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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: InfoRecall - $5.99?!?!
« on: July 05, 2012, 05:51 PM »
I think all these PIM type applications that are not handling syncing with mobile devices well, are probably dying a slow death.


I agree. If you have a mobile device, then electronic notes are a replacement for paper notes. No point in not being able to take them with you.

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Living Room / Re: Help me pick a midrange Android phone?
« on: July 05, 2012, 07:09 AM »
J-Mac, I think we were all assuming that Apple was the only company backward enough to go to the Palm OS days of non-removable batteries, and it is rarely listed in the specs. When I found out some Android devices are doing the same, I started doing Google searches for the device + "replacement battery."

Currently the only way to get ICS on the Photon will disable 4G. However I would not have 4G anyway under either the Virgin Mobile plan (unless I get the Evo V 4g) or the PlatinumTel one. Supposedly the Photon is slated to get ICS from Motorola in 4Q 2012.

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Living Room / Re: Help me pick a midrange Android phone?
« on: July 03, 2012, 06:03 AM »
Another option: Motorola Photon (BYOP) + ACRS Wireless + PlatinumTel
Then I would have a world phone with above average battery life.

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Living Room / Re: Photo Taggng (n00b) question
« on: July 02, 2012, 07:16 AM »
My workaround: Instead rely on the data you can store within the image file.

Hmm..I was naively assuming Windows 7 was doing just that. I'll need to check

What I found is that I have to add a folder to the Pictures library to get a proper "Arrange by Tag" option.

And thanks for the warning!!

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Living Room / Photo Taggng (n00b) question
« on: July 02, 2012, 06:34 AM »
Never mind, I think I found it.

details
I finally am getting around to organizing my digital photos, I have everything sorted by folders named according to the yyyy-mm and photos named yyyy-mm-dd.extension and intend, and have already started, tagging photos based on occasion, where I used folders for that purpose earlier. I was able to tag multiple photos easily within the Windows 7 Explorer. The thing is, I haven't tagged photos in a while, and I don't see any obvious way to view by tag in Explorer or Google drive. In Picasa and probably in Windows I can do a search by tag and find photos, leading me to think tagging is only good for searches. Is there a basic photo organizer that just lists tags on the side like folders so anyone can just browse the tags? It seems like I just made everything harder to find for everyone.


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Living Room / Re: Help me pick a midrange Android phone?
« on: June 30, 2012, 08:38 PM »
Btw are there any screen types that are viewable in direct sunlight other than ones with AMOLED in their name?
FWIW, I told my husband what you had said about AMOLED and 10 hr. battery life.  He replied that his Optimus V is very good in direct sunlight.  It apparently has several different levels you can set it to.  As for battery life, he has his phone on all the time and often uses it many hours a day as a reader, as well as to read his email, check traffic conditions, read the web, etc., and with that kind of usage he gets FAR MORE than 10 hours of battery life.  But he's not downloading huge amounts of data, watching movies, etc.  And, of course, Optimus V does not run ICS.  But he's very pleased with his phone, and I thought I'd pass along what he said.

Thanks to you and your husband for the info! I could see myself going down that route then. I also will not be a huge user of data.

NOTE: That particular model only has a 3.2" screen, I am looking at VM's Motorola Triumph though.

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Living Room / Re: Help me pick a midrange Android phone?
« on: June 30, 2012, 05:05 PM »
[.. nevermind..]

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Living Room / Re: Help me pick a midrange Android phone?
« on: June 30, 2012, 04:04 PM »
Quite a few H2O horror stories in the comments here.

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Living Room / Re: Help me pick a midrange Android phone?
« on: June 30, 2012, 02:48 PM »
Of course, I may not be able to get everything I want...but I am going to give it a good run.

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Living Room / Re: Help me pick a midrange Android phone?
« on: June 30, 2012, 02:45 PM »
Btw are there any screen types that are viewable in direct sunlight other than ones with AMOLED in their name?

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Living Room / Re: Help me pick a midrange Android phone?
« on: June 30, 2012, 02:22 PM »
He didn't buy it from Virgin Mobile, but it's one they carry
I checked on their web site, but none of the ones they carry seem to meet my requirements, which is par for the course. I don't want to give up on AMOLED screen or 10 hour battery life or replaceable battery just yet. By "Bring your own phone," I mean I want to bring a phone they don't carry but would still be compatible with their network.

So far I am leaning toward the $30/month Straight Talk deal (can't do with SIM only plan)  or the $25/month H20 deal, (too many H2O horror stories) if those deals are available for their SIM card only customers, if I can find a decent phone compatible with either of their networks. I don't even care too much now if it is 3G.

Keep the suggestions coming, everyone, and thanks, I will keep you posted.





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Living Room / Re: Help me pick a midrange Android phone?
« on: June 30, 2012, 10:17 AM »
In the US, you can't get away from the fact that you have to choose a carrier before you choose the phone.

