Be wary: If you switch the language in iOS5 (probably the other versions too but I can't verify), it assumes you want to switch your voice controls and keyboard layout (including autocorrect) to that language.
I didn't mind having to use French for the voice controls; I *did* mind having to pronounce every artist and playlist in a crippling French accent to get it to recognize what I wanted. And the AZERTY keyboard is juuuust different enough to be annoying-- especially when combined with "le autocorrectif".
(You can switch them all back individually, but I thought I might save someone my frustration).
I didn't mind having to use French for the voice controls; I *did* mind having to pronounce every artist and playlist in a crippling French accent to get it to recognize what I wanted. And the AZERTY keyboard is juuuust different enough to be annoying-- especially when combined with "le autocorrectif".
(You can switch them all back individually, but I thought I might save someone my frustration).
Credit the original source too, please: Coelasquid of the webcomic Manly Guys Doing Manly Things. manlyguys.com
(I'm not her, but it's just common courtesy.)
(I'm not her, but it's just common courtesy.)
It's a vanilla bean. The seeds on the inside are the delicious part.
Not sure if it checks to see if your email address is associated to another account, but just in case I used the handy gmail fake address trick: emailemail+somethingnew@gmail.com (in my case, I appended "france" to my email for a new French Apple ID so I'd remember what it was.)
If you can't take out a book from the sides of the spine without disturbing the books next to it, you have packed your shelves too tightly. There should be room for them to breathe or they will warp.
Also, protip: If you get water on the pages, freeze them immediately, then brush off as much ice as possible. Then let it thaw in your favorite dessicant (rice or those little packets that say DO NOT EAT are best; salt can affect the pH balance of your books [which is probably tenuous at best unless you're buying archival] and cause them to self-destruct sooner rather than later.)
Also, protip: If you get water on the pages, freeze them immediately, then brush off as much ice as possible. Then let it thaw in your favorite dessicant (rice or those little packets that say DO NOT EAT are best; salt can affect the pH balance of your books [which is probably tenuous at best unless you're buying archival] and cause them to self-destruct sooner rather than later.)
I switched over to OS X about 5 years ago and swore I would never return to Windows; unfortunately, my MacBook bit it after 5 years of pretty much constant use and so I bought myself a cheap Dell to tide me over until I can afford a new one. While I will say that Windows 7 is a vast improvement over other MS OSes, there are still two major things that irritate the hell out of me about it.
The first (and the one I'd call my "one true annoyance") is that NOTHING is built into Windows (and yet it's still a huge install). There's a little application for everything, but I don't want to have to use an application! I can't mount ISOs, I can't burn discs to anything but physical media, I can't use the media keys on my (also Dell) keyboard without installing a little tray program that fritters away my computing power. It's infuriating.
The other thing is not really the fault of the OS but of developers.
WHY ARE NO PROGRAMS COMPATIBLE WITH WINDOWS 7. IT'S BEEN OUT FOR TWO YEARS. Why the **** would you avoid supporting the latest release of an operating system? Why does the entire ****ing world hang on to Windows XP, a TEN YEAR OLD OS? If I was using a decade old computer, I'd be SOL. I get it, Vista was terrible, we should all pretend it never happened. But Windows 7 is here. It's more secure, it's more user-friendly, and it's not designed for single-core Pentium III processors.
-sigh-
The first (and the one I'd call my "one true annoyance") is that NOTHING is built into Windows (and yet it's still a huge install). There's a little application for everything, but I don't want to have to use an application! I can't mount ISOs, I can't burn discs to anything but physical media, I can't use the media keys on my (also Dell) keyboard without installing a little tray program that fritters away my computing power. It's infuriating.
The other thing is not really the fault of the OS but of developers.
WHY ARE NO PROGRAMS COMPATIBLE WITH WINDOWS 7. IT'S BEEN OUT FOR TWO YEARS. Why the **** would you avoid supporting the latest release of an operating system? Why does the entire ****ing world hang on to Windows XP, a TEN YEAR OLD OS? If I was using a decade old computer, I'd be SOL. I get it, Vista was terrible, we should all pretend it never happened. But Windows 7 is here. It's more secure, it's more user-friendly, and it's not designed for single-core Pentium III processors.
-sigh-
Have I been stripped of my star or are you changing the way comment approval works? I can't for the life of me find how to approve them...
I've been thinking about getting an iPod Touch for some time now, but I have quite a lot of music and would also like to put movies on it, so I think that with room for apps, etc, even the 64 GB would be too small.
The difference between the 8GB and the 64GB Touch is $170 right now; for an extra 40-50 bucks I can order a 128GB from NewEgg and have plenty of room for all my media.
My question for Lifehacker, then, is:
Is it possible and/or advisable to replace the SSD in an iPod Touch with a third-party drive, specifically a 128GB?
The difference between the 8GB and the 64GB Touch is $170 right now; for an extra 40-50 bucks I can order a 128GB from NewEgg and have plenty of room for all my media.
My question for Lifehacker, then, is:
Is it possible and/or advisable to replace the SSD in an iPod Touch with a third-party drive, specifically a 128GB?
