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Monday, May 03, 2004
Is this the best phone out there?
I just went over to the VerizonWireless website to see if I could find a replacement phone for my wife's Kyocera QCP 6035. It's a Palm based phone with a talk time of 5 hours.
She says:
"I want everything in the future, but I want it now."Is the Samsung SPH-i700 the phone of the future?
Or maybe it's the SPH-i500? Will the SPH-i500 be supported by Verizon?
Maybe the Palm Infocenter will have the answer?
Hello Lieberman Research, Goodbye.
So Lieberman Research called me for a TV viewing survey yesterday.
Since yesterday was Sunday, I was somewhat perturbed by their intrusion on my day of worship. (Worship of the cold and frosty)
I decided to just give them my usual, "I'm not interested." [ CLICK ], response.
So when they just called me again today, I raised my perturbity to a higher level.
"You know, you guys called me yesterday, a Sunday, and I told you I wasn't interested."
"Oh, I'm terribly sorry about that."
"And I'm on a do not call list. Why are you calling me?"
"Well sir, those rules do not apply to us. We're a market research firm."
"Ok, well please do not call me any more."
[ CLICK ]
Will All Telemarketing Calls Stop If I Register?
Q: If I register my number on the National Do Not Call Registry, will it stop all telemarketing calls?
A: No. Placing your number on the National Do Not Call Registry will stop most, but not all, telemarketing calls. You may still receive calls from political organizations, charities, telephone surveyors or companies with which you have an existing business relationship.
Since yesterday was Sunday, I was somewhat perturbed by their intrusion on my day of worship. (Worship of the cold and frosty)
I decided to just give them my usual, "I'm not interested." [ CLICK ], response.
So when they just called me again today, I raised my perturbity to a higher level.
"You know, you guys called me yesterday, a Sunday, and I told you I wasn't interested."
"Oh, I'm terribly sorry about that."
"And I'm on a do not call list. Why are you calling me?"
"Well sir, those rules do not apply to us. We're a market research firm."
"Ok, well please do not call me any more."
[ CLICK ]
Will All Telemarketing Calls Stop If I Register?
Q: If I register my number on the National Do Not Call Registry, will it stop all telemarketing calls?
A: No. Placing your number on the National Do Not Call Registry will stop most, but not all, telemarketing calls. You may still receive calls from political organizations, charities, telephone surveyors or companies with which you have an existing business relationship.
Do you Stattoo?
I'm gonna try Stattoo, a brand new Macintosh app that "tattoos" system information right onto your desktop.
via [ ~stevenf ] by way of [ NSLog(); ]
Name That iTune
RockStar!
This name that tune type of game is sweet!
Dude!
Sweet!
Dude!
GeekPatrol Reviews Rock Star: 9/10
via [ NSLog(); ]
Mariana
Joao Carlos Espinho has a photo gallery featuring Mariana on PhotoSeen.
He's also got some fotografen over here at fotocommunity.
DO NOT INSTALL HP DeskJet 5150 Printer Drivers on OS X
Here's the story about how the HP DeskJet 5150 and OS X 10.3 do not get along when you install the drivers from the HP supplied install disk:
My mistake was inserting the HP Driver disk that came with the printer and following the on screen directions. I had a bad feeling about it when I did it. I was thinking that Mac OS X already had all the printer drivers installed. I wondered why I had to use the HP disk. But, as someone who enjoys following instructions, I went ahead and loaded in the HP drivers from the CD.
ERROR!
As you can see from the above post on MacInTouch, that was the wrong thing to do.
Sometimes it's frustrating that the Mac is so easy.
[MacInTouch Reader]I just reinstalled drivers that came on my OS X 10.3 disk, and the printer now works.
I got some interesting information from HP tech support regarding problems with a new HP DeskJet 5150 and 10.3. The user had just purchased the printer, and installed drivers off the included CD. Printer Setup Utility recognized the printer but reported drivers were not installed. We used the original installer to uninstall, then tried downloading drivers from HP. The result was the same. Upon calling HP, we were told that the DeskJet driver included with 10.3 is newer than anything you can download, and installing the older version will cause problems. The support agent said that simply uninstalling the old version would make everything work.
This proved to be incorrect. Not only did we have to uninstall the drivers we downloaded, we had to reinstall the newer ones from 10.3's Disc 2. In the packages folder was an item called something like "HP Printer Drivers". Installing it (no reboot required!) fixed everything.