My monthly limit is $40 (I am currently paying $15 month on a Net10 dumb phone, I don't plan on using a whole lot of minutes or data).
"Bring your own phone" (BYOP) has emerged as an important new requirement because the phones the prepaid carriers will sell you never meet my requirements. (Ting used to sell a Motorola Photon which met most of the requirements including long battery life but no more, and they can't make one bought elsewhere work.) As far as band requirements, I would like to simplify them as being 3G or 4G capable in the U.S, but will settle for 2G and quad band GSM elsewhere (did I phrase that right?) I don't know what I am talking about, the cheap data is probably 2G.

My notes so far based on carrier plans and BYOP or lack thereof (and links to plans for those that allow BYOP):

*Big 4*
AT&T: Too expensive
Verizon: Too expensive
Sprint: Too expensive
T-Mobile: BYOP 3G 1700 Mhz / http://prepaid-phone...le.com/prepaid-plans

*Others (MVNOs)*
Boost: No BYOP
Cricket: No BYOP
H2O: BYOP  GSM 850/900/1900 (is that 3G or not?) https://www.h2owirel...ntrol.php?page=plans
Metro PCS: BYOP maybe if CDMA and flashable. They seem to have their own network, but I haven't really heard of anyone who uses them.
Net10: No BYOP
PagePlus: No BYOP
PlatinumTel: No BYOP
Red Pocket Mobile: BYOP GSM 850mhz/1900mhz (is that 3G or not?) http://goredpocket.com/plans/
Simple Mobile: BYOP http://www.mysimplem...ple-Mobile-Plan.aspx
Straight Talk: BYOP http://www.straighttalk.com/serviceplans
Ting: No BYOP
Virgin Mobile: No BYOP

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Most of the time I use the Start button to stop the computer.

Well, in Windows 8, that's not in the start menu any more. Shutdown is almost an Easter egg.

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Living Room / Re: Help me pick a midrange Android phone?
« on: June 28, 2012, 05:15 AM »
How about this: https://play.google....id=galaxy_nexus_hspa
-Stephen66515 (June 27, 2012, 08:19 PM)

If I can see a used one somewhere for around $200, I'll consider it. Seems to overshoot that requirement quite a bit, so I didn't look to see if it met the other requirements.

I can get an older Galaxy S for around $200 though. I might window shop a little longer to give some of the newer ones a chance to come down in price.

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Living Room / Re: Help me pick a midrange Android phone?
« on: June 27, 2012, 08:46 PM »
How about this: https://play.google....id=galaxy_nexus_hspa
-Stephen66515 (June 27, 2012, 08:19 PM)

If I can see a used one somewhere for around $200, I'll consider it. Seems to overshoot that requirement quite a bit, so I didn't look to see if it met the other requirements.

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Living Room / Help me pick a midrange Android phone?
« on: June 27, 2012, 07:42 PM »
I am window shopping at this point, and have a few other expenses I need to take care of first, but I am thinking of deviating from my normal path of buying a smartphone without the phone and getting a smartphone with a phone. Just so you know, I don't plan on using that much data, and sync things wirelessly from home as much as I can. I don't talk or text that much either, I am currently using a Net10 dumb Java phone for $15 for 200 minutes every month. So I am a bit of a cheapskate so I will try to use a non-contract plan if at all possible. I am looking at Android phones only, and trying to find the exact right one for my needs, that isn't too expensive to pick up as a non-contract phone. I am in the United States.

(Updating requirements slightly from original post.)

Requirements (for Phase 2 phone, see update at bottom)

- Something I can pick up on, say, ebay or swappa for about $150-200 (this is probably the most difficult requirement)
- Replaceable Battery (learned my lesson with iPod Touch)
- 802.11n wi-fi (not just g)
- GPS
- Camera (I'm not too picky)
- No QWERTY hard keys
- At least 10 hours of battery life
- People can hear me on the other end of the "line" (not sure how to determine this without trying it)
- AMOLED or Super AMOLED or anything where I can read it outside in daylight. The phone will be an e-book reader among other things
- REVISED: Born with Android 4 (ICS): capable (rooting OK -- my current rule of thumb is 1Ghz or higher processor Now I have read too many stories about GPS breaking when flashed with ICS)
- At least 3.5" screen, preferable closer to 4"
- Decent RAM (learned my lesson with iPod Touch generation 2 -- seems like Windows Mobile 5 was smarter about virtual memory, not sure how Android rolls)
-    Quad band GSM (maybe I will get a chance to use as a world phone although I am too much of a homebody currently)
- Vibrate notification capable (I mention this because my iPod Touch 2 unexpectedly did not have this)
- REVISED: 2G 900,1800, HSPA+ 1700 and 2100 (This takes care of 3G in U.S. (T-Mobile) and India. Also want quad band 2G. But wait, there's more: in 2013, T-Mobile will push their HSPA+ band to 1900 to make way for LTE, so I need some flavor of HSPA at 1900 too!
- NEW: Speakerphone (to remind myself to check. Samsung Dart (Android 2.2) doesn't have)
- NEW: 32GB storage internal or upgradable to such using a card - (had this in my head but forgot to mention earlier)
- NEW: Supports a carrier which provides a combined voice and data plan of between $30-35 per month (T-Mobile or Virgin Mobile -- however Virgin Mobile doesn't seem to be able meet the multiband requirement, they are U.S. only as far as I can determine)


