ha! has the moon turned blood red?
I'm going to see to Wesley, see if he's still whimpering.
Giles ,'Chosen'
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le nubian - Jun 28, 2011 6:03:37 pm PDT #17072 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
§ ita § - Jun 28, 2011 7:28:18 pm PDT #17073 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Who here uses Google Voice? I seem to have partially configured it for my phone late one night and suddenly I'm receiving emails of my voicemail messages and what???
I don't even know what the pros are for it, or what I was thinking when I signed up--why would one recommend using it?
Typo Boy - Jun 28, 2011 8:01:13 pm PDT #17074 of 25501
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.
The pros are that unlike Skype incoming calls and calls to phones are free. Since I already have an unlimited on year skype plan for the North America (excluding Mexico and n. Guatemala) I've had no reason to try it yet.
le nubian - Jun 28, 2011 8:14:56 pm PDT #17075 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
ita,
I love me some google voice, but I use it in a somewhat limited fashion. I give out my GV number and I don't have to give out my private cell phone number or home phone. I also like to chat via google chat (in gmail) given att coverage at my house is a nightmare.
You probably need to check your notifications. I have email notifications set for voicemail and texts, and then in gmail I use filters to forward such notifications to my phone. You could have it sent directly or not.
I also like that I can block callers (so they hear a "this number if not in service") message. I get spam calls on the phone number and putting them in a spam group is incredibly satisfying.
§ ita § - Jun 29, 2011 7:04:48 am PDT #17076 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
So I can get a Google voice number and keep my normal numbers, right? I'm kinda disconcerted by how much change I wrought without paying attention in the first place.
I'm assuming I can get a GV number that will ring both at home and my cell, right? Is this contradictory any with having Google Voice Lite which is what it seems I have right now? This is all very confusing. I need more chocolate.
le nubian - Jun 29, 2011 3:27:03 pm PDT #17077 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
yes. you are supposed to give out your GV number and it can ring whichever phones you want (or not ring at all and go straight to voicemail).
le nubian - Jun 29, 2011 3:27:32 pm PDT #17078 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Hey iphone, ipod touch people (and ipad): a new game from the makers of Pocket Frogs!
Tiny Tower. It is fun fun fun.
Zenkitty - Jun 30, 2011 7:26:28 am PDT #17079 of 25501
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Why is Firefox suddenly preventing b.org from automatically reloading, and giving me a pop-up message telling me so every time I try to refresh it myself? I haven't changed any settings.
Oh never mind. I did change a setting, not realizing the effect it would have. All better now.
tiggy - Jun 30, 2011 10:15:17 am PDT #17080 of 25501
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
finally convinced it to run everything as an admin, so we've reached a truce of sorts.
Ginger, please tell me how you did this because it is a huge peeve of mine.
also, can anyone tell me how i can get the refresh button back on the stupid new Firefox?
flea - Jun 30, 2011 11:03:18 am PDT #17081 of 25501
information libertarian
In FF4, refresh is on the url box, on the far right, that little curvy arrow.