My mistake was inserting the HP Driver disk that came with the printer and following the on screen directions. I had a bad feeling about it when I did it. I was thinking that Mac OS X already had all the printer drivers installed. I wondered why I had to use the HP disk. But, as someone who enjoys following instructions, I went ahead and loaded in the HP drivers from the CD.
ERROR!
As you can see from the above post on MacInTouch, that was the wrong thing to do.
Sometimes it's frustrating that the Mac is so easy.
Why are you spilling coffee all over the floor?
The "Lock-Cup" is designed for people who share facilities at their work place, such as the kitchen. The cup has a hole which prevents most people using it. Only the owner of the cup can use his shaped key to close the hole, pour the coffee and enjoy the drinking.'Enjoy the drinking.'
Ha!
I love it.
via [ A Welsh View ]
The Price of Fame
Get my son off your weblog!
I'm not sure why you say I wrote about your son on my weblog.
Do you know what a weblog is?
Yes, it's a reverse chronological listing of posts.
Where did you hear that I wrote about him?
It was on Entertainment Tonight.
Wow. First Time Magazine and now Entertainment tonight.
We're going to get our lawyer and sue you.
Hang on, I should be able to find the reference easily with the search feature on my blog.
What's your son's name?
What did I write about him?
Well, they saidd that he was on a web shopping list.
A web shopping list?
What is that?
What exactly did they say on Entertainment Tonight?
Umm.
What did they say?
I'm not sure.
Now you're not sure.
You run in here all confrontational about suing me and now you are not sure what they said on Entertainment Tonight?
Did they mention my weblog?
Yes they did.
And what exactly did they say about your son?
Well something about his shopping list being on the web, and you must have put it there.
Did they mention an Amazon wish list?
Yes! That's it!
Oh.
I suggest you go ask you son if he can show you his Amazon Wish list.
And while you are at Amazon.com, I suggest that you pick up a copy of Steven Covey's The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, and read the chapter about Seeking First to Understand.
Some dreams seem so real.
I'm not sure why you say I wrote about your son on my weblog.
Do you know what a weblog is?
Yes, it's a reverse chronological listing of posts.
Where did you hear that I wrote about him?
It was on Entertainment Tonight.
Wow. First Time Magazine and now Entertainment tonight.
We're going to get our lawyer and sue you.
Hang on, I should be able to find the reference easily with the search feature on my blog.
What's your son's name?
What did I write about him?
Well, they saidd that he was on a web shopping list.
A web shopping list?
What is that?
What exactly did they say on Entertainment Tonight?
Umm.
What did they say?
I'm not sure.
Now you're not sure.
You run in here all confrontational about suing me and now you are not sure what they said on Entertainment Tonight?
Did they mention my weblog?
Yes they did.
And what exactly did they say about your son?
Well something about his shopping list being on the web, and you must have put it there.
Did they mention an Amazon wish list?
Yes! That's it!
Oh.
I suggest you go ask you son if he can show you his Amazon Wish list.
And while you are at Amazon.com, I suggest that you pick up a copy of Steven Covey's The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, and read the chapter about Seeking First to Understand.
Some dreams seem so real.
Sunday, May 02, 2004
On the download
MP3s from the fringes: new sounds, obscure audio, found sound, and other sonic stimulants unique to WFMU.
Ckeck out "GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE" by the Howard University Marching Band.
via [ SharpeWorld ]
Ckeck out "GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE" by the Howard University Marching Band.
via [ SharpeWorld ]
Sites to visit
cloudiness.com
wherethreadscomeloose.com
argeheartedboy.com
magnetbox.com
financeasia.com
nosenseofplace.com
nothingistrue.net
1001words.com
quiddity
reenhead.com
randomdrivel.com
scrubbles.net
sharpeworld.com
sixdifferentways.com
thingsmagazine.net
whatdoiknow.org
x-entertainment.com
wherethreadscomeloose.com
argeheartedboy.com
magnetbox.com
financeasia.com
nosenseofplace.com
nothingistrue.net
1001words.com
quiddity
reenhead.com
randomdrivel.com
scrubbles.net
sharpeworld.com
sixdifferentways.com
thingsmagazine.net
whatdoiknow.org
x-entertainment.com
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