I'm going to be making a rather long (11 hour) trip in the next couple of days, and so naturally turned to Google Maps for directions. Lacking a printer with a functioning ink cartridge at the moment, I carefully copied the instructions and considered how I could provide myself with a backup in case something happened to the crucial piece of paper. I don't have a smart phone, so just using the GPS on my phone was right out, but it struck me that I have an unlimited text messaging plan, and an MMS message is just an email.
Ten seconds later, I plugged the email address of my phone (mine was of the form 5551239876@vzwpix.com but of course it will vary based on your carrier, see [modmyi.com] ) into the "send as email" function of Google Maps and about four seconds later had the instructions saved in something I'm not very likely to misplace.
#tips #navigation #trips #mms
Ten seconds later, I plugged the email address of my phone (mine was of the form 5551239876@vzwpix.com but of course it will vary based on your carrier, see [modmyi.com] ) into the "send as email" function of Google Maps and about four seconds later had the instructions saved in something I'm not very likely to misplace.
#tips #navigation #trips #mms
For silver, put it on a crumpled piece of aluminum foil, sprinkle with baking soda, and pour boiling water over it. No scrubbing, doesn't remove a layer of silver*, and it's about as eco-friendly as it gets.
*In the chemical reaction, the sulfur ions simply transfer to the aluminum.
*In the chemical reaction, the sulfur ions simply transfer to the aluminum.
@NoOneSpecific: Given the unintelligible nonsense that emerges out of the mouths of some Québécois francophones, I've often wondered why...
@(Starman), The MIDI Man: Amen, brother.
@Gotlactose: The Sony models (at least the PRS-505, which I have) should support non-latin character sets in PDFs— LRFs and ePubs don't work as far as I'm aware, but most PDFs have the fonts embedded in them so the character mapping is there.
@hilltj: DMCA safe harbors are currently interpreted to say that as the site doesn't actually make any infringing content available, it's okay. Enabling is not illegal; a gun manufacturer enables you to commit murder but it's up to you to follow the law.
It's a neat (if woefully underdeveloped atm) idea but after poking at it for a little while, I honestly cannot imagine paying 10 bucks a month for what essentially amounts to flipping through a very small cookbook, even if my local grocery store was supported, they implemented better allergy/dietary restrictions, etc.
Maybe, *maybe* five bucks a month, if it included things like (optional) email/SMS notifications of what to pick up at the store on your way home, what kind of equipment you have in your kitchen (for example, it kept giving me grill recipes, and I don't have a grill), what kinds of cuisine you like, etc etc. The service as it stands is so vague except for geolocation as to be little better than the recipe emails Epicurious sends me for free.
Maybe, *maybe* five bucks a month, if it included things like (optional) email/SMS notifications of what to pick up at the store on your way home, what kind of equipment you have in your kitchen (for example, it kept giving me grill recipes, and I don't have a grill), what kinds of cuisine you like, etc etc. The service as it stands is so vague except for geolocation as to be little better than the recipe emails Epicurious sends me for free.
I'll admit that I've been tempted to add Doctorow's anti-EULA to my signature:
" READ CAREFULLY. By reading this email you agree, on behalf of your employer, to release me from all obligations and waivers arising from any and all NON-NEGOTIATED agreements, licenses, terms-of-service, shrinkwrap, clickwrap, browsewrap, confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-compete and acceptable use policies ("BOGUS AGREEMENTS") that I have entered into with your employer, its partners, licensors, agents and assigns, in perpetuity, without prejudice to my ongoing rights and privileges. You further represent that you have the authority to release me from any BOGUS AGREEMENTS on behalf of your employer.
"
(In point of fact, my personal email signature is:
Virginia Woolf in 10 seconds:
Life is beautiful and tragic. Let's put flowers in a vase.
Which people generally seem to enjoy.)
" READ CAREFULLY. By reading this email you agree, on behalf of your employer, to release me from all obligations and waivers arising from any and all NON-NEGOTIATED agreements, licenses, terms-of-service, shrinkwrap, clickwrap, browsewrap, confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-compete and acceptable use policies ("BOGUS AGREEMENTS") that I have entered into with your employer, its partners, licensors, agents and assigns, in perpetuity, without prejudice to my ongoing rights and privileges. You further represent that you have the authority to release me from any BOGUS AGREEMENTS on behalf of your employer.
"
(In point of fact, my personal email signature is:
Virginia Woolf in 10 seconds:
Life is beautiful and tragic. Let's put flowers in a vase.
Which people generally seem to enjoy.)
@JayDeEm: I have a friend who's fond of saying that "Papyrus is the thinking man's Comic Sans"
I only use the voicemail currently; I don't know if it's still like this now that it's out of beta, but my phone would only display the GVoice number when receiving calls/SMS, which made call screening via ringtone and the threaded SMS feature on my Alias 2 completely useless.
@Jahmon: As of now, they do:
"All the breakthrough technology in iPhone 4 is situated between two glossy panels of aluminosilicate glass"
[www.apple.com]
"All the breakthrough technology in iPhone 4 is situated between two glossy panels of aluminosilicate glass"
[www.apple.com]
@zimmi88: Very helpful, thank you!
