2 GB GDDR5, up to 1.65 GB)
Memory-8 GB DDR3
Memory Slots-2 DIMM
Hard drive-750 GB SATA (7200 rpm)
Secondary hard drive-Acceleration cache (32 GB Solid State Drive cache) with Intel Smart Response Technology
Optical drive-Blu-ray player/SuperMulti DVD burner
Network interface-10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN
Wireless-802.11b/g/n; Bluetooth
Ports-3 SuperSpeed USB 3.0; 1 USB 2.0; 1 HDMI; 1 VGA; 1 RJ45; 1 headphone-out; 1 microphone-in
Display-17.3" diagonal full HD anti-glare LED-backlit (1920 x 1080)
Keyboard-Full-size, island-style, backlit with numeric keypad
Webcam-HP TrueVision HD Webcam with integrated dual array digital microphone
Audio-Beats Audio; 4 speakers; 1 subwoofer
Warranty-2-year limited hardware warranty with toll-free support"

the parts in green are different than original. the only down grade is the speakers down from 6 to 4. I accepted this replacement and am waiting to hear about shipment

Fleur · « **Reply #47 on:** December 01, 2012, 16:57 »

Crooks, bastards >

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kabloemski · « **Reply #48 on:** December 10, 2012, 11:18 »

"@StKonrath: Confirmed: Instagram disabled photo integration with Twitter http://t.co/spQ2DRex"

Quote

photos are no longer appearing in Tweets or user photo galleries. While tweeting links to Instagram photos is still possible, you can no longer view the photos on Twitter, as was previously the case.

http://www.nextlevelofnews.com/2012/12/instagram-fully-disabled-photo-integration-with-twitter.html

kabloemski · « **Reply #49 on:** December 10, 2012, 11:57 »

"@silverstar22b: Australian Police Warn That Apple Maps Could Get Someone Killed http://t.co/V0y1FL8g"

http://apple.slashdot.org/story/12/12/10/039232/australian-police-warn-that-apple-maps-could-get-someone-killed?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

kabloemski · « **Reply #50 on:** December 10, 2012, 19:06 »

"@stuckinoregon: Petty crap going on right now with Twitter, FaceBook & Instagram-making it all MORE complicated, not less: http://t.co/H9SQZ19O"

Some tips & tricks & stuff for this

http://t.co/H9SQZ19O

kabloemski · « **Reply #51 on:** December 13, 2012, 10:31 »

"@snowballeffect: Google Maps Is Now Available for iOS Devices http://t.co/8Jw5vBEA"

http://m.lifehacker.com/5968068/google-maps-is-now-available-for-ios-devices

pedaling squares · « **Reply #52 on:** December 17, 2012, 04:07 »

Anyone know why videos on youtube and dailymotion are suddenly not playing? About half the youtube videos play as normal, but half just have a black box where the video should be. Flash player is up to date... that's the only trick in my bag.

pedaling squares · « **Reply #53 on:** December 17, 2012, 04:08 »

On another note, does anyone have experience with a 7" tablet? Thinking of getting my wife a Nexus 7 for Christmas, but not sure if the mini tabs are as handy as the 10" versions. Krebs, is this what you use?

krabkakes · « **Reply #54 on:** December 17, 2012, 14:40 »

Yes the nexus 7. I love it. It's perfect for what I use it for. The nexus 10 is killer but too big for my needs. The gps still works when in wi-fi so you can find your location. no turn by turn but it saved my ass in San Diego last trip. I thought tablets were silly till I got one. Still like the laptop better. So many places have free wi-fi that lack of network has not been an issue :tu

BYOP · « **Reply #55 on:** December 17, 2012, 14:43 »

Quote from: Reverend Fred Jones on December 17, 2012, 14:40

Yes the nexus 7. I love it. It's perfect for what I use it for. The nexus 10 is killer but too big for my needs. The gps still works when in wi-fi so you can find your location. no turn by turn but it saved my ass in San Diego last trip. I thought tablets were silly till I got one. Still like the laptop better. So many places have free wi-fi that lack of network has not been an issue :tu

San Diego is a rough town!

Dim · « **Reply #56 on:** December 17, 2012, 15:39 »

Quote from: pedaling squares on December 17, 2012, 04:07

Anyone know why videos on youtube and dailymotion are suddenly not playing? About half the youtube videos play as normal, but half just have a black box where the video should be. Flash player is up to date... that's the only trick in my bag.

working for me..

Dim · « **Reply #57 on:** December 17, 2012, 15:40 »

Quote from: Reverend Fred Jones on December 17, 2012, 14:40

Yes the nexus 7. I love it. It's perfect for what I use it for. The nexus 10 is killer but too big for my needs. The gps still works when in wi-fi so you can find your location. no turn by turn but it saved my ass in San Diego last trip. I thought tablets were silly till I got one. Still like the laptop better. So many places have free wi-fi that lack of network has not been an issue :tu

ive got turn by turn on my android using google navigation..

krabkakes · « **Reply #58 on:** December 17, 2012, 17:29 »

Quote from: Dim on December 17, 2012, 15:40

ive got turn by turn on my android using google navigation..

me too if I have wi-fi connection

Dim · « **Reply #59 on:** December 17, 2012, 17:31 »

i dont need wifi on, just gps on with my phone.. weird..

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