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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.
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?
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.
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?
I don't see how really fast tapping could be faster and more accurate than really fast swiping, but I totally get inertia.
Well, I can easily use two thumbs to type with a tapping keyboard. Don't think I can two-thumb swipe.
Lack of Swype is my biggest frustration with the iPad.
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.
ita, I've noticed bad info on Flixter and I don't think it had anything to do with timezone or location. It just had wrong showtimes or showed the 3D showtimes as the 2D showtimes. It's really a bummer, because I like their interface and it doesn't crash all the time like the Fandago app did (for me anyway).