My mom just asked me which cell phone she and dad should get next and I have no idea where to even start. Is there an online database with the pros and cons of different phones?
Giles, if you would like to get by in American society, then you are going to have to follow our traditions. You're the patriarch. You have to host the festivities, or it's all meaningless.
Buffy ,'Sleeper'
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Laga - Jul 26, 2009 3:40:44 pm PDT #10770 of 25505
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
§ ita § - Jul 27, 2009 5:47:24 am PDT #10771 of 25505
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Jitterbug!
Sorry--CNet 404 residual reflex. But somewhere like CNet or Best Buy that reviews/offers phones independent of carriers may be a good place to start.
evil jimi - Jul 27, 2009 4:55:04 pm PDT #10772 of 25505
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
Laga ... [link] is a good place to start.
Laga - Jul 27, 2009 5:05:22 pm PDT #10773 of 25505
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Cool. Thanks, evil jimi.
Typo Boy - Jul 27, 2009 5:50:16 pm PDT #10774 of 25505
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
I see ads for the Jitterbug - old people cell phone, large buttons, phone only no text or web, as much like a landline as a cell phone cna get. Why a Cnet 404 reflext though?
Laga - Jul 27, 2009 6:03:43 pm PDT #10775 of 25505
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
They're a little more advanced than jitterbug. Just a little.
§ ita § - Jul 27, 2009 6:06:13 pm PDT #10776 of 25505
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Why a Cnet 404 reflext though?
The 404 podcast mocks Jitterbug in a fake old people accent mercilessly. Every time I think of parents and cell phones it's in a caricaturish voice now.
omnis_audis - Jul 27, 2009 11:12:09 pm PDT #10777 of 25505
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
My 1st gen Intel iMac screen seems to have developed a vertical magenta line, roughly at the right side 1/3 area. Rebooting doesn't clear the problem. The machine is circa early 2006. Thoughts?
§ ita § - Jul 28, 2009 10:25:36 am PDT #10778 of 25505
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Any good recommendations for password vaults for OS X and Windows? I just realised that I'm only running one on my phone, which is silly.
Tom Scola - Jul 28, 2009 10:37:41 am PDT #10779 of 25505
hwæt
What's missing from the built-in keychain app?