Negotiable

- Scratch resistant glass
- NEW:8 MP camera

- In spite of the required quad band GSM support, I would like it to be either Verizon 3G network capable (if I go with Page Plus prepaid 3G plans, which use the Verizon network) or Sprint network capable, in which case I go with PlatinumTel. (obsolete section - see above band requirements)


So far the Motorola Photon 4G looks pretty good, and they seem to have good battery life, something that rules out a lot of otherwise solid contenders. Some of those are available used at close to my $200 limit. (swappa link). Any thoughts here?

UPDATED: As time went on, I had a thought to wait until later to buy a phone that meets all the requirements. That brought to mind that I should by a cheaper phone, which I called a Phase 1 phone, to use in the interim (I do in fact need a new phone, two things about my current one are not working, although it makes calls OK)

For Phase 1, the following requirements become optional
- Usable outside the USA
- Android 4.0 (still preferred, but there is a way to get Devanagari script on older versions, so I can try that)
- Replaceable battery

A requirement for Phase 1 is that the cost should be around $100 or less.

off topic
Man those list tags went crazy on me. Replaced them with hyphens


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<art_criticism_theory>
Good art transcends the artist and the artists intentions, taking a life of its own and revealing meaning in different ways to different people.
</art_criticism_theory>


I am far from an art critic, but this makes perfect sense to me.

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My email address has been visible to Only Me since I've had a Facebook account, and that hasn't changed. This new dummy email address is visible to Friends. I wonder which one Facebook apps have access to -- could this be a spam prevention measure?

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For those looking to backup their Gmail account, you might want to check to see if Gmail/Google+ notifications would be backed up as well. It seems they might not be in the IMAP/POP3 stream since they don't appear to be actual emails.

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Done, deleting now

Thanks rgdot!

I still have the item that says you commented on my post, but it no longer contains your comment, and it just links to my post.

It also appears that old emails were also retroactively converted to notification, I had an old comment that got deleted but I still had the text of the comment, but now it too just links to my post.

Not too worried about it though, it is like a recall message feature, it may end up saving me some day.

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I think in the G+ case, they do not treat the notifications as if they were actual emails, so if the original message is deleted, the notification goes with it. Just because it's in your inbox doesn't mean it's an actual email, in the case of messages sent between Google services. If they had added a separate sidebar panel with those messages instead of merging them with your unread mail list and it only contained current messages, and only G+ messages, I think it would have been more obvious that they really aren't emails.

Honestly, I don't see this as anything to panic or get bent out of shape over. It's not like they are deleting emails directly sent by 3rd parties. When they start deleting DC newsletters from my inbox, then it's time to panic and grab the pitchforks.  ;)

+1 what app103 said. I had a feeling they were just referring to the notifications, not the actual emails..
Seems like they did used to send actual emails,  did they change them to notifications recently?

Anyone want to comment to this public post of mine and then delete the comment so I can see what happens?

https://plus.google....12/posts/6Fgh1yEcxN9

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Living Room / Re: For your viewing pleasure: a Windows 8 BSOD
« on: June 11, 2012, 07:24 AM »
Looks like the Sad Mac

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Developer's Corner / Re: Book: Learn Python the Hard Way
« on: June 10, 2012, 07:46 PM »
I've carried around a note of my all-time pet peeves in technical writing, and kept them to myself at least since 2008. One of them is, to quote myself:

Write for the target reader who doesn't know anything, so you can reuse the same first ten know-nothing chapters in all your books.

So I cringed when I read in Exercise 4:

Note: The _ in space_in_a_car is called an underscore character. Find out how to type it if you do not.
already know.

Patrick: I'll never learn Python, I can't find the underscore key!
Spongebob: Why don't you find out on Google, Patrick?
Squidward (derisively): That's spelled G-O-O-G-L-E!
(one hour later)
Patrick: I can't find the G key!


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I'm just thinking, if someone's LinkedIn password was "linkedin" or "password" or "abc123", and someone figures it out through a brute force attack and posts it on a web site, did the breach take place in LinkedIn or the user himself? Is that what happened, or did I mischaracterize the event?

So if those users change their password, what good will it do? They are going to change it to the same kind of guessable password.

EDIT: I guess I did mischaracterize this a bit, but there are two parts to this. A bunch of password hashes were obtained, and for some of them they were able to figure out the passwords. So apparently they are guessing passwords until they come up with one that matches the hash to confirm it, so that of course would be easier for those who chose those easy-to-guess passwords. I thnk it was the same way with the gawker.com breach.

Done editing now...except maybe for grammar, lol.

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