River: 1001. 1002. Simon: River... River: Shh. I'm counting between the lightning and the thunder to see if the storm is coming or going. .1005

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§ ita § - Sep 12, 2011 4:27:12 am PDT #17814 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Is there anywhere else I might have said what country I'm in? I can't think of one. Regardless, the GPS should trump whatever country I might have said I'm from.

Let me go look for fandango.


le nubian - Sep 12, 2011 4:38:36 am PDT #17815 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

check the app settings and see if there is a secret in there. do you log in? did you set your timezone correctly?


§ ita § - Sep 12, 2011 4:51:07 am PDT #17816 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

My timezone is set for LA, yes. So that is another small hint about where I am. And the app settings have me in LA, right zip code. There's nothing on the general Locations settings tab that indicates a locale.

I've noticed some weird omissions in the Swype dictionary, and no obvious way to edit it. It doesn't have days of the week, for instance. And it's really difficult to get it to register "that's" over "that'd". Insanely. I wish it were more readily tweakable. It's a great interface.


Gris - Sep 12, 2011 4:59:54 am PDT #17817 of 25501
Hey. New board.

I can't get used to Swype. I really like the advanced keyboard that came with my HTC phone, though. I don't like that I seem to be REQUIRED to add things to the dictionary in order to avoid auto-correct annoyances though - why can't I just override without adding for weird names and things I don't expect to use again?


§ ita § - Sep 12, 2011 5:07:40 am PDT #17818 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Is that for the HTC keyboard, or Swype? Because neither of my versions of Swype work that way.

I like Swype a lot. I still use the mechanical keyboard on my G2, but I'm quite happy with it on the Tab--I hated the default keyboard and the others I tried. And I cannot get the hang of typing on my iPod Touch.


Gris - Sep 12, 2011 5:20:11 am PDT #17819 of 25501
Hey. New board.

The default HTC keyboard is where my problems arise. It's not a huge deal - it's actually how the iPhone keyboard works, too, though it doesn't hit you over the head with it with a "word added" message the way the HTC one does.

I could probably get used to Swype if I really tried, but I've been an iPhone user for so long that a normal tap keyboard is my point of least resistance. I'm really fast with it, so why change?


§ ita § - Sep 12, 2011 5:32:27 am PDT #17820 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I don't see how really fast tapping could be faster and more accurate than really fast swiping, but I totally get inertia.


Gris - Sep 12, 2011 5:56:35 am PDT #17821 of 25501
Hey. New board.

Well, I can easily use two thumbs to type with a tapping keyboard. Don't think I can two-thumb swipe.


brenda m - Sep 12, 2011 5:59:43 am PDT #17822 of 25501
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Lack of Swype is my biggest frustration with the iPad.


Stephanie - Sep 12, 2011 2:41:49 pm PDT #17823 of 25501
Trust my rage

I am having some serious problems that are, I think, Lion related. Seriously, my mac faith is being tested.

Anyway, I have this computer that is basically clean - new account, etc. I can't get Safari to open (it bounces three times and then does nothing) and when I try to reinstall Lion, it gets mostly done and then asks me if I'm sure I want to cancel (when I didn't touch anything).

Bottomline - without Safari I can't get to the Internet, mostly. Any ideas on how to make Safari work?

eta: I have managed to at least get Lion to reinstall which should get me on the